The other day I buy a pair of leather shoes in a shoe shop. The seller told me he would give “three guarantees” for the shoes. And only four days later, the shoes worn out. So I was angry and returned to the shop hoped to get my money back. I told the seller what had been happened to the shoes. When she knew that I had kept the shoes for four days, he refused, to which I was surprised. I asked him why he didn’t keep his promises. “Do you understand the ‘three guarantees’?” the seller said. “It means the shoes can only be kept in three days!” How a foolish explanation of the “three guarantees”!
根据下列句子所给汉语意思完成句子。
1.Just 20% more produce will _______________(意味着…的不同) between sickness and health, between families going hungry and families providing for themselves.
2.We hope that you will accept our invitation if __________ (你方便).
3.With their help, I have _______________ (取得巨大进步).
4.At the same time, he ________________ (为他的迟到向我道歉).
5.It ________ (我突然想起) that I could not waste my time doing nothing any longer.
根据下列句子所给汉语意思写出空缺处单词，或根据所给词写出正确形式。
1.We're in the building _________ (在…对面) the government offices.
2.________(政治上) and economically this is an extremely difficult question.
3.Though ten years old, this book is highly ___________ (推荐).
4.Delivery times are arranged at your __________(方便).
5.I have no doubt that the man is guilty and that he deserves __________(惩罚).
Methods To Help You Learn French
The French language, without doubt, is considered one of the most beautiful and romantic languages in the world. There are thousands of people who would love to be fluent in this popular language and be able to communicate fluently in it. ___1____
1. Learn it on line
Until a while ago, the only way to learn French was to go to regular classes at a training institute. But now, one of the easiest ways to learn French is to learn it on line! There are many websites on the Internet today that offer various courses in the French language for all kinds of people, right from the beginner level to the more advanced stages. ___2____ These websites will serve as a good introduction to the language. You also can choose a good-paid program to ensure that you are able to gain enough mastery of the language.
2. Try to put French into practical use
It is not enough to attend a French language course and devote a little time each day to learning thelanguage. ____3___ Consciously making an effort to think and talk to ourselves in French in our heads gives us the flexibility to exercise our French muscles anywhere and at any time.
3. Do your homework diligently, read French books and learn French songs
Most online courses will have daily activities or homework assigned to the learner each day.__4__
Also, make it a habit to buy and read French newspapers and simple books that will help you to improve your vocabulary and sentence formation skills. ___5___ Learning the words of the songs and singing along is a great way to learn French.
A．Try to find a French teacher online.
B．There are some websites that offer free French courses.
C．Some people want to learn French just to be able to sing beautiful songs.
D．There are also lots of simple and interesting French songs that you can listen to.
E. Do them diligently, as they are a sure and fun way to learn the language.
F. Learners should also put their new-found knowledge to practical use.
G. There are many techniques that can be followed to learn this romantic language.
Since the 1990s, education has been required for all South Africans from age seven to fifteen. Last December, the government announced that 70% of students passed their final examination to finish high school. In 2008, the pass rate was about 63%. There have been increases each year since then.
Professor Shireen Motala says basic education is no longer a problem in South Africa. Most children stay in school until they are about sixteen. The problem is that large numbers of them leave without completing high school.
Students take an examination known as the “matric”(高考) in Grade Twelve. Professor Motala says, “Less than half of the children who started school in 2000 sat for the matric last year. Many dropped out of school, so only around 45% took the matric. And the worry is where those students actually go.” Those who drop out have to compete with better educated people for jobs.
Educational researchers also point to another problem. South African schools do not produce enough students with the skills for higher education in maths and science. Many schools are not well-equipped. Children do not see laboratories, and, as a result, their science marks are not very good. They do not have libraries at school. Also, many teachers do not have the skills or training to do their jobs.
In South Africa, a number of teachers were poorly trained before. Secondly, teachers have been confused by the many educational reform efforts in the last fifteen years. Finally, language differences in the classroom have not got as much attention as they should, which is a huge problem. Subjects such as maths and science are taught in English starting at about the age of ten. But South Africa has eleven official languages.
South Africa’s minister of basic education promises a number of improvements. Angie Motshega says teacher development efforts will focus on subject and content knowledge, making sure that the correct teachers are in the correct jobs.
1.From the first paragraph we can learn that ______.
A．South Africans are badly in need of education
B．South African teenagers do very well at school
C．the South African government takes education seriously
D．South African teenagers have become more clever
2.What is the real concern of Shireen Motala?
A．Something is wrong with the country’s basic education system.
B．Most children have to find a job at an early age.
C．The final exam is too difficult for most children.
D．Most children cannot complete high school until they are 16.
3.South African students perform poorly in science for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT ______.
A．they don’t work hard enough
B．their schools do not have laboratories
C．they cannot get help from libraries
D．there are not enough skilled teachers
4.With which of the following would Shireen Motala most probably agree?
A．Schools should focus more on maths and science than any other subject.
B．More educational reforms should be carried out in South African schools.
C．The more teachers teach maths and science, the better marks students may get.
D．More attention should be paid to language differences in maths and science classes.
However urban life strikes you, cities worldwide have been growing ever more rapidly. Some of this growth has happened in the developed world, but the most dramatic increase has been in the Third World. Almost all the world’s population growth over the next 30 years will take place in the cities of developing countries.
By the year 2030, for the first time in history, 60 percent of the world’s people will be living in cities.
This is actually good news in some ways. “Cities are the fundamental building blocks of prosperity(繁荣),” says Marc Weiss, chairman of the Prague Institute for Global Urban Development, “both for the nation and for families.” Industrial and commercial activities in urban areas account for between 50 and 80 percent of the GDP(国内生产总值) in most countries of the world. “There’s the crazy idea that the way to deal with a city’s problems is to keep people out of them.” Weiss continued. “But the problems of the rural life are even more serious than those of the city.” For better or worse, urban-watchers are clear on one point: The quality of life for most people in the future will be determined by the quality of cities. Those cities will be bigger than ever. And yet, population numbers by themselves don’t determine a city’s prospects; after all, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Hamburg, Germany, have the same population. Nor is explosive growth necessarily the determining factor. “City problems,” one authority points out, “mostly have to do with weak, ineffective, and usually unrepresentative city governments.”
1.According to the passage, in the year of 2030 _______.
A．there will be many cities having a population of more than 10 million.
B．rural area will be extinct (灭绝).
C．most people will live in cities.
D．the third world will keep up with the developed world.
2.In the author’s opinion, _________.
A．better city, better life
B．both urban and rural areas will have a large population
C．the larger the population is, the faster a city develops
D．both urban and rural areas have larger GDP
3.The last paragraph implies that ____________.
A．Public services are ineffective.
B．Cities are increasing too fast.
C．Population is not linked with development.
D．Government should be responsible for the problems in the cities.
