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. 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. avoided B. lacked C. abandoned D. 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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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Nowadays, more and more parents are using a new technology, home security systems, to keep an eye on their “home-alone” children. In the early days of home security, the systems were basically designed just to keep the bad guys out. ___1.___ But be sure, when no adult is present, he or she knows how to do so safely.
Every child should memorize his or her own full name and address, and home, work and cellphone numbers of each parent. ___2.___If your child is too young to memorize the information, he or she may be too young to be home alone — for any time.
____3._____If a door or window is slightly open, the child has any reason to suspect someone has been in the house that shouldn’t be, have him or her call you, then wait at the nearby home of a neighbour who’s agreed to act as a safe house...
____4.__Besides, set a rule that he or she must never play outside the house when no one else is at home.
Be sure your child knows how to disarm (解除) and arm your home security system. Program your control panel (控制板) to give you a message when your child enters or leaves the house, and arms or disarms the system. __5.____
If you want to learn more about home security systems that can help parents protect their “home-alone” children, you can visit www.ProtectAmerica.com.
A. Warn your home-alone child never to answer the doorbell or telephone.
B. You and your child should work together to use the home security systems.
C. At present, the systems are only intended for home-alone children.
D. Teach your child to observe things when returning to the house.
E. Also keep this information posted next to the phone at home.
F. Now, many parents are also using them to make their home-alone children safe.
G. If your child forgets to rearm the system, you can call him or her with a personal reminder.
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Think about what you had for lunch: Was it a hamburger? A chicken sandwich? Barbecue? What about vegetables? Would it surprise you to learn that what you eat can affect the whole planet?
It can—in a big way. New studies show how food and its production affect the globe and its warming climate. You’ve probably heard of global warming. The temperature is on the rise because humankind has been releasing (排放) amounts of gases into the atmosphere. One of these greenhouse gases is carbon dioxide (二氧化碳).
What does this have to do with food? A big part of the carbon dioxide that we put in the atmosphere every year comes from the process of making and eating food. The production of meat contributes a lot of that carbon dioxide. And much of meat’s contribution comes from beef, which is responsible for releasing even more warming gases into the atmosphere.
The process of making a hamburger, for example, requires a lot of energy. A cow has to be fed and raised on farmland, and cow waste is a major source of methane (沼气) — an especially powerful greenhouse gas. The cow has to be killed. The meat has to be processed and shipped to a shop, which takes fuel. Most of the cow won’t even be used for meat that people eat. By the time a hamburger finally lands on a dinner plate, it has made a heavy effect on the environment.
We can reduce the production of global-warming gases by eating less beef. Other kinds of meat like pork and chicken do less harm to the environment — at least in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases released.
All kinds of meat are harder on the planet than vegetables. To grow and eat a pound of potatoes, for example, sends less than one-quarter pound of carbon dioxide into the air. So changing our diet to less meat and more vegetables, as it turns out, may do the world some good.
1.The questions asked in the first paragraph are used to ________.
A. show the author’s concern about food safety
B. express the author’s puzzlement at what to eat
C. introduce the topic to be discussed in the passage
D. remind readers of something delicious to eat
2.What is the bad news for meat-eaters?
A. Most cows are raised not for people to eat.
B. Meat producing contributes to global warming.
C. There is a lot of carbon dioxide in the meat we eat.
D. Animals begin to die off because of global warming.
3.Which is the most environment-friendly food according to the passage?
A. Carrot.B. Beef.C. Pork.D. Chicken.
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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Americans use many expressions with the word “dog”. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. __1.__ However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog's life, describes a person who has an unhappy existence.
Some people say we live in a dog?eat?dog world. __2.__ They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people dog?tired. And, the situation would be even worse if they became sick as a dog.
_3.__ This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often have to learn new skills. Yet, some people say that you can never teach an old dog new tricks. They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.
_4.___ People who are unkind or uncaring can be described as meaner than a junkyard dog. Junkyard dogs live in places where people throw away things they do not want. Mean dogs are often used to guard this property. They bark or attack people who try to enter the property. However, sometimes a person who appears to be mean and threatening is really not so bad. We say his bark is worse than his bite.
Dog expressions are also used to describe the weather. The dog days of summer are the hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. _5.__
A．Still, people say every dog has its day.
B．We do not want it to rain cats and dogs.
C．Some people are compared to dogs in bad ways.
D．Dogs are their best friends and they are loyal to people.
E．There are many other expressions waiting for you to explore.
F．That means many people are competing for the same things, like good jobs.
G．They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care.
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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。
I was in the ninth year when I began to suffer from depression. My parents noticed but felt that since I’d always been 1. good child, this was temporary.
__2.__(fortunate), it was not to be so. I didn't have friends. Hardly could I share my problems. Deep worry began to destroy my __3.__(confident). Finally I refused to attend classes, __4.__(shut) myself in my room for hours.
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No one had tried to understand what the real problem was except the headmaster, __10._ helped me out simply by listening and hugging.
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It is extremely difficult to get rid of deep anger and bitterness. ___1.___ It could result in depression or even substance abuse（药物滥用）. You must rid yourself of these poisonous feelings before your life is ruined. You owe it to yourself to get over the anger and bitterness and find peace in life.
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●Forgive those who have caused you anger. ___3.__However, it is a necessary part of healing and moving on with life. Speak to the person who hurt you and tell him you forgive him. Alternatively, write a letter to the person who hurt you. Whatever you do you must forgive so that you can move on with your life.
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●__5.___Perhaps you have kept it bottled up for years. You need to let it go, so talk to family or friends. You can even talk to a professional when necessary. The point is to talk about your feelings so that you can move on from the anger and bitterness.
A. This is not an easy thing.
B. Swear to move on from the past.
C. Perhaps you own a loving family or a good job.
D. Offering forgiveness can lead to less anxiety and stress.
E. You could spend years carrying these feeling inside you.
F. Express your deep-rooted feelings of anger and bitterness.
G. Recognizing signs and causes of bitterness is a healthy start.
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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。
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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限一词;2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Two years ago my husband buy me a bicycle. If you live in a town, it is often fast than a car and you don’t have to worry parking. You can leave them in any place you like. As it has a seat at the back or a basket at the front, it’s convenient for me to take my little daughter to school, and go shopping. I use it most in summer while the weather is warm and dry. It can be unpleasant in winter, though, when the weather is cold and rain. It can also be dangerous. You should be careful of on a bicycle. Accidents are not the only problem. One day I went shop and came back to find my front wheel gone. Now I have three strong lock.
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1.Home-working opportunities and __________（灵活的）working hours are top concerns for the working mothers.
2.Many people were waiting anxiously and they looked ______________ (disappoint).
3.The CPC and the KMT Party will continue to ______________ (strength) exchanges based on 1992 Consensus(共识).
4.Because final exams are coming, most students are under a lot of p_____________.
5.He gave a detailed ______________(描述) of what he had witnessed yesterday.
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