I often dreamed about Pisa when I was a boy. I read about the famous building called the Leaning Towers of Pisa(比萨斜塔）. But when I read the word Pisa, I was thinking of pizza. I thought this tower must be the best place to buy pizza in the world.
Many years later, I finally saw the Leaning Tower. I knew then that it was Pisa and no pizza and that the tower got its name because it really did lean to one side. Some people want to try to fix it. They are afraid that it may fall over and they don’t want it to lean over the city.
I don’t think it a good idea to try to fix it. The tower probably will not fall down. It’s 600 years old. Why should anything happen to it now? And, if you ask me, I like what it looks like. It seems to say nothing is perfect. Imperfect things may be more interesting. Why is it so famous? There are many other older, more beautiful towers in Italy but Pisa tower is the most famous.
1.The writer used to think the Tower of Pizza ______.
A. wasn’t famous B. needed fixing
C. had nothing to do with pizza D. was a place to buy pizza
2.One of the reasons why the tower got its name was that _____________.
A. “Pisa” sounded like “Pizza” B. it leaned to one side
C. it leaned to both sides D. it didn’t lean to any side
3.Which of the following is true about the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
A. The tower has fallen over the city of Pisa.
B. It’s a good idea to try to fix the Leaning Tower.
C. Pisa Tower is the oldest tower of all in Italy.
D. The writer likes it because of its being imperfect.
假定你是是李华。你的英国朋友Edward 正在学习汉语，他希望你给他推荐一个适合他学习汉语的网站。请你根据以下内容给他回复邮件。
推荐网站：www.edchinese.com
网站内容：
1、中文情景对话，中国风俗，中国电影，中国歌曲、成语和唐诗等；
2.有老师在线答疑解惑。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯；
3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Edward,
I’m more than pleased to know that you are learning Chinese.
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Yours
Li Hua
根据所给首字母或汉语意思，用单词的适当形式填空。
1.The problem of g________ warming is serious. As a result, the sea levels have risen a little.
2.The Three Gorges area is one of the most beautiful areas of China and the project has flooded some of China’s most famous h________ sites.
3.Do you have an a ________ solution to the question?
4.The earthquake has been p ________ several months before by the scientists.
5.Last week we arrived at a remote village; the only means of c________ is the only phone in the village administration.
6.Pages should not be copied without the ________ (允许) of the publisher.
7.Cafe Artista offers a wide ________ (种类) of sandwiches, which are very popular with customers.
8.I figure these life facilities are bound to make your stay_______ (方便的) and comfortable.
9.I can ________(明确地) tell you what I will be doing after school..
10.Teenagers are always _______ (乐观的) about their future.
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．
One rainy day while I was walking home with one of my friend, a truck came to a stop besides us. The driver put the window down and offered us a umbrella because he found we were wet through. I stood there and couldn’t believe in that a complete stranger is so thoughtful. The man insisted, so I grateful accepted the offer, thanked him and watched the truck disappear down the road. This man might need the umbrella himself, and he preferred to give them to someone else. It was a lesson to us that it was possible give without expect anything in return.
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I’m now a good student in my class. But you don’t know that when I1. (start) senior English in the beginning, I found it difficult and quite 2. (differ) from what I had learned in junior school. Now I still remember a teacher who taught me at that time. 3. teacher is a good teacher because she always tried to be the one4.classes were made active and lively with some stories and examples.5.the help of the teacher, I realized the6.(important) of English, so I decided to learn English well. My teacher suggested that we7.(read) more if we wanted to improve our English,8.every day I would do some reading. She also told us lessons in class could help us deal with exams, but even more valuable were the lessons9.(learn) in extra-curricular activities in school. I like my English teacher very much.
Now I have made 10.great progress in my English study that I am more interested in learning it than before.
One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor______ the question papers，with the text facing down as usual. ______ he handed them all out, he asked his students to _______ the page and begin. To everyone’s surprise, there were no ______, just a black dot in the center of the page.
The professor, seeing the expression on everyone’s face, told them the following：
“I want you to write what you ______ there.”
The students, ______, got started on the inexplicable (费解的) task.
At the end of the class, the professor ______ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no ______, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been ______, the classroom was silent, and the professor began to explain：
“I’m not going to grade (打分) this. I ______ wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ______ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our ______．We have a white paper to observe and ______, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a ______ given to us with love and care, and we always have ______ to celebrate：nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that ______ our livelihood and the miracles we see every day.
______, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots：the health issues that bother us，the lack of money, the ______ relationship with colleagues, the ______ with a friend, and etc.
The dark spots are very ______ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds.”
1.A. wrapped up B. handed out C. referred to D. pointed at
2.A. Since B. After C. If D. Until
3.A. turn B. fold C. open D. use
4.A. exercises B. questions C. choices D. scores
5.A. see B. imagine C. study D. remember
6.A. surprised B. curious C. confused D. displeased
7.A. finished B. collected C. marked D. selected
8.A. exception B. doubt C. excuse D. explanation
9.A. said B. answered C. read D. returned
10.A. also B. finally C. even D. just
11.A. white B. black C. beautiful D. big
12.A. classrooms B. lives C. colleges D. studies
13.A. send B. keep C. show D. enjoy
14.A. burden B. lesson C. pressure D. gift
15.A. time B. reasons C. freedom D. festivals
16.A. threatens B. ruins C. changes D. provides
17.A. Besides B. Therefore C. However D. Moreover
18.A. close B. special C. complicated D. strong
19.A. stay B. contact C. disappointment D. satisfaction
20.A. dark B. small C. round D. dirty
