After UK and EU leaders had lots of hard negotiations about how Brexit would work, on 22nd, January, 2020, Wednesday, the British Parliament finally approved an agreement about the UK’s divorcing the EU, which Queen Elizabeth II agreed to on Thursday. The deal was expected to pass in the European Parliament the next week. If everything went well, the UK would leave the EU on January 31, 2020. It did! The UK finally and officially left the EU at 11 pm on this day, ending a process that began three and a half years before. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brexit fans celebrated with fireworks and big parties. For many they called it the UK’s Independence Day. For many others in the UK, it represented the final stage of something they fought hard to prevent. Now the deal has been signed and Britain has left, but it doesn’t mean the life in Britain will change suddenly. Until 31st December 2020, freedom of movement will continue and this means UK citizens will have the right to live and work in the EU.

Making things even more difficult is the fact that the next challenge of Brexit has arrived. The UK and EU now have almost one year to work out the details of the relationship they will have in the future. Many experts express their common concern that making these new agreements will go through the same experience as the original Brexit deal.

【1】What does the underlined word “referendum” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A.Explanation.B.Vote.

C.Deal.D.Statement.

【2】What day was it when the UK left the EU officially?

A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.

C.Thursday.D.Friday.

【3】What can we say about Brexit?

A.It was an extremely difficult process.B.It is a great victory for all UK people.

C.It means a temporary loss for the EU.D.It brings UK people a new life overnight.

【4】What is the experts’ attitude towards Brexit’s next work?

A.Ambiguous.B.Confident.

C.Worried.D.Cautious.

【1】How did the speaker know about the good news?

A. From Julie’s mother. B. From Julie’s friends. C. From a TV programme.

【2】What does the speaker guess Julie is celebrating for?

A. A new club. B. Her new novel. C. Her graduation.

【3】How does the speaker feel about Julie?

A. Disappointed. B. Worried. C. Satisfied.

【4】What did Julie do as a child?

A. She won a competition. B. She joined a writing club. C. She gave some lectures.

My mother was not afraid of Mrs. Calloway. She wished me to have my own library card to check out books for myself. She took me in to introduce me. “Eudora is nine years old and has my permission to read any book she wants from the shelves, children or adults,” Mother said.

Mrs. Calloway made her own rules about books. You could not take back a book to the library on the same day you’d taken it out; it made no difference to her that you’d read every word in it and needed another to start. You could take out two books at a time and two only. So two by two, I read library books as fast as I could go, rushing them home in the basket of my bicycle. From the minute I reached our house, I started to read. I knew this was extreme happiness, knew it at the time.

My mother shared this feeling of mine. Now, I think of her as reading so much of the time while doing something else. I remember her reading a magazine while taking the part of the Wolf in a game of “Little Red Riding Hood” with my brother’s two daughters. She’d just look up at the right time, long enough to answer—in character —“The better to eat you with, my dear,” and go back to her place in the magazine article.

【1】Which of the following best describes Mrs. Calloway?

A.Quiet.B.Considerate.

C.Boring.D.Strict.

【2】What do the underlined words “this feeling” refer to in the last paragraph?

A.Interest in games.B.Love for Mrs. Calloway.

C.Desire to read.D.Fear of the library rules.

【3】Where is the text probably from?

A.A guidebook.B.An autobiography.

C.A news report.D.A book review.

1. 介绍活动的相关内容（例如：时间、长度、参加者等）；

2. 你对此项活动的看法；

3. 询问对方的意向。

注意：1. 词数 80左右。

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Beijing, together with Zhangjiakou, succeeded in getting the chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, which speeds up the development of Zhangjiakou City. Word came 【1】 the Beijing- Zhangjiakou high-speed railway, located in North China, is now 【2】 construction, and is expected to be completed by 2020 in 【3】 (prepare) for the cities to host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Starting from Beijing North Railway Station and heading west through the Great Wall, the project is 【4】 (probable) the biggest challenge ever. Its designers say that the explosions needed 【5】(dig) the tunnels will not have a negative effect on the structure.

The railway line has a length of 174 km as a double-track passenger line, with ten stations along its route. Enjoying 【6】 total investment of 31.17 billion yuan ($5 billion), the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes 【7】 the train will travel at an average of 250 km/h.

According to the plan, the high-speed railway will have two branch 【8】line) — one is to Yanqing Station and the other to Taizicheng of Chongli, where the Olympic Village lies. The full railway,【9】 (include) a 70-kilometer section through Beijing, 【10】 (complete) in four and a half years.

【2】 In fact, one survey found that two-thirds of people in this age group admitted to experiencing FOMO regularly. If you ask teenagers whether they experience social media anxiety, most would answer no. But what they do not realize is that if they are stressed or worried about what they see online, then they are possibly experiencing FOMO, especially if they are online a lot.

Then how to handle the problem of FOMO? Of course, turning off the technology seems like a natural cure for FOMO. 【3】 Teenagers may still worry that they are missing out, even if they are not on social media at all.

The key is to turn off the technology and do something else like reading a book, giving a friend a makeup, baking cookies—anything that allows them to focus on something other than social media. 【4】

It is also important to encourage teenagers to recognize that they cannot possibly be everywhere and do everything. So, naturally, there will be parties or events that they cannot attend. 【5】 Photos can be deceiving (骗人的). And even though it looks as if their friends are having a good time, this may not be the case. They should never let the fact that they couldn’t be somewhere affect their view of themselves.

A. FOMO has become an even bigger problem.

B. FOMO is especially common to people aged 18 to 33.

C. In simple terms, FOMO stands for “fear of missing out”.

D. It can be extremely helpful in changing their attitudes towards life.

E. But this does not necessarily mean they are missing out on something.

F. By doing this, teenagers are not glued to their screens and are more active.

G. But just switching the phone to “off” doesn’t erase the feelings caused by FOMO.

Work 15 - 20 hours a week for busy pizza shop.

Duties include making and delivering pizza and some cleaning.

Paid $ 10 per hour + $ 2 per delivery + free dinner.

All applicants must have your own car.

Email us with information about whether you ever cooked and when you can work.

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TV Host

A national TV station wants to find two people to host a new primetime (黄金时段) game show. Interested? You need to have

◆ a confident and lively personality

◆ some experience of working in the media industry

◆good communication skills

◆ an enthusiasm for performing

40 ,000 per year

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Casual Sale Assistant

We are looking for casual team members to join our team for 10-30 hours per week！

You must have a positive attitude and great willingness to talk to others, can work in both a team and as an individual and be available to work on Mondays and weekends between 9 am and 5pm.

You will be responsible for using the cash register, tidying up shelves and helping customers find what they are looking for.

Pay is $ 14.50/hr, but $ 25/hr at weekends

To apply, get in touch with the manager

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Chinese Teachers

Our established language school is looking for Chinese teachers. Our classes are small and students are all ages.

You must have a university degree and teaching experience and a health certificate.

You must also be able to speak and write Chinese fluently.

30 hours per week(flexible times)

30 per hour, plus bonuses

Apply to Smith @ gmail. com

【1】The candidate for a pizza delivery driver must tell the employer his/her_____.

A.personalityB.availability

C.driving experienceD.salary expectation

【2】How much can Tom get as a casual sale assistant if working 2 hours on Sunday?

A.$50.B.$30.C.$29.D.$14.5.

【3】Who must be outgoing?

A.TV host and Chinese teacher.

B.Pizza delivery driver and Chinese teacher.

C.TV host and Casual sale assistant.

D.Casual sale assistant and Pizza delivery driver.

要点包括：

1. 比赛的时间和地点；

2. 举办此活动的目的和意义；

3. 诚挚邀请他担任评委。

注意：1.词数 100 左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear James,

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Yours,

Li Hua

Nothing in this world can be achieved without effort. Mozart wasn't born 【1】 composer. He practiced the piano from the age of three and began composing at the age of five. Jim i Hendrix 【2】（use）to walk around his house with a guitar and play 【3】 to eight hours a day. As a child, Jimi used to listen to his father's blues records alone with a broom, 【4】（pretend） to play it like a guitar. 【5】 of them had their gift just given to them at birth. They had to work 【6】（true）hard and discover that they had a gift.

Another example is Albert Einstein, the father of modern physics. He 【7】（tell）that he would never be a 【8】（succeed）at anything. But he believed in himself, and he persevered with his studies 【9】 his own.

I'm not trying to say that everyone can be Mozart or Einstein if they just spend a lot of time doing something. But, with effort and passion, one can achieve a great deal. Without those things, you're not going to achieve much. Luck comes to those 【10】 prepare for it. If you do something you love, don't let little bumps along the road stop you.

Humans are unusual in that the females live long past the age at which they stop having babies. Patrick Bergeron, professor of biology at Bishop's University in Quebec, said that most of the organisms will reproduce up to their very last moment. This increase is often explained by the so-called "grandmother effect". He thinks there could still be a benefit for women who stop having babies to increase their genetic footprint by helping their daughters to raise larger families.

To explore the "grandmother effect" hypothesis （假设），Bergeron and his colleagues examined nearly 200 years' worth of French-Canadian population records from the 17th and 18th centuries. "At the time, life was tough. In some years, a third o the kids were not even making it to one year of age.” But the researchers found that having a grandmother still alive was a definite plus."Families with grandmothers alive were larger by about two and the survival of these grandchildren to age 15 was much improved."

This beneficial effect was only seen when the matriarchs （女家长）lived nearby. That role is tougher for them to fulfills as they get older in poor health, which brings us to the second study. The researchers found that the benefits associated with having a grandmother on hand depended on her age. Once manna hit 75, the grandchild survival benefit disappeared. This was almost certainly due to some form of indirect resource competition, though, rather than wickedness （邪恶）on the part of co- resident grandmothers.

So a healthy grandma helps make for a healthy grandchild. If ',over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house" isn't too long a trip.

【1】What's the second paragraph mainly about?

A.Differences between animals and human beings.

B.Disadvantages of living with grandmas

C.Grandmothers' influence on the kids.

D.What's called“grandmother effect”.

【2】How does the writer describe about the French-Canadian population more than three hundred years ago?

A.By voicing opinions.B.By providing facts.

C.By giving examples.D.By telling stories.

【3】What can we infer from the second study?

A.Society should be concerned about the old women.

B.Grandmothers over 75 years old are unwilling to help.

C.Some grandmothers may occupy kids' relative recourses.

D.Some grandmothers are getting wicked after they are old.

【4】Which of the following can be the most helpful grandmother according to the passage?

A.A healthy one living nearby. ,

B.A healthy one living abroad.

C.An old one living in a nursing home.

D.A knowledgeable one living together.