Margaret always （1） （give）her friends cards on Christmas Day． She thinks it is a great way to tell each other how much she values their （2） （friend）．
Last week， Margaret went to several different（3） （store） looking for special cards for her friends． Margaret likes all the friends equally． She wanted to find a card for each friend that was personal， and she wanted the cards to also look sort of（4） same． Margaret spent over an hour looking at cards， but she could not find the cards（5） were right．
Margaret had a great idea． She would make cards for each of her friends． But she wasn't sure how to make cards． She remembered （6） （hear）somewhere about Christmas Cards that（7） （make） by hand over a hundred years ago． She used the Internet to find out（8） （many） about these cards． She made notes for all the materials she would need and went back to the store to get them．
Margaret spent several hours working on the Christmas cards （9） （careful）． That night at dinner， Margaret showed her family the cards she had made for her friends． Even her brother thought they were great， and he almost never thinks Margaret's ideas are great． Margaret（10） （decide） to make each of her parents a Christmas card and one for her brother， too．
Eating too much sugar is bad for our （tooth）．
An apple a day （keep）the doctor away．
Li Hua met a foreigner on his way home． L is for Li Hua； F is for the foreigner．
F： Excuse me． I'm afraid I am lost． （1）
L： Sure! Let me see…．You're now here near the bus station， the heart of the city．
F： Oh…yes． （2）
L： Go straight down， and then turn left， go straight， and at the third crossing you'll see it on your right．
F： （3）
L： About thirty minutes' walk． And you can also take the No． 1 Bus from this bus station and go 5 stops． You need to get off at People's Park， Renming Gongyuan in Chinese．
（4）
F： Okay…Thank you!
L： No problem…．And， you can also ride a shared bike． Do you have AliPay on your phone？ （5）
F： Thanks a lot．
L： You're welcome．
A． Well， how can I get to the nearest bookstore from here？
B． If you do， you can go there on the bike．
C． That's all right．
D． Could you tell me where I am on this map？
E． Ten minutes is enough， if the traffic is good．
F． It's my first day in the city．
G． How long will it take to walk there？
Root Vegetables
Would you like to eat a root？ You probably already have． People and animals eat many kinds of
roots． ①Most roots that people eat are usually called root vegetables． A root vegetable is what we call veggies that grow underground．
A carrot
is one type of root vegetable． It is the orange， edible root of the carrot plant．②
to， many， in， like， people， salad， put， it（．） A turnip 
is another root vegetable． It is a member of the cabbage family． Turnips are usually eaten boiled， steamed， roasted， fried， pickled，or even raw．
③Although some people do not consider potatoes to be a veggie， but they are a root vegetable．
People like to eat them mashed， boiled， and fried． Sweet potatoes， yams， beets， and leeks are some other root vegetables that people like to eat．
（1）将文中①处画线句子翻译为汉语．
（2）将文中②处画线单词连词成句，标点符号已在括号内给出． ．
（3）文中③处画线句子有一处错误，改正并抄写．
（4）What is this story mostly about？
（5）What is a root vegetable？
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English
World Language
Once people （1） a language that everybody in the world could understand． Now， for the （2） time in human history， perhaps there is one﹣﹣English． It is the official language in more than 50 countries and 250﹣300 million people （3） it as a second language． Some say that half the world will be speaking it in the year 2050．
Difficult to Master？
English is not the （4） language to learn﹣most of its common verbs are irregular and it has a large vocabulary﹣at least 200， 000 words are in common use．
User﹣friendly
But some things make （5） easy． For example， nouns don't have gender（性别） and the usages of verbs are simpler than other languages． There is （6） one form to speak to someone directly﹣"you"． Adjectives don't agree（7） nouns， and many nouns are often also verbs．
English Is Everywhere
Some other languages may have more speakers， like Chinese． But English （8） in many different areas． It is the language of transport： most airline pilots and air﹣traffic controllers use it． At （9） English is the international language of communication．
The Future of English
What is the future of English as a global language？ Will （10） language ever replace it？ Many think not﹣it is already too popular．