【1】Beethoven is widely r________as one of the greatest musicians.

【2】News came that Sue was hurt in an accident, so I r________her on the team.

【3】The scientist holds a strong b________that cancer can be cured one day.

【4】When I realized my dream after hard work, I felt a great sense of________(成就).

【5】Believe it or not, very r________do we have a complaint from any of our customers.

【6】—Do you enjoy watching movies?—A________. They always bring me great joy.

【7】It rained o________this year, certainly not enough for watering the plants.

【8】People waited outside for the chance to see some________(名人).

【9】After some repeated a___, they finally succeeded in winning the competition.

【10】Unfortunately, the whole building was completely d________in the fire.

At Thanksgiving, my mom, dad, brother and I go to my dad’s side of the family, my grandpa’s. When I was in 2nd grade, my grandma got in a car accident only miles from their house. At the time, I was in school. I was checked out and brought to church. Since then, holidays have never been the same. However, Thanksgiving is still good, although it would be better with grandma. At my grandpa’s house, my uncle, aunt, dad and mom all get the dishes prepared for the feast. When the final family members arrive, and the food is downstairs, we dig in, the little ones first.

Christmas is a little different. We have Christmas with my mom’s side at my uncle’s house, usually on Christmas Eve. We have dinner with homemade cupcakes for dessert, and relax until it is time to open presents. The kids get the most and we usually take a family photo. After everybody’s gifts have been opened, my family say goodbye and go home.

Easter has been a little different in the past few years. It started 3 years ago, when my family hosted my mom’s side of the family. We put our dishes we made for the day on the counter. We kids go downstairs and play ping-pong or football. We are called up when everything is ready and begin eating. The kids go to a table in the living room, and the adults use the kitchen table. That is usually the Easter day for us.

Each tradition gets better and better each year for some reason. I wonder what new traditions my family might come up with in the coming years.

【1】What happened to the writer when he was in 2nd grade?

A. He lost his grandma.

B. He dropped out of school.

C. He felt Thanksgiving was not as good as before.

D. He didn’t like going to his mum’s side of the family.

【2】We can learn from the passage that on Christmas, .

A. a family photo is usually taken

B. presents are only given to the kids

C. the kids play ping-pong or football

D. the adults have dinner in the kitchen

【3】How does the writer feel about future holidays with his family?

A. Patient and encouraged. B. Curious and eager.

C. Worried but grateful. D. Tired but hopeful.

【1】How old is the woman’s grandfather?

A. 79.B. 78.C. 80.

【2】What did the woman’s grandfather do last winter?

A. He went in the hospital.B. He went on a cycling holiday.

C. He attended a skiing contest.

One day in 1918, my Uncle Milton received his draft notice. My grandparents were very upset. But my mother, at the age of 10, felt on top of the world about her soldier brother going off of war. Realizing how he was regarded by his little sister and all of her friends, my uncle bought them all service pins, which meant that they had a loved one in the service. All the little girls were delighted.

The moment came when my uncle and the other soldiers, without any training but all in uniforms, boarded the train. “The band played and the crowd cheered. Although no one noticed, I’m sure my grandmother had a tear in her eye for the only son. The train slowly pulled out, but not about a thousand yards when it suddenly paused. Everyone stared in wonder as the train slowly returned to the station. There was a dead silence before the doors opened and the men started to step out. Someone shouted, “The war is over!”For a moment, nobody moved, but then the people heard someone bark orders at the soldiers. The men lined up in two lines, walked down the steps, and with the band playing, marched down the street, as returning heroes, to be welcomed home. My mother said it was a great day, but she was just a little disappointed that it didn’t last a tiny bit longer.

【1】What the grandfather was most worried about was .

A. the spread of the world war

B. the safety of his two cousins

C. a drop in his living standards

D. his relatives killing each other

【2】The underlined phrase “draft notice” means “ ”.

A. order for army service

B. train ticket for Europe

C. letter of rejection

D. note of warning

【3】Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story?

A. Disappointing.

B. Unexpected.

C. Uncertain.

D. Inspiring.

1．写信目的；

2．简介该书；

3．询问地址。

注意:1．词数100左右，邮件的开头与结尾己给出；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 参考词汇：书法calligraphy；鉴赏appreciation。

Dear Peter,

How are things with you?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

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10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dr. Hunter got a phone call in one night. He was asked to go to the hospital at once to operate a seriously wounded boy. It was 30 mile away. And it was snowing heavy. He thought he could get there before midnight. Therefore, he was stopped by a man in an old black coat a few minutes late. Gun in hand, the man was in the old black coat ordered the doctor to get out of the car and drove down the road, left the doctor in the falling snow. When the doctor arrived at the hospital, he was told the boy has died an hour before. By the door of the waiting room sat a man in the old black coat with his head in his hands.

In general, single-letter prefixes(前缀) have been popular since the 1990s, when terms such as e-mail and e-commerce first came into use.

Most “i” products are targeted at young people and considering the major readers of Independent’s “i”, it’s no surprise that they’ve selected this fashionable name.

But it’s hard to see what’s so special about the letter “i” Why not use “a”, “b”, or “c” instead? According to Tony Thorne, head of the Language Center at King’s College, London, “i”works because its meaning has becomc ambiguous. When Apple uses “i”, no one knows whether it means Internet, information, individual or intcractive, Thorne told BBC Magazines. “Even when Apple created the iPod, it seems it didn’t have one clear definition,” he says.

“However, thanks to Apple, the term is now connected with portability.” adds Thorne.

Clearly the letter “i” also agrees with the idea that the Western World is centered on the individual. Each person believes they have their own needs, and we love personalized products for this reason.

Along with“Google” and “blog”, readers of BBC Magazines voted“i”as one of the top 20 words that have come to define the last decade.

But as history shows, people grow tired of fads. From the 1900s to 1990s, products with “2000” in their names became fashionable as the year was connected with all things advanced and modern. How ever, as we entered the new century, the fashion disappeared.

【1】People use iPlayer to .

A. listen to music

B. make a call

C. watch TV programs online

D. read newspapers

【2】We can infer that the Independent’s “i” is designed for .

A. young readers

B. old readers

C. fashionable women

D. engineers

【3】The underlined word “ambiguous” means “ .”

A. popular

B. uncertain

C. clear

D. unique

【4】The writer suggests that .

A. “i” products are often of high quality

B. iTeddy is a live bear

C. the letter “b” replaces letter “i” to name the products

D. the popularity of “i” products may not last long

As I tried describing Thanksgiving Day to my in-laws (姻亲） in China, I could already see their eyes cloud over with 【1】 (confuse) and sense the questions arising in their minds. So I attempted 【2】 (translate) the holiday through things they were familiar with. I described the roast turkey as something similar 【3】 Beijing duck. I compared the annual Thanksgiving show to the 【4】 (year) Spring Festival Gala (联欢会) on Chinese New Year’s Eve. And I characterized 【5】 entire celebration as an American version of Winter Solstice (冬至) in China. Yet as much as my in-laws 【6】 (nod) and smiled, I recognized that even these explanations were a poor substitute. No words could fully describe the Thanksgiving celebrations :I had known in the US.

This 【7】 (be) the kind of disappointment you face in cross-cultural communication. Despite all the differences, we can still sit down together and have heart-to-heart 【8】(discussion) about each other’s traditions. So in the spirit of my American holiday, I silently gave a moment of thanks for 【9】 (have) in China such great in-laws, 【10】 cared enough to listen to their foreign daughter-in-law talk about Thanksgiving Day.

Flower sellers were asked to create flower arrangements that respond to pieces of art on display, from ancient carvings to contemporary sculptures. It’s extremely attractive and also memorable, to the point that it has become a problem.

In recent years, the de Young received more than a thousand complaints from people who felt that cell phones had spoiled their experience of the exhibit. institutions of fine art around the world face similar problems as the desire to take photographs becomes a huge attraction for museums, as well as something that upsets some of their patrons (资助人). So the de Young responded with a kind of compromise: carving out "photo free" hours during the exhibition’s six-day run.

One common complaint about the effect of social media on museum culture is that people seem to be missing out on experiences because they are so busy collecting evidence of them. A study recently published in the journal Psychological Science suggests there is some truth to this. It finds that people who keep taking photos of an exhibit and posting them on social media rather than simply observing it, have; a hard time remembering what they see. But the issue is complex for the professionals running museums. Linda Butler, the de Young’s head of marketing and visitor experience, acknowledges that not everyone wants a museum to be "a photo-taking playland. " Yet a lot of people do and she believes that the de Young is in no position to judge one reason for buying a $28 ticket to be more valid than another. "If we removed social media and photography," she says, "we would risk becoming irrelevant. "

【1】What was the woman eager to do according to Paragraph 1?

A. To get her phone.B. To take a photo.

C. To escape the crowd.D. To push ahead.

【2】How did the de Young respond to the dilemma?

A. By setting periods without photo-taking.

B. By making the exhibition free of charge.

C. By compromising with the government.

D. By extending the free exhibition hours.

【3】The recent study finds that the use of social media in museums may .

A. uncover the truth

B. play a negative role

C. accumulate evidence

D. cause many complaints

【4】Which of the following may Linda Butler support?

A. Catering to visitors.

B. Reducing admission prices.

C. Reserving judgement in public.

D. Banning social media and photography.