假设你叫李华，你的澳洲朋友Devin参加汉语水平考试（HSK）未能通过，请你写一封信，安慰一下你的朋友。内容包括：
1．对考试失利的安慰；
2．对汉语学习提出建议。
注意：1．词数100左右。
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Devin,
I am sorry to hear that you failed to pass HSK.
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Sincerely yours,
Li Hua
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（ˆ），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。
This morning, I, together with my parents, go to the second-hand book market near my home. There were so much people that we had to push their way through the crowd. Though the market was terribly noisy, but we felt quite pleasing to be able to pick up a really good bargain. Just as we were ready leave, however, a heavy rain began to pour down. Instead of seek shelter, my parents suggested we help a couple of stall owner pack their books. Under our help, all the books were free from the rain. Our timely help was great appreciated.
Xie Lei flew to London six months ago to study for a business qualification and it was the first time that she 1. (leave) her motherland. Her preparation course is helping her to get used 2.. the academic 3. (require) of a Western university.
Her tutor told her not to write 4. other people had said without acknowledging them and that she should read 5.. (difference) texts that contain various opinions and give her own. She had to learn how to use the phone, how to pay bus fare and how to ask 6. shopkeeper for things she didn’t know the English for.
7. (live) with a host family, 8.. she says, gives her chances to adjust to the new environment quickly. Besides, she has learnt a bit 9. (much) to balance her study and life. We wish her all the best and seek for a job 10. (success)
after graduation.
Mike and I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We made a ______ at our favorite restaurant, but when we arrived, our ______ wasn’t well prepared.
We walked toward the bar in the restaurant to wait. Mike ______ a chair for me and the man next to me ______ over to give me room to slide in. I smiled my thanks.
“I’m here on business. Can you ______ some interesting things to do ______ when I have some time off?” the man asked.
Mike and I immediately shifted our attention to the stranger. We love our adopted hometown an quickly suggested half a dozen fun ______.
The stranger’s name was Bill. He and Mike ______ to be both mechanical engineers. The two men had ______ to talk about. Seconds turned into minutes and strangers turned into friends.
When the hostess ______ and told us our table was ______, we said goodbye to Bill.
“We’re out to ______ our wedding anniversary,” I said as we ______ to follow the waitress to our table.
“Wow! I really ______ you taking the time to talk to me,” Bill said. “You could have ______ me. Happy anniversary!”
The evening sped by. Soon we had to go home. Mike signaled our waiter for the bill.______, the waiter smiled and handed us a note:
Thank you again for talking to a stranger. I really appreciate your kindness.______ is on me.
Bill
____, we looked at the waiter.
“Yes,” he said. “It’s true. He paid your bill.”
We walked back to the ______ to thank Bill, but his seat was ______. But we never forgot his generosity and decided to pay it forward.
1.A. reservation B. wish C. preparation D. plan
2.A. room B. breakfast C. table D. arrangement
3.A. ordered in B. picked up C. took up D. pulled out
4.A. moved B. got C. jumped D. came
5.A. choose B. think of C. recommend D. refer to
6.A. frequently B. locally C. entirely D. exactly
7.A. stories B. books C. restaurants D. activities
8.A. announced B. seemed C. pretended D. happened
9.A. nothing B. little C. plenty D. everything
10.A. approached B. returned C. replied D. apologized
11.A. full B. collected C. ready D. clean
12.A. congratulate B. celebrate C. hold D. watch
13.A. got up B. took up C. came back D. showed up
14.A. imagine B. appreciate C. mind D. enjoy
15.A. helped B. seen C. forgiven D. ignored
16.A. Instead B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherv^se
17.A. Praise B. Blame C. Responsibility D. Dinner
18.A. Curious B. Surprised C. Grateful D. Relaxed
19.A. kitchen B. bar C. door D. entrance
20.A. dirty B. gone C. empty D. occupied
Nothing succeeds like confidence. When you are truly confident, it radiates from you like sunlight, and attracts success to you like a magnet(磁铁) 1. And gaining the confidence of others is one of the key ways in which a self-confident person finds success.
So how can we build a sense of self-confidence and prepare ourselves on the way to success? First, do what you believe to be right, even if others laugh at you for it. 2. If you believe you can, then you really will. The belief keeps you searching for answers, which means that pretty soon you will get them.
Second, govern your behavior based on what other people think. What’s more important, be willing to take risks and go the extra miles to achieve better results, in which case mistakes can not be avoided 3. Next, work hard to settle the problems in order to cover up your mistakes before anyone notices. Building self-confidence is readily achievable, as long as you have the focus and determination to carry things through.
With your determination and improvement, you are getting closer to success. At this stage, wait for others to congratulate you on your accomplishments. “Thanks, I really worked hard on the road to success. I’m pleased you recognize my efforts. " 4. Self-confidence is extremely important in almost every aspect of our. lives, and it is no wonder that so many people struggle to find it. 5. Besides, whether you’re working on your own self-confidence or building the confidence of people around you, it’s well worth the effort!
A. Believe in yourself and believe that you can do it under any circumstances.
B. Highly self-confidence person can achieve great results in every field he enters.
C. Besides, those who are self-confident can in turn inspire confidence in others.
D. The congratulations from others will promote you to gain further success.
E. Self-confidence really can be learned and built on.
F. Don’t hesitate to admit your mistakes, and learn from them.
G. A lack of confidence can lead to a lot of sufferings.
When we think of a generation gap we usually think of conflicting tastes in music, or pastimes. But now the generation gap is handwriting. After one teacher in Tennessee discovered that she had students who couldn’t read the assignments she was writing on the board, she posted it on the Internet saying handwriting should be taught in schools.
Opponents claim that handwriting has become out of time in our modern world. Typed words have become a primary form of communication. Once a practical skill, handwriting is no longer used by the vast majority of Americans. It is no longer taught in schools, and some claim that the time that it would take to teach it could be put to better use, for instance, by teaching the technical skills.
But even in today’s world there are still plenty of reasons to pick up a pen and apply it to paper. Many American institutions still require original signatures, for instance, signing for a registered letter and buying a house. And original signatures are much more difficult to forge（伪造）than their digital counterparts. There is also strong evidence that writing by hand is good for the mind. It activates a different part of the brain, and improves fine moving skills in young children. People also tend to remember what they write by hand more than what they type, and the process of writing by hand has been shown to stimulate ideas. Not only that, studies have shown that kids who write by hand learn to read and spell earlier than those who don’t. Not to mention, handwriting is pleasing, as is evidenced by the fact that no one has ever typed a love letter. And handwriting remains popular as an art form.
Yes we live in a modern world, but we live in a modern world that is based on fundamental values.
1.What did the teacher find in her class?
A. Her students had a big generation gap with her.
B. Her handwriting was too terrible to understand.
C. Some students could not recognize her handwriting on the blackboard.
D. Some students’ handwriting on the blackboard was too difficult to tell.
2.Why do some people agree to teach handwriting in school?
A. Handwriting is very easy to remember.
B. Handwriting is beneficial to the brain.
C. Handwriting can help one buy a house.
D. Handwriting is an art form out of time.
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. What people write by hand is not easy to fake.
B. Lovers often write love letters to each other.
C. Handwriting is unnecessary in our modern society.
D. Technical skills are more important than handwriting.
4.What is the authors attitude towards teaching handwriting in school?
A. Opposed. B. Objective.
C. Unconcerned. D. Supportive.
