Challenges and tough experiences can help you find out who you really are.

About 2 years ago, I was in one of my first taekwondo (跆拳道) championships (錦標賽). I was very in myself My opponent (對手) was skinny. The thoughts in my head were something like "She's so of course you'll win". As the match started, my opponent's true came out. She came straight at me and landed a head kick on me, three points in the first five seconds. I was so shocked, and forgot everything my coach said. I was kicking , in hopes of not losing. But hit me. I lost 21-5.1 had never lost before. I was afraid of the girl, and to me, her name was with defeat.

The experience lasted with me. I worked and trained harder than before. I listened to my wholeheartedly and made sure I was not overconfident. The following year, I the same girl once again at the state championships. I was But with encouragement from my coach, I some confidence. When the fight started, I did not panic like the previous match but listened to my coach's . His voice me around the ring (拳擊場), attacking at key moments. The main thought in my head was not about winning or losing, doing my best. Eventually, I won. My hard work, and listening to my coach all . My opponent had the skinny figure, but did not frighten me anymore.

From this experience, I learned not to let confidence overshadow reality. It is important to _ the fact that there are people better than you. But with this idea in mind, you can work hard to become that person mat is better. This experience also taught me not to judge others based on their .

1.A. competing B. struggling C. playing D. quarrelling

2.A. proud B. confident C. content D. ashamed

3.A. young B. tiny C. strong D. ugly

4.A. expression B. sense C. personality D. figure

5.A. taking B. catching C. reaching D. scoring

6.A. surprised B. panicked C. tired D. excited

7.A. angrily B. bravely C. blindly D. cautiously

8.A. reality B. courage C. imagination D. memory

9.A. filled B. associated C. mixed D. compared

10.A. coach B. teammate C. opponent D. judge

11.A. recognized B. faced C. admired D. reminded

12.A. afraid B. courageous C. delighted D. alone

13.A. lacked B. borrowed C. developed D. remembered

14.A. judgment B. praise C. encouragement D. advice

15.A. showed B. forced C. kept D. directed

16.A. but B. or C. so D. and

17.A. paid back B. called off C. called back D. paid off

18.A. different B. same C. rare D. common

19.A. oppose B. ignore C. receive D. accept

20.A. appearances B. words C. description D. behavior

Many people travel during the holiday season but do not make sure that their houses and homes 1. (protect). Crime goes up2. (rapid) during the winter and summer holiday seasons. Here are some things that you should keep in mind when you go on 3.

holiday.

Always give4. (strange) the feeling that you are at home. Have the snow5. (clean) off your stairs or out of your driveway during the winter season. You might ask someone to park6. cars in your driveway.

Tell your newspaper deliverer that you are not at home. 7. (have) a pile of newspapers and other mail on your doorsteps tells people that you are not at home, so you could also have a neighbor8. a relative get your mail every day.

Fix a timer in some of your rooms9. turns lights on and off during different times of the day. Some TVs also come with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain times. Have motion (運動) sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away10. you are not at home.

假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處

語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號()，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．每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞。

2．只允許修改1 0處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。

Television playsimportant part in our life. It shows us information program, like the news and sports events. We can watch films, listen to interviews and hearing the sounds of events that happened far away. Television teach us about countries and cultures but we can enjoy entertainment. A television set can be used for another things as well. You can record shows and films for late viewing, watch DVDs, or even play video games. Television was being developed over 80 years ago, influenced our lives ever since.

假如你是育才中學的一名英國交換生Tom。為了放松心情、結(jié)交朋友并了解中國的風土人情，

你計劃這個假期去云南大理、麗江旅游。請根據(jù)以下要點撰寫一篇博文尋找中國學生作為旅游伙伴：

1．時間： 2月2 1日-2月26日；

2．對旅伴的要求；

3．聯(lián)系方式：電話：13012345678; E-mail:tommy1999@163.com.

注意：

1．詞數(shù)100左右；

2．可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3．開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)。

I'm Tom, a British exchange student at Yucai High School.

Looking forward to meeting you.

— You are really crazy about music!

— Sort of．I always find in music _______ peace which is missing in _______ world full of challenges．

A．/; the B．/; a C．a(chǎn); the D．the; a

By pretending to be ill, the candidate tried to run away from _______ issues, which always aroused too much debate．

A．confidential B．controversial

C．contemporary D．contradictory

According to the school rules, a student ______ report any damage to school properties to a teacher or the office immediately．

A．shall B．will C．should D．would

Time is pressing; it’s impossible for me to get there in an hour, ______ the possible delays．

A．a(chǎn)ccounting for B．a(chǎn)nswering for

C．a(chǎn)llowing for D．heading for

Much disappointed as he is _______ in the job interview, he still keeps his confidence．

A．to have failed B．failed

C．having failed D．failing

How can you expect to get ahead in your life _______you even live to yourself from time to time?

A．though B．until C．before D．when