Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was _______ of the fact that she had never been punished _____a driving offence (犯规，犯法).
Then one day she nearly_______her record. A police car________her, and the policemen in it saw her________a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. There seemed no doubt ______ she would be punished.
____Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was______old to drive a car, and that the_______why she had not stopped at the red ________was most probably that her eyes had become weak ________old age, so that she had simply not seen it.
When the judge had finished _______ he was saying, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was______ and took out her sewing(针线). Without saying a word, she_______ a needle with a very small eye, and threaded(穿线) it at her first attempt.
When she had_______done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed
____ the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now let's thread the needle in ______. And let me see your own eyesight.”
The judge took the________and tried to thread it. ______ half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was over, and her record ______ unbroken.
1.A. afraid B. careful C. proud D. full
2.A. because B. so C. to D. because of
3.A. kept B. won C. missed D. lost
4.A. watched B. ran C. followed D. walked
5.A. pass B. fly C. walk D. push
6.A. which B. what C. that D. whether
7.A. What B. Why C. Which D. When
8.A. so B. very C. too D. quite
9.A. cause B. reason C. matter D. trouble
10.A. light B. lamp C. sign D. one
11.A. because of B. because C. on D. of
12.A. which B. what C. when D. while
13.A. catching B. robbing C. carrying D. forgetting
14.A. bought B. brought C. gave D. chose
15.A. succeed B. success C. successfully D. successful
16.A. both B. all C. neither D. either
17.A. time B. turn C. chance D. return
18.A. thread B. glasses C. clothes D. needle
19.A. During B. Since C. Before D. After
20.A. may B. might C. seemed D. remained
What is the difference between happy people and unhappy people?1. Read the following list of things that HAPPY people do differently from UNHAPPY people and you will know.
Well, I can tell you for sure that those people who are really happy, FEAR less and LOVE a lot more. They see each moment, each challenge, each person as an opportunity to discover more about themselves and the world around them2.
Happy people understand that you can’t really change a situation by resisting（反抗）it. But they can feel better by understanding that there might be a reason for its existence（存在）. 3. But rather, they ask themselves questions like: What can I learn from this? How can I make this better? They always seem to be pleasant and hopeful no matter what happens to them.
They do the things they do because of the meaning it brings into their lives and because they get a sense of purpose by doing so.
4. They care more about living a life full of meaning rather than, what in our modern society we would call, living a successful life. The fact here is that most of the time they get both, success and meaning, just because they choose to focus on doing the things they love the most.
5. They make sure that their actions bring meaning and happiness in the lives of many. They look for ways to give and to share the best of themselves with the world and to make other people happy.
A. They have an ideal living and a balanced life.
B. What are the things that these people do differently?
C. They are kind to themselves and others and they understand the power of love.
D. The things happy people do are not for themselves, but for the good of others.
E. They are ready to embrace whatever lies in front of them.
F. They understand that “Doing what you love is the most important for living a full life”.
G. When something unpleasant happens to them, they don’t try to fight it, knowing that this will make the situation even worse.
Dear Social Security,
I am applying for a new Social Security Card.
I lost my old one last week, I was walking home from the subway station, and I pulled a tissue(纸巾)out of my pocket and lost my wallet at the same time. My card was in my wallet.
Please send me a new card. If you can get the card to me within two weeks, please sent it to my old address . If it will take longer than this, then you will have to send it to my new address. I am moving on May 23rd to 103 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 28445.
If you can send my new card within two weeks, I would be very pleased. I am applying for a new job at Ventura Savings Bank, and I know they will want to have my Social Security Number. Unfortunately I have forgotten it, so I will need my card to find out. On my old card I was called Victoria Matthews. Since then I have gotten married. Please send my new card to me using my married name: Victoria Villata. In case you need more information about me to get my old number, my date of birth was September 11, 1985. Thank you very much.
Sincerely
Victoria Villata
1.Why does Mrs. Villata need a new Social Security Card?
A. She is moving.
B. She lost the old one.
C. She has just gotten married.
D. She doesn’t remember her Social Security Number.
2.Why does Mrs. Villata give the Social Security Administration her birthday?
A. She wants them to know how old she is.
B. She is afraid they may have lost her Social security Card.
C. She thinks it will help them find her old Social Security Number.
D. She thinks that the older she is, the more social Security she will get.
3.Which part of Victoria Villata’s letter is LEAST important to the Social Security administration?
A. The fact that she has changed her name.
B. The fact that her card should be send to a new address.
C. The fact that she needs a replacement of Social Security Card.
D. The fact that she lost her wallet while pulling a tissue out of her pocket.
When you are travelling, whether on business or for pleasure, you often need to stay in a hotel. The kind of hotel you choose probably is decided above all according to how much money you want to spend. There are small hotels with very few services, where the prices are low, or there are large hotels with all the very latest comforts, where you could spend a lot of the money you have in the bank for one very comfortable night.
There are several different kinds of people who go to hotels. Some want to live, rather than just stay, in a hotel; the hotels which are designed to meet their needs are called residential hotels(长住型饭店). However, most people who stay in hotels are either business people or tourists on holiday.
In most hotels, there are two kinds of rooms: single rooms, for the use of one person, and double rooms, for the use of two people. In addition, in large hotels, there are also suites(套房), which include two or more rooms connected together — perhaps a bed-room and a living room. They are for people who are very rich or very important.
1.One’s choice of a particular hotel is made mainly according to _______.
A. how much one is willing to pay for a night
B. whether one is travelling on business or for pleasure
C. whether the hotel is in the central part of a city
D. how good the services of the hotel are
2.If the president of a certain country comes, he will _______.
A. live in a new hotel with few services B. stay in a single room of a hotel
C. stay in a double room of a hotel D. stay in a suite of a modern hotel
3.If a person stays in a modern hotel with latest comforts for a night, _______.
A. he will become poor
B. he has to pay a lot of money
C. he has to spend all the money he has in the bank
D. he has to pay some money
4.The title of the article is probably _______.
A. Rooms of a Hotel B. Cost of a Hotel
C. Services of Hotels D. The choice of Hotels
假如你叫李华，你的好朋友张敏来信说每次遇到重要的考试，她都会出现一些焦虑的症状，想让你给她提出一些建议并说明建议的理由。请你用英语给她写一封回信，信的内容包括以下要点：
1. 考前制订好复习计划；
2. 考试期间正常休息；
3. 介绍有助于睡眠的两种方法；
4. 希望对方考试顺利。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 不要逐字翻译，可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：anxiety n. 焦虑
Dear Zhang Min,
I’m sorry to know that you are always anxious before important exams. ______________________________
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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 Jerry,
I’m glad to know that you have an interest for Chinese food. Here I’d like to tell you something about it. Chinese food is famous for it wide variety. The food in one area can easily told from that in another. For an example, Shanghai food, a little bit sweet, differed from Sichuan food what is rather hot. However, every kind of Chinese food is worth try because each has a delicious taste and is good for healthy. Since restaurants in China usually serve specially dishes of different areas, you can enjoy many kinds of Chinese food whenever you are. I’m looking forward to meeting you here so that I can tell you more about Chinese food at table.
Yours,
Li Hua
