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You work hard to learn English . Do you know American kids are __1.____ to learn Chinese? About 50,000 American students now_2._____ Chinese .“Because of china’s fast growth, Chinese is more useful than __3.____ languages,” said Scott McGinnis, a Washington___4.___ expert.
For example, in 1999, ___5.___ three Chicago schools had Chinese classes. This year more than 20 do. In many US____6.__ , students take Chinese lessons at school or on the weekends. But Chicago schools teach Chinese during the__7.____ day. Last year China gave them3,000 textbooks because they had ___8.___ a good job.
___9.___ Chinese classes are becoming popular, it is one of the most difficult languages. It ____10.__an English speaker about 1,320 hours to become good at Chinese , but it only takes 480 hours to learn French, Spanish or Italian.
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阅读左栏对5个人的介绍以及右栏有关澳大利亚广播公司(ABC)5个电视节目的简介。将这5个人与他们感兴趣的节目匹配,将最佳选项的字母编号写在括号内。
1. John is a movie fan. He loves to get the news about the latest movies. His favorite Australian actor is Nicole Kidman. 2. Alice is a housewife who has three children. She loves cooking and wants to learn to cook different kinds of food for her family. 3. Jenny is a middle school student. In her free time, she usually listens to rock music and watches TV. Her favorite TV shows are comedies but she can’t stand talk shows. 4. Jimmy loves talk shows. He wants to be a reporter and work in a TV station in the future. So he would like to learn more about TV from the talk show. 5. Sam is 80 years old now. He moved to Australia in 1950. Today he is still missing the life in Australia in the 1950s and often mentions it. | A. Pan’s Kitchen It called Master Cook, now it has a new name because of the lady who is called Pan Ling. She can cook Chinese food and western food. B. I Rock The daily 30-minute comedy tells a story about a rock band called Boy Crazy. The band is trying to become famous in the world. Enjoy the funny comedy and the rock music as well. C. Media Watch Australia’s leading talk show about TV, radio, newspaper and Internet. It focuses on those who make the news and deliver the world to our home, such as the reporters, editors, and photographers. D. The Changes of Australia Share your stories about life in Australia from 1945. You can have your own photos or videos. They can be funny or sad, big events or the small things of everyday life. E. At the movies It’s a talk show about movies. It goes into the world of cinema every week and tells you what’s new on the big screen. And it has interviews with the famous directors or actors. |
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Where else on Earth can you fall asleep to the wound of lions roaring (咆哮),or watch millions of flamingos (火烈鸟) take off from a lake? It is in Africa—the second largest continent in the world.
Africa is an inviting place to travel. 1. Although it is in the hot area, the top of the mountain is covered with ice and snow all the year round. In Kenya, the famous Great Rift Valley (东非大裂谷) tears (撕裂) the land of Africa.
2. Africa is home to many animals including elephants, giraffes, crocodiles and hippos.
3.__ People of different ethnic groups (民族) make it colorful with their special customs and traditions.
Massai is a major ethnic group in East Africa. 4. They also have a special custom: both men and women have their ears pierced when they are children. Then they wear heavy earrings to make their ear holes big. The bigger their ear holes, the more beautiful they appear to others.
The Zulu are the largest ethnic group in South Africa. 5. Their colored beads (珠子) and baskets are tourists’ favorite.
A. Yet the charm of this amazing land is not just its natural beauty. B. Africa is a good place for us to work and travel . C. Maasai people are brave and good at hunting . D. They think it is a fun to make their ear holes big. E. They are good at making handicrafts (手工艺品) F. Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanazania is about 5,895 meters high. G. If you are animal lovers, a safari is great for you. |