(1)关于中秋节有很多传统的民间故事。However, most people think that the story of Chang’e is the most touching. Chang’e was Hou Yi’s beautiful wife. (2) After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. Whoever took this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to take it with Chang’e. However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home.(3) Chang’e refused to give it to him and took it all. (4)她变得非常轻而且向月亮飞去. Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. (5) How he wished that Chang’e could came back!

I started to study English by myself when I was about fifteen. Michael Jackson has been my idol (偶像) since 1991, and I really wanted to understand him and his music. 我过去使用字典来学习他歌曲中的单词。Although itˈs not easy at first, I was very patient, and that helped me a lot in the process of learning English.

①There_was_a_lot_of_work_to_do_to_learn_English,_but_I_never_felt_tired. First, I learned about pronunciation, which was the hardest part for me. Because music was my only source (来源) of spoken English. Sometimes I had to use a pronunciation dictionary. Then I made lists of words in order to remember their spellings and their meanings.②我花费数小时学习英语语法。Whatˈs more, I read a lot. And I also tried to translate texts, dialogues and songs.

③因为我的努力，我的英语进步了很多。In the end, I entered a college and had a great chance to further improve my English. Now I am an English teacher. And I am still making progress in English.

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Dear Jim,

How are you? I write to tell you about my favorite day. (1)Wednesday is my favorite day. Because we have P.E. on Wednesday. (2)我认为体育课是轻松的。And I like my P.E. Teacher,Mr Brown.(3)他总是和我们玩游戏。My favorite sport is volleyball.(4)I play it with my friends after school. (5)I want to be a volleyball star.

   Every year, （1）成千上万的人去参观这个世界著名的地点:221B Baker Street, London. The address is famous, （2） because that is the place Which Sherlock Holmes lived in. Who is Sherlock Holmes? He is the fictional detective in the well-known stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

   （3） A lot of people are so interested in the stories that they forget Sherlock Holmes wasn't a real person and therefore didn't ever actually live at the address. （4）事实上,当作者写故事的时候,那里是没有房子的。Despite that, the Sherlock Holmes Museum, which is actually at Number 239, is a fun place to visit if you are ever in London.

   （5） Although the character is unreal, most of the locations are true. As a writer, Doyle is good at describing a London that seems so real to the reader. Much of this is because of his detailed knowledge of the city and his own observational (观察) skill. Most of the famous locations in the books are in London and Sherlock Holmes fans love to visit the locations in the books and those used later in the movies. So, what's your favorite version of the Sherlock Holmes stories? The books, movies or TV series?

A study shows that being confident can help you to develop a healthy attitude（态度）.The people who are more confident are much happier. They can have more chances to make themselves successful. Confidence is very important in our daily life. How to be more confident? Here are some suggestions:

·Speak loud. When you are not confident, you canˈt do well what you want to do. You speak in a voice so low that other people can hardly hear you. Try to speak loud enough so that people can hear you clearly. The high voice can help you become more confident.

·Play sports. Physical exercise makes you tired but completely relaxed. A strong body helps you be full of confidence.

·Encourage yourself. Write down a list of things you did during the day to see how many things you have done well. Did you finish your homework? Did you tell a joke that made everybody laugh? Give yourself praise（称赞，表扬）for the good things youˈve done.

· Get rid of（消除）fear. Fear comes along with failure. But itˈs easy to overcome if you know that failure is part of your life. Donˈt hide your head just because you said something stupid last time. Try to start again and believe you can do better.

·Pick up a hobby. If you like singing, sing as much as you can. In some ways, a hobby can make you outstanding. And it will make you happy and confident.

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Ma Yun, 50, is executive chairman (董事局主席) of Alibaba Group. He used to be an English teacher.(4)但是现在他是中国最富有的人之一。

Ma was born in Hangzhou,Zhejiang, he grew up as a happy kid. At the age of 12, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he got up at 5 am, then he spent 40 minutes riding a bike to a hotel near the West Lake where he could chat to foreign tourists. He did it for 9 years. The experience made him a fluent English speaker. Of course, it also opened his eyes to the wider world.

In a trip to the US in 1995, Ma was showed the Internet for the first time. He searched Yahoo and found that there was nothing there about China. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.

Four years later, 18 people including Ma, his wife and his friends set up Alibaba in Hangzhou. He believed in the Internet business potential (潜力) when few other Chinese did. People called him “Crazy Jack Ma”. But 15 years later, Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce (电子商务) company, owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and T-mall.

No one thinks he’s mad now. Ma always encourages teenagers, “Everybody should have a dream.(5)If you stick to it, it can come true one day”.

根据短文内容用简要答语回答下面三个问题。

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将短文中划线的两个句子翻译成英文或中文。

It is not very easy for some people to organize（组织）a dinner party. There are so many things to think about. I will give you some advice you can take when organizing a dinner party.

First you should decide the date of the party and who you are going to invite（邀请）. Then send（邮寄）the invitations two or three weeks earlier. So your friends will have time to plan their activities. The best way of inviting them is calling. It is easy and quick. The second thing is to decide the menu. Make a list of the food and drink. Please remember to ask your friends about their likes and dislikes. Some of them may be vegetarians(素食主义者).

Then don’t forget to clean your room. You should do the clean-up at least a week before. The kitchen and bathroom(洗手间) are two most important places. You can also buy some flowers and put them on the desk. Your house will look beautiful with them.

If you do so, your friends will have a great time at your party!

根据短文内容完成下列各题：

Send the invitations first, and then decide the time of the party.

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