Alice’s mother is very ill. She wishes to take a few days off from school so she goes to her teacher, Mr Green.

―Excuse me, Mr Green．I’d like to take a few days off．

―【1】

―My mother’s ill．I have to take care of her．

―Oh dear! I’m sorry to hear that．【2】

―No, thank you．My mother has caught a bad cold．She has a high fever and coughs day and night．The doctor says my mother has to be in hospital for a few days．I’d like to be with her．

―I understand．【3】

―I hope to be back next Wednesday．

―That’s all right．【4】

―Thank you , Mr Green．That’s very kind of you．I’ll write it immediately．

―【5】I’ll certainly help you with them when you get back．

E．Where have you been ,Alice?
F．But you must write a written request for leave to be away．
G．Don’t worry about your lessons．

Sadly, the boy walked away, deep in thought — how to tell his mother about it. He knew very well his mother had very little money. He decided not to go home at once, because he looked sad and his mother would notice it. So he went to the park and sat on the grass. There he saw a boy moving a wheelchair with his hands. Mike looked at him and was surprised to see that the boy had no feet. He looked at his own feet. “It’s much better to be without shoes than without feet.” he thought. There was no reason for him to feel so sorry and sad. So he went away with smile, thinking that he was much luckier and happier.

【1】How did Mike pass the shop on the street corner?

A.In a wheelchair.B.By bike.

C.On foot.D.By bus.

【2】Why did Mike stop in front of the shop?

A.To buy the shoes.

B.To get something for his birthday.

C.To buy a present for his friend.

D.To look at the shoes he liked.

【3】Why did Mike go to the park?

A.Because many nice shoes were sold there.

B.Because he didn’t want to make his mother worried.

C.Because he wanted to see his disabled friend.

D.Because he wanted to play there for a while.

【4】What can we learn about Mike from the story?

A.Mike liked new shoes very much.

B.Mike had no feet.

C.Mike didn’t want to stay at home.

D.Mike loved his mother very much.

When I saw Li Ziqi making a dress and dyeing it with grape skins all by herself, I was struck by the calm and purposefulness【1】she conveys in her videos.

Unlike other serious introductions to traditional Chinese crafts, her channel is a perfect【2】(combine) of the beauty of nature and hard work in poetry.【3】the themes of her videos have changed a lot, her way of displaying peaceful country life and her confidence and positive attitude towards the world remain the same.

In Li’s videos, besides conventional handicrafts of last generation which【4】(show) in an elegant way, followers are able to appreciate a lifestyle【5】(remove) from the busy modern world. As soon as we immerse ourselves into the dreamland she creates for us, we feel quite at home, our stress and exhaustion quickly【6】(fade) away.

Li and her team are also fond of showing the【7】(detail) of the cooking processes of varieties of traditional Chinese dishes. For example, in her video about spicy tofu, she starts【8】harvesting soybeans, crushing them into powder and transforming【9】into tofu before it is finally cooked.

All in all, Li Ziqi’s videos help me to free my mind from the cares of the daily grind (苦差事). She is the right person to help each of us find some【10】(spirit) peace in our lives.

“Practice makes perfect” was an old saying. It tells us that it does not any matter if we are slow at doing something. As long as we keep on trying and practice, we’ll do a good job in the end. The saying is especial useful in English study. Since a student is poor at speaking, he should grasp(抓住) every chance to open her mouth and speak English. His oral English may be excellent one day due to his hard works. Not only is the saying useful in English study, it is also help in our daily life. To be extent(在一定程度上), there is no short cut in do everything since key to success lies in “practice makes perfect”.

Nearly two decades have passed since China sent the first Beidou satellite into space in 2000. During that time, more Beidou satellites were sent into orbit (轨道), 【1】 (form) the Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). In late 2012, it began providing positioning, navigation, timing and messaging 【2】 (service) to people in China and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region. At the end of 2018, BDS started to serve users worldwide. Now with two more Beidou satellites 【3】 (launch) on Dec 16, 2019, BDS has 53 satellites in orbit.

1. 表示理解；

2. 你的建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右。

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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The story happened in a class. A teacher teaching math to 【1】 five-year-old student asked him, “If I give you one apple and one apple, then another, and another, how many 【2】 (apple) will you have?” The teacher had expected a correct answer, but she didn’t get one. Within a few seconds the student replied 【3】 (confident). “Four! The teacher repeated the question, but the student still gave her the wrong answer after 【4】 (count) on his fingers.

The teacher thought he needed some encouragement. Then, she remembered that this student liked strawberries. She was very 【5】 (excite), and she asked. “If I give you one strawberry, then another, and another, how many will you have then?”

The boy counted on his fingers again. 【6】 a smile, the student said, “Three.” The teacher now had a satisfied smile. So once again, she asked him, “Now if I give you one apple and one apple, then another, and another, how many will you have?”

The student answered, “Four!”

The teacher 【7】 (become) angry. “Why? My boy, why?”

In a low voice, the young student said, “Because I already have one apple in my bag.”

When someone gives you an answer 【8】 is different from what you have expected, don’t think he 【9】(be) wrong. There may be an angle that you have not understood at all, so you will have 【10】 (listen).

【1】I ______ (不同意) with Jack about what we ought to do.

【2】A ______ (直的) line is the shortest distance between two points.

【3】John is very ______ (可信赖的) — if he promises to do something he’ll do it.

【4】The army organized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to ______ (埋藏) the dead.

【5】In my ______ (观点), it is about time we had new computers.

【6】Some lime after I left the boat, it ______ (下沉) into the bottom of the sea.

【7】She ______ (应受报答或惩罚) a reward for her efforts.

【8】This dictionary is available in ______ (电子的) form.

【9】I wish you wouldn’t ______ (咬) your nails.

【10】Tom went to ______ (表演) on stage in England and India.

The red-crowned crane (鹤) is one of the 【1】 (large) cranes in the world, standing at about 150cm tall. Its feathers are as white as snow, except for some black ones on its face, neck and wings. Its unique feature, from which it gets its name, is the bright red skin on the top of its head. The red-crowned crane 【2】 (find) in China, Russia, Mongolia, Japan and the Korean Peninsula (半岛). In China, it spends the warmer months in the rivers and wetlands in the north-east. 【3】 the weather gets cold, it migrates to east-central China. The red-crowned crane is a symbol of long life and good luck in Chinese culture.

During a trip to New York City, Alabama woman Mary Anderson 【1】 (notice) a trolley driver couldn’t see well when it was snowing. At that point, drivers had to open the window 【2】 (clear) it, letting snow and rain into the vehicle. As a solution, Anderson designed and patented wood and rubber arms 【3】 would push rain and snow off the window at the pull of a lever (控制杆). But she was told her 【4】 (invent) was distracting and impractical, and she never profited from her design.