From my experience, there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often: ability, money and time, ___1._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:

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 about 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? __3.__ it takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

____4.____ This may surprise you, but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation（实验）. It gives you the chance to hit upon（发现，想到） new ideas and recipes（食谱） that can work well with your appetite（食欲，欲望） 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. ____5.__ 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.

My wife was shouting at Sindu again．I threw the paper away and rushed to the scene．My daughter Sindu looked __．Her eyes were wet with tears．In front of her was a bowl ___with bitter melon（苦瓜）．Sindu particularly hated bitter melon, but my wife believed _ _ in the “cooling effects” of bitter melon. I tried to __ Sindu to take a few mouthfuls．She __ down a bit and wiped her tears．Then she said she would eat the __bowl of bitter melon on condition that I gave her whatever she asked for．I agreed．Slowly and __ , she finished the whole bowl．After that, Sindu came to me with her eyes wide with __. To our surprise, she wanted to have her head __. “Impossible!”shouted my wife．However, I knew that if I __ my promise, Sindu would never learn to her own．So I decided to keep my promise．

On Monday morning, I __ her off at school．Just then，a boy shouted, “Sindu, wait for me!” struck me was his hairless head．I was about to leave when a lady came to me and said, “Sir, your __is great indeed!” I didn't __. She continued, “That boy is my son．He is __ from Leukemia （白血病）．He lost all his hair_ __the side effects of the chemotherapy （化疗）．He __ to come back to school because he was afraid that the kids at school would make fun of him．Sindu visited him last week and promised to help him, but I __ imagined that she would sacrifice（牺牲） her lovely hair for the sake（缘由） of my son! Sir, you and your wife are blessed to have such a（n） __ soul for a child.”

I didn't know what to say．It was then that I knew what love really was．

1.A．frightened B．excited C．moved D．disappointed

2.A．provided B．covered C．equipped D．filled

3.A．heavily B．angrily C．firmly D．happily

4.A．permit B．persuade C．forbid D．order

5.A．went B．calmed C．came D．fought

6.A．sweet B．entire C．bitter D．little

7.A．angrily B．worriedly C．sadly D．painful

8.A．expectation B．happiness C．satisfaction D．pride

9.A．nodded B．shaved（剃头） C．washed D．cut

10.A．kept B．broke C．made D．share

11.A．Keep B．remind C．share D．take

12.A．sent B．dropped C．took D．picked

13.A．It B．Something C．That D．What

14.A．wife B．daughter C．view D．life

15.A．insist B．request C．understand D．move

16.A．dying B．suffering C．escaping D．recovering

17.A．according to B．instead of C．thanks to D．because of

18.A．tended B．refused C．promised D．determined

19.A．nearly B．never C．ever D．seldom

20.A．abstract B．noble C．simple D．horrible

A little boy invited his mother1. (attend) his elementary（初级的） school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s 2.________________(happy), she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance. 3. she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar（伤痕）4._____________covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.

At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had a scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed and 5. _______________ (hide) himself from everyone. He did, however, get within earshot of（在听力范围之内） a conversation 6._______________ his mother and his teacher, and heard them speaking.

‘‘How did you get the scar on your face? ’’ The teacher asked.

The mother replied, ‘‘When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in 7. the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was rushing toward his bed, I saw a beam(房梁) coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked unconscious(无意识的) but8. _______________ (fortunate), a fireman came in and saved both of us.’’ She touched the burned side of her face. ‘‘This scar will be on my face for ever, but to this day, I have never regretted doing 9._______________I did.’’

At this point, the little boy came out , 10. _______________(run) towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt a great sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.

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处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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(Λ)，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。

Hello, boys and girls! Today, I am going to talk about that you should do when a fire alarm go off. If you hear the alarm, stand in line at the door and wait your teacher to lead you outside. Stay closely to your teacher and classmate. Don't panic or get out of line, and try to remain quietly and calm. Soon the firefighters will come and put out a fire. Whether it's a false alarm and there is no fire, your teacher will lead us back to the classroom. If you notice that someone is missing or hurt, tell your teacher immediate.

一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“十年后的我”，请根据下列要求和你的想象完成短文。

家庭、工作、业余生活

注意：1、词数100左右；2、可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3、开头语已为你写好

I often imagine what my life will be like in the future.

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In the USA, many high schools and some colleges and universities have a special celebration(庆典) once a year called Homecoming. Former students and teachers come back to the school to enjoy the memories of their time there and the many Homecoming activities. Homecoming might last for only one day or for several days, even one week.

High schools usually choose one boy and one girl from the senior class to be the “Homecoming King” and “Homecoming Queen”. The students usually choose a boy and a girl who have done a lot for the school.

Most schools have a Homecoming parade(游行). The school band will often lead the way, followed by many different cars and trucks. Most schools also have a football game for Homecoming—and, of course, tailgate parties. A tailgate party is a group of people drinking and eating around the back, or tailgate, of someone’s pick-up truck.

There are many other activities that might be a part of the Homecoming celebration. There might be a school-wide picnic one day; another day, there may be plays, concerts, competitions or games, all depending on a school’s traditions.

Homecoming celebrations nearly always end with a dance and/or a great dinner. The school is decorated beautifully, and a band is paid to come and play. Students dress up: guys in suits and girls in beautiful dresses.

1.Homecoming in the USA _____.

A. is held only in high schools

B. is held to celebrate the birth of schools

C. might be prepared for students only

D. might last from one day to one week

2.“King and Queen of Homecoming” are chosen according to _____.

A. their contributions (贡献) to the school

B. their healthy bodies

C. their excellent grades in study

D. their good-looking faces

3.All the activities might be found at the Homecoming except _____.

A. a parade B. a football game

C. a picnic D. an exam

4.Homecoming celebrations usually end with _____.

A. a play or concert B. a dance or a dinner

C. a picnic or a dance D. a competition or a game

Dick was a twenty-year-old man. His father was a teacher and taught chemistry in a middle school and his mother worked in a shop. They lived a happy life until his parents died one night when suddenly an earthquake broke out. All that happened on his sixth birthday. Luckily his sister who was two years senior to him took him to see their aunt in the city and they did not stay at home. Everything was destroyed in the earthquake and the two children got into trouble. Thanks to their aunt who was not rich enough, they grew up but they lived a hard life. His sister was so sad that she became a nun(修女). After he finished middle school, he was introduced to an owner of a hotel and began to work there.

One day the young man fell to the ground while he was cleaning a window on the second floor. He was sent to the hospital and the doctor looked him over. One of his legs was broken and he had to be in hospital. He said to the nurse, “I’m a poor man, madam. Arrange a third-class ward(病房) for me, please.”

“Can’t anybody help you?”

“No, madam,” answered Dick. “I have only a sister. She’s a nun and she’s poor, too.”

“I don’t think so,” the nurse said angrily. “Nuns usually marry God. And God is the richest in the world, you know!”

“Well, then, ” Dick said with a smile. “Please arrange a first-class ward for me and post the bill to my brother-in-law.”

1.How old was Dick’s sister when the earthquake happened?

A. 6 B. 8 C.10 D.12

2.The sister and brother lived a hard life because ____________.

A. they lost all as a result of the earthquake

B. they were too young

C. they were hurt in the earthquake

D. they had to look after themselves

3.Which of the following is true?

A. The nurse would arrange a third-class ward for Dick.

B. The nurse would arrange a first-class ward for Dick.

C. The nurse would post Dick’s bill to God.

D. Dick had a rich brother-in-law.

4.From the story, we know that the boy is very .

A.silly B. kind C. humorous D. Lucky

List of winners of 71st Golden Globe Awards

FLIM

Best Drama: "12 Years a Slave"

Best Comedy : "American Hustle"

Best Actor, Drama: Matthew McConaughey, "Dallas Buyers Club"

Best Actress, Drama: Cate Blanchett, "Blue Jasmine"

Best Actor, Comedy : Leonardo DiCaprio, "The Wolf of Wall Street"

Best Actress, Comedy : Amy Adams, "American Hustle"

Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, "Dallas Buyers Club"

Best Supporting Actress: Jennifer Lawrence, "American Hustle"

Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, "Gravity"

Best Foreign Language Film: "The Great Beauty," Italy

Best Original Song: "Ordinary Love," "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom"

TELEVISION

Best Drama Series: "Breaking Bad," AMC

Best Comedy Series: "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," FOX

Best Actor, Drama: Bryan Cranston, "Breaking Bad"

Best Actress, Drama: Robin Wright, "House of Cards"

Best Actor, Comedy: Andy Samberg, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"

Best Actress, Comedy: Amy Poehler, "Parks and Recreation"

Best TV Film : "Behind the Candelabra," HBO

Best Actor,Television Movie: Michael Douglas, "Behind the Candelabra"

Best Actress, Television Movie: Elisabeth Moss, "Top of the Lake"

Best Supporting Actor, Television Movie: Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan"

Best Supporting Actress, Television Movie: Jacqueline Bisset, "Dancing on the Edge"

1.Who wins the best film comedy actor title at the 71st Golden Globe Awards?

A. Matthew McConaughey B. Leonardo DiCaprio

C. Amy Adams D. Jared Leto

2.If you want to see your favorite star Elisabeth Moss, you should watch_____________.

A. Blue Jasmine B. Breaking Bad

C. House of Cards D. Top of the Lake

3.Which of the following is the best TV film at the 71st Golden Globe Awards?

A The Great Beauty B.Mandela：Long Walk to Freedom

C. Behind the Candelabra D.Dancing on the Edge

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings(缺点). Wee k by week her list grew: I was very thin, I wasn’t a good student, I talked too much, I was too proud, and so on. I tried to hear all this as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, then he asked. “Are the things she says true or not? Janet, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like ? Well, you now have that girl’s opinion. Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me. To my great surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true. Some of them I couldn’t change (like being very thin), but a good number I could—and suddenly I wanted to change. For the first time I go to fairly clear picture of myself.

I brought the list back to Daddy. He refused to take it.“That’s just for you,” he said.“You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. But you have to learn to listen, not just close your ears in anger and feeling hurt. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be of help to you. Our world is full of people who think they know your duty. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you know is the right thing to do.”

Daddy’s advice has returned to me at many important moments. In my life, I’ve never had a better piece of advice.

1.What did the father do after he had heard his daughter’s complaint?

A. He told her not to pay any attention to what her“enemy” had said.

B. He criticized (批评) her and told her to overcome her shortcomings.

C. He told her to write down all that her“enemy” had said about her and pay attention only to the things that were true.

D. He refused to take the list and have a look at it.

2.What does “Week by week her list grew”mean?

A. Week by week she discovered more shortcomings of mine and pointed them out to me.

B. She had made a list of my shortcomings and she kept on adding new ones to it so that it was growing longer and longer.

C. I was having more and more shortcomings as time went on.

D. Week by week, my shortcomings grew more serious.

3.Why did her father listen to her quietly?

A. Because he believed that what her daughter’s “enemy” said was mostly true.

B. Because he had been so angry with his daughter’s shortcomings that he wanted to show this by keeping silent for a while.

C. Because he knew that his daughter would not listen to him at that moment.

D. Because he wasn’t quite sure which girl was telling the truth.

4.Which do you think would be the best title for this passage?

A. Not an Enemy, but the Best Friend

B. The Best Advice I’ve Ever Had

C. My Father

D. My Childhood

Cheating is when a person misleads, deceives or acts dishonestly on purpose. 1. If a basketball team is for kids under 8, it's cheating for a 9-year-old play on the team. At school, in addition to cheating on a test, a kid might cheat by stealing someone else's idea for a science project. 2. This kind of cheating is called plagiarizing (抄袭).

3. Jeff is doing it by sneaking answers to a test. And it's also cheating to break the rules of a game or contest or to pretend something is yours when it isn't. When people cheat, it's not fair to other people.

It's tempting(诱惑人的) to cheat because it makes difficult things seem easy, like getting all the right answer on the rest. 4. And it won't help on the next test-unless the person cheats again.

5. They want to get good grades but hate hard work. Other kids might feel like they can't pass the test without cheating. Even though there seems to be a "good reason" for cheating, cheating isn't a good idea.

A．Some kids cheat because they're lazy.

B．Cheating can happen in a lot of different ways.

C．But it doesn't solve the problem of not knowing the material.

D．Some kids cheat once and feel so bad that they never do it again.

E. For kids, cheating may happen at school, at home, or while playing a sport.

F. There are plenty of reasons why a kid shouldn't cheat, but some kids have already cheated.

G. Kids may also cheat by copying a book report off the Internet and handing it in as it's his or her original work.