Balancing work and school is not an easy task for me. My first term in college has come and gone and I’ve had to balance a job there, too. I want to cut one loose. Honestly, many times I thought I wanted to drop out of school and just do my job because I needed the money. For a long while I made myself believe that school was getting in the way of my job and money. Not only was I trying to do work and school, but also I was trying to have a social life. Many times I thought that there were not enough hours in the day but I wasn’t managing my time right. Hanging out with friends may have been wonderful but it wasn’t putting money in my pocket or knowledge in my brain. Friends would have to wait. I was back on the see-saw (跷跷板) of balancing work and school.
Scheduling and planning became the key to my success. Setting deadlines and meeting them were important to my college experience. Planning was going well and I felt ready to try and throw a social life back there. I tried to make plans with friends that didn’t conflict with my deadlines. That was actually harder than I thought. So once again my social life had to be put on hold (搁置). My friends were very understanding and encouraged me to do my work. The extra motivation really proved helpful in the end. Some friends would joke that I was all work and no play but sometimes that’s what has to happen to get work done.
As the last term came to an end I can say I learned a lot about college life. Planning is necessary for organization. Drawing up a list of all things I had to do at the beginning of the week and actually completing them made me feel good. Not only have I learned something new about organization, but also I acquired a new tool that I can take everywhere with me and use effectively.
1.The author wanted to drop out of school because .
A. he wanted to earn money
B. he wasn’t good at managing his time
C. he wanted to live an active social life
D. he couldn’t do well in his studies
2.Why did the author stop hanging out with his friends?
A. He had to wait for them. B. It was a waste of time.
C. He didn’t need a social life. D. They didn’t understand him.
3.How did the author succeed in balancing work and school?
A. By putting his studies first. B. By making plans with his friends.
C. By following his friends’ advice. D. By sticking to his schedule.
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1.What do the four books have in common?
A. The contents. B. The dates of publication.
C. The prices. D. The means of cover packing.
2.What can you do to search for more information about the books?
A. Buy the brochure. B. Visit Amazon.com.
C. Telephone the sellers. D. Write to the author.
3.How much should a Canadian pay if he wants to buy all the four books?
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C. $ 69 in all. D. $ 23 in all.
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假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom来信说他将要到你的家乡—枣庄旅行，想提前了解一下枣庄。请用英语给他写封回信。内容要点包括：
1. 枣庄位于山东省南部，是一个值得一游的美丽城市。
2. 一方面，很多历史人物出生在枣庄。墨子便是其中之一，他创立了墨家思想 (Mohism)。
3. 另一方面，枣庄有很多名胜古迹。以“天下第一庄”(“the Best Town in the World”.) 而出名的台儿庄古城 (the ancient city of Taierzhuang) 是最吸引人的地方之一，它可追溯到汉朝。在枣庄乘坐BRT四处转转非常方便。
注意：1）词数80左右；
2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3）开头和结尾已给出，不计入字数。
Dear Tom,
How is it going? I’m delighted to know that you are coming to visit Zaozhuang and want to know some information in advance. I’d like to introduce Zaozhuang briefly.
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I’m looking forward to your arrival.
Yours,
Li Hua
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。
2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
We may have different opinion in organizing class activities. We may have various ways to dealing with such a situation. When I have a better idea, I would choose to stick to them. By doing so, I can not only share good ideas with others and also learn to express myself clear.
Once we were discussing why to go for an outing. Most of my classmates wanted to go to a park while I had an idea of going to a nice place. I manage to persuade my classmates into accepting my idea. We did have a good time on that day. Good opinions are worth sticking because they can benefit us all.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Millions of people in cities across Asia are using phone apps to borrow bicycles for local travel. This kind of technology is made for people who want to leave 1. (car) and motorcycles at home, and avoid 2. (spend) money on a taxi service.
As 3. (report) on TV, bicycle sharing has been rising in popular places like Beijing and Singapore. The two-year bike-sharing trend（趋势）has put over 16 million bikes in China alone, 4. has cut car use and demand for gas. “I often use bike-sharing service because it’s very 5. (use),” said Wei Zhang, who uses a shared bike several times a week 6. (go) to work.
“Bike-sharing 7. (be) crazy since late last year,” said Harry Liu, who works as an advisor for HIS Market. He added that more people are using public transport 8. the reason that they can finish their trip with a shared bike.
Last month, 9. Chinese bike-sharing start-up company opened offices in Kuala Lumper, Bangkok and Washington D. C. The company, 10. (found) in April 2016, is called Mobike,. Another Chinese company, ofo, provides a similar service.
根据所给单词的汉语释义写出所缺单词的正确形式。
1.His collection of paintings is most ________（令人印象深刻）.
2.I found it very difficult to make a ________（预测）.
3.The protests became more violent and many landowners were ________（惊慌）into leaving the country.
4.The car should be returned to its ________（原来的，最初的）owner.
5.The ________（受害的）of the explosion were buried last week.
6.Women are ________（禁止）from going out without a veil in Arabian world.
7.He stood ________（围绕）by an eager crowd of listeners.
8.My daughter ________（适应）herself quickly to her new surroundings and made several friends.
9.Scientists are working hard to find out ________（可替代的）energies
10.She started to ________（攻击，袭击）the burglar with a piece of wood.
