阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式（每空1词）。
What is standard English? Is it spoken in Britain, the US, Canada, Australia, India and New Zealand? Believe it or not, there is no thing as standard English. Many people believe the English
on TV and the radio is standard English. This is because in the early days of radio, people
(report) the news were expected to speak excellent English.
,on TV and the radio you will hear differences in the way people speak.
When people use words and expressions different the "standard language ",it is called a dialect. American English
(have) many dialects, the midwestern , southern, African American, Spanish dialects. Even in some parts of the USA, two people from neighbouring towns speak a little
(different).
Geography also plays a part in making dialects. Some peoplelive in the mountains of the USA speak with an older part English dialect. When Americans moved from one place to another, they
(take) their dialects with them. So people from the mountains in the southeastern USA speak almost the same dialects
people in the northwestern USA. The USA is a large country in which many different dialects are spoken. Although many Americans move a lot, they still recognize and understand each other's dialects.
Several years ago, when a foreigner appeared in China, many people would gather around and stared____ him or her as if they were watching a rare animal.
However, it’s not uncommon to meet some foreigners even in middle schools now. There’s no doubt ___ schools will be better known. What’s more, it’s good for students to develop interest
_____ English study as well as learn more about foreign cultures. Meanwhile, their oral English will be improved a lot.
_____ the other hand, some foreigners, though well paid, find
____difficult to get used to the way of life in a foreign country and they sometimes worry
_____ their safety.
___we know, everything has two sides. In my opinion, the foreign teachers are not quite familiar with the students. As a result, many students can’t benefit
___ them. So we should try our best to communicate more with the foreign teachers.
阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：１）汉语提示，２）首字母提示，３）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
The past five years have sgreat changes in my school. On May 12, 2008, the earthquake in Wen Chuan was so terrible that it
(破坏） almost everything in the school. It is now, however, taking on a new look. Tall buildings have been put
, including classrooms and laboratory buildings, and a library. There is a
a newly-built standard playground. In the new environment, teachers and students are living h
and working hard. It is really exciting that the very place
was once ruined has now been turned into a beautiful school,
of life.
a matter of fact, the whole society has always been
（关心的）about the rebuilding of my school. It is their love and selfless help that have brought about the great changes. We can work wonders if we unite as a family, care for each other and help those
need.
Man: Good morning. Can I help you?
Woman: Yes. I ____ (admit) to the university last month, and now I’d like to try and arrange __
__ (accommodate) in the hall of residence.
Man: Yes, certainly. Please sit down. What I'll do is fill ___ a form and make sure you __
_ (full) understand what to expect.
Woman: Thank you.
Man: So first of all, can I take your name and date of birth?
Woman: It's Anu Bhatt. March 31st, 1992.
Man: And what will you be studying?
Woman: I'm doing a course in __ (nurse).
Man: Right, thank you. And how long would you want to stay in hall, do you think?
Woman: Well, it'll take three years ____ I'd only like to stay in hall for two. I'd like to think about living outside for the third year.
Man: Fine. Do you want to cook for __ or have all your meals __
_ (provide), as we call full board?
Woman: Is there anything in between?
Man: Yes. You can choose to be provided only with evening meals, ___ is half board.
Woman: That's ___ I'd prefer.
Man: Yes, a lot of students go for that. Now, with that in mind, do you have any special diet, anything we should know about?
Woman: No red meat.
Man: Okay. That's all I need to know.
Former Hollywood child star Shirley Temple (die) on Monday at home in Woodside, California, from natural causes.
With her charm and blonde curls, she was one of (popular) stars of
1930s in hit movies like Bright Eyes and Stand Up and Cheer.
Her singing, ___(dance) and acting won over fans worldwide. She
_ (give) a special juvenile Oscar in 1935,
she was just seven years old. To this day, she is still the youngest person
__ has received an Academy Award.
Shirley Temple started film career at three years old. Between 1934 _
_ 1938 she appeared in more than 20 films and was consistently the top US movie star.
Her final film, A Kiss For Corliss, is available to watch online for free. This is the star’s final moment on the big screen.
After retiring from films in 1950 the age of 22, Temple once again became the focus(焦点) as a politician and diplomat (外交官).
In the 1950s, a family that owned a farm near Beulah, Michigan kept a bull chained to an elm (榆树). The bull paced around the tree, dragging the heavy iron chain, led to a groove (槽) in the bark. The groove was deepened over the years. Though for whatever reason,
did not kill the tree.
After some years, the family took their bull away. They cut the chain, (leave) the link around the tree.
Then one year, agricultural catastrophe (strike) Michigan in
form of Dutch elm disease. All of the elms lining the road leading to the farm became infected
died. Everyone thought that the old elm would be the
. The farm owners considered
(go) the safe thing: pulling it out and chopping it up into firewood before it died.
(amazing), the tree did not die. It’s said that what doesn’t kill you will make you stronger. Or,
a plant pathologists (病理学家 ) put it , “Life breaks us all, but afterwards, many of us are strongest at the broken places.”