Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.
During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.
He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one.
Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶) that had been left out on the footpath.
My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.
That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.
1.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?
A. Go shopping B. Find a house
C. Join his family D. Take a vacation
2.The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from_________.
A. a friend of his family B. a Sydney policeman
C. a letter in his papers D. a stranger in Sydney
3.What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?
A. Showed B. Sent out
C. Delivered D. Gave back
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. From India to Australia. B. Living in a New Country
C. Turning Trash to Treasure. D. In Search of New Friends.
假如你是某国际学校学生会主席李华，你校将举办英语书法比赛，请根据所给提示用英语以短文形式写一份书面通知。
1. 报名截止日期：9月13日；
2. 比赛时间：9月15日上午8:00；
3. 地点：四号教学楼501室；
4. 比赛内容：抄写一篇文章，文章届时发放（纸张及笔由学校统一提供）。
注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。每处错误仅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11处起）不计分。
Every time my mother and I started to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something so simple as dinner plans. Sudden, my mother will push the conversation into the topic of her best friend's son, that graduated from Tsinghua University last year. He is now earning 100,000 yuan a year as the engineer. In fact, I don't want to do any job related science like him. I don't know what to explain my plan to my mother. I'm the type of person who love to help out in the community. I even want to make a career of it because of I love it so much. I'd rather following my dreams and create my own future.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Pedestrianism, an early form of racewalking, was a(n) 1. (extreme) popular sport in 18th- and 19th-century Britain, 2. (attract) huge crowds of spectators (观众). Individuals would either aim to walk a certain distance within a(n) 3. (limit) period of time or compete against other pedestrians.
Perhaps the most famous 4. (walk) was Captain Robert Barclay Allardice, whose extraordinary (非凡的) achievements earned 5. (he) the title of the “Celebrated Pedestrian”. The Scotsman's most memorable performance 6. (take) place in 1809, when he walked 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours for a bet of 1,000 guineas (an old British unit of money). Many considered 7. unlikely that he would complete the challenge, 8. required him to walk a mile an hour, for forty-two days and nights. He proved them wrong, though the task was so physically demanding that by the end of the walk he had lost nearly fifteen kilos 9. weight.
Since the 20th century, interest in walking as a sport has dropped. Racewalking is still an Olympic sport, but fails 10. (catch) the public attention as it did.
The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall was the part of the Great Wall I liked to visit. ____, one day in May 2000, I chose something wilder, more ____: Simatai. This section of the Great Wall has far fewer visitors than most other sections of the wall.
At the entrance to Simatai was a group of vendors (小贩) trying to ____ postcards. One tiny old lady seemed to ____ me wherever I went, and I was becoming increasingly ____. “How many times does it take for ‘No!' to sink in?” I thought. I finally ended up running away just to ___ this tiny woman.
Once I caught sight of the Great Wall, ____ overtook me, and the tiny old lady with the postcards ____ from my thoughts. I raced up the Great Wall ____. Then, halfway up, I stopped and suddenly realised I was rushing along a ____ “path” no wider than a meter. There were ____ “walls” — only steep drops on either side. I remembered then that ____ had fallen to their deaths in this section. I was so fearful that I ____ there completely stock-still.
Suddenly, I felt a small hand on my back and a ____ voice telling me, in Chinese, not to be ___, that she would slowly lead me to the top. Half an hour later, we ____ a section that had a few remnants (剩余的小部分) of the wall. I was able to turn around to see who had given such ____ to me in my hour of greatest ____. It was the tiny old lady I'd told a dozen times — eventually shouting at her — that I didn't want any ____. I felt really ____ of myself. I gave her a big hug, and then later bought every one of her postcards.
1.A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
2.A. pleasant B. important C. popular D. challenging
3.A. sell B. count C. write D. collect
4.A. support B. follow C. need D. protect
5.A. puzzled B. upset C. lonely D. active
6.A. meet B. help C. escape D. greet
7.A. doubt B. surprise C. nervousness D. excitement
8.A. learned B. benefited C. disappeared D. suffered
9.A. recently B. impatiently C. secretly D. immediately
10.A. familiar B. dangerous C. correct D. crowded
11.A. no B. some C. enough D. many
12.A. shoppers B. owners C. vendors D. tourists
13.A. hid B. sat C. lay D. stood
14.A. silly B. female C. sleepy D. childish
15.A. afraid B. sorry C. lazy D. shy
16.A. left B. crossed C. avoided D. reached
17.A. friendship B. experience C. kindness D. imagination
18.A. pain B. fear C. anger D. regret
19.A. guides B. routes C. postcards D. foods
20.A. proud B. certain C. careful D. ashamed
Tips to stay safe and make smart choices
Even if you’re a genius (天才) at school, you still might be lost when it comes to getting from point A to point B. Don’t get caught in a strange place without these basic safety tips.
★Know where you’re going.
Before you set out in an unfamiliar area, go to Google Maps to plan your journey and print it out. 1. Make sure that the location services are turned on on your phone, just in case you get lost.
★Know where your stuff is.
Never leave your backpack or shopping bags out of your sight. Carry your wallet in your front pocket or keep it close to your body. 2. A fun day out can turn into the worst headache ever if you realize you’ve left something behind.
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If you have the choice between a busy street and a deserted one, always pick the busy one. You are more likely to be attacked on dark, empty sidewalks than on ones with a crowd.
★Travel in packs.
Don’t go anywhere — especially an unfamiliar place — without a friend or two. 4.
★Don’t let your music drown you out.
There’s nothing wrong with listening to your iPod as you walk around town, but keep it at a low enough volume (音量) so you can still hear passing cars. Losing concentration puts you at risk from accidents, attacks and getting lost. 5. Don’t do it. Keep your head up and pay attention to the people and things going on around you.
A. Pick your streets smart.
B. Always choose your own ways.
C. Be sure you’ve got everything at all times.
D. Take out your phone and call the police.
E. This also goes for texting while walking.
F. You can also use your phone’s GPS to map the route.
G. If you must go out alone, be sure to tell someone where you’re going.
