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Do you struggle with business writing？Are teams and individuals asking for help with their business writing skills? 1. Since 1990, we have been helping employees and managers write better.

Everything written in business reflects the image of the company and the writer. 2. This means organizing ideas well, checking that the language is accurate and that the presentation is professional. Writing successfully is always the result of careful planning.

Before you start writing, you need to decide why you are writing and what you hope to achieve. This will help you decide what to include in your writing and whether to write an e?mail, a letter or perhaps a report.

Meanwhile, think about readers. 3. The structure of what you write can guide readers and help them understand the content of your writing so that they can respond.

While you are writing, you need to think about how you organize your ideas. Writing a report may involve presenting data and linking complex ideas; writing a memo (備忘錄) may involve describing a situation and dealing with ways of improving it. You need to understand how to construct paragraphs. 4._

After you have finished writing comes the very important process of revising, checking and correcting.

5.You will find plenty of useful information about effective business writing. In our courses, participants get tools, tips, techniques, job aids, and follow?up resources to help them write better.

A．Contact us.

B．Assess your skills here.

C．It will help you choose appropriate structures.

D．A range of words can be used to link your ideas.

E．Spelling mistakes should be checked and corrected.

F．So it is very important that writing is done to the highest standards.

G．Here comes the good news.

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As a child, I started learning to play the piano, my favorite musical _______， but I was forced to give up when I started my middle school _______ I could concentrate more on my studies.

It's one of my biggest ________ to stop practicing the piano when I recall sadly today. During the following years, I kept telling my piano teacher that I would _______. However, I didn't keep my promise because I was _______ with my study. _______ I lost touch with my teacher. Some years later, my teacher died. I was very sad because I lost such a good teacher. She was a very warm and gentle person. It hurts me to think she may have been _______ that I never returned. I haven't taken lessons since then but to be honest, I _______to. Sitting at the piano, I couldn't help recalling many _______— time of my practising at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher _________ me after I played an entire piece of music wrong in front of her colleagues. I was so _______ that I could hardly say anything. But her _______ helped ease my shame. These memories, ________， good or bad, never caused my _______ to play the piano again.

This thought then led me to think that ________ is like music, and that we all try to play different ________ in the instrument of our life. Sometimes the pitch (音高) is _______ when we play it well, but sometimes we are out of tone. However, we all continue to create our own _______ style of music. No matter what style our music is, it is _______ that we sing the songs of joy, quietness and love. Though I may never make it back to piano lessons, it doesn't _______that I've stopped making music.

1.A.instrument B．performance C．room D．stage

2.A.because B．so that C．now that D．for

3.A.successes B．regrets C．decisions D．hobbies

4.A.play B．graduate C．leave D．return

5.A.occupied B．a(chǎn)ngry C．satisfied D．patient

6.A.Actually B．Constantly C．Suddenly D．Gradually

7.A.astonished B．glad C．disappointed D．a(chǎn)mazed

8.A.liked B．needed C．wanted D．decided

9.A.dreams B．expressions C．words D．memories

10.A.instructed B．hurt C．punished D．respected

11.A.frightened B．moved C．embarrassed D．excited

12.A.happiness B．satisfaction C．comfort D．sigh

13.A.instead B．meanwhile C．therefore D．however

14.A.hope B．courage C．feeling D．effort

15.A.life B．learning C．a(chǎn)ttitude D．enjoyment

16.A.cards B．sports C．roles D．games

17.A.hard B．wonderful C．surprising D．complex

18.A.unique B．boring C．common D．similar

19.A.necessary B．strange C．possible D．important

20.A.matter B．mean C．report D．a(chǎn)ppear

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One hot summer day, I bought a small boat when my family spent vacation1.(enjoy) the beaches of beautiful Gulf shores. Both of my daughters played all day in the boat. Later the little one got2.(tire). Therefore, I took her to our spot on the sand as my elder girl continued to play in the boat. But the boat with my elder daughter in it was gradually moving far out from the shore. I called to her to come3.(close) to the shore and she seemed to be frightened. All she could do was to 4.(paddle) hard to one side and the boat was just making small circles.

I stood as far out in the water, shouting5.(instruct) to her. 6.(fortunate), some teenagers on a boat not far from her7.(notice) what was happening and started to head her way immediately.

I'm not a good swimmer8.I determined to have a try. I continued swimming until I no longer knew or could feel that I had legs, but I always kept my eyes on her. Helped by the teenagers, I finally made my way back pulling her and calming her.

I've learned_9.the experience that maybe we think we are not strong enough sometimes, but if we trust 10. enough and take the first attempt, we'll have all the strength we need.

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Dear Mum，

Sorry to have kept you waiting last night. Excuse me for my come back late. I was held up because the power failure in the school. The lights sudden went off in the middle of the play. The students were confused about how to do. I was in the charge of the staging of the play, but I could not leave the stage in disorder. I had to try my best to control the situation. I arrange to light the candles preparing for the play in advance. After the performance, I called a few taxi to take the actors home since many of them lived far away. I hope you do not mind my lately return.

Love，

Li Hua

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It was a freezing cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. An old man was waiting for a _______ across the river.

At last he heard some hooves (馬蹄) _______ along the frozen path. Anxiously, he watched as several horsemen came around the bend. _______， he let them pass by one after another. Finally, as the _______ rider was drawing near, the old man _______the rider's eyes and asked whether he would _______ giving him a ride to the other side.

The rider agreed ________. Seeing the old man was unable to ________ his half?frozen body from the ground, the horseman _______ and helped the old man _______ the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his _______， a tiny but cozy cottage.

Before leaving, out of _______， the horseman asked the old man why on such a bitter winter night he would wait and ask the last rider and _______he had refused. The old man replied, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no _______ for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, I was certain that your gentle spirit would give me _______ in my time of need.”

Those _______ comments touched the horseman deeply, who _______ the old man. “May I never get too busy with my own affairs that I _______ to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”

With ________， Thomas Jefferson, president of the United States, turned his horse around and _________ his way back to the White House.

1.A.horseman B．horse C．ride D．friend

2.A.attacking B．running C．entering D．a(chǎn)pproaching

3.A.However B．Therefore C．Thus D．Moreover

4.A.coming B．remaining C．next D．last

5.A.kept B．caught C．looked D．saw

6.A.mind B．a(chǎn)void C．prefer D．try

7.A.seriously B．doubtfully C．willingly D．strangely

8.A.lift B．push C．feel D．stand

9.A.went off B．turned around C．set out D．got down

10.A.onto B．over C．off D．a(chǎn)bove

11.A.hometown B．a(chǎn)partment C．destination D．village

12.A.courage B．curiosity C．enthusiasm D．honesty

13.A.what about B．if only C．how come D．what if

14.A.chance B．doubt C．concern D．reason

15.A.strength B．comfort C．generosity D．a(chǎn)ssistance

16.A.heartwarming B．impressive C．pessimistic D．optimistic

17.A.persuaded B．told C．reminded D．suggested

18.A.manage B．fail C．disagree D．remember

19.A.it B．them C．that D．this

20.A.made B．struggled C．felt D．fought

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World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It 1. (start) by the LitWorld. org in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries. 2. aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book. Its website asks everyone 3. (celebrate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write 4. (belong) to all people.

The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce 5. number of illiterate (不識字的) people in the world. It is 6. (absolute) necessary to help those who cannot read.The website says, “It's time to start by reading aloud to 7. might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, listen patiently 8. someone else's story as they share with you.” The United Nations says, “Literacy involves a variety of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge, _9. to participate fully in society.” In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a _10. (different)．

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Do you have lunch at school? Do you like having lunch at school? School dinners (that means “l(fā)unch”) are a hot topic in the UK these days and there are lots of different opinions about what young people eat at lunchtime. Some people think that school meals are unhealthy; some people say that they are much better than in the past and others say that midday meals should be free for all school children.

A typical school dinner costs about 2 pounds a day for a secondary pupil in the UK. There is usually a main course, a dessert and a drink. Parents often pay in advance online. School dinners must include food groups such as fruit and vegetables, protein (for example meat, fish or cheese) and carbohydrate (for example rice or pasta). There are rules about how the food is prepared, for example there are limits on the quantity of fried food.

Martha Payne, from Scotland, started a blog called Neverseconds about her school dinners when she was just nine years old. She posts photographs of her lunch every day and gives the food a grade out of ten. The grade depends on the quality and quantity of the food and how healthy it is. She doesn't always give good grades. Her complaints include too much fried food, small quantities and hair in the food. Many people read her blog and young people from all over the world post pictures, of their school meals on Neverseconds.

Jamie Oliver, the celebrity British chef, is concerned about school dinners. He thinks that they need to be healthier and tastier. Jamie helped to promote Martha's blog by tweeting (在推特上寫) about it and Neverseconds became very popular, very quickly on social media websites. On the blog, Martha also collects money for charity. The money is used to provide food for more than 600,000 poor children around the world.

1.School dinners can be a hot topic in the UK these days because ________.

A．parents cannot afford to pay for them

B．they have led to many healthy problems

C．people have different opinions about them

D．there are no rules about how the food is prepared

2.What do you know about the typical school dinner in the UK?

A．It's free for all school children.

B．It costs about 2 pounds a day for a secondary pupil.

C．It's low in protein and carbohydrate.

D．It has no fruit or vegetables.

3.Which of the following is the example of the underlined word “complaints”？

A．He has never phoned me since we parted.

B．She posts photographs every day in her blog.

C．They are always doing their work pretty well.

D．Today we had pizza, salad, then an apple for dessert.

4.How did Martha Payne's blog become popular?

A．Jamie Oliver helped to promote it.

B．Many people collected money for it.

C．Poor children could get free food from it.

D．Martha Payne spent most of her time on it.

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How to Improve Eyesight Naturally

Eyes are important for everybody. You must take care and try everything in hand to keep them in good condition. Here are some tips to improve your eyesight naturally.

1. Strain is known to be a factor in many health conditions and eye strain is no exception. Try meditation, yoga or other methods of stress relief to improve your vision and overall health.

Try palming.

Sit upright in a comfortable chair. 2. Cup your hands so that there is no pressure on your eyes. Let your fingers rest across your forehead. There should be no light entering your eyes. Palming should be done for a period of 5 to 10 minutes to start. Palming should be relaxing. It may help to do palming in a darkened room.

Avoid sugar as much as possible.

3. It will unpleasantly affect your eyesight, which affects the eyes by producing a larger amount of insulin (胰島素) in the blood. Therefore you shouldn't be having much fruit juice or something that contains a lot of sugar.

Exercise your eyes.

The only exercise most eyes get is daily rubbing when we're tired or suffering from eye strain. But eye exercise is actually good for your eyes and can improve your vision. 4. Blink as fast as you can for a few seconds, then close your eyes tightly, open and repeat. Do this exercise 3 to 4 times daily.

Eat healthy foods.

You probably hear the statement all the time that eating the right foods is necessary for good health. 5.Foods that are high in fiber, vitamin C, D and beta?carotene as well as other vitamins and minerals can help improve your vision. Here are a few foods that can be beneficial to good vision: carrots, eggs, blueberries, spinach, kale, grapes, and fresh garlic.

A．Reduce eye strain.

B．Keep your eyes moist.

C．Sugar is your eyes' worst enemy.

D．Give your eyes a workout with the following exercise.

E．You may not be aware that your diet affects your vision, but it does.

F．Close your eyes and cover them with the palms of your hands.

G．Be sure to get plenty of sleep so that your eyes don't strain to stay open during the day.

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A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting (誘人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn't much of a fruit?eater, ________ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but ________ people always say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the ________ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

He stood on tiptoe, ________ as high as he could, but even as his tallest ________ he was unable to touch it. He began to ________up and down, as high as he could, at the ________ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of ________.

Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to ________ on. His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to ________ the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil case, and Game Boy. Looking ________， he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or _________ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

He had tried everything he could think, ________ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk_________. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his ________ and how he really wanted that apple. The more he ________ like this, the more unhappy he became.

_________， the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy, even if he couldn't always get what he wanted. He soon started to say to himself, “This isn't __________. I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's _________ more I can do to get the apple — that is unchangeable — but I am supposed to be able to ________my feelings. If that's the case, what can I do to feel better？”

1.A.offering B．preferring C．receiving D．a(chǎn)llowing

2.A.as long as B．a(chǎn)s if C．when D．a(chǎn)s

3.A.angrier B．hungrier C．sadder D．simpler

4.A.expanding B．stretching C．swinging D．pulling

5.A.strength B．length C．range D．height

6.A.run B．jump C．walk D．glance

7.A.tip B．stage C．level D．top

8.A.hope B．control C．sight D．reach

9.A.put B．stand C．get D．sit

10.A.break B．shake C．take D．strike

11.A.up B．a(chǎn)round C．down D．forward

12.A.for B．on C．with D．of

13.A.after B．through C．without D．upon

14.A.away B．back C．up D．down

15.A.wishes B．beliefs C．efforts D．goals

16.A.imagined B．thought C．tried D．claimed

17.A.Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Otherwise

18.A.skillful B．cheerful C．helpful D．harmful

19.A.something B．a(chǎn)nythin C．everything D．nothing

20.A.express B．change C．forget D．describe

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There's no reason why women return to school. Going back to school provides private and public benefits. College graduates, generally enjoy higher salaries, 1. (employ) more consistently, and work in nicer conditions. College?educated people vote more, give more to charity, and rely _2. (little) on government support.

Making the switch from3. (support) to supporting oneself can be a challenge, 4. often a necessary one. Financial 5. (dependent) for women is key, says Nancy Schlossberg, professor at University of Maryland. “I think 6._ important for women to do some direct achievement, because chances are that women will live alone in later life, either divorced 7. never married.”

To Schlossberg, education is critical in the long run. She says, “You are going to do much better than before 8. you have a good education; you are going to be happier than before on condition that you have 9. education that enables you to do what you have to do in life. The question is 10. you are ready at this time to go for it.”