阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。(注意：写作时不得照抄原文原句。)
American English began in the 17th century. At the beginning of the 17th century, the English language was brought to North America by colonists (殖民者) from England. They used the language spoken in England, that is, Elizabethan English, the language used by Shakespeare.
In order to find new resources in America, British colonists settled down there and from 1607 to 1732 set up thirteen colonies, including Virginia, North Carolina, New York, and New Jersey. In these thirteen areas, English was a common language used by all people. The first colonists established the English form in America.
As time went by, the English language gradually changed on both sides of the Atlantic. Foreigners longing for wealth set foot on the coastal area to trade. Americans borrowed many words from foreign languages and invented numerous new words to meet their commercial needs.
Following American Independence, famous people like Thomas Jefferson, the President, began to consider that the country should have a language of its own. Noah Webster compiled (编撰) three elementary books on English. Later, he expressed the idea that as an independent nation, America should have a system of its own in language as well as in government.
Since the rise of the United States to a position of world importance, American English has been developing and changing. There is no doubt that American English will enrich the English language greatly. With the rapid development of modem mass media and the common needs of economic, cultural and political exchanges, American English is more widely used in the world than British English.
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假设你李华，你的美国朋友Mike在学习汉语的过程中遇到了困难，感到沮丧气馁，写信向你求助如何学好汉语。请你根据以下要点给他回信。
1. 给予安慰；
2. 提供建议；
3. 表达愿望。
注意:1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 信的开头已为你写好。
Dear Mike,
How are you doing?
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Best wishes.
Yours,
Li Hua
根据所给汉语意思或单词首字母，在空白处填入单词的正确形式。
1.Life is a long race where we need to ____________ (竞争) with others to go beyond ourselves.
2.Six months after ______________(遭受)our defeat on the practice field, we won our first game.
3.Everybody should be treated e____________ in education.
4.When people were divided, many _____________ (多样) of dialects appeared in the Chinese writing system.
5.He has great interest in _______________ (文学) and he will choose it as his major in university.
6.Add the names of two people who can be ___________________ (联系) in times of emergencies.
7.The white color has always been a s____________ of sadness in Chinese cultures.
8.China is making great efforts for its e_______________ development to improve the quality of people’s lives.
9.What ____________ (使惊讶) the teacher most was that he won the first prize.
10.There exists a g______________ gap between the oh-ohs and their parents.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填写适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you take the Amazon Rainforest Tour, you can spend three days 1.(explore) the rainforest with a local guide. During your tour, you will enjoy the plants and animals unique to the rainforest. You will also live in the tree house 2. (build) by the locals.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填写适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
A deadly earthquake hit Tangshan 1. 28 July 1976. It seemed as if the world were coming to 2. end. The number of people who were killed or badly injured was over 400,00. Nearly everything in the city 3. (destroy). Luckily, with joint efforts, a new Tangshan was built. Tangshan has proved that people must unify and show the wisdom 4. (stay) positive in times of disasters.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填写适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
China is 1. (wide) known for its ancient civilization, 2. has lasted thousands of years. There are many reasons why this has been possible, but one of the main factors has been the Chinese 3. (write) system. It has helped connect China’s present with its past and unite people in such a large country 4. many dialects are spoken.
