Over the course of a few days when I was in a nursing home to recover, I started to really appreciate the housekeeper, an elderly lady who didn’t speak English. Every morning at 6:30 she would try to get into my room so she wouldn’t disturb me. However, every time I would and see her. She would try to and at the same time gave an amazing smile. , I would be just waiting to see her come in and give that wonderful .

I from a nurse that there was an employee rewards program. I asked her to write a(an) card for my housekeeper and put it up. About ten minutes later, another nurse came into my room and told me that the housekeeper was out in the hall her eyes out. Had I done something wrong or inappropriate ? Then the nurse to tell me that the housekeeper had worked there for thirty years and had never a rewards card.

It me like a ton of bricks. Just a few simple words made such a .

From that day forward I tried to admire someone every day for the good things they showed. The results were . People came in with smiles, they talked more, they laughed more, and they life more. , it seems the more I tried to praise others, the I got.

I’m out of nursing home now and almost recovered. I thank my housekeeper for helping me see just how unbelievably life is.

Do a favor and tell your loved ones just how much they to you. It can make the world of difference with both them and you.

1.A. quickly B. quietly C. happily D. slowly

2.A. wake B. stand C. sit D. go

3.A. leave B. hide C. explain D. apologize

4.A. Eventually B. Gradually C. Suddenly D. Occasionally

5.A. greeting B. apology C. smile D. word

6.A. knew B. learned C. found D. got

7.A. invitation B. congratulation C. appreciation D. appointment

8.A. laughing B. shouting C. screaming D. crying

9.A. went on B. came up C. set out D. got up

10.A. accepted B. received C. created D. afforded

11.A. beat B. knocked C. hit D. touched

12.A. difference B. profit C. mistake D. contribution

13.A. disappointing B. interesting C. amazing D. embarrassing

14.A. understood B. valued C. enriched D. enjoyed

15.A. However B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise

16.A. less B. more C. worse D. better

17.A. barely B. fully C. really D. rarely

18.A. dangerous B. beautiful C. tough D. enthusiastic

19.A. yourself B. you C. themselves D. them

20.A. bring B. take C. give D. mean

After graduation from university, I had been unable to secure a permanent job in my small town. So I decided to leave home for New York, 1.______I might have a better chance to find a good job. 2. ______ (earn) some money to pay the daily expenses, I started work in a local café as a waiter. I believe that 3._________ I was offered a good position, I would resign at once.

Over time, the high cost of living became a little burden on my already4.______ (exhaust) shoulder. On the other hand, my search5. a respectable job had not met with much 6. (succeed). As I had studied literature at university, I found

7. quite difficult to secure a suitable job in big companies. Mother had just said that if I want to have a better career advancement, I had to find work in the city. Perhaps 8.______my mother had told me was deeply rooted in my mind. I just did as she had expected.

Soon I had lived in the city for over six months but I still did not like it. Apparently, I had difficulty 9._____ (adapt) myself to life in the city, let alone finding a job to my delight. After nine months of frustration, I eventually decided to go back to my small town. Not until I returned 10.______I realize that a quiet town life was the best for me.

短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題：每小題1分，滿分10分）

假定英語課上老師要求同桌中間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：把缺詞處加—個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；

2．只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。

Dear Jin Jing，

Your problem is common one among middle school students．Maybe the following advices can help you．First in all, believe in yourself．Your greatest problem is that you lack self-confidence．The first thing you must do it is to smile at your classmates．One smile speaks loud about your wish to make friends than any word．Your smile will show that you are friendly to him．Next, trying talking with a student who is as shy as you or who share the same interest as you．You can discuss your studies with a classmate and you can also talk about your hobbies．Unless anyone is in trouble, you should be ready to help him or her．Once you have confidence, you can make as many friends as possibly．

Yours,

Lily

假如你是李華，是高二某班班長(zhǎng)。為了豐富同學(xué)們的課外生活，班級(jí)準(zhǔn)備成立一個(gè)自行車俱樂部(cycling club)。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下面的提示，用英語寫一則口頭通知。通知如下：

1.每周訓(xùn)練一次，由體育老師輔導(dǎo)。 2.安排在每周三下午第三節(jié)的課外活動(dòng)時(shí)間；

3 自行車自備； 4.活動(dòng)免費(fèi)； 5到班長(zhǎng)那里報(bào)名（sign up）。

注意：1. 可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)以使行文連貫；

2. 詞數(shù)100 左右。

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——What about _________ job??

——It’s too difficult _________ job for me.?

A. the; a B. the; the

C. a; the D. a; a

— The overcoat is too expensive. Can you sell it cheaper?

— Sorry, it’s beyond my .

A. concern B. power C. item D. tip

It’s because they have a lot in common they are getting along well with each other.

A. why B. how C. that D. who

— Who called you up just now?

— Mary. She asked my homework.

A. if had I finished

B. if I had finished

C. I had finished

D. had I finished

It was the first time in my life that I the Great Wall. You can’t imagine how excited I felt!

A. had visited B. visited

C. visit D. have visited

Mrs. Chen devotes herself to teaching. We love and respect her very much.

A. nearly B. entirely

C. certainly D. exactly