I’ll be the first to admit that I am a technophobe(对技术有恐惧感的人). Who would have guessed that a website would help repay a 20-year-old loan?
I’ll always remember my last day at school. My best friend, Jenny, had organized a party in the Sixth Form Common Room.
Jenny asked me to go to the supermarket with her to buy all the snacks. “I'm really looking forward to this party, Stingy," she said. Everyone called me Stingy instead of Debbie because they thought I didn’t like to spend money. Actually, it was true.
“There’s lots of money in the kitty. Let’s go crazy!” Going crazy meant buying enough snacks to feed an army. It came to ￡19.90, which was a lot of money in 1982.
Jenny gave me a guilty(内疚的) look. “I've left-the kitty money in the common room. Can you pay and I’ll give you back the money?”
“Sure,” I replied, trying to look relaxed. “Neither a lender or a borrower be” was my motto(座右铭) but I didn’t want to look stingy. I gave ￡20 to the impatient shop assistant.
Well, the Party was a great success. So great that I completely forgot about my loan until I was flying to America the next day. I was going to live with my uncle’s family until I started university.
I tried to get in touch with Jenny but her family had moved. My ￡20 was lost. Until...
I’d heard about a website called Friends Reunited which helped people contact old school friends. My husband helped me log on and find my school. There she was, Jenny Frost.
I’m now married with a beautiful daughter called Debbie. Does anyone know how to get in touch with Debbie “Stingy” Jones? I still owe her ￡20!
We met two months later and the ￡20 was returned, plus interest(利息) of course. After all, I’m a bank manager now, so loans are my business.
1.Everyone called the author Stingy because they thought .
A. she was poor
B. she was mean
C. she was lovely
D. she was friendly
2.Why did Stingy lend her money to Jenny?
A. Because Jenny lost her money.
B. Because Jenny never borrowed money from her.
C. Because Stingy had a lot of money in the kitty.
D. Because Stingy wanted to be generous with her friend.
3.When did Stingy get her loan back?
A. The next day. B. At the last day at school.
C. Two months later. D. About 20 years later.
4.What can be the best title?
A. Neither a lender or a borrower be.
B. Always be a “Stingy”.
C. Friends and Money Reunited.
D. A loan has to be paid back.
假设你是李华，你的英国笔友Mike即将完成学业，不久前来信就是否到中国工作询问你的意见。请根据以下提示回一封电子邮件。
（1）建议他可以来中国；
（2）阐述你的理由（就业机会多，专业受欢迎，不同的文化体验等）；
（3）承诺可以提供帮助。
注意：（1）词数不少于100；
（2）可适当加入细节，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 Mike,
I’m very glad to have received the letter you sent me last week. _______________________________
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Best wishes.
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（
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。
On a storm night, I was alone at home. After finishing my homework, I was about to go to bed. All of sudden, the light went out. Meanwhile, there was a flash of lightning following by thunderstorms. I was so scared that I ran to my bed but hid myself under the blanket. To make matters bad, my parents went to hospital to accompany with my sick grandfather. I felt too frightened because my mind was full of scary thought. After some time passed, I fall asleep at last. At breakfast I told my parents that I had seen last night. My parents were also frightened and they promised that they would ever leave me at home alone.
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。
On a clear February morning, a California black bear was set free. Looking around, he 1. (skillful) climbed the nearest tree. From high above the ground, he could see the hundreds of acres 2. were now his home. His eyes were filled with 3.(curious)
The bear had come a long way. Last fall, the seven-month-old bear bub(幼兽) was found all alone. He had no mother to care for him. He was thin, 4. (weight) only 20 pounds----about half the normal weight for a bear that age. Luckily the bub 5.(bring) to The Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona, California. At the center, the bub shared 6. outdoor enclosure(围栏) with another bear. There were trees to climb and places for them to dig dens(兽穴). 7.(teach) the cub to find his own food, people working at the center 8.(hide) fruit in tree branches. Soon, the bear was an expert at climbing trees and "picking" the fruit. All the staff felt 9.(amaze) at his adaptability.
Finally, the day had come. With his new skill and strong body, the bub was ready to be 10. his own, and ready to live like a bear should---in the wild.
I’m proud of myself for this kindness I did last night I did it ________ and did the right thing. However, I was unwilling to _______, because by sharing 1 am also sharing the ________ and more self-centered side of myself.
It was last night and I ________ my shift at work. It was late and I wanted to go straight home. On my way out of the door I ________ a fellow staff member and colleague. She doesn’t have a ________ and usually either catches a taxi home or _______ for an hour waiting for _______ staff member and friend of here to finish work.
In the past I’ve ________ to drive her home as she ________ on my side of town. But last night I really did not want to. I wanted to ________ straight home, alone. And I did not have to make “small talk”.
So I tried to ________ her, walking past her, heading down, and stealing out (偷溜) to the _______ without letting her see me and _______ without offering her a lift.
Yet, something in myself was stopping me. Something in myself made me ________ her and put myself in her shoes. She had young ________ who she wanted to go home to attend to and, she could go home right now _______ I took her, not an hour later when the other staff member and friend of hers who was taking her. So I offered.She_______. And of course, she was extremely ________.
Well, I learned a great ________ last night about not being so self-centered and selfish!
1.A. nervously B. proudly C. exactly D. carefully
2.A. share B. remark C. do D. consider
3.A. pleasure B. respect C. honour D. selfish
4.A. changed B. kept C. finished D. missed
5.A. noticed B. greeted C. followed D. helped
6.A. home B. choice C. friend D. car
7.A. hangs around B. hides away C. watches over D. calms down
8.A. each B. another C. either D. that
9.A. hated B. happened C. offered D. refused
10.A. works B. lives C. plays D. remains
11.A. fly B. ride C. drive D. walk
12.A. remind B. avoid C. attract D. please
13.A. workroom B. office C. playground D. park
14.A. therefore B. even C. however D. instead
15.A. rely on B. spy on C. look at D. point at
16.A. neighbors B. pets C. children D. friends
17.A. since B. although C. as D. if
18.A. accepted B. hesitated C. approached D. urged
19.A. reliable B. upset C. generous D. grateful
20.A. gift B. lesson C. treasure D. method
How to escape from a car in water
“If you get on your phone and call your parents or your sister, or 911,you will die, " says Robert May, a 21-year-old veteran （老兵）of the Indiana State. No one else will arrive in time: you have to save yourself.
Move quickly. Minivans (微型货车) might float for as long as 10 minutes. 1. In a study from the University of Manitoba, three passengers were able to exist with a child mannequin (人体模型) through a single driver-side window in just 3 seconds.
Unbuckle (揭开) your seatbelt, lower your window and climb out, ideally onto the roof of the vehicle. 2. Unfasten them from the backseat, pull them into the front and push them out of your window, oldest ones first. In May's experience, electric car windows will continue to work after falling into water. 3..
Don't open the door, water will flood in. Once full of water, the vehicle will sink fast. 4. Vehicle submersions (淹没) have one of the highest death rates of any type of single-motor-vehicle incidents, responsible for 400 deaths a year in North America.
After you get on top of your car, figure out if it makes sense to stay put or swim for dry ground. 5. Just get out first, May says.
A. From there, call for help.
B. You will be then totally out of danger.
C. Research has been done to confirm this.
D. If there are children present, attend to them first.
E. In one study, a 65-passanger bus sank in nine seconds.
F. Still, keep a small grass-breaking tool on your key ring, just in case.
G. However, the chances of survival are highest if you get out in the first 60 seconds.
