THEATRE
City Varieties
The Headrow，Leeds．Tel.430808
Oct 10﹣11only A Night at the Varieties．All the fun of an old music hall with Barry Cryer，Duggle Brown，6dancers，Mystina，Jon Barker，Anne Dural and the Tony Harrison Trio； Laugh again at the old jokes and listen to your favourite songs．
Performances：8pm nightly．
Admission：₤5； under 16or over 60：₤4
York Theatre Royal St Leonard's Place，York．Tel.223568
Sept 23﹣Oct 17 Groping for Words﹣a comedy by Sue Townsend．Best known for her Adrian Mole Diaries，Townsend now writes about an evening class，which two men and a woman attend．A gentle comedy．
Admission：First night，Mon：₤2；Tues﹣Fri：₤3.25﹣5.50； Sat：₤3.50﹣5.75．
Halifax Playhouse King's Cross Street，Halifax．Tel.365998
Oct 10﹣17On Golden Pond by Ernest Thompson．This is a magical comedy about real people．A beautifully produced，well﹣acted play for everyone．Don't miss it．
Performances：7：30pm．
Admission：₤2．Mon：2 seats for the price of one
Grand Theatre Oxford Street，Leeds．Tel.502116
Oct﹣17The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole，Aged 13．Sue Townsend's musical play，based on her best﹣selling book．
Performances：Evenings 7：45．October 10﹣17，at 2：30pm．No Monday performances．
Admission：Tues﹣Thurs：₤2﹣5； Fri & Sat：₤2﹣6．
1.Which theatre offers the cheapest seat？
A. Halifax Playhouse．
B. City Varieties．
C. Grand Theatre．
D. York Theatre Royal．
2.If you want to see a play with old jokes and songs，which phone number will you ring to book a seat？
A. 502116
B. 223568
C. 365998
D. 430808
3.We may learn from the text that Sue Townsend is ．
A. a writer
B. an actress
C. a musician
D. a director．
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Have you ever run into a careless cell phone user on the street？Perhaps they were busy talking，texting or checking updates on WeChat without looking at what was going on around them．As the number of this new"species"of human has kept rising，they have been given a new name﹣phubbers（低头族）．
Recently，a cartoon created by students from China Central Academy of Fine Arts put this group of people under the spotlight．In the short film，phubbers with various social identities（身份） bury themselves in their phones．A doctor plays with his cell phone while letting his patient die，a pretty woman takes selfie （自拍）in front of a car accident site，and a father loses his child without knowing about it while using his mobile phone．A chain of similar events eventually leads to the destruction of the world．
Although the ending sounds overstated，the damage phubbing can bring is real．
Your health is the first to bear the effect and result of it．"Constantly bending your head to check your cell phone could damage your neck，"Guangming Daily quoted doctors as saying．"The neck is like a rope that breaks after long﹣term stretching．"Also，staring at cell phones for long periods of time will damage your eyesight gradually，according to the report．
But that's not all．Being a phubber could also damage your social skills and drive you away from your friends and family．At reunions with family or friends，many people tend to stick to their cell phones while others are chatting happily with each other and this creates a strange atmosphere，Qilu Evening News reported．
It can also cost you your life．There have been lots of reports on phubbers who fell to their death，suffered accidents，and were robbed of their cell phones in broad daylight．
1.For what purpose does the author give the example of a cartoon in Paragragh2？
A. To inform people of the bad effects of phubbing．
B. To advertise the cartoon made by students．
C. To indicate the world will finally be destroyed by phubbers．
D. To warn doctors against using cell phones while treating patients．
2.Which of the following is NOT a risk a phubber may have？
A. His social skills could be affected．
B. His neck and eyesight will be gradually harmed．
C. He will cause the destruction of the world．
D. He might get separated from his friends and family．
3.Which of the following may be the author's attitude towards phubbing？
A. Supportive．
B. Opposed．
C. Optimistic．
D. Objective．
4.What may the passage talk about next？
A. Advice on how to use a cell phone．
B. People addicted to phubbing．
C. Measures to reduce the risks of phubbing．
D. Consequences of phubbing．
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Science can't explain the power of pets，but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure （血压） and raise chances of recovering from a heart attack，reduce loneliness and spread all﹣round good cheer．
Any owner will tell you how much joy a pet brings．For some，an animal provides more comfort than a husband/wife．A 2002study by Karen Allen of the State University of New York measured stress （紧张） levels and blood pressure in people﹣half of them pet owners﹣while they performed 5minutes of mental arithmetic （算术） or held a hand in ice water．Subjects completed the tasks alone，with a husband/wife，a close friend or with a pet．People with pets did it best．Those tested with their animal friends had smaller change in blood pressure and returned most quickly to baseline heart rates．With pets in the room，people also made fewer math mistakes than when doing in front of other companions．It seems people feel more relaxed （放松）around pets，says Allen，who thinks it may be because pets don't judge．
A study reported last fall suggests that having a pet dog not only raises your spirits but may also have an effect on your eating habits．Researchers at Northwestern Memorial Hospital spent a year studying 36 fat people and their equally fat dogs on diet﹣and﹣exercise programs； a separate group of 56 people without pets were put on a diet program．On average，people lost about 11 pounds，or 5% of their body weight．Their dogs did even better，losing an average of 12 pounds，more than 15% of their body weight．Dog owners didn't lose any more weight than those without dogs but，say researchers，got more exercise overall﹣mostly with their dogs﹣and found it worth doing．
1.What does the text mainly discuss？
A. What pets bring to their owners．
B. How pets help people calm down．
C. People's opinions of keeping pets．
D. Pet's value in medical research．
2.We learn from the text that a person with heart disease has a better chance of getting well if
A. he has a pet companion
B. he has less stress of work
C. he often does mental arithmetic
D. he is taken care of by his family
3.According to Allen，why did the people do better with pets around when facing stressful tasks？
A. They have lower blood pressure．
B. They become more patient．
C. They are less nervous．
D. They are in higher spirits．
4.The research mentioned in the last paragraph reports that
A. people with dogs did more exercise
B. dogs lost the same weight as people did
C. dogs liked exercise much more than people did
D. people without dogs found the program unhelpful．
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How to Make Friends
Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends．Good friendship has many benefits．It offers companionship，improves self﹣worth and promotes good health．There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town，or changed our jobs or schools．Such changes often leave us without a friend．1.．But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage．Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends．
1．Associate （交往） with others．
The first step to making friends is associating with other people．You can go to public places to meet new people．Besides，you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places．
2．Start a conversation．
Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends．2.You can always start the conversation first．Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people．
3．3.
Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together．Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience．
4．Let it grow．
It is a good thing to stay in touch．However，try not to press your new friend with calls，messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend．4.．The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally．Enjoy your friendship
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves．
5.Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be．Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you．
A．Be cheerful．
B．Do things together．
C．Do not wait to be spoken to．
D．Try not to find fault with your friends．
E．Making new friends comes easy for some people．
F．For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch．
G．So you will need to give your friend time to react to you．
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A young English teacher saved the lives of 30 students when he took______ of a bus after its driver suffered a serious heart attack. Guy Harvold,24, had ______ the students and three course leaders from Gatwick airport, and they were travelling to Bourme mouth to ______ their host families. They were going to ______ a course at the ABC Language School in Bournemouth where Harvold works as a ______.
Harvold, who has not ______ his driving test, said, "I realized the bus was out of control when I was ______ the students." The bus ran into trees at the side of the road and he ______the driver was slumped(倒伏) over the wheel. The driver didn't ______. He was unconscious. The bus______ a lamp post and it broke the glass on the front door before Harvold ______ to bring the bus to a stop. Police______ the young teacher's quick thinking. If he hadn't ______ quickly, there could have been a terrible______.
The bus driver never regained consciousness and died at Easy Surrey Hospital. He had worked regulary with the ______ and was very well regarded by the teachers and students. Harvold said, "I was ______ that no one else was hurt, but I hoped that the driver would ______.
The head of the language school told the local newspaper that the school is going to send Harvold on a weekend ______ to Dublin with a friend, thanking him for his ______. A local driving school has also offered him six ______driving lessons.
1.A. control B. care C. advantage D. note
2.A. taken in B. picked up C. tracked down D. helped out
3.A. greet B. thank C. invite D. meet
4.A. present B. introduce C. take D. organize
5.A. drive B. doctor C. librarian D. teacher
6.A. given B. marked C. passed D. conducted
7.A. speaking to B. waiting for C. returning to D. looking for
8.A. learned B. noticed C. mentioned D. doubted
9.A. sleep B. cry C. move D. recover
10.A. ran over B. went by C. carried D. hit
11.A. remembered B. continued C. prepared D. managed
12.A. witnessed B. recorded C. praised D. understood
13.A. appeared B. reacted C. escaped D. interrupted
14.A. delay B. accident C. mistake D. experience
15.A. airport B. hospital C. school D. police
16.A. happy B. fortunate C. touched D. sorry
17.A. survive B. retire C. relax D. succeed
18.A. project B. trip C. dinner D. duty
19.A. bravery B. skill C. quality D. knowledge
20.A. necessary B. easy C. different D. free
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While people in western countries are busy 1. （prepare） Christmas gifts for their loved ones，Chinese people are looking forward to the Spring Festival，China's most important annual event．What is children's expected part of the Spring Festival？Chances are that they are longing 2. （receive） red envelopes which contain money．The red color of the envelope symbolizes wishing someone good luck．And the money in it is a symbol of wishing good fortune on children．
One popular story of 3. the red envelopes came from is about a monster 4. （call） Sui appearing on Chinese New Year's Eve．A sleeping child who was touched by it would develop a fever 5. then became a fool．But a couple prayed so 6. （sincere） that a god sent eight guards disguised（装扮） as coins to protect the children．From then on，people placed eight coins on red string and 7. （ hide） them under children's pillows．
As the Chinese character for"year"has the same 8. （pronounce） as the monster's name，people called the coins"ya sui qian"，meaning" 9.（luck） money against the evil spirit"． 10. time passing，paper notes replaced the coins and the red envelope replaced the thread（线）．
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下面短文中有10处语言错误．请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写上该加的词．
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉．
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词．
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．
Two years before，I traveled to Brazil and I rented for a car．Unfortunate，I had an accident and hit another car，and I needed to stay in a hospital for at least two week．I called my parents，so I did not tell them what had happened．I knew that they will be worried about myself because I was so farther away，and that my mother would not sleep if she knew．Therefore，I told them interested stories and how I was enjoying Brazil．As a result，nobody knew truth．I still think that it was the right thing to do．
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假如你是某中学学生会主席李华．一个英国学生代表团下周二将来你校访问并想了解一些中国的传统文化，学校安排你参与接待工作．请用英文写一篇发言稿，文章内容需包含以下要点：
1．欢迎来访；
2．自我介绍；
3．活动安排：参观校园、体验剪纸（paper﹣cutting）和茶艺（tea art）、与本校学生自由交谈等
注意：1．词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯．
Dear friends，
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That's all．Thank you．
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