【1】I would rather you ___________(buy) the house last year. Now prices are on the increase sharply.

【2】They didn’t finish the project on time; I __________（后悔）that I hadn’t given them a hand.

【3】We made some interesting ____________（发现）about our own family.

【4】The room ___________(refer) to as an office room is just a bedroom.

【5】Mary couldn’t make herself ___________ (pay) attention to because her classmates made so much noise.

【6】Some believe in the ____________（存在）of life on the Mars, while others consider it a myth.

【7】It is beyond ___________(argue) that smoking is harmful to health.

【8】They looked at him with a ___________（混合）of horror and envy.

【9】The poor couple held their wedding ceremony on a tight __________（预算）.

【10】It was ___________(consider) of you to turn off the light while I was sleeping.

Chinese animators (动画制作人) have been drawing inspiration 【1】 Chinese folk stories and mythology ever since the country’s first animated film, Princess Iron Fan in 1941. In recent years its animated-film industry has witnessed several blockbusters based on classic Chinese tales, among 【2】 Nezha is the subject of the 【3】 (late) hit, which officially opens in cinemas in China on Jul 26.

Nezha earns enthusiastic reviews and 【4】 (consider) even better than Monkey King: Hero is Back. It is also China’s first 3D animated feature film released in IMAX format. Nezha has more than 1, 300 shots with special effects, and it took over 20 Chinese special-effects 【5】 (studio), employing more than1,600 people, 【6】 (realize) the film’s fairy tale setting, the mysterious Dragon King’ s palace, and an amazing fight between fire and water.

The film is loosely based on the Chinese novel The Investiture of the Gods. In the novel Nezha is born during the Shang dynasty (1600BC-1050BC) and is famous for fighting against the Dragon King. 【7】 third son of his father Li Jing, he never 【8】 (please his father and eventually commits suicide. However, compared with the 【9】 (origin) novel and past animated versions, the relationships between the characters are given modern meaning. In Yang’s film he is fighting prejudice: Nezha is hated and feared as the rebirth of devil (恶魔). But Nezha believes his fate is not predetermined and that he can choose to be a devil 【10】 a god.

增加: 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧）, 并在其下写出该加的词。

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: 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

【1】Most of my classmates have plans to travel, which can add up to their life experience.

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【2】The confusing look on her face showed that she didn’t quite understand her mother’s idea.

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【3】Most people on this island love fishing, and obvious, fishing forms an actual part of their leisure time.

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【4】Although they are twins, they have nothing common with each other.

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【5】He had no sooner finished his speech when the students started cheering.

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【6】In addition, attracting by interesting topics, you are free to get involved in the weekly discussion.

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【7】We should consider the students’ request whether the school library provide more books on popular science.

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【8】The Sun Island, where we visited during a recent trip to Harbin, is one of Harbin’s most fantastic tourist attractions.

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【9】Every year, who makes the most beautiful kite will win a prize in the Kite Festival.

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【10】Find ways to praise your children often, or you’ll find they will open their hearts to you.

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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。

My 71-year-old grandpa run a small food stand in a night market in my city, provide local snacks for people working overtime. Receiving payments has always been problem for him before I helped him. He often had to feel in his pocket for changes on cold nights while keeping eye on the food in the oven. After learning this I helped him set up with mobile payment apps like WeChat Pay and Alipay. Now my grandpa is content with which did for him, for about 95 percent of his customers pay with his phones. Mobile payment has become an essential part of our everyday life. It not only deep changes the life of young people, but provides convenient for the elders.

As more and more office employees start working from home full-time or only come into work on certain days of the week, it no longer makes sense for employers to keep the office in the old fashion.【1】 So, be ready to say goodbye to the days of cubicles (隔间) and fixed desk stations and welcome the following changes in modern offices.

Including more resting spaces and leisure areas

While some people tend to work more productively in traditional desk-and-chair environment, others feel better when they’re working from a sofa or bean-bag chair. 【2】 These could range from joined tables for those who want to work in a more relaxed manner and socialize with co-workers, to sound-proof spaces for those who prefer to work alone or in silence.

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Traditional board rooms and conference rooms with tables big enough to host 20 people also fall victim to the remote workforce movement. In the new mobile climate, many employees are starting to come into the physical office merely for face-to-face meetings with co-workers or to bring in clients for presentations. This means that employees are specifically coming into the office for access to these meeting rooms, so these rooms should be sized accordingly.

Using high-tech methods that narrow the gap between office and home

【4】 To do this, some offices are using VoIP phones, which make phone calls through the internet rather than regular landlines, to help employees around the world appear as though they’re calling from the office.

Creating smaller carbon footprint

There are huge benefits, both financially and environmentally, to offices employing more mote workers. Fewer people in the office equal less needed space. 【5】 For employees, the ability to work remotely means an erased commute, which in turn will reduce air pollution and help create a smaller carbon footprint.

A. Building smaller conference rooms.

B. Providing more places for face-to-face communication.

C. In this way, employees can find the spot that best suits them on a given day.

D. Instead, offices are transforming in order to better serve employees floating in and out.

E. Huge amount of money can be saved for employers by using less energy and water, lowering their utility bills.

F. That’s why offices are creating a new mixture of furniture zones that offer both relaxing and traditional seating options.

G. With more employees working from home, it’s critical to have the proper technology to connect people together easily.

Constructed in the northeast, north and northwest China, TNAP is a national program fighting against soil erosion and wind-sand damage by planting sand-fixing forests. The area of sand-fixing forests has increased by 154 percent in the past 40 years, contributing to the reduction of desertification by around 15 percent, according to a report jointly released by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration (NFGA)and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Over the past 40 years, TNAP increased the forest area by 30.14 million hectares and raised the forest coverage rate from 5.05 percent to 13.57 percent in the regions it covers, said Liu Dongsheng, deputy head of the NFGA.

“China's desertification area has obviously reduced since 2000 due to the construction of the Three-North affor-estation and people's increasing awareness of environmental protection,” said Zhu Jiaojun, head of the Institute of Applied Ecology in the northeastern city of Shenyang. Three-North protective forests helped reduce sandstorms by fixing the sources of sand on the ground, Zhu said.

The program also played a role in preventing sandstorms in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Official data showed the time of sandstorms per year dropped from 5.1 days in 1978 to 0.1 days in 2015.

【1】How much desert has been reduced in the past 40 years?

A.154%.B.15%.

C.5.05%.D.13.57%.

【2】Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “erosion” in paragraph 2?

A.Loss.B.Increase.

C.Exploration.D.Production.

【3】What can we infer from the passage?

A.The desert in the north has been replaced by forest.

B.The sand-fixing forest is effective in reducing desert.

C.The sandstorm has completely disappeared in China.

D.People haven't realized environmental protection.

【4】Which is the best title of the passage?

A.Sand-fixing forests protect soil.B.Forests in China has increased.

C.Beijing say goodbye to sandstorms.D.China sees reduced desertification.

1．发出邀请；

2．演出时间，地点和目的；

3．建议他上网搜索，简要了解汉服。

注意：1.词数100 左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Mr. Chris,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Xi to attend import expo in Shanghai

The second edition of the expo, which 【1】 (hold) from Tuesday to Nov 10, will be a 【2】 (large) event than the first expo and will likely attract more attention, Wang said. Sixty-four countries, three international organizations and more than 3,000 companies will promote their products and services at the event. More new technologies and services will debut 【3】 the expo, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

"Holding the expo is 【4】 important decision China has made to push a new round of high-level opening-up. It will promote high-quality development of the Chinese economy," Wang added.

"The event will help to introduce diversified foreign products into China and further fulfill the demand of Chinese consumers 【5】 are seeking high-quality lifestyles. The expo will also provide opportunities for consumers to communicate 【6】 (direct)with foreign companies," Tu said.

"The expo is also expected to help drive 【7】 (invest). The Chinese government will be able to see 【8】 kinds of foreign products are more attractive to Chinese consumers, and thus it can encourage the producers to invest in the domestic market 【9】 (satisfy) local demand," he said.

The United States will have 192 companies participating in the expo — including a large number of Fortune Global 500 companies — up 18 percent year-on-year. Their exhibition area will reach 47,500 square meters, 【10】 ( represent) the top spot, the ministry said.

【1】Where is the man from?

A. Spain. B. Britain. C. America.

【2】What is wrong with the man now?

A. He has a fever B. He has a headache. C. He has a toothache.

【3】What did the man have yesterday?

A. Shrimp (虾) and fish. B. Mutton and fish. C. Shrimp and mutton.

（There did not seem) much point in working on my PhD-I did not expect to survive that long. Yet two years had gone by and I was not that much worse. In fact, things were going rather well for me and I had got engaged to a very nice girl, Jane Wilde. But in order to get married, I needed a job,and in order to get a job, I needed a PhD.

Instead of giving up, Hawking went on with his research, got his PhD and married Jane. Nor did he let the disease stop him from living the kind of life he had always dreamt of. He continued his exploration of the universe and travelled around the world to give lectures. As his disease has disabled him, Hawking has to sit in his now-famous wheelchair and speak through a computer. He talked about his theories and thoughts on some of the greatest questions: What is time, how did the universe begin,and what exactly are black holes?

Hawking became famous in the early 1970s, when he and American Roger Penrose made new discoveries about the Big Bang and black holes. Since then, Hawking has continued to seek answers to questions about the nature of the universe. In 1988, he wrote A Brief History of Time, which quickly became a best-seller. Readers were pleased and surprised to find that a scientist could write about his work in a way that ordinary people could understand. The book sold more than 5.5 million copies in 33 different languages.

【1】According to the quote in paragraph 2, when was Stephen Hawking told about his disease?

A.Twelve months earlier.B.When he was getting married.

C.Two years earlier.D.When he met Jane Wilde.

【2】Why did Stephen Hawking think: “There did not seem much point in working on my PhD?”

A.Because there was no point in being a PhD.B.Because he thought he would die soon.

C.Because there was no hope of being PhD.D.Because he had no place to work.

【3】What made Hawking known to the world in 1970s?

A.His book A Brief History of Time.B.His discovery about the Big Bang and black hole.

C.His fighting against the disease.D.His lectures to university students.

【4】What can we learn from Steven Hawking?

A.Where there is a will,there is a way.B.Every road leads to Rome.

C.Practice makes perfect.D.Better late than never.