1 . Keeping a travel journal is one of the best ways to keep the memory of a trip alive. There’s nothing like going back and reading your own words describing a day in a foreign country to make you realize how easy it is to forget little details.     1     

For people who are not used to writing on a daily basis, keeping a travel journal doesn’t have to be hard.     2     I usually set aside 15-20 minutes at night before going to sleep.

    3     I think there is no need to do an hour-by-hour description. Ask yourself what made you smile, laugh, or cry if you overheard funny phrases or words, what signs had been mistranslated, what you ate or smelled in the air, and what the locals were doing.

Some travelers recommend carrying a glue stick, so you can add ticket stubs and other bits of paper to each day’s entry, making a sort of scrapbook(剪贴簿). Or you can follow notes such as, “Which souvenirs do you wish you could have brought home?” and “What world events took place while you were away?”     4     Listing unusual items found in a grocery store is also a fun way to get your creative juices flowing.

Keeping a travel journey should be fun, but you do need to keep on doing it daily.     5     It becomes a treasured possession, something that will be appreciated in the future—if not by you, then perhaps your grandchildren.

A．You’ll find that the end result is well worth the effort.

B．It requires only a small effort.

C．I like to use a pen to write down some interesting stories during my trip.

D．When keeping a travel journal, I recommend focusing on the highlights of each day.

E．I think of my travel journals as recording memories of my trips and getting more value out of them.

F．Writing down street names and describing any holidays or special events you experienced can help.

G．It forces me to be more careful and more patient.

2 . 假定你是李华，本周六你校举行一场英语演讲比赛，演讲的主题是对音乐的看法以及你喜欢的音乐类型及原因。请你写一篇演讲稿，词数100左右。请按照以下要点指引，完成写作:
第一段：1）问候（如：大家下午好）； 2）自我介绍； 3）写作目的（如：我很高兴有机会和大家分享我对音乐的看法）。
第二段：1）对音乐的看法。（如：音乐在我们的生活中很重要。首先，它可以使我们感到放松。其次，当我们遇到困难时，音乐可以鼓舞我们。再次，音乐还可以帮我们理解其他文化）；2）我喜欢的音乐类型基原因（如：我喜欢流行音乐和古典音乐。因为流行乐使我感到高兴和开心。古典乐听起来平和、优美）。
第三段：1）结尾（如：这是我的演讲内容。谢谢您的聆听！）
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3 . Alex Davani is mostly an A-student at Don Juan Avila Middle School, but he was not good at math last year. To get better grades in math, Davani learned to solve the Rubik’s Cube.

Davani wasn’t the only one. Teacher Ron McDevitt gave all his students a chance of getting a high grade if they could beat the cube, and he gave more scores for faster times. “A Rubik’s Cube is a lot like math,” explained McDevitt. “If you make one bad move with the cube, you have to go back a step or start over. At math, it’s the same way. It forces you to go slowly and be patient.”

For Davani, solving the cube was great fun. With about six months of practice, he could solve the Rubik’s Cube in under 30 seconds. So Davani decided to enter a world competition in Las Vegas. Davani is placed in the middle among about 800 competitors, and with more practice, he hopes to raise his position next year. He also got to meet cubers from 37 countries, and had lunch with four of the best cubers.

So how does Davani solve the cube so quickly? “It’s mostly just practice,” he said. “You will form muscle memory after lots of practice. You memorize the method and you don’t even have to think about it. Your fingers move naturally.”

“I teach my kids how to solve it and they can vanquish me now,” said McDevitt whose best record is around two minutes, much longer than many of his students. “I’ve never had a student take it as far as Davani and compete. That’s pretty cool.”

1. Why did Davani learn to solve the Rubik’s Cube?

A．To enrich his life.	B．To get a higher grade in math.
C．To develop a new interest.	D．To prepare for a competition.

2. In what way is the Rubik’s Cube like math?

A．They both require patience.	B．They both test people’s memory.
C．They both need people to finish quickly.	D．They both teach people to learn from mistakes.

3. What is Davani’s secret to solving the cube so quickly?

A．He learns from others’ experience.	B．He has strong muscles.
C．He has good memory.	D．He practices hard.

4. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “vanquish” in the last paragraph?

A．Believe.

B．Follow.

C．Beat.

D．Award.