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Ants are troublesome, best known for itchy bites and ruining picnics. But, a new species of crazy ant is taking over Texas. In some ways they appear to be worse than fire ants and there's no good way to stop them* These ants move fast and are plentiful in some areas.

The crazy ants first sprang in Pearland in 2002 and have been becoming more and more of a problem ever since.“An invasion of these can be so extreme that it's hard to call it just a nuisance," University of Texas entomologist Edward LeBrun told The Austin American-tatesman. “The ants have been known to crawl into and ruin televisions, appliances and other electronic devices. No one is entirely sure why," He said.

David Oi , a research entomologist at the Department of Agriculture, told The New York Times in 2013, the strange idea that the ants are actually attracted to the electricity itself can't be ruled out.

The crazy ants or Raspberry ants-yep, that's actually what they are called-are found in 23 Texas counties. The ants have very little venom（毒液）, but do cause a slight sting when they bite. Mostly, though, they're a hazard to electrical equipment.

They are a relatively new species in the region and little is known about how to control or kill the population. And, unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be much that can be done about them right now. So, for the moment, the best advice is not to stay close to ant piles and groups. and hope that none make it inside to crawl around the electronics.

1.What do the ants do in Texas?

A. Bite some people. B. Damage local crops.

C. Destroy appliances. D. Pollute environment.

2.The underlined word "nuisance" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to " ”.

A. story B. problem

C. visit D. failure

3.When meeting with ant piles, we'd better .

A. kill them all B. control them

C. drive them away D. stay away from them

4.What can we know from the text ?

A. The crazy ants first. appeared in Texas in 2013.

B. The crazy ants cause huge loss to the people in Texas.

C. The government is taking measures to deal with the ant.

D. David Oi is sure why the ants ruin electronic devices.

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假定你是李华。你所在的校乒乓球队正在招收新队员。请给你的留学生朋友Eric写封邮件邀请他假如，内容包括：

球队活动；

报名方式及截止日期。

注意：

词数100左右；

可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule(紧密的日程)

From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money and time. _______ Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule:

1. Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’ m already hungry and there is nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do

you have the right materials ready?_________

2. Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal, make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread? _________ It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

3._________ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation(尝试). It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes(食谱) that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try, the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

Hopefully that gives you a good start. _________ And don’ t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

A.Try new things.

B.Ability is easily improved.

C.Make three or four instead.

D.Understand your food better.

E.Cooking is a burden for many people.

F.Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.

G.A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.

I used to work as a waitress in a little restaurant. I felt frustrated then so I had been____that period. I hadn’t told anybody except my employer. Somehow a____had overheard (无意中听到) my saying that I had to go to another____As I passed her table, she____me a card with her phone number on it. She explained that she lived in Sydney and that I should call____I needed any help.

Some weeks later, it was time for____appointment(约会) in Sydney and I flew there. I was____as I had never been there before and didn’t____anyone else there. So I____to ring the lady who had given me her____number, even though I had only met her that once.____I had arrived, she was very excited and came____to meet me. She gave me a bed and a meal and took me to my appointment the next day and afterwards, she took me back to the____

She treated me so____that I offered her a gift to express my____but she refused. She said “Your____to me is to offer your help to another when it is____” Over the months we kept in touch but then for some reason our communication got less and less____

I always felt I wasn’t giving enough to others as a____, but she had told me that I gave her very much and the way I____people was a gift. I now give a hand to others every day even if it is only a smile to those who have none to give.

1.A. going through B. worrying about C. wishing for D. dreaming of

2.A. manager B. waiter C. customer D. friend

3.A. restaurant B. school C. town D. city

4.A. showed B. handed C. lent D. returned

5.A. before B. after C. if D. because

6.A. her B. their C. my D. his

7.A. pleased B. tired C. scared D. honest

8.A. help B. know C. meet D. serve

9.A. decided B. promised C. refused D. expected

10.A. room B. hotel C. car D. phone

11.A. Considering B. Admitting C. Learning D. Thinking

12.A. secretly B. immediately C. slowly D. unwillingly

13.A. room B. airport C. park D. station

14.A. calmly B. warmly C. coldly D. poorly

15.A. thankfulness B. concern C. excitement D. attitude

16.A. advice B. question C. pay D. gift

17.A. needed B. tested C. appreciated D. accepted

18.A. frequent B. valuable C. important D. meaningful

19.A. nurse B. waitress C. teacher D. cook

20.A. laughed at B. recognized C. talked about D. treated

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：把多余的词用斜线(＼)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。

Last month, I gave some of my clothes to a girl who needed it because her parents didn't have money to buy her newly clothes. In school, this girl was the victim of bullying because of the clothes that she wears.S0 1 went home and was told mom that I'd like collect something for her. Knew what she suffered in the school broke my heart. Sometimes young people are so mean to others which don't have the money to buy some expensive thing. This has to change because it is not clothes or shoes that makes a person. It is what we have in our heart but our soul that matters.

If you are planning a vacation on the beaches of the Baltic Sea, in north Poland, you’d better buy or build 1. (you) a space separator. The unique tool is clearly a must on those beaches, at least if you want to fit in with 2. crowd.

I was recently looking through Eastern-European pictures and news as I usually do, 3. I came across a collection of strange beach photos where everyone had a cloth wall surrounding their 4. (limit) space of sand. The cloth wall was everywhere, but I had never seen anything like it before. 5. (fortunate), except the title, “Polish Beach Introverts (性格内向的人),” there was no 6. (explain) as to why everybody was using it. So I did some research online. Finally, I found a Russian website talking about it.

According to the website, beach separators 7. (be) a part of Polish beach-going culture for a very long time, but have recently been getting a lot of attention online, since foreign tourists 8. (take) a vacation at the Baltic Sea started posting photos of separator-covered beaches 9. the Internet Actually, beach separators weren’t designed to protect their users from prying (窥探的) eyes. It’s no secret that strong winds are very common on the beaches of the Baltic Sea, so the separators allow beach-goers 10. (enjoy) sunbathing without having their things blown off.

没有感恩就没有真正的美德( No thanksgiving would be no virtue)。如今社会上一些人缺乏感恩之心，少数人甚至在父母年老体弱时都不愿意赡养。

请结合自己的实际，谈几点父母值得你感恩的地方，以及将来你会做些什么来报答父母的养育之恩。

1.短文的开头已给出，但不计入总词数。

2.100词左右。(感恩: thanksgiving)

Not only do our parents give us life, but they also give us endless love and support, always sharing our happiness and sorrow.

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Welcome to Whitney High School!

Spring Kids Dance Clinic

The WHS Dance team is hosting the annual Spring Dance Clinic for children aged 5-13. If you are interested in your son or daughter attending this camp, you may download the form and return it to the WHS office or register online!

QUESTIONS? CONTACT: Halley Crandell at hcrandell@rocklinusd.org WHERE: Whitney High School Cafeteria

WHEN: April 22 nd from 9:00 am-12:30 pm

COST: $25 Online RegPDFistration$30Walk-upRegistration

Kaplan SAT/ACT Combo ractice Tests

Offered in the WHS Library

Saturday, April 29 th 9 am to 1 pm

Registration is $20.

Please sign up in the College and Career Center by April 21st to secure a spot.

Please see Mrs. Randazzo in the College and Career Center to sign up or for questions.

Lions Club Student Speech Contest

Enter to be one of two Whitney High School students to qualify for the Rocklin Lions Club Speech Contest, which is to be held this summer. A written copy of your speech is due to the College and Career Center no later than April 30th at 3:00 pm.

Open to grades 9 -12. No less than 5 minutes and No more than 10 minutes.

Can You Catch the Wildcat at the 5K Race

On April 28 th at 8:30 am, the Whitney Wildcat will leave his stadium and attempt to outrun the hundreds of runners trying to catch him!

This will be a fun exciting way to challenge yourself and provide needed funds for two great causes! The WHS track and field team is raising money for equipment. Secondly, we are raising money for the Heidi Greenwood Scholarship. All profits on T-shirt sales will go directly to the scholarship!

Entry to the race is $15 and T-shirt sales will be on site. Go to https://goo.gl/QANQg8 to register!

1.How much should one pay for registering the dance camp in person?

A. $5

B. $55

C. $25

D. $30

2.Who should students turn to if they have questions about Practice Tests?

A. Mark Snow.

B. Mrs. Randazzo.

C. Halley Crandell.

D. Heidi Greenwood.

3.What do we know about Can You Catch the Wildcat at the 5K Race?

A. It’s an indoor activity to be held on April 28th.

B. All the money collected will go to scholarship.

C. There is no specific information for registration.

D. People can support it by buying T-shirts on the spot.

4.What’s the purpose of the text?

A. To show how wonderful the school is.

B. To persuade students to join in the events.

C. To publicize the schedule of some events.

D. To draw parents’ attention to the school.

Jim had a lot of homework to do, but he ______ to finish it before bedtime.

A. contributed B. managed

C. succeeded D. arranged

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