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I was 11 when you were born, and in your first few years I often looked after you, bathed and dressed you and took you out for walks. I have______ memories of your childhood. Of ______you up as a “rock star”. Of watching you dance ______ nightclothes. Of your insistence that I make your school lunch ______ I put so much more peanut butter on your ______ than anyone else. Of the______ phone call we ever had----an echo (共鳴) of my own university years—when you wanted to ______ university and study dance.

Since we have grown up, I have lived through you, although you may not know it. You had the opportunity I so ______ wanted but never got ---- to train in the dancing arts. I encouraged our parents to support you because I have always ______ how my life would be if they hadn’t chosen a(n) ______ career path for me, their eldest child.

I know you have ______ to hunt for work and confidence, and that you probably wonder sometimes if you made the right choice. ______ , I am happy for you and proud that I played some small role in helping you to ______ a dream.

There is a ______ between us now. It has grown since I first left home, and in the ______ I missed your teenager years. That ______ me greatly. I imagine that you believe we have very little in common—a ______ in the city and a biologist in West Africa---but in you I ______ some of my own dreams realized.

But beyond that, even at 12 or 13 I felt as much a mother to you as an older sister. So, on the rare ______ when we see each other, I want to know everything, from your concerns, hopes to delights.

I wish, there were an arm’s ______ between us. I hope we can one day be sisters or friends again. I still make a tasty peanut butter sandwich for you.

1.A. vivid B. admirable C. awful D. painful

2.A. making B. dressing C. taking D. picking

3.A. on B. over C. in D. with

4.A. as B. while C. though D. if

5.A. noodles B. pies C. cakes D. sandwiches

6.A. longest B. farthest C. simplest D. hardest

7.A. give in to B. look away from C. drop out of D. go in for

8.A. merely B. scarcely C. perfectly D. badly

9.A. wondered B. regretted C. realized D. believed

10.A. special B. traditional C. official D. original

11.A. managed B. struggled C. preferred D. rejected

12.A. Moreover B. Therefore C. However D. Otherwise

13.A. support B. oppose C. have D. follow

14.A. plan B. promise C. conflict D. distance

15.A. experience B. process C. situation D. direction

16.A. frightens B. touches C. upsets D. comforts

17.A. dancer B. teacher assistant C. actress D. rock star

18.A. hope B. see C. keep D. remember

19.A. stages B. vacations C. spots D. occasions

20.A. width B. height C. length D. depth

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閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Gandhi, an Indian national hero, 1. (regard) as the father of the Indian nation, a fighter for freedom and equality , and a spiritual leader .

He was born in India in 1869. 2. (follow) the local custom, he got married at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, 3. he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he 4. (send) to South Africa to work on a law case.

In South Africa he was surprised to find that the problem of racial discrimination was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine 5. (fight) for equal rights. Gandhi returned to India in 1915, when India was controlled by the British. 6. (determine) to defend the territory, he led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and the 7. (depend) for his country. In the political movement many Indians including Gandhi were put in prison. 8. , the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give in and India won its victory in 1947. 9. (fortunate), Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died 10. January 30th, 1948.

短文改錯(cuò)

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

增加： 在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。

刪除： 把多余的詞用斜線(xiàn)（\）劃掉。

修改： 在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)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）不記分。

Nowadays, mobile payment is becoming more and more popular with our shopping. In addition to pay in cash, by cheque or credit card, a consumer can use a mobile phone to pay for wide range of services and goods. Compared with those traditional mean, mobile payment was faster and more convenient. Besides, it can be used at any given time or place, save much time and energy. However, we can’t overlook the fact that it must be operated with a phone and a network. And it is only recently which the technology to support such systems has become wide available. It will be arouse public concern over its potential risk, such as the account security and other unexpected problems. Technology is changing its life rapidly, so we should get ready for it.

書(shū)面表達(dá)

假設(shè)你是李華。你的美國(guó)筆友Jane打算七月來(lái)中國(guó)，擔(dān)心文化差異的影響，特來(lái)信詢(xún)問(wèn)中國(guó)人的社交習(xí)俗。請(qǐng)你用英語(yǔ)回一封信，按以下幾個(gè)方面作具體介紹：

1．見(jiàn)面時(shí)的問(wèn)候方式；

2．對(duì)于表?yè)P(yáng)的回答方式；

3．接受禮物時(shí)的回應(yīng)方式；

4．餐宴禮節(jié)。

注意：

1．詞數(shù)100左右，信的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)束語(yǔ)已為你寫(xiě)好(不計(jì)入總詞數(shù))。

2．可根據(jù)內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，使行文連貫。

Dear Jane,

Glad to hear from you and you’re welcome to China in July.

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I hope what’s mentioned above might be helpful and wish you a good journey.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

Although many directors are _____ with the rise in China's movie industry, they have voiced concerns about possible bubbles (泡沫) in it.

A. disappointed B. delighted

C. bored D. annoyed

The failure to _____ the basic values and laws of a country harms the survival of its democracy (民主).

A. ban B. reduce C. replace D. observe

--- Argon, can I borrow your textbook?

--- Sorry, not _____ you help make a note of what the teacher says.

A. unless B. if C. when D. since

______ how close she was standing to the railway tracks, the girl was hit by the train and died on the spot.

A. Having not realized B. Not having realized

C. Not realizing D. Not to realize

Car drivers can take a subway into the city center ______ cars always get stuck in the traffic jams.

A. which B. what C. where D. when

Frightened, Lucy looked back over her shoulder _____ what was coming towards her.

A. seeing B. saw C. to see D. seen