Thank you for _____ me. I can’t finish the work so early _______ your help.

A. help; with       B. helping; with        C. helping; without   D. help; without

Hi Mary,

       Thank you for writing to me and I will try to give you some ideas about improving（提高） your written English. The bad news, of course, is that there is no e   77    way to do this. It takes work.

       Improving your English, like getting better at anything else, means lots of practice. I think you already know enough words and grammar in English to make sentences and to understand English, and the problem you have is as the problem all Chinese students have when they learn English. You go to English class a couple of times a week and the rest of the time you speak Chinese. If you come to Canada, your English would improve very         q  78    because you would use it all day, every day. It’s just practice.

       To improve your writing in English, you should do the following t   79    things. First, you should try to read English as much as possible. It doesn’t matter what you read, so pick something that interests you. Reading English will show you how English words are used together, how English speakers express themselves and so on, so you can learn a lot from that. Then you should practice writing. Ask your teacher if you can get extra assignments and write things like short stories. Your teacher can s   80    you where you make mistakes and how to correct them. You can also write more letters to English speakers on the Internet (I will be happy to exchange letters with you if that will help). Don’t worry if you make mistakes     b  81    that is how you learn.

       You say you can not obey your plans. In English we say, “Plan the work, work the plan.” You need a plan and then you need to follow your plan to improve.

I hope these ideas are u   82   . I wish you luck, and if you want to write to me I will be happy to try to help you. We can talk about China, about Canada or anything else you like.  

Best wishes,

Brad Flankin

77. e________ 78. q________ 79. t________ 80. s________ 81. b________ 82. u________

 

    One day the bathroom door had slammed on Timmy’s finger. The doctor asked if we had found the tip of Timmy’s finger. He said there was a small chance of   1   it if we could get it to him quickly. Pulling myself out of a daze, I ran back to the bathroom.   2   , it had already turned blue. I knew from the look on the doctor’s face that it was too late. I felt helpless, unable to take the pain away from my little boy. Then a(n)   3   came to me. I whispered in his ear, “Timmy, did you know that lizards grow their tails   4   and little boys can grow their fingers back too?” Timmy’s soft green eyes grew wide with   5   .“They can?” he asked, obviously surprised by the thought, “And   6   ?”

    I told him, “Inside your head you have a little voice telling your finger how much you love it and how much you   7   it.” I could see Timmy’s little face focused in deep concentration. Then I continued, “Now just say, grow for me finger, grow. I love you and I need you.” A few days later, Timmy said to me quietly, “ I’m talking to my finger every day,   8   it well.” Weeks later, with a joyful burst of   9   , Timmy ran towards me. “See,” he said, “It’s growing back really good!” A year later, Timmy’s finger grew back and became well again just as any finger   10   be.

    Timmy remains forever in my heart as a constant reminder of the   11   of miracles. He also inspires me to   12   beyond the accepted knowledge of the times, and to remember that all things are possible if you truly believe.

1. A. putting           B. saving          C. keeping           D. losing

2. A. Unfortunately     B. Clearly         C. Possibly          D. Strangely

3. A. plan              B. idea            C. dream             D. answer

4. A. long              B. short            C. back               D. up

5. A. interest            B. pleasure         C. wonder             D. excitement

6. A. how              B. why             C. when              D. where

7. A. thank             B. give             C. help               D. need

8. A. getting            B. wishing          C. making            D. knowing

9. A. hope              B. speed           C. energy             D. mind

10. A. should            B. could            C. might              D. would

11. A. chance            B. strength          C. importance         D. possibility

12. A. work              B. look            C. reach              D. think

One day the bathroom door had slammed on Timmy’s finger. The doctor asked if we had found the tip of Timmy’s finger. He said there was a small chance of   31  it if we could get it to him quickly. Pulling myself out of a daze, I ran back to the bathroom.   32  , it had already turned blue. I knew from the  33  on the doctor’s face that it was too late. I felt  34  , unable to take the pain away from my little boy. Then a(n)   35  came to me. I whispered in his ear, "Timmy, did you know that lizards grow their tails    36   and little boys can grow their fingers back too?” Timmy’s soft green eyes grew wide with    37 . “They can?” he asked, obviously surprised by the thought, “And   38  ?”

I told him, “Inside your head you have a little voice telling your finger how much you love it and how much you   39  it." I could see Timmy’s little face focused in deep concentration. Then I continued, “Now just say, grow for me finger, grow. I love you and I need you.” A few days later, Timmy said to me    40  , “I'm talking to my finger every day,   41  it well.” Weeks later, with a joyful burst of   42 , Timmy ran towards me. “See,” he said, “It’s growing back really good!” A year later, Timmy’s finger grew back and became well again just as any finger  43  be.

Timmy remains forever in my heart as a constant reminder of the   44  of miracles. He also inspires me to   45  beyond the accepted knowledge of the times, and to remember that all things are possible if you truly believe.

31. A. putting           B. saving               C. keeping           D. losing

32. A. Unfortunately     B. Clearly               C. Possibly           D. Strangely

33. A. look             B. colour                C. signs             D. water

34. A. happy            B. interesting            C. helpless           D. careless

35. A. plan             B. idea                  C. dream            D. answer

36. A. long             B. short                 C. back              D. up

37. A. interest           B. pleasure              C. wonder            D. excitement

38. A. how             B. why                  C. when             D. where

39. A. thank            B. give                  C. help              D. need

40. A. happily           B. quietly               C. with a smile        D. suddenly

41. A. getting           B. wishing               C. making           D. knowing

42. A. hope             B. speed                C. energy            D. mind

43. A. should           B. could                 C. might             D. would

44. A. chance           B. strength               C. importance        D. possibility

45. A. work            B. look                  C. reach             D. think

One day the bathroom door had slammed on Timmy’s finger. The doctor asked if we had found the tip of Timmy’s finger. He said there was a small chance of   31  it if we could get it to him quickly. Pulling myself out of a daze, I ran back to the bathroom.   32  , it had already turned blue. I knew from the  33  on the doctor’s face that it was too late. I felt  34  , unable to take the pain away from my little boy. Then a(n)   35  came to me. I whispered in his ear, "Timmy, did you know that lizards grow their tails    36   and little boys can grow their fingers back too?” Timmy’s soft green eyes grew wide with    37 . “They can?” he asked, obviously surprised by the thought, “And   38  ?”

I told him, “Inside your head you have a little voice telling your finger how much you love it and how much you   39  it." I could see Timmy’s little face focused in deep concentration. Then I continued, “Now just say, grow for me finger, grow. I love you and I need you.” A few days later, Timmy said to me    40  , “I'm talking to my finger every day,   41  it well.” Weeks later, with a joyful burst of   42 , Timmy ran towards me. “See,” he said, “It’s growing back really good!” A year later, Timmy’s finger grew back and became well again just as any finger  43  be.

Timmy remains forever in my heart as a constant reminder of the   44  of miracles. He also inspires me to   45  beyond the accepted knowledge of the times, and to remember that all things are possible if you truly believe.

31. A. putting           B. saving               C. keeping           D. losing

32. A. Unfortunately     B. Clearly               C. Possibly           D. Strangely

33. A. look             B. colour                C. signs             D. water

34. A. happy            B. interesting            C. helpless           D. careless

35. A. plan             B. idea                  C. dream            D. answer

36. A. long             B. short                 C. back              D. up

37. A. interest           B. pleasure              C. wonder            D. excitement

38. A. how             B. why                  C. when             D. where

39. A. thank            B. give                  C. help              D. need

40. A. happily           B. quietly               C. with a smile        D. suddenly

41. A. getting           B. wishing               C. making           D. knowing

42. A. hope             B. speed                C. energy            D. mind

43. A. should           B. could                 C. might             D. would

44. A. chance           B. strength               C. importance        D. possibility

45. A. work            B. look                  C. reach             D. think