When my father was getting ready for work, our house was ruled by knocks and words.
He used to come downstairs to breakfast.
The morning paper lay beside his plate. He always read the ''Deaths'' first, and then he knocked once on the table. One of my sisters brought his bread, already buttered for him. Usually he said nothing, but once I heard him say, ''I love you very much, Edith. I would love more if you buttered my bread on both sides. '' He read the paper all through breakfast.
Two knocks on the table meant ''I am ready for my tea. '' If a single knock followed that meant, ''More bread, please. ''
After breakfast he said, ''Boots. '' The paper was spread (展开) for him over the back of an arm-chair. Yesterday's paper was put on the chair for his feet, and his boots were brought to him, freshly cleaned. He read standing at the same time putting on his boots. With one boot finished he said, ''Bus. '' At that point one of the girls went outside to the garden gate and waited there. Her job was to stop a bus when it came. It came early sometimes and it had to wait for my father. ''Overcoat, hat. '' One of my sisters had already brushed his overcoat. Now she held it open for him. Another girl came with his hat, nicely brushed. ''Handkerchief, pipe (烟斗). '' They were brought and put, with his tobacco (烟草), into his pocket. He looked out of the window and said either ''Walking stick'' or ''Umbrella''. It was handed to him. Ready now, he was still reading the paper. He didn't put it down until he heard the shout ''Bus coming! '' Then he kissed my mother and went out. The girls breathed freely.
How lucky a man was to have a wife and five daughters at home!
1.When the father made the first knock, he meant _______.
A.his breakfast should begin
B.he had begun to read the morning newspaper
C.he was made to feel sad by the ''Deaths'' news
D.he would start to read the other parts of the paper
2.All the daughters were quite busy in the morning because _______.
A.their father never helped them
B.they were not clever or quick enough to do their jobs
C.each of them had to start and finish her job just on time
D.their father always gave different instructions at the same time
3.What was the father's favorite?
A.Giving instructions. B.Reading newspaper.
C.Being clean and tidy. D.Having bread buttered on both sides.
4.From the story we may see that _______.
A.the father was the ''centre'' of the family
B.The father was hated by all his daughters
C.the father was so lazy that he hardly did anything
D.Every girl in the family was afraid to do wrong because they didn't know clearly what to do
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Primary English Teachers Wanted—Sri Krish International School
Job Summary: You are required to teach students based on national curriculum guidelines within your specialist subject areas, including planning, preparing and delivering lessons. Encouraging students in joining in lessons and other school-related activities is especially a requirement.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $15,000—s20,000 a month
Experience: 2 years (Required)
Education: Bachelor’s (Required)
Maths Teacher Wanted—Thrive Info Tech
We are looking for mathematics or related majors. You are supposed to start working in September 2020.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $10,000—$15,000 a month
Experience: 1—2 years
Education: Bachelor’s (Required)
Robotics Teacher Wanted—Edjoy
We are looking for computer faculty (才能) and robotics faculty with good communication and computer programming knowledge. Weekend timing will be 9:30 am to 6:30 pm.
Job Type: Part Time
Salary: $1,000—$1,250 a day
Experience: 2 years
Education: Bachelor’s (Required)
Teachers Wanted—Victory Secondary School
Hi, we are looking for teachers for the academic year 2020-2021 for a reputed school at Saravanampatti.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: Negotiable (可协商的)
Primary Teacher for English
Secondary Teachers for Social Studies
Language: English (Preferred)
1.Which school needs part-time teachers?
A.Edjoy. B.Thrive InfoRTech.
C.Victory Secondary School. D.Sri Krish International School.
2.What requirement is especially stressed by Sri Krish International School?
A.Having master’s degree. B.Making students take part in the lessons.
C.Being kind and humorous. D.Planning well before delivering lessons.
3.What is preferred to get the job at Victory Secondary School?
A.Being able to speak the local language. B.Knowing the local traditions.o
C.Having rich voluntary experiences. D.Speaking fluent English.
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One of the problems with passwords (密码) is that users forget them. In an effort to remember them, people use simple things like their dog’s names and their birth dates — anything that will give them a clue to remember what their passwords are. But for a hacker(黑客), this is the same as locking your door and leaving the key under the doormat(门口地垫).
To create a safe password that is easy to remember, follow these simple steps:
You should never use personal information as part of your password. It is very easy for someone to guess things like your last name and your pet’s name.
With the help of today’s computing power, it doesn’t take long to try every word in the dictionary and find your password, so you’d better not use real words for your password.
You can make a password much safer by mixing different types of characters. Use some capital letters along with small letters, numbers and even special characters such as & and %.
In order not to create a password using different character types that is hard to remember or using a word from the dictionary, you can use a “passphrase(代码)”. Think of a sentence from a song or a poem that you like and create a password using the first letters from each word. For example, instead of just setting a password like “yr$1Hes”, you can take a sentence such as “I like to read the about.com Internet network security website” and make it a password like “il2rta!nsw” by using the number “2” for the word “to” and using “!” in place of “Internet”. You can use may characters types and create a safe password that is hard to guess, but much easier for you to remember.
1.The underlined word “clue” in the passage is similar to “_____” in meaning.
A.an explanation B.a condition
C.a conclusion D.a piece of information
2.According to the passage, a passphrase is made up of _________.
A.different capital letters B.long English words from the dictionary
C.sentences from a song or a poem D.the first letters from each word of a sentence
3.Which of the following passwords might be the best according to the passage?
A.jessica208. B.19890703.
C.il2rta!nsw. D.3About&5.
4.What is the best title for this passage?
A.How to use you passwords correctly.
B.How to keep others away from your computers.
C.How to protect your private information online.
D.How to make you passwords safer and easier to remember.
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Studies have shown most people fail to realise how much time they spend on their smartphones each day.
Frank and Amelia’s family were put to a test, using a free app called “Moment-Screen Time Tracker”. The Vascellaros—Frank, Amelia, 14-year-old twins Frankie and Joe, and 17-year-old Sam—all said they did not really know they were spending so much time on their phones each day.
“Honestly, I don’t feel like I’m on my phone a lot,” Amelia Vascellaro said. Amelia was on her phone far less often than Frank, according to the app. While Amelia spent about an hour per day on the phone, Frank spent closer to four hours on his phone, which came as a shock to him. The children’s times varied but they often spent more than a couple of hours on the phone as well.
Minneapolis-based Dr. Kirsten Lind Seal sees phone usage come up lot among families. Lind Seal said many family members’ phone use has become problematic.
“If we hear more than once, ‘Do you have to be on your phone right now? Can you please put your phone down? Did you hear what I said?’ it may be sign that it is negatively (消极地) influencing our family relationships and our daily lives,” she said.
Lind Seal said actually paying attention to how much time one spends on the phone is a good first step in deciding when to put it down.
She asks parents to encourage more face-to-face communication for teens and young adults as they continue developing their social and emotional skills. “What we find is that we are really losing out on empathy—the ability to understand other people’s feelings and problems—when we spend a lot of time on our smartphones to communicate with other people,” she said.
1.How did the Vascellaros feel about the test results?
A.Satisfied. B.Doubtful.
C.Uninterested. D.Surprised.
2.Why did Lind Seal mention the three questions in Paragraph 5?
A.To encourage people to live simple life.
B.To ask people if they use phones too much.
C.To explain the signs of problematic phone use.
D.To show the importance of close relationships.
3.How did Lind Seal probably look at the app?
A.She worried about it.
B.She was in favor of it.
C.She felt it was a waste of time.
D.She thought it needed improvements.
4.What is the text mainly about?
A.Too much use of smartphones.
B.The influence of apps on teens.
C.Children’s safety on the Internet.
D.Problems among family members.
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You should make thorough plans before you take a camping trip. Just follow these simple camping guidelines to make your trip safe and comfortable.
Selecting proper tent
1. When determining the size of your tent, you should take into account the number of campers as well as the camping equipment necessary for your trip. There should be enough room in the tent for the camping equipment. 2.
Importance of food
While camping, you will need enough food to give you enough energy for your outdoor work. 3. You should use a two-burner stove to do all your cooking. Insist on simplicity in cooking and use vegetables and ready-made food during your trip to reduce cooking time.
Adequate sleep
4. Nights are generally cooler than the days so you need to have enough warm clothes to feel comfortable enough to sleep during the night. When buying a sleeping bag, check that you feel comfortable in it. Extra air mattresses (气垫) may be included in your camping equipment to make your bed more comfortable.
5. Bear these camping guidelines in mind and make sure you are fully prepared to enjoy your camping trip.
A.Those who prepare the best have the best camping trips.
B.All campers should have adequate (充足的) sleep during the night.
C.The comfort level in a tent determines the success of a camping trip.
D.Thus you must have an efficient arrangement for food preparation.
E.Take enough water with you to meet energy demands during your trip.
F.The size is the most important thing you should carefully consider when choosing a tent.
G.It will destroy the mood of the entire camping trip if you don’t have a good sleeping bag.
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Our younger son, Tim, was in his senior year of high school. Every student is madly trying to get good _________ and complete college applications. There was an essay (文章) he had to write and the _________ was drawing near. We’re good parents. We do our best at keeping our _________ shut whenever possible. Tim knew what he should do, but he had a habit of _________ anything. Weekend homework was never done until Sunday night, no matter how much free time there might have been.
I knew shouldn’t urge (催促) him, but really _________. So said in an offhand (随便的) way, “By the way, Tim, have you worked on that essay you’re _________ to do?” Tim, in his _________ way, looked at me and said, “Mom, your anxiety is not going to make me get it done any faster”—a line that has been _________ in family memory forever. Tim hit on something that seems _________ truer today than when he first said it. Our anxiety doesn’t make us faster or more efficient. __________, it simply makes us more anxious.
We should keep our anxiety under __________. How can we have the courage to face __________ if we worry about this and that? When our anxiety comes up, we should keep our eyes closed and say to ourselves that __________ will be much better and we can make it through. As long as we __________ dealing with anxiety every day, it will become less and less till it disappears __________.
1.A.grades B.comments C.praises D.jobs
2.A.competition B.meeting C.deadline D.celebration
3.A.eyes B.hearts C.doors D.mouths
4.A.worrying about B.putting off C.noting down D.figuring out
5.A.happy B.confused C.worried D.angry
6.A.allowed B.supposed C.advised D.forced
7.A.wise B.new C.curious D.strange
8.A.repeated B.ignored C.copied D.kept
9.A.yet B.even C.ever D.never
10.A.Fortunately B.Partly C.Actually D.Originally
11.A.observation B.protection C.control D.pressure
12.A.opportunities B.parents C.others D.difficulties
13.A.everything B.anything C.something D.nothing
14.A.mind B.practise C.enjoy D.finish
15.A.quickly B.exactly C.clearly D.completely
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假定你是李华，给你的美国朋友Jack写封信，推荐他使用微信（WeChat），并向他介绍微信的功能。内容要点包括：
1. 微信简介；
2. 微信功能：交流、学习、支付等。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jack,
How are you going? I’d like to recommend a software called WeChat to you.
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Yours,
Li Hua
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阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文，续写的词数应为150左右。
Christmas was hanging around. Six-year-old David was thinking what presents he could get from Santa. He wanted slippers; he wanted a silk tie; he wanted some toys. And school starting soon, he also hoped to get something about schooling. In order to get Santa to know what he needed, he thought he would write a letter to Santa, which he believed would bring him those presents. He found a sheet and made list of the items on it, and then bent down to post the letter up the chimney, waiting for the winds to take it up.
David got up very early on the Christmas morning. He searched his room carefully, but to his disappointment, he didn’t find the presents he hoped for. Hadn’t Santa received the letter? Was he too busy to send him the gifts? Although feeling a little upset, David was convinced that Santa would not forget him and he was bound to receive the items.
Many years had passed and 2019 came. In an old house, young builder, Lewis Shaw was removing the fireplace with his colleagues when he suddenly found a small piece of paper, which was still in perfect condition even if it had turned yellow. He picked it up and unfolded it. It was a letter written to Santa. The touching hand-written note read:
Dear Father Christmas.
Please can you send me drum, box of chalks, slippers, silk tie, pencil box, any little toys you have to spare.
Love you,
David
It was then signed off with lots of kisses.
This was the very letter written by David and the house was where he had lived during his childhood! The letter struck Shaw so much. How simple Christmas once was! David didn’t ask for much, just the things he just needed. Nowadays kids always wanted expensive gifts and took it for granted.
Paragraph:
Shaw decided to find out the author of the letter. He shared a photo of the note on Facebook.
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Paragraph 2:
A great surprise was on the way. After a pleasant chat,
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