今年的寒假非同以往，一场新型冠状病毒肆虐而来，疫情致使学校推迟开学。居家隔离期间你做了些什么，有什么感想？请根据以下要点写一篇英语短文。

（1）疫情爆发, 待在家里，抵抗病毒；

（2）隔离期间，做一些有意思的事；

（3）像其他人选择读书、并学到很多新事物；

（4）练习书法的机会，以前喜欢但没时间练；

（5）尝试做饭，和妈妈一起做很多美食；

（6）你的感想……

参考词汇：疫情 epidemic爆发break out冠状病毒coronavirus

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（1）词数：80～100 个。

（2）开头已给出，不计入总词数。

（3）要点齐全，行文连贯，可适当发挥。

The 2020 winter holiday was different for most people. At the beginning of the holiday,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

My family the hill if it doesn't rain tomorrow.

A.will climb B.climbed C.have climbed D.climb

— What did you do last Sunday, Mike?

— I table tennis with my friends.

A.play B.played C.will play D.have played

— What were you doing at six yesterday evening?

— I my mother cook the meal.

A.am helping B.helped C.have helped D.was helping

— Are you new here?

— No. We here for 5 years.

A.lived B.have lived C.will live D.are living

Something _________ by our teachers for our coming back to school last month.

A.did B.was done C.do D.is done

— Could you tell me the Science Museum?

—Next Sunday.

A.when did you visit B.when you visited

C.when you will visit D.when will you visit

A Great Challenge

My mother had been a true inspiration to me and changed the way I look at life. Since my birth she has made it evident that I would become something, that I would be one of the great ones. She has taught me that I can do anything if I put my _______ to it.

As a young boy, I struggled （奋斗，努力）to achieve tasks that came easily to most. I had _______ in writing, reading and especially speaking. I did not talk the way normal kids did and did not respond to questions or stay alert to my surroundings. My reading was poor even with teachers helping me, and my speech was _______ to understand. My writing was not at the level it should have been. Even simple things like knowing my left from my right or being able to snap my fingers were problems.

My mother observed all my challenges and, as a professor with a Ph. D. , decided to _______ the situation early in my development. She did not want me to struggle alone. After a while, we did indeed conquer （击败，战胜）all the problems that had _______ me. She spent hours every day teaching me everything I needed to know, determined to help me learn. Without her I would not be anywhere close to the level I am now.

In addition, she gave _______ for my life. She told me what to do and what not to do. Her expectations have always been high because she knows that I can do it. For that, I thank her. She would not allow her son to be incapable. She never _______ on me, and to this day she tells me education is a must. I will be a successful person if I continue to follow her lead. She encourages me to work for my grades and attend college.

She used her gifts as a _______ to help her child, and now I have the opportunity to become something.

1.A.mind B.decision C.brain D.feeling

2.A.problems B.excuses C.worries D.abilities

3.A.easy B.hard C.cool D.clear

4.A.find B.keep C.change D.study

5.A.helped B.treated C.troubled D.pleased

6.A.information B.advice C.promise D.pleasure

7.A.put up B.pushed up C.looked up D.gave up

8.A.singer B.doctor C.worker D.teacher

Summer Programs for Children

1.Which school offers Academic Summer Program?

A.Milton School. B.Groton School.

C.Hopkins School. D.Phillips School.

2.If you have language based learning disabilities, you can call___________.

A.919-416-2096 B.203-622-9240

C.716-652-3450 D.954-581-8222

3.Which program can help the kids improve social skills?

A.The Summer Day Program.

B.The Academic Summer Program.

C.The Phillips Summer Camp Program.

D.The Traditional Summer School Program.

A Sweet Success

One weekend, Taylor, an eight-year-old girl, asked her parents to buy a toy for her, but her father encouraged her to make money by herself. "How can I make money?" Taylor thought for a while and had an idea, “Why not make cakes and sell them at church to raise money to buy the toy?”

The next day, Taylor started her plan. She borrowed $40 from her parents in order to buy tools and materials at first and promised to pay it back. Then she began to make cakes by herself. To her parents’ surprise, she made $175 by selling the cakes that Sunday.

Everyone thought Taylor would buy the toy she wanted. She certainly had made enough money for it, but she didn't. Instead, Taylor decided to buy business cards and had her father's phone number on them. Then she began handing the cards out. More people knew Taylor and came to buy her cakes. Even large companies began to try buying her delicious cakes.

Though Taylor has made a lot of money, she still works hard at school. She also likes to take part in other activities. So Taylor must carefully manage her time. For example, instead of watching TV after school, Taylor might have to bake a lot of cakes for customers. When she has dance lessons on some days, she needs to get her baking done on time so she isn't late for class.

Making cakes may take time and be hard work, but Taylor sees the fun in it. “ I think making cakes is mostly my hobby. ” She says. She also decorates the boxes that are used to pack the cakes. Taylor uses all kinds of decorations to make sure each box looks special for her customers. People love the extra feeling Taylor gives them by decorating the boxes, so more and more people come for her cakes.

Taylor's cakes are becoming very popular. She achieves a sweet success.

1.Taylor started making and selling cakes at first because .

A.she wanted to buy a toy

B.she wanted some beautiful cards

C.she loved baking cakes very much

D.her parents encouraged her to sell cakes

2.What did she do after she made $175?

A.She bought a phone for her father.

B.She went on with her business.

C.She bought a toy for herself.

D.She started a big company.

3.From the passage we can know .

A.Taylor likes making money

B.Taylor is talented in business

C.Taylor likes watching TV all day

D.Taylor doesn't work hard at school