出于新冠肺炎的影响，老师们决定工作日在线上教英语。（decide）
Because of the COVID-19 the teachers ________________________ .
当我们走进社区的时候，志愿者们正在分发一些新鲜蔬菜，（give）
When we came into the community, the volunteers ________________________.
我妹妹对地理感兴趣。（be）
My sister ________________________________ .
Here are some good suggestions for you to learn English well.
1. Even if there is no one around to speak to, talk to yourself. Name things as you pass them. This simple language learning skill will help you understand these everyday words.
Talk to your friends you know in English. 2. They may understand you even if they don’t speak it. Simple expressions like “Good morning!” in English will make those sentences more natural to you. Your friends may even start to learn a few sentences as well.
3. You’ll hear the language used in a real situation and this will help you judge（判断） the pronunciation even better. Yon will also come to further understand and better enjoy the culture behind the language.
The easiest language learning skill is to try! Don’t be afraid to make mistakes when you speak and write English. In fact, you will learn as much from your mistakes as you will learn from your success. 4. .
It’s a good way to find an English club. It’s helpful to speak with other people who are still going through the course of learning English. 5. .
A.Explain to them you are practicing it.
B.They will give you lots of learning skills.
C.You can speak Chinese with your friends.
D.Listen to English songs when you are free.
E.The best way to get better at English is to speak it.
F.Never let the fear of making any mistakes hold you back.
February 29th comes up on the calendar only every four years. A year with a February 29th might be good news if you are paid by the day or the week. But it might be bad news if you were born on a February 29th. You have to wait three years in between birthdays!
American English has an expression for the unusual situation. February 29th is called a leap day. And the year with a February 29th in it is called a leap year. This year, 2020, is such a year.
As a verb, the word “leap” means to jump, or to move quickly. “Leap” can also be a noun, meaning a jump, or a sudden move.
In a leap year, the dates jump over one day of the week. Let me explain. In 2017, the last day of the year, December 31th, fell on a Sunday. In 2018, it fell on a Monday. In 2019, it fell on a Tuesday. But in 2020, December 31th will fall on a Thursday. It jumps right over Wednesday.
The reason for a leap day or a leap year is because our calendar does not follow the Earth’s orbit（轨道） around the sun exactly. Each year, we have a little time left over. So every four years, we put all that time together into an extra（额外的）day.
Some people choose to marry on February 29th because it is an unusual date. But some ancient peoples would likely tell couples not to do it. Leap years were believed to be difficult, and leap days were unlucky. To be honest, these have no scientific basis（依据）.
1.A 20-year-old person has __________ birthdays if he/she was born on a February 29th.
A.20 B.15 C.10 D.5
2.A leap year means one more __________ is added in the calendar of the year.
A.month B.year C.day D.week
3.The last day of 2021 will fall on __________ according to this article.
A.Saturday B.Friday C.Sunday D.Monday
4.Some people choose to marry on February 29th because __________.
A.it’s quite a special date B.it’s quite an unlucky day
C.it can save more money D.it’s a traditional custom
5.Which of the following sentences is not true according to this article?
A.Scientists tell couples not to marry on a leap day.
B.The leap year or leap day comes once every four years.
C.Some ancient peoples believed that leap days were unlucky.
D.We have a little time left each year before a leap year comes.
My husband Shane and I were hanging out on the street one evening. I was talking but he was looking over at someone.
He walked over to a young girl who was crying. As he talked to her, I could see from his body language that he was trying to calm（使平静） her down. When I joined them, I realized that she had been homeless for some time. She told Shane that all she wanted was to go to her sister’s house in another city.
Some people would have handed her some money, wished her lunch or maybe allowed her to make a call. Shane did much more. He said, "Kelly, I can’t leave her here like this. Sometimes people need someone not only to help them but to believe they’re telling the truth.”
It was a bit cold, so we had an idea to take her home. When I asked her if she’d like to go home with us, she thanked me about a million times with tears in her eyes.
We went home and I gave her some clean clothes to wear and told her she could use the shower. We ate something. Finally, she told us her story.
In the morning she was finally able to get a hold of her sister, so she had a place to go. Shane drove her to the bus station and bought her a ticket.
Sometimes what people need is not just money, but people who will trust, listen to and understand them.
1.Kelly knew Shane was making the girl be quiet because she __________.
A.heard what they said B.saw his body language
C.asked Shane what he said D.was doing the same thing
2.Shane wanted to __________ when he knew her trouble on the street.
A.give the girl some money B.let the girl use his phone
C.have a lunch with the girl D.take the girl to their home
3.Choose the true sentence according to the fourth paragraph.
A.The girl was so hungry that she began to cry.
B.The girl didn’t believe in Shane and Kelly at all.
C.The girl agreed to go with Shane and Kelly soon.
D.Kelly felt unhappy when she heard what Shane said.
4.The phrase “get a hold of” in the sixth paragraph means“__________”in Chinese.
A.联系 B.抓住 C.看到 D.控制
5.From this article we know __________.
A.Shane drove the girl to her sister’s home
B.Shane and Kelly met the girl’s sister at last
C.the girl’s sister and Shane lived in the same city
D.the girl went to the city her sister lived in by bus
