It took place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eat.My , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shopping.I ordered a Salisbury steak.When brought to the table, it was by a plate of peas.I do not like peas now.I did not like peas then.I have always hated peas.And I was not about to eat them now."Eat your peas," my grandmother said.
"Mother," said my mother in her voice."He doesn't like peas.Leave him alone."
My grandmother did not reply.She in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the words that changed my life: "I'll pay you five dollars if you eat those peas."
I had absolutely no idea of the coming . I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the of that five dollars.I began to force the terrible things down my .
My mother was very angry.My grandmother had that look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card(王牌)."I can do what I want, Ellen, and you can't stop me." My mother glared at her mother.She glared at me.
I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throat.The made me nervous, and every single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of them.My grandmother handed me the five dollars in a(n) way.My mother continued to glare in silence.And the ended.Or so I thought.
My grandmother left for Aunt Lillian's a few weeks later.That night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foods.Along with them came a big, steaming bowl of peas.She offered me some peas, and I certainly .My mother fixed me with a cold as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plate.Then came the words that were to me for years.
"You ate them for ," she said."You can eat them for love."
What possible argument could I gather against that? There was none.I ate them that day and every other time they were thereafter.
1.A.grandmother B.sister C.brother D.father
2.A.covered B.accompanied C.replaced D.ruined
3.A.passively B.particularly C.sincerely D.certainly
4.A.warning B.pleasant C.terrific D.bored
5.A.came B.walked C.leaned D.waved
6.A.harmful B.fateful C.truthful D.grateful
7.A.appetite B.doom C.fortune D.criticism
8.A.unacceptable B.uncertain C.unimaginable D.undeniable
9.A.possession B.thought C.reference D.offer
10.A.mouth B.face C.stomach D.throat
11.A.interested B.surprised C.offensive D.self-satisfied
12.A.peas B.glares C.words D.gestures
13.A.floated B.faded C.escaped D.rolled
14.A.peaceful B.showy C.hurried D.encouraging
15.A.incident B.silence C.lunch D.shopping
16.A.hesitated B.accepted C.declined D.complained
17.A.hand B.voice C.look D.eye
18.A.push B.benefit C.trouble D.cheer
19.A.money B.pressure C.fun D.love
20.A.awarded B.refused C.served D.mentioned
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I ______the paper before my lawyer explained the details to me.
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A:Hi,Bill! You’re reading the novel again.
B:Yes, Tom. I ’ll never be tired of it.
A: 1.
B: Three times.Every time I read it,I can learn something new.
A: Really? 2.
B: Charles Dickens.I think he is a great English writer.What about you?
A: 3. He is also my favorite foreign writer.Please let me have a look at it.
B:OK, here you are! What do you think of this novel?
A: 4. I haven’t seen a better one for long.Where did you buy it?
B: In the Rose Bookshop.
A:I don’t know where it is. 5.
B: No.Only 10 minutes’ walk from here,next to the People’s Cinema.
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B:You’re welcome.
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Plastic is everywhere because plastic is an extremely useful material.It is cheap, strong and lightweight.What’s more, it can take on nearly any form or shape, from soft and stretchy (有弹性的) to hard and glasslike.
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How do these chemicals get into us? When plastic is heated in the microwave or dishwasher, chewed on or scratched, the chemicals can seep (渗透) out of the plastic.Even though we can’t see them, we eat them, drink them and breathe them in.
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1.What can we know about the plastic from the first paragraph?
A.Its characters and effects. B.Its wide use and bad points.
C.Its importance and chemicals. D.Its popularity and advantages.
2.Which of the following products contains BPA?
A.A soft plastic cup. B.A pencil eraser.
C.A baby milk bottle. D.A new perfume.
3.Phthalates and BPA can get into us __________.
A.through mouth or nose
B.through blood transfusion
C.by feeling plastic products
D.by heating in the microwave
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B.Problems caused by the plastic.
C.Good points of the plastic.
D.The use of plasticizers.
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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仅限一词;
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My grandparents were so glad to see us back home that they prepare a lot of delicious food. We had big dinner with some relatives lived nearby. Later, my grandfather showed us around the village. To our great surprised, great changes have been taken place during the last few years. A lot of two-storeyed houses have been built but young trees have been planted. The remote village has taken a completely new look.
It is clearly that the life of common people is getting better and better, that made us very pleased.
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注意:词数100左右。
开头已经给出,不计入总词数。
Be a Civilized Chinese
With the improvement of Chinese people’s living standard,
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
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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(∧),并在该词下面写出该加的词。
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。
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