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There are hundreds of funny and strange expressions in the English language. A lot of them include country names or nationalities. Take these examples:
The Dutch（丹麦人）are the target of most English expressions about nationalities. Why are there so many jokes about the Dutch in English? And what do these expressions mean? In the 17th and early 18th centuries, there were three wars between the British and the Dutch, and Dutch became a bad word. So double Dutch means something that has no meaning or is impossible to understand. A Dutch uncle is someone who gives much stronger advice than they need to. There are later expressions, which are funnier and kinder, like to go Dutch, which is nowadays a popular expression. It means to pay for your part of a bill. This often happens when a group of friends have a meal together, and each person pays for the food they ate. I’m a Dutchman is another commonly used expression. This means not being able to believe something.
An expression with a similar meaning to double Dutch is it’s all Greek to me, which means I don’t understand. The expression was made famous in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar although the expression is actually hundreds of years older.
If you take French leave, you are not present or leave somewhere without permission. For example, you could take French leave from a classroom or the place where you work. This expression is from the 18th century when French people left parties without saying goodbye to the host or hostess.
There are Chinese whispers, which mean confused（令人困惑的）messages. This describes the fact that a message can often change as it is passed from person to person. This expression comes from the First World War when foreigners were often confused by Chinese language.
Many people find English expressions confusing, but now that you know about some of them, you can easily have fun finding out many more funny English expressions.
小题1:Are there many jokes about the Dutch in English?
小题2:When did Dutch become a bad word?
小题3:What does “French leave” mean?
小题4:Which three expressions mentioned above have similar meanings?
小题5:What do the funny and strange expressions in the passage have in common?

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Microblogs: a two-sided blade(双刃剑)
Micro-blogging has been growing quickly over the past year. As a result, many other forms of social networking are no longer popular, even if they just came into being several years ago. However, micro-blogging is a two-side blade. It helps, but it also hurts.
Micro-blogging is famous for spreading messages almost immediately. It also helps the public manage some agencies and organizations. For example, in March 2011, some micro-bloggers persuaded the Nanjing government to stop cutting 600 old trees in the downtown area; after a serious earthquake and tsunami(海啸) hit Japan, micro-bloggers called for giving a helping hand to the Japanese victims. In July, micro-bloggers made clear the “Guo Meimei” scandal（丑闻）, and brought the Red Cross Society of China under investigation.
Like everything in life, micro-blogging also has an opposite side.
Guo Meimei, who was involved in the scandal of the Red Cross Society, suffered from all kinds of online attacks, and said she was being followed up on and even threatened. Another problem is the spreading rumors（谣言）, such as the rumor that Shanxi was going to be struck by a big earthquake and “Jin Yong’s death”—Jin Yong is a Chinese novelist famous for his wuxia novels.
In the online world, large amounts of information is easily spread to a large network, but sometimes there is no official source. So it’s highly important for everyone to have the ability to tell truth from rumor. It is also suggested that Internet companies should stop the accounts of users who spread rumors.
小题1:Why are many forms of social networking no longer popular?
小题2:What is micro blogging famous for?
小题3:Who persuaded the Nanjing government to save 600 old trees?
小题4:What are bad points of micro-blogging?
小题5:How can people deal with the online world?

There are nearly 400 different types of sharks, but only about 30 types have even been reported as attacking human beings.
The chances of being attacked by a shark are very small compared to other dangers. Many more people drown（溺死）in the ocean every year than are bitten by sharks. The low number of attacks that happen every year proves that sharks do not feed on humans if they have the choice. There are three types of shark attacks. The main one is known as a ‘hit and run’. The shark attacks because it thinks you are a fish, but when it tastes a human it decides not to eat you. The second type is called a ‘bump and bite’. The shark bumps you to find out if you are fit to be eaten and then bites you if it thinks you are. The third type is called a ‘sneak’. When attacking in this way, the shark waits for you to swim by and attacks you suddenly. The latter（后者的）two types of attack are more likely to be deadly for humans.
However, your chances of being attacked by a shark can be reduced if you follow the advice below.
Do not swim in the dark. Sharks can still see you but you cannot see them.
Do not swim if you are cut or if you have a fresh wound. Sharks can smell blood over a long distance.
Do not wear bright clothing or jewellery because sharks are attracted to colours and shiny objects.
Try and stay in groups, as sharks usually avoid large numbers of people.
Don’t be frightened（受惊吓）by sharks as there is 30 times greater chance of being hit by lightning than being attacked by a shark.
小题1:Are there only 30 types of sharks in the world?
小题2:Are the chances of being attacked by a shark small or big compared to other dangers?
小题3:What are the two deadly shark attacks called?
小题4:Why should you try and stay in groups to avoid the shark attack?
小题5:What does the writer mainly tell us in the passage?

Tom: Hello, Li Lei! This is Tom.
Li Lei: Hi, Tom. Where are you?
Tom: I’m in Toronto. I’m studying here.
Li Lei: That’s great! How’s is it going?
Tom: Not bad. How about you?
Li Lei: Pretty good. How’s the weather there?
Tom: It’s cold. It’s snowing outside.
Li Lei: Snowing? Hainan is sunny and hot.
Tom: What are you doing?
Li Lei: I’m helping my mom clean the room.
Tom: Oh. Really? Good boy.
Li Lei: Thanks.

Name	How’s it going?	What’s he doing?	How’s the weather?
Tom	1.______________	2.______________________	3.____________________
Li Lei	4.______________	helping his mom clean the room	5.____________________

Here is a 2-way student exchange. Fred, 19 , spent last year in Germany with George’s family. In turn, George’s son Mike spent a year in Fred’s home in America.
Fred knew little German when he arrived. But after 2 months of studying, the language became easy for him. School was very different from what he had looked forward to and it was much harder. Students stood up politely when the teacher came into the room. They took 14 subjects while American students usually took 6 in the US.
Family life, too, was different. The father’s word was the law(法律) . All the children had to do their activities with their family. Fred also missed having a car. In Germany, you should walk to go out to have a good time.
At the same time, in America, Mike was forming his own ideas. He says,’ American schools are too easy for our level but I have to say that I like it a lot in Germany , we do nothing except study. Here we take part in many other activities.

Differences between American school life and German school life
Items	American students	German students
Class rules	They don’t have to stand up when their teacher come in	They have to __小题1:___ up and show respect(尊敬) to their __小题2:___
____小题3:___life	They do their own things alone.	They have to listen to their __小题4:__
School ___小题5:___	They have six and they are very easy for them	They have 14, but the lessons are much more _小题6:__
Going out	They can _小题7:__ cars	They have to ___小题8:___ all the way
School activities	They have____小题9:__ other activities	They have to ___小题10:__ hard all the time.

有两名国际交流生想加人你们学校的英语俱乐部。请你根据下面的日程表，用英语给他们介绍俱乐部每周的活动安排。
☆☆学校英语俱乐部活动日程表

日期	活动内容	时间	地点
星期一	学唱英文歌曲	下午4:00-5:00	302教室
星期三	英文电影欣赏	晚上7:30-9:00	学校图书馆2楼
星期五	英语会话、开放式英语角	下午3:30-4:30	学校风雨(indoor)操场

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，但文中不能出现学校的真名；
3.开头已给出，不计人总词数。
Hello! Welcome to join in our English club. Let me tell you the calendar of our school English club.

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