Only in that way ______ the challenges and opportunities in life.

       A．we will be ready for       B．were we ready for

       C．will we be ready for D．we were ready for

Only in that way _______ ready for the challenges and opportunities in life.

Only in that way ______ ready for the challenges and opportunities in life.

Life is filled with challenges．As we get older we come to realize that those challenges to the very things can __1___us and make us who we are ,it is the same with the challenges that come with _2__．

When we are faced with a challenge, we usually have two ___3_ ．we can try to beat it off, or we can decide that the thing _4__ the challenge isn’t worth the __5_ and call it quits．Although there are certainly times when calling it quits is the right thing to do, in most _6__, all that is needed is commitment and communication．

When we are communed to something, it means that no matter how___7__ or how uncomfortable something is, we will always choose to __8___ it instead of running away from it．Communication is making space for discussion and talking about how you feel as opposed to just saying what the other person did wrong．___9___ you can say to a friend,“I got my feelings hurt”____10___“You hurt my feelings,” you are going to be able solve the problem much faster．

In dealing with many challenges that friendship will bring to you, try to see them for ___11___ they are: small hurdles you need to jump or get through on your way through life．Nothing is so big that it is ___12___ to get over, and hurt only __13__ to make us stronger．It is all part of growing up, it ___14___to everyone, and some day you will __15___ all of this and say, “Hard as it was, it makes me who I am today．And that is a good thing．”

1．A．design 　　　      B．promote 　　     C．direct 　　　　                          D．shape

2．A．confidence 　      B．pressure 　　     C．friendship 　       D．difficulty

3．A．opportunities        B．expectations        C．choices 　　      D．aspects

4．A．demanding 　　    B．deserving 　       C．predicting 　       D．presenting

5．A．comment 　　     B．loss 　　　　     C．trouble 　　       D．expense

6．A．cases 　　　　    B．fields 　　　      C．parts 　　　       D．occasions

7．A．doubtful　　　     B．shameful 　　     C．harmful 　         D．painful

8．A．keep　　　　      B．control 　　       C．face 　　　        D．catch

9．A．If　　　　　      B．As 　　　　　   C．While 　　         D．Unless

10．A．other than 　     B．rather than　       C．or rather 　        D．or else

11．A．what 　　　　   B．who　　　　　  C．where 　　        D．which

12．A．unnecessary 　   B．necessary　　    C．impossible　        D．possible

13．A．serves　　　　   B．means　　　　   C．aims　                D．attempts

14．A．opens 　　　     B．appeals　　　     C．goes                   D．happens

15．A．lock down on　 B．look back to        C．look forward to   D．look up to

Endangered languages are languages that wouldn’t exist any longer, much like endangered species of plants or animals. Languages are considered to be endangered when parents are no longer teaching the language to their children and are not using it actively in everyday life. A language is considered to nearly disappear when it is spoken by only a few elderly native speakers.
The world faces enormous challenges in order to protect different kinds of languages. Of the more than 6,912 languages, half may be in danger of disappearing in the next several decades.
It is caused by many reasons: small numbers of speakers, the regular use of other languages, attitudes towards their languages, moving of the younger population, government policies, and languages used in education and so on. A language may lack important things such as a body of literature, and people who read and write it. A language may also lack prestige (声望) and support of its speakers.
The survival of a language is also threatened when speakers move to other areas where different languages are spoken, or when government policies improve the use of a specific language in school, official business and the media. These situations encourage people to learn the wider-known language and may cause them, especially the young, to stop using their mother tongue. Often those speaking lesser-known languages will choose to learn a more prestigious language with the hope of greater economic opportunities. Most of the world’s parents are teaching their children English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian or some other main languages instead of their own languages for social and economic reasons.
【小题1】What’s the main idea of this passage?