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修改：在錯的詞下面畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯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）不計分。

The other day, some of my classmates and I took a bicycle trip along the "Huan Shan Green Road", that was specially built for people to relax ourselves. The scenery along the road was fascinating, with trees, flowers, hills and lakes on both side. We stopped by a lake for a rest, where a great many of people are playing happily. But something unpleasant caught our eyes. There was rubbish here or there, and there were many plastic bags and bottles floated on the surface of the lake. Such beautiful place was so serious polluted. What a shame! In the end, we couldn't help collecting the rubbish after we left.

【1】The job wasn’t ___________ enough for me. I want something more creative. (富有挑戰(zhàn)性的)

【2】She is studying American ____________ at Georgetown University at present. (文學(xué))

【3】The students are working hard every day, in ___________ for the big examination. (準(zhǔn)備)

【4】Older people often complain that the younger ____________ don’t know what hard work is.

【5】It takes an _________ of two weeks to finish a task like this. (平均)

【6】The village schools are in great need of ______________ teachers. (有經(jīng)驗的)

【7】Have a rest before you __________ with your reading. (繼續(xù))

【8】The Internet is ___________ at a very fast speed. (發(fā)展)

【9】People in this neighborhood can use the gym at no _________ cost. (額外的)

【10】The Ming ___________ ruled China from 1368 to 1644. (朝代)

Speaking to Develop Self-confidence

Overcoming stage fright

Most people are nervous about public speaking. 【1】 If you know that your topic is interesting, and that your material is well organized, you have already reduced a major worry.

Facial expressions

【2】 During your speech try to change your facial expressions to convey the emotions that you feel. Throughout your speech you need to use expressive facial expressions.

Eye contact

When you speak, you should look your audience straight in the eye. The idea is to give the impression that you are talking to each individual in your audience. If you have a large audience, try to look at people in the middle of the room, then slowly look to the right side of the room, then to the left side, then back to the center of the room. 【3】 This will give the audience the idea that you are not interested in your topic or in them.

【4】

Enthusiasm is being lively and showing your own personal concern for your subject and your audience. If you are truly interested in your topic, your delivery is certain to be enthusiastic and lively.

Varying speaking rate

Your words should not be too fast or too slow. If you speak too slowly you will bore your audience. If you speak too rapidly you will be difficult to understand. Adapt your rate to the content of your speech. For example, if you are explaining complex information, slow down. 【5】

A. If you are nervous , take a few steps to your right or left while speaking.

B. Smiling before you start your speech shows that you are not nervous.

C. The best way to cope with nervousness is to be really well prepared.

D. If you are happy or enthusiastic, you should speed up.

E. Don’t look at the floor, the ceiling or out the window.

F. Speaking with enthusiasm

G. Inspiring your audience

A 14-year-old Chinese boy overcame two of humankind's most dreaded fears—getting stuck in an elevator and getting homework 【1】______(do), in a single night【2】_______(owe) to his calm-witted character.

Sun Yixiao was on his way up on Tuesday evening after school, 【3】______ the lift suddenly came to a stop. A moment of panic followed before the 【4】______(teenage) could find a way out.

Sun said he tried to open the elevator door, 【5】_______(press) all the buttons in the hope to get the elevator to work again, but it didn’t work.

Without a cell phone at hand, Sun tried yelling to get attention of people outside, but no one responded as time passed by. He slipped a note through the door 【6】______ the message "people stuck inside, please ask the property management for help," and hoped someone 【7】______(pick) it up and act on it.

After exhausting all his options without knowing how long it would take before someone found him, he took out his textbooks and started to do his homework 【8】______(patient).

Soon after he finished his duties, Sun heard loud 【9】_______(voice) outside. A large crowd including his teachers and other parents had come to the rescue, by which time he 【10】________(trap) in the elevator for over five hours.

The English Renaissance

The English Renaissance began in the later part of the fifteenth century and lasted until the 1660s. Among the most famous women writers of this period is Aphra Behn, who is seen as the first professional woman writer in English. She wrote a number of plays that dealt with topics such as racism and slavery. A good example is Oroonoko published in 1688. Aphra Behn's works include also the plays The Amourous Prince, The Town Fop, The Dutch Lover and her only tragedy, Abdelazer.

The neoclassical period

Among the well-known women in Bristish literature during the neoclassical period, from 1660 to the end of the eighteenth century, is Anne Finch. She wrote poetry and tried to express all that she saw and experienced. Two other women are recognized for their contribution to neoclassical British literature: Mary Astell and Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Mary Astell was a philosopher and a feminist writer. She is best known now for her theories on the education of women.

The Romantic period

Jane Austen is one of the most famous women writers that worked during the Romantic period (1798-1832). Her works include several novels, most of which focus on marriage as a way for young women to secure social standing and economic security. Her most famous novels are Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility and Emma. Another famous woman writer from the English Romanticism is Mary Shelley. She is the author of Frankenstein, History of Six Weeks Tour and The Last Man.

The Victorian period

The Victorian period, between the 1830s and 1900, was the time when the Bronte sisters, George Eliot and Elizabeth Gaskell lived and wrote. Charlotte Bronte, Emily Bronte and Anne Bronte produced many British literary classics. Charlotte's novels include Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette and The Professor. Mary Anne Evans adopted the male pen name George as she wanted to set herself apart from the feminine genre of cookbooks and domestic moral tales. Her most famous novel is The Mill on the Floss published in 1860.

【1】According to the passage, Aphra Behn was famous for ________.

A. novelsB. poetryC. plays D. cookbooks

【2】In which period can readers find books about racial discrimination written by momen?

A. In the English Renaissance.

B. In the neoclassical period.

C. In the Romantic period.

D. In the Victorian period.

【3】According to the passage, why did Mary Anne Evans publish her stories under the name of George Eliot?

A. Women were forbidden to write novels then.

B. Her works would be different.

C. It helped promote her works.

D. It sounded more popular.

【4】If a reader is interested in women’s education, whose works can be the best choice?

A. Anne Finch’s.B. Mary Astell’s.

C. Mary Wortley Montagu’s.D. Mary Shelley’s.

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刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（\）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1. 每處錯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）不計分。

Not only do our parents give us life, but they also give us endless love and support, always share our happiness and sorrow. I’m very grateful to my parents. They give me so many love and spare no efforts to support me. I still remembered once I was seriously ill, they were so worried and almost kept my company a whole night. Now I’m in Senior 2. Lucky, my parents can understand my stressful condition and often communicate me with encouraging word. Furthermore, they give me enough personal space, that I appreciate so much. What I should do now is to study hardly. When I grow up, I’ll try my best to make my parents to live a happy life.

In 1787 Captain Bligh was given command of “The Bounty”, a three-year-old merchant ship. His mission was to transport breadfruit plants from the island of Tahiti to the West Indies. We know the popular story of this voyage and the rebellion, in which Bligh has been presented as hard, violent and thoroughly unpleasant captain. However, there is quite a lot of evidence to suggest that this picture is far from being true. He seems to have been unusually thoughtful about the health and welfare of his men. For example he made sure that his crew got exercise, insisted on cleanliness on his ship, and adopted the practice of giving them a drink which prevented scurvy every day.

When Captain Bligh arrived in Tahiti, it became clear that it would be some months before the breadfruit trees were ready to be taken to the West Indies. Instead of going off right away, he gave his crew extended shore leave. This may have been a mistake as many were unhappy about leaving when the time came. Finally, on the return journey the rebellion took place. The ship was under the command of the rebels and Captain Bligh had to leave in a small boat.

Captain Bligh’s achievement was to get to dry land successfully. It is one of the supreme examples of seamanship. Apart from Bligh there were 18 members of his crew sailing in an open boat about 23 feet long and 7 feet wide. They took with them 25 gallons of water, 150 pounds of bread and 30 pounds of pork. They had no guns or other weapons. The boat was so low in the water that it seemed likely to sink at any time. On one occasion Captain Bligh tried to land on an island to get more water. He and his men were attacked by hostile natives and one of the crew was killed. At this point Bligh decided to sail directly to the Dutch settlement on the island of Timor without stopping. The distance was about 4,000 miles. The voyage took about 42 days and he had no advanced navigational equipment. However, his skill and commitment proved equal to the task and amazingly no one else died. It was truly a remarkable achievement.

【1】What is the popularly held view of Captain Bligh according to Paragraph 1?

A. He was skillful.B. He was thoughtful.

C. He was determined.D. He was unpleasant.

【2】It may have been a mistake that Bligh gave his crew extended shore leave because it caused ________.

A. the lack of drink

B. the death of the tress

C. the unhappiness about leaving

D. the challenges facing the small boat

【3】What problem did Bligh and his 18 men face after the rebellion?

A. The threat from the rebels.B. Conflicts with local people.

C. Attacks from marine animals.D. The possible sinking of the boat.

【4】What made Bligh’s 4000-mile voyage successful?

A. The rebels’ abuse.

B. His great seamanship.

C. The crew’s decision.

D. Modern navigational equipment.

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刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。

修改：在錯的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。

注意：1、每處錯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）不計分。

Once upon a time, it was a boy whose parents named him Odd(古怪的). Other children teased him about his name but kept him at a distance, thinking that he was very strange and behaved stupid. Deeply hurt, he refused to be bothered and struggle to break away from the pain. He tried to keep people off teasing him, but in vain. People continued making fun of his name—even after he became a successful lawyer. Finally, as a old man, he wrote out his last wish, “I’ve been the butt(笑柄) of jokes all my life. I’ll let others make fun of myself after I’m gone.” He insisted his tombstone not to bear his name. After his death, people passing by noticed the largest blank stone and said loudly, “Look, that’s odd.”

The main cause of death and disability in the US

Stroke (中風(fēng)) is the main cause of death and disability in the United States. Every 45 seconds, someone in America has a stroke. 【1】 It is the nation's third leading cause of death, ranking behind diseases of the heart and all forms of cancer. The following is something more about stroke.

Definition and description of a stroke

Stroke is a type of cardiovascular disease. It affects the arteries(動脈) leading to and within the brain. A stroke occurs when a blood vessel（血管） that carries oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot or bursts. 【2】 So stroke forms.

【3】

The American Stroke Association has identified several factors (因素) that increase the risk of stroke. The more risk factors a person has, the greater the chance that he or she will have a stroke. Some of these you can't control, such as increasing age, family health history, race, and previous stroke. 【4】 Factors resulting from lifestyle or environment can be improved with a healthcare provider's help.

Breakthroughs in treatment

【5】 In fact, about 600,000 people have strokes every year. For many years, there was no hope for those suffering a stroke. However, recent breakthroughs have led to new treatments. For the treatments to work, the person must get to a hospital immediately.

A. Risk factors of a stroke.

B .Warning signs of a stroke.

C. Every 3.1 minutes, someone dies of one.

D. A stroke can happen to anyone at any moment.

E. But you can change or treat other risk factors to lower your risk.

F. When that happens, part of the brain cannot get the blood and oxygen it needs.

G .The more common kind of stroke is caused by a blood clot that blocks a blood vessel in the brain.

Last year, my brother and I went to Miami for a vacation. Some of my friends who had been there before said _【1】_____ was a wonderful holiday destination. Before we went, we had planned for months. When the day came, we were ready.

After our plane landed, we went to the hotel. We had made our __【2】____ (reserve) six months earlier, but the man at the front desk said there had been a mistake. We __【3】___(tell) that our rooms hadn’t been reserved for that week, ___【4】__ for the week after. I didn’t understand __【5】_ this would happen and my credit card had already been charged ____【6】__ the booking. What’s worse, the hotel had been fully booked. When we were wondering what to do, the manager came out. She was __【7】___(surprise) helpful. She __【8】___ (apology) for the mistake and gave us a spare VIP room on the top floor. We had never stayed in such an amazing room, and we weren’t charged extra.

The next day, my brother and I went to the beach __【9】__ we watched some people play volleyball. We got a little ___【10】_(sunburn)，but the day had been so relaxing that we didn’t mind.