Alice is stubborn, as you know. She trusts you and only you can ____ her to give up the foolish idea.
A. hoped B. persuade C. suggest D. make
中美中学生交流项目安排一批美国中学生来天津一周体验中国文化，在网上挑选适合住宿的家庭(homestay family)。假如你是光明中学高一学生李津，请根据下表提供的信息用英语给项目美方负责人Mike Smith写一封邮件，提出申请。
You | good at English，active |
Your parents | friendly, cook well |
Your house | clean，comfortable，extra bedrooms |
Your plans | to show the student around… |
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Dear Mr．Smith，
I am writing to request the valuable chance to be one of the homestay families for the American students．
Yours sincerely,
Li Jin
In the United States the most popular form of folk dancing has been square—dancing since the earlier days．In those days，men and women worked in groups to build a house or harvest crops．When the work was done，they usually danced merrily and happily in a store or in a farm kitchen．
Nowadays square-dancing is still performed．A square，which has four sides，is formed by four couples．Each couple stands on one side of the square，the man on the left and the woman on the right．That is to say, one square has eight people and they stand facing the center of the square．
Large or small numbers of people can dance together．Sometimes as many as 800 or 1,000 people may be dancing all at the same time．
Costumes are worn by those who do the square—dancing．This makes the dancing more colorful to watch．Men may have colored shirts and western trousers they wear only on special days．Women often wear full skirts of different colors with a pretty blouse．In some country areas，everyone wears their best clothes．
Today in all parts of the US you will find some schools，clubs，or other groups that are square-dancing for fun．They enjoy it very much．
1. In the earlier days，when did people do square—dancing?(No more than 6 words)
2. How many people are square—dancing if there is one square?(No more than l word)
3. What does the underlined word“costumes’’mean in Paragraph 4?(No more than 8 words)
4. What do people in some country areas wear in square-dancing?(No more than 6 words)
5. How do people of the US like square-dancing today?(No more than 6 words)
1. Red is usually the of revolution(革命)．
2. I'm going to get myself for a new suit．
3. He slipped and fell，but quickly himself ．
4. She didn’t have the to walk any further．
5. He was by his grandma very strictly．
Starting high school means many changes in your life．Most teenagers look forward to the first day of high school，but still feel a little bit nervous．In order to make your high school life easier, you can follow these tips．
Learn all you can about your first day before the first day．Take part in some activities that are held at the school for new students to know the school better．If parents are invited to these activities, take yours with you．Carefully look over all the materials you receive．Be sure you know where the school’s buildings are．
Get the things you will need for class．Buy the things suggested on your teachers’ supply lists and place your materials for each class separately．
Keep up with your high school workload(工作量)．If you fmd you’re not doing well in a subject，make use of after-school study groups or ask your teacher to help you with your schoolwork．Consider private tutoring to get you through a difficult time．
There’re more extracurricular(课外的)activities in high school than in middle school，such as clubs，music and theater groups，student government，and sports teams． Make friends and be seen at such school activities．Join a club or other organizations to meet people and develop friendships．Ask someone in school activities if you don’t know how．This is a good time to do what you like doing and an opportunity to try new things．Whe said school has to be aH work and no play?
Since you’ll attend more activities in high school than in middle school，you’ll have to learn how to manage your time．
1. The writer wrote this passage to .
A．advise us to study hard in high school
B．tell us how to live an easier life in high school
C．show that we may live a hard life in high school
D．explain why there will be many changes in high school
2. In Paragraph 2，the writer suggests that we should ．
A．ask our parents to walk us to school
B．ask other students about our high school
C．prepare all the things we need for our classes
D．1earn about our high school well before attending it
3. According to Paragraph 4，what should we do if we are not doing well in a subject?
A．We should get help from others．
B．We should stop going to activities．
C．We should spend most of our time on it．
D．We should give it up if it is not important．
4. In Paragraph 5．the writer wants to tell us that ．
A．every coin has two sides
B．the early bird catches the worm
C．where there is a will, there is a way
D．all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
5. What will the Writer most probably talk about next?
A．How to manage time well in high school．
B．Why we need to learn how to manage time．
C．How to attend more activities in high school．
D．Why middle school is difierent from high school．
A newspaper reporter’s job can be very interesting．He meets all types of people and lives quite a busy life．He is on the rush for news all the time，then after several years he may get a desk job，and life becomes a bit more settled．Let’s look at his work a little more closely．In a day he may have to interview the prime minister of a foreign country, and the next day he may be writing about a football match．Sometimes he may be so busy that he hardly has any time to sleep．And at other times he may go on for days looking out for news materials yet return empty—handed．
In the beginning，a reporter has to cover a very wide field．After the early years he becomes more specialized in his work．For example，he may finaliy be asked to write only on court cases or politics or sports．Some reporters may become so specialized that they are asked only to write on a special thing：horse racing，for example．In most newspaper houses there is at least one special racing correspondent．Some newspapers have book reviews. Their job is delightful．They read the latest book and then write reviews on the ones they like．Then there are those who write on fdms，so they get to see them even before they are shown in the cinema．How lucky, you would say!
A reporter’s job can also be very dangerous．If there is a flood or a riot(暴乱)they may get hurt or even be killed．Three years ago there was a reporter whose camera was destroyed by a group of men，because they were angry with him for taking their picture．Dangerous or not，one thing is certain，and that is，their job is never dull!
1. The underlined words“on the rush”in the Paragraph I mean“ ’’．
A．on thebeach B．in no time
C．in ahurry D．on the spot
2. Reporters who write on films are said to be lucky because they .
A．can write anything they like
B．can see more film stars
C．can pay less than other people
D．can see the fdms before most people see them in the cinema
3. Why did the men break the reporter’s camera?
A．The reporter took their picture．
B．They did not like him at all．
C．They were afraid of his camera．
D．The camera was in the way．
4. According to the passage，a reporter’s work becomes dangerous when .
A．he is seeing a horror film
B．thereis afloodora riot
C．there is a football match
D．there is an interview with the prime minister
5. What’s the passage mainly about?
A．An introduction to a newspaper reporter’s job．
B．An interesting life of a newspaper reporter．
C．Something written by a newspaper reporter．
D．How to become a good newspaper reporter．
