US president Barack Obama is probably ______ most powerful person in the world. But what was his high school life _______? You can find answers to the question in his “Back to School” speech ______ (give) on September 13, 2010.

“I know some of you may be nervous about starting a new school year and worried about _______ that’ll be like. Here is what I tell you: nobody _____ (get) to write your destiny (命运) but you. Your future is in your hands. Your life is what you make of it. And nothing is beyond your reach. So long as you’re willing to dream big. So long as you’re willing to work hard. So long as you’re willing to stay _____ (focus) on your education. An education has never been more important. I’m sure there will be times _____ you’re staying up late for a test, or dragging (费力地拉起) yourselves out of bed on a rainy morning, and wondering _____ it’s all worth it. Let me tell you: Nothing is as _____ in life as your education. In other ______ (word), the farther you go in school, the farther you’ll go in life.

An unforgettable experience I recently had made me ______ (see) how important friendships are and the need to have a better understanding of friends. A friend is a person ______ is always there to encourage and support you whenever you’re in trouble. A friend is a person who’ll try to do what he or she can______ you. A friend is a person who’s overjoyed seeing you win and who will share your sorrow when you’re ________ (disappoint).

    For my part, friendship is like a ______(price) gift: It can’t be bought for any amount. It’s also a shining light of hope. If you have friendship, you’ll never feel_______(alone).

Exactly 10 years ago, 189 heads of state ______ (gather) in New York. They set a number of goals. These goals included helping poor people, educating children and protecting the environment. The leaders agreed to do their best to meet the goals _______ 2015.

    With only five years _______ (go), about 140 world leaders got together in New York on September 20. Their________ (三天的)meeting was to talk about their work on the goals.

短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

   Dear Ralph,

I'm a newcomer here of a small town. I would               1. _____

describe myself as shy and quietly. Before my classmates,     2. _____

it always seems difficult for me to do things well as        3. _____  

them. I'm sure they will laugh to me and see me as           4. _____

a fool. So I feel unhappy every day.                      5. _____ 

Besides, I have few friends. I don't know that they           6. _____

don't like to talk with me. Sometimes, we talked to each other  7. _____ 

very well in class, but after class we become stranger at      8. _____

once. I am trying to improve the situation since it doesn't     9. _____

seem to work. Can you tell me about what I should do?       10. _____

Yours,    

Xiao Wei

—Hello! Is that Mr. Clark? This is Liu When speaking.

—Hello! Mr. Liu. Can I help you?

—I’m on my way to your house now, but I have lost my way.

—  1.  Where are you now, Mr. Liu?

—I don’t know exactly. I think I’m somewhere on Dong An Road.  2. 

—A bookstore on Dong An Road.  3.  

—Yes, it is. And I can see a restaurant at the other corner.

—Now I’m almost sure where you are. You turned at the second corner. You should have turned at the first corner from the railway station.

—Is that so?  4.  

—There you’ll find a one-way traffic sign. That’s where you have to turn to the left, there is a six-story house. My room is on the third floor.

—I’m sure I won’t have any trouble this time. Thanks

—   5. 

A．Then I’ll go back to the first corner.

B．See you tomorrow.

C．Are you tired and hungry?

D．That’s too bad.

E.I’m calling you from a bookstore.

F.I’ll be waiting for you.

G.It’s at a corner, isn’t it?

You should have been more patient ________ that customer；I’m sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.

A．of               B．with              C．for               D．at