What should you think about in trying to find your career? You are probably better at some school subjects than others. These may show strengths that you can use in your work. A boy who is good at mathematics can use that in an engineering career. A girl who spells well and likes English may be good at office work. So it is important to do well at school. On the other hand, you may not have any specially strong or weak subjects but your records show a general satisfactory standard. Although not all subjects can be used directly in a job, they may have indirect value. Knowledge of history is not required for most jobs but if history is one of your good subjects you must have learned to remember facts and details. This is an ability that can be useful in many jobs.

Your school may have taught you skills, such as typing or technical drawing, which you can use in your work. You may be good at metal work or cookery (烹饪术) and look for a job where you can improve these skills.

If you have had a part-time job on weekends or in the summer, think what you gained from it. If nothing else, you may have learned how to get to work on time, to follow instructions and to get on with older workers. You may have learned to give correct change in a shop, for example. Just as important, you may become interested in a particular industry or career you see from the inside of a part-time job.

Facing your weak points is also part of knowing yourself. You may be all thumbs when you handle tools; perhaps you are a poor speller or cannot add up a column of figures. It is better to face any weaknesses than to pretend they do not exist. Your school record, for instance, may not be too good, yet it is an important part of your background. You should not be ashamed of it but instead recognize that you will have a chance of a fresh start at work.

1.According to the passage, what does the author encourage us to do?

A.Have a specially strong subject.

B.Use school performance to help to choose a career.

C.Make efforts to be good at all subjects.

D.Take up part-time jobs as much as possible.

2.We can learn from the third paragraph that as a student, having a part-time job __________.

A.may be useful for the future work

B.is helpless to find out the weak points

C.is a good way to earn extra money

D.is a must to experience various jobs

3.If a student’s school record is not good, he __________.

A.must regret not having worked harder at school

B.will be a failure in his future work sooner or later

C.may do well in his future work if he chooses the right career

D.should receive further education after graduation

    A hobby is any activity a person likes to do in his spare time. So those who get busy in their activity never get bored in their free time. Hobbies vary from person to person. Hobbies are of different kinds. They can be indoors or outdoors. Some are costly and some are cheap. Pursing a particular hobby is a matter of personal choice.

My favorite hobby is coin collection. It is also one of the oldest hobbies of the world and is also called “hobby of the Kings”, as in the old times, it was only done by kings and elite(精英)class of the society. It started for me some years back when my father used to come back from his foreign tours and give me coins of different countries. I started collecting then in my money box and after that I always used to wait for my new coins as much I used to wait for my father.

Since then, it has become my favorite hobby. This hobby has given me information about different countries of the world. I have got to know about important personalities of the different countries.

This hobby has made me be responsible to take care of important things at very young age. I have learnt dealings of different currencies(货币)on my foreign tours and save money for my favorite hobby. I feel extreme pleasure in showing my collection to others. It has also taught me this lesson that A LIFE WITHOUT A HOBBY IS JUST LIKE FOOD WITHOUT SALT.

1.What decides a person’s hobby?

A.Whether he has free time.

B.It is up to the person himself.

C.Whether the hobby is expensive or cheap.

D.Whether the hobby can be indoors or outdoors.

2.Why was coin collection called “hobby of the Kings”?

A.In the past, only the kings and upper class could collect coins.

B.The king could collect coins from all over the world.

C.Only the king could collect coins.

D.Kings had enough money to collect coins.

3.From the passage,we can infer       .

A.the author goes to foreign countries to collect coins

B.collecting coins has changed the author’s life greatly

C.the author likes to save money

D.the author’s father used to go abroad

    Tim was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped (绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.

Tim knelt down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.

As they walked, Tim knew that the boy’s name was Sam. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.

They arrived at Sam’s home first. Tim was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Tim went home.

They continued to see each other at school and had lunch together once or twice a week.

Three days before they finished high school, Sam asked Tim if they could talk. Sam reminded Tim of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?’’ asked Sam. “You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother’s sleeping pills. I was going home to kill myself. But after we spent some time talking and laughing, I realized that if I had died, I would have missed so many good times. So you see, Tim, when you picked up those books that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life. ”

1.When Sam fell down on his way home, Tim       .

A.didn’t notice that B.went away quickly

C.carried all the things for him D.helped him pick up the things

2.Which of the following is true?

A.Tim and Sam were brothers. B.Sam finally killed himself.

C.Sam was good at all of his subjects. D.Tim and Sam were in the same school.

3.What did they do at Sam’s home except______?

A.having a pleasant talk B.drinking some Coke

C.playing video games D.watching TV

4.Three days before graduation, Sam asked Tim to talk because he       .

A.hoped to go on holiday together B.wanted to tell him his story

C.hoped to have lunch together D.wanted to kill himself again

阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

Ruby, a 16-year-old girl in Chicago No. 1 High School, always looked up to her cousin Wanda, who was two years older than her and was studying in a university. Ruby was the only child in her family, so she regarded Wanda as her “immediate” sister. Wanda was not only beautiful, but also smart. She always had straight A's in the exams and she could play several kinds of musical instruments, especially the piano. Therefore, she was very popular in her school and she had a lot of friends. In Ruby's eyes, Wanda was a perfect girl so she considered Wanda as her example. Ruby was still in high school but she wanted to go to the same university as Wanda did. Ruby was even in the same clubs in high school as Wanda used to be.

Wanda knew that Ruby looked up to her and she appreciated that. On Ruby's birthday, Wanda sent Ruby a sweater with her university's logo on it as a gift. Ruby was so happy when she got the sweater. She put it on immediately and wore it almost every day.

One day in class, Ruby raised her hand to answer the teacher’s question and the teacher, who had ever been Wanda’s head teacher, accidentally called her Wanda. “Oh, I’m sorry, but you just look a little like her,” the teacher said. “I'm so flattered(感到荣幸的),” Ruby said. From that day on, Ruby studied harder and harder because Wanda did well in all her subjects. Ruby just wanted to catch up with her.

When college admission results came out, Ruby was so nervous and anxious to visit the website to see if she got admitted. She closed her eyes and slowly opened them. She found out that she got accepted!

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 应使用5个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph1:

She called Wanda at once.

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Paragraph 2:

The next day, Wanda picked Ruby up and they drove to their university.

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假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Leslie给你发邮件告知她参加汉语水平考试（HSK）未能通过。请你根据下列要点写一封邮件回复她。内容包括：

1. 对考试失利给予安慰；

2. 对汉语学习提出建议。

注意：1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Leslie,

I am sorry to hear that you failed to pass the HSK.

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Yours,

Li Hua

    A hero doesn’t refer to the main character in a sci-fi movie or in a bestselling thriller. What really ____ a hero are the good things done in order to ____ one’s life greatly, providing peace, values and positive thinking. A hero is a person who is admired for having done something very ____ or having achieved something good.

I want to share with you my hero who makes me feel ____ enough each day of my life to reach my own goals. For most of you my hero may be ____; however, I recall a whole life full of ____ and experiences. My grandmother is known by all her grandchildren as “Mocita”. She’s a spirited woman, always ____ her mind to fight for what she wants.

Like most housewives, she kept my family ____. She is always patient, brave and  ___. She has never lost her passion (热情) for life. Even though ____ times may come, or a ____ may be round the corner, she’s always optimistic and never ___  the smile on her face.

She started playing tennis when she was 50 and soon became ____ at it. And she is still playing at 74 years old. She ____ to play and I’m sure she will die on the  ___, doing what she likes most. Because of her love for tennis, she has ____ the whole family in this great sport, giving us the ____ to enjoy great times together as a family. She’s a champion, and has ____ so many medals, exactly 80. Maybe she isn’t the most famous person you’ve ever known, ____ for me, she’s one of the most amazing people that ____ me in my daily life to become the best I can be.

1.A.faces B.makes C.attracts D.convinces

2.A.influence B.lead C.enjoy D.build

3.A.important B.satisfactory C.different D.proper

4.A.energetic B.patient C.brave D.happy

5.A.unusual B.unfortunate C.unwelcome D.unknown

6.A.expectations B.choices C.incidents D.imaginations

7.A.bringing to B.changing C.making up D.opening

8.A.forward B.together C.out D.up

9.A.strong B.lucky C.creative D.gentle

10.A.free B.modern C.great D.hard

11.A.trick B.storm C.helper D.visitor

12.A.ignores B.loses C.doubts D.wears

13.A.concerned B.puzzled C.skilled D.surprised

14.A.exercises B.stops C.lives D.relaxes

15.A.court B.air C.surface D.way

16.A.interested B.helped C.kept D.involved

17.A.order B.chance C.information D.warning

18.A.carried B.collected C.received D.presented

19.A.so B.but C.or D.for

20.A.inspire B.ask C.force D.allow

    Lots of people find it hard to get up in the morning, and put the blame on the alarm clock. In fact, the key to easy morning wake-up lies in resetting your body clock.1.Here’s how to make one.

● 2.In order to make a change, you need to decide why it’s important. Do you want to get up in time to have breakfast with your family, get in some exercise, or just be better prepared for your day? Once you are clear about your reasons, tell your family or roommates about the change you want to make.

● Rethink mornings. Now that you know why you want to wake up, consider re-arranging your morning activities. If you want time to have breakfast with your family, save some time the night before by setting out clothes, shoes, and bags. 3. That’s a quarter-hour more you could be sleeping if you bought a coffee maker with a timer.

● Keep your sleep/ wake schedule on weekends. If you’re tired out by Friday night, sleeping in on Saturday could sound wonderful. But compensating (补偿) on the weekends actually feeds into your sleepiness the following week, a recent study found.  4.

● Keep a record and evaluate it weekly. Keep track of your efforts and write down how you feel. After you’ve tried a new method for a week, take a look at your record. 5. If not, take another look at other methods you could try.

A.Get a sleep specialist.

B.Find the night motivation.

C.A better plan for sleep can help.

D.And consider setting a second alarm.

E.If the steps you take are working, keep it up.

F.Stick to your set bedtime and wake-up time, no matter the day.

G.Reconsider the 15 minutes you spend in line at the café to get coffee.

    Do you still remember your favorite poem during high school or some other important periods in your life? Why is it that decades later it still stands out in your mind? Probably the main reason is that some aspect of that poem resonates (产生共鸣) with you. In the same way, you too as a school leader can touch the hearts of your teachers and students.

Poetry allows us to experience strong spiritual connections to things around us and to the past. The power that poetry has displayed over time and across cultures actually satisfies this common need of the human heart and soul.

As one of the oldest art forms, poetry has successfully connected various parts of humanity (人性) from one generation to another. Referring to poetry, Hillyer makes a simple yet meaningful statement,“ With this key mankind unlocked his heart.”

School leaders can find and make use of the value of poetry for themselves, their students and their teachers. Beyond the simple use of poetry, techniques of poetry such as repetitions (重复) can be used to take advantage of the power of language to transform communication, create meaning and culture of care and attention.

Since schools are mainly about people and relationships, school leaders, like poets, are required to inspire and encourage the human heart. The use of poetry — or even of some techniques of poetry — in school leadership not only helps to improve communication, but also serves to meet the human need for inspiration.

1.Who is the passage mainly written for?

A.Students. B.Teachers.

C.School leaders. D.Poets.

2.The use of poetry or techniques of poetry in school leadership is in fact to make use of ______ .

A.the power of language

B.the power of school leaders

C.people’s preference for poetry

D.people’s desire for communication

3.What is the purpose of the passage?

A.To talk about the art of being a school leader.

B.To encourage school leaders to use the power of poetry in school leadership.

C.To explain how poetry can be used in our daily life.

D.To show readers that poetry is really powerful.

    I was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.

War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!” Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.

The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through phone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.

Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”

Kate and I stayed roommates for the rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.

1.How is Paragraph 1 mainly developed?

A.By analyzing causes.

B.By describing a process.

C.By showing differences.

D.By following time order.

2.What made Kate angry one evening?

A.She couldn’t find her books.

B.She heard the author shouting loud.

C.She got the news that her grandma was ill.

D.She saw the author’s shoes beneath her bed.

3.The author tidied up the room most probably because _______.

A.she wanted to show her care

B.she was asked by Kate to do so

C.she was scared by Kate’s anger

D.she hated herself for being so messy

4.What might be the best title for the story?

A.My Friend Kate

B.Hard Work Pays Off

C.How to Be Organized

D.Learning to Be Roommates

Running is the best way to get fit.

There’s no best method to get fit. You have to enjoy your exercise or you will find reasons to quit. Nobody can get fit or lose weight or build a muscle in an instant. Fitness requires time and patience, and you get rewards as you go along. If you are looking only at running or at instant success, you are looking for trouble!

If you don’t exercise an hour a day, six days a week, you do nothing.

Don’t believe in this all-or-nothing way. Even if you exercise as little as three times a week for half an hour you will benefit from it. However, if you want to get fit for sport, you may have to work out five to six days a week.

Warming up before working out isn’t necessary if you’re careful.

Warming up is a must before you exercise. Warming up and stretching not only help you avoid injuries but also prepare your heart and body to accept the shock of an increased workload.

No pain, no gain.

Pain means that the body is showing that there is something wrong. If you feel painful when exercising, either slow down or stop the exercise. To gain from exercise, you may have to make do with a bit of discomfort, but pain is different. If you continue exercising with pain you may damage a muscle or tendon forever.

Taping (用绷带包扎) an injury prevents further damage.

If you are injured and you tape it for support, chances are that you will aggravate the injury further. What’s more, you may injure other joints because of the limited flexibility (灵活性) that the taped knee or ankle allows.

1.The underlined sentence in the text may suggest _____________.

A.getting fit quickly may cause trouble for you

B.you will be in trouble if running

C.you can’t expect to get fit at once

D.running can make you get fit immediately

2.According to the text, you should _________ to take exercise.

A.take sports five to six days a week

B.do the warm-up first

C.suffer a lot of pain

D.tape an injury to prevent further damage

3.You should stop exercising after __________.

A.you feel painful somewhere in your body

B.you feel a bit uncomfortable physically

C.you feel warm when taking exercise

D.you exercise an hour a day

假设你是某中学的学生李华，你校拟选拔一批优秀学生，利用暑假到某小学为学生辅导英语，你希望参加此活动。根据以下提示，请你用英语给校评选小组写一封申请信，要求如下：

1.此活动对自己，对辅导学生的好处；

2.个人优点，如性格、语言能力；

3.你的辅导计划。

注意：1.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2.词数100左右（开头已经给出，但不计入总词数）。

Dear Sir or Madam，

I am Li Hua from Class One，Senior Two.

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Yours sincerely，

Li Hua

假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I’m terribly sorry to make you disappointing for not having finished my homework on time. In the fact, I had something else to do, that made me have no time for my homework.

My father was badly injured in an accident yesterday. Hearing the news, I hurried the hospital after school. I had a busy night, but I didn’t do my homework. As you know, I am a ordinary student in class and eager to improve your English. I find I have great difficulty concentrating at my study. Could you please give me some advices? Besides, I wish you could give me more chances to practise my English in class. I’m looking forward to hear from you early.

    When my best friend, Jane, and I were 16,we were in the same class. About a week before Thanksgiving Day ,we found out our teacher Edward was having some financial (经济的) ______. We wanted to do something to help, so we decided to ______ food, clothing and gifts to ______ his family had a good Thanksgiving Day.

When Jane told her family about our plan, her mother was ______. Together they ______ their house for things they could ______. Her mother went to the kitchen, pulling out a big turkey and saying, “Thanksgiving Day won’t be ______ without a turkey dinner.” To this day, Jane ______ how moved she was by her mother’s generosity (慷慨).

Before ______ gifts, we said some words of appreciation for the wonderful chance to ______ others. I will never forget the ______ look of our teacher and his wife when they ______ the door; their four children stood around them as we handed out the gifts. It was a cold night. ______, we all felt warm inside. Last month ______ I was in a meeting, my secretary informed me, “Your high school teacher Mr. Edward is wondering if you could ______ him a few minutes. He’s sitting in your office right now!”

I left my meeting and went to my office ______. My teacher and I hugged and began to speak of the last 42 years. He told me he ______ remembered that cold winter night when we brought the ______ of Thanksgiving Day to his family. The food and gifts were certainly ______, but what warmed his heart that night was to see a group of teenagers who understood the ______ of Thanksgiving Day.

1.A.information B.difficulties C.money D.food

2.A.gather B.produce C.buy D.change

3.A.find out B.make sure C.make clear D.point out

4.A.embarrassed B.unhappy C.moved D.scared

5.A.decorated B.sold C.searched D.cleaned

6.A.sell out B.use up C.throw away D.give away

7.A.ordinary B.complete C.usual D.important

8.A.regretted B.thought C.remembered D.explained

9.A.sending B.receiving C.opening D.posting

10.A.challenge B.impress C.fool D.help

11.A.anxious B.surprised C.charming D.terrified

12.A.pushed B.knocked C.answered D.closed

13.A.Besides B.Therefore C.Otherwise D.However

14.A.while B.after C.before D.since

15.A.spare B.bring C.save D.award

16.A.nervously B.hurriedly C.proudly D.worriedly

17.A.just B.already C.even D.still

18.A.warmth B.excitement C.pleasure D.experience

19.A.accepted B.offered C.appreciated D.admitted

20.A.gifts B.history C.activities D.spirit

    There are so many interesting and creative hobbies that can improve your life and make you smarter.

1. As the saying goes, reading gives us somewhere to go when we have to stay where we are. It enriches your knowledge and makes you feel better about yourself. Learning a new language is a most unique and challenging hobby. It enables your brain to perform better, improves your memory and reduces the risk of brain decline. 2.

Playing chess makes you smarter by exercising both sides of your brain. 3. And it helps improve your memory and builds your self-confidence.

Writing makes your brain work. 4. Writing things down can improve your emotions and your ability to communicate with others and it will make you a more interesting person.

Exercising regularly keeps both your body and your brain functioning. A good blood circulation in your body means a good blood circulation of your brain, which means an increased brain function. 5.

Learning to play the piano or any other musical instrument teaches you patience and perseverance because it takes a lot of effort and a lot of time.

A.Writing teaches you to think.

B.Smiling will make you healthier and look cooler.

C.Moreover, a new language means new opportunities.

D.Positive thinking can help you to do your best each day.

E.Besides, exercising reduces stress and helps you sleep better.

F.Playing chess rises your IQ and encourages your creativity.

G.Reading teaches you new things about new places and new people.

    About 97% of the world’s water is salty and is found in our oceans and seas. But, as we can’t drink sea water, how can it be important?

Every part of our seas and oceans contains an amazing number of animals and fish that live at different ocean depths. Most of the different species of animals and fish depend on simple plants for their food. These simple plants called algae (海藻) drift near the surface of the ocean and use sunlight to turn carbon dioxide and water into food and oxygen. In fact, algae produce over half of the oxygen people breathe. How important sea water is!

Each plant or animal in our seas and oceans is an important link in a food chain. The algae are eaten in large amounts by microscopic animals, which are in tur consumed by larger animals. These food chains are delicately (微妙地) balanced.

The bad news about the food chains in the oceans is that they are under threat because of man. People once thought that the oceans were so big that it didn’t matter if we dumped rubbish into them or caught huge quantities of fish and whales for food. But we now know this is not true and fish stocks in the oceans have started to drop.

Thankfully, the world is taking steps to protect the future of our oceans by introducing international agreements to protect marine habitats. Most counties have introduced fishing restrictions (限制) to protect fish stocks in the oceans and new techniques are being pioneered to cope with pollution. Finally, the importance of protecting oceans is being made known to more people. This is just the beginning of a long process to protect the oceans for our future. We depend on the oceans for fish which are an important part of the human diet. How important sea water is!

1.From the passage, we learn that _________.

A.most fish and sea animals live at the surface of the seas

B.it is very difficult to break the balance of a food chain

C.over-fishing has caused the decrease in fish stock

D.it won’t be long before the problems concerning oceans will be solved

2.What does the underlined phrase “cope with” mean in Chinse?

A.处理 B.保护 C.增加 D.检验

3.Which of the following is NOT a way being used to protect oceans?

A.The use of international agreements.

B.Forbidding fishing to protect fish socks.

C.The use of new techniques.

D.Raising people’s awareness of the need to protect oceans.

4.What would be the best title of the passage?

A.The Importance of Sea Water

B.Life in the Oceans

C.How to Protect Food Chains

D.How to Deal with Seawater Pollution

    People do not like being separated from their mobile phones, even while enjoying a restful holiday at the beach. However, the phone battery (电池) may become exhausted completely. If that happens, they have no choice but to connect the phone to the power supply. But it’s impossible to get the battery charged (充电) at the beach. What’s worse, the hot sun is shining right overhead, and the water in the bottle is sure to reach a very high temperature.

Antoine Sayah, a university student from Lebanon, developed a special beach mat called the Beachill. It looks similar to the ordinary beach mat and will cause back pain as well. However, the device can recharge any mobile phone. It is designed to be water resistant (防水的) and has a 5-watt solar panel, which provides power continuously. The mat also has the refrigeration equipment that can help keep drinks cool, just like the refrigerator.

Antoine Sayah began selling the Beachill on the Internet for $150. He says he has been surprised at the reaction worldwide. “I have got orders for the device from Brazil, Toronto, all over Europe, especially France, America, from all continents.” The Beachill is also gaining popularity in other places, like swimming pools and boats.

Some people like the mat because it is lightweight and easy-to-carry. Rita Mathieu bought one of the Beachills. “When I am on the beach, I used to look around for a charger and never managed to find any and the water never stays cool,” she says. “So this kind of beach mat is wonderful and has everything in it, even a pocket where I can put a book. Thanks to it, I can surf the Internet and keep in touch with friends at any time at the beach.”

1.The opening paragraph is mainly intended to _________.

A.show great pity for people at the beach

B.attract the readers’ interest in the subject

C.provide some key facts about mobile phones

D.prove the importance of water in hot weather

2.What can we learn about the Beachill?

A.It is quite unusual in appearance. B.It will stop working in the water.

C.It has some function of the refrigerator. D.It has a 3-watt solar panel.

3.Rita Mathieu is mentioned to prove the Beachill’s _________.

A.popularity B.convenience C.good quality D.low price

4.The text is written to _________.

A.tell people a new way to get a cold drink B.ask people to stop using phones at the beach

C.encourage people to travel around the world D.introduce a beach mat that can charge a phone

    Peter Damon produces about 30 paintings a year and sells them for between $250 and $1,500. That’s not enough to make ends meet, but it has made him whole again. He lost both arms in an accident.

“Having this skill that even normal people find difficult was something that really helped me and made me feel like I fit in more in the world,” Damon said. He was a worker in a car factory. One day when he was working, there was a gas explosion (爆炸), killing one worker and injuring him.

“I lost my right arm above the elbow, about three inches above the elbow, and my left about six inches below,” he explained.

“How am I going to make a living and take care of my family? I had always worked with my hands,” he said.

Then with a simple little drawing, a new future opened up for him.

“I thought it was wonderful in a way,” Damon said. “Something was telling me to focus on this and everything will be alright.” Damon doesn’t have a perfect prosthetic arm (假肢)—juts a hook (钩子), which he finds works best.

He and his wife Jen run True Grit Art Gallery in Middleboro, Massachusetts, where he shows the works of local artists. With his disability check from the government, he can afford to be an artist. He is a man doing what he wants with his life, and doesn’t look at his situation as a hard time.

“I don’t see it that way,” Damon said. “Suffering an injury like this has a way of making you focus on what’s important in life.”

He believes his best work is still ahead of him. But with his pictures of simple American scenes, Damon has already produced his best work.

1.How did Damon lose his arms?

A.A gas explosion injured his arms.

B.He was attacked when he was driving a car.

C.His arms were tapped by a worker by accident.

D.He was knocked down by a car when he was working.

2.What do we know about Peter Damon when he started taking up painting from the text?

A.His hope for life was brought back.

B.He felt a lot of pressure at the beginning.

C.He didn’t earn enough to support his family.

D.His painting were so expensive that few people wanted to buy them.

3.What is Damon’s attitude towards his suffering?

A.Negative. B.Optimistic. C.Pitiful. D.Uncertain.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Winners do what losers don’t want to do.

B.It is never too late to mend.

C.Never put off until tonorow what you can do today.

D.God closes a door and another will open for you.

Things to Do in Atlanta

Need a run-down of the top things to do next month? Here is what’s going on in Atlanta.

In the Mood

Date: November 22 through November 26, 2019

Time: 2:00 pm ~5: 30 pm

Phone: 770-916-2800

If you love the music of the 1940s, then here’s what you need to do this Sunday. Go to a 1940s musical show at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The music of Clem Miler has a distinctive sound.

No need to ask me twice. Are you “In the Mood”?

Party With the Penguins

Date: November 20 through November 25, 2019

Time: 11:00 am ~2:00 pm

Phone: 404-581-4000

Celebrate Penguin Awareness Day at Georgia Aquarium’s annual Party With the Penguins. The party will feature fun activities, including the chance to see an African penguin up close and learn how to help protect this endangered species.

Callanwolde Arts Festival

Date: November 21 through November 22, 2019

Time: 10:30 am ~ 5:30 pm

Phone: 404-872-5338

Located at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, this event is a festival for artists, and by artists, letting them have a voice in the creation and operations of the festival. If you are of the artistic persuasion or enjoy a creative scene, don’t miss out.

Foolio’s Hoodilly Storytime

Date: November 21 through November 27, 2019

Time: 1:00 pm ~ 4: 30 pm

Phone: 404-523-3141

We make up a brand-new story every week. Come and enjoy a new story each time a Dad’s Garage Theatre. Little ones will get to help provide key parts of the story and even add in their own jokes. Interactive and out-of-the-ordinary fun for kids and parents!

1.Where should you go in order to enjoy Glenn Miller’s works?

A.Georgia Aquarium. B.Dad’s Garage Theatre.

C.Callanwolde Fine Arts Center. D.Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

2.What do we know about Callanwolde Arts Festival?

A.It is an annual event.

B.It lasts for a whole week.

C.It gets participants involved in its operations.

D.It is organized by some world-famous scientists.

3.Which number should a family dial if they want to enjoy a good laugh together?

A.404-872-5338. B.404-523-3141. C.404-581 -4000. D.770-916-2800.

假如你是中学生李华，你的外教John想推荐你去参加一次以野生动物保护为主题的英语演讲比赛，但是最近你母亲生病了，需要你照顾，所以你不得不谢绝。但是你向他推荐了你的好朋友张明参加。请根据以下要点给John写一封信，说明情况：

1.谢绝John的推荐；2.说明你的原因；3.推荐张明参加并说明理由。

注意：

1.词数100左右（信的开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数）：

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：推荐recommend v.

Dear John,

Thank you very much for your recommendation.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua

请按以下规则改正下列句子中的错误，每句只有一处错误。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词作斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：每处错误及 其修改均仅限一词；

1.Why did Jim say that he can’t have simple pleasure for a while?

2.I like my music teacher for which I have great respect.

3.He can’t take the charge of the computer company because it is beyond his ability.

4.More attention should be paid to improve the quality of these products.

5.The request to buy a video for each classroom is considered at the meeting now.

6.Before the race really started, the cyclist Armstrong, as well as his teammates, were waiting at the starting line.

7.Happiness and success often come to those who are good at recognizing their own strength.

8.With many problems arise, he didn’t know how to deal with them.

9.I suggested he worked out a new plan but he didn’t respond to it.

10.He is such warm-hearted a man that he often helps others.

    Hand Sewing (缝纫) is a culture that dances on fingertips. It has passed down from generation to generation and _______ various challenges (困难,挑战). It is the fruits of human wisdom.

In China, sewing is also _______ as a basic skill for women in traditional society. They sewed for their parents, husbands and children, due to which I always thought that sewing was particularly warm and _______.

My grandma is a gentle old lady. Like’ many women of her time, she has a(n) _______ for sewing. She made all my childhood clothes with her _______ hands.

As a baby girl, rather than playing outside with my mates, I _______ to stay with my grandma to help her sew.

Later, instead of making clothes, my grandmother would sew gloves or insoles for me. She cannot stay with me all the time, but she cared about me and _______ making these things for me. The painstaking love _______ me a lot.

It was grandma who inspired my love for sewing and taught me how to _______ love and care. Almost a year ago, I was ________ to find a birthday present for my friend, then I thought ________ don’t I sew her a gift?

I ________ up my mind to make her a pencil case. Making use of my old denim skirt, I cut out the pattern (图案), drew a ________ and then ________ myself in sewing. It ________ me about two hours to finish it There is no ________ that it was the most durable (耐用的) and ________ pencil case I could make. I sent it to my friend and wished her a happy birthday.

I could never have ________ how powerful the gift is. Just yesterday, she called me and said ________ every time she sees the pencil case, she thinks of me and gets a warm feeling. Sewing is a fantastic ________ form, which can really convey our love and care.

1.A.created B.faced C.survived D.controlled

2.A.voted B.viewed C.determined D.selected

3.A.logic B.magic C.strange D.moving

4.A.gift B.interest C.request D.advantage

5.A.skillful B.rough C.powerful D.reliable

6.A.decided B.preferred C.deserved D.directed

7.A.insisted on B.turned to C.gave in D.set out

8.A.shocked B.upset C.rewarded D.warmed

9.A.escape B.release C.express D.remove

10.A.searching B.struggling C.concerning D.suffering

11.A.why B.how C.when D.where

12.A.showed B.chatted C.cut D.made

13.A.case B.dress C.pencil D.design

14.A.devoted B.educated C.buried D.trapped

15.A.cost B.took C.spent D.paid

16.A.wonder B.surprise C.possibility D.doubt

17.A.useful B.loving C.selfless D.regular

18.A.burst B.showed C.imagined D.proved

19.A.which B.what C.when D.that

20.A.art B.cultural C.worth D.style

Five safe search engines for kids

With school back in session, the Internet can be a great resource for homework, but you might be worried about your child surfing inappropriate (不合适的) websites. 1.. Therefore, your child can have the freedom to look through the Internet while you have peace of mind that he is staying safe online.

Kiddle

It is a safe, visual search engine for kid powered by Google. The first three results to each question are kid-safe sites and pages written specifically for children and hand-picked by the editors at Kiddle.

Kido’z

It is a password-protected browser (浏览器) that can be downloaded and installed for free. 2.. And it can block your child from any inappropriate information while offering a variety of kid-safe sites, games, videos, and other enjoyable choices.

Kid Info

3.. The site is organized by subjects for different grades, so your kid can find age-appropriate helpers and skill-builders. In addition to subject help, Kid Info also links to other helpful resources, and the links are checked weekly to remove any broken or inappropriate information.

KindClick!

It was created by librarians and is owned and run by the School of Liberty. This site focuses on a series of resources that provide age-appropriate information on different topics, so kids can look through by topic or use a search engine to get into the site. 4.. There are also helpful resources for kid facing toughing issues like being attacked or the death of a family member.

5.

It is a search engine limited to scholarly works, and can help your child gain reliable information and resources. Google Scholar contains no inappropriate information, but most of the resources available might be .too difficult for younger kids to understand.

A.Google Scholar

B.KidsSearch

C.When opened, Kido’z takes over the entire screen

D.It will not list sites that collect private information

E.It was started by a teacher as a resource to help kids with homework

F.Its topics include almost everything from homework helpers to classic games.

G.These safe search engines for kids offer age-appropriate sites and web pages

    Compared to other causes of natural disasters, volcanoes offer clues only when they are about to erupt. Now, however, developments in monitoring systems have allowed scientists to develop sensors to detect and forecast eruptions more accurately.

University of Cambridge volcanologist Marie Edmonds says that scientists are now able to use very accurate sensors to monitor the gases volcanoes give out, which can give clues on the location of the magma. The sensors help with prediction because different gases are released at different stages of an eruption. When magma rises, pressure is released along with gases. Carbon dioxide is released early on and then, as the magma goes higher, Sulphur dioxide is released. The ratio of the two gases is used to detect the location of magma relative to the surface, telling researchers the coming of the eruption.

Edmonds is connected to an international group known as the Deep Carbon Observatory that has worked to put new gas sensors on fifteen of the most active and dangerous volcanoes to improve the forecasting of various types of eruptions. The gas sensors continually measure water vapor, sulphur dioxide, and carbon dioxide. They are placed inside large boxes with surface antennae and buried underground. Advances in electronics have increased their accuracy and lowered their cost, allowing more of them to be used worldwide.

Putting these sensors atop active volcanoes is dangerous. Scientists wear reflective suits that protect against heat, plus gas masks for protection from dangerous gases. They sometimes hike long distances in remote areas to reach a site. However, according to Edmonds, the work they do to save people’s lives makes a dangerous job worth it. She enjoys doing something that helps people.

Edmonds’ team has also attached sensors to a certain plane to measure gases released from a Papua New Guinea volcano for a short time, a technique developed to gather “snapshots” of the activity. These snapshots help researchers to better understand activities that lead to eruptions.

1.How do sensors detect and predict volcanic eruptions?

A.By sending warnings to researchers. B.By testing different gases released.

C.By measuring the heat underground. D.By studying the surrounding gases.

2.What do we know about the gas sensors?

A.They should be attached to the magma. B.They are available around the world.

C.They become more accurate and expensive. D.They can check various types of eruptions.

3.Why is it risky to place sensors atop active volcanoes?

A.Active volcanoes may erupt at any time. B.It’s hard to find the top of volcanoes.

C.Scientists are short of enough suits and masks. D.There is heat and dangerous gases

4.What can the snapshots do?

A.Predict volcanic eruptions earlier. B.Attract people’s attention to volcanoes.

C.Collect more information for researchers D.Avoid the danger of the researchers’ work.

    Have you got an addictive nature? Are you unable to stop yourself joining in your favorite computer games? This probably describes most of us because its only human nature to not want to miss out on something that everyone else is talking about.

Most crazes arrive suddenly and enthusiasm for them spreads quickly. They become a talking point on social media; we read about them, give them a try and, before we know it, we are hooked (钩住). In the past, these have been objects such as toys and games. Maybe you were the proud owner of a Rubik’s cube, which became the best-selling toy of all time-around 350 million have been sold so far.

Now, technology is driving the latest crazes. Games such as Angry Birds and Minecraft are crazes available on smartphones and computers that have been hard to put down.

Our addiction to crazes has been analyzed by scientists. One of them, Dr Ben Michaels, a clinical psychologist, explains that we want to experience the benefit that another person, or group of people, have experienced from something and this “hooks into an ancient evolutionary (进化的) fear of being left behind or abandoned by our tribes”; we have to join in or lose out.

Although becoming addicted to a computer game might not seem like a ‘benefit’, it can at least give you popularity among your friends. It allows you to learn new skills and gives you something to talk about at parties!

But fashions come and go and most crazes are just a flash in the pan so if one of them is not your cup of tea, don’t worry: there’ll be a new craze arriving very soon. Look at the addiction to loom bands (橡皮筋) - those little bands you could make jewellery and other things out of. For a brief period they were the must-have item for any schoolchild, now they’re the bargain bucket item in a discount shop or worse still, trash filling up our landfill sites! What crazes have you been addicted to?

1.What can we learn from the passage?

A.A lot of people usually talk about the latest crazes on the Internet.

B.The toy “Rubik’s Cube” was not very popular when it was launched.

C.The majority of crazes usually last for a long time.

D.Loom bands are always thrown away in some discount shop.

2.Why are we so addictive to crazes according to Dr. Ben?

A.We just want to benefit from what others have experienced.

B.We have the evolutionary fear of being left behind or missing out by our groups.

C.Some crazes are so attractive that we can’t refuse them.

D.Crazes can bring us so many benefits.

3.Which of the following is NOT the benefit of being addicted to a particular craze?

A.Getting popularity among your friends

B.Learning new skills

C.Having something to talk about at parties

D.Improving communication ability

4.What is possibly the best title of the text?

A.The Addiction to Computer Games

B.The Fear of Missing out

C.The Benefits of Crazes

D.Nature of Humans

    Picture a young Chinese woman in a field, dressed in traditional hemp (麻布) clothing, as she picks flowers to create makeup for her cheeks. Imagine the same person making a bamboo sofa, cooking soy sauce and cooking up all sorts of delicious dishes.

It may sound hard to believe, but such a person exists in modern China, and her name is Li Ziqi. On Dec 14, she won Person of the Year in the category of cultural influence awarded by China Newsweek.

With a fan base of more than 21 million people on Sina Weibo and 7 million flowers on video-sharing site YouTube, Li has made a name for herself in a series of videos that show off a pre-industrial Chinese way of life in rural Sichuan province. “I want to do my part to let more people know about Chinese culture,” the bogger told China.org.cn. “Much of the popularity of my videos owes to the attraction of Chinese culture.”

Li sems to be a master of all kinds of sills—cooking, painting, designing and farming. She raises silkworms to sew a quilt for her grandmother and grows plants. Many videos show her picking seasonal ingredients from her own garden and cooking them up with her wood-fired work. A warm bowl of soup for the winter, a lighter plate of noodles for the summer, Li follows the seasons in her cooking, as China’s traditional 24 solar terms also do, and makes food suitable for the particular climate.

“She told the stories of China’s culture and that of China.” the official Sina Weibo account of China Central Television noted. The success of Li Ziqi also comes from her “passion for life, for her home and for her culture”. Indeed, Li’s simple pleasures amaze people living in the hustle and bustle of big cities. “She leads a life that many dream of, but don’t dare to give up their current life in exchange for,” iFeng.com wrote. Her handmade lifestyle is a fantasy for many. “In today’s society, many feel stressed,” she told the South China Morning Post. “When they watch my videos at the end of a busy day, I want them to relax and experience something nice, to take away some of their anxiety and stress.”

1.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A.Li Ziqi enjoys 7 million followers on Twitter.

B.Li Ziqi won Person of the Year awarded by Chinese government.

C.Li makes suitable food to follow the changes of climate.

D.Li’s video can’t bring pleasures to people in big cities.

2.What makes Li’s video so successful at home and abroad?

A.Her love for Chinese culture B.Her confidence for Chinese culture

C.The attraction of her videos D.Her excellent ability of making handicrafts

3.What does the underlined words “hustle and bustle” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.noisy and stressful life B.busy but relaxing life

C.fantastic and enjoyable life D.quiet and comfortable life

4.What’s the main purpose of making videos according to Li Ziqi?

A.To promote the sales of Chinese food and handicrafts.

B.To attract more of fans to visit her Sina Weibo.

C.To make herself known to the public.

D.To free the stressed people from the anxiety and stress

    The act of social distancing has become an effective protective measure against the novel coronavirus and a part of everyday life across the world. Many countries have launched different social distancing measures. Some are strict while others are creative. Let’s take a look at three special quarantine (隔离) measures around the world.

Panama

With more than 3,000 confirmed cases by April 12, Panama has announced strict quarantine measures. One of them is to separate people by gender to go out.

Starting in April, males in the country are required to leave home on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday while females can go out on Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week. No one is allowed to go out on Sundays. To further prevent the spread of COVID-19, citizens are able to leave their homes for only two hours at a time. But according to the Guardian, the restriction measures do not apply to civil servants or her important staff who are battling against the novel coronavirus on the frontline.

Colombia

ID numbers are unique identification tools for individuals, but they may also be used to decide when people can go out in Colombia during the novel coronavirus epidemic. According to the BBC, people in some Colombian towns are allowed to be outside based on the last digit (数字) of their national ID number. For example, in northwest-central Colombia, Barrancabermeja, people with an ID number ending in zero, four or seven are allowed to leave the house on Monday, while those with an ID number ending in one, five or eight can go outside on Tuesday.

France

Though outdoor exercise is a good way to keep healthy, it can sometimes cause too many people to gather in one place. In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Paris has forbidden all outdoor exercise between 10 am and 7 pm. Outside of this time span, people are allowed to exercise individually as long as it’s for less than an hour and within one kilometer of their home. If people break the rule, they will face fines of between €135 ( about 1,040 yuan) and €375.

1.What can we learn about Panama’s social distancing measures?

A.All citizens should follow the rules of going out by gender.

B.Ordinary citizens can stay outside for at most two hours at a time.

C.Civil servants are allowed to go out every day except on Sundays.

D.None can go out for dinner, starting in April.

2.Which group is allowed to go out on Tuesdays in Barrancabermeja, during the epidemic?

A.Females.

B.Males.

C.Those with an ID number ending in one, five or eight.

D.Those with an ID number ending in zero, four or seven.

3.Which of the following follows the rules in France?

A.Cycling around one’s home at 6 pm. B.Playing badminton in front of one’s house at noon.

C.Playing basketball with friends at 9 pm. D.Jogging alone near one’s home from 8 am to 8:30 am.

假设你是李华，你校图书馆准备购置一批新书，以下是现有图书的情况（图表）。现广 泛征求学生的意见。请发一封邮件至校长信箱，你的邮件内容需包括：

（1）描述现有图书情况；

（2）你希望购置哪一类图书及理由。

注意：

1. 参考词汇；传记类biography books；学科辅导类test-prep books

2. 词数120左右；

3. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

4. 开头语已为你写好。

Dear headmaster,

I’m Li Hua, a student from Grade 1, Class 1_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly,

Li Hua

根据首字母或中文提示，用第三第四模块所学单词的适当形式完成下列句子。

1.Despite the power cuts, the hospital continued to f________ (正常运转)normally.

2.To keep fit, you’d better make exercise a part of your daily r________ (常规).

3.Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, buses do not run so f________ (频繁) between the city and the airport.

4.No one could have believed that Zhang Jiacheng, the one-armed teenager, would one day wow the world on the basketball court by means of s________ (社交) media.

5.Nowadays people in China are encouraged to run a street stall (摊位) to p________ (促进) the economy.

6.It’s so c________ (方便) to be able to compare the quality and prices from different online shops before I purchase something.

    We have two dogs. We took in both after they were abandoned (抛弃) in the country. They will run off at any chance. _________ my yard is fenced (栅栏), I have to keep them chained (拴住) to avoid paying any fines for _________ them from the city pound (流浪狗收容所).

This morning as I was walking the first one out, the second ran past me quickly. I called for her to return, but she chose to _________ my words and headed off. Despite my best _________ at calm and peacefulness, having a dog disobey me did make me mad.

Anyway, when I drove to pick up my daughter from school I just _________ to mention that Cady might be _________. I added that if she was put into the pound, I would not be paying her _________ this time.

“_________?” my daughter asked. “Is it just the money?”

“Well, partly it’s the money. It will be probably over $100 _________ all is done. But mostly it is because I am __________ with her?” I __________ “I will not keep such a dog, never!”

I noticed that my daughter had her head turned away from me and had not said a __________ word for over 5 minutes.

“Why does this __________ you so much?” I wondered out loud.

My daughter said, “Dad, you just don’t __________ . If Cady is at the pound, since she is three years old and not __________ housebroken (训练好的), who would pick her? That means they will kill her.”

Then I __________ that the only reason I kept the dog in the first place was that we could not find a __________ for her and did not want her to be __________ by Animal Control. My __________ softened.

As we __________ the driveway, there stood Cady in the yard, tail wagging and ready for some supper.

Children are such incredible teachers!

1.A.As though B.In case C.Now that D.Even though

2.A.recovering B.removing C.representing D.relieving

3.A.consider B.accept C.ignore D.grasp

4.A.efforts B.devotions C.memories D.indications

5.A.happened B.hesitated C.occurred D.attempted

6.A.barking B.running C.rolling D.missing

7.A.money B.fines C.bill D.debts

8.A.So what B.Why not C.How about D.Since when

9.A.after B.since C.before D.until

10.A.sad B.angry C.worried D.embarrassed

11.A.suggested B.realized C.promised D.insisted

12.A.simple B.slight C.single D.suitable

13.A.shock B.excite C.upset D.confuse

14.A.interrupt B.mistake C.help D.understand

15.A.even B.ever C.just D.only

16.A.reminded B.remembered C.found D.sensed

17.A.way B.home C.reason D.time

18.A.destroyed B.picked C.raised D.fed

19.A.mind B.feeling C.heart D.head

20.A.broke into B.pulled into C.looked into D.ran into

    For immigrant (移民) parents, passing on their native languages can be a struggle.

“You understand grandmother when she talks to you, don’t you, darling?” The girl nods. Johnson met her — and her Danish mother and English father — at the airport, on the way to Denmark. The parents were eager to discuss their experience of bringing up their daughter bilingually (双语) in London. It isn’t easy: the husband does not speak Danish, so the child hears the language only from her mother, who has come to accept that her daughter will reply in English.

This can be painful. Not sharing your first language with loved ones is hard. Not passing it on to your own child can be especially hard. Many immigrant parents feel a sense of failure; they are worried and share stories on parenting forums and social media, hoping to find the secret to bringing up bilingual children successfully.

Children are linguistic sponges (海绵), but this doesn’t mean that brief exposure (接触) is enough. They must hear a language quite a bit to understand it — and use it often to be able to speak it comfortably. This is mental work, and a child who doesn’t have a motive (动机) to speak a language — either a need or a strong desire — will often avoid it. Children’s brains are already busy enough.

So languages often fade and die when parents move abroad. Consider America. The foreign-born share of the population is 13.7%, and has never been lower than 4.7% (in 1970). And yet foreign-language speakers don’t increase: today just 25% of the population speaks another language. That’s because, usually, the first generation born in America is bilingual, and the second is monolingual (单语) — in English, the children often struggling to speak easily with their immigrant grandparents.

In the past, governments discouraged immigrant families from keeping their languages. These days, officials tend to be tolerant; some even see a valuable resource in immigrants’ language abilities. Yet many factors ensure that children still lose their parents’ languages, or never learn them.

1.Find out or write out one sentence to state the main idea of this passage.

2.The underlined word “it”, in Paragraph 2 refer to ________.

3.Restate (重新叙述) the main meaning of the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3.

4.The statistics in Paragraph 4 are used to support the idea that ________.

5.Find out one word to show the American officials’ present attitude toward immigrants keeping their languages.