1 . Everyone wants to perform well at school. Add these tips to your life and you should be on your way to being a top student!

    1    I cannot stress how important it is to pay attention to what your teacher is teaching you. Take part in class discussions if you have something worth adding. Pay attention during class.

Taking notes is important. You don’t need to write down every single word your teacher says but write down what he or she writes on the blackboard, or any special fact you think you might need for a test.    2       In this way, it will help you learn more effectively by thinking about what you are writing.

Don’t skip school. You will be missing courses.    3    However, you will have more work and you have missed lectures. Also, try not to be late for class. It’s most likely that your teacher won’t appreciate it and you will get yourself behind.

Keep a good attitude (态度) towards things. If you have an “ I don’t care about school or this class” attitude, then teachers will be less willing to help you with problems. The same goes for lazy attitude. Have a respectful attitude to the teacher and other students.     4    

Always ask questions.     5     If you don’t understand, ask someone. Read your textbook and notes, and then if that fails, ask a teacher, friend, classmate, parent, etc.

A．Be prepared.

B．Write in your own words.

C．Staying organized will be helpful.

D．Pay attention to what the teacher says.

E．It is true that you could make up the work.

F．There is no shame (羞愧)in needing some help.

G．Try not to laugh when other students make mistakes.

2 . “I’m sorry” are two very important words playing a big part in daily life. You might apologize while pushing your way through a crowd or using the last of the printer paper at work. It’s easy to say “I’m sorry”, but true apologies are a different story. You may have trouble finding the right way to send meaningful apologies. Or you may wonder how to properly demand an apology if the other person is at fault?    1    

Apologize sincerely.     2     It can even repair your reputation that you can be ns Bu you relationship will remain tense if your apology seems casual. So you have to be truly willing to apologize.

Apply specific. A meaningful apology comes down to the three R’s-regret, responsibility and remedy(补救方法). Firstly, communicate your regret. Show the other person you have recognized you error and can sense his or her pain. Then take complete responsibility. Don’t excuses or blame the victim.     3     Offer to make up for the harm you caused or promise you wouldn’t repeat it again.

Don’t expect immediate forgiveness. Most people hope for immediate forgiveness while apologizing. but that may mean you don’t respect the others’ emotions and all you care about is yourself. So give them some time to come out of the pain after your apology.     4    

    5     If you’re the offended one, describe what’s changed in the relationship and your true feeling. For example, you could say, “Although there’s a disagreement between you and me, I want us to be friends again. But I’ve been hurt, and I’d like an apology. I need you to acknowledge what you’ve done.”

A．Ask for an apology if necessary.

B．Don’t claim an apology if you’re offended.

C．However, they would refuse to apologize to you.

D．A genuine apology can help repair your relationship.

E．With the following tips, you’ll find these are not hard.

F．Lastly, show that you’re working to improve the situation.

G．After all, they were hurt and it would take them a while to recover.

3 . Why is the woman studying English?

A．To help her with her job.

B．To find a good job.

C．To go to America.

4 . A 70-year-old woman wins hearts with her energetic workouts on Douyin, He Qi reports in Shanghai.

Videos on the social networking platform Douyin—also know globally as TikTok—that show men and women with perfect physiques working out or giving fitness tips are commonplace. Trying to stand out from millions of such videos can often be difficult, but a relatively new account, which has only been active since last year, has managed to do so easily.

The fitness instructor behind this account is not a young woman with a slim, toned figure that would leave viewers green with envy. The star here is 70-year-old Chen Jifang, a Shanghai resident with 3 million likes on her Douyin videos. She was once even featured on a reality show on China Central Television.

According to her trainer, who helped to manage the Douyin account, Chen attracted more than 400,000 followers within just a few months. "The main group that I wanted to encourage was people ages 30 to 50," says Chen. "I think they will be motivated to work out in the gym after seeing that a granny like me can. The message I want to convey is that it is never too late to pursue good health."

While most people would be concerned about having an elderly family member perform such intensive workouts in the gym, Chen has the full support of her family. Her husband shows his support by doing most of the housework. Her daughter, on the other hand, helps to pick her gym attire(运动服装).

Chen may be a star in her own right, but she is also just one of many elderly citizens in China's major cities who are embracing exercise.

1. What does "commonplace" probably mean?

A．unusual	B．important
C．usual	D．unimportant

2. Chen Jifang created this account on Douyin mainly to ________.

A．attract as many followers as she can

B．inspire the middle-aged to stay healthy by exercising

C．stand out among the fitness instructors

D．to be a star in her own right

3. What do we learn about Chen's family?

A．They are concerned about Chen's safety.	B．They do all the housework for Chen.
C．They support her in every way they can.	D．They work out with her.

4. What is most likely to be the author's attitude towards Chen Jifang?

A．favorable

B．doubtful

C．indifferent

D．critical

6 . 你校学生会举办义卖活动以资助贫困地区儿童上学。请你写一份通知:
1.介绍活动的目的
2.号召大家踊跃捐献不用物品，并参加义卖活动
3.义卖时间、地点:周六上午9点，校阶梯教室
注意:1.词数100左右;
2.可适当加入细节，以使内容充实、行文连贯。
参考词汇:义卖: charity sale; 阶梯教室: lecture hall
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9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头句子，续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

When I worked as a nurse, I was on day duty while my workmates were on night duty. On one shift, I sensed something just before going off duty at 11 am. I put down the tray(托盘） on the table and suddenly it fell off the table. At first I thought I had accidentally knocked it over, but then I felt the whole building shaking and heard patients were screaming.   

I realized that an earthquake was happening. I quickly caught hold of a nearby patient, who was terribly frightened and pushed her under a bed. And then, I got under another bed myself.   As soon as the earthquake stopped, I decided to try and get the patient safely outside. I carried her out and helped her down to the grassland, where several other people had gathered.

Afraid that my other workmates were in danger, I went back inside the building again. When I met Lucy ,our ward sister(护士长），I found her patient couldn't walk. We made a seat for the patient by linking our hands and arms, and carried her outside together. We went back through the building to check no one was left behind in our ward(病房）.

Just then, we saw that a man doctor was calling for volunteers to go down to other wards with him to help more people. So we went together. The doctor went ahead of us and found one of the nurses partially covered with rubble（碎石），luckily still alive. Suddenly, the aftershock (余震）struck and the doctor ordered us to leave. The brave doctor intended to stay alone and risk his own life to save the nurse.

注意：续写字数应为150词左右。
Paragraph 1: However, without any hesitation, we made up our minds to stay with the doctor and save the nurse together.
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Paragraph 2: Later in the afternoon, I had time to look around and saw some destroyed buildings.
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