It is said that living ________ nature may help people live longer.
A. came to B. far from
C. close D. closely
Mike is always gentle and __________. He is a man of culture.
A. pleased B. amazing
C. happy D. polite
假设你是校英语报的记者，请你根据以下信息，写一篇新闻报道：昨日夜间本市遭遇特大暴雨袭击，导致西村附近发生泥石流灾害，造成一人死亡，五人失踪；灾情发生后，一些村民同官兵一起积极参与搜救；此次灾害造成直接经济损失约一千多万元。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：泥石流 mudslide
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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。
I’m a fat girl. It’s said that if a girl was fat, she has no chance to look beautifully.
I used to think so much. I didn’t even feel like trying different hairstyles, just wear my hair very short. One day when I was in library, I read a book that showed the important of being grateful. I started to be grateful for all that we had. Gradually many change happened. And I started to take a positive attitude for life.
Now I still look fat, so I’m no longer as sad as before. I believe a fat but happy girl can also be attractive.
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。
Audio books (有声图书) are becoming more and more popular these years. One of the 1. (reason) is that audio books can be “read” in many places. The place that many people like to listen to audio books best 2. (be) in bed. They like to just lie in bed in 3. dark before they fall asleep at night.
This would be the perfect time 4. (listen) to an audio book. If you read an ordinary book, the lights have to be turned on 5. you have to turn the pages with your hand. An audio book can just be listened to while a person is lying 6. (comfortable) in bed. The kitchen is also a good place to listen to audio books. For some people kitchen chores are 7. (bore). Audio books provide good 8. (entertain), and people don’t need to turn pages.
An audio book is a favorite while a person is gardening. It can help take a person’s mind 9. the job at hand. An audio book is also a favorite while a person is exercising. It allows the mind to be free while the legs, body and arms 10. (keep) busy.
At the very beginning of this school year, I got myself into a regretful situation. It was a Wednesday _______ and I went to see a friend to watch the sunrise before school. It was about 4:30 a.m. and we were _______ outside next to my car. To our _______, someone in a neighboring house had gotten in his _______ and shown the headlights on us, yelling at us to _______ . As we got into my car, he had called the policemen. Since I had my _______ for only about 6 months and not a full year, I was charged for _______ a passenger.
This was the first time that I had ever got in _______. For about two months, I was _______ and had no one to _______. I kept everything to myself because I was not _______ talking about everything that had _______. I didn’t even talk to my head teacher and lied to him by saying everything was _______. But my attendance and _______ became worse. I was among the top 30% of my class _______ my rank had dropped by about 6 marks. I was under lots of stress and lacked _______ to do well in school. My biology teacher noticed I didn’t try my _______ and talked with me. She made me realize the last two months was not me.
Now, my working habits have been much better and I know what I want to do with my _______. I plan to take courses in graphic design (平面设计) in university because I can express my thoughts in a _______ way. I’ll work to my fullest potential (潜能). This is what I _______ and I know that now.
1.A. midnight B. afternoon C. evening D. morning
2.A. playing B. sleeping C. sitting D. studying
3.A. surprise B. regret C. relief D. shame
4.A. bed B. truck C. room D. office
5.A. leave B. apologize C. hide D. hurry
6.A. degree B. license C. card D. course
7.A. injuring B. visiting C. disturbing D. carrying
8.A. test B. debt C. trouble D. danger
9.A. embarrassed B. shocked C. delighted D. depressed
10.A. care about B. attend to C. turn to D. listen to
11.A. comfortable with B. curious about C. mad about D. ready for
12.A. changed B. happened C. worked D. stopped
13.A. important B. different C. fine D. useful
14.A. skills B. memories C. examples D. grades
15.A. for B. but C. because D. though
16.A. determination B. time C. sight D. acquirement
17.A. luck B. hand C. best D. fullest
18.A. power B. adventure C. job D. future
19.A. short B. creative C. friendly D. familiar
20.A. want B. discover C. give D. prove
