Everyone has their own way of learning a foreign language. When I was ten years old, I _______(开始)to chat with foreigners. But I was very shy. G________, I became more and more confident with their help. The f______ year, I went to Yangzhou with two foreigners. I became their g____. First, we came into the Shouxi River, which they wanted to look around ______ boat. After that, they wanted to buy some souvenirs. The sellers couldn’t speak English, _____I tried my best to put_______ they said into English. Next, we went to a small zoo, where we took some _______.This was an unforgettable _____(挑战). I hope I can catch many opportunities in the in the future, then I can speak English, because I think practice makes ______.

背书填空 ( 每空一词，每空0.5分，共计15分)
【小题1】The Olympic ______ is “Faster, Higher, stronger”.
【小题2】______ there is a river, there is a city. Perhaps this is not always true, but it is true that many of the world’s greatest cities have been ______ on the banks of a river.
【小题3】In the 1984 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis from the USA won four medals in ______ and ______ and became one of the best ______ in the 20^th century.
【小题4】The Neva River flows ______ the centre of St Petersburg in Russia.
【小题5】Following the history-making ______ in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, China won another______ in 2001 which was not for medal.
【小题6】When asked about the ______ of his success, Steven Spielberg said that he ______ much of his success and happiness ______ his wife and children.
【小题7】If we know more about what causes endangerment, we may be able to ______ ______ before it is too late.
【小题8】Cellphones, or ______ phones, make it possible for us to talk to anyone from anywhere.
【小题9】If the new species is too strong or uses too much of the ______ in the habitat, some of the ______ species may become endangered.
【小题10】The latest cellphones have ______ such as games, music and an electronic calendar that will ______ you about appointments and important dates.
【小题11】People who go to a ______ Western dinner party for the first time may surprised by table ______ in Western culture. Knowing them will help you make a good ______.
【小题12】They are all used to their ______: that is, they have learnt how to live successfully in their habitat. When the habitat of a species is changed or _______ , the animal or plant has to either ______ to the change or find a new home.
【小题13】Chuck learns that we need friends to share ______ and ______, and that it is important to have someone to care about.
【小题14】The knife and fork that are ______ to your plate are a little bit bigger than the ones beside them.
【小题15】In 1776 America became an ______ country. After that, the ______ slowly began to change.

You should read the ____________ in the car repair manual (手册) carefully before you start to work on it.

A．instruction        B．introductions       C．instructions        D．explanations

The police recommended that the ________ in the accident ____________ to the hospital nearby at once.

A. injure; should be sent B. injuring; send      

C. injured; be sent            D. injured; should send

The following notice is posted in the bus station.
Time Table:
●Buses leave the Railway Station, New York City, from7:00 a.m. and every half-hour thereafter, until 11:30 p.m. (7 days a week)
●Buses leave Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6:20 a.m. to 11:40 p.m. (7 days a week)
●Evening rush hours (5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.); Buses leave the Railway Station, New York City every 15 minutes.(Monday—Friday)
●Holidays Buses leave every hour on the hour, each direction.(Trip time:30minutes each way)
●All tickets must be bought at Window 12, the Railway Station, New York City, or at the Brennan Station Window BEFORE boarding buses.
【小题1】If you want to take a bus in the evening rush hour, you should take the ____                       in the Railway Station, New York City on Monday.