As an extraordinary year comes to an end, the TIME magazine is inviting readers to help the person who has most influenced the world.
A. defend B. respect
C. inform D. select
If you would like to make a_______ to our charity, please contact us either by phone or e-mail.
A. devotion B. donation
C. selection D. graduation
The house which I grew up in has been taken down and replaced by an office building _______ wall is yellow.
A. of which B. where
C. whose D. on which
本文属于感谢信。感谢信的写作格式一般分为三段。第一段表达感谢之情并说明原因。信的开头应问候对对方，并对对方的关心和提供的帮助表示由衷的感谢。第二段邀请对方来中国过端午节，在此段中对端午节作个简单的叙述。第三段表达自己的愿望。
亮点本文格式正确，内容完整，行文连贯。以简单句为主，同时运用了两处非限制性定语从句，如（…., which is an important traditional festival for the Chinese.和…Quyuan, who is a patriot and died for his country.），一处名词从句（I am sure you will have a happy time here.）。同时还运用了许多较高级词汇，如thanks to, in memory of, show sb. around some places of interest, Would you like to do…，look forward to your reply等，为文章增添了亮点。
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。
Dear Peter,
I am more than happy to know you got a first prize in the speech contest. I’m writing to offer my sincere congratulations to you.
It is known to all, success lie in hard work. I think you must have been practiced a lot. And at the same time you must have gained more valuable skills. Could you please help me but tell me what I should pay attention when I speak in public? You know, when made a speech, I always get nervously. I would appreciate it if you can give me some advices.
Please write to me as soon as you can.
Yours,
Li Hua
With seasonal temperatures breaking records almost every year, tree species 1. (expect) to adapt to the changes by slowly shifting their population centers northward. But 2. recent survey shows the trend toward westward movement is even 3. (strong) than expected — in some cases, species have shifted their ranges to west by as much as 73 percent.
The survey shows that roughly three-quarters of the 86 tree species 4. (survey) have shifted their population centers westward 5. 1980.
Obviously, trees aren’t uprooting 6. (them) and moving elsewhere. The survey provides insight into general population trends as young trees continue to take root in westward land, while some of the older 7. (plant) of the species in the eastern areas are slowly dying out. In this way, the center of a species, range can gradually shift over time.
Though scientists aren’t sure 8. is causing this change, the publishers of the study think that it’s connected to rainfall. Rainfall totals across the United States have changed,9. (cause) areas such as the Southeast to experience significantly less rain annually, while the Great Plains is getting far more than its historical average. For this reason, most trees are moving toward the 10. (increasing) watery plains.
