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Honest Thanks

I sat down at my desk and started writing. I wrote an emotional letter of gratitude. I put the notecard into the ___________, sealed it and stuck the stamps on it, but when it came to actually placing the letter into the mailbox … I ___________.

The letter was to a schoolmate with whom I kept in contact via Facebook _______. She had inspired me to live a(n)_______life—for example, by_______more.

Her volunteer efforts weren’t_______—she wasn’t building wells in Uganda, but_______she was doing small, local good deeds, such as serving as a crossing guard. These were things I could do, too. She made me _______ I could make a difference here at home. I felt I should let her know how her_______positively influenced my life. I could have easily sent her an e-mail, ________that seemed a bit lame for such an important thank you, That’s why I ended up________the letter. But now I stood before the mailbox, unable to place the envelope inside. What was________me? Why was this so ____________to do? I guess I felt strange because it wasn’t like she was my best friend, I just knew her, “People don’t ____________do this,” I thought to myself. However, ________thinking it over, I still felt a(n)________to let her know how grateful I was. Finally, I put the envelope in the mailbox.

Weeks later I received her reply. She was________a tough time and my letter meant the________to her, She didn’t know she had such a(n)________on others. Not only did this letter make her happy, but her response to it increased my____________of happiness, I decided to write a gratitude letter to someone each month, Cultivating gratitude is a great skill to practice, Life is too short not to do it.

1.A. envelope B. drawer C. handbag D. pocket

2.A. sighed B. froze C. panicked D. smiled

3.A. usually B. formally C. occasionally D. secretly

4.A. different B. tough C. enthusiastic D. rich

5.A. enjoying B. volunteering C. exercising D. travelling

6.A. essential B. meaningful C. ordinary D. huge

7.A. once B. also C. still D. instead

8.A. accept B. realize C. admit D. prove

9.A. words B. thoughts C. example D. emotion

10.A. and B. but C. so D. or

11.A. editing B. receiving C. answering D. handwriting

12.A. stopping B. urging C. encouraging D. confusing

13.A. boring B. pleasant C. hard D. cool

14.A. directly B. constantly C. equally D. normally

15.A. until B. after C. while D. before

16.A. desire B. ambition C. fear D. curiosity

17.A. going through B. going for C. going against D. going over

18.A. earth B. world C. dream D. future

19.A. comment B. honor C. influence D. concern

20.A. search B. appreciation C. level D. experience

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My ambition is to work for a firm that develops computer ________ when I grow up.

A. software B. section C. shadow D. stress

最近，你们班召开了以“我的中国梦”为主题的班会活动。请你用英语写一篇日记，叙述

班会情况。内容要点：

1．每位同学都畅谈了自己对中国梦的理解；

2．你谈到了自己的梦想；

3．如何实现自己的梦想。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Monday, Feburary 10 Sunny

Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream.____

假如你是李华，因病需要向你的外教Peter请假一天。请用英语写一封电子邮件请假，主要内容包括：

1.请假时间（一天，2月8日，本周三）；

2. 说明事由（牙痛，需要就医）；

3. 如何弥补耽误的课程；

4. 表达感谢。

注意：

1.词数100左右

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 格式已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Peter,

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

My parents and two older brothers arrived in Queens from Cuba in 1967, squeezing into a one-bedroom apartment that got even more cramped when I showed up two years later. Suspicious of everyone and unable to communicate in English, my parents weren’t about to let their kids hang out in the streets. And since they both worked, we boys spent a lot of time at home.

The main public library on Merrick Boulevard was the first place I was allowed to visit on my own. I started going there when I was eight. Everything I needing was located on what seemed to me an endless single floor. Wandering around that building aimlessly on a Saturday afternoon offered a sense of freedom I’d never experienced before.

Once my father dropped me off, it didn’t really matter what I did so long as I could explore. I find it interesting that people today say that libraries are no longer about books; they weren’t really about books for me back in the 1970s, either. It was more about being around other people who looked like they were being productive-turning pages, making copies, patiently waiting for items. All this was attractive to me.

I felt a certain level of dignity and self-respect at the library. I didn’t borrow books from the library despite spending practically every Saturday of my childhood there. I certainly went over hundreds and hundreds of them during my walks around the building- sports, politics and the solar system were my favorite sections. But I felt no great need to bring books home. We had no room for books in our apartment anyway. I felt like a poor kid when I read books at home. I felt like everyone else when I read books at the library.

1.The underlined word “cramped” in Paragraph I probably means “________”.

A. dangerous B. shabby C. messy D. crowded

2.What did the author appreciate most about the library?

A. The atmosphere it provides. B. The books he could explore.

C. The productive people in it. D. The seemingly endless floor.

3.The author didn’t borrow books from the library because ________.

A. he had finished reading all the books he preferred

B. he felt like reading at the library to enjoy freedom

C. he didn’t want to lose his dignity and self-respect

D. he was too poor to afford the cost of borrowing books

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. How a Public Library Set Me Free

B. Culture Shock Is Never a Barrier

C. My Aimless and Boring Childhood

D. A Building Shaped a Nation’s Spirit

Uber

Uber is available in over 70 cities throughout 40 countries worldwide.You can either choose a typical Uber unmarked car or a regular taxi.The app can show you where drivers are,so you know how long you’ll be waiting.You can also get fare quotes(报价) in advance.Your payment source is linked to the app and is automatically charged,so no physical money is ever needed.

Lyft

Lyft is a service that is also available in many large cities in the US.However,it offers something different,one of which is Lyft Line.With this service,you can find people that take the same route on a daily basis as you and split the fare with them.Lyft’s regular service lets you easily see where rides are,catch one,and easily pay right within the app.

Easy Taxi

Easy Taxi is available in 86 cities across 26 countries and lets you quickly scrub through maps and find locations you’d like to be picked up at.From there,just make sure there are taxis in your area.Confirm your ride and then pay for it within the Easy Taxi app.Once you book a ride,you should see the taxi’s plate number and phone number appear on the map,making it easy for you to pick out both the car and the driver.

Curb

Curb,formerly Taxi Magic,is currently available in around 60 cities across the United States as well as select cities in the United Kingdom,Canada,and Mexico.It ties in with taxi companies and their drivers.As your taxi makes its way to your location,you’ll be able to track its progress inside the app.You can link a payment account to Curb to pay your fare through the app.You can also pay in cash.

1.Which app is available in the most countries?

A. Uber. B. Lyft.

C. Easy Taxi. D. Curb.

2.What’s the special service of Lyft?

A. You can pay the fare in cash.

B. You can see where your ride is.

C. You can get fare quotes in advance.

D. You can find someone to share the fare.

3.What do the four apps have in common?

A. They are available worldwide. B. They are tied to taxi companies.

C. They allow users to pay via app. D. They can identify your location.

When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm. These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.

　　“Storm chasing(追逐)” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby, especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.

　　Although anyone can do it, storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for vacations during the storm season.

　　Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. “Storm chasing is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”

　　However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is an example of the power of nature. It is the greatest show on Earth.”

1.For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to _______.

A. get quickly into their cars for safety

B. wait patiently for the storm to develop

C. head straight for the center of the storm

D. collect information about a coming storm

2.Beginners of storm chasing are advised _______.

A. to do it in an organized way B. to spend much more time on it

C. not to get too close to a storm D. not to drive in a heavy rain

3.By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph, the author means that _______.

A. storm chasing costs a lot of money

B. efforts in storm chasing are well paid

C. storm chasing is worth hours of waiting

D. a storm presents the greatest show on Earth

4.What is the purpose of the author?

A. To appeal to more people to take the adventures.

B. To give people advice when a storm is coming.

C. To introduce a hobby called storm chasing.

D. To present difficulties of storm chasing.

5.What can we learn from the text?

A. Storm chasing is only fit for young people.

B. Some storm chasers were killed during the storms.

C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world.

D. Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment.

Graduate Developer

Who You Are

You’re a creative person who’s brilliant at making smart decisions and even better at communicating them. You are passionate about software and not only like to learn about it at University, you like to get involved in your own projects at home too. You eat code for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and you’re always looking to learn and improve. You love working with like-minded peers and aspire to work with the best software developers in the industry.

What you study

You are a final-year/Honours/Masters/PHD student or a recent graduate(past two years)with a Distinction/High Distinction average in Computer Science, Computing or Software Engineering.

What you will do

You’ll develop reliable and highly flexible systems in the market. The kind of software that ensures we buy and sell faster and more efficiently than anyone else. You will have full responsibility for designing and improving our systems, both technically and functionally to improve our trading success. At Optive we have no shortage of interesting and important work to do, so rest assured that you’ll be working on something that will add real value to the business.

Qualifications

You are an Australian or New Zealand citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia.

Salary

$75,000 plus super plus performance driven profit share.

1.You will be well-accepted if you are ________.

A. creative and devoted to software Engineering

B. loving working with people from different majors

C. communicative and passionate in your university life

D. enjoying eating code instead of delicious family dinners

2.The Graduate Developer will probably be wanted as ________.

A. a final-year Computing Engineering student

B. a master-degree graduate majoring in trading

C. a PHD student as a permanent resident in Australia

D. a recent graduate with Honours in Computer Science

3.You are not required to ________ in the future job.

A. design Optive system B. ensure trade success

C. work on something valuable D. develop the flexible market system

Have you felt annoyed when a cellphone rings during the class? Something must be done to stop this. Now in New York City, USA, a rule is carried out in schools. Students can’t even bring cellphones to school. Is it a good thing or not?

Anxious parents say that cell phones are an important tool in holding New York City’s families together.

＂I worry about it,＂ said Elizabeth Lorries Ritter, a mother of a middle school kid. It’s necessary in our everyday life. We have a washing machine. We have running water, and we have cell phones.＂

Many American parents think cell phones connect them to their children on buses, getting out from subways, and walking through unknown places.

＂I have her call me when she gets out of school,＂said Lindsay Walt, a schoolgirl’s mother.＂No one in New York is going to let their child go to school without a cell phone.＂

What about the cell phone owners, the students? Most of the students said cell phones were essential and the cell phone was like an extra hand or foot for them.

＂I feel so empty,＂said May Chom, 14. ＂There is also no way to listen to music on the way to school without my phone. It will be a really, really boring trip.＂

1.Students often use a cell phone _____________.

A. to enjoy listening to music B. to make phone calls to their teachers

C. to walk as an extra foot D. to work as a washing machine

2.According to the passage, _____________.

A. many American parents don’t think cell phones are necessary for the students

B. cell phones only bring troubles to the school life

C. cell phones connect children with their families when they are outside

D. cell phones can help students learn better

3.What does the underlined word ＂essential＂ mean in Chinese?

A. 时髦的 B. 重要的 C. 多余的 D. 昂贵的

4.What’s the parents’ attitude towards the rule — not to use a cell phone in school?

A. Supportive. B. Negative. C. Objective. D. Doubtful.

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