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Before 2003, there was no direct airline ______ Taiwan and the mainland.

A. along   B. in   C. between   D. at

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根据短文内容，从方框内选择合适的单词并用其适当形式填空，使短文完整、连贯。

start, take, modern, remain, increase,

large, destroy, build, occur, thousand

start, take, modern, remain, increase,

large, destroy, build, occur, thousand

Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is one of the 【1】 cities in the world. It is one of the world’s most 【2】 cities. Twice in the 20th century, the city was【3】 and rebuilt (重建).

In 1923, there was a great earthquake in the city.【4】 of people were killed and millions left homeless. It 【5】 people there seven years to rebuild the city.

During World War Ⅱ, Tokyo was destroyed once again. After the disasters (灾难), nothing 【6】 in the downtown area of old Tokyo.

After the war, the people of Tokyo began to rebuild their city. The city was 【7】at a high speed (高速地) between 1945 and 1960, and the city’s population 【8】 very fast. As a result of this quick development, however, many problems have 【9】, such as  housing shortage (短缺), pollution and unemployment (失业). But the government has 【10】 several programs to solve them.

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Dear Mom,

Time flies quickly. Two months has gone by since I joined this boarding school. Everything is going well. During my first month here, I was like a fish out of water. I came to realize how many things I should thank you for.

On the cold winter days, I have to get up early almost every morning to fetch hot water. I began to feel ashamed that I never said ‘thank you” every time you prepared (准备) hot water for me each morning on winter days before I got up.

I am no longer that girl who was often unable to find her books in her bedroom. It used to take me a lot of time to collect all the books for the day’s classes. But I have gotten over that bad habit now. And now I know how much time you used to take to collect my books every evening.

I have learned to do the laundry on my own now. I came to realize that washing clothes is a boring job, especially on winter days. Sometimes there is no hot water and I have to wash my clothes with cold water by hand.

I came to know how grateful (感激的) I should be to have you as my mom. Thank you, Mom.

Yours,

Silvia

根据材料内容，选择最佳选项。

【1】Silvia has been at the boarding school for _______.

A. one week   B. two weeks

C. one month   D. two months

【2】The underlined word “ashamed” means “________” in Chinese.

A. 惭愧的   B. 恐惧的   C. 吃惊的   D. 轻率的

【3】At the boarding school, Silvia doesn’t ______ anymore.

A. do her laundry

B. put her books everywhere

C. say “thank you” to her mother

D. spend much time on her studies

【4】From the letter we can learn that ______.

A. Silvia used to do her laundry at home

B. Silvia often helps her mom do housework

C. Silvia’s mom has done many things for her before

D. Silvia’s mom usually does the laundry with cold water

【5】Silvia wrote this letter in order to tell her mom _______.

A. her school life

B. her thanks from her heart

C. she could do many things

D. she could look after herself

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任务型阅读

Saying no can be very difficult. People who are very shy often have little confidence. It is very hard for them to say no. They would feel shy when they say no, but doing things that they don’t want to do will make them unhappy.

A simple and direct “No” is the best way. If you want to explain, you can keep it simple. Just say, “No, I’ve already made plans for this time” or “No, I’m not free at that time.”

Other indirect but polite ways of saying no:

● Sorry, I can’t do this right now.

● I’m afraid I can’t, but thank you for asking.

● Please accept (接受) that I cannot come.

● I’d rather not.

To say no you should:

● Start the sentence with the word “No”.

● Shake (摇晃) your head when you say no to make sure others understand. Your voice should be clear and direct.

Sometimes it is difficult to say no. You can try to reply and explain in the following way:

“Sorry. I would have taken care of your cat next weekend, but I will be going out. I know it will be hard to find someone to take care of the cat. I will try to help you next time.” Remember that: you have the right (权利) to say no!

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

【1】Who usually have trouble saying no according to the passage?

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【2】How can indirect ways of saying no sound?

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【3】When you really want to say “No”, how should you make your voice?

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【4】What does the writer encourage us to do?

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【5】When it is really difficult to say no, what are you supposed to try to do?

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书面表达

上周日，你和妈妈在街上闲逛，恰好遇到一个外国游客，他向你询问怎样去阳光宾馆(Sunlight Hotel)。请结合下面的示意图，写一篇80词左右的短文。谈谈事情的经过和你的感受。

请照排配图：

1. 沿街道往前走，在第二个十字路口向右拐有一个电影院。

2. 宾馆就在电影院的对面。

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