Complete the following sentences according to the initials or Chinese.
1.The organization devoted to helping the homeless has risen from the a_____ to become very successful.
2.Great men are those who see that spiritual life is more important than m_____ possessions.
3.The government has p_____ millions of pounds into the education system.
4.These pieces of paper had been buried b_____ the earth for thousands of years.
5.The rich businessman f_____ a hospital and a school in the town where he was born.
6.It was reported this morning that the driver of the truck had already f_____ the scene of the accident.
7.Marcus left his hometown as a poor, working class boy and returned as an extremely _____ (富有的) man.
8.I was about to go out this morning when there was a huge bang as if someone had _____ (引爆) a bomb outside.
9.A _____ (沙尘暴) is a strong wind in a desert area, which carries sand through the air.
10._____ (学者) generally agreed that Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises is one of the modern classics in the United States.
假定你是李华。你班同学决定为小明举办生日聚会。请你写信邀请外教Susan参加，要点包括：
⒈ 时间：周五晚8点至9点
⒉ 地点：学生俱乐部
⒊ 内容：生日歌、蛋糕、游戏等
⒋ 要求：备小礼物
注意：⒈ 词数100左右，开头语已为你写好；⒉可以适当增加细节，以便行文连贯；⒊ 答案必须写在答题卡相应的位置上。
Hi, Susan,
We’re throwing a surprise party for Xiaoming’s birthday.
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
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l1处起）不计分。
Our life today has many problems. One of the biggest problems are pollution. Water pollution has made our rivers and lakes dirty. It killed our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us to talk louder and become angry more easy. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution, that is bad for living things in the world.
We need to do a lot of thing to fight pollution. Factories must clean our waste water before it poured. We can’t throw waste things on the ground. We can go to work by bus and with our friends in a same car. Everybody must help to fight pollution.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
“Why do we have to learn about these useless things?” This is what teachers have heard students complain about most 1. (common). In such cases, we may tell the students such 2. story:
One night, a group of herdsmen（牧民）were about to leave the campsite when there appeared a flash of bright light. They knew that God would be there, so they looked forward to 3.(get) wishes from God. God 4.( begin )to speak: “You have to collect along the way a number of stones. Tomorrow night, you may be very happy, but you may be very regretful.” Then God disappeared.
The herdsmen were very 5. (disappoint), because they would look forward to God to bring them untold wealth or treasure, but they did not expect that God had told them to do all these meaningful things. However, in any case, after all, that was God’s will. Although there 6. (be) some dissatisfaction, they were still picking over some stones. 7. this way, they took a day. When night fell, they stopped. All of a sudden, they found that all the stones they picked had turned into 8. (diamond). They were happy, 9. at the same time, they felt very sorry, and they regretted that they had not collected more stones.
Now we feel that knowledge is as useless as stones, 10. may become endless wealth in the future.
A little girl lived in a simple and poor house on a hill. Usually she ______ play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill.______ she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and ______all day about how wonderful and exciting ______must feel to live there.
At the age when she gained some ______ skill and sensibility (识别力), she ______ her mother for a bike ride ______ the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go，______ her keeping close to the house and not ______ too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew______ where she was heading! ______ the hill and across the valley, she rode to the ______ of the golden house.
______ she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path______to the house and then on the house itself.She was very disappointed when she ______ that all the windows were ______ and rather dirty.
So ______and heartbroken, she didn't go any further. She ______， and all of a sudden she saw an amazing ______. There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she______ that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care. Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her house.
1.A. might B. should C. would D. must
2.A. Unless B. Although C. Since D. But
3.A. dreamed B. worried C. asked D. shouted
4.A. this B. that C. it D. which
5.A. different B. scientific C. musical D. basic
6.A. begged B. blamed C. invited D. paid
7.A. inside B. outside C. through D. along
8.A. insisting on B. relying on C. arguing about D. wondering about
9.A. traveling B. running C. riding D. walking
10.A. madly B. rapidly C. exactly D. possibly
11.A. Over B. Down C. Around D. Beside
12.A. windows B. steps C. center D. gate
13.A. Until B. As C. While D. Because
14.A. getting B. introducing C. leading D. moving
15.A. felt B. learned C. concluded D. found
16.A. transparent B. bright C. plain D. wide
17.A. anxious B. angry C. serious D. sad
18.A. turned around B. cheered up C. settled down D. dropped in
19.A. hill B. valley C. background D. sight
20.A. imagined B. decided C. realized D. guessed
It is not so easy to disagree with your parents. Here are a few quick tips on how to show your opinion in the right way.
1. Don’t let angry words fly out of your mouth if you don’t really want to say them，or you will have a lot of work to do later.
2.How would you feel if you were your mother or father？ Why do they do that？ Is it really bad？
Try to stay calm. If you find yourself getting too angry, ask for some time to be alone. 3.
Learn to listen. Maybe your parents aren’t as persuasive as you think. 4.
Pay attention to needs rather than problems. 5.Tell your parents that you want to discuss the problem with them rather than work against them.
A. Think before you speak.
B. Never listen to your parents.
C. Think about the problem from your parents’ point of view.
D. It is quite common to disagree with one’s parents.
E. Hear them out and then decide how to deal with the problem.
F. Be clear about what you need，rather than focus on why you disagree.
G. If you can, try to discuss the problem with your parents at another time.
