1 . A Few Tips for Self-Acceptance

We all want it... to accept and love ourselves.     1     Where do you start? Here’s a handful of ways that will set you in the right direction.

● Stop comparing yourself with others. Do not follow the people who make you feel not-good-enough.     2     Are you hoping that eventually you will feel empowered because your life is better than theirs? Know that your life is your own; you are the only you in this world.

●     3     We are often ashamed of our shortcomings, our mistakes and our failures. Remember, you are only human. You will make mistakes, time and time again. Rather than getting caught up in how you could have done better, why not offer yourself a compassionate (有同情心) response? “That didn’t go as planned. But, I tried my best.”

● Recognize all of your strengths. Write them down in a journal. Begin to train your brain to look at strength before weakness. List all of your accomplishments and achievements.     4     Nothing is too small to celebrate.

● Now that you’ve listed your strengths, list your imperfections. Turn the page in your journal. Put into words why you feel unworthy, and why you don’t feel good enough. Now, read these words back to yourself.     5     Turn to a page in your journal to your list of strengths and achievements. See how awesome you are?

A．But at times it seems too difficult and too far out of reach.

B．Feeling upset again?

C．You have a job, earned your degree, and you got out of bed today.

D．Forgive yourself for mistakes that you have made.

E．Why do you follow them?

F．Set an intention for self-acceptance.

G．When does the comparison game start?

2 . 假定你是李华。你校外教Mr. Steven即将过生日，请你代表你们班给他写封信表示祝贺，并附赠一个有中国文化特色的礼物。
内容包括：
1. 表示祝贺；
2. 所选礼物及寓意；
3. 美好祝愿。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Steven,
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Yours,

Li Hua

3 . 假定你是李华，你的加拿大朋友Zack来邮件告诉你说，他未能通过“朗诵唐诗”选拔赛the tryout for “Tang Poetry Recital Contest”。请你用英文给Zack写一封慰问邮件，主要内容包括：
1、点明得知的情况；
2、表达理解和安慰；
3、鼓励对方。
注意：
1、词数100左右； 2、可以适当增加情节和连贯语。
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4 . In February 2021, the world knew Tessica Brown, a young woman who is now known as the Glue Girl. It is possible that she has made the most ________ haircare mix-up in history. _________ using her hair-care product, she took a can of strong glue by mistake and sprayed it all around her hair.

The ________ was exactly what we might think: her hair became "a hard helmet”. It can't be________ safely in any possible way at home. As her videos about the incident on the ________ gained millions of views, endless remarks ________ .

Among those remarks, some people said that she made the mix-up on purpose to be________ online. “Now that she has become known as she expected, she ________ the unpleasant results”， a netizen(网民)said. Countless followers arrived with even crueler ________ . The poor woman cried in her videos, both for her hair and the ________ from the Internet.

Fortunately, there were also people who showed their ________. They believed she was not________ when she explained, “it is awful to have the glue in a place where it doesn't ________ Some people even posted some hair-care products and glues with ________ packages.

Have you ever seen someone who has posted their silly ________. or even misfortunes online? Do you roil your eyes or feet sympathetic? The ________ is in your own hands. What really matters is your ________ thinking rather than ________ someone else blindly.

Finally, Brown ________ herself from "the hard helmet" after a four-hour-long operation. Luckily, among cruelty, plenty of ________ did offer some relief to her, and many others.

1.

A．fortunate

B．unfortunate

C．beautiful

D．experienced

2.

A．Instead of

B．By means of

C．Regardless of

D．On behalf of

3.

A．reason

B．result

C．belief

D．discovery

4.

A．replaced

B．kept

C．returned

D．removed

5.

A．glue

B．hair

C．media

D．helmet

6.

A．ran away

B．turned down

C．poured in

D．faded away

7.

A．positive

B．foolish

C．famous

D．quiet

8.

A．collects

B．allows

C．respects

D．deserves

9.

A．likes

B．comments

C．tips

D．marks

10.

A．harm

B．agreement

C．praise

D．achievement

11.

A．hate

B．sympathy

C．pleasure

D．question

12.

A．crying

B．doubting

C．admitting

D．lying

13.

A．belong

B．stay

C．put

D．see

14.

A．classic

B．various

C．similar

D．different

15.

A．mistakes

B．advantages

C．suggestions

D．benefits

16.

A．rule

B．problem

C．action

D．choice

17.

A．successful

B．independent

C．interesting

D．simple

18.

A．correcting

B．meeting

C．following

D．expecting

19.

A．freed

B．stopped

C．turned

D．struggled

20.

A．coldness

B．happiness

C．sadness

D．kindness

5 . Many people say that looking back is meaningless because it can neither change the past nor bring it back to life, but I disagree as I enjoy the sense of nostalgia (怀旧感), which can remind me of how life used to be when I was younger. Don't get me wrong, however. I'm not one of those who love to talk ad nauseam about "the good old days".

As we know, there are moments when the past springs into the present. It's often a smell that will remind me of a particular place or person. A perfume, the scent of a flower, baking bread, bonfires...they all create an instant picture. For me it is the smell of a freshly painted room. We moved so many times when I was younger and each time the first thing my parents would do is decorate our bedrooms. The windows would be kept open to get rid of the smell of the paint but it would always linger on (留存) for days. Even today it fills me with a sense of new beginnings.

Those memories are fleeting (飞逝). But when I visit the seaside resort where we used to spend many of our family holidays, I can replay entire days in my head. I can vividly remember the weather, the salty smell of the sea, our dogs playing in the water, an ice cream and that feeling of exhaustion after a day in the fresh air.

Although having many photos of those days, I rarely look at them as I prefer to allow my memory to create the pictures. Today we can so easily capture (捕捉) the present with phones and cameras, upload the images and share that moment with our friends online. But, for me, that somehow takes away the unique connection.

1. The underlined part "ad nauseam" in Paragraph 1 may be replaced by       .

A．wisely	B．endlessly
C．simply	D．honestly

2. According to the writer, a freshly painted room represents       .

A．a new start	B．a new home
C．another move	D．another holiday

3. Where is the passage most likely from?

A．A magazine.	B．A guidebook.
C．A book review.	D．A science fiction.

4. How does the writer feel about the past?

A．Dull.	B．Bitter.
C．Unforgettable.	D．Regretful.

6 . Joy in the journey
If you have ever been discouraged because of failure, please read on. For often, achieving what you set out to do is not the important thing. Let me explain.
Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house. As they were working, a couple of older boys stopped by to ____ . “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “We plan to dig a hole all the way through the ____!” one of the brothers volunteered ____ .
The older boys began to ____ , telling the younger ones that digging a hole all the way through the earth was ____ After a long silence, one of the ____ picked up a jar full of spiders, worms and many other kinds of insects. He ____ the lid and showed the wonderful ____ to the scoffing（嘲笑的）visitors. Then he said quietly and ____ , “Even if we don’t dig all the way through the earth, look at what we have found ____ the way!”
Their goal was far too ambitious, but it did cause them to dig. And that is ____ a goal is for — to cause us to move in the ____ we have chosen, in other words, to keep us ____ ! But not every goal will be fully ____ . Not every job will end ____ . Not every hope will come to pass. Not every love will last. Not every dream will be ____ . But when you fall ____ of your aim, perhaps you can say, “Yes, but look at what I found along the way! Look at the wonderful things ____ my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging ____ life is lived. And I believe it is the joy in the journey, in the end, that truly ____ .1.

A．rest

B．work

C．watch

D．laugh

2.

A．house

B．earth

C．wall

D．road

3.

A．calmly

B．patiently

C．excitedly

D．impatiently

4.

A．laugh

B．think

C．stare

D．smile

5.

A．important

B．difficult

C．impossible

D．interesting

6.

A．passers-by

B．watchers

C．visitors

D．diggers

7.

A．moved

B．removed

C．broke

D．pushed

8.

A．contents

B．scenes

C．pictures

D．jars

9.

A．properly

B．confidently

C．carefully

D．happily

10.

A．in

B．along

C．to

D．out

11.

A．what

B．how

C．where

D．which

12.

A．way

B．direction

C．life

D．sight

13.

A．thinking

B．moving

C．digging

D．living

14.

A．made

B．prepared

C．kicked

D．achieved

15.

A．hopelessly

B．pleasantly

C．surprisingly

D．successfully

16.

A．come true

B．realized

C．made

D．treasured

17.

A．short

B．lost

C．out

D．behind

18.

A．breaking into

B．turning to

C．coming into

D．holding to

19.

A．when

B．where

C．which

D．that

20.

A．matters

B．happens

C．appears

D．exists