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heavy， belong to， miss ， used to， success， true， become |
（1）Sally is an honest girl． She always tells the truth ．
（2）The writer has written many popular novels all his life．
（3）I be a teacher but I am now a research scientist．
（4）The actress is ． Her family has called the police．
（5）It began to rain when the train arrived．
A： How was your May Day holiday？
B： （1）
A： What did you do for the holiday？
B： I went to the city park with my family． （2）
A： Wow! You really did something nice． （3）
B： From 10 am to 3 pm．
A： （4）
B： We took some food and water．
A： （5） I want to help．
B： Sure! I'm glad you can join us．
A． Did you go there with anyone．
B． What about your lunch．
C． It was great．
D． How lone did you stay there？
E． Can I join you next time？
F． It tasted really good!
G． We helped the cleaners clean the park．
English is always changing． The English that people used 500 years ago is very different from the English we use now． Even in the last fifty years， English has changed． New words are entering our language all the time． The words internet， email and mobile phone are only twenty years old． The word website is even younger． We only started using it fifteen years ago． But what causes languages to change？ And is language change a positive or a negative thing？
There are many reasons that languages change． One reason is that technology changes． We use new words for new types of technology． Thirty years ago， we only used the word mouse in English to describe an animal． Today， the word mouse also means the object you use to control a computer． Another important reason for language change is communication between different countries and cultures． For instance， English uses words like sugar from Arabic， shampoo from Hindi and yoghurt from Turkish． Languages also change because young people create their own way of talking that is different from their parents． Teenagers often use new slang﹣informal words and phrases﹣to talk to their friends． Some slang gets forgotten， but other slang words become part of normal， everyday language． Words like bus and rock music started as slang， but now they are in the dictionary and everyone uses them．
But is language change a good thing or a bad thing？ Some people think that we should stop languages from changing． They think that they need to protect their language or it will die or become worse． In France， there is an organization called L'Académie Francaise that decides what is correct and what is incorrect in French． They look at the new words that people are using and decide whether they are good French or not． There are also organizations like this in other countries， such as Indonesia and Spain． However， other people believe that language change is a natural thing and shouldn't be stopped． They think that it is normal that languages change over time． They think that languages need to change to stay modern and interesting．
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Title： Language Change |
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Changes of English |
★ English （1） in the past 500 years． New words are entering our language all the time， such as email and website． |
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Three reasons for language change |
★Technology changes． The word "mouse" also means "鼠标"in Chinese today． ★People from different countries and cultures （2） ． Words like sugar， shampoo， and yoghurt are from different countries． ★Young people create their own way of talking． Some slang words （3） while other slang becomes part of everyday language． |
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（4） on language change |
★Some think language change （5） ． If not， their language will become worse or die． ★Some think language change is normal and natural． It can make languages stay modern and interesting． |
Drug（毒品） use in Britain has increased by 30% in the last five years． Use of hard drugs， for example， cocaine（可卡因） and crack cocaine， is increasing as a result of these drugs becoming cheaper and easier to buy．
Young people in Britain are more likely than other Europeans to take illegal（非法的） drugs． UK teenagers are taking up to five times more illegal drugs， for example， ecstasy tablets（摇头丸） and cannabis（大麻制品）， than in other European countries． The most common drug for UK teenagers is cannabis． Over 35% of 15 to 16﹣year﹣olds say they have tried it． Harder drugs such as crack cocaine are less common． As many as one in twelve 12﹣year﹣olds have taken drugs．
British law puts drugs into three groups， from the most dangerous Class A drugs to the least addictive（使人上瘾的） Class C drugs：
● Class A： hard drugs， for example， crack cocaine；
● Class B： for example， ecstasy tablets；
● Class C： "soft" drugs， for example， cannabis， which are also addictive and dangerous．
In the UK there are possibly 500，000 Class A drug users． As a result， the UK spends ￡390 million a year on treatment centers to fight drug use． Treatment centers spend more than ￡3，000 to help every drug user． But only 3，800 drug users a year successfully go through the drug treatment．
Teenagers gave the following reasons in order of importance：
● to copy their friends and to look cool；
● so as to have a good time and to feel good；
● in order to see what it is like and to experience something new；
● so as to be like adults， but to be different from their parents；
● because the drugs are cheap and easy to buy；
● because they have nothing better to do with their time．
（1）One reason for people taking more hard drugs in the UK is that are becoming lower．
（2）The UK teenagers take much more drugs than teenagers in any other ．
（3）Under British law， from Class A drugs to Class C drugs， all of them are ．
（4）The UK government works hard on the drug treatment． But only a small number of in the UK can get out of the drug addiction every year．
（5）As for how to stop themselves from taking drugs， the UK teenagers should ．
根据语境或句意，从方框中选择恰当的短语完成下列各句．
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by accident，on weekends ， thanks to， put off，making a difference ， all of a sudden |
（1）We shouldn't what we have to do today till tomorrow．
（2）Tea， the most popular drink in the world， was invented ．
（3）Nowadays， plenty of women around the world are doing great things and ．
（4）The earthquake happened ， but luckily no one was injured in the village．
（5） the government， many poor families in the countryside are leading a better life．