The students were having their chemistry class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What’s water?” No one spoke for a few minutes. Miss Li asked again, “Why don’t you answer my question? Didn’t I tell you what water is like?”
Just then a boy put up his hand and said, “Miss Li, you told us that water has no color and no smell. But where can we find such kind of water？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell.” Most of the children agreed with him.
“I’m sorry, children,” said the teacher. “Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier. That’s a problem.”

1. 1.

   Miss Li was a _______ teacher.

   1. A.
      English
   2. B.
      Chinese
   3. C.
      chemistry
   4. D.
      math
2. 2.

   Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like.

   1. A.
      water
   2. B.
      air
   3. C.
      earth
   4. D.
      weather
3. 3.

   A boy said, “The water in the river behind my house is always _______.”

   1. A.
      white
   2. B.
      black
   3. C.
      clean
   4. D.
      clear
4. 4.

   Most of the children _______ the boy.

   1. A.
      agreed with
   2. B.
      wrote to
   3. C.
      heard from
   4. D.
      sent for
5. 5.

   The water in the river has color and smell because it is getting _______.

   1. A.
      more and more
   2. B.
      less and less
   3. C.
      cleaner and cleaner
   4. D.
      dirtier and dirtier

The final exam comes with June. When the exam ends(结束), the summer vacation begins. Boys and girls have about two months to relax. The summer vacation is the best time of the year for most children. The weather is usually fine. They can swim, go to summer camp or visit other places with their parents.
Of course, the beaches are good places for relaxing. Some children are lucky to live near the beach. They can play in the water. But for the children far from the sea, they go to the beaches for one or two weeks with their parents.
Why do children like spending their summer vacation on the beaches? It is because they like the sand(沙), the sun, the cool wind and the sea water. There are lots of new things to see, nice things to eat, and exciting things to do.
【小题1】 School children usually have exams _____.

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.
"The advantage America has is that we have a huge system and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the United States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students."
Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education. And from Learning English, that's the VOA Special English Education Report. I'm Bob Doughty. Thanks for listening.
【小题1】Bob Doughty seems to be ________.

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Chime-Long Paradise (天堂) is a great theme park in Guangzhou. The park has 【小题1】m_____________ than 60 different facilities (设施). And many of them are among the best in Asia. So it is not a surprise that it received over two hundred 【小题2】t_____________ visitors in the first week after the opening.
Chime-Long Paradise has 6 zones (区) for 【小题3】d_____________ kinds of visitors: Happy Kingdom is good for young children; the Screaming Area is suitable for 【小题4】b_____________ young visitors; Storm Island is 【小题5】f_____________ for its mediaeval European (欧洲中世纪的) style; Happy Water World is about the theme of water, and it is very popular during summer and 【小题6】a_____________ time. The Central Performance Square has many interesting performances. White Tiger Streets is for you to buy souvenirs.
Inside Chime-Long Paradise, there are many theme【小题7】r_____________, too. You can enjoy food from all over the world.
Chime-Long Paradise is open all year 【小题8】r_____________, the opening time is 【小题9】f____________ 10.00 to 19.00.
In a word, Chime-Long Paradise is a place full of 【小题10】f______________. Come to visit it with your parents!