1、It is a custom _______ hundreds of years.
A.dating back B.dates from C.dated back D.dating from
2、The electrical fan she__________in town yesterday works well again.
A.repaired B.had repaired C.has repaired D.had had repaired
3、It was his long absence from work without permission________ delayed his promotion.
A.which B.that C.why D.who
4、Sadly, the child star became one of one-hit wonders that _______ occasionally, only to disappear without signs.
A．spring up
B．hang up
C．stay up
D．end up
5、This dictionary, which I bought yesterday, has been highly______by my professor.
A.acknowledged B.appealed C.recommended D.commanded
6、_________well-prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.
A.Whatever B.However C.Whenever D.Wherever
7、During the Torch Festival, it is difficult to find a(n) __________ room in the hotels here.
A.empty B.vacant C.free D.deserted
8、He is said to ________ to his country because a new president comes into power.
A. be allowed to return B. allow to return
C. allow returning D. be allowed returning
9、______ surprised me most was ______ such a little boy of seven could play the violin so well.
A．That...what
B．What...that
C．That...which
D．What...which
10、To keep their innovation _______ the times, Internet-based companies are sparing no efforts in digging into more core technologies.
A．in tune with
B．in touch with
C．in exchange for
D．in reward for
11、White noise consists of________ collections of sounds at different frequencies，such as the dull noise of aircraft engines.
A.swift B.fierce C.random D.generous
12、What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has been _____？
A．given out
B．put out
C．held up
D．used up
13、Lucy has a great sense of humor and always keeps her colleagues with her stories.
A. amused B. amusing
C. to amuse D. to be amused
14、________ out of work for a few months, the couple had to take up the job of peddling.
A．To be
B．Being
C．Having been
D．Having
15、Before China's Youth Day, Xi,______ secretary general of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made a statement to the young, _____________they find reasonable.
A.the; that B./; in which C.the; which D./; which
16、The other girls rushed ________ me. I felt ashamed as I fell farther and farther behind.
A.from behind B.ahead of C.next to D.close to
17、There is clear evidence ________ the Fishing Islands belong to China.
A．which
B．that
C．where
D．whether
18、Many young people, most________ were well-received, headed for remote regions to chase their dreams.
A.of which B.of whom C.of them D.of those
19、The G20 will take ____ lead in building _____ new approach to cooperation.
A.the; a B.the; / C./; the D.a; a
20、—The light in the office is still on.
— Oh I forgot _______.
A.turning it off B.turn it off C.to turn it off D.having turned it off
21、Justice has long arms. Whoever _______ breaks the law, or encourages others to do so, must expect to face justice.
A．swiftly
B．deliberately
C．gradually
D．properly
22、If Mike come this evening, I would ask him to help me deal with the problem.
A.should B.could C.would D.might
23、It was then ______ Claire realized that Tony had opened the curtains of the front window.
A.that B.when C.which D.who
24、Most consumers are by the high price of the 3D printers despite keen interest in them.
A.put off B.put on C.put through D.put up
25、The young man is very excellent. Now he is the ______ of a big company.
A. top dog B. cold fish
C. white elephant D. black sheep
26、Why TFT is the best
Local Experiences
Our mission is authentic travel. We partner with local experts to create enriching experiences that teach teens to be savvy (有见识的) travelers. Every program is designed to be hands-on — emphasizing doing and feeling, in addition to just seeing, so teens discover what it means to live like a local in every country we visit.
Small and Diverse
Group sizes of 14-21 students allow us to travel comfortably and to make real connections to each other and the host community. Participants come from a mix of different states, regions, and countries. We also welcome solo travelers — 75% of our teens join us without a friend!
The Most Variety
We offer cultural exploration, community service, language, and photography programs to Europe, Africa, Latin America, Oceania, Asia, and North America. We have more programs in more destinations than any other teen travel company. With over 100 programs and 40+ countries to choose from, you’re sure to find a program that’s the perfect fit.
Check out what past travelers have to say about TFT and discover why we are the best.
“This is simply one of the best things we ever did for Ethan. That first trip opened him to a new world. Different cultures, food, diversity, sights, relationships, team building, confidence, independence … only a few of the positive gains for Ethan. Now, he is off to George Washington University with confidence, excitement, and an awareness for others for which we are so grateful. We are pleased and appreciative beyond words to be a member of the TFT family for a lifetime!”
【1】What is TFT most probably be?
A．A youth travel organization.
B．An advertising company.
C．A cross-culture program.
D．A learning center for students.
【2】Who’s Ethan in the text?
A．A tour guide.
B．An employee of TFT.
C．A university teacher.
D．A former customer.
【3】Where is this text most likely from?
A．A website advertisement.
B．A newspaper report.
C．A textbook on tourism.
D．A geographical book.
27、 The amount of rubbish that piles on our shore lines is hugely worrying and a growing problem for the planet. It seems like no matter how remote you hike and how high you climb, there’s always a dropped plastic container there waiting for you.
Mariah Reading, an American artist, spends the majority of her time outdoors looking for inspiration for her art, based in nature and our natural surroundings. On noticing the amount of waste filling her natural areas, she decided she had to reflect it in her works.
For her latest project, Mariah is looking at both the problem of wasteful littering and the way that art itself can be wasteful in materials, taking the dropped items that fill her natural spaces and painting them to reflect the place in which they were left.
Applying paint to create her masterpieces, Mariah has collected trash (垃圾) from different mountains and parks. “I’ve been considering my relationship with art and the large amount of waste it can produce,” says Mariah. “I wanted to find ways I can confirm art and its important purpose by working with recycled materials found in landscape environments.”
“Since the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service, I’ve especially appreciated and been inspired by the natural beauty the parks offer, and found how easily we can take these precious places for granted. I seek to gather as much trash as possible, sculpt it into a canvas (画布), and paint the scene where the trash originated onto the trash itself,” says Mariah.
As well as through this project, Mariah has explored nature in her art in various different ways and through exhibitions. Mariah’s work might not solve the litter problem, but it’s just another way that we can get people talking about the problem and the ways we can prevent it from growing any larger.
【1】What gave Mariah the idea of the latest project?
A.The beauty of nearby scenery.
B.The rubbish-covered surroundings.
C.The potential security risks of beaches.
D.The high energy consumption of her artworks.
【2】What’s the important purpose of Mariah’s art?
A.To keep people from wasting natural resources.
B.To remind people of the litter problem.
C.To encourage people to explore parks.
D.To make full use of rubbish.
【3】What is special about Mariah’s new artworks?
A.They are made of oceanic rubbish.
B.They appear in the form of sculpture.
C.They reflect the trash places on trash itself.
D.They’re designed to inspire people’s love for painting.
【4】What can be the best title for the text?
A.The Growing Problem of Rubbish
B.Mariah Reading: a Sociable Artist
C.An Artist Turns Waste into Amazing Works
D.Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the National Park Service
28、
Fun Day To celebrate the Year of the dog Organised by Lam Tin Youth Centre and Kwun Tong High School Date: 2 February 2018 Time: 10 am—5 pm Place: Kwun Tong Playground Fee: $20 (buy three get one free) Programmes: drama, lion dance, magic show and ballet performance Highlights:1) enter the lucky draw to win a digital camera 2) learn to make festival food Join us on the Fun Day! All are welcome! Free Soft Drinks Note: ● Tickets are available at the General Office of Lam Tin Youth Center ● For those who would like to be a volunteer, please contact Miss Olivia Wong one week before the activity. |
【1】What is going to take place on 2 February 2018?
A．A big event to welcome a Chinese new year.
B．A social gathering to raise money for wildlife.
C．A party for close friends to meet and have fun.
D．A meeting of Kwun Tong High School students.
【2】How much do you have to pay in total if four of you go together?
A．$20.
B．$40.
C．$60.
D．$80.
【3】Which of the following statements is true?
A．Tickets are sold in Kwun Tong High School.
B．It’s unnecessary to take soft drinks with you.
C．Free digital cameras are provided for everybody.
D．Festival food will be served without extra charge.
29、 What do the random,scribbled(潦草的)drawings crowding the margins(页边空白)of most high school students’papers mean?When a student is caught doodling(乱画)in class,he will probably be criticized for daydreaming.But doodling while listening can help with remembering details,rather than implying that the mind is wandering,according to a study published in the scientific journal Applied Cognitive Psychology.
In an experiment conducted by the Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge,40 subjects were asked to listen to a two-minute tape giving several names of people and places.Half of the participants were asked to shade in shapes on a piece of paper at the same time,without paying attention to neatness,while the rest were given no such instructions.After the tape had finished,all participants in the study were asked to recall the names of people and places.The doodlers recalled on average 7.5 names of people and places,compared to only 5.8 by the non—doodlers.
“If someone is doing a boring task,like listening to a dull telephone conversation,they may start to daydream.”said study researcher,Professor Jackie Andrade,of the School of Psychology,University of Plymouth.“Daydreaming distracts them from the task,resulting in poorer performance.A simple task,like doodling,may be enough to stop daydreaming without affecting performance on the main task.”
“In psychology,tests of memory or attention will often use a second task to selectively block a particular mental process.If that process is important for the main task,then performance will be weakened.But my research suggests that in everyday life doodling may be something we do because it helps to keep us on track with a boring,task,rather than being an unnecessary distraction(分心)that we should try to resist doing.”said Andrade.
Dan Ware,a social study teacher,used to consider doodling a distraction from learning,but after teaching kids with all personality types he learned scribbling away during lectures helps certain students remember more information.“In my first few years of teaching,I thought,‘Well,this kid isn’t paying attention.He’s daydreaming.’But I had some really powerful experiences with students and came to understand in many cases that was their way of focusing,and those students were probably paying more attention than other students.”Ware said.
【1】What do we know about the participants involved in the experiment?
A.Some were asked to note down the information neatly.
B.Some were asked to memorize the names they would hear.
C.Some were instructed to listen to the tape with full attention.
D.Some were instructed to make random drawings on paper.
【2】Which of the following will both Jackie Andrade and Dan Ware agree with?
A.Doodling helps some people focus.
B.Doodling makes a dull task interesting.
C.Students who doodle perform poorly.
D.Students who doodle lack concentration.
【3】What is the best title of the text?
A.Daydreaming Can Sharpen Study Skills
B.Doodling Can Help Memory Recall
C.A Wandering Mind Improves Productivity
D.Distractions Harm Academic Performance
30、Once, a rich man drove his expensive car with full speed. Listening to the music _________, he didn't pay attention to the traffic sign. Suddenly a bad car accident happened to him. He was _________ with blood all over. With the help of passers-by, he was admitted to the best _________ of the town.
When he opened his eyes, he couldn't move his body even an inch. The doctor came to his bed and asked “How are you feeling, sir?” He shook his head with much _________. The doctor softly comforted him that he would certainly _________ but it would take time because of his _________ and several other diseases.
Few days later, he could _________ to speak. When the doctor visited him again, he became too _________ and said, “Doctor, please do something so that I can be _________ the hospital. I would __________ as much money as you want.”
“Sir, I am trying my best but __________ the recovering process is __________,” the doctor continued, “While driving, you are supposed to __________ the traffic regulations. That you are wealthy doesn’t __________ you could spend the money as you pleased. Your unhealthy eating habits have brought you some __________, which put you into trouble.”
When the man __________ his past deeds, he regretted for his own acts. He __________ that money could do nothing but supply some temporary __________. Wealth is nothing before health! He felt ashamed of his __________! “Thank you for your guidance, doctor! Please __________ my ignorance!”
【1】
A．regularly
B．attentively
C．confidently
D．obviously
【2】
A．delighted
B．unconcerned
C．unconscious
D．thrilled
【3】
A．restaurant
B．company
C．organization
D．hospital
【4】
A．difficulty
B．satisfaction
C．courage
D．relief
【5】
A．succeed
B．survive
C．recover
D．harvest
【6】
A．attitudes
B．injuries
C．models
D．disabilities
【7】
A．prepare
B．happen
C．continue
D．manage
【8】
A．powerful
B．discouraged
C．embarrassed
D．impatient
【9】
A．released from
B．accustomed to
C．satisfied with
D．addicted to
【10】
A．borrow
B．collect
C．spend
D．earn
【11】
A．eventually
B．unfortunately
C．undoubtedly
D．unnecessarily
【12】
A．slow
B．practical
C．different
D．normal
【13】
A．explain
B．consider
C．observe
D．repeat
【14】
A．demand
B．mean
C．guarantee
D．prove
【15】
A．diseases
B．surprises
C．disadvantages
D．fears
【16】
A．compared
B．shared
C．discussed
D．recalled
【17】
A．wondered
B．expected
C．realized
D．pretended
【18】
A．curiosity
B．pleasure
C．freedom
D．stress
【19】
A．appearance
B．dishonesty
C．anxiety
D．pride
【20】
A．forgive
B．reconsider
C．criticize
D．punish
31、I was diving home after attending my uncle's funeral. I took a canyon（峡谷）drive with beautiful scenery to process my_________.
Suddenly I heard a pop. I knew what had happened—a big flat tire! I_________to the side, but this was a canyon drive with not much shoulder_________, and it happened to be around a turning that people couldn't see. That made it_________.
Cars were passing me fast. I couldn't get out. Within minutes, I saw a van stopped behind me. The gentleman walked out,_________a hand, and I dared to walk out very_________. He moved my car out of the _________way while I was talking to the police. Since they couldn't send_________in 20-30 minutes. The gentleman took out my spare tire and started_________the tire for me.
After the job was____________, I thanked him and he left. As we said goodbye, I____________him to pay it forward. I saw in my mirror that the van just____________me, making sure I was OK. At the light, I got a chance to see the____________family in the van. A beautiful young wife with attractive children in the back. They all gave me a big smile and____________at me!
I thought the gentleman had set a successful example for those young children to learn about service and____________.
【1】
A．anger
B．time
C．feelings
D．work
【2】
A．pulled over
B．pulled out
C．pulled down
D．pulled in
【3】
A．limit
B．space
C．speed
D．height
【4】
A．dangerous
B．inconvenient
C．urgent
D．uncommon
【5】
A．lifting
B．clapping
C．offering
D．hiding
【6】
A．hopefully
B．happily
C．willingly
D．carefully
【7】
A．special
B．detailed
C．accurate
D．rough
【8】
A．assistance
B．search
C．information
D．safety
【9】
A．moving
B．changing
C．fixing
D．setting
【10】
A．delayed
B．continued
C．succeeded
D．accomplished
【11】
A．persuaded
B．inspired
C．promised
D．reminded
【12】
A．followed
B．protected
C．inspected
D．chased
【13】
A．talkative
B．impressive
C．last
D．entire
【14】
A．waved
B．shouted
C．laughed
D．bowed
【15】
A．admiration
B．loyalty
C．passion
D．sympathy
32、Last year I decided to tell my family that I didn't want or need anything for my_________, but I wanted them to think of a way to share a_________in their world-for me. My husband and two adult children all did something_________and wonderful.
The week of my birthday my husband went to a local cafe and told a waitress that he wanted to_________pay for the breakfast of a family. The waitress was_________and said it was her last day at work there and this had never _______. When the family_________eating，the waitress told them their bill had been paid. The mom and dad stood up, trying to_________who might have done it, but my husband was outside watching the whole thing. He told me he had such a _________feeling in his heart and he would like to__________it a few more times.
My son bought gift cards at another local coffee cafe and__________them to his 4-year-old daughter. He asked her to__________some people and tell them that she wanted to__________them a cup of coffee because it was her grandmother’s birthday. One dad said he would__________have thought to include his little girls in something like this and that he was going straight home to tell them about it so they could make a(n)__________plan with all his daughters ________. My daughter was on a tight budget so she spent the week smiling more at people, being__________, and letting someone go before her at the market. She just took the time during my birthday week to slow down and be kind to a(n)__________and her co-workers.
When we finally all got together for Mother’s Day and my birthday, everyone was in tears as each person ________what they had done. As you can see, it was the__________birthday ever!
【1】
A．birthday
B．graduation
C．weekend
D．future
【2】
A．story
B．belief
C．kindness
D．responsibility
【3】
A．crazy
B．different
C．private
D．silly
【4】
A．partly
B．normally
C．quickly
D．secretly
【5】
A．frightened
B．concerned
C．surprised
D．disappointed
【6】
A．failed
B．mattered
C．existed
D．happened
【7】
A．considered
B．finished
C．admitted
D．suggested
【8】
A．see
B．support
C．imagine
D．remember
【9】
A．wonderful
B．familiar
C．natural
D．terrible
【10】
A．say
B．discuss
C．do
D．appreciate
【11】
A．threw
B．gave
C．attached
D．returned
【12】
A．guess
B．change
C．teach
D．choose
【13】
A．find
B．offer
C．heat
D．sell
【14】
A．never
B．still
C．just
D．also
【15】
A．honest
B．balanced
C．similar
D．official
【16】
A．asked
B．included
C．helped
D．followed
【17】
A．prouder
B．smarter
C．stronger
D．gentler
【18】
A．classmate
B．gentleman
C．enemy
D．stranger
【19】
A．shared
B．practiced
C．recorded
D．watched
【20】
A．biggest
B．longest
C．best
D．quietest
33、 Chinese experts, based on the result of clinical trials, have __________ that Chloroquine Phosphate(磷酸氯喹), an antimalarial drug, has a certain _________ effect on the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a Chinese official said here Monday.
The experts have "unanimously" suggested the drug be included in the next version of the treatment guidelines and __________ in wider clinical trials as soon as possible, Sun Yanrong, deputy head of the China National Center for Biotechnology Development under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), said at a press conference.
Chloroquine Phosphate, which has been used for more than 70 years, was selected from tens of thousands of existing drugs after _________ rounds of screening, Sun said. According to her, the drug has been under clinical trials in over 10 hospitals in Beijing, ___________ in south Guangdong Province and central China's Hunan Province, and has shown _______ good efficacy.
In the trials, the groups of patients who had taken the drug have shown better indicators than their parallel groups, in abatement(减轻) of fever, improvement of CT images of lungs, the percentage of patients who became _________ in viral nucleic acid tests and the time they need to do so, she said. Patients taking the drug also take a shorter time to recover, she added.
Sun gave an example of a 54-year-old patient in Beijing, who was _________ to hospital four days after showing symptoms. After taking the drug for a week, he saw all indicators __________ and the nucleic acid turn negative.
_________, no obvious serious adverse reactions related to the drug have been found among the over 100 patients enrolled in the clinical trials, she said.
On February 15, several departments including the MOST, the National Health Commission and the National Medical Products Administration called a video conference to _________ drug research and clinical experts’ opinions on the drug’s efficacy on COVID-19.
The expert team, led by Zhong Nanshan, a __________ respiratory specialist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, agreed that Chloroquine Phosphate can be used to treat more COVID-19 patients, Sun said.
Previous in vitro (体外的) experiments showed that it can block virus _________ by changing the acidity and basicity value inside the cell and interfering receptors of SARS coronavirus. It also shows immune-modulating (调节) activity, which may __________ its antiviral effect in vivo (体内的) and is widely _________ in the whole body, including the lungs, after oral administration.
【1】A.advocated B.assumed C.confirmed D.conserved
【2】A.limited B.curative C.side D.potential
【3】A.applied B.diagnosed C.recognized D.adapted
【4】A.feasible B.reasonable C.authentic D.multiple
【5】A.for instance B.as well as C.that is to say D.such as
【6】A.unintentionally B.considerately C.scarcely D.fairly
【7】A.negative B.neutral C.obvious D.positive
【8】A.overlooked B.admitted C.accessed D.refused
【9】A.promote B.flaw C.fail D.improve
【10】A.In the meantime B.By contrast C.So far D.In consequence
【11】A.turn down B.listen to C.engage in D.argue about
【12】A.respectful B.conventional C.spiritual D.distinguished
【13】A.invasion B.investigations C.infections D.cultivation
【14】A.undermine B.enhance C.impose D.withhold
【15】A.distributed B.reflected C.extinguished D.substituted
34、Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Tablets are really useful devices, but their big screens always make them a burden to carry around without a bag. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a phone with the powers of a tablet that could be folded up and fit 【1】 into the hand?
Now something like a tablet-shaped but fold-able phone is about to become 【2】. In February, South Korean electronics company Samsung and China’s Huawei both unveiled fold-able phones Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X 【3】. Mobile phone use has entered the “fold-able future”, The Verge noted.
The technology could change our lives in significant ways. These devices, due to their 【4】 screens, give us the larger screens we want. Meanwhile, they still fit easily into the pocket. As USA Today noted, they’re “the 【5】 of a small tablets and smart-phone, all in a single device”.
The technology could 【6】 other devices too. For example, we could make TVs that stick to walls like posters, or fold up easily to hide away in drawers. In crowded modem cities, they will help us to 【7】 available space.
In a keynote address, Samsung’s senior vice president of mobile product marketing, Justin Denison, called the fold-able screen “the 【8】 for the smart-phone of tomorrow.” “It’s a balank canvas for us to do something beautiful together,” he said.
So is there nothing to stand in the way of the fold-able future?
According to tech news website Android authority, the necessary displays were difficult to produce. In 2012, nine out of every to OLED screens produced were 【9】. Today, that 10 percent rate has been improved to between 50 and 90 percent. However, at present these fold-able devices are expensive. For example, the price of Huawei Mate X is 17,500 RMB. That’s a price that may 【10】 the majority of people.
But if the fold-able device isn’t going to change the world overnight, there is no doubt that it is coming.
Patrick Moor-head, an industry analyst told The Verge, “Few are debating if fold-able or roll-able mobile displays are the future of smart-phones; the only question is when and by whom.”
35、I have a muscle disease but I don't look any different from other people. Sometimes, I was too weak【1】 go to school so my education suffered. Every time I returned after an【2】(absent), I felt stupid because I was behind the others.
My life is a lot easier at high school because few fellow students make me【3】(annoy). My ambition is to work for a firm【4】develops computer software when I grow up. Last year I invented a computer football game and a big company has decided to buy it from me. I have a very busy life with no time to sit around【5】(feel) sorry for myself. As well as going to the movies and football matches with my friends. I spend a lot of time looking after my pets【6】(proper) but I find it worthwhile.
In many ways my disability has helped me grow stronger psychologically and become more【7】 (independence). I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has been worth it. If【8】(have) a chance to say one thing to healthy children, it would be this: having a disability does not mean your life is not satisfying. So don't feel sorry for the disabled or make fun【9】them, and don't ignore them either. Just accept them for who they are, and give them encouragement to live【10】rich and full a life as you do.
36、Directions: Complete the following sentences by using the proper form of the words or expressions given in the frame. Each one can only be used once.
Why your Password May Not Be As Safe As It Seems? Does “qaz2ws” strike you as a nice safe password? What about “adgjmptw”? An analysis has found them to be among the passwords that are most 【1】 used, which of course means they are not secure at all.
When ten million passwords were leaked on to the internet，they appeared to 【2】that attempts by internet security experts to make us improve our password strength had been successful, even if, in the specific case of the leaked passwords, they are also completely pointless.
While many of the passwords were still single words, such as “password”，there was also a clear attempt by many to make them harder to【3】. The problem was that people seemed to do so in the same way.
“Users are becoming slightly more 【4】what makes a password strong,” explained WP Engine, an internet company that performed the analysis. “For instance, adding a number or two at the end of a text phrase. That makes it better, right?”
But 【5】no. They found that almost half a million passwords did this and in 20 percent of those all people did was put the number “1” at the end.
Perhaps this is why some companies are now trying to move gradually beyond passwords. Yahoo! is giving users the option to 【6】 their mobile phone with an account, having a single use passwords texted to it each time they want to log on.
Although the serviced is voluntary, Dylan Casey an executive at Yahoo!，said that it was “the first step to【7】passwords”. He said it was a(n)【8】that it was increasingly hard for people to remember all the passwords they had. “I don’t think we, as an industry, have done a good enough job of putting ourselves in the shoes of the people using our products,” he said.
It would certainly be a more sensible strategy than same people’s improving upon “password” by using “password” or，“tran5p053d numb3r5 f0r 133tr3r5”.
“We are, for the most part，predictably【9】when it comes to choosing passwords, despite a decade of warnings from password strength checkers during sign-ups” said WP Engine. “We love taking a(n) 【10】, and so do password crackers.
37、Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant meanings.
The expression “to be in hot water” is one of them. It is a very old expression, which can be 【1】 back to 500 years ago. The expression is used to mean being in trouble. One story says it got that meaning from the custom of throwing extremely hot water down on enemies attacking a castle.
Being in “deep water” is almost the same as being in “hot water”. When you are in deep water, you are in a difficult 【2】. Imagine a person who cannot swim being thrown in water over his head. You are in deep water when you are facing a problem that you do not have the ability to solve. The problem is too deep. You can be in deep water, for example, if you invest in stocks in complete 【3】 of the stock market.
"Water over the dam" is another expression about a past event. It is something that cannot be 【4】. The expression comes from the idea that water that has 【5】 a dam cannot be brought back again. When a friend is 【6】 by a mistake she has made, you might tell her to forget about it. You say it is water over the dam.
Another common expression, "to hold water," is about the strength or weakness of an idea or opinion that you may be arguing about. It probably comes from the way of testing the 【7】 of a container. If it can hold water, it is strong and has no holes in it. If your 【8】 can hold water, it is strong and does not have any holes. If it does not hold water, then it is weak and can not be 【9】.
"Throwing cold water" also is an expression that deals with an idea or 【10】. For example, you want to buy a new car because the old one has some problems. But you wife "throws cold water" on the idea, because she says a new car costs too much
38、假设你是李华，美国网友Peter将到中国旅游，请你帮忙了解你市Camellia Hotel的情况。请根据以下要点给Peter写一封回信：
地理位置与周边环境；服务与设施；价格与付款方式；预定方式（电话8618998710001或网络）。
Dear Peter,
How great it is to hear that you will come to China! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
39、Directions: Write an English composition in at least 120 words according to the instruction given below in Chinese.
最近，社会上的整形医院(plastic surgery hospital) 如雨后春笋般涌现出来，很多人，尤其是年轻人，热衷于整容手术(take cosmetic surgery)。请你谈谈自己对此现象的看法，并对自己的观点加以论证。
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40、假定你是李华，你校交换生David对兵马俑十分着迷。请你写封邮件邀请他聆听一场有关兵马俑的讲座，要点包括:
1.时间、地点；
2.主讲人；
3.主题及内容。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：兵马俑terracotta warriors
Dear David,
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41、志愿者招募启事
本社区需要招聘10名志愿者担任儿童辅导教师(tutor)，暑假7月10日至30日期间，帮助辅导本社区小学生作业并组织开展文体活动。每日工作六小时，一周工作五天。欢迎16-26岁有爱心的青年人报名担任志愿者。
报名邮箱123456@qq.com. 作为对英语水平的考查，申请邮件请用英语书写。报名时间：2020年4月18日至6月30日。
十堰市东山社区
2020年4月18日
请根据以上招聘启事，写一份英文申请邮件，报名担任志愿者。
注意: 1. 120词左右；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，作答时直接写正文，不用写出开头和结尾。
Dear sir or Madame,
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua