Once a Canadian came to China to teach English. He was a very strict teacher. He made it a rule for the students to think carefully that whenever they speak, they should speak in English. If he happened to hear a Chinese word spoken, he would shout out at once: “What language?” Under his strict training（训练）, the students made rapid progress（进步）.

　　Soon the teacher was going back to his own country. At the farewell（告别）party he expressed his great satisfaction（满意）with the students' achievement（成就）. At the very end of his speech, he said with difficulty the only Chinese. The only Chinese sentences he had just learned: “”.No sooner had he finished speaking then one of the students stood up and shouted: “What language?” Both the teacher and the students broke into a hearty laugh.

(3) The word “rapid” means ________.

Eleven-year-old Antonin Careme could not believe that his father ordered a lot of delicious food. It was an unexpected(意料不到的) dinner b__1__ the Careme family was poor. When he was eating thankfully, his father t__2__ him in a sad voice that this would be a farewell （告别）meal. His father could not support all his children any m__3__, s__4__ Antonin would have to leave home to make money h__5__。After the meal, Antonin walked a__6__ the streets and felt sad. He knocked on the door of a restaurant and the o__7__ happened to(碰巧) need an waiter. In the restaurant, young Antonin g__8__ his first lesson in cooking. He was hardworking and his employer(雇主) d__9__ to teach him all the skills(技能) and secrets of French cooking. When he was fifteen years old, Antonin trained under the famous cook, Baily.
One of Baily’s customers was pleased with Antonin’s style of cooking, he asked him to be his personal c__10__, working at his home. Antonin later went on to work for a diplomat, a banker and even the king.

学校将为美国交流生举办告别晚会，请你以Amy的名义向校长推荐Daniel为这次活动的组织者。请参照Daniel的个人情况，写一篇80词左右的推荐信，信中不要出现自己的真实信息。开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

    Star sign:双鱼座（Pisces）

    Characteristics:自信，随和，精力充沛，有创造性

    Favourite colour:绿色

    Reason:使人精力充沛，是新生和生长之色

    Experience:去年成功组织了“校园明星”活动(Super Stars in Campus)

2nd November

Dear Principal，

I am writing to recommend Daniel to be the organizer of the farewell party for the American exchange students．____________________________________________________________

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Yours sincerely

Amy

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空 (必要时可加情态动词或助动词)。

Many of us Chinese are Yao Ming’s fans. Of course we all know he 1     ( retire ) for several months . Yao made farewell(告别) conference Wednesday. He said he  2  (force )to make this decision by a series of foot and leg injuries. Yao played eight seasons in the NBA.

“Today is an important day for me and   3  (hold) a special meaning for both my basketball career and my future,”Yao said. “ I    4  (think) about my future for a long time. Today I am announcing a personal decision,   5  (end ) my career as a basketball player and officially retire. But one door is closing and another one   6  (open).’’

Yao said he   7   ( return) to work with his former Chinese team, the Shanghai Sharks, with the possibility of    8  (become) general manager. He already   9  (own) the club and wants to contribute more. He thanked a lot of people — his family, former coaches, even players like Shaquille O’Neal — “for making me a better player.’’

Rockets(火箭队) general manager Daryl Morey was among those attending the farewell conference Wednesday. “I would be sorry if I wasn’t here.” “It’s a big moment,’’ Morey added. “Yao had a sense of humor, a great attitude and sense of responsibility. I hope we 10  (continue) his culture in the NBA.’’