A.As a matter of factB.As a whole

C.As a resultD.As a rule

The European red foxes, also released for sport hunting, are growing and eating sheep flocks, costing farmers A $40 million（US $22. 4 million）a year. The State of Victoria ______ a A $10（US $5. 6）prize for each fox tail and has gathered 25,000 in a few months.

Foxes are one of the biggest threats to wildlife in Australia. Foxes kill thousands of lambs, birds and native wildlife.

Now the government is paying more attention to this problem. Scientists ______ that they should import some wild dogs, which are natural enemies of rabbits and foxes. But how to control their ______ is also a problem. Scientists say they will not take any big action until they are sure not to bring another ecological（生态的）problem.

【1】A.discoveredB.introducedC.shownD.killed

【2】A.sadnessB.struggleC.diseaseD.tiredness

【3】A.keptB.remainedC.leftD.pushed

【4】A.catchesB.includesC.offersD.collects

【5】A.suggestB.solveC.discoverD.explain

【6】A.letterB.nameC.noteD.number

A.would, didn’tB.would, wouldn’tC.will, don’tD.will, won’t

A.as…as wellB.as…as their can

C.as…as they couldD.as…as they can

A.supply tents for usB.offer us tents

C.buy us tentsD.give tents to us

【1】pollute, the, smoking, environment

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【2】it, smoke, give, easy, is, up, to

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【3】change, talk, the, when, topic, smoking, someone, about

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【4】everyone, in, want, a, clean, to, live, environment

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【5】try, it, how, explain, important, is

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somebody, smoke, harm, risk, whenever

【1】It will be a dangerous trip. Are you sure you want to take the ________?

【2】I don’t want to use your pen. I want ________ else’s.

【3】She is very polite to her teachers. She will say hello to them ________ she meets them.

【4】________ is bad for you and everyone around you.

【5】Pollution is not only ________ to our health but also to our life.

The language used in popular TV shows and movies actually represents real life. Sometimes native（母语的）speakers even use new phrases they learn from movies. The slang today is much different from the slang used by even my parents. Real spoken English changes quite quickly and it’s important to know what’s cool now and what sounds old and stupid.

Most people studying English by watching TV and movies make one or two MISTAKES however.

1.Watching with subtitles（译文对白字幕）

This is a huge mistake because you learn a lot less than you think. Your eyes naturally go to the subtitles and often the translations aren’t great. It’s impossible to translate slang and jokes anyway. Another thing is that your brain is busy reading your own language. This really slows down the learning.

2.Watching stuff（素材资料）

Turning the subtitles off isn’t enough if you don’t understand 100% of the movie or TV show. It’s not enough to get the “general idea”. I’ve watched so many movies and TV shows with people who aren’t from English-speaking countries, and they always miss the real funny parts, because movies and TV shows are designed for English-speaking people. They don’t need anything explained to them but you do. If you are learning English you need to have these slang expressions and jokes explained to you. Then you will totally “get” everything and your English level will improve like crazy.

No matter what your level is, I’m sure you’ll learn something from this. Check it out.

【1】What’s super fun according to this passage?

A.Learning about modern culture.B.Learning to use common slang.

C.Improving listening.D.Watching American TV and movies.

【2】________represent the changes of real spoken English.

A.Popular TV shows and moviesB.Slang from popular TV shows and movies

C.Native speakersD.Slang used by my parents

【3】Why is it a huge mistake for English learners to watch TV or movies with subtitles?

Because ________.

A.the translation isn’t rightB.it slows down your reading

C.no slang or jokes can be translatedD.you learn much less than you think

【4】Which of the following is NOT right?

A.We should turn off the subtitles when watching TV shows and movies in English.

B.The stuff can help us understand the movies and TV shows totally.

C.We should get the general idea by watching the subtitles.

D.Because we are not English speakers, we need something explained to us.

【5】We will miss the real funny parts of the TV shows and movies if we ________.

A.don’t understand the English slang or the jokesB.watch the stuff about the shows and movies

C.improve our English like crazyD.have these slang expressions and jokes explained to us

【1】Smoking in p__________ places is now against the law.

【2】You can ask for help w__________ you need it.

【3】How many cigarettes do you s__________ a day?

【4】Fruit juice can be h__________ to children’s teeth.

【5】Smoking can increase the r__________ of developing heart disease.

【1】those, for, soldiers, worked, without, thirty, hours, stop, about

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【2】T.B. a, that, disease, damages, the, is, lung

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【3】he, many, know, the, people, dying, were, in, war

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【4】he, medical, invent, instruments

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【5】decide, home, boy, to, made, a, stay, at, the

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