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Halfway through the meeting my mind started to ________.

A. whisper B. wonder

C. wave D. wander

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Today we eat on the go, at our desks and even in front of computers. We eat takeout, delivered and packaged meals. 1.

“Over the past three decades, people have started eating out more than ever before and purchasing more prepared foods at the grocery store, which tend to contain more fat, salt and sugar than their home-made foods,” noted US healthy living website Spark People.

2. It encourages us to value the time we spend preparing, sharing and consuming food, as a recent USA today article put it. It all started in 1986 with the efforts of Slow Food’s founding father, Italian activist Carlo Petrini, who wanted to bring back food varieties and flavors that had gone dark in the face of industrialization.3. Now his idea is almost the mainstream.

Starting at the table, the movement promotes an unhurried way of life founded on the idea that everyone has a right to cooking pleasure, and that everyone must also take responsibility to “protect the heritage (遗产) of food, tradition and culture that make this celebration of the senses possible”, wrote The Phnom Penh Post.

“4.. It means turning down the speed at which we eat and increasing the amount of time we spend dining together with other people,” Althea Zanecosky, spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, told The Huf fington Post.”5. Dinner table conversations keep families together,” noted the Belgian non-profit organization Greenfudge.

A. It is a way to bring back the social togetherness of yesterday.

B. It seems that we have adapted our foods to our fast-paced lives.

C. So the Slow Food Movement has occurred against this fast-food trend.

D. Slow Food doesn’t necessarily mean food that takes a long time to cook.

E. It is based on the idea that we should spend as much time as possible on cooking.

F. It’s not only the food itself but also the time we spend dining together that matters.

G. At that time, he asked people to follow a more sustainable (可持续的) living model.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Sometimes there’s no so much work for you to deal with and you felt it’s beyond your ability to finish them. Actually, you can take measure to help yourself out. Firstly, list all the tasks which must be done and decide which one requires immediately attention. Secondly, divide the work into separate from parts so it’ll be easier for you to see whether each part is being accomplished as desiring. Besides, assign a little extra time for each task, such that the work will be carried out systematically. Finally, you’ll find sense of accomplishment will replace the anxious you felt at first.

Must-read Books That Are Hitting the Big Screen This Year

The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman

Starring: Jessica Chastain and Johan Heldenbergh

Release Date: July 31, 2017

This true story is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. Ackerman artfully retells the story of Jan and Zabinski and haw they used their zoo to save over three hundred people from the Nazis. After their zoo was bombed, they managed to hide people in animal cages, giving animal names to their guests and human names to their animals. This is one story we truly hope lives up to the hype on film.

The Lost City of Z by David Grann

Starring: Sienna Miller and Robert Pattinson

Release Date: August 14,2017

Looking for adventure? This story is just what you need. The book (and film) tells the tale of British explorer Percy Fawcett and how he ventured into the Amazon jungle in 1925,never to return. It's an enchanting mystery that we can’t wait to see play out on screen.

The Dinner by Herman Koch

Starring: Richard Gere and Rebecca Hall

Release Date: October 5,2017

We always say we'd do absolutely anything for our kids, right? The story begins with two couples politely, eating dinner together, avoiding a conversation about their children who have committed a horrific act. As the story goes on, you'll see just how far these parents will go to protect the ones they love.

The Circle by Dave Eggers

Starring: Emma Watson and Patton Oswalt

Release Date: November 28,2017

A young woman, Mae, is hired to work for a powerful Internet company and Feels like she's hit the job jackpot. The facility is very advanced, lively, and a bit wild. Mae's story begins as one of ambition but soon turns into a heart-racing story of suspense.

1.Why did Jan and Zabinski put people in animal cages?

A. To offer them living places B. To treat them as animals

C. To avoid being bombed D. To hide from the Nazis

2.Who plays the role of a modern white-collar woman?

A. Emma Watson. B. Rebecca Hall.

C. Sienna Miller. D. Jessica Chastain.

3.When can you go to see the film if you enjoy adventure stories?

A. In July. B. In August

C. In October. D. In November.

4.Which of the following is related to parents' raising kids?

A. The Zookeeper's Wife. B. The Lost City of Z.

C. The Dinner. D. The Circle.

He tried to _______ his teachers by using big words in all his essays.

A. import B. imply

C. improve D. impress

I'm ________ (that) she is lying.

A. conducted B. connected

C. convinced D. concentrated

Hiking with some friends provided an opportunity to relax ourselves. Cold with a mixture of sun and snow______a quicker step on the mountain. On the way, we________a large troop of boy scouts and their families heading down as well. The majority of the troop was quickly well ahead and out of_______.

Left behind were a boy and his mother who seemed uneasy. We slowed our______to talk with them before we _______passed them. They caught up again when my friend _____to tie her shoe. The boy at that moment fell down. My friend attempted to _____him as he rolled down the path.

Helped up, the boy was_____, crying in his mother’s arms. He said that his knee hurt and I could see the____spreading across the mother’s face. I asked if I could help, with my friend explaining that I was a nurse. After a quick _______ I could tell that more than anything he was _____,his mom as well.______he stayed sitting, wrapped in his non’s arms. Asking if they needed anything before we continued on, I turned to go leaving the______sitting on a rock.

I only took a few steps forward before_______ that there was more that could be done .I_____ to my friends for slowing them down, then turned and asked the boy and his mother if they wanted me to wait and hike down with them when they were _____.I could see the relief wash over the mother’s face as she said “yes” and______stood to continue on.

The New England autumn had left the path _____with beautiful slippery leaves. So we went slowly, ensuring____footsteps. I realized that I was being gifted with more time to take in the______of the woods, conversation with friends and connections.

1.A. encouraged B. controlled C. blocked D. stopped

2.A. depended on B. came across C. looked after D. cared for

3.A. sight B. balance C. breath D. touch

4.A. vehicles B. acts C. pace D. race

5.A. deliberately B. constantly C. absolutely D. eventually

6.A. failed B. remembered C. sped D. paused

7.A. follow B. lift C. catch D. miss

8.A. nervous B. curious C. guilty D. lonely

9.A. anger B. excitement C. regret D. panic

10.A. glance B. examination C. chat D. measure

11.A. pleased B. disappointed C. puzzled D. scared

12.A. But B. So C. And D. Or

13.A. team B. group C. pair D. crowd

14.A. forgetting B. realizing C. reporting D. hoping

15.A. shouted B. replied C. apologized D. promised

16.A. ready B. thankful C. eager D. desperate

17.A. almost B. even C. immediately D. gradually

18.A. filled B. covered C. provided D. connected

19.A. casual B. heavy C. quiet D. secure

20.A. leaves B. beauty C. thickness D. colours

Long ago,there was a mother and a son living in a house.She worked hard every day,1.they were always poor.

One day,her son stole his friend’s bag.“Mom,what do you think of this bag?”His mother praised her son instead of scolding him.The next time,he stole2.overcoat.She praised him again.A few years3.(late),he grew up to be a young man.He stole jewelry and brought them to his mother.This time,she did not scold her son.Then,he started4. (steal) more expensive things.

One day,the police caught him.Before he5.(put) in prison,he begged the police to meet his mother.They took him6.his mother.As soon as he saw his mother,he suddenly bit her ear.“Ouch!What is the matter with you?”She finally scolded him.Her son answered.“If you had given me a scolding like that when I stole the first bag,I could not 7.a thief.”8.(look) at her son heading to prison,“If only I9.turn back time,I would scold him severely.”She said10.(regret).

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