1.The            (首都) of the USA is Washington DC.

2.The little girl often ___________ (哭) when her mother leaves.

3.There are twenty students in his class. He always comes the            (二十).

4.The young like to wear trainers, because they are very            (舒适).

5.          (最后), we all get to the top of the hill.

6.Tom’s shoes are the same as those            (cook) in the food shop.

7.There are some            (shelf) over there. On them are some books.

8.Girls like to wear            (colour) dresses.

9.That’s too expensive. Do you have a            (cheap) pair?

10.Simon is            (lie) on his bed. He’s listening to the pop music.

7 January, 2014

A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students from China.

These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report. The report documents the record number of international students in the United States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred sixty-four thousand four-hundred such students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier.

On the other hand, the number of Americans studying overseas (海外) increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.

The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from

China. That is an increase of more than twenty-three percent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert(专家) of international education, described the effect of the increase in Chinese students.

"Now they have been coming for some time. But this year was the highest level ever." She says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children. The children mainly choose to study in America.

"We know many of them have enough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in the world that they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their choice."

Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third with about seventy two thousand students.

Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason.

【小题1】The            (首都) of the USA is Washington DC.
【小题2】The little girl often ___________ (哭) when her mother leaves.
【小题3】There are twenty students in his class. He always comes the            (二十).
【小题4】The young like to wear trainers, because they are very            (舒适).
【小题5】          (最后), we all get to the top of the hill.
【小题6】Tom’s shoes are the same as those            (cook) in the food shop.
【小题7】There are some            (shelf) over there. On them are some books.
【小题8】Girls like to wear            (colour) dresses.
【小题9】That’s too expensive. Do you have a            (cheap) pair?
【小题10】Simon is            (lie) on his bed. He’s listening to the pop music.

Hilton English Language Center Information for New Students

   CLASS TIME：9:00 am-10;30 am，11:00am-12:30 pm．

   The Language Center opens from Monday to Friday．On the first day，you can go to the lecture hall to check your timetable．

   SELF-ACCESS(自行选择)：The language lab(Room 1110)opens from Monday to Friday from 3:15 pm to 5:00 pm for all full-time students．

   There are tapes for you to borrow in the lab．Go in and ask the teacher to show you．If you plan to take public examinations，there are listening tapes for you to practice with．Them are some exercises on the computers．Ask your class teacher for a list of past exam articles．Students can borrow tapes to take home but they must be returned in two days．

   A TTENDANCE(出勤)：All students are expected to attend all the classes．80％attendance is required(要求)for students to receive their certificates(结业证书)when they finish their courses．

BOOKS：If students are given course books，the books should be taken good care of．Anyone who loses a book should pay for it．If students wish to buy books，there is a bookshop in the college with a lot of English books(Room 3520)．

1．A student can keep a borrowed tape for________ days．

    A．two        B．three        C．four        D．five

2．Which of the following is TRUE?

  A．No teachers are in the language lab．

  B．90％attendance is required for the students．

  C．Books can’t be taken out of the center．

  D．Students can prepare for exams by listening to the tapes．

3．The timetable can be seen in ________．

   A．the lecture hall        B．Room 3520       C．the classroom    D．Room 1110

4．Students can buy books in the________．

  A．library in the college    B．bookshop in the college    C．street    D．classroom

Penguins are lovely animals. Most people like them. But now as many as 10 of the 17 kinds of penguins are in danger of disappearing. The number of penguins has decreased by ( 减少了) 30% since 1987.

Penguins are black and white birds that live in the southern part of the world. They are common in the Antarctic Continent (南极大陆) ,New Zealand, Australia and South America. Many live near cold waters (水域). But some live near warm waters in Galapagos Islands. Penguins  cannot fly, but  they are fine swimmers. The shape of their body helps them to survive. Penguins eat fish and krill  (磷虾). They have short wings that help them to dive up to 900 feet to catch larger fish. They can swim 10-15 kilometers an hour which lets them protect themselves. They also have lots of body oil that helps in keeping them dry in the water.

The warming of the earth is the reason for the decrease in the number of penguins. The hotter and hotter air has caused ocean waters to become warmer. Higher water temperature has decreased the fish and krill. Some years later these birds are completely unable to reproduce. And many adult penguins die of hunger.

Too much fishing, exploration for oil and oil leaks (泄漏) also make penguins be in danger. Poisonous things in ocean waters are another danger. Penguins also have their enemies, including sharks, seals and sea lions.

1.Penguins can do the following except________.

2.Which of the following is NOT the reason for the decrease in the number penguins?

3.What does the underlined word "reproduce" mean?

4. What's the passage mainly about?