Recently I saw the same Cirque Du Soleil show twice. At the first show, my wife and I were ____about thirty rows back from the stage, so it was not easy to see the ____on the faces of the performers. ____, what we were able to appreciate was the wonderful panorama(全景) of the ____. At the second show, we sat in the second row, just a couple of meters from the stage and we could ____the performers’ expressions carefully. Having seen the show before, we expected to see our favorite______again.

We talked about which of the two shows we ____more and whether it was better to sit closer to the stage or ___back. We agreed that both shows were equal______their spectacle(場(chǎng)面) and enjoyment, but from two totally different perspectives(視角). In watching the show for the second time, our ____of the brilliance of Cirque Du Soleil show was greatly deepened.

It______me that there are some similarities between the ____we had at the two Cirque Du Soleil shows and what happens in our everyday lives.

We often make a decision ____on our first impressions. For example, when we read a book for the first time, it is easy to believe that we have a _____understanding of all that we have just read. Then if we read the book again, we will ____any other important things that we missed the first time.

While we often don’t have the ____to consider an important situation for a second time______we make a decision, we should always try to make time to stand back and ____things from a distance away in order to ____a broader perspective. We would then be in a better position to make a more ____and considered decision about the action we should take.

1.A. mixed B. attached C. occupied D. seated

2.A. expectations B. expressions C. examinations D. explanations

3.A. However B. Otherwise C. Meanwhile D. Therefore

4.A. hall B. performance C. host D. appearance

5.A. figure B. check C. observe D. measure

6.A. parts B. tours C. styles D. stages

7.A. reflected B. trusted C. enjoyed D. valued

8.A. deeper B. higher C. further D. lower

9.A. in terms of B. in the control of C. in favor of D. in the name of

10.A. explanation B. connection C. introduction D. appreciation

11.A. belonged to B. turned to C. related to D. occurred to

12.A. experience B. preference C. intelligence D. exhibition

13.A. fixed B. based C. focused D. held

14.A. normal B. complete C. blind D. opposite

15.A. avoid B. ignore C. discover D. admit

16.A. way B. power C. energy D. opportunity

17.A. after B. once C. before D. unless

18.A. view B. direct C. analyse D. remove

19.A. change B. gain C. lose D. control

20.A. excited B. touched C. prepared D. balanced

Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English1.(write) ability.

2.(compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes3.(little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of 4.(think) in English. If we persist in this practice, 5.(gradual) we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many6.(difficult). In the first place, 7.often happens that we have trouble finding proper words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us 8.(put) them into English properly.

As far as I am concerned, my suggestion is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then look it up in our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher9.help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is of great use to keep a diary in English for10.development of our writing skills.

假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文, 請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤, 每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。

增加: 把缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧), 并在其下面寫出該加的詞。

刪除: 把多余的詞用斜線(\)畫掉。

修改: 在錯(cuò)的詞下畫一橫線, 并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

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, 多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。

When I first learned to write in English, I run into many difficulties. The main problem was in that I always thought in Chinese but tried to translate everything into Chinese. My teacher advised me to keep diaries. I followed her advices. Happily it worked. Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself on paper as I was learning to express me in simple English. One day I wrote a short story and showed to my teacher. She liked it very much that she read it to the class. Everyone said the story was the good one. I was great encouraged by their words.

假定你是本校學(xué)生李華。本月將有15名來(lái)自法國(guó)阿爾伯特?加繆高中（Albert Camus High School）的學(xué)生來(lái)你校參加“游學(xué)”( Study Abroad)活動(dòng)。學(xué)校現(xiàn)從學(xué)生中招募15個(gè)義務(wù)接待家庭。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下要點(diǎn)用英文給負(fù)責(zé)此項(xiàng)目工作的Mr. Zhang寫一封申請(qǐng)信。

1.你的家庭情況；

2.你家的居住條件及與學(xué)校的距離；

3.你家作為接待家庭的優(yōu)勢(shì)。

注意：1. 詞數(shù)100左右；

2. 可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 信的開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。

Dear Mr. Zhang

It is nice to learn that 15 students from France will come to our school for a Study Ab_______________

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I’m looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

(2014·徐州高三模擬)When she heard her son had been admitted to a key university，words couldn't ________ her excitement.

A. convey B. explain

C. conduct D. distinguish

(2014·巢湖高三檢測(cè))—It is reported on TV this morning that a group of college students went on an exploration in Huangshan，________ in the mountain because of their losing the way.

—Yes，I know.Worse still，in order to rescue them，many soldiers went to help，________ one of them to lose his young life.

A. trapped；caused B. trapping；causing

C. trapped；causing D. trapping；caused

(2013·安徽高考)—How did your interview with the manager go?

—________ He seemed interested in my experience，but he didn't ask for references.

A. Perfect! B. I'm not sure.

C. That's right. D. Couldn't be better

(2014·宿遷模擬)—Could you do me a ________ and take the box up to the sixth floor?

—With pleasure.No problem at all.

A. favour B. good

C. pleasure D. kindness

(2014·合肥八中模擬)—Don't you think Sam is the best person for the position？He is very wise.

—I don't quite agree.He is ________ wise.

A. more kind than B. as kind as

C. not so kind as D. kinder than