I am Lucky
I came from a large family and my mother couldn’t afford my college. I managed to apply for some grants (助学金), but still not enough for room and meals. So I washed dishes in the school cafeteria as part of a work-study program. However, washing dishes as well as trying to keep up with my study made me tired. As a result, I was often absent-minded, and my grades went up and down.
Just when I thought I would have to drop out, my advisor came to me. He explained that his grandmother needed house service and care on the weekends. The job paid twice the money I was making washing dishes. With more time to study, I accepted it.
Later I discovered the grandmother’s great love of music. She spent hours playing her old piano. One day, she told me that she would teach me the art. Weekends in their house became more than just books and cooking. They were filled with the wonderful sounds of piano and two out-of-tune (跑调的) singers. Amazed at my ability, Grandma encouraged me to continue. I was thankful and tried my best to practise my skills.
When Christmas break came, Grandma got a cold. I was afraid to leave her, but my parents expected me home anxiously as I hadn’t been home for long. Unwillingly, I agreed.
注意：
1. 续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头已给出。
Paragraph 1: However, two weeks later, I received a call, saying that Grandma had passed away.
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Paragraph 2: The envelope was from Grandma, in which was a letter.
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David was an 8-year-old boy living in Memphis with his family. When 4 years old, David got his face burnt by hot water, leaving scars (伤疤) on his cheeks. David was home-schooled by his mother, but as he grew older, his parents decided to send him to a private school. David was afraid of being made fun of, but his parents encouraged him to face everything bravely.
When he began school, other kids didn’t want to be his friends because of his scars. Luckily, a girl named Angel offered to sit with him and helped him go through that difficult time. They became good friends, chatting happily and sharing what they were interested in.
As time went by, David’s excellent learning ability and kind behavior made him popular with the students. Since David was good at science, his classmates would turn to him for help whenever they had problems with their studies. David was always glad to help them.
On Halloween, a variety of holiday activities were held on campus. Everyone wore costumes (化装服) they liked. David wore a mask (面具), and no one could tell it was him. Unrecognized, David was walking through the classroom backdoor when he overheard his classmate Tom’s comment, “David’s face is the ugliest one I have ever seen.” Hearing this, David felt upset and depressed. He ran away secretly. Angel happened to stand behind David and saw what happened, but it was too late to stop it. As David’s best friend at school, Angel thought David was a good boy who should be treated kindly.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
After thinking for a while, Angel walked up to Tom.
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Tom decided to say sorry to David.
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In the first grade in senior high school, I was extremely shy, I had friends, but it just wasn’t in my personality to be very outgoing, even when I knew someone. I was afraid I would do or say something wrong, so usually I just smiled and listened to other people’s conversations.
I did well in school and I loved to write. However, I would escape into my writing, where I could be myself and never had to worry about what other people thought of me. In my stories, I was never shy, I often imagined that I was the main character in the story. My teacher, Mrs. Sather, always encouraged me to write more and be myself. She told our class to go after our dreams and dig in with great efforts. I thoughts he was one of the first people to see my inner strength.
One day, she showed us a play she had written and announccd that our class was going to perform it. “I’ll begin to choose all the performers tomorrow” she said, “I need someone who is not afraid to be onstage in front of a lot of people to play the lead part of Dorothy. Anybody wants to try?” A few excited hands shot up -mine, of course, was not one of them and Mrs. Sather smiled. “We’ll talk more about it later,” she said. Then the bell rang and my classmates slowly left the classroom.
“I will never do that,” I thought. But after rereading the play, I was deeply attracted by the story and couldn’t help imagining myself to be the main character Dorothy. There seemed to be a new person inside me, a much more daring, outgoing person who had been hidden all along, just waiting for the opportunity to appear. However, I still felt shy and could never picture myself acting in a play in front of two hundred people. Having struggled for a few minutes, I still did not know how to make the decision.
注意：1.续写词数应为 150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When I was packing my schoolbag, Mrs Sather asked me to go to her.
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One week later, it was time for me to perform on the stage.
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1. 乐意帮助；
2. 具体建议；
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节使行文流畅。
提示词：recite v. 背诵 poet n. 诗人
Dear Frank,
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Yours,
Li Hua
1. 减少对电子产品 (electronic products) 的依赖，多动手记笔记；
2. 养成练书法和写日记的习惯。
注意: 1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入词数。
Hello, everyone,
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Calligraphy Association
The Comeback
Laurie sat quietly in the empty dressing room at the ice-skating rink(溜冰场). She had not been skating in any competition since her left knee was badly injured in an accident six months ago. As she waited for her turn to skate, Laurie was very nervous. She knew that today was a very important day in her comeback.
“If I can win today,” she thought, “I can skate in the World Cup next year and then maybe I can make it to the Olympics.”
Laurie was told that she had a tough competition this year, and a girl from Connecticut named Jinny Jordan who was really strong in everything. “She is the one you have to beat this year,” the coach said.
Minutes later, the door opened and Laurie saw a young woman who was about her own age. The young woman dumped some of her belongings onto a chair. The bag fell to the floor with a sound.
Laurie felt uncomfortable as she looked at Jinny. “So this is my competitor,” thought Laurie, “Because of her, I may lose tonight.”
“This costume(服装) was my mom’s idea,” Jinny started the conversation, looking down at her red, white, and blue skating dress. “ looks like a flag.”
Laurie couldn’t keep from smiling. She pointed to Jinny’s skating bag. “Something fell out of your bag,” Laurie said.
Jinny looked at the clothing and equipment that lay scattered on the floor. As she began to gather her belongings, the door opened.
“Jinny,” called someone, “You’d better give the tape of your music to the sound engineer right away.”
“I thought I gave him my music tape an hour ago,” said Jinny, “Tell him it’s the green box with my initials written in white in the right-hand corner.”
“He said you never gave it to him. and he’s getting angry.”
“Then I don’t know what I did with it,” said Jinny, hurrying out.
Laurie knew that music was nearly as important to the program as skating itself. If she lost her music tape, she might as well forget about skating. Laurie stood up and walked to the chair to do a few more knee bends.
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Suddenly she saw something small and dark green behind the leg of the dressing table.
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Feeling relaxed, Laurie skated quickly to the center of the rink after the announcer finally called her name.
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1. What kinds of stories can be heard in the program Talk Face-to-Face?
| A．Stories about different countries. |
| B．Stories about people’s work and life. |
| C．Stories about making money. |
| A．At 6:00 p.m. | B．At 6:40 p.m. | C．At 7:40 p.m. |
| A．Talk Face-to-Face. | B．Beijing News. | C．Tell Me Your Problems. |
| A．Some children. | B．Famous writers. | C．Some stars. |
8 . I received an e-mail from a good friend last week. Her letter opened with the usual greetings, but then turned sour as she began to
My friend doesn’t have a good relationship with her parents.
“I admit I haven’t
I understand my friend’s
I think she needs to find it in herself to
I still remember something that happened to me in high school. A friend said something
The power of forgiveness is truly
| A．face | B．keep | C．share | D．hide |
| A．Since | B．Unless | C．Once | D．Although |
| A．especially | B．basically | C．naturally | D．entirely |
| A．changed | B．followed | C．reached | D．determined |
| A．destroyed | B．improved | C．protected | D．raised |
| A．stage | B．situation | C．record | D．argument |
| A．views | B．applications | C．calls | D．invitations |
| A．want | B．own | C．offer | D．afford |
| A．promise | B．reason | C．surprise | D．response |
| A．decision | B．advice | C．intention | D．experience |
| A．appreciate | B．satisfy | C．forgive | D．respect |
| A．show | B．understand | C．research | D．explore |
| A．Instead of | B．Because of | C．In addition to | D．In return for |
| A．trouble | B．danger | C．concern | D．anger |
| A．charged | B．forgotten | C．judged | D．punished |
| A．interesting | B．wonderful | C．bad | D．crazy |
| A．pretended | B．imagined | C．realized | D．proved |
| A．reliable | B．reasonable | C．equal | D．valuable |
| A．challenging | B．amazing | C．shocking | D．frightening |
| A．comfortable | B．wonderful | C．fair | D．free |
1. What did the woman do in Canada?
| A．Visited her friend. | B．Did a research program. | C．Went sightseeing. |
| A．It will be finished in March. |
| B．It was finished before Christmas. |
| C．Part of it has been finished. |
| A．December 24. | B．December 25. | C．December 26. |
1.目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题；
2.骑自行车的益处，如节能环保、有利健康等。
参考词汇:环保的(environmentally friendly)
注意:1、词数100词左右；
2、演讲稿开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。
Good morning, everyone.
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That is all. Thank you!
