20．When I look back on my life.most memories have faded away．But the words of Carl Walter.my piano t——青夏教育精英家教网—

20．When I look back on my life，most memories have faded away．But the words of Carl Walter，my piano teacher，is still fresh in my mind．
During one of my lessons he asked how much practicing I was doing．I said three or four hours a day．
"Do you practice in long stretches，an hour at a time？"
"I try to．"
"Well，don't，"he said loudly．"When you grow up，time won't come in long stretches．Practice in minutes，whenever you can find them five or ten before school，after lunch，between household tasks．Spread the practice through the day，and piano-playing will become a part of your life．"
When I was teaching at Columbia，I wanted to write，but class periods and committee meetings filled my days and evenings．For two years I got practically nothing down on paper，and my excuse was that I had no time．Then I remembered what Carl Walter had said．During the next week，whenever I had five minutes unoccupied，I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so．To my astonishment，at the end of the week I had a rather large manuscript．Later on I wrote novels by the same piecemeal （零碎的）method．
There is an important trick in this time-using principle：you must get into your work quickly．If you have but five minutes for writing，you can't afford to waste for chewing your pencil．You must make yor mental preparations beforehand，and concentrate on your task instantly when the time comes．
Carl Walter has had a significant influence on my life．To him I owe the discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need，if I throw myself into it without delay．
21．The underlined word"stretch"has the same meaning as that in sentence"A"．
A．Bob worked as a government official for a stretch of over twenty years．
B．My family wasn't wealthy by any stretch of the imagination．
C．The dog woke up，had a good stretch and wandered off．
D．This material has a lot of stretch in it．
22．We can infer that the authorD．
A．has formed a bad habit of chewing a pencil while writing his novels
B．is tired of interruptions in life because he always has much work
C．has new books published each year however busy his teaching is
D．usually thinks about his writing before he can find time to do it
23．What is probably the best title for this text？B
A．Concentrate on Your Work
B．A Little at a Time
C．How I Became a Writer
D．Good Advice．

19．假如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（∧），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，在该词下面写上修改后的词．
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）不给分．
It is common for students to find part-time job．Last summer holiday，I had once worked as a waiter at a restaurant．At first I couldn't stand the hard work．But with time goes by，I came to realize that I did the meaningful thing．First，I made some money，what allowed me to buy birthday gifts for my friends with asking my parents for money．But I began to learn about the value of money．Besides，I also learned how to get along with other．In a word，the part-time job，at the restaurants was great and I got some valuably work experience from it．

18．Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table，reading his book．His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy him in every way he could．One day the grandson asked，"Grandpa，I try to read the book just like you，but I don't understand it，and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book．What good does reading the book do？"
The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied，"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water．"The boy did as he was told，but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house．The grandpa laughed and said，"You'll have to move a little faster next time，"and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again．
This time the boy ran faster，but again the basket was empty before he returned．Out of breath，he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket，so he went to get a bucket instead．The grandpa said，"I don't want a bucket of water； I want a basket of water．You're just not trying hard enough．"
The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard，but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again．Out of breath，he said，"Grandpa，it's useless!""So，you think it is useless？"the grandpa said，"Look at the basket．"
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket was different．It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean．"Grandson，that's what happens when you read the book．You might not understand or remember everything，but when you read it，you'll be changed，inside and out．"
48．What puzzled the grandson most wasA．
A．whether it was useful to read books
B．why he forgot what he read soon
C．what kind of book he could understand
D．how he could read books like his grandpa
49．Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water？D
A．To train him to run faster．
B．To clean the dirty basket in the river．
C．To punish him for not reading carefully．
D．To get him to realize the use of reading books．
50．What lesson can we learn from the story？C
A．The old are always wiser than the young．
B．It is foolish to carry water with a basket．
C．Reading books can change a person gradually．
D．You can't expect to remember whatever you read．

17．一家英国网站专门为外国留学生提供住宿家庭的信息，假如你是李华，打算明年夏天去英国留学，因此你给他们发一封电子邮件，说明你的租房要求；
1．提供单独的房间    2．房子的地点   3．免费提供生活用品（洗衣机等）    4．每月房租
请根据以上内容写一篇100词左右的电子邮件，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数，可适当增加细节．
参考词汇：住宿家庭 host family  房租 rent
Dear Sir or Madam，
I am going to study in the UK next summer．

Yours sincerely，
Li Hua．

16．假如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．错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改．
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，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：在错词下面划一横线，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．
My soccer coach retired in last week．I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party．My mum makes the better biscuits in the world，so I decide to ask her for help．Mum taught me some basic step of baking．I insisted on doing most of the baking myself．I thought the biscuits were really well．My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up．At a party，my coach，with a biscuit in his mouth，asked surprisingly who made them and joked，"I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits．"
My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!

15．One morning，I was waiting at the bus stop，worried about （61）being （be ） late for school．There were many people waiting at the bus stop，（62）and some of them looked very anxious and （63）disappointed（disappoint）．When the bus finally came，we all hurried on board．I got a place next （64）tothe window，so I had a good view of the sidewalk．A boy on a bike（65）caught （catch）my attention．he was riding beside the bus and waving his arms．I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver，but he refused （66）to stop（stop ） until we reached the next stop．Still，the boy kept （67）riding （ride）．He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting．Finally，when we came to the next stop，the boy ran up to the door of the bus．I heard an excited conversation．Then the driver stoop up and asked，"（68）didanyone lose a suitcase at the last stop？"A woman on the bus shouted，"Oh dear"It is（69）me/mine（I）"．She pushed her way to the driver and to the little boy．Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done．And the passengers（70）suddenly（sudden）became friendly to one another．

14．The room was light and comfortable，compared（compare）with that one．

13．There's been some fiercecompetition for the position．（compete）

12．Every time Iattempted （attempt）to persuade her，I failed completely．

11．Tom isconfident （confidence） of success．

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