Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment.
My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents, I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.
I don’t only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. It’s equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldn’t be here. But then I thought about the fact that he’s 84 years old and I realized that I shouldn’t give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.
I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that I’m doing the right thing. I’m buying myself peace of mind and that’s the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being.
1.Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule?
A. Start the car the moment everyone is seated.
B. Leave the room for a minute with the iron working.
C. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better.
D. Move an object out of the way before it trips someone.
2.The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to ________.
A. keep her appointment with the eye doctor
B. meet her father who was already an old man
C. join in the holiday celebration of the company
D. finish her work before the deadline approached
3.The underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.
A. avoidedB. lackedC. abandonedD. took
4.What is the best title for the passage?
A. The Emotional Well-being
B. The Two Saddest Words
C. The Most Useful Rule
D. The Peace of Mind
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one’s mistakes. It is extremely hard sometimes to say a (n) ________ thing like “I was wrong about that,” and it is even harder to say, “I was wrong, and you were right about that.”
And I had an experience recently with someone ________ to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago. He told me he had been the ________ of a certain grocery store in the neighborhood where I grew up, and he asked me ________ I remembered the egg boxes. Then he ________ an incident and I began to remember vaguely the incident he was describing.
I was about eight years old ________, and I had wandered into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping. On that ________ day, I must have found my way to the dairy food department ________ the incident took place. There must have been a special ________ on eggs that day because there was an impressive display of eggs in dozen and half-dozen boxes. The boxes were ________ three or four feet high. I must have stopped in front of them to ________ the boxes. Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart, ________ the boxes and left. For some reason, I ________ that it was up to me to put the display back together even though it was not my ________, so I began to work.
The manager heard the ________ and came rushing over to see what had happened. When he appeared, I was on my ________ checking some of the boxes to see if any of the eggs were broken, but to him it looked as if I was the wrongdoer. He severely ________ me and wanted me to pay for any broken eggs to ________ the loss. I protested my innocence and tried to explain, but it did ________ good. Even though I quickly forgot all about the incident, ________ the manager did not.
1.A. pleasantB. enjoyableC. simpleD. difficult
2.A. arguingB. notingC. promisingD. admitting
3.A. bossB. cleanerC. cashierD. manager
4.A. ifB. howC. whyD. when
5.A. imaginedB. rememberedC. performedD. related
6.A. at a timeB. at the timeC. at timesD. at one time
7.A. usualB. luckyC. wonderfulD. particular
8.A. whereB. afterC. untilD. though
9.A. displayB. exhibitionC. saleD. design
10.A. piledB. decoratedC. wrappedD. packed
11.A. inspectB. admireC. arrangeD. destroy
12.A. knocked onB. knocked overC. knocked offD. knocked at
13.A. declaredB. pretendedC. decidedD. regretted
14.A. faultB. taskC. goalD. plan
15.A. screamB. alarmC. noiseD. call
16.A. back B. kneesC. stomachD. head
17.A. praisedB. hitC. shoutedD. scolded
18.A. set asideB. sort outC. make up forD. pick up
19.A. nothingB. noC. anyD. something
20.A. obviouslyB. frequentlyC. unfortunatelyD. unnecessarily
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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Diana got married and had a 5-year-old son named Dusfin. They lived a very happy life and have been expecting a new family member coming. But a disease forced her to experience an emergency operation to deliver their new daughter．At 12 inches long and ________ only one pound and nine ounces，she was a premature baby．But the doctor’s soft words dropped like ________．“I don’t think she’s going to make it” he said．“There’s only a 10-percent ________ she will pull through the night，and even then，if by some chance she does make it，her future could be a very ________ one．”
David and Diana listened as the doctor ________ the serious problems the newly—born baby，Anna，would ________ face if she survived．She would never walk；she would never ________；she would probably be blind；and so on．
“No! No!” was all Diana could ________．The whole family had long ________ the day they would have a daughter to become a ________ of four．Now，within a matter of hours，that dream was slipping away. But Diana insisted，“I don’t care what the doctors say! One day she will be coming home with us!”
Certainly，there was ________ a moment when Anna suddenly grew ________．But as the weeks went by，she did ________ gain an ounce of weight here and an ounce of ________ there. At last，when Anna turned two months old，her parents were able to ________ her in their arms for the very first time though ________ continued to gently but coldly ________ that her chances of surviving，much less living any kind of normal life，were next to zero．
Finally，Anna went home from the hospital，just as her mother had ________.Today，five years later，Anna is a little but lively young girl with bright gray eyes ________ a strong interest for life. She shows no ________ of any mental or physical injuries. Simply，she is everything a little girl can be．
1.A．weighingB．countingC．measuringD．looking
2.A．giftsB．rainsC．ordersD．bombs
3.A．chanceB．rightC．deductionD．result
4.A．easyB．commonC．cruelD．peaceful
5.A．solvedB．collectedC．createdD．described
6.A．bravelyB．likelyC．completelyD．firmly
7.A．talkB．tasteC．breatheD．see
8.A．actB．considerC．sayD．refuse
9.A．gone throughB．given upC．relied onD．dreamed of
10.A．familyB．groupC．teamD．unit
11.A．everB．evenC．neverD．still
12.A．happierB．strongerC．quieterD．calmer
13.A．strangelyB．sharplyC．particularlyD．slowly
14.A．strengthB．progressC．skillD．wisdom
15.A．holdB．graspC．touchD．flick
16.A．barbersB．parentsC．relativesD．doctors
17.A．noticeB．warnC．judgeD．present
18.A．doubtedB．fearedC．hopedD．accused
19.A．butB．andC．soD．or else
20.A．effectsB．marksC．signsD．evidences
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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
When my son Gene was about 12 years old, I started helping him learn to ________, I bought twenty chickens and asked him to ________ them. I told him that they would be his own chickens and we would ________ the eggs from him. However，he would have to buy chicken ________ with the money he made from the eggs. Whatever money was ________ would be his to keep. Gene was ________, thinking he would make his first ________.
After several weeks’ successful work, I began to ________ that egg production was going down, I ________ nothing about it. Then one night, Gene told me he didn’t have ________ money to buy the feed. He said the chickens had never ________ a meal and he could not figure out why some of them had stopped ________ eggs.
Then I asked him if he had ________ the amount of feed he had given the chickens. He was ________. It was like he did not think anyone would ever ________ what he had done. After a long ________—he said yes. He thought he would make more money if he gave them ________ food. I asked him, “Did you fool the chickens?”
I was just astonished at the question in my own ________. I was dumbfounded (惊呆）at the ________ of it. Yes. you can fool everyone else，but you cannot “fool the chickens," because ________, you will find out, as the saying goes, "What goes around comes around."
1.A. cookB. shareC. countD. work
2.A. take care ofB. observe
C. trainD. play with
3.A. saveB. borrowC. buyD. keep
4.A. nestB. soupC. meatD. feed
5.A. given backB. picked upC. left overD. brought in
6.A. thrilledB. worriedC. satisfiedD. discouraged
7.A. dealB. contributionC. fortuneD. choice
8.A. hearB. noticeC. predictD. imagine
9.A. saidB. foundC. thoughtD. recalled
10.A. privateB. honestC. pocketD. enough
11.A. missedB. wastedC. enjoyedD. finished
12.A. hatchingB. layingC. gatheringD. hiding
13.A. balancedB. checked outC. cut downD. measured
14.A. delightedB. shocked
C. tiredD. disappointed
15.A. forgiveB. allowC. discussD. know
16.A. silenceB. absenceC. negotiationD. preparation
17.A. heavyB. fresherC. lessD. solid
18.A. lifeB. jobC. easeD. mind
19.A. explanationB. significance
C. trickD. example
20.A. in this respectB. in the end
C. in contrastD. in addition
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Zhu De was born _1.__ December 1, 1886 to a poor farmer’s family in a town in Yilong County, a 2. (hill) and separate part of northern Sichuan Province. Of the fifteen 3. (child) born to the family, only eight survived. His Hakka(客家) family migrated from Hunan Province and Guangdong Province __ 4.__ Sichuan. _5. his family was poor, by pooling(合伙经营) resources, Zhu was chosen to be sent to a regional private school in 1892. At the age of nine, Zhu was adopted by his wealthy uncle, 6. political influence allowed him _7. (gain) access to Yunnan Military Academy. Later, he attained the rank of Xiucai in 1906, 8.__ (make) him qualified as a civil servant. He was admitted into a Sichuan high school around 1907, and graduated in 1908. Consequently, he returned to Yilong’s primary school as a gym 9.__ (instruct). He was an advocate(倡导者) of modern science and political teaching, rather than the strict classical education afforded by schools, so he 10. (dismiss) from his post and entered the Yunnan Military Academy in Kunming. There, he joined the Beiyang Army and the Tongmenghui secret political society.
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第24届冬季奥林匹克运动会将于2022年2月在北京和张家口市联合举行。现面向社会招募志愿者。假如你是李华，请根据自己的情况写一封申请信。内容包括：
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Dear Sir or Madam,
I have heard the news that you are recruiting volunteers for the Winter Olympic Games to be held in 2022. ___________________________________________________________
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You may know the Eiffel Tower as one of the most famous man-made monuments in the world, and you’d be absolutely right! Read on to learn about the history of the great Eiffel Tower.
Travelers from around the world flock(蜂拥)to Paris, France, to visit the Eiffel Tower, making it the most visited paid monument in the entire world! In fact, in 2010, the Eiffel Tower welcomed its 250 millionth visitor!
The history of the Eiffel Tower
The Eiffel Tower was named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the famous monument. Construction began in January of 1887 and was completed in only two years. Their plan was to finish the tower in time to be the entrance arch for the World’s Fair in 1889. This fair celebrated the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution, which took place from 1789 to 1799.
The height competition
Located on the Champs de Mars, the tower is the tallest structure in Paris. It was the tallest man-made structure in the world for 41 years until the Chrysler Building in New York surpassed(超过) it. Then the spire(塔尖) on the top of the tower was added, raising its height to 17 feet taller than the Chrysler Building. It is now 1,063 feet tall! There are two replicas(复制品) of the Eiffel Tower in the world: a half scale model at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas and a full-sized monument of a similar (but not exact) design in Tokyo, Japan.
Three shades of wonder
Some pictures make the Eiffel Tower look like a dark iron color. But it is, in fact, bronze. Not only that, but the tower is actually painted three different shades to make it appear even taller: darkest on the bottom and lightest on the top.
1.The Eiffel Tower was constructed to ________.
A. show great respect for Gustave Eiffel
B. make Paris the most visited city in the world
C. show the French people’s construction skill
D. celebrate the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution
2.Which of the following does the author mention in the passage?
A. The political meaning of the Eiffel Tower.
B. The disadvantages of the Eiffel Tower.
C. The location of the Eiffel Tower.
D. The cost of the Eiffel Tower.
3.Where can you find a structure similar to the Eiffel Tower according to the passage?
A. In New York.
B. In Las Vegas.
C. In Los Angeles.
D. In Florida.
4.The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. tell visitors where to find the replicas of the Eiffel Tower
B. raise people’s awareness of protecting the Eiffel Tower
C. offer people some information about the Eiffel Tower
D. call on people to visit the Eiffel Tower
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文中共有10处语言错误，错误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：把多余的词作斜线（\）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。
My father speaks very well English, but he knows little Japanese. He went to Tokyo in November 11 for a meeting. The meeting over a week later. The next morning he went to a park and then do some shopping. At noon, he was very much hungry. He went to nearest restaurant and sat down at a table. A man came up to him and asked that he needed. He said he liked noodles, chicken and some fishes. He spoke to the man in English, and the man couldn't understand him. My father had to write some Chinese words for the food and got them.
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