Finally， after nearly half a month， the Christmas letter was here in my hand． Yes， writing letters is how my friend in the U．S． and I （1） our greetings every Christmas． People ask why not send our greetings on Facebook， or on WeChat（2） ， and by the way， it'll save money． For me， writing letters is more of a （3） habit than a quirk （怪癖） in modern times．I，an experienced letter writer，can tell you that writing letters brings me more emotional（情感的） communication．
In fact， only parts of our emotions can be found． Some（4） in California State University found that electronic devices， like smart phones， can greatly influence people in many ways． Such devices prevent people from （5） their inner （内心的） feelings． Compared with modern communication， writing letters has more advantages． （6） we write， our brain is given the chance to discover connections between things we didn't see before． And we are （7） to show our emotions fully．
If I am here to tell you why I love writing letters， one of the （8） would be its sense of touch﹣feeling of my hand running through the pages， feeling of pen sliding across the paper， and feeling of the （9） of ink （墨水） in the air．
It （10） that both your words and the letter itself can help you express your feelings． Letters
build a bridge between the writer and receiver．People experience more when they receive messages in the form of a letter， rather than any other media．
（1）A． introduce |
B． exchange |
C． describe |
D． repeat |
（2）A． completely |
B． recently |
C． simply |
D． exactly |
（3）A． natural |
B． boring |
C． crazy |
D． national |
（4）A． composers |
B． visitors |
C． inventors |
D． professors |
（5）A． discovering |
B． shaking |
C． spreading |
D． refusing |
（6）A． When |
B． Before |
C． Till |
D． Though |
（7）A． recommended |
B． encouraged |
C． invited |
D． forced |
（8）A． customs |
B． reasons |
C． challenges |
D． achievements |
（9）A． colour |
B． quality |
C． smell |
D． price |
（10）A． gives out |
B． breaks out |
C． comes out |
D． turns out |
It is （polite） to keep others waiting in many western countries．
Li Lei is interested in English and he （watch） BBC News every day．
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A：How long have you been like this？ B：Is it serious？ C：I cut my finger yesterday． D：What happened？ E：He washed the cut，put some medicine on it and the put a bandage on it． F：Take these medicine three times a day． G：My wife drove me to hospital |
W： Hi，Peter! You look terrible! What's the matter with you？
M：（1）
W： Sorry to hear that．（2）
M：I cut myself by accident while I was making dinner．
W：That sounds bad．（3）
M：Yes，it's kind of serious．
W： Have you seen a doctor？
M： Yes．（4）
W： What did the doctor do with the cut？
M：（5）
W： Oh! Don't touch water． And you will be better soon．
M： OK． Thank you!
W： You are welcome．
Traveling by subway can sometimes be a challenge， especially during rush hour． You have to
fight your way into the carriage（车厢）， and keep away from others' hot water．The smells of some
Passengers' food are very strong， too．
Since April， the local government of Beijing has collected public opinions on the new Beijing Subway Passenger Rules． The rules say that if passengers have bad manners while on the subway，they will end up with bad credit（信用） scores or even being refused by the subway． Four kinds of behaviors （行为） were added to the new rules． They include stealing others'seats， eating or drinking， handing out advertisements， and not paying for the tickets．
As for eating and drinking on the subway，①不同的人有不同的观点，．Some people support
the rules that all passengers except babies and people with certain health problems are not allowed to eat or drink on the subway． ②They have pointed out that the smell of food and drink can make other passengers unhappy．
However， others question this rule，saying that drinking water should be allowed ③ because people can get thirsty after long rides on the crowded subway．
（1）What has the local government of Beijing collected since April？
（2）Please list two kinds of bad behaviors on the subway according to the new rules．
（3）请将文中①处划线句子翻译成英语．
（4）请将文中②处划线句子翻译成英语．
（5）请在文中③处填入一个适当的连词．
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Have you ever dreamed of flying to school like Harry Potter？ Of course， you're（1） not a magician．But Speeder could make your dreams（2） true． Speeder is a flying motorcycle． A
US company made（3） ． The company calls it the world's（4） flying motorcycle．
Speeder can take off（5） land anywhere． It flies at 240 km per hour at a height of 4，500（6） in the sky． To reach that speed， Speeder mainly uses diesel fuel （柴油）to（7） ．The company will do more research on（8） to use clean energy to power Speeder in the future．Speeder riders must weigh（9） than 109 kg． If a rider is too heavy， it will be hard（10） the motorcycle to take off．