I sometimes feel left out with my friends at the party. What can I do?

— Susan

    Alice: Speak to your best friend before you arrive and ask her to make sure you don't get left out of the group. That way, she will know to include you in all the fun. Make the effort to speak to some other people at the party. You might even make a new friend or two.

    Sometimes I think parties get boring and I want to go home!

— Jenny

    Alice: Even a great party will drag if you're not enjoying yourself. Making the effort to dance and have a chat with your friends will beat the boredom! You don't have to stay to the very end of the party.

    Our school is having a Christmas dance party but I'm really shy. Shall I go or not?

— Emma

    Alice: Part of you would like to go to the party, so give it a try. Let good friends know how you feel and make sure you'll have people to dance with when the evening comes. Practice some fun dances so you'll feel comfortable on the dance floor.

    Whenever I go to a party, my dad comes to pick me up at 8 pm. I always have to leave earlier than the rest of my friends and I get really angry with my dad.

— Anny

    Alice: Talk with your dad and let him know how you feel. It feels hard to have different rules from your friends but don't worry too much — your friends are probably picked up soon after you anyway.

    The word "invent" comes from a Latin word which means "to find." Garrett Morgan, an African-American, was one such inventor. His first job was repairing machines in a factory. By accident, he had invented the hair straightener. He sold his products and then continued with his career as an inventor.

    Every day, Garrett Morgan watched traffic become more dangerous. Cars, bicycles and walkers all competed to cross the street. Police officers made simple "stop / go" signals at busy crossroads, but cars, bicycles and walkers still rushed into the crossroads at different speeds and many crashed into each other. One day he saw a traffic accident between a car and a bicycle at a busy crossroads. he realized ,the problem with the traffic light, was its poor design: the traffic signal lacked a transition (过渡) between "stop" and "go."

    Morgan invented a new traffic signal that added a "caution (警告)" light that made traffic move more smoothly and safely. His traffic light stood on a T-shaped pole (杆) with arms that flashed a red light to stop traffic in all directions, allowing walkers to cross safely. After walkers crossed, traffic could only go in one direction.

    Soon, cities everywhere wanted his traffic light. In 1923, a popular electric company paid Morgan $40,000 to make and sell his invention. Traffic lights today work in the same basic way.

    The traffic light is Morgan's most famous invention. In 1963, the United States government gave Garrett Morgan an award for his life-saving idea.

    Living on mountainous La Gomera, one of Spain's Canary Islands off West Africa, Juan Cabello takes pride in not using a mobile phone or the Internet to communicate. Like his father and grandfather, he uses Silbo Gomero, a language that is whistled (吹口哨), not spoken, and that can be heard more than two miles away.

    "I use it for everything: to talk to my wife, to tell my kids something, to find a friend if we get lost in a crowd," Cabello says. "I also make a living from Silbo, performing daily exhibitions at a restaurant."

    People throughout La Gomera are known to have used Silbo in the past as a way of communicating over long distances. A strong whistle saved farmers from walking over the hills to give messages or news to neighbors. Then came the phone. Nowadays, it's hard to know how many people still use Silbo. In 1999, it was introduced as a compulsory subject (必修学科) in La Gomera's primary schools, in an effort to prevent the language from going silent. Now 3,000 students are studying it, but only a few people are believed to be able to communicate fully in the whistling language.

    "Silbo is said to be the most important cultural heritage (遗产) we have," said Moises Plasencia, the director of the Canary Islands'government's historical heritage department.

    In fact, little is known about Silbo's origins. Silbo-like whistling has been found in parts of Greece, Turkey, China and Mexico, but none is as developed as Silbo Gomero. One study is looking for signs of Silbo in Venezuela, Cuba and Texas, all places to which Gomerans have gone in the past during hard economic times.

    "Silbo has many historical and linguistic (语言学上的) values," Plasencia said. And, as Cabello explains, "It's good for just about anything except for romance: everyone on the island would hear what you're saying!"

    The Internet is a growing new world that has been developing ever since it was created many years ago. The only reason Internet sales are not taxed (征税) is because we did not know the Internet would be used to sell products when it was created. Internet sales are no different than going into the store to buy the exact same product except for the fact that Internet sales are not taxed.

    When buying online, people cannot see and touch the product the same way they could in a store. To fix this, customers are going into the store to see the product. Then if they like the product, they buy it online to save money on the sales tax. This is a form of tax evasion (逃税) if you ask me!

    Everyone has to pay the tax in the store so they should have to pay taxes online as well. Also, the added money brought in through Internet taxing could help the government to fund (为……拨款) certain policies and other things that they could not do without the added funds. This could go toward the country's schools or other things necessary for society to function well. These funds could be extremely beneficial because of the recession (经济衰退) that the country is in at this point. Internet taxing is a way to increase those funds and in turn improve the quality of life for all who live in that country.

    In conclusion, there are many more positives than negatives in the argument over taxing Internet sales. I do understand that I may have to pay more if I want to buy something online, but the funds stay within my society and help my country. The added cost may hurt me at first but in the end, the funds will help me and others in our country.

    What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating fast food?

    Many people do not have time to eat home-cooked food. There're more than 13,000 McDonald's restaurants in the United States itself, and over 8,000 KFCs in 80 countries. In most cities, it is not difficult to find hamburgers and pizza.

    Advantages of fast food

    Eating fast food helps working people and students to get back to work as quickly as possible. Besides, many love the look, smell and taste of it. Perhaps the greatest advantage is the price. If one lives alone, then it is cheaper to buy a meal at the supermarket than cook it at home.

    Disadvantages of fast food

    The greatest disadvantage of fast food is the bad effect that it has on one's health. Many people feel that fast food is unhealthy because it contains a lot of artificial ingredients (人造成分). Some even think that it is addictive (上瘾的) because of these ingredients. Fast food may lead to obesity in the American population.

     I believe that it can be a good thing, as long as people do not eat it too often, eat plenty of fruit and vegetables, and also do plenty of exercise to keep in shape.

A. Fast food does raise health concerns.

B. It is often cheaper than other kinds of restaurant food.

C. In short, fast food has both advantages and disadvantages.

D. Fast food probably makes people much fatter than before.

E. More and more fruit and vegetables are offered in fast food.

F. The most evident advantage of fast food is that it saves time.

G. Because of our non-stop modern lifestyle, fast food is popular almost everywhere.

    "A public-speaking competition will be held next Monday. Each student will give a two-minute speech," Mr. Taylor said.

    The idea of1in front of the class made me2. On the bus home, I asked Tanya, "What will I give a speech about?"

    "I don't know. What can you3for two minutes?" she said.

    "4!" I said. "All I'll be able to5is my shaky legs and voice!"

I tried thinking and thinking. Maybe…

    "Yes!" I said. "I'll talk about how scared I am of public speaking."

    For the whole6, I felt nervous and worried. I wished for road-closing snow and I even7flying to South America.

    The day came. It hadn't8, and I hadn't gone on vacation. Fifty students went into the hall.

    "Andrew Addison." My name was called.

    I stood up. I begged my legs to stop shaking but they didn't9.

    "He-ll-o," I said. Someone laughed quietly.

    I10again, "Hello."

    Better —11I still sounded like a scared dog.

    I looked at my notes but they were unclear in my hands. No12there. What was my first line? I closed my eyes.

    Yes! That was it. "I13public speaking," I said. Some laughed.

    "My hands shake." Another14. I showed the15my shaking legs. Everyone laughed. I looked at Tanya and she gave me a big smile. My speech flooded back to me. My knees settled and my hands16.

    "Many people feel like17when they have to give a speech," I stopped for a second. "But I guess I'm the only one who18bought a ticket to Brazil." I was on a roll and my two minutes19.

    Laughter and clapping floated around me20I finished my speech. I had given my audience an excellent speech.

    Swedish businessman Nile is delighted with his new hotel, the world's first igloo(冰屋) hotel.

    (build) in a small town, it has been attracting lots of visitors but soon the fun will be over. In two weeks' time, Nile's ice creation (be) nothing more than a pool of water. "We don't see it as a big problem," he says. "We just look forward to (replace) it.

    Nile built his first igloo in 1991 for an art exhibition. It was successful that he designed the present one, measures roughly 200 square meters. Six workmen spent more than eight weeks—pilling 1,000 tons of snow onto a wooden base, when the snow froze, the base (remove).

    After their stay, all visitors will receive a survival certificate(证书) (record) their success. With no windows, nowhere to hang clothes and temperatures below 0℃, it may seem more like a survival test a relaxing hotel break. “It's great fun," Nile explains, "as well as a good start in survival training.”

    The (popular) of the igloo is beyond doubt, it is now attracting tourists from all over the world. least 800 people have stayed at the igloo this season even though there are only 10 rooms.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词；

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉；

修改：在错词下面划一横线，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。

    I've learned from the newspaper that my company is looking for a clerk. I'm very interesting in the job and I'd like to apply for at the position.

    First of all, allow me introduce myself .I have just graduated from senior high school and take the College Entrance Examination. I want to find an part-time job in the summer. I'm 18 years old and have a good knowledge of English. In fact, I won the first prize in the English competition hold in our school last year. Beside, I'm quite easy-going and therefore very popular among my classmate.

    I sincere hope you can give me a chance. I'm looking forward to your early reply.

1）展览时间、地点；

2）展览内容。

注意：1）词数100左右；

2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。