Change is scary. 1. It can go hand in hand with the fear that we might hurt someone else if we think about ourselves. The truth is that you’re so much more courageous than you give yourself credit for and far stronger than you realize. Here are some ways that you can use to help yourself make the process of creating change more manageable.

Make change into small bite size pieces. 2. Remember that as long as you attempt to take regular practice towards your goal, such as eating more healthily every day, or walking twenty minutes a day, youre heading in the right direction to make changes.

Form a habit of keeping a diary every day. Writing a journal every night before going to bed can effectively help you cope with the emotional impact of the change process. Go to grab a pen or pencil and remember a journal is not for being neat and tidy with good spelling. 3. .

Rest is essential to success. Have a rest and take timeout to build your energy. 4. If we dont give ourselves time to rest, we just end up burning out by the constant striving and worry. As we dont have the energy to keep going, we have to give up!

5. Just accept it! I’m sorry to say that unless some people are really secure in themselves and truly happy in their own life, they’re never going to like your changes. This has nothing to do with whether they love you or not. They are just for self-preservation! Therefore, give them a little time to adjust and get used to it.

A. It is a step into the unknown.

B. It’s not being lazy to have time out.

C. No one else is going to like your changes.

D. Don’t try to eat the elephant in one sitting.

E. Creating change is about building your character.

F. Keep repeating your small steps over and over again.

G. It’s a private place where you can speak out your inner thoughts.

From the time I lined up my dolls on the sofa in playschool, I wanted to be a teacher. “Open your books,” I would my teddy bear and dolls. Then I would teach them whatever new things I had just at school.

For me, dream was one thing, and was quite another. My family was too poor to my tuition. Finally, with others’ help, I attended a state university. However, I needed more money to pay for my other expenses, so I found a part-time job, test tubes in the science department. At then I believed that every dirty test tube I washed meant I was one step closer to my .

When working as a substitute (代替) teacher in the local area, I learned they were planning to the biology teacher I had substituted for. I was sure the was meant for me. However, the principal (校长) said, “You’re too . This last teacher had a lot of discipline problems because of his age. We want someone older － with more .”

I cried all the way to work, disappointed and . Suddenly, a stranger who I met by chance asked me what had happened. I told him how much I wanted to and how upset I was to be because of my age. Then I also shared some of my thoughts with him. He me, Never lose heart. I believe you can make it. The next morning my phone rang. It was the principal calling to offer me the position. I was totally and asked him why. He explained, You made quite an impression on the chairman of our Board of Directors. He that you should have this position. A few weeks later, I stood by the door of my classroom, welcoming my on their first day of school. When they were settled, I said with a smile, Open your books.

1.A. persuadeB. instructC. calmD. congratulate

2.A. delightedlyB. angrilyC. jealouslyD. disappointedly

3.A. foundB. changedC. learnedD. undertaken

4.A. adviceB. interestC. timeD. schooling

5.A. forgetB. ignoreC. coverD. plan

6.A. almostB. stillC. hardlyD. suddenly

7.A. decoratingB. producingC. collectingD. cleaning

8.A. houseB. dreamC. jobD. school

9.A. punishB. acceptC. praiseD. replace

10.A. positionB. scholarshipC. experimentD. result

11.A. busyB. impatientC. youngD. strange

12.A. adventureB. experienceC. confidenceD. independence

13.A. sorrowfulB. comfortableC. nervousD. tired

14.A. travelB. studyC. teachD. sing

15.A. called onB. looked afterC. brought upD. turned down

16.A. promisedB. orderedC. thankedD. comforted

17.A. mathB. biologyC. EnglishD. Chinese

18.A. confusedB. upsetC. anxiousD. selfish

19.A. complainedB. informedC. recommendedD. regretted

20.A. studentsB. parentsC. teachersD. friends

M: Michelle D: Drake

D: Michelle, why are you dancing? I thought we had to study for our math test!

M: Oh, hi, Drake! I was doing some exercise just now. I thought you must have been 1. (stick) in the heavy traffic for it was the rush hour. Let me turn the music 2. .

D: You exercise by 3. (dance)? I thought things like running and bicycling 4. (consider) exercise.

M: Well, those are other good ways to work out, but I like to dance. It is fun to move around to music, and you can 5. (sure) work up a sweat. Do you like to dance?

D: Yes, I do, 6. I am not a very good dancer. For exercise, I prefer playing soccer. Guess what? I 7. (play) in a match this time next Saturday.

M: Cool! I know you like to go to the park on the weekend and play soccer. Maybe you should try dancing, and I will try playing soccer.

D: Do you know how to play soccer? 8. is really very easy to learn once you try.

M: I cant play soccer very well, even though I used to play a lot when I was a kid. 9. you teach me some of your soccer moves, I’ll teach you some dance moves! How does that sound?

D: It’s 10. deal. If it weren’t for the math test tomorrow, we could go to the gym right now.

M: Right. No more fun and games. Let me get my notebook.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在其下面写出该加的词。

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

My dentist had just pulled out one of my tooth and had told me to rest for while. My mouth were filled with cotton-wool. He knew I collected bird eggs and asks me whether my collection was growing. He then asked me a lot of other question. In answer to these questions, I could neither nod or make strange noises. Meanwhile, my tongue was busy search out the hole where the tooth had been. I suddenly felt very worried, so couldn’t say everything. When the dentist at last removed the cotton-wool, I was able to tell him of that he had pulled out the wrong tooth.

假如你是李华，你打算明年作为交换生到美国Michigan University去学习。你从网上得知一家美国机构提供寄宿家庭的信息。因此你给他们发一封电子邮件，邮件主要内容包括：

1你对房屋类型及位置的要求；

2，要求免费提供一些生活设施；

3．期望月租；

4期盼尽快回复。

注意．1．词数l00左右；

2开头和结尾已写好，但不计入总词数；

3可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam．

I'm going to study in Michigan University as an exchange student next year．

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

The number of the people who own cars ________ increasing.

A. are B. is C. was D. were

The little girl sat at the door with her legs _______ and kept her eyes ________ at the planes flying in the sky.

A. crossed; looking B. crossing; looking

C. crossed; looked D. crossing; looked

Bonfire Night is a celebration ______ takes place on November 5th every year.

A. it B. that C. what D. as

Some education experts demanded strongly that school children ____ enough time to sleep and play.

A. give B. should give

C. would be given D. be given

_________in Brother Xili’s clothes, he soon became the focus of attention.

A. Dressing B. Dressed

C. Get dress D. Being dressed