Adopting(领养) a pet can be a lot of work, but it is also great fun. Mollie Lesser, 18, of Chicago, US, recently adopted a little dog named Cookie. Cookie is not Mollie’s first dog. The family had another dog that passed away over the summer. They were very s __1.__, so they adopted Cookie last autumn. It was only six m__2.__ old. “My parents compare it to having a baby,” Mollie said. “It can take a lot of time.”

Cookie needs to be w__3.__ or let into the backyard several times a day. His trainer, Lisa Collins, says a young dog actually needs to be let outdoors every two hours.

Owning a dog is not just about playing with it. O__4.__ also want their dogs to do something helpful. Collins says that, t__5.__ proper training, animals can learn to listen to orders from b__6.__ adults and kids. Having a dog not only means providing it with fresh food and clean water every day, it also needs special care and a_7.__. And patience and training are also necessary. Mollie said her dog has already chewed(咀嚼) up a pair of leather shoes. Her parents have been working with Collins to stop its bad behaviour l__8.__ chewing or jumping on people. Having a pet takes a lot of time, but Mollie doesn’t m__9.__.

“Falling in love with a pet is easy, but adopting a pet is a big decision,” said Lesser. “Think it over b__10.__ you adopt a pet."

Do you know what American students have to do in their schools? In America, at the beginning of the term, students must choose their courses and teachers first. While in China students usually have no chances to choose their courses and teachers.

Choosing is very important for your grades in America. So at the first term, don’t choose too many courses, or you’ll feel very nervous and it may influence your study. Then you have to ask for some teaching plans. There is some information about subjects, time arranging, marks and textbooks. At the same time, you must choose the teachers. Different teachers have different teaching methods. If the teacher is called “killer” by the last grade, many students will give up choosing him. Because this kind of teacher will leave too much homework, too many exams and give too low grades.

There is another thing after you choose the courses and the teachers. How to buy textbooks makes each student feel hard. The textbooks in America are very expensive. Each copy is about $30～$50. In order to save money, many students buy some used textbooks, and some students usually borrow textbooks from the school library. You must get enough ready before classes. In class, discussing is very important. The teacher encourages you to raise questions or show your own opinions. They don’t usually ask you to sit well. Instead they allow you to sit or stand everywhere you like. They don’t give you much homework to do. You can learn some knowledge and do exercises by yourself.

请根据短文内容回答问题。

1.When must American students choose their courses and teachers?

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2.Why do American students choose teachers?

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3.How can they get the textbooks?

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4.What is important in class?

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5.What do you think of American school life? (请自拟一句话作答)

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你校英语俱乐部正举行 “ 文明城市 ” 为主题的征文活动，请根据以下内容提示及要求写一篇应征稿。

内容要点：1. 尊敬师长，礼貌诚信

2. 待人友善，助人为乐

3. 遵守交规, 不闯红灯

4. 保护环境 （举一至两个例子）

5. 自拟一至两点内容

要求：必须包含所给要点，可适当发挥，不要简单翻译。

词数90左右，不包含已给词句。

文中请勿提及真实校名及姓名。

参考词汇：respect尊敬，obey遵守

Civilized City

We are glad that our city is among the civilized cities in our country. As students, what

shall we do to keep up the good work?

First of all, we ___________________________________________________________

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— Alice, I can’t find my bike.

— Don’t worry. I saw ______ black one under the tree. Is it yours?

A．a                B．an               C．the              D．不填

It’s very convenient ______ us to buy train tickets now because we can buy them either from the station or on the Internet.

A．to               B．of               C．by               D．for

----Why did you vote for Maggie?

----Because she is very ________. She always shares things with others.

A．generous         B．active            C．practical          D．energetic

— I have ______ in learning chemistry. Could you help me with it?

— Sure, I’d love to.

A．success           B．interest           C．trouble           D．fun

Please record the football game for me so that I can watch ______ later after work.

A．it                B．one              C．this              D．that

— Boys, please tell me something about the new film ‘The Hunger Games’, OK?

— Sorry. ______ Frank ______ I have ever seen it.

A．Either; or                             B．Not only; but also

C．Both; and                             D．Neither; nor

— ______ didn’t Sally play the violin at the concert last night?

—She said that her hand hurt, but that was only an excuse. I saw her play tennis just now.

A．Why             B．Where            C．Which            D．What