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The Most Useful Invention of All Time?

May—Tuesday, November 6, 2015

I am writing a paper for my English class, and I need some ideas. What do you think is the most useful invention of all time? Thanks for your thoughts.

RE: The Most Useful Invention of All Time?

Cindy Wu—Tuesday, November 6, 2015

There are many—the phone, the car, the airplane, but these are not my choices. For an everyday, useful invention .I vote for the air conditioner. I live in Hong Kong, and during the summer, the temperature reaches 35 ℃ or more. The heat is terrible! Without air conditioning, people here can’t work or study. A lot of people might also get sick without cool air.

RE: The Most Useful Invention : The Internet

John—Wednesday, November 7, 2015

The most useful invention of all time are the Internet and the World Wide Web. We can now communicate with people and do business faster. I own a clothing store in Mexico City. I also have a website. Now people from all over the world can buy my clothing using my website . I can keep in touch with my friends and family in Mexico and around the world using email. It’s faster than regular mail, and it’s cheaper than using the phone.

RE: The Most Useful Invention: Yes, but…

Alice—Thursday, November 8,2015

Jorge, I agree—the Internet is useful. But, in my opinion, there is an “ invention ” that is more important — electricity. Of course, this isn’t a man-made invention, but people like Benjamin Franklin and Alessandro Volta learned how to use it. Without electricity, many of the world’s most important inventions would not work.

--________beautiful the day is! Let's go boating in the park.

--Good idea!

A. How B. What C. What a

--I wonder ________

--With Lucy’s help.

A. that you did it so well

B. if did you do it so well

C. how you did it so well

— Open the window please, Mike.

— ________? I didn't hear what you said.

A. Why B. Really C. Pardon

Many Western countries celebrate Easter. This holiday is always on a Sunday between March 22nd and April 25th. It celebrates the beginning of new life. Hens lay eggs, giving birth to life, so an egg is a symbol of new life. A popular activity during Easter is to hide eggs around your home or garden for friends or relatives to find. These can be real eggs, but they are more often chocolate eggs. Not only do people spread them around in different hiding places for an egg hunt, but they also give out these treats as gifts. So just like Christmas, Easter creates good business for supermarkets and chocolate stores.

1.When is Easter?

A. Between March 22nd and April 25th.

B. Between March 5th and April 25th

C. Between March 22nd and April 1st .

2.What is a symbol of new life?

A. An apple.

B. An egg.

C. An elephant.

3.What do people usually do on that day?

A. Play“ trick or treat”.

B. Eat a big turkey.

C. Hide eggs for others to find.

4.How many days does Easter last every year ?

A. One day.

B. Ten days.

C. Twenty days.

5.What do most people usually buy before Easter?

A. Candies

B. Chocolate eggs.

C. Mooncakes

翻譯語篇 （5小題，計(jì)10分）

What are magic words? Words like ‘thank you’, ‘please’ and ‘sorry’ can work wonders

in our daily life. These polite expressions are used every day in American—among

strangers, between friends or with family. People with good manners always communicate with others well by using these magic words.

What should you do when you receive a gift for your birthday? You’d better sit down

and write a thank-you letter. The words ‘ thank you’ are very important and used very often. We say them when someone hands us a letter, passes us a book, offers us a bottle of water, or lends us an umbrella.

“請(qǐng)”是另一個(gè)重要的詞，但是很多人忘記去使用它. It is not polite to ask someone for help without saying ‘please’. We are supposed to use it when we ask for something, too. It may be a book, a pen, or more milk. It may be in the classroom, at home, or at the bus stop. We can use ‘please’ to make a. request.

We should also learn to say sorry.如果我們已經(jīng)傷害了某個(gè)人的感情，我們應(yīng)該說“對(duì)不起”.When we have told a lie and regret it, the same word should be used. Sometimes

we have forgotten something or broken a promise, so we need to explain with the word as a beginning. ‘Sorry’ is such a word that can make people forget wrongs

‘Thank you! Please! Sorry!’—these words are simple but useful. Man said them long ago. We use them now. So will our kid.

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He speaks _________English _______ French .Instead ，he speaks German.

A. neither； nor B. not only； but also

C. both； and D. either； or

It’s quite clever ________ you _______ out the problem.

A. for； working B. for； to work

C. of； working D. of； to work

I won’t leave the classroom until my homework ______.

A. finishes B. is finished

C. will finish D. are finished

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A group of frogs(青蛙) were traveling through the woods. Unluckily， two of them fell into a hole. When the other frogs saw how ___ the hole was， they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs didn’t ____ them and tried to jump out of the hole with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to _____ _. Finally， one of the frogs believed what the other frogs were saying and____ _. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as_____ _ as he could. Once again， the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and ___ _made it out. When he got out， the other frogs said，” Didn’t you _____ us?” The frog explained to them that he was___ _. He thought that they were_____ him all the time.

This story teaches us two____ _:

1. There is power of life and death in ___ _. An encouraging word to someone who is___ _ can lift him /her up and help him/her make it_____ __ the day.

2. A destructive(破壞性的) word to someone who is unhappy can be what it takes to ___ __ them.

Be careful of what you say. Speak life to these who cross your path . It is sometimes ___ __ to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Remember， anyone can say words that can encourage another person to continued his/her way in difficult times.

1.A. wet B. round C. far D. deep

2.A. listen to B. look forward to C. move to D. turn to

3.A. leave B. jump C. try D. stop

4.A. broke up B. showed up C. gave up D. looked up

5.A. fast B. far C. gladly D. hard

6.A. quickly B. finally C. slowly D. possibly

7.A. hear B. see C. need D. know

8.A. cheerful B. great C. deaf D. surprised

9.A. laughing B. greeting C. frightening D. encouraging

10.A. example B. lessons C. sayings D. ways

11.A. lies B. stories C. words D. books

12.A. down B. relaxed C. bored D. angry

13.A. on B. around C. into D. through

14.A. help B. kill C. surprise D. hurt

15.A. easy B. strange C. hard D. surprising