During my first day at senior high school, I met my new teacher. She looked at me and said, "I am happy to have an international student in my class." I was very excited.

    One day, I came to the class about three minutes late, and she told me to write my name on a piece of paper and, beside it, the word "late". In that way she could know I was late for the first time. At first, I was embarrassed and angry. Then I did not complain because she taught me an important lesson: time is very valuable(珍贵的).

    I learned another important lesson during one of my classes—the day of the first exam. After I finished my exam, I did not review my answers because it was the end of the exam time. One week later, she returned my exam paper. I found that one of my answers was wrong. Even though the only choices were A, B and C, I chose D instead of C. I tried to explain my mistake to her, "I marked D though I knew C was the right answer." However, she refused my request and told me, "I do believe you, but I am not going to forgive your mistake. This will encourage you to be more careful before you turn your papers in." I was not expecting that from her, but she was completely right.

    The party began shortly after Mr Wood, who lived in the flat below, signed to himself as he heard exciting voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 1 some work home from the office, 2 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 3. But by eleven o'clock he felt 4 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 5 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 6 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 7 his head in the pillow. But 8 he could not shut 9 the noise, finally, after 10 seemed hours, his 11 was gone.  

    He jumped out of bed, 12 some clothes, marched 13 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor's flat. The owner of the flat, who 14 him in his dressing gown, came 15 the room and, 16 Mr Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 17. I know our party 18 you. I meant to send you 19." Mr Wood's anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I'd better go and get 20. " Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

    Improve Your Memory

    Some people often complain about their poor memory. Actually there are several ways to keep your memory sharp. This article will show you some simple tips.

    When you say these things, you begin to plant the thought in your mind and it may become true. Tell yourself you can remember anything as long as you put your mind to the task. You will see an improvement in your memory.  

     If you have trouble remembering phone numbers or other blocks of numbers, it can be really helpful to try this method. If you remember them in smaller groups, like two or three digits(数字), it will also be much easier to remember them.  

    Be sure to see a doctor if you really are losing your memory. A poor memory can be a sign that you are in low spirits.

    Playing games also helps improve your memory. Any type of games that involves(涉及) remembering things is wonderful.  Try and remember it when you have nothing better to do. A useful tip for anyone interested in games is to work on solving word puzzles and similar types of games.  Not only will your memory probably improve, you will also have a great deal of fun.  

A. Take a right attitude.

B. Remember numbers in small groups.

C. Stop telling yourself you have a weak memory.

D. If you don't know your condition, you cannot treat it!

E. If so, treating it could be the key to getting your memory back.

F. If you don't like games, you can go over a list of "to-do things".

G. Such games use the same skills needed to remember facts and help keep the mind sharp.

an old man.

    Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.

    Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life." It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone. " Wegscheider has visited 46 countries and regions covering all seven continents.

In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.

    Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He said he wished he had traveled alone earlier." The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person," said the 30-year-old man.

    Richardson describes traveling alone like" a shot in the arm", which" makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything". He said," The feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I'm dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try."

    The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said," Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. "

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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。

Dear Miss Li,

    How are you? Are you still busy at your work at that school? I'm writing to tell you anything about my new school here. This is a beautiful school with many trees and flowers in it. The classrooms were big and bright. The modern library is full of books on different subject. Every Wednesday afternoon we can go there and lend books. Teachers here are strict in their work and this is what the school is famous. Classes and homework don't take up all your time. After the supper, we usually gather to see the CCTV news so that we can learn that has happened in this world. How luckily I am to be a student in such a wonderful school!

1）有很多兴趣小组，还有乐队和很多体育运动队，学生可根据个人爱好参加。

2）学生们每天都参加活动，最受人喜欢的活动是球类运动。

3）越来越多的学生参加英语角，因为这对英语学习很有好处。

注意:

1）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;

2）文章开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Tom,

   I'm glad to receive your letter. Now I'll tell you something about our after-class activities.

   I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Li Hua

    "If there is one thing I'm sure about, it is that m a hundred years from now we will still be reading newspapers. It is not that newspapers are a necessity. Even now some people get most of their news from television or radio. Many buy a paper only on Saturday or Sunday. But for most people reading a newspaper has become a habit passed down from generation to generation.

    The nature of what is news may change .What basically makes news is what affects our lives - the big political stories, the coverage of the wars, earthquakes and other disasters, will continue much the same. I think there will be more coverage of scientific research, though .It's already happening in areas that may directly affect our lives, like genetic（基因的） engineering. In the future, I think there will be more coverage of scientific explanations of why we feel as we do - as we develop a better understanding of how the brain operates and what our feelings really are.

    It's quite possible that in the next century newspapers will be transmitted（传送）electronically from Fleet Street and printed out in our own home. In fact ,I'm pretty sure how it will happen m the future. You will probably be able to choose from a menu, making up your own newspaper by picking out the things you want to read sports and international news, etc.

    I think people have got it wrong when they talk about competition between the different media（媒体）．They actually feed off each other.  Some people once foresaw that television would kill off newspapers, but that hasn't happened. What is read on the printed page lasts longer than pictures on a screen or sound lost in the air. And as for the Internet. it's never really pleasant to read something just on a screen.

—I've never had          one before.