[1] One out of many important things for the whole family to do is to have dinner together. Researchers began reporting the benefits of family dinner about a decade ago, focusing mainly on how it affects children. Studies show that those families who eat dinner at least 3 or 4 times a week together, benefit in many ways.

[2] Eating together helps families achieve open communication and build stronger and healthier relationships. Children have better grades at school and are better adjusted as teens and adults, and the entire family enjoys healthier nutrition. For many families, eating dinner together proves to be a good and effective way to reduce the risk of youth rates of addiction, and helps to raise healthier children. It is also a great time to share the events of the day, discuss news and ideas and just be together and enjoy each other's company.

[3] During dinner time parents have better opportunity to show that they are the prior to their children. Sitting at the same table and sharing meals is where and when parents can find out more about their children's school performance, daily activities and attitudes toward life. When parents have all this information they can better direct their kids toward positive things in life. They also have better chance to reduce the possibility that children will get involved with alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs.

[4] However, family researchers say that the benefits of family dinner by no means can be considered as automatic. Parents can sit down to dinner with their kids every day and achieve nothing. ______ if there is too much arguing going on, if there is no meaningful conversation or, what is even worse, if there is just plain silence during gathering.

1.What is the main idea of the text? (no more than 8 words)

2.List two benefits that parents can get by having dinner together with children.(no more than 15words).

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words (no more than 8 words).

4.What information can parents probably get about their children at family dinner? (no more than 12 words)

5.What does the word “it” (line 3, paragraph 1) probably refer to? (no more than 3 words)

May I have you attention please? I have few things to tell you. When you have class here in the language lab, please be here a little early. Change your shoes before enter the lab. Don’t bring anything here except your text books. When you are into, please don’t touch these machine without permission. Always do as the teacher tell you to. In class you should only speak the English, not Chinese. Recorders can be used make a copy of the listening materials. When class over, turn off your machines and leave the lab one by one.

That’s all. Thank you.

以A Ten-Minute Break 为题，写一篇词数为100左右的短文。短文的内容必须包括以下几点：

1、课间十分钟的休息是必要的；2、要注意休息的方式，别让自己过于兴奋；

3、自己通常是怎样利用这十分钟的。

 ---Will you help me with this mathematical problem?      .

   ---Sure. Let me see.

A. It’s your turn    B. Go on    C. I’m stuck     D. See what I mean?

 We     on it for several hours but we haven't yet reached any conclusion.

A. are working    B. work    C. have been worked     D. have been working

        , he dialed 999.

A. Seen the house on fire        B. To see the house on fire

C. Being seen the house on fire   D. Seeing the house on fire

 Being able to speak another language fluently is a great      when you are looking for a job.

A. advantage    B. chance    C. assistant   D. importance

 He didn't make     clear when and where the sports meet would be held.

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

 Mark      have hurried. After driving at top speed, he arrived half an hour early.

A. needn’t    B. wouldn’t    C. mustn’t   D. couidn’t

 As the party was very informal, Jack stood there looking stiff and      in his formal dress.

A. comfortable    B. awkward    C. convenient   D. surprising