I’m good at singing. I’ve been interested in music and dreamed of become a singer ever since my childhood. My parents began to teach me children’s songs until I was only three. After I started school I had more chances to enjoy various song, such as folk songs and popular songs, and practicing singing a lot. I like singing English songs as well, which greatly benefits me in my learning of English. 
Practice makes perfectly. I have made great progress in singing and my efforts have paid for. Last year, I take part in a talent show and won prize.I think everyone is unique and has our advantages in some respects. I know my singing skills still need to be improved. But I’m confidence that I will serve our society with my songs in the future.

----You forgot your purse when you went out.
------Good heavens, _________

A．so did I

B．so I did

C．I did so

D．I so did.

To our great surprise, we got _____ people to attend the conference as we expected.

A．twice as many	B．twice many
C．twice many as	D．as twice many

We are all called upon to make a speech at some point in life, but most of us don’t do a very good job.     小题1:    .
So, you have to give a speech—and you are terrified. You get nervous, you forget what you want to say, you stumble（结结巴巴）over words, you talk too long, and you bore your audience. Later you think, “Thank Goodness, it’s over. I’m just not good at public speaking. I hope I never have to do that again. ”
Cheep up!    小题2:    . Here are some simple steps to take the pain out of speech making. Ask yourself the purpose of your speech. What is the occasion? Why are you speaking? Then, gather as many facts as you can on your subject. Spend plenty of your time doing your research. Then spend plenty of your time organizing your material so that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible, and use pictures, charts, and graphs if they help you make your points more clearly.      小题3:     . Don’t talk over their heads, and don’t talk down to them. Treat your audience with respect. They will appreciate your thoughtfulness.
Just remember: Be prepared. Know your subject, your audience, and the occasion. Be brief.      小题4:    . And be yourself. Let your personality come through so that you make person-to-person contact with your audience.
If you follow these simple steps, you will see that you don’t have to be afraid of public speaking. In fact, you may find the experience so enjoyable that you volunteer to make more speeches! You’re not convinced yet?       小题5:    .

A．It doesn’t have to be that bad.

B．Take several deep breaths after your speech.

C．This article gives some advice on how to give a good speech.

D．Say what you have to say and then stop.

E. Don’t say what you aren’t familiar with.
F. Never forget your audience.
G. Give it a try and see what happens.

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In order to realize his dream, Bill Gates, richest man in the world, gave in studying in Harvard University, that is the most famous in the world. He set up a company and researching the computer software. An old saying go: “Interest is the best teacher.” I quite agree with this idea. I began to be crazy about English when I was a little girl. I got particular interested in foreign cultures or customs. To meet us curiosity, I read English stories every day. It seemed to be the best “meal” of a day. As for a result, I always did very well in English exam. Interest is the key to success.

One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen.Suddenly, he 小题1:________ (find)that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son，“Go to the village and buy some salt，but pay a fair price for it: neither too much 小题2:________ too little.”
His son looked surprised.“I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much，Father，but if I can pay less, 小题3:________ not save a bit of money？”
“That would be a very 小题4:________(reason)thing to do in a big city，but it could destroy a small village like ours，”Nick said.
Nick's guests, 小题5:________ had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied，“The only reason a man would sell salt 小题6:________ a lower price would be because he was desperate for money.And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect 小题7:________ the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”
“But such a small thing couldn't 小题8:________ (possible) destroy a village.”
“In the beginning, there was only 小题9:________ very small amount of unfairness in the world，but everyone added a little，always 小题10:________ (think) that it was only small and not very important，and look where we have ended up today.”

Grace, like many renters, is tired of renting.   小题1: .reason is that her annual rent keeps going up. Every year her landlord raises the rent by five percent. Another reason is her neighbors. She finds it hard to get      小题2: well with them. “ New neighbours  always seem to care less about other people’s feelings than the ones小题3: moved out,”she said, “My first neighbour liked closing his door loudly; I always knew when he came home or left home. _小题4: he moved out, a saxophonist moved in. He practiced two hours every day. On Saturday his friends小题5: come over and I’ d get to listen to a whole band. I once called the police, 小题6: they said saxophone playing was permitted in apartments for up to four hours小题7:day, they told me I was lucky that the guy was  小题8:playing two hours!”

How we look and how we appear to others probably worry us more when we arc in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life．Few of us are content to accept ourselves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion．
Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner．If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment．
Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress．A barber today does not cut a boy's hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did．The advertisers show us the latest fashionable styles and we arc constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we arc odd or dull.
What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion．Take hats for example- In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside．In recent times,   President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men followed his example．
There is also a cyclical pattern in fashion．In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable．After World War Ⅱ , they dropped to ankle length．Then they got shorter and shorter and the miniskirt was in fashion．After a few more years, skirts became longer again．
Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be．It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else．Within reason, you can dress as you tike or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion．The popularity of jeans and the "untidy" look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashion of the top fashion houses．
小题1:What do the fashion magazines or TV advertisements claim to bring us? （No more than 2 words）
_____________________________________________________________________________________
小题2:Why does the writer take President Kennedy as an example? （No more than 14 words）
_____________________________________________________________________________________
小题3:What does the writer try to explain by talking about short skirts? （No more than 8 words）
______________________________________________________________________________________
小题4:Why are jeans so popular according to the writer? （No more than 10 words）
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---Do you know why Jeff resigned from the firm?
---He held out for higher wages, but was _____ in the end.

A．put down

B．broke down

C．cut down

D．turned down

By and by, _____ go out to contact other people in person, more and more people tend to socialize with others via electronic devices.

A．other than	B．rather than
C．more than	D．less than