假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jonah对中国美食很感兴趣，来信询问你家乡的特色饮食...

Dear Mrs. Koch,

I never thanked you for all you did for me. When I had you as a ______, I was in a bad place. You didn’t know why I was ______ your class, and you were confused why a A student began to fail in every test. You were also ______ I wouldn’t do my homework. I told you I ______, but you didn’t buy that.

You had me come in after school for chemistry ______ almost every day. You spent loads of time helping me with ______ labs and homework I hadn’t done. The more I came for help, the more I began to ______ you. I eventually trusted you enough to ______ my problems. I told you that my grandma was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer and had three months to ______. I hadn’t told anyone what was going on, not ______ my good friends.

The day of our second term exam, my grandma ______. My mom and sister had already left to take care of her, ______ me by myself to receive the news. That day, I entered your class and you knew ______ something was wrong. After the ______, you asked me what was going on and I told you. You were ______ for my loss and told me you were there if ______.

You saved me from the tides of the ocean that were ______ me beneath the big blue. You were my rescue ______, and I thank you for being there when no one else was. I have never had a teacher ______so much to me and ask for so little in return. You are my ______ and by far the greatest teacher I have ever had. Thank you.

1.A.director B.teacher C.student D.player

2.A.starting B.planning C.continuing D.failing

3.A.shocked B.ashamed C.excited D.inspired

4.A.refused B.doubted C.understood D.forgot

5.A.knowledge B.opinion C.instruction D.information

6.A.missed B.dropped C.lost D.imagined

7.A.support B.accept C.hate D.trust

8.A.expect B.share C.keep D.enjoy

9.A.live B.work C.wait D.sleep

10.A.also B.always C.even D.still

11.A.drove away B.ran away C.passed away D.took away

12.A.sending B.forgetting C.taking D.leaving

13.A.suddenly B.immediately C.nearly D.finally

14.A.exam B.news C.problem D.experiment

15.A.funny B.regretful C.sorry D.ill

16.A.invited B.needed C.agreed D.happened

17.A.forcing B.warning C.reminding D.encouraging

18.A.runner B.rider C.walker D.swimmer

19.A.add B.owe C.give D.connect

20.A.precious B.favorite C.pleasant D.successful

    Learning English as a second language can be a challenge, but it can also bring a lot of advantages. 1. The international business community often uses it for communication, even among people who do not speak the same native language. There are also many professional publications printed in English, which means it is often an important language for anyone working in science or research.

2. People who speak two or more languages can easily get jobs in travel, international business, or translation. Even outside of a professional environment, people often like to be able to talk to individuals from around the world. They can communicate and talk with others more easily.

Knowing English can broaden the types of people you can speak to. Many people find great social and cultural benefits in having pen friends from other countries. 3.A large number of websites are available primarily in English. Anyone who does not understand the language may have difficulty using them. Besides, for anyone interested in traveling to countries in which English is the common language, it is often essential to understand and speak it. Throughout the UK, US, and Canada, traveling and shopping are often made easier by speaking English. 4.

Learning a language can also be a great way to meet people, even if you never plan on leaving home. A class at a local community center or college can introduce you to a wide variety of people. Language courses often encourage students to carry on conversations with each other in the language being learned. 5.

A. It’s hard to get a job without speaking English.

B. This can be a great way to break the ice with new people.

C. And the Internet makes such communication fast and easy.

D. For many people, learning English can broaden their employment opportunities.

E. Reading novels, watching movies and listening to music in English can also be helpful.

F. One of the primary benefits is that it is often considered the language of global business.

G. It is much easier for you to explore these regions and more easily communicate with the locals.

    One of Australia’s most famous natural gifts, the Great Barrier Reef is blessed with the breathtaking beauty of the world’s largest coral reef. The reef contains a large variety of life and over 3000 reef systems and hundreds of islands with some of the world’s most beautiful beaches. Because of its natural beauty, the Great Barrier Reef has become one of the world’s most sought after tourist attractions.

However, for the past few years, the news about corals has been discouraging. Currently, the reef is threatened by climate change, tourism, water pollution, and overfishing. Agricultural fertilizer(肥料) runoff from Australian farms also has caused the widespread growth of sea-plants, which absorb most of the nutrients(养分) and leave little remaining for the living coral reef and the animals that live in it. “What has changed is the increasing importance of climate change as a greater threat than the others,” says David Wachenfeld, a scientist of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Coral reefs are extremely sensitive(敏感的) to warming ocean temperatures.

In a report on April 28, the Australian government said it set aside $500 million to help protect corals. The money will be spent on reducing water pollution from agriculture, fighting coral-killing starfish, reef monitoring, and research on climate influence.

Though the Australian investment is welcome, it will at best only delay coral deaths. It’s too little, too late, as a leading coral-scientist Terry Hughes of James Cook University put it. The only way to save corals over the long term is to slow down climate change. That process will require all countries to work together to find the most effective way of cutting emissions (排放) of greenhouse gases.

The most recent emissions figures, however, show that the world is failing at that task. The year 2018 has seen an increase in global emissions. This week in Bonn, Germany, countries are meeting to discuss how to keep their word in the Paris climate agreement. Let’s hope they hear about the silent death of the world’s corals.

1.Why does the author write the text?

A.To introduce the Great Barrier Reef.

B.To show the result of climate change.

C.To offer ways of protecting the Great Barrier Reef.

D.To tell us the serious situation of the Great Barrier Reef.

2.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

A.Sea-plants help to protect the coral reefs.

B.Water temperature has little to do with the coral reefs.

C.Climate change is the main reason for coral reefs’ death.

D.Agricultural fertilizer provides nutrients for coral reefs.

3.According to Terry Hughes, the Australian investment in protecting the coral reefs was _______.

A.timely B.unsatisfying

C.effective D.useless

4.How can we protect the Great Barrier Reef effectively in the long run?

A.By reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases.

B.By cutting down the number of tourists.

C.By setting more strict rules on overfishing.

D.By investing more in climate research.

    I’m Andrew Siegel and this is my garden. This is where my family and I grow a lot of different vegetables, flowers and herbs. Gardening has been really important to my family because it gives us an opportunity to spend time outside together, away from all the electronics.

Especially for my five-year-old, it really gives her an opportunity to be in touch with nature-all the little animals, insects and things that come out here.

We find that a lot of the things that we plan for in the garden don’t always go the way that we’d like them to, and some of the things that we don’t plan for become what we enjoy the most that year. So it’s something that my family and I have learned: To appreciate(欣赏) all of it.

My advice for beginner gardeners is to just start. Get a pot, get a little bit of dirt, get a tomato plant or whatever plant you want and just get started.

I think sometimes it seems a little challenging. Trust me, it does not need to be perfect. You will enjoy every little thing you get out of it.

Gardening has taught me patience, something I don’t naturally have a lot of. It takes weeks, takes months before the work you put into it comes out. You learn not only to be patient, in that end product, but you’ve also learned that, after years of gardening, the end product is just part of it.

The journey of growing has become much more important to me than the actual produce that we get in the end. Nothing has been so valuable as the time I spend out here. I’m by no means in a farmland, but I do have my own little piece of what I consider heaven, and I’ve really learned to appreciate every little moment-every insect, every plant, every flower-and when you can appreciate it in that way, there’s nothing better.

1.What does the underlined word “five-year-old” in paragraph 2 refer to?

A.The author. B.The author’s daughter.

C.The insect. D.The little animal.

2.What is the most important for Andrew Siegel in gardening?

A.Planting different vegetables and flowers.

B.Staying at home together with her family.

C.Enjoying the whole process of growing.

D.Harvesting what the family planted.

3.Which of the following can be the best title?

A.The Joys of Gardening B.The Benefits of Gardening

C.Being in Touch with Nature D.Being Patient with Life

1.Which tour offers the least destinations?

A.Sonoma Bike Tour.

B.Death Valley Bike Tour.

C.California Cruzin’ Hub Tour.

D.Sonoma & Napa Valley Bike Tour.

2.What is special about the Death Valley Bike Tour?

A.It starts and ends in San Francisco.

B.It provides accommodation and meals.

C.You can travel to at most 7 destinations.

D.Anyone aged 10 to 80 can take part in the tour.

3.In which aspect do the four tours have in common?

A.Destinations. B.Transportation.

C.Group size. D.Time length.