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　　One of my difficulties is to spell English. English words are too difficult to spell correctly. I always need a 1 which I can keep 2 me when writing. When I think 3 a word that I am not sure I can spell, I look it 4 in the dictionary, But what 5 words I think I really can spell? Some of these words are the 6 that I always spell wrongly!

　　What I need 7 a book that contains (包含)all the words I spell 8 . Where can I find it? Properly I shall have to write it 9 ! Of course, I need a book which I can rely on (依靠). If I can't rely on it, 10 is the use of it? Also, it must be a book to carry 11, so it must be small 12 to put in my pocket.

　　An Englishman 13 I knew to be a university lecturer once told me that 14 the most educated Englishman 15 spell every English word correctly ! If he hears a new word which he has never heard before, he cannot be 16 how to spell it! I was so surprised that I wouldn't believe it, but he said, 17 , there are nearly 18 a million words in English, and nobody knows all of them, and secondly, English is not spelled phonetically (根据语音地). What he said 19 me very happy! If an English lecturer cannot spell 20 English words cerrectly, how can I?

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E－mail,as well as telephones,　　 an important part in daily communication.

A.is playing　　　　　　　　　　　B.have played

C.are playing　　　　　　　　　　D.play

In a city of south India lived a young man who was always dreaming of becoming rich. He often heard about some traders in his city who gathered a great deal of   1   in the course of their travels across the world. He believed he could also make a great achievement although he didn’t have any   2   in business at all. So, one fine day, the young man set out on a long   3
in search of trade opportunities.
4    though, he did not become as rich as he had thought he would. Worse, he spent more money on his travels than he   5    in the course of his trade. All this made him feel confused and   6   , but he refused to return home without   7   .
One day, while he was wandering on the shore in a seaside town, his eyes   8    on　an object which he thought should be a large ship at a distance.
“When I become rich, I shall buy a ship just like that one and   9    around the world,” he said ambitiously. Then he waited to see the ship enter the harbor. As the ship got closer, it lost its   10    dimensions(规模) and looked more like a small boat. When the boat reached the   11   , the young man let out a big heavy sigh because he discovered that it was only a bunch of logs tied together. He was terribly   12   to see such a raft(木筏).
Finally he understood. Just as he   13    a lot of time on fruitless speculation(猜想) about the “ship”, his expectations of getting   14    was also without any real basis. Therefore, he decided to return home and    15    up a more practical job.
1. A. energy              B. knowledge          C. resource                D. fortune
2. A. expectation       B. experience           C. interest                  D. ambition
3. A. journey            B. partnership          C. vacation                D. period
4. A. Unreasonably     B. Unbelievably        C. Unconsciously        D. Unfortunately
5. A. begged            B. borrowed           C. earned                 D. adopted
6. A. uncertain           B. excited               C. patient                   D. indifferent
7. A. hesitation          B. success               C. problem                D. income
8. A. depended         B. focused               C. insisted               D. lived
9. A. show                B. turn                    C. sail                 D. fly
10. A. correct        B. formal              C. real                    D. grand
11. A. bank             B. shore                  C. ocean                D. bottom
12. A. disappointed    B. pleased               C. puzzled              D. astonished
13. A. saved              B. valued              C. wasted                     D. created
14. A. rich             B. learned               C. smart              D. strong
15. A. set              B. gave                   C. made                    D. took