It’s always adventurous and romantic to visit an island country. Take a look at some breathtakingly beautiful island countries in the world, which everyone should visit at least once in his lifetime.
Maldives
It’s believed that Maldives is one of the most popular honeymoon places as well as one of the most beautiful island countries. Situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean, Maldives is made up of a series of ancient coral reefs that grow up along the sides of ancient volcanoes, with fascinating beaches.
Fiji
Fiji has plenty of surprises for any adventurous travelers. It is famous for the world’s best surf scenes, attracting many surfing lovers to ride the great waves. Well, if surfing is not for you and you love sitting on the beach and relaxing, hiking or seeing breathtaking waterfalls, Fiji is also a suitable island country to visit.
Malta
Malta, a beautiful southern European country in the Mediterranean Sea, has a rich history and culture. There are amazing sky-high cliffs to climb, wonderful temples to visit and lots of amazing places to go diving. There are plenty of interesting things to explore here and everyone can find something to enjoy. The historic part of Malta is shown in its architecture, great walled cities, and many underground tunnels.
1.Which place will be most likely to be chosen by a newly-married couple according to the text?
A. the Mediterranean Sea
B. Maldives
C. Malta
D. Fiji
2.What is the special part about Fiji?
A. You can see the world’s most breathtaking waterfalls
B. It is surfing lovers’ favourite island country.
C. There are sky-high cliffs to explore.
D. You can try the world’s longest.
3.What can tourist do in Malta?
A. Hike on green plains
B. Ride the greatest waves
C. See breathtaking waterfalls
D. Explore underground tunnels
假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Peter对中国文化很感兴趣。他听说中国人很重视家风传承，在给你的电子邮件中提出想了解你家的家风以及家风对你的影响。请你给他回复一封信。
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：家风family spirit Dear Peter,
Dear Peter,
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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：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧)，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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
Rain is of greatly importance to us. Without rain, our water supply would cut off and we would die, such would plants and animals. Therefore, too much rain does a lot of harms to us. It floods fields, towns and cities, cause great losses for us. So far, man’s control over rain had never stopped. If we can gain more effective control over rain, we will enjoy more freedom from the nature. Luckily, we humans have taken steps, such as planting more trees or using weather forecasts, to help avoiding flood damage and protect our water supply.
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。
Longjing tea,1.has topped the list of the ten most famous teas in China with its color, taste and shape, 2.(name) after its production region一Longjing Village of West Lake. The good environment and water resources have contributed much to the3.(grow) of the tea, confirming the saying that “Longjing tea is flie4.(good) among all of the teas in the world”.
Thanks5. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, the tea has earned a high reputation. The story went that Emperor Qianlong visited the mountain during his Hangzhou travels, and he saw some ladies picking the tea at 6. foot of the mountain. He was so interested in their movements that he decided to have a go himself.
While7. (pick) the tea, he received the news of his mother’s illness, so he carelessly put the leaves in his right sleeve and 8. (leave) Hangzhou for Beijing. He ( visited his mother9. (immediate) upon his arrival in Beijing, and his mother smelt the fragrance of the tea leaves from his sleeves and wanted to have a taste. After drinking a cup of tea, she found herself completely 10. (refresh), and she even praised it as a cure for all ills. From then on，it was listed as the tribute tea.
Tim, my seven-year-old son, is learning to play the drums. It is an___ that has always caught his attentipn ___he hears them played. Before I____his first lessons, drums were all he wanted. At the age of 3 he___ his mini drum set during a show. Using that same drum set he perfected the timing and rhythm of a popular church song____ enough for his mom to sing along to. My son had found his passion at a young age and had a natural____to catch on quickly.
Wanting to act quickly to __ his talent, I immediately signed him up for drum lessons. No sooner had my first payment cleared than his passion __. He did not want to take instructions. He wanted to play the drums_______, To him the drums were a way of ___. Ian wanted to “play the beat of his own drum.”
The challenge was that music has more than one __ Rock doesn’t sound like smooth jazz and smooth jazz doesn’t sound like___ You can’t play every __ that exists to the same beat. If ___were a series of songs, the melodies __ could be calming and peacefiil, or violent and chaotic. Each event we face has its____own sound, so we have to learn __ to play the tune of the moment. You should understand that even with all the natural talent in the world there is always___ for improvement.
You can't do it all without ___.
You won’t know how to play every beat life throws at you without practice.
You can’t____talent forever.
1.A. arrangement B. enjoyment C. instrument D. advertisement
2.A. anyway B. however C. whatever D. anytime
3.A. paid for B. waited on C. took off D. burst into
4.A. founded B. played C. lost D. learned
5.A. similar B. horrible C. good D. strange
6.A. taste B. talent C. tendency D. habit
7.A. improve B. decrease C. discover D. admit
8.A. rose B. strengthened C. progressed D. disappeared
9.A. by himself B. in his way C. in person D. with others
10.A. expression B. possession C. permission D. impression
11.A. form B. sound C. beat D. advantage
12.A. nature B. culture C. view D. folk
13.A. poem B. song C. sport D. game
14.A. luck B. life C. truth D. music
15.A. at times B. as usual C. in general D. on average
16.A. quite B. well C. fast D. very
17.A. when B. where C. how D. why
18.A. place B. spot C. scenery D. room
19.A. instructions B. efforts C. contributions D. experiences
20.A. figure out B. put off C. rely on D. take in
The world itself is becoming much smaller by using modem traffic and modem communication means. Life today is much easier than it was hundreds of years ago, but it has brought new problems, 1. Pollution means making things dirty. It comes in many ways. We see it, smell it, drink it and even hear it.
Man has been polluting the earth. 2. Many years ago, the problem was not so serious because there were not so many people. When the land was used up or the river was dirty in one place，Man moved to another place. But this is no longer true. Man is now slowly polluting the whole world.
3.It’s bad for all living things in the world, but it is not the only one kind of pollution. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us angry more easily.
4. They stop people from burning coal in houses and factories in the city, and from putting dirty smoke into the air.
The earth is our home. We must take care of it. 5. And we must take care of the rise in population at the same time.
A. The more people，the more pollution.
B. One of the biggest is pollution.
C. Air pollution is still the most serious.
D. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.
E. That means keeping the land，water and air clean.
F. I hope scientists can find ways to solve the serious problem.
G. Strange diseases have appeared in some places because of pollution.
