Personal Robot
Make your parents and teachers happy!
Are you having problems finishing your homework on time? Do you avoid tidying your room until your mom shouts at you? You don’t need to worry if you buy a Mr. Helping Hand personal robot. Mr. H can be programmed to organize your homework. Your own personal robot will follow you around, putting away books and objects that you have left on the floor or bed.
Mr. H also has these features (特点)
●weighs only 500 grams
●includes long-lasting batteries
●comes with a 5-year guarantee
●remembers simple instructions
Originally (最初) sold for $499
NOW ONLY $299
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WATCH CONTROL
This is a watch that James Bond would be proud to wear!
This is NOT a watch for ordinary people!
Your electronic PENGO WATCH CONTROL
●acts as a remote control for TVs and videos.
●gives you a daily weather forecast.
●reminds you when to hand in your homework.
●sets off a silent warning alarm when parents or teachers are near.
Besides, your PENGO WATCH CONTROL will always tell you the time accurately!
Originally sold for $199
NOW ONLY $99
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1.With help from a Mr.H, you can _______.
A. stop using batteries
B. get your room tidied on your way home
C. remember your teacher’s instructions
D. finish your homework on time
2.If you buy a PENGO WATCH CONTROL now, you can save _______.
A. ＄99 B. ＄100
C. ＄200 D. ＄199
3.Where would you be most likely to find the two texts?
A. On a notice board. B. In a company brochure.
C. On a teenage website. D. In a college newspaper.
当前不少文学作品被改编成电影。有人选择看电影，有人选择读原著。请你以“Film or Book，Which Do You Prefer？”为题，按照下列要点写一篇英语短文：
1．看电影：省时、有趣、易懂
2．读原著：细节更多、语言优美
3．你的看法及理由：……
注意：1.词数100左右；
2．文章题目和开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：原著original work/book in the original
Film or Book, Which Do You Prefer?
Some of us think that it is better to see the film than to read the book in the original.
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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。
My family was very poor when I was child. My parents were workers but couldn’t afford to buy toys from me. As a result, my dolls looked a lot differently from those bought from toy stores. My dolls were home-made. The first doll I owned it was made of a glass Coca-Cola bottle. I was such excited to make a doll by itself. Soon I became a collector of empty Coca-Cola bottles because I see each bottle as a possible baby doll at that time. People whom worked in the store selling Coca-Cola could see me pick up empty bottles almost every day. Those home-made toys brought me a lot of happy.
在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词正确形式
Two disabled Chinese citizens who have planted trees 1. (voluntary) in Northern China have been voted (投票) by Chinese netizens as their inspiring heroes.
The vote 2. (organize) by Xinhua News Agency since 2011 to inspire moral strength in the public by highlighting the good deeds of ordinary people. The event is the first of its kind 3. (find) heroes among grassroots people.
Jia Wenqi and Jia Haixia, both of 4. are aged over 50, have arm and sight disabilities. Disabled5. they are, they have planted over 10,000 trees in Jingxing County over the past 13 years, preventing their village from flooding and 6. (improve) the environmental surroundings.
“I am his hands; he is my eyes,” says Haixia. “We are good partners.”
Fully 7. (devote) to protecting the environment, they have turned the wasteland into a green one, which attracts 8. large number of birds. Planting trees has become an important part of their life.
Despite their disabilities, they form a great team that makes a huge 9. (different). They deserve to be called eco-heroes 10. their unusual effort and amazing deed!
When a mom attended school to help her disabled son, her son and the school thanked her in the sweetest way possible. It wasn’t until after his college years that Marty became disabled after______down stairs. When her son ______to get his MBA Judy O’ Connor attended every class with him to help him write and _____ . Every day, Judy would sit by Marty in class, taking notes to make sure to set down______requests, raising her hand so he could answer questions, and silently filling in his______ on test days. “After a little while, we found that working together we could ______a great deal,” Marty says.
On graduation day at Chapman University, Judy was dressed in black to mix in with the other______. Little did she know she’d soon be the center of______. When Marty’s name was called, his mom helped ______ him to the front of the stage, _____for a picture with Marty as he received his diploma. Over the loudspeaker, a voice _____ with happy tears made an _____: The university was giving Judy an honorary MBA. “A lump came to my throat, I was proud of my son and ______to be honored,” says Judy.
The mother and son had joked that Judy was putting in enough work to earn her own______. To Marty, there was no question his mom, a retired elementary school teacher with a business degree, had ______earned her honorary MBA.
Perhaps just as important, Judy gave Marty______. Life as Marty knew it before the _______may have changed, but he encourages anyone in a ______ situation to keep up hope. “Just keep an open mind,______you can make your diversity your advantage and take challenges as a(n)______for growth in your life,” he says.
1.A. blowing B. falling C. beating D. ringing
2.A. dissatisfied B. astonished C. determined D. discouraged
3.A. participate B. complain C. dream D. withdraw
4.A. normal B. potential C. practical D. specific
5.A. functions B. comments C. consequences D. answers
6.A. accomplish B. expand C. save D. witness
7.A. products B. graduates C. friends D. neighbors
8.A. responsibility B. pressure C. attention D. tradition
9.A. wheel B. move C. distribute D. record
10.A. advertising B. tracking C. bouncing D. pausing
11.A. connected B. choked C. frozen D. motivated
12.A. adventure B. experiment C. announcement D. arrangement
13.A. discovered B. touched C. ignored D. designed
14.A. degree B. wealth C. passport D. attraction
15.A. even B. just C. also D. still
16.A. excuse B. reason C. doubt D. confidence
17.A. event B. issue C. accident D. barrier
18.A. similar B. special C. private D. different
19.A. but B. and C. though D. while
20.A. adaptation B. talent C. opportunity D. reaction
How to Become a Top Student
Successful students use different techniques(技巧)to study，which brings them more success.1.Here are the four techniques almost all topper forming students use.
They are regular. Almost all successful students study regularly，because they know “what you give is what you get”．If you put in regular hours of studying，then you will learn more and get better grades.2.This will help you to study regularly.
They have clear goals. All topper forming students have definite，specific goals.3.They motivate(激发)you and drive you to study more. But make sure that you do not get carried away. Set realistic goals which can challenge(挑战)you，but do not seem impossible or too difficult to achieve.
They study without pressure(压力)．Successful students study a lot. But they study without putting strain on themselves. Most students make the mistake of studying too hard or studying continuously for a long time.4.Studying should be done in a balanced manner. Take a break for a few minutes，after studying for 30 or 45 minutes. Relax，walk around your room or house，or drink some water and return to studying. Such short breaks will refresh your brain and you will learn more.
5.Studying is not something you do just because your parents ask you to do it. It's actually very important for you. Studying gives you knowledge and skills that will remain with you for the rest of your life. It gives you the ability to get a job and earn money. And successful students recognize the value of studying well.
A. This creates tension and actually slows down learning and memory.
B．But to score grade A in English，you should make well planned efforts.
C．Set aside some hours，each day or each week，for studying.
D．Having such goals gives you a purpose to study better.
E．Learn their techniques，and you will also join their rank.
F．They finish their homework on time.
G．They give importance to study.
