2.未来活动设想；

3.希望当选。

注意：1.字数100词左右；

2.可适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾己为你写好，但不计入总词数。

Good afternoon,dear friends!My name is Li Hua.I am honoured to have a chance to run for the president of the English Speech Association._________________________________________________________________

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Spring Festival,【2】(celebrate)from the first to the 15th day of the first lunar month,is undoubtedly the most【3】 (significance)cultural event in a year for Chinese.

Like in other parts of the country,preparations for the festival start early every year,with food【4】(play)a key role.In rural Yueyang,for instance,such delicacies as tofu and smoked pork are prepared a month or two 【5】 advance. Then,there are specific days for certain activities.People offer prayers to the Kitchen God on the 23rd of the last lunar month,so that he puts in a good word about the host family when he【6】return)to heaven to file an"annual report"the next day.

The festival is celebrated by putting up【7】decorate)in house,lighting firecrackers,worshipping ancestors and staying up late on the eve of the Chinese New Year.

The night before the year begins is the highlight of the festival【8】those working in faraway cities try to rush home【9】catch)the family reunion dinner.Some families have unique menus for this special meal Fish,which symbolizes prosperity in Chinese culture,is【10】must

Our most commonly held code for success is broken. Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard we will be more successful, and if we are more successful, then we’ll be happy. If we can just find that great job, win that next promotion, lose those five pounds, happiness will follow. But recent discoveries in the field of positive psychology have shown that this code is actually backward: Happiness fuels success, not the other way around. When we are positive, our brains become more engaged, creative, motivated, energetic, and productive at work. This discovery has been repeatedly borne out by rigid research in psychology and neuroscience(神经学), management studies, and the bottom lines of organizations around the globe.

In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor, who spent over a decade living, researching, and lecturing at Harvard University, draws on his own research—including one of the largest studies of happiness and potential at Harvard and others at companies like UBS to fix this broken code. Using stories and case studies from his work with CEOs of Fortune 500 in 42 countries, Achor explains how we can reprogram our brains to become more positive in order to gain a competitive ability at work.

Based on seven practical, actionable principles that have been tried and tested everywhere from classrooms to boardrooms, stretching from Argentina to Zimbabwe, he shows us how we can capitalize on the Happiness Advantage to improve our performance and maximize our potential.

A must-read for everyone trying to stand out in a world of increasing workloads and stress, The Happiness Advantage isn’t only about how to become happier at work. It’s about how to acquire the benefits of a happier and more positive mode of thinking to achieve the extraordinary in our work and in our lives.

【1】 What do we know about the new discovery in paragraph 1?

A. Conventional code for success is totally useless.

B. The more we are successful, the happier we are.

C. Positive psychology is really backward.

D. Happiness contributes greatly to success.

【2】 Why did the writer write the book The Happiness Advantages?

A. To reprogram one’ s brain to be healthier.

B. To make people more positive and competitive.

C. To study stories and cases of CEOs.

D. To make a lecture at Harvard University.

【3】 The underlined phrase “capitalize on” in paragraph 3 is closes in meaning to ____

A. provide fund for

B. make full use of

C. write big letters for

D. stand out in

【4】 What is the purpose of the writer in writing the passage?

A. To help people stand out in the world.

B. To arouse people’s sense of happiness.

C. To help people decrease the work stress.

D. To strongly recommend the book.

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。

Among the few scientists who have had a great effect on science and history, Albert Einstein is perhaps the 【1】(great). An American university president once commented that Einstein had created【2】 new view of the universe. His theory has completely changed the way scientists understand time and space. Now, more and more people agree that the universe is something more complicated than 【3】 they have ever thought before.

Einstein 【4】 (bear) in Germany in 1879. In 1914, young Einstein, already internationally famous, became a professor at an institute in Berlin. He had few duties, little teaching and unlimited opportunities for study. However, 【5】 peaceful life was soon broken by the First World War.

Einstein hated violence. He was deeply affected by the war; he sat 【6】 (happy) in his office doing nothing and 【7】 (lose) interest in his research. Only when peace came in 1918 was he able to get back to work.

In the years 【8】 (follow) the First World War, people showered honor upon him. He became the head of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Theoretical Physics. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize 【9】 Physics and was greatly honored and respected in Germany. However, his life was again disrupted. The Second World War broke out and Einstein had to moved to the US, 【10】 he lived until his death in 1955.

As solar lighting is becoming useful for homes,many different such outdoor lights can now be found in supermarkets.Here are some helpful tips for customers.

Does your area receive enough direct lighting?

【1】So you shouldn't even give it a thought if you live in an area that doesn't get much sunlight.These lights need direct sunlight,or they just won't work very well.【2】

The expensive one usually means good quality Choosing the cheapest ones will result in many problems.For once,it's best to buy more expensive lights of high quality.【3】At least you should know the difference between a $10 light and a $45 light.

Buy lights that require less installation(安装）

Most solar lights are simply driven into the ground.Therefore.you shouldn't deal with the difficulty in installing a system that involves anything more than that.【4】You don't need to buy lights that require half an hour each to plant into the ground because that's just a waste of time.

Make sure the lights can store enough energy.

Different solar lights can store different amounts of energy【5】Therefore,you should choose lights that are able to store enough energy to last for a few hours or more,at least those that will last from nightfall throughout most of the night and part of the morning.

A.They should take a few minutes each to get into the ground

B.Without sunlight,solar lighting is useless.

C.It means some will stay lit longer than the others

D.Buy many solar lights instead of just one or two.

E.Choose something a bit more expensive for once.

F.That doesn't mean you have to spend all your money.

G.Solar lights are becoming more and more popular.

注意：

1. 词数120左右，开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）

2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯。

参考词汇： vision视力 short-sighted 近视眼（的）

Dear classmates, have you noticed the phenomenon that____________________________________________

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— Never mind, I ______ it myself.

A. post B. am going to post

C. was posting D. will post

A friend of mine, recently told me that she hadn't spoken to her son in almost three years. She said that she and her son had had a disagreement about his wife and that she wouldn't speak to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that she be the one to reach out, she said, “I can't do that. He's the one who should apologize.” After a little gentle encouragement, however, she did decide to be the first one to reach out. To her amazement, her son was grateful for her willingness to call and offered an apology of his own. As is usually the case when someone takes the chance and reaches out, everyone wins.

Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn “small stuff(问题)” into really “big stuff” in our minds. We start to believe that our positions are more important than our happiness. They are not. If you want to be a more peaceful person you must understand that being right is almost never more important than allowing yourself to be happy. The way to be happy is to let go, and reach out. Let other people be right. This doesn't mean that you're wrong. Everything will be fine. You'll experience the peace of letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right.

You'll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right，” they will become less defensive and more loving toward you. They might even reach back. But, if for some reason they don't, that's okay too. You'll have the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your part to create a more loving world, and certainly you'll be more peaceful yourself.

【1】The underlined word “rekindle” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”．

A. recover B. develop

C. accept D. replace

【2】In the author's opinion, we hold on to our anger often because we think ________.

A. we can turn small issues into big ones

B. our positions are higher than others

C. our own opinions matter most

D. others will be less defensive

【3】The best thing to do after a quarrel is to ______.

A. let go of our own rights

B. realize that you are wrong

C. expect others to give in

D. apologize to others first

Change regular SM cards to smaller SIM cards.

Did you know you can cut a regular size phone SIM card to a smaller size SM card and it will still work?This tool will help you do it.Just stick a SIM card in it,press it down like a stapler(订书机).A perfectly shaped smaller SIM is there.I've used it many times when swapping SIMs from one phone to another.

03/7/17-Mark Frauenfelder

Profi Cheese Slicer

Uses a thin wire to slice up to medium-hard cheeses in four inch sections.

I may own every cheese slicer ever made.I prefer a wire type cheese cutter so I can cut slices that work well on a piece of bread and sandwich.

This cheese slicer is great for both tasks.It even has adjustable tension on the two cutting wires.A point of information: I did break a wire cutting a very hard piece of cheese with black pepper.Good news,the wire is replaceable,and I was able to purchase new wires to fix it.Maybe best to use on softer cheeses.Lessons learned.But, highly recommended for every other use except for those extremely hard cheeses.

03/6/17-Kent Bames

Ash Bucket(桶子）

Bucket with lid keeps your fireplace(壁炉）clear of ashes.

I purchased this ash bucket recommended by my friend and have found it invaluable.Previously I had an old bucket that got left outside and usually filled up with rain and became a mess to clean.This ash bucket has a raised bottom and thermal insulation(隔热层）to prevent any accidental hot coals in your ash to damage your floor or cause a fire.You can store this bucket indoors since the lid is nice and tight.

03/3/17-Seth Wilson

【1】What can SIM Card Cutter do?

A. Cut up a SM Card. B. Help store more information.

C. Delete the information. D. Make a SIM card smaller shape.

【2】What kind of food is Profi Cheese Slicer most suitable for?

A. Cheese slices with cracked black pepper. B. Very dry sandwich.

C. Medium-soft cheeses. D. Extremely hard cheeses.

【3】Which is one of the characters about the Ash Bucket?

A. It is waterproof. B. It is fire resistant.

C. It is useful outdoors. D. It is of no value.

This happened in a third-grade classroom. Jim sat 【1】 his desk and all of a sudden, there was a puddle(一滩水) between his feet and the front of his trousers was wet. He felt his heart was going to stop. He knew 【2】 would happen when his classmates found out. He looked up and there came the teacher with a look in her eyes that said he 【3】 (discover).

As the teacher was walking towards 【4】, a classmate named Susie was carrying 【5】 goldfish bowl full of water to her desk. Suddenly, Susie tripped(绊倒) and, 【6】 (strange), dumped the whole bowl of water in Jim's lap. He pretended to be angry, but all the while he was saying deep in his heart, “Thank you!”

Jim became the object of sympathy instead of ridicule(嘲笑). The teacher brought him gym shorts to put on. All the others crawled(爬) on their hands and knees, 【7】 (clean) up around his desk. But 【8】 life would have it, the ridicule that should have been his had been transferred(转移) to Susie. She tried to help, 【9】 they told her to leave the room. 【10】 __ school was over, Jim walked over to Susie and whispered, “You did that on purpose, didn’t you?”

Susie whispered back, “I wet my trousers once, too!”