A. Laying off B. Getting laid off

C. Laid off D. Lay me off

A. simply B. constantly

C. generally D. consequently

The Hermitage Museum

The Hermitage Museum is one of the most important sights to see for any visitor to St. Petersburg. There you can see lots of different paintings of old masters inside the Hermitage. Prepare to come face-to-face with classic Western artists.

The Russian Museum

The Russian Museum holds one of the largest collections of Russian art in the world. View Russian art creations through the ages, from Byzantine (拜占庭)-style icons to the Socialist Realism of Stalin’s times.

Kizhi Island

Kizhi Island is an open-air museum of wooden buildings from the Karelia Region of Russia. These impressive structures are made without any nails (釘子) — the wood fits together with joints and grooves (溝槽).

Peterhof

Peterhof is as beautiful as it is fun. You’ll be charged for admission (門票), but go to Peterhof when the fountains (噴泉) are working — during the day in the summer. They are shut off in winter as well as in the evenings.

The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood

Love it or hate it, the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood is an attractive must-see sight. The beautiful look may make your eyes brighten, and the paintings inside the church will make you say “Wow!”

The Bronze Horseman Statue

The Bronze Horseman is a part of Russian Culture and a symbol of St. Petersburg. Made famous by Alexander Pushkin (普希金), this statue of Peter the Great sitting on his horse can truly show Peter the Great’s influence on the Russian idea of greatness.

【1】If you’re interested in paintings, you’d better go to _____.

A.the Hermitage Museum and Peterhof

B.the Hermitage Museum and the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood

C.Kizhi Island and the Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood

D.the Russian Museum and Kizhi Island

【2】The man on the Bronze Horse refers to _____.

A.Peter the GreatB.Alexander Pushkin

C.ByzantineD.Stalin

【3】What can we know from the passage?

A.The fountains in Peterhof can be seen all year round.

B.The largest collection of Russian art is in the Hermitage Museum.

C.The buildings on Kizhi Island are made of wood.

D.You can visit Peterhof free of charge.

【4】The main purpose of this passage is to _____.

A.show the wonderful history of Russia

B.introduce the famous buildings in Russia

C.persuade artists to study St. Petersburg

D.attract tourists to visit St. Petersburg

【1】Let me ____________the broken glass in case someone walks on it.

【2】I had hoped to do to Hawaii，but I didn’t _________the tour in time.

【3】I want to do the thing ____________without outside interference or help.

【4】The lecturer speaks too fast for me ____________.Can you catch him？

【5】How can he get a good job __________if he doesn’t work hard now?

【6】You can choose anyone who you think __________this job.

【7】He___________the books to everyone in the class.

【8】There might be two factors which___________the problem.

【9】It’s time we took measures to___________the problems related to pollution.

【10】____________the job interview can help you impress your potential employer.

A huge milestone has just been reached in the field of artificial intelligence: AlphaGo, a program developed by Google’s DeepMind unit, has defeated legendary Go player Lee Se-dol in the first of five historic matches being held in Seoul, South Korea. Lee 【1】 after about three and a half hours, with 28 minutes and 28 seconds remaining on his clock. The series is the first time a professional 9-dan Go player has taken on a computer, and Lee is 【2】 for a $1 million prize.

“I was very surprised,”said Lee after the match.“I didn’t expect to lose. But I didn’t think AlphaGo would play the game in such a perfect manner.”DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis expressed“huge 【3】 for Lee Se-dol and his amazing skills.”calling the game“hugely exciting”and“very tense.”Team lead David Silver said it was an“amazing game of Go that really pushed AlphaGo to its 【4】.”

Go is an ancient Chinese board game that has long been considered one of the great 【5】faced by AI. While computer programs ow best the world’s leading human players of games like checkers and chess, the high level of intuition and 【6】required by Go has made it tough for computers to crack. DeepMind’s AlphaGo program is the most 【7】effort yet, using a complex system of deep neural networks and machine learning; it beat European champion Fan Hui last year, but Lee Se-dol is another 【8】 rival entirely.

“I don’t regret accepting this challenge,”said Lee.“I am in shock, I admit that, but what’s done is done. I enjoyed this game and look forward to the next. I think I failed on the opening layout so if I do a better job on the opening aspect I think I will be able to increase my 【9】 of winning.”Lee was surprised both by how strong AlphaGo’s opening was, and by some 【10】moves.

Beijing Daxing Airport is Finally Open

Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), also known as Beijing New Airport, is the biggest airport in the world. It is also the second international airport of Beijing along with Beijing Capital International airport. Daxing Airport is located in Daxing District (the southern suburbs of Beijing). Its location was selected after thorough analysis. With a 46km-distance from Tiananmen Square, a 67km-distance from Beijing International Airport and a 26km-distance from Langfang City Center, Daxing Airport aims to become the main airport hub of the serving area. It is expected to handle up to 45 million passengers per year by 2021 and reach an outstanding 100 million in the future.

How big is Daxing Airport?

Daxing Airport was called “Starfish” because of its impressive shape. There is a huge terminal building (航站樓) covering a 700,000m area while the ground transportation centre extends to 80,000m. For the time being, Daxing Airport has four runways and 79 airport stands. The 4 runways’ size is impressive while the airport stands are suitable both for one twin-aisle (雙通道) and two single-aisle planes. Eventually, the airport will have 7 runways in total and will be able to serve about 620,000 flights annually.

Who designed Daxing Airport?

The airport’s design is pioneering. Its terminal building is the impressive outcome of the collaboration between ADP Ingeniérie (ADPI) and the architecture team of Zaha Hadid (ZHA) who tragically passed away in 2016. Then, in August 2018, Hong Kong design studio Lead 8 undertook the design of the new commercial terminal which is expected to respond to every passenger’s needs.

What are the designing advantages?

Daxing Airport was designed to show high respect to environmental protection. Besides, to simplify passenger procedures, there are only less than 600 meters between checkpoints and gates and a minimum waiting time for baggage claim. Furthermore, the designers paid great attention to the convenient ground transportation system of the airport. High-speed and intercity trains, metro and public buses will connect the new airport to Beijing city and other major areas in a fast and efficient way.

【1】What does Daxing Airport aim to? （不多于九個(gè)單詞）

【2】Why is Daxing Airport called “Starfish”? （不多于五個(gè)單詞）

【3】Who designed the commercial terminal? （不多于六個(gè)單詞）

【4】Please write down one of the designing advantages of Daxing Airport. （不多于七個(gè)單詞）

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刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。

修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線，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。

At the beginning of the year 2018, most part of China, including Kunming and Shaoguan, experience the heaviest snow in winter. This unexpected heavy snow made us unprepared and led many problems. The snow blocked city traffic and caused power cuts, make vehicles in streets run slowly and many traffic accidents happen. Besides, some highways were been closed and a lot of flights was canceled or delayed. Therefore, this surprising snow also brought much joy to people. He went out happily and took a good many pictures of the beautiful moments. Children were throwing snowballs or snowmen were seen everywhere.1 will always remember this magically snow.

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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。

When my sister was young, she likes to talk about her days at school with me. One day, she showed me five stars. She said a new teacher had given it to her. She seemed to really like this new teacher, that was a fresh graduate from one of the most famous university. My sister also mentioned that her new teacher was so good as her class adviser, or even better. In the fact, all her classmates liked the. New teacher because her kindness and friendliness. She also taught them beautifully songs. She sang very good and all the students admired her. Even before her graduation, she often went back to the school to visit her teacher.

【1】In the following story, Richard Wright tells us how his _____for books grew with each passing day and what changes took place in him as he did more and more reading.

【2】Gary is such an experienced car racer that he always _____his start to perfection.

【3】Every night, after finishing doing all the housework, she would _____across to the bed where the child was lying asleep and gave him a kiss.

【4】When he was introduced to the famous actress, he was so nervous that he was _____.

【5】Above the old shabby Victorian houses and shops _____the monster office blocks of the redeveloped center.

【6】In the postwar years, the villagers had to travel into town to _____the produce from their farm.

【7】Simply remember that men and women come from different planets, and _____friendships have never worked.

【8】People can now _____on smart-phones while previously, one had to do one thing at a time on a phone.

【9】If you repeatedly have the same dream, your _____is trying to send you a message.

【10】When we were kids, a trip to the beach was a real _____.

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