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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．
Here is a famous story about the Great Wall of China． The story happened in the Qin Dynasty．（1） Do you want to know more about the love story？
One day， the emperor， Qin Shi Huang， ordered his soldiers（士兵） to capture（俘虏） some young men． He sent the young men to build the Great Wall of China．
A young man named Fan Xiliang didn't want to get captured． （2） He had nowhere to go and didn't know where to hide． When he heard the soldiers coming towards him，he was terrified．
At that time， a woman named Lady Meng Jiang was passing by Fan Xiliang． She saw the poor man and saved him． Fan Xiliang said thanks to Lady Meng Jiang．（3） Later on they got married．
Unfortunately， Fan Xiliang was found and captured． He was sent to the Great Wall and worked there．
Lady Meng Jiang waited for her husband day and night． Winter came， but Fan Xiliang failed to return． （4） She took the warm clothes to the Great Wall， but she didn't find Fan Xiliang．
Someone told her that Fan Xiliang had died and that he was buried in the Great Wall．（5）
She cried so sadly that a part of the Great Wall collapsed（倒塌） and she finally found Fan Xiliang's body．
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A． Lady Meng Jiang stayed by the wall and kept crying day and night． B． They fell in love with each other． C． He ran away from his home and planned to hide somewhere． D．It was a moving love story， E． Lady Meng Jiang prepared some warm clothes for her husband． |
I went to school in China for four years and for another six years in Canada． There are two teachers from these countries that really impressed me even though they are very（1） ．
When I（2） to Canada， I couldn't even order food on the flight． After two months on an ESL （English as a Second Language） course， I got my first（3） card． My mark in English was 65． I was very（4） ． I couldn't（5） what would be said at the parent﹣teacher interview．
"Hello!" Mrs． Franceschini welcomed my parents． "Richard just came to Canada a few months ago． I am amazed at how his English has（6） so fast，" she said． "On his first day， he was very shy and only used（7） words． Now he can answer and ask questions by usin whole sentences．"
（8） many other Chinese parents， my mom asked if she could give me extra homework． "Don't worry． Richard is already working very hard，" Mrs． Franceschini laughed． Then she shook my hand． "Richard， you did a good job． I am（9） of you!" she said．
Back in Shanghai， my teacher Miss Li was very（10） ． In a test， my average（平均分）was 97， top of the class． I was proud to take parents（11） the interview．
Miss Li told my parents， "Feng Yu is doing pretty well． But because of his（12） ． he lost 3 points in math． Otherwise he would be the top of the school．"
I thought she was being（13） to me． But when I was about to leave， I realized Miss Li was ver nice． She hosted a party for me and gave me a big card． Her phone number and e﹣mials's address were on the card． "Feng Yu， you re my best student． I（14） you a sucessful life，" she wrote． "If you want to talk or need any help， I am always here for you．"
Miss Li and Mrs． Franceschini are both great teachers， just in different ways． One built up my learning abilities．（15） gave me tons of confidence and made learning enjoyable． I'm proud to have had them as my teachers．
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（1）A． kind |
B．strict |
C． similar |
D． different |
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（2）A． moved |
B． arrived |
C． reached |
D． visited |
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（3）A． birthday |
B． green |
C． report |
D． ID |
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（4）A． satisfied |
B． upset |
C． curious |
D． careful |
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（5）A． imagine |
B． tell |
C． wonder |
D． doubt |
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（6）A． changed |
B． improved |
C． spoken |
D． increased |
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（7）A． long |
B．popular |
C． simple |
D． complete |
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（8）A． With |
B． Except |
C． Against |
D． Like |
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（9）A． proud |
B． certain |
C． afraid |
D．free |
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（10）A． patient |
B． strict |
C． friendly |
D． hard﹣working |
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（11）A． in |
B． off |
C． to |
D． up |
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（12）A． method |
B． action |
C． habit |
D． carelessness |
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（13）A． unfair |
B． nice |
C． crazy |
D． polite |
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（14）A． hope |
B． prepare |
C． offer |
D． wish |
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（15）A． Other |
B． The other |
C． Another |
D． The others |
在新的旅行启程之际，不应忘了你来自何处．
As you ，you shouldn't forget where you came from．
The 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Expo（北京世界园艺博览会）began in Yanqing，Beijing，on April 29． This is the second time that China hosts such an event since the 1999 Kunming International Horticultural Expo．
As a language of communication between human beings and nature， horticulture is the art of plants，the green culture and the sublimation（升华） of life． It can lead you into the world of plants and let you experience the beautiful moments brought by gardening．
More than 100 countries and international organizations have entered the international horticultural exhibition area， and 41 outdoor exhibition gardens have been built． Taking the Beijing Outdoor Exhibition Garden as an example， China takes "courtyard house" as the important landscape（景观）of Beijing Garden to①the harmonious coexistence （和谐共存） between people and nature．So the whole world can see a "big Beijing" from a "small courtyard"． The reporter has learned that 180 "Flower Shows" are held during the event and the Chinese national cultural stories are told by ten ecological cars， which are made of fresh plants．
In 2019，the Beijing International Horticultural Expo will sublimate the mix of cultures．With the theme of "Live Green， Live Better"， the expo opened to the public on Monday at the foot of the Great Wall in the capital's Yanqing District and will last②Oct.7．During that time， let's go on a green journey and meet at the foot of the Great Wall．
（1）请根据短文内容，分别写出①、②处所缺单词．（每空限填一词）
① ②
（2）阅读短文，从短文中找出与下面句子意思相近的句子．
You can walk into the world of plants and experience the nice moments brought by gardening．
（3）请把上文中划线的句子翻译成汉语．
（4）What's the theme of the 2019 Beijing Horticultural Expo？
（5）Can you visit the 2019 Beijing Horticultural Expo during this summer vocation？
Making small spaces look bigger is one of the biggest challenges often met by homeowners． There is no need to use the professional staff to fix this problem because， in most cases， it is possible to do it on your own． If you feel your living room uncomfortably small，you can follow some tips to make it seem bigger．
Clean up the mess． Do not use more than three pieces of any type of decorations， for example， flower vases． Cut down the number of items displayed on the floor， such as house plants． Place as many of them as possible on the shelves．
Choose a small dining table． You can move and put away small tables in other rooms when they are not needed， and this can help to make the living room appear more spacious（宽敞的）．And a new kind of furniture has appeared． The newly﹣designed furniture takes up very little space and makes a room look spacious． It is a very nice design．
Place a large wall mirror．If you have a good wall that you are thinking about using to decorate，try finding a large wall mirror that you can place there and see if it can make your living room look larger．
Choose bright colors or light ones instead of dark colors when treating the walls，avoid dark colored wallpaper， which can make the room seem even smaller．Consider using one color theme in two neighboring rooms that are in the same line of sight．If you want to make a room look bigger， try painting it blue．It seems to push the walls back．
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How to make a small living room seem（1） |
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Clean up the mess |
Place the house plants on the（2） to cut down the number of things displayed on the floor． |
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Choose a small dining table |
Small tables can be（3） and put away in other rooms to make the living room appear more spacious． |
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Place a large wall mirror |
Try finding a large wall mirror to see（4） it can make a living room look larger． |
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Choose bright or light wallpaper |
Consider（5） blue to paint a wall，and it seems to push the walls back． |