The Lord of the Rings

The story is about Frodo, his friends and their adventurous journey through Middle Earth. Filmed in about 150 locations all over New Zealand, this traveling movie shows its beauty. From the rolling hills of Matamata to the volcanic region of Mt Ruapehu, this is the best movie to see New Zealand. Also, this travel movie might have the only distinction of being inspired by travel too. The director of the movie Peter Jackson first read the novel on a train going from Wellington to Auckland when he was just seventeen.

Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection

Indiana Jones and travel are inseparable. Everyone remembers the red line on the world map that shows up on screen when he flies. The Egypt scenes in Raiders of the Lost Ark were filmed in Tunisia. Temple of doom was filmed mostly in Sri Lanka and Macau. The Last Crusade was filmed in Italy, Spain and Jordan including an excellent view of Petra. Unlike the other, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was filmed almost entirely in the United States. However, their shots of Iguazu Falls are amazing.

Romancing the Stone and jewel of the Nile

This movie series focuses on a romance writer Joan and her adventures with a soldier of fortune named Jack. In Romancing the stone Joan goes to Colombia to save her sister who was kidnapped(绑架). In the sequel Joan goes to the fictional kingdom of Kadir set somewhere in the Middle East. Romancing the stone's scenes were shot mostly in Mexico. For Jewel of the Nile, the scenes were mostly shot in France and Morocco.

The Talented Mr Ripley

Tom Ripley is a working class young man. Through a case of mistaken identity, he is asked to go to Italy to convince a wealthy businessman's son to come home. This travel movie starts in New York and heads to the fictional resort of Mongibello. The last section of the movie is filmed mostly in Rome and Naples. The locations are beautiful. They also did a good job of showing Italy as it looked in the 1960s.

【1】If someone is interested in seeing views in Sri Lanka, he/she would most probably watch the film ________.

A. Indiana Jones: The Complete Adventure Collection

B. Romancing the Stone and jewel of the Nile

C. The Lord of the Rings

D. The Talented Mr Ripley

【2】From Paragraph 2 we can know that the story of The Lord of the Rings ________.

A. is the best movie made in New Zealand

B. was shot from Wellington to Auckland

C. encouraged a 17-year-old boy to travel in New Zealand

D. caught the director's attention while he was travelling

【3】The movie The Talented Mr. Ripley tells us a story of a man who ________.

A. owns a large amount of fortune

B. contributes to helping a man out of trouble

C. goes sightseeing in Rome and Naples

D. becomes wealthy by always working hard

The festival is said to be【2】honour of Qu Yuan, a great poet who tried all his best to help his own country but failed and committed suicide by drowning himself in Miluo River. The folks respected and loved him so much【3】they threw zongzi into the river【4】(prevent) fish from eating his body. Later it became a custom for people to eat zongzi and watch dragon boat races on that day.

To advance and enrich the fine cultural heritage of the nation, the Dragon Boat Festival has been an【5】(office) public holiday in our country since 2008.

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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限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

Dear Li Hua,

I am glad to receive your letter. I can understand how sad you are as they have to transfer to other school. But everything will be fine when you adapt to your new surrounding. In your letter, you asked me about my first school. In my memory, my first school was very large with each classroom beautiful decorated. There was a big square lies in the center of the schoolyard. And I could have good view of the square from my classroom windows. My favorite teacher was my English teacher which was patient with me. Besides, I had met my best friend Peter in the school, to whom I still keep in touch even though we are in different schools now. I hope you will make new friends but enjoy your time in the new school.

Conversation tips.

Talk about location.【1】When speaking to strangers,ask them where they are from and then make a connection with that place.For example:“Oh,I have a friend who studied in Los Angeles.He says it's a beautiful place to live in.” Most Americans will then willingly talk about their experiences living or visiting that particular city or area.

Talk about work.【2】It's not considered impolite and is a popular topic of discussion between strangers.

Talk about sports.Americans love sports!【3】When speaking about football,most Americans understand “American Football”,not soccer.

【4】

Many Americans prefer first names.Americans often prefer using first names,even when dealing with people in very different positions.Americans will generally say,“Call me Tom.”and then expect you to remain on a first name basis.

Public behavior.

Always shake hands.【5】This is true for both men and women.Other forms of greeting such as kissing on the cheeks is generally not appreciated.

Smoking is out!Smoking,even in public places,is strongly disapproved of by most Americans in the modem United States.

A.Addressing people.

B.Talking with people.

C.However,they love American sports.

D.Americans love to talk about location.

E.Americans commonly ask “What do you do?”.

F.Americans prefer to make friends with foreigners.

G.Americans shake hands when greeting each other.

Junior Courses

Our English courses for juniors arc good for all the young people who want to develop their English language skills by taking part in exciting cultural and social activities.We offer this course to groups at every LSI school year found.We accept individual（个人的）young learners in our schools in the UK,the USA and Canada in our summer and winter camps.

Teaching methods and social activities in the junior course are specially designed to suit kids and teenagers.Our English for junior courses are a great way for learners to make friends with other teenagers from all over the world.LSI offers English language courses to suit all abilities and levels.

Evening Classes

LSI offers general language classes and exam classes in the evening.Students can take evening classes at a number of different LSI schools around the world.LSI London Central has a special foreign language department which offers classes in over 40 languages.Evening language classes are taught in open groups at LSI school buildings.We also organize language training that can be arranged either in or outside the school at any time for individuals and closed groups.

Our evening language courses are for everyone.We train business people who require language skills for specific purposes and those who expect to gain some basic survival skills for their holidays.We provide quality training for all students at all levels,whatever their purposes are.

【1】The English for junior courses would attract those who want to .

A. travel to foreign countries

B. learn some difficult grammar

C. attend exam classes in the evening

D. improve English through activities

【2】What do we know about evening classes of LSI schools around the world?

A. Each school offers classes in over 40 languages.

B. Language training only takes place in the school.

C. Language training doesn't accept individual learners.

D. They're taught in open groups at LSI school buildings.

【3】Evening language courses are open to .

A. business people only

B. people of all age groups

C. just kids and teenagers

D. English beginners only

【4】The text is meant to .

A. advertise some English classes

B. tell how to choose English classes

C. encourage readers to learn English well

D. advertise some cultural and social activities

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

Although it was autumn,but the snow was already beginning to fall in Tibet.Our legs were very heavy and cold that they feel like blocks of ice.Have you ever seen snowmen rode bicycles? That's how we looked like!

Along the way children dressing in long wool coats stopped to look at them.However,the lakes shone like glass in the set sun and looked wonderfully.Wang Wei rode in front of me as usual.She very reliable and I knew I didn't need to encourage her.

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,

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Yours,

Li Hua

【1】Will the clothing give protection against______(extreme) cold?

【2】With more forests______(destroy),huge quantities of good earth are being washed away each year.

【3】The little zebra made a jump for the riverbank with all its strength,escaping______(kill) by the crocodile.

【4】Do you know the trouble I have______(learn) the English grammar?

【5】It is the third time that he______(win)first prize in me competition.

【6】They insisted that he______present at me meeting.

【7】Don't talk about such things______you are not sure of.

【8】I've come to the point______I can't stand him.

【9】He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of putting______at a hotel for the night.

【10】Tom is the only one of the boys who______late this morning.

Stress is a state of mental or emotional fatigue(疲劳).【2】This is the reason why we fail to remember or learn new things when we are mentally stressed. To prevent stress-related loss of memory and learning ability, one has to find the factors that increase stress and anxiety and deal with them.

If you exercise on a regular basis, your body will become stronger over time.【3】As your brain does more exercise, it gets healthier and works better. This is why students are encouraged to do mind exercises or play mind-related games regularly.

【4】It allows good blood circulation(循环) in the body and enable the mind to process present as well as past information quickly. However, many people neglect the importance of doing so. Also, always include healthy foods in your daily diet that can improve your memory, such as blueberries, spinach and broccoli.

These are just some of the causes of memory loss. At present, experts are unable to tell exactly what the main reason leading to memory loss is. This is because there could be many reasons leading to it, such as environmental factors. The brain is a complex organ.【5】What matters is that you are able to follow the right set of guidelines to prevent yourself from suffering from memory loss.

A. It affects the memory and learning ability of an individual

B. Having a healthy and balanced diet is very important

C. Trying giving yourself a break will be a good way

D. It makes it almost impossible to find the true cause of memory loss

E. This rule applies to the brain as well

F. It is very helpful to have a regular place to put things in

G. The following are the top three reason for memory loss and how you can avoid them