Joe came to New York from the Middle West, dreaming about painting. Delia came to New York from the South, dreaming about music. Joe and Delia met in a studio. Before long they were good friends and got married.

They had only a small flat to live in, but they were happy. They loved each other, and they were both interested in art. Everything was fine until one day they found they had spent all their money.

Delia decided to give music lessons. One afternoon she said to her husband:

“Joe, I’ve found a pupil, a general’s daughter. She is a sweet girl. I’m to give three lessons a week and get $5 a lesson.”

But Joe was not glad.

“But how about me?” he said.” Do you think I’m going to watch you work while I play with my art? No, I want to earn some money too.”

“Joe, , you are silly,” said Delia. “You must keep at your studies. We can live quite happily on $15 a week.”

“Well, perhaps I can sell some of my pictures,” said Joe.

Every day they parted in the morning and met in the evening. A week passed and Delia brought home fifteen dollars, but she looked a little tired.

“Clementina sometimes gets on my nerves. I’m afraid she doesn’t practice enough. But the general is the best old man! I wish you could know him, Joe.”

And then Joe took eighteen dollars out of his pocket.

“I’ve sold one of my pictures to a man from Peoria,” he said, “and he has ordered another.”

“I’m so glad,” said Delia. “Thirty-three dollars! We never had so much to spend before. We’ll have a good supper tonight.”

Next week Joe came home and put another eighteen dollars on the table. In half an hour Delia came, her right hand in a bandage.

“What’s the matter with your hand?” said Joe. Delia laughed and said:

“Oh, a funny thing happened! Clemantina gave me a plate of soup and spilled some of it on my hand. She was very sorry for it. And so was the old general. But why are you looking at me like that, Joe?”

“What time this afternoon did you burn your hand, Delia?”

“Five o’clock, I think. The iron-I mean the soup-was ready about five, Why?”

“Delia, come and sit here,” said Joe. He drew her to the couch and sat beside her.

“What do you do every day, Delia? Do you really give music lesson? Tell me the truth.”

She began to cry.

“I couldn’t get any pupils,” she said, “So I got a place in a laundry ironing shirts. This afternoon a girl accidentally set down an iron on my hand and I got a bad burn. But tell me, Joe, how did you guess that I wasn’t giving music lessons?”

“It’s very simple,” said Joe. “I knew all about your bandages because I had to send them upstairs to a girl in the laundry who had an accident with a hot iron. You see, I work in the engine-room of the same laundry where you work.”

“And your pictures? Did you sell any to that man from Peoria?”

“Well, your general with his Clemantina is an invention, and so is my man from Peoria.”

And then they both laughed.

1. To support the family, Delia worked as .

A. a tutor B. a music teacher

C. a laundry assistant D. an artist

2. It happened that .

A. a man from Peoria liked Joe’s pictures

B. Delia earned $15 dollars a week easily

C. Clemantina and the general were kind

D. the couple worked at the same laundry

3. We can infer from the underlined sentence that .

A. Clemantina was an invention of the general

B. there were no such men as the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria

C. Clemantina was an invention of the man from Peoria

D. the general, Clemantina and the man from Peoria were the couple’s clients

4. The couple’s attitude towards each other is .

A. faithful B. honest

C. ashamed D. heartbreaking

5. Which do you think is the best title of the story?

A. A service of love B. A story of Joe and Delia

C. Lies and truth D. A laundry couple

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How to Find Yourself

Do you often feel lost？Do you think you are living somebody else’s life? If yes, discover ways to find yourself by going through the following article.

1.__________

If you are thinking, “how to find yourself when you are lost?”, then the first thing to do is to have a rest from everything—work, personal life and all worldly things. Give time to yourself to think why you seem lost. Is it because of over work? Is it because you are not leading a life that you want to? Or is it because you are not satisfied with the people or things around you? Try to find answers to these questions to determine the cause behind your restlessness.

2. __________

For once, instead of being the way others want you to be, be yourself. Look within and find yourself in you. Think about the things that you would want to do if you didn’t have any family obligations or any money issues. Think about the kind of relationship you would want to be in, the place that you would like to stay in, the kind of lifestyle you would like to lead, if you didn’t have the society or people around you, judging all the time. If you really want to know how to find inner peace, then think, what you would want others to describe you as—an honest person? Or adventurous? Or loving, or realistic? Once you look within, you will know the answer and then try to be exactly that.

3.__________

Thinking deeply about the past, the time or situations when you were the happiest, is another way to find yourself .Think what you were doing or with whom you were, when you were the happiest. This will help you to identify things that you want to do in life that make you happy and also certain people whose company you enjoy.

4.__________

Knowing yourself and determining what you to do with your life will not come to you in a day or two. Discovering oneself is an ongoing process and it can take months or sometimes even years to truly find yourself. So, it’s important that you maintain a written record of all your feelings and thoughts, which you can go through at a later stage. Pour all your emotions and feelings about life in it and who knows may be one day going through it, you will find yourself.

5.__________

Once you have discovered what you want to do with your life, make a move for change and self improvement. Even if it means taking up small things such as dancing or painting, go ahead and do it. If you want a career change, plan and take steps so that it can take place smoothly. If you are stuck in a bad relationship and find yourself unable to mend it, break away. At the beginning, you may find yourself slightly unbalanced, but with time everything will be fine.

It is very important for you to truly find yourself, before it is too late. If you do not find yourself now, you will spend your life with somebody you do not even know, i.e. yourself.

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注意：1．每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞； 2．只允許修改10處，從第11處起不計(jì)分。

Last Saturday the student of our class made a bike trip to Furong, a small town by the Nanxi River. We set off earlier in the morning. After get to the town, we visited some places of interest. At noon, we had a picnic near the river. Everybody is attracted by the beautiful scenery but we took a lot pictures. In the afternoon, some of them went fishing, some flew kites, and the others rowed boats on the water. We both had a wonderful time! It was a pleasant trip for us, during which the boys were offered the girls a lot of help. We have learned to help, understanding and share with others.

假設(shè)你是李越，發(fā)現(xiàn)學(xué)生中存在不愿意參加體育活動(dòng)(physical exercise)的現(xiàn)象。他們認(rèn)為進(jìn)行體育活動(dòng)會(huì)浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，影響學(xué)習(xí)。但你有不同想法。請(qǐng)就此話題給校報(bào)老師寫一封信，向大家宣傳體育鍛煉的好處。字?jǐn)?shù)：120詞

短文中應(yīng)包括以下內(nèi)容：1. 指出他們觀點(diǎn)的不對(duì)之處；2. 告知體育鍛煉的好處；3.提出建議

Dear Editor Teacher，

How did you get ________news that they would take ________trip to Disneyland?

A. the; the B. 不填；the

C. 不填；a D. the; a

Only when your identity has been checked ______.

A. you are allowed in B. you will be allowed in

C. will you allow in D. will you be allowed in

The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ______ his notes.

A. bringing up B. referring to

C. looking for D. trying on

A poet and artist ______ coming to speak to us about Chinese literature and painting tomorrow afternoon.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

It is impossible to ________one’s goal without working hard.

A. achieve B. get C. arrive D. make

I don’t think it is ______taking the trouble to explain the question to him.

A. worth B. worthy

C. worth of D. worthwhile