It's hard for middle school students to prepare a program in three weeks. So, I was really nervous. What made matters worse, there were only nine students taking part in. After a discussion among group members, we decided to perform a song and a dance. The song we chose was showed in the Chinese style and I was the lead singer.

Over the next three weeks, we used every minute we could find to rehearse (彩排). The dancers practised during breaks, and I practised through my phone. I used it to compare my performance with the original, which allowed me to correct my mistakes. (it, best, though, tried, everybody, difficult, was, their).

Finally, the day of the performance came. After making up and dressing up, we became nervous. Before going to stage, I told everyone, "No matter how we perform, we are sure to be the best, since the audience has paid a lot to see us."

As we left the stage, many people spoke to us, praising our performance. A foreign student even came over to us, as he was curious about our ancient-style costumes. He took a photo with us, which became the best record of our hard work.

It was hard work that made us a success. Finally, we stood out among the twenty groups to win the prize.

1.How long did they spend preparing a program?

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2.Were there many students taking part in the program?

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3.How did the author practise the song?

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4.将文中括号内的单词连成一句子,使文章意思通顺、完整。

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5.What was the result of the performance?

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假如你是李涛，收到英国笔友Jim的e-mail来信，在信中他提到学校最近因为新冠肺炎（the Novel Coronavirus）停课了，他现在待在家里既担心学习又担心身体健康。请你回信给他介绍一下你的居家学习情况，并给他一些建议。你的回信要包括以下内容，可以适当拓展，字数80字左右，开头已经给出，不计入总数。

1.学习：制定计划，线上学习，多阅读

2.生活：坚持运动，做眼保健操，做家务

3.建议：两点建议

Dear Jim

Nice to hear from you. I know you are staying at home because of the Novel Coronavirus and you are worried about your study and health. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

—This is your first time away from home, Tom.

— Don't worry, Dad. I can take care of________.

A.me B.myself C.mine D.my

Nick is ________ playing football. He plays it even when it rains.

A.tired of B.afraid of C.crazy about D.worried about

I hear there will be ________jobs for people because robots will do some of the jobs.

A.fewer B.less C.more D.better

—Mom, the apple is ready now. What should I do next?

—________the apple into small pieces.

A.To cut B.Cutting C.Cut D.Cuts

一Could you show me how to use the new mobile phone?

—Why not read the ________ first? I'm not sure about it.

A.instructions B.introduction C.information D.invitation

— Mr. Smith, would you please speak a little more ________?

— Sorry! I thought you could follow me.

A.politely B.slowly C.quickly D.loudly

Bob, ________use the earphones too much. It's bad for your ears.

A.doesn't B.won't C.can't D.don't

— What do you think of your new job?

—________. I am thinking of changing another one.

A.Pretty nice B.With pleasure C.Can't be worse D.Not too bad