$1150 a month - Bright room on 18th Avenue

Our roommate is moving and we're looking for someone to fill her spot. Move-in date is April 15. We are looking for someone responsible who can appreciate a friendly relaxed household. Common areas must be cleaned on a regular basis and we all take turns with house cleaning.

About us

You'll be sharing the house with a young female professional and a couple with healthy lifestyles who works with a game publishing company. We're clean and considerate and respect one another's privacy. The environment is quiet.

Your room

It is a clean room that gets plenty of sunlight. With wooden floors and a good size closet (壁橱). It is very quiet.

Location

Convenient access to restaurants, banks, parks & shops. 10 minutes to SFSU. 4 blocks to L train, 28 & 45 Bus line. Quiet resident area. Easy street parking (街边停车).

House

There are well equipped kitchen, sunroom, big-screen TV, onsite washer and dryer. Separate bathroom. The house features a large elegant living room with fireplace perfect for entertaining and relaxing. Everything is here ... pot, pans, plates & cups. Nice and big backyard. All you need is the stuff (物品) for your room.

Move-in requirement

One month rent and one month deposit (保证金) plus $350 security deposit. Total move-in cost is $2450. We first require a 6-month lease (租期) then month to month.

Please reply by email to "sunnyhouse" to schedule a viewing. Please tell us something about yourself together with your photo. We are available to show the room weeknights from 7:20pm-8:00pm. Some weekday viewing can be arranged and scheduled. Please bring personal references and proof of income. Must be able to pay rent on time. Please bring a copy of your ID card for reference.

No Smoking

No Drugs

No Pets

No overnight guests

1.How much is one month deposit of the room?

A. $1150 B. $2300

C. $950 D. $2450

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A. You can move into the room on April 10.

B. You can get your friend sleep in the room.

C. You need not to clean the house.

D. You can schedule a viewing by email.

3.What kind of the whole house is it?

A. unfurnished. B. dirty

C. quiet D. inconvenient

CALGARY, CANADA---It was one of the most important phone calls Bruce Burrell has ever received, a call warning that a flood was headed Calgary’s way.

“I got a phone call about five in the morning on Thursday from Len McCharles, who was on watch at the time, and he said “there has been big flooding in Canmore and it’s heading this way,” said Burrell, the head of the Calgary Emergency Management Agency.

“I got up immediately, turned on the morning news, saw the pictures from Canmore and then called McCharles back. I said “open the Emergency Operations Centre.”

Burrell was in the EOC for 48 hours straight and it wasn’t until Burrell left the centre for the first time that the disaster(灾难）hit him.

“Once you step outside and you actually see it and hear it, it paints a completely different picture from what you thought you would be dealing with.”

Calgary firefighters came to help the Calgarians who were influenced by floodwaters. Keal Prince, captain of the Calgary Fire Department remembers how a young boy lost his finger while helping a woman remove debris(瓦砾）out of her house.

“As his finger got cut off it went into a fully loaded dumpster(装好的垃圾箱）”Prince said. “People had worked hours to get the dumpster loaded and now they’re working tirelessly, quickly to unload that dumpster, looking for that finger.”

“We had to remove a lot of debris to find that finger. Luckily, the finger was found and it was reattached(重新接上），”Prince added.

Burrell is proud of what the city has achieved so far. And he says the city couldn’t have done it without hundreds of unsung heroes. “There were a lot of unbelievable things that went on during the flood and I think that is what Calgarians need to be proud of.”

1.On the morning of Thursday, Burrell ______.

A. recogised his house was flooded

B. was called to go to Canmore to help people

C. got to know from others about a coming disater.

D. opened his house and found something was wrong.

2.Hearing what had happened, Burrell ________.

A. called the centre to collect pictures

B. reported the event to the TV station

C. went to the flooded areas immediately

D. gave orders for work to be started at once

3.It seemed that the young boy ____.

A. was a great help

B. had a happy ending

C. looked for his finger hours alone

D. was hurt while unloading the dumpster

4.We can infer from the last paragragh that Burrell ______.

A. thinks highly of people in Calgary

B. has received praise from Calgarians

C. thinks it’s his duty to protect the city

D. feels the firefighters need more training

A new study, conducted by British company Mindlab International, has found that listening to music at work increases accuracy and speed, The Telegraph reported. Perhaps, some parents disagree with this idea, saying, "Switch off the music and concentrate!" Well, if that's the case with your parents, you might now be able to convince them that you have science on your side.

The company gave 26 participants a series of different tasks for five days in a row, including spell checking, mathematical word problems, data entry, and abstract reasoning. The participants completed these tasks while listening to music or no music at all.

The results showed that while music was playing, 88% of participants produced their most accurate test results and 81% completed their fastest work. David Lewis, chairman of Mindlab International, told The Telegraph, "Music is a very powerful management tool if you want to increase not only the efficiency of your workforce but also their emotional state... they are going to become more positive about the work."

However, you may have a list of your favorite songs, but not all kinds of music match all homework. For maths or other subjects involving numbers or attention to detail, you should listen to classical music, the study found. In the study, pop music enabled participants to complete their tasks 58% faster than when listening to no music at all. If you are reviewing your English writing, pop music is the best choice, as it is the best kind for spell checking. It cut mistakes by 14%, compared to listening to no music. After finishing your homework, do you often take time to check your answers? Maybe, some dance music is suitable for you.

1.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A. Music helps us to learn

B. We cannot live without music

C. Different music, different lives

D. Music in the classroom.

2.What did the participants have to do in the study？

A. Persuade their parents to listen to music.

B. Listen to the same music together.

C. Try their best to choose the most suitable music.

D. Finish tasks with music or without music at all.

3.What does the underlined word "they" refer to in Para 3？

A. tools B. results

C. tests D. participants

4.When you review your English writing, what kind of music is the best choice？

A. Classical music B. Dance music

C. Pop music D. Rock music

Being organized is an important skill for school and life．When you’re well organized, you can stay focused，instead of spending time hunting things down．

1.For schoolwork, it means having one notebook or place where you store all your assignment，so you know what you have to do and when. Keeping all your school work neat and in a specific place--these are the main parts of organization.

For home stuff, being organized means having a place to put your things and putting them back as you go.2.It means keeping your schoolbag，your shoes, and your clean underwear in the same places so you always know where to find them.

Planning is part of being organized, too. 3.Calendars，lists，and schedules can help you plan. You can buy or draw a calendar and keep it near your workplace. Making a schedule or “to-do” list for yourself is a good idea. Looking at your list helps you keep track of what you need to do. 4.Check off things when you’ve done them. Use your list to help you decide which thing is the most important to work on first.

5.But once you’re organized，it feels great．The less time you spend hunting around for things or panicking about homework，the more time you have for better things，like reading a good book or playing.

A. Planning means deciding what you will do and when you will do it.

B. First，you should get your schoolwork organized.

C. Add new things as you get assignments.

D. You will benefit a lot from a good habit.

E. What does it mean to be organized?

F. It takes some extra efforts to organize yourself and your stuff.

G. It means hanging your coat up instead of dropping it on the floor or throwing it on a chair.

One day, a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor ______ the question papers, with the text facing down as usual. ______ he handed them all out, he asked his students to ______ the page and begin. To everyone's surprise, there were no ______, just a black dot (点) in the center of the page. The professor, seeing the expression on everyone's face, told them the following:

"I want you to write what you ______ there.”

The students, ______, got started on the inexplicable (令人费解的) task.

At the end of the class, the professor ______ all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them, with no ______, described the black dot, trying to explain its position in the middle of the sheet, etc. After all had been ______, the classroom was silent, the professor began to explain:

"I'm not going to grade this. I ______ wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the ______ part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot, and the same happens in our ______. We have a white paper to observe and ______, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is a ______ given to us with love and care and we always have ______ to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us. the job that ______ our livelihood and the miracles we see every day.

____, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots: the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the ______ relationship with colleagues, the _______ with a friend, and etc.

The dark spots are very _______ compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that pollute our minds. "

1.A. handed out B. turned up C. referred to D. pointed at

2.A. Since B. Until C. If D. After

3.A. fold B. turn C. open D. use

4.A. exercises B. choices C. questions D. scores

5.A. remember B. imagine C. study D. see

6.A. surprised B. confused C. curious D. displeased

7.A. collected B. finished C. marked D. selected

8.A. excuse B. doubt C. exception D. explanation

9.A. said B. answered C. returned D. read

10.A. also B. just C. even D. finally

11.A. big B. black C. beautiful D. white

12.A. lives B. classrooms C. colleges D. studies

13.A. send B. keep C. enjoy D. show

14.A. burden B. gift C. pressure D. lesson

15.A. reasons B. time C. freedom D. festivals

16.A. threatens B. ruins C. provides D. changes

17.A. However B. Therefore C. Besides D. Moreover

18.A. close B. complicated C. special D. strong

19.A. stay B. contact C. satisfaction D. disappointment

20.A. dark B. round C. small D. dirty

Years ago, in a small fishing village in Holland, a young boy taught the world about the rewards of unselfish service. Because the entire village ______ the fishing industry, a volunteer rescue team was needed in case of ______. One night, the winds screamed, the clouds burst and a strong storm overturned a fishing boat at sea. The crew in trouble______the S.O.S. The captain of the rescue rowboat team sounded the alarm and the villagers______in the town square overlooking the sea. When the team started their rowboat fought their way through the wild waves, the villagers waited ______on the beach, holding lamps to______the way back.

An hour later, the rescue boat ______ through the fog and the cheering villagers ran to greet them. Falling _______on the sand, the volunteers reported that the rescue boat could not hold any more _______and they had to leave one man behind. Even one more passenger would have surely _______the rescue boat and all would have been lost. Therefore, the captain called for another volunteer team to _______the survivor. Sixteen-year-old Hans_____ forward. His mother grabbed his arm, crying, "Please don't go. Your father______in a shipwreck (船只失事) 10 years ago and your elder brother, Paul, has been lost_____for three weeks. Hans, you are all I have left." Hans replied, "Mother, I have to go. ________everyone said I can't go, let someone else do it? Mother, this time I have to do my duty. When the call for service comes, we all need to take our _______and do our part. Hans kissed his mother, joined the team and______into the night. "

Another hour passed, which seemed to Hans' mother like a century._____the rescue boat dashed through the fog with Hans _______up in the bow. Cupping his hands, the captain called, "did you find the lost man?" Hardly able to control himself, Hans ______ cried back, "Yes, we found him. Tell my mother it's my elder brother, Paul!”

1.A. suffered from B. got through C. depended on D. turned away

2.A. frequency B. emergency C. efficiency D. fluency

3.A. set about B. took over C. came up with D. sent out

4.A. fought B. followed C. gathered D. struggled

5.A. angrily B. anxiously C. fearfully D. happily

6.A. hope B. try C. expect D. light

7.A. reappeared B. repeated C. rewrote D. reminded

8.A. unknown B. urgent C. exhausted D. energetic

9.A. villagers B. barbers C. passengers D. captains

10.A. pushed B. pulled C. settled D. overturned

11.A. look for B. look after C. look out D. look on

12.A. stepped B. looked C. put D. threw

13.A. lived B. pulled C. died D. survived

14.A. in the fire B. in the war C. on strike D. at sea

15.A. How about B. What if C. What for D. What with

16.A. place B. photo C. fame D. turn

17.A. disappeared B. appeared C. came D. went

18.A. Secondly B. Firstly C. Finally D. Thirdly

19.A. standing B. keeping C. fishing D. taking

20.A. sincerely B. excitedly C. worriedly D. curiously

Have you ever had a case 1. a mistake helped you understand an idea or a skill? For me, it was sailing. I took a sailing class when I was in high school. No matter how many times I read the 2. (explain), I could not understand the difference between a “tack" and a “jibe”---two methods of turning a boat ---one much 3. (safe) than the other. Later, one day, when I was sailing, a heavy wind blew up. We needed to head back, 4. I mistook the “tack” for the “jibe” and pushed the boat in the wrong direction. Before I realized 5. (I) mistake, it was too late. Luckily, no one 6. (hurt). Only after this experience did I 7. (clear) understand the sailing phrase “turning on the wind” that I 8.(read) so many times in the textbook.I never confused a “jibe” with a “tack” again! Now I often share this story 9. my students after they have made mistakes. I hope they can learn something from their mistakes and correct them instead of10. (regret) all day.

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短文。短文中共有10处错误，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(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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10处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。

I am so glad to receive your email. I know you had made three plans for the holiday, but you only have time to choose two from it. Now I am writing to give you some suggestions.

You plan to taking a course after the exam and you want to find a part-time job. More important, you would like to travel to some places of interest. I think it is a good idea to take a course, although you can learn more knowledge through it. What’s more, I hope you can pay visit to some scenic spots. The reason is that what you can broaden your horizon and relax yourself after the tough exam. As for find a part-time job, it is not necessary, for you can have more chance to take a job. Are you satisfying with it? I hope you can agree to my suggestions.

假设你是一中学生李华。近日，你的英语笔友John听说你们学校正在开展“建设节约型社会(Construction of an energy-saving society)”主题活动，发来邮件请你介绍一下你对活动的看法和建议。请你结合以下要点，用英语给John回复邮件。

1.不浪费粮食和纸张;

2.尽量不使用方便筷（disposable chopsticks)、塑料袋;

3.毕业生将书赠给低年级同学循环使用;

4.其他建议（如绿色出行等）

5.只有我们共同努力……

注意:

1. 不要逐字翻译，可适当增加细节;

2. 词数：120左右。开头已经为你写好，不计入总词数;

Dear John,

Glad to receive your E-mail.

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Yours,

Li Hua

It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. She will talk about my lack(缺乏) of a bright future because I don’t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I don’t want to do any job related to science, either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.

“Why can’t you be like my co-worker’s son?” she bemoans all the time. Her co-worker’s son received a four-year scholarship and is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I don’t know what to answer except that I simply can’t be like Mr. Perfect as I’ve called the unnamed co-worker’s son. I can’t be like him. I’m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve a career because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary.

I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. I’ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am and usually comes home around 5:00 pm or even 6:00 pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesn’t mean I’ll be successful. I’d rather follow my dreams and create my own future.

1.Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?

A. The writer’s studies. B. The writer’s future job

C. Dinner plans D. Wars around the world

2.We can infer（推断）from Paragraph 1 that the writer’s mother ______.

A. doesn’t want the writer to major in English

B. doesn’t think the writer should be a doctor

C. gets along very well with the writer

D. doesn’t think working in the science field is a good idea

3.The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probably means _____.

A. agrees B. shouts

C. complains D. smiles

4.Which of following statements is probably TRUE about the writer?

A. He wants to be like his mother’s co-worker’s son.

B. He wants to find a job in his community in the future.

C. He doesn’t think his mother’s co-worker’s son is perfect.

D. He wants to do something he really likes in the future.