It has never been explained why someone seem to enjoy 1.deceiving others more than anyone else. They specialize in a particular type of practical joke: the hoax. Inviting the 2.fire brigade to put out a non-existent fire is a form of 3.deception which no self-respecting person would ever 4.indulge in. They often create amusing situations which are funny to everyone except the 5.sufferers.
1.A.removing | B.tricking | C.receiving | D.claiming |
A.fire engine | B.fire stick | C.fire fighter | D.firecracker |
A.application | B.grab | C.drill | D.cheat |
A.participate in | B.anticipate in | C.believe in | D.discard in |
A.victims | B.operators | C.photographers | D.advisors |
Principles of Running
·Do the right amount.
·Keep running.
·Cool down properly.
① A warm-up gets your blood flowing and prepares your body before you exercise.
② Draw up a training plan that suits you. Make sure you are not running too much so that your heart, muscles and bones don’t get hurt.
③ A thirty-minute run will provide relief from aches or tension that you may be suffering due to stress.
④ Jog slowly for ten minutes after a long run, then walk for five minutes. Such kind of exercise relaxes your body.
⑤ There will be times when you want to give up. But hang in there and tell yourself that it will get easier with time.
A.①④⑤ | B.②④⑤ | C.②⑤④ | D.③⑤④ |
① I like reading books of all kinds.
② I have a top 10 reading list and I try to keep it updated.
③ It always makes me excited to work hard and achieve a team goal together.
④ Meanwhile, I’m an active member of my school’s long-distance running team and volunteering club.
A.③②①④ | B.①②④③ | C.①②③④ | D.②①④③ |
Endangered languages are languages that wouldn’t exist
A.disappear | B.register | C.survive | D.establish |
A.addicted | B.regarded | C.promoted | D.contacted |
A.extremely | B.obviously | C.fluently | D.frequently |
A.protested | B.conducted | C.concentrated | D.challenged |
A.native language | B.parents’ organ | C.foreign language | D.second language |
With One Small Gesture
A. I just looked at him in disbelief. It was at the very moment that I realized with one small gesture you can change a person’s life.
B. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became friends. The more I got to know Kyle, the more I liked him. When we began to think about college, Kyle decided on Georgetown, and I was going to Duke.
C. One day, when I was a freshman in high school, I saw my new classmate Kyle walking home from school, seemingly with all of his books.
D. Graduation day came and Kyle was selected as the speaker at the graduation ceremony. He told the story of the first day we met. He told of how he had planned to drop out of school because of loneliness at the new place and how he had cleaned out his locker so he would never come back.
E. All of a sudden, a bunch of kids crashed him, knocking down all his books and tripping him His glasses went flying and I saw terrible sadness in his eyes. As I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said thanks with a grateful look on his face.
A. Besides, some teenagers become victims (受害者) of depression in their quest to keep up with the current fashion habits. Instead of being creative and original, they end up copying others in a desire to fit in.
B. Fashion can also help teenagers identify their personalities by finding groups of other teens who share the same taste.
C. For teenagers, fashion is not limited to looks and clothing. For them, fashion is also about choosing a certain lifestyle or behavior. As a matter of fact, fashion can have both positive and negative effects on teenagers’ lives.
D. However, there are negatives to fashion. For example, teen girls are likely to wear revealing (暴露的) clothing and act improperly for their age due to society and peer pressure.
E. A positive effect of fashion is when teens feel more socially acceptable and confident in their life due to the way they look. Even though clothes are powerless on their own, they represent symbols that have strong influence.
7 . However, I have not done as well with all my students as I have with Graham. I think it’s important to understand that there’s no such thing as a good or a bad student. Look at Graham! Everyone is good at something and it’s important to find out what that is for each student. We teachers should have more time to make friends with all our students and really understand them. Then we could make sure that we found the path to success, both at school and in later life, for all of them.
1. Why did the author mention Graham in the third sentence?A.To offer an example. | B.To make a comparison. |
C.To show his feelings. | D.To introduce his student. |
A.Interest. | B.Character. |
C.Strength. | D.Habit. |
A.Although everyone needs to get away from the current reality for a bit, relax and self-reflect, we all might as well self-reflect on the good of our experiences. Self--reflecting can bring peace of mind and make us proud. It did for me. |
B.Even though it can help me better prepare for the future, self-reflecting itself can be both good and bad for me. I tend to overthink a lot, which is a habit I’m still trying to break. When I reflect on things that I haven’t been proud of from the past, I always get frustrated. |
C.The only times that I self-reflect in my life are when big life events happen to me. For example, after I graduated from college, I took some time to self-reflect on the past four years of my college career. However, I can’t change the past. Self-reflecting on the past is a lesson for me to better prepare for the future. |
D.Recently I read an article “We All Need Self-Reflection”, and it made me think that I need to self-reflect more and take a break from life. |
E.However, as I mentioned above, I can’t change the past. So I persuade myself to reflect on the good things in life, like getting my first internship or choreographing (编舞) my first dance by myself. I figure that I need to do that more. |
A. Uniforms help provide a better educational experience for all students regardless of race, culture, or economic class. In conclusion, wearing uniforms benefits both schools and students.
B. Wearing uniforms creates a sense of equality (公平、公正) among peers (同龄人). Students do not have to fear being bullied for not being able to afford to wear the newest clothes, because everyone is dressed in uniforms. In addition, the uniform leaves little room for any kind of self-expression, especially through clothes.
C. I also would never have learned of my musical abilities if it were not for my desire to find ways to express myself. Uniforms taught me that I was my own individual apart from what I wore.
D. The obvious differences in clothes cause divisions (差异) among students. There is a simple solution: school uniforms (校服).
E. However, I learned how to stand out by expressing myself through my personality, art, and sports. I did not know I could draw until the sixth grade, when I had to leave the comfort zone (舒适区) of my own style of clothing.
A. We can easily download new e-books from the Internet.
B. But e-book readers are still more expensive than paper books, so not all people can afford them.
C. Just as email has changed the way we write to each other, e-books are changing the way we read.
D. Besides, it is much easier and quicker to search for passages now, and we can also write notes in an e-book.
E. However, with the rapid development of electronic technology, reading e-books will become cheaper and cheaper.