Last October, while tending her garden in Mora, Sweden, Lena Pahlsson pulled out a handful of small 1.(carrot) and was about to throw them away .But something made her look closer ,and she noticed a 2.(shine) object .Yes ,there beneath the leafy top of one tiny carrot was her long-lost wedding ring.
Pahlsson screamed 3. loudly that her daughter came running from the house .“she thought I had hurt 4.(I),” says Pahlsson.
Sixteen years 5.(early), Pahlsson had removed the diamond ring 6.(cook) a meal. When she wanted to put the ring back on later, it was gone. She suspected that one of her three daughters-then ten. eight, and six-had picked it up, but the girls said they hadn’t. Pahlsson and her husband 7.(search) the kitchen, checking every corner, but turned up nothing. “I gave up hope of finding my ring again," she says. She never replaced it.
Pahlsson and her husband now think the ring probably got 8.(sweep) into a pile of kitchen rubbish and was spread over the garden, 9. it remained until the carrot’s leafy top accidentally sprouted (生长) through it. For Pahlsson, its return was 10. wonder.
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It may not come as a surprise but the world as a whole is getting richer. Some people have more disposable income to spend on luxuries such as holidays, cars, TVs and smartphones. Recent data has shown that the number of people living in extreme poverty has halved in recent decades. So should we celebrate the fact that more of us now have a better standard of living?
Maybe not. While the gap between rich and poor in some countries is narrowing, there is still a lot of inequality in other places-some people have a lot of money and opportunities and others don’t. A recent report by Oxfam and Credit Suisse revealed how divided many of us are when it comes to wealth. A lot of the money in the world is in the hands of very few people. In fact, 48% of global wealth is owned by the richest 1% of the population.
But some countries are attempting to reduce this inequality and make the poor less poor. According to David Bryer from Oxfam, Brazil has been taking “some really sensible measures-measures around having more progressive tax, around investing in a higher minimum wage and investing in central public services.” Having a higher minimum wage(提高最低工资标准), can help people eat better and seek a better education. And more people with more money buy more things-and factories can produce more. In turn, a factory which produces more will need more workers. So, more jobs are created.
Other wealthy individuals are doing their bit to help reduce inequality. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, earned a lot of money from his company but when he retired, he and his wife Melinda, created a foundation to help the poor. He thinks that rich people should, of course, pay their taxes but he also advises that they should all “look at taking their wealth and being philanthropic, both in their own country and to help the global poorest.”
Bill Gates feels that giving money to help poor people is “fulfilling”. But if other super-rich people don’t want to experience this fulfilment then, according to Oxfam, very soon the wealthiest 1% will soon own more money than the rest of the world’s population. Do you think that is fair?
1.According to a recent report by Oxfam and Credit Suisse, .
A. the gap between the rich and poor is widening gradually
B. increased wealth helps people to reduce the inequality
C. people should be happy about the world’s getting richer
D. a small number of people possess the major world wealth
2.What’s the author’s attitude towards Brazil’s measures?
A. Cautious B. Approving
C. Doubtful D. Critical
3.What is the meaning of the underlined word “philanthropic” in Paragraph 4?
A. Broadminded B. Responsible
C. Realistic D. Merciful
4.The author develops the article mainly by .
A. comparing opinions from different fields
B. listing detailed numbers and analyzing them
C. presenting research findings and giving some examples
D. presenting a trend and analyzing its cause and effect
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Guide Dogs of America, A History is the book that we all have been waiting for. It’s a book that tells how and where the guide dog movement really started, with information never before revealed--until now. After reading this 200-page, picture-filled work, you will know about every aspect of Guide Dogs of America(GDA) from its inception to how it has become one of the top guide dog schools in the country.
Joseph W. Jones, Sr., was refused a guide dog because of his age--he was fifty seven--but he would not accept defeat. He researched the guide dog movement and with the help of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, established his own school, one that would provide guide dogs free of charge to visually impaired people regardless of their age.
The school graduated 18 guide dog teams the first year with students staying at, GDA’s first trainer, Lambert Kreimer’s house on South Virginia Avenue in Burbank, and Jones manning the office on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood.
In 1952, Jones addressed the quadrennial(四周年纪念的) IAM Grand Lodge Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. “I sincerely prayed to God for two things,” Jones said. “After my wife passed away and left me with a ten-year-old boy, I prayed that I would be spared long enough to see this organization well established and that my ten-year-old boy would become a man. Both prayers have been answered. The organization is well established, it is in the hands of the IAM and my boy is a man, and I am proud to say that today he is a member of the IAM.”
Jones’ pray for a successful organization had been answered now, ten years after he was rejected for being too old, his dream of having a guide dog for himself, hundreds of others had already been given the gift of sight because of his drive and determination. That school, now known as Guide Dogs of America, has provided guide dogs to thousands of people free of charge.
1.What can we known about the book Guide Dogs of America, A History?
A. It only tells us where the guide dog movement started
B. There are no pictures in the book
C. It mainly deals with Guide Dogs of America
D. It was written by Lambert Kreimer
2.Why did Joesph W. Jones, Sr. fail to get a guide dog?
A. He couldn’t afford to buy one
B. He was too old to get one
C. There were not enough guide dogs
D. He didn’t know how to make use of a guide dog
3.According to the passage, Guide Dogs of America .
A. trained 18 guide dog teams in 1952
B. received much help from the guide dog movement
C. has provided guide dogs to thousands of affordable people
D. had Lambert Kreimer as its first trainer
4.The underlined sentence in the passage means “ ”.
A. I prayed I could live long enough to set up a school to train guide dogs
B. I prayed I could have enough money to establish an organization
C. I prayed I could have a guide dog to help me realize my dream
D. I prayed I could have good health in the rest of my life
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Pixels
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-fi
Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan
Plot: When aliens(外星人) misunderstand video information of classic games as a declaration of war, they attack the Earth in the from of the video games.
Showing: Friday--Thursday: 12:40 PM, 2:40 PM, 4:40 PM, 6:40 PM, 8:40 PM
Fantastic Four
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Starring: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jorden, Jaime Bell
Plot: Four young outsiders teleport(远距离传送) to a dangerous universe which changes their physical from in shocking ways. The four must learn their new abilities and work together to save the Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Showing: Friday--Saturday: 12:50 PM, 2:55 PM, 4:00 PM, 6:10 PM, 7:10 PM, 8:25 PM, 9:15 PM, 10:25 PM
Tempting Fate
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring: Trinitee Stokes, Ramsey Nouah, Nicholas Alexander
Plot: Edu and Ugo are brothers of the same blood with different interests. One is gentle and talented while the other is quite the opposite. Ugo is trapped in a life of crime in which death may be the only way out.
Showing: Friday--Thursday: 2:00 PM, 6:00 PM, 8:00 PM
Survivor
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Starring: Paddy Wallace, Parker Sawyers, Bashar Rahal
Plot: A Foreign Service Officer in London tries to prevent a terrorist attack set to hit New York, but is forced to go on the sun when she is framed for crimes she did not commit.
Showing: Friday--Thursday: 2:40 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:00 PM
1.Why do aliens in Pixels attack the Earth?
A. Because they want to control the Earth through video games
B. Because they have found humans teleporting to their world
C. Because they think the Earth declares war on them
D. Because they want to start a terrorist attack
2.What can we learn about the four young people in Fantastic Four?
A. They fight together against an enemy who was once their friend.
B. They are forced to run away for crimes they didn’t commit
C. They themselves change their physical from to survive
D. They are brothers from one family with different interests
3.If you want to go to the cinema at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, you can choose to watch .
A. Fantastic Four B. Survivor
C. Pixels D. Tempting Fate
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There are plenty of beauty schools throughout the country that can help you to start a career in cosmetology(美容业). Nowadays, young people may not be able to afford a four-year college. Students can look forward to attending a beauty school program which will only take a few months to complete and start their career right away to earn money.
There can be many benefits of going to beauty school. The expense is much less than attending a four-year university. Besides, attending beauty school is mostly a hands-on(动手的) experience which appeals to many people. Some students don’t like sitting all day listening to lectures and then having to study at night. What’s more, most beauty school programs keep up with the changing trends and fashion. So you will always be working on different hair types which can be fun and will give you a lot of experience throughout the years of your career.
If you are worried about finding a job after graduation, many beauty schools will offer assistance for immediate job placement and give you peace of mind that you will not be stranded looking for a job. Most colleges and universities are not equipped to do that because of the large number of graduates each year.
Cosmetologists will also make a good salary. The average salary will depend on your location, but you may earn a salary around $3,000--$3,500 a month. This is not including tips which could be $600 or more a month. Not only can young people go to cosmetology school, but people of all ages can start this career. As you can see, there are many benefits of beauty schools that can be the perfect opportunity for anyone to become a great cosmetologist.
1.Some students prefer not to go to college probably because .
A. they are interested in beauty school
B. they don’t have enough money
C. they are not young any longer
D. they are too busy doing something useful
2.How many advantages does the second paragraph introduce to us?
A. Five B. Two
C. Three D. Six
3.We can learn from the third paragraph that .
A. beauty school can help find a job
B. many people don’t go to university
C. lots of students compete for beauty schools
D. going to college costs a large amount of money
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A. The types of school for children
B. The benefits of beauty schools
C. The advantages of going to college
D. Going to college or beauty school
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Life is difficult to everybody, so you need to organize your life well. Here are some suggestions which might give you some help to manage your life well.
Write everything down and do not rely on your memory. 1. If you want to remember things, put them in writing, or in a digital notebook. Keeping your to-do lists and other information written somewhere allows you to look back at them anytime, especially when you have hit your head and forgotten some of them.
2. Try this experiment before buying one thing, throw out something old or something you do not use. Or, if you are a really pack rat(不想扔任何东西的人), just throw out one old thing a day until you can not find any more items to throw.
Recycle and donate. Is your closet full of unopened bags and clothes that still have their tags(标签) on? Is your bookshelf full of unread books? Chances are that if you have not read, worn, or used whatever they are, they you are probably not going to use them at all. 3.
Create daily, weekly and monthly timetables for cleaning. Organize your cleaning timetable. 4. Distribute tasks properly, so for example, dish washing could be done daily while vacuuming(吸尘) could be done weekly and cleaning the windows done monthly. Whichever of these tasks you decide to do, remember that you can not completely organize your life in one go(一口气).
5. Just decide to get organized now, and then take baby steps. Soon enough, you will be making a habit out of it all.
A. Practice putting things away immediately
B. Throw one thing before buying something
C. It is a long and never-ending process, so be patient
D. Give them to a charity or sell on the internet
E. It is extremely exhausting to clean everything all at once
F. To keep up with tasks, you need to work with your family
G. We all agree most of us have a tough time remembering things
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As everybody knows, some people have their principles. Of course ______ also have their own opinions. I have opinions about what I think is right or ______ or good or bad. But they’re only opinions! I won’t try to build my life upon my opinions, but I’ll try to ______ my principles.
It’s said that a 17-year-old boy learned a lesson about life principles. He found a woman’s ______ that contained ￡127 and her ______. He jumped onto his bicycle and rode to her house---about a mile away. The woman gave him a(n) ______ and twenty pounds. That evening the boy told his parents about the ______ and his father said, “I don’t think you should have ______ ￡20 for doing what you should have done. A person shouldn’t be rewarded for being ______.”
There’s no denying that the boy thought over his father’s ______ and then he rode to the lady’s home again and gave the ______ back to her. She didn’t want to take it, but he told her she had to and that his father ______ something to him that he had never ______ before.
In my opinion, if we are always honest and insist on the personal ______ of always doing the right thing, we will ______ change. These great principles shape our lives and make us into persons of character. They build ______ and teach confidence. It’s pretty obvious that the boy is fortunate to be ______ by a wise father.
In a word, ______ Martin Luther King, Jr. said it well, “The time is always right to do what is right.” Those were his principles. Decide to always do what is ______, today and every day, and you will find yourself building a life that ______.
1.A. some B. others C. another D. other
2.A. wrong B. unnecessary C. impossible D. difficult
3.A. go through B. make out C. give away D. stick to
4.A. envelope B. drawer C. basket D. purse
5.A. address B. means C. solution D. delivery
6.A. suggestion B. number C. hug D. introduction
7.A. problem B. secret C. accident D. experience
8.A. received B. accepted C. brought D. gave
9.A. honest B. pleased C. depressed D. perfect
10.A. anger B. explanations C. words D. encouragements
11.A. card B. money C. present D. expense
12.A. pointed out B. gave in C. sold out D. found out
13.A. realized B. took C. afforded D. remembered
14.A. condition B. standard C. fortune D. treasure
15.A. probably B. nearly C. instantly D. actually
16.A. bodies B. miles C. self-esteem D. situation
17.A. honored B. praised C. raised D. warned
18.A. which B. if C. as D. but
19.A. ridiculous B. accurate C. boring D. absurd
20.A. makes B. decides C. expects D. matters
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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。
Nowadays, as the development of high technology, smart phone is very popular to high school student. Smart phone once is forbidden. But now it has become a very common tool for students. A lot of students keep his eyes on smart phones all the time. Teachers are annoying about this situation, so they feel most students ignore them when they are giving lessons. Some teachers think it is time to let the students hand to hand in their smart phones.
I don’t think it is good idea. Even for the teachers, they used their phones so much, let alone the students. The teachers should improve their teaching methods to catch the students’ interest.
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假如你是外教Daniel James，学生会主席Li Hua代表学校邀请你在2017年9月1日的开学典礼上做个讲话，你接受了邀请并且回信对讲话内容作了简要的安排，主要内容要求如下：
1.感谢学校提供这个教学职位及自己的打算。
2.良好的英语学习习惯、方法的介绍，并阐明英语在现实生活中的重要性。
3.号召全校师生学习一定量的英语。
注意：1.词数120词左右；2.可适当增加细节使文章连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Li Hua,
A lot of sincere thanks for
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Looking forward to meeting you all soon. All the best wishes!
Yours,
Daniel James
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