3.我两周没见到她了。

      since I last saw her.

2.如果我们现在不采取措施来保护环境，我们将会后悔。

If we       now to protect the environment,we'll live to regret it.

1.我会等到他来。

I       until he arrives.

  Last month I had a meeting in Seattle,so I decided to bring the whole family and make a trip out of it. We had always wanted to take the train down the coast, so we decided this was the perfect opportunity. We flew up to Seat?tle,had a few fun days to explore the city and then boarded a train in Seattle in the morning.

  We arrived at the train station about 25 minutes before the train left. There were only a few other people in line,so getting on the train was so easy. Within 5 minutes of arriving we were settled in our sleeper cabin. The family sleeper cars felt spacious(宽敞的) .

  The scenery was beautiful and exciting. It was so great to sit next to the window and watch the country go by,which was very enjoyable. The train travelled all along the water as we headed south to Oregon. The best part about the train was that you could get up and walk around to do stuff,and ac?tually there was a lot of stuff to do. The service on the train was worth men?tioning. Everything was served in a way as if you were at a restaurant.

  When it was time to sleep,the agent helped us fold down our beds into double bunk beds(双层铺位) .I didn't get a picture of this,but it felt com?fortable.

  We had a great experience and have even been talking about taking a train trip across the country sometime.

6.From Paragraph 1 we know that the writer and his family .

   A.visited the city Seattle from time to time together

   B.didn't take trains a lot as a family together in the past

   C.looked forward to a train ride down the coast

   D.went to Seattle mainly to attend a meeting

7.When the writer and his family arrived at the train station, .

   A.it was very hard for them to get on the train

   B.there were only a few people on the train

   C.all the other people had got on the train

   D.they didn't wait long to board the train

8.How did the writer most probably feel sitting next to the window and watching the country go by?

   A. Upset.   B. Worried.   C. Relaxed.   D. Bored.

9.After reading the passage,we learn that the writer's family

   A.didn't like the beds in the train

   B.didn't want to travel across the country

   C.felt a little disappointed after the trip

   D.enjoyed their trip very much

 The "invasion(人侵) ”of English words into the Chinese language must be stopped,the country's senior translator says.

  Huang Youyi? of the International Federation of Translators,one of the country's largest publishers,says words such as OK， bye-bye? nice,modern and guitar are coming into everyday Chinese and causing problems. Mr Huang said, "If we do not pay attention and if we do not take measures to stop Chi?nese being mixed with English,Chinese will no longer be a pure language. For example, the words DV   D.MP3 and CEO are used often in Chinese... But these imported terms can cause   confusion.”

  Mr Huang fears the increasing flow of English words into Chinese conver?sation could endanger the language. "In the long run,Chinese will lose its role as an independent language for communicating information and expressing hu?man feelings," he said.

  China has struggled to integrate the flow of Western culture as it has opened up and modernized. Only 20 foreign films are allowed to be screened in cinemas each year,and a lot of websites, including YouTube,Facebook and Twitter,have been banned. But Western brands(品牌) have spread widely,English-language television shows are widely available and many students want to study English.

  Mr Huang said, "Some of our people think that using foreign words is a sign of being open-minded and international. I do not think so. Instead,we should have confidence in our own language. You cannot expect others to re?spect you unless you respect yourself.”

  But Gu Yueguo,of the Institute of Linguistics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences,said,"If we cleaned out all the borrowed words,less than half of modern Chinese would be left. Borrowing words from other languages is happening all over the world. It is a positive sign of cultural exchange and as-similation(吸收) .There is no way that China can close the door.”

1.Huang Youyi may agree that         ,

   A.more English words should be brought into Chinese

   B.foreign words are seldom used in everyday Chinese

   C.Chinese should remain an independent language

   D.the mixing of languages should be encouraged

2.The underlined word "integrate" in the fourth paragraph is the closest in meaning to "     ”，

   A. accept   B. refuse   C. doubt   D. research

3.Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a sign of the flow of Western culture into China?

   A.The increasing number of foreign TV shows.

   B.More foreign students studying in China.

   C.English becoming popular in China.

   D.The wide spread of Western brands.

4.According to Gu Yueguo,we can know that         .

   A.a very large part of Chinese vocabulary has been borrowed

   B.using foreign words is a sign of being independent

   C.we should clean out as many borrowed words as possible

   D.we cannot stop borrowing words although it has a bad influence

5.What's the author's attitude towards the flow of Western culture?

   A. Supportive.   B. Critical.   C. Objective.   D. Questioning.

[in favour of make a difference thanks to after all in common]

1.It was not until we had stayed together for a couple of weeks that I found we had a lot       .

2.They are now in great need of help, so your support will certainly       .

3.I don't care other people's opinions about her. I admire her.      ， she is a great writer.

4.To tell you the truth,I'm not       your plan.

5.       the fine weather?we enjoyed ourselves indeed.

5. The girl is similar       her mother in temper.

4.We're going to get       the hutongs of Beijing. Would you like to join us?

3.Many students in this school make       a rule to come to the evening classes even on Saturdays.

2.It makes       difference to me whether you go or not.