Celeste Ng,a new writer,has gained recognition for her first novel,Everything I Never Told You.
Ng's parents came from Hong Kong,China in the 1960s.Ng was born in America and grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,and Shaker Heights,Ohio,in a family of scientists.Celeste went to Harvard University and earned an MFA from the University of Michigan,where she won the Hopwood Award.
Although her novel is not about race,the characters are Asian.The main character is Lydia,a teenage girl,who is the favorite of three children born to a white mother and a Chinese-American father.The story is about Lydia's disappearance,and the emotions the family goes through as the mystery unfolds.The whole family deals with sorrow, regret,and exposed secrets as they search for their lost daughter.
Though the characters in this story are Asian,Ng says she didn't really want to include Asian characters.She was afraid people would think the story was about real people in her life.Because she grew up in America and doesn't speak Chinese,she was actually surprised that she included.Asian characters in the book.
The book has taken off,especially on Amazon,where it won the Editor's Pick for No.1 Best Book of the Year in 2014.Ng is still getting used to the attention,saying she is still amazed when people tell her they have read her book. With so many readers,it's safe to say this is a book you should read.But if you're looking for a simple mystery,this book might not be for you.Most readers warn that you should not read this book unless you're prepared to cry.
1.The novel Everything I Never Told You______.
A. focuses on a family with a missing child
B. discusses the ways to get rid of regret
C. exposes the secret of the American world
D. talks about the life of teenagers in America
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to Celeste Ng?
A. She wanted to help the Asian people.
B. She was surprised she wrote about Asian characters.
C. She was born in Hong Kong and grew up in America.
D. She wanted people to know the characters were real people in her life.
3.How do most readers probably find the book?
A. It's about race. B. It's a sad story.
C. It's a simple mystery. D. It has a surprising ending.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A. Celeste Ng and her family. B. The awards Celeste Ng won.
C. Celeste Ng's learning experience. D. Celeste Ng and her best-known novel.
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Decades ago, I was one of the unhappiest men in New York. I was selling motor-trucks for a living. I didn't know what made a motor-truck run. That wasn't all: I didn't want to know. I despised (看不起)my job, I despised living in a _______furnished room filled with cockroaches (蟑螂). When I _______out for a fresh necktie, they scattered in all directions. I despised eating in dirty restaurants _______filled with cockroaches.
I came back to my lonely room each night with a sick headache _______by disappointment and bitterness. Was this life? Was this the adventure I had _______? Was this all life would ever_______to me —working at a job I despised, living with cockroaches, and eating bad food? I _______for leisure to read and to write the books I had dreamed of writing back in my college days.
I knew I had everything to gain and _______to lose by giving up the job I despised. So I quitted the work I hated and_________I had studied in the Teachers’ College, preparing to teach, I would make my living teaching adult classes in night schools. Then I would have my __________ free to read books, prepare lectures, and write novels.
What subject should I teach? As I looked back and__________my own college training, I saw that public speaking was of more __________value to me than everything else I had studied in college because it had__________out my lack of confidence and given me the courage to deal with people. It had also made__________that leadership usually favors the man who can get up and speak his mind.
Then I started teaching in night schools, where I had to show__________ results quickly. These __________didn't come for college credits. They came for one reason only: to solve problems. They wanted to stand up on their own feet and say a few words at a business meeting without fainting from__________. They wanted to call on a(n)__________customer without, having to walk around the block three times to get up__________. They wanted to develop self-confidence, I had to__________my students--I had to help them. By doing this, I found my true calling and happiness.
1.A. well B. cheap C. fully D. partly
2.A. sought B. reached C. stood D. set
3.A. abruptly B. barely C. probably D. properly
4.A. fed B. raised C. aroused D. followed
5.A. stepped out for B. looked forward to C. worked up to D. gone in for
6.A. happen B. cater C. mean D. see
7.A. asked B. longed C. searched D. went
8.A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing
9.A. once B. while C. since D. after
10.A. moments B. days C. months D. years
11.A. checked B. took C. recalled D. evaluated
12.A. practical B. economical C. inner D. technical
13.A. given B. wiped C. carried D. got
14.A. essential B. solid C. clear D. simple
15.A. concrete B. accurate C. absolute D. various
16.A. salesmen B. customers C. children D. adults
17.A. disappointment B. fright C. bitterness D. depression
18.A. unique B. earnest C. regular D. tough
19.A. Interest B. hope C. courage D. expectation
20.A. assist B. organize C. lead D. motivate
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A 17-year-old girl found living in a Georgia home after being missing for more than a year is now safe at her North Carolina home with her family. But her mother told local TV station WOSC that her daughter is not the same. “There are __ in my daughter,” Shaunna Burns said. “She is not the same person that __ and that is the hardest part of this. ”
Hailey was __ missing on May 23, 2016, who was 14 years old, after she walked out of her home __ telling anyone where she was going, WOSC reports. After Hailey went __, her family said she had run away with a man she met online. "He __ her to listen to him and not to follow our __ and then my daughter wasn’t communicating with me,” her father told WBTV.
On June 24,Hailey’s parents were __ that their daughter was in Duluth, Georgia. Hours later, she was __ by federal agents and taken to a local __ before being returned to her __ , according to FBI officials.
Michael Ren Wysolovski, 31, was arrested at the __. He supposedly shared the __ with Hailey, who appeared to be physically __ except for weight loss, according to the FBI. Wysolovski has been __ with false imprisonment and __ to children.
On Monday, Hailey’s father shared the family’s __ on social media. “I woke up to-day crying and being __ for the miracle that has happened in our live,” Anthony Burns wrote on Facebook. “We never __ .She is happy to be home. We can now __ again."
1.A. stories B. changes C. difficulties D. wonders
2.A. left B. worked C. rose D. remembered
3.A. witnessed B. found C. doubted D. denied
4.A. after B. since C. besides D. without
5.A. wrong B. impatient C. missing D. impolite
6.A. forced B. led C. allowed D. advised
7.A. promises B. explanation C. directions D. introductions
8.A. warned B. informed C. suggested D. persuaded
9.A. betrayed B. tracked C. rescued D. seized
10.A. school B. company C. shelter D. hospital
11.A. team B. class C. family D. organization
12.A. show B. scene C. beginning D. moment
13.A. home B. dream C. experience D. adventure
14.A. unharmed B. unavailable C. uncompleted D. unacceptable
15.A. supplied B. awarded C. connected D. charged
16.A. murder B. cruelty C. kindness D. tolerance
17.A. sorrow B. prayer C. relief D. anger
18.A. surprised B. dissatisfied C. hopeful D. grateful
19.A. ran away B. woke up C. went away D. gave up
20.A. breathe B. fight C. climb D. behave
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Once upon a time,there lived a poor farmer and his wife.One day,having _______ their day’s labor and eaten their simple _______,they were sitting by the fire.And then they had a quarrel over who should _______ the door—it was blown open by the _______.
“Darling,shut the door!” said the man.
“_______,do it yourself!” the woman answered.
“I will not shut it,and you shall not shut it,” said the man,“but let the one who speaks the _______ word shut it.”
His words _______ the wife,so the old couple,well satisfied,went to _______ in silence.
In the middle of the night they heard a _______,and looking around,they found that a wild dog had ________the room,and that he was busy ________ their food.Not a word,however,would either of these ________ people say,and the dog,having eaten as much as he wanted,went out of the house.
The next morning the woman went ________ by herself.
When she was ________,a barber entered and said to the husband,“Why are you ________ here alone?” The farmer didn’t say a word.The barber then shaved(剃)his head,but still he did not ________.He shaved off half his beard,but even then the man kept silent.“The man is crazy!” cried the barber,and he ________ escaped out of the house.
At this moment the man’s wife ________ from the shop.She,seeing her husband in such a(n)________ condition,cried,“Ah!What have you been ________?”
“You spoke the first word,” said the farmer,“so,please shut the door.”
1.A. found B. divided C. began D. finished
2.A. breakfast B. supper C. lunch D. soup
3.A. shut B. paint C. repair D. answer
4.A. cloud B. snow C. wind D. air
5.A. All right B. No problem C. Good idea D. No way
6.A. last B. only C. first D. same
7.A. troubled B. pleased C. angered D. surprised
8.A. chair B. field C. bed D. table
9.A. noise B. knock C. voice D. song
10.A. filled B. left N C. cleaned D. entered
11.A. preparing B. eating C. smelling D. cooking
12.A. weak B. careless C. silly D. patient
13.A. shopping B. swimming C. walking D. dancing
14.A. free B. in C. ill D. out
15.A. singing B. sleeping C. sitting D. working
16.A. look B. speak C. stand D. arrive
17.A. quickly B. happily C. carefully D. sadly
18.A. returned B. ran C. came D. moved
19.A. dangerous B. nervous C. angry D. strange
20.A. drinking B. doing C. offering D. taking
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Jin Hanmiao,a first grader from China,received a reply letter from Buckingham Palace1.(recent) after writing to introduce the China-Britain express railway service.
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In his letter,Jin introduced4.(he) and Yiwu,as well as his hope5.the Queen would appreciate6.(tradition) Chinese culture.He also expressed his interest in the U.K.,after mentioning some British famous persons and places including Isaac Newton,Charles Darwin,and the British Museum.He then sent his letter to the Queen.
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Can it really be sixty-two years ago that I first saw you?As I look into your eyes now,it ____ like only yesterday that I first saw you,in that small cafe in Hanover Square.
From the ____ I saw you smile,as you opened the door for that young mother and her newborn baby,I knew that I wanted to ____ the rest of my life with you.
I cannot tell you how ____ my love for you was back then,when I returned to you on leave in the September.We ____ each other so tight(紧地) that I thought we would burst.I ____ you to marry me the very same day and I cheered with ____ when you looked deep into my eyes and said “yes” to being my wife.
I ____ being so enjoyed,when a year later,you ____ held my hand to your waist(腰) and said in my ____ that we were going to be a family.I know both our ____ love you dearly;they are outside the door now,____.
Do you remember how I looked like a mad man when Jonathan was ____?I can still picture you ____ at me now,as I held him for the very first time in my arms.I watched as your laughter died away into ____ and I looked at him and cried my own tears of joy,too.
I know you are ____,my dear,and I must let you ____.But I love you so much and it ____ to do so.I must go now,my darling.Our children are waiting outside.They want to say ____ to you.
I am sad that you had to leave me,but please don’t ____.I will be with you soon.
1.A. sounds B. seems C. looks D. tastes
2.A. moment B. place C. restaurant D. year
3.A. save B. win C. share D. waste
4.A. high B. weak C. strong D. thick
5.A. took B. held C. made D. put
6.A. asked B. thought C. guessed D. ordered
7.A. joy B. interest C. surprise D. anger
8.A. finish B. hate C. forget D. remember
9.A. suddenly B. hard C. gently D. carelessly
10.A. head B. hand C. ear D. mouth
11.A. parents B. children C. doctors D. neighbours
12.A. singing B. playing C. resting D. waiting
13.A. born B. young C. pleased D. wrong
14.A. crying B. shouting C. laughing D. listening
15.A. tears B. sleep C. death D. excitement
16.A. great B. tired C. late D. worried
17.A. drive B. run C. jump D. go
18.A. ends B. starts C. hurts D. smiles
19.A. goodbye B. hello C. news D. stories
20.A. wait B. worry C. wake D. miss
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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。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5处,多者(从第6处起)不计分。
One neighbor of my is aunty Anabel. Everyone in the neighborhood knows her for the “queen of the neighborhood”. You may ask what. Well, it’s because she used to cooking for the entire neighborhood whenever there was festival. I remember the day that Mr. Carter celeberated his 90th birthday. In order to make sure everyone knew about it, he made Mrs. Carter bake small cookies. Then he walked around and give every house one cookie. Believe it or not, but it was an invitation. As soon as my aunty heard the news, she got all neighbor together and started a huge barbecue party for him. There wasn’t one person who willing stayed home that day.
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假如你是王伟,上周末你和家人参观了北京的颐和园。请根据提示给你的美国朋友Mike写一封电子邮件,介绍你的旅游经历。内容主要包括:
1. 出发时间:上周六早上7点;
2. 准备物品:零食、衣服、照相机、雨伞等;
3. 交通方式:乘公交;
4. 主要活动:游览昆明湖、佛香阁(Tower of Buddhist Incense)、17孔桥(17-Arch Bridge)和石坊(Stone Archway)等景点,并拍照;
5. 你的感受。
注意:1.词数100左右(开头语已给出,但不计入总词数);
2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
I am writing to tell you about my trip last weekend. My family and I went to the Summer Palace for a holiday.
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Yours,
Wang Wei
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On keeping a diary in English
Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability.
1.(compare)with other forms of writing,it is shorter and takes
2.(little)time.It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English.
3.we keep practising,gradually we'll learn how to express ourselves in English.On keeping a diary in English,we certainly meet with many 4..
(difficult).Firstly,5.often happens that we have trouble 6..
(find)appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind.
Secondly,there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese.And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.
As far as I 7. (concern),my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese?English dictionary within easy reach.Whenever we meet with something that we don't know how to express in English,we can first put it
8.in our notebook and then refer to our dictionary.We can also turn to our English teacher for help,if necessary.In short,I believe that it is very 9..
(use)to keep a diary in English for 10.development of our writing skills.
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