While she was in Paris, she developed a _____ for fine art.

A．way

B．relation

C．taste

D．habit

I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasn’t able to ______.

A．get away

B．drop in

C．check out

D．hold on

阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。
My name is Clara. I still remember that chilly December day, sitting in science class. I’d finished a worksheet early and picked up a Time for Kids magazine. A piece of news caught my eye. NASA was holding an essay contest to name its Mars rover (火星探测器). Before I even knew anything else about it, a single word flooded my 11-year-old mind: Curiosity.
I couldn’t wait for the bell to ring so I could get started on my essay. That afternoon, I raced home, sat down at the computer, and typed until my fingers ached. “Curiosity is an everlasting flame that burns in everyone’s mind…”
Five months later, my mom received a phone call, and immediately, a wide smile spread across her face.
On August 5, 2012, at 10:31 p.m., the rover named Curiosity touched down safely on the surface of Mars, and I was honored to have a front-row seat in NASA.
Curiosity is such an important part of who I am. I have always been fascinated by the stars, the planets, the sky and the universe. I remember as a little girl, my grandmother and I would sit together in the backyard for hours. She’d tell me stories and point out the stars. Grandma lived in China, thousands of miles away from my home in Kansas, but the stars kept us together even when we were apart. They were always there, yet there was so much I didn’t know about them. That’s what I love so much about space.
People often ask me why we go to faraway places like Mars. My answer is simple because we’re curious. We human beings do not just hole up in one place. We are constantly wondering and trying to find out what’s over the hill and beyond the horizon.
小题1:How did Clara get the news about the essay contest? (no more than 10 words)
小题2:Why did Clara have a front-row seat in NASA? (no more than 10 words)
小题3:What does Clara remember about the time spent with Grandma? (no more than 15 words)
小题4:What does the underlined phrase “hole up” mean? (1 word)
小题5:In your opinion, why is curiosity important? (no more than 20 words)

The watch was very good, and he    20 percent down for it.

A．paid

B．cost

C．bought

D．Spent

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多于选项。
Public Speaking Training
·Get a coach
     小题1:     ，so get help. Since there are about a billion companies out there all ready to offer you public speaking training and courses, here are some things to look for when deciding the training that's right for you.
·Focus on positives
Any training you do to become more effective at public speaking should always focus on the positive aspects of what you already do well. Nothing can hurt confidence more than being told that you aren't doing well.    小题2:    , so good public speaking training should develop those instead of telling you what you shouldn't do.
If you find a public speaking course that looks as though it's going to give you lots of dos and don'ts, 小题3:walk away! Your brain is so full of what you're going to be talking about.
  小题4:   . As far as we're concerned, there are basically no hard and fast rules about public speaking. Your audience can be your friends.
·You are a special person not a clone
Most importantly, good public speaking training should treat you as a special one, with your own personal habits.      小题5:     . Your training course should help you bring out your personality, not try to turn you into someone you're not.

A．You aren't like anybody else

B．You already do lots of things well

C．Turn your back on too many rules

D．Check the rules about dos and don'ts

E. Whatever the presentation, public speaking is tough
F .The one thing you don't want is for them to fall asleep
G. So trying to force a whole set of rules into it will just make things worse

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：把缺词处加一个漏符号（∧），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。
The book I’m reading of talks about afternoon tea in Britain. It is said to have started in the early 1800’s. Have tea in the late agternoon provides a bridge between lunch and dinner, that might not be served until 8 o’clock at night. This custom soon becomes another meal of day. Interesting, it had a connection by the British porcelain(瓷器) industry. Tea in China was traditionally drank from cups without handles. When tea got popular in Britain, there was a crying need for good cup with handles to suit British habits. This made for the grow in the porcelain industry.

The librarian took a story book _____ from the shelf and gave it to the girl.

A．in vain

B．at random

C．at the moment

D．at any rate

She ______ each of the children _______ a piece of cake.

A．treat; of

B．treated; with

C．treated; to

D．treated; as

She was determined to ______ the children by herself after his husband died.

A．bring up

B．come up

C．make up

D．clear up

SELF STUDY TIPS
However difficult you find it to arrange your time, it will pay off in the long run if you set aside a certain part of the day for studying --- and stick to it. ___小题1:___. But don’t forget to make sure that you have enough time left for recreational activities or simply to be “with” yourself: reading a novel or watching a television programme.
As part of your weekly schedule, it is also advisable to consider exactly what you have to do in that week, and make sure that you handle the most significant tasks first. ___小题2:__.
On a physical level, make sure you have an area or space for studying. __小题3:___. If you always study in the same place, preferably a room of your own, you will find it easier to adjust mentally to the activity when you enter that area. You should have everything that you might need at hand.
Make sure that all the physical equipment that you use, such as a desk, a chair is at good height for you. If you use a personal computer, there are plenty of guidelines available from the movement on angles, lighting and the like. __小题4:___.
If you are working on topic your teacher has set, but finding it hard to concentrate, it may be that you actually need to take your mind right off it for a period of time. ___小题5:___. After a period away from the test, having not thought about it at all, you may return to it refreshed and full of ideas.

A．It’s wise to leave the easier or less urgent areas of your work until later

B．It’s all too easy to read something and then forget where it came from

C．Consult(咨询) these and avoid the typical student aches and pains

D．“Airing the mind” can work wonders sometimes

E.Make sure of equipment that is available to you
F.It is best to make a weekly schedule
G.Don’t do it just anywhere