When I was 12 years old， my mother sent me to a Chinese school in California． I（1） spending my Saturdays in a three﹣hour Chinese class． I thought it was difficult and boring．
However， my mum thought that I should develop and improve（提高） my Chinese
（2） skills． I seemed to know it would do me good in future， but at that time I couldn't realize the（3） of learning a second language．
Many years later， I had a（4） to work in Asia． I chose China mainly because I learned Chinese when I was（5） ．However， I still wondered if I could（6） street signs，buy food and talk to people there．
Shortly after I arrived in China，my Chinese language（7） came back soon and improved（8） ．A long time ago， I wanted to give up（9） Chinese．Luckily，my mum encouraged me and stopped that from happening． I'm（10） that the Chinese language has helped me a lot in different ways． My life is getting more and more colourful．
（1）A． hated |
B． advised |
C． enjoyed |
D． forgot |
（2）A． business |
B． music |
C． language |
D． cooking |
（3）A． mistakes |
B． excuses |
C． fears |
D． advantages |
（4）A． habit |
B． chance |
C． skill |
D． suggestion |
（5）A． busy |
B． young |
C． successful |
D． experienced |
（6）A． read |
B． touch |
C． afford |
D． move |
（7）A． tool |
B． ability |
C． point |
D． difficulty |
（8）A． safely |
B． politely |
C． quickly |
D． privately |
（9）A． changing |
B． sharing |
C． learning |
D． protecting |
（10）A． sorry |
B． worried |
C． angry |
D． glad |
(改编)It is Sunday today. It is sunny . I'm playing on the beach(海滩)with my____. The beach is beautiful. And it's really a good ____to have fun.
Look！ are my friends doing ？Jack and Tom are playing volleyball. Mike，Lily and Jane are watching them.Sam is music. He likes music very much，and it's his ____to be a musician. Who is____in the water？Oh，it's Peter. He swims very well. Some children are asking him to ____them to swim .He's happy to do that.____are the other people？Oh，they are having a party over there. They are singing, dancing, and eating nice food ._____interesting it is ! I want to ____them!
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What do you do at weekends? Some people like to _16 at home, but others like to go for a walk ____ have a picnic. My friend Jack works hard in a factory during the ____. At weekends he always ____ the same thing. On Saturday he ____ his car and on ____ he takes his family to a nearby village. His uncle and aunt have a farm there. It isn't a ____ one, but there's always ____ to do. The children help with the animals and give them their ____, Jack and his wife help in the fields. At the end of the day, they are all ____ and Jack's aunt gives them a big meal.
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I have a good friend. Her name is Kate. She is American girl. She is eleven. She with her family in China. There are people in her family. They’re her father, her mother, her brother and herself(她自己). She has a cat. name is Mimi. It’s Sunday today. They at home. Look! Kate with Mimi. Her father is reading newspapers. Her mother is cleaning the house. Where is her brother Jim? He is doing homework in his study. Kate Chinese very much, but she can’t it very well. Jim likes soccer. He can play it very well.
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I have ____ my hometown for a few years. It has changed a lot ____ the years. New roads and beautiful buildings have been ____ . People in my hometown have realized the ____ of protecting the environment. They have done many things ___ planting trees, keeping the roads clean, and not ____ plastic bags. Now the ___ is much better than before, and people’s life is ___ than before. The old are doing all kinds of ____ such as playing ____ , dancing and playing TaiJi in the park. There are ____ places for people to relax such as KTVs and bars in the town. People’s life is not ____ any more. They can relax in many different ways ____ just watching TV at home. There are also some places ___ further learning , especially for the __ who want to find good jobs.
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【改编】When the Americans were getting ready to send their first man to the moon, an old Irishman (爱尔兰人) was watching them on the television in the bar of a hotel. There was an Englishman in the bar, too, and he _______ the Irishman, “The _______ are very clever, aren’t they? They are going _______ some men to the moon. It is a long _______ from the world.”
“Oh, that’s _______,” the Irishman answered quickly. “The Irish are going to send some men to the sun in a few months. That’s _______ away from the moon, you know.”
“Yes, it is.” The English man said, “______ it is too _____ for the people to go to.”
The Irishman laughed and said, “Well, the Irish aren’t stupid, you know, we _______ go to the sun during the day, of course, we will go there _______.”
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