It’s a great _______ for a person to be able to speak fluent English when he is seeking a job.
A. chance B. benefit C. advantage D. fortune
President Obama called Mandela____“personal hero” while he was on____visit to South Africa in July, 2013.
A. a; a B. the; the C. the; a D. a; the
我最喜欢的老师
作为一名中学生，你遇到过许多好的老师，你最喜欢的老师是谁？请以My favorite teacher为题，写一篇短文。题目和开头已为你写好。
My favorite teacher
In my high school, I have many good teachers, but my English teacher, Mr. Liu, who is about forty yours old, is the one I particularly like and respect.
下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（︿），并在其下面写上该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。
注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
What should you do when your parents become anger? If your parents got mad, try to have a conversation with them about it. Remembering not to shout at them. They usually will try to change, but they will take some time because they get angry all their life, and that is all they know. You might have to change for your method a couple of times. Do any nice things for your parents that they don't expect ---- like cooking, doing the dishes, washing clothes, or clean the floor. If this doesn't work, bring in friend that you feel comfortable, and have him or her help you.
单词拼写（根据所学过的课文、句意及所给首字母或中文注释写出正确的单词,共10分）
1.It was quite terrible. It took me some time to c______ myself down.
2.Some of the rescue workers and doctors were _______ (被陷入困境) under the
ruins.
3.He thought I had known the fact. But a_______, I knew nothing about it
4.I'm terribly sorry. I didn't do it on p__________.
5.The people p______ at the meeting were all for the suggestion.
6.If you spend more time reading your English, you can improve it r_______.
7.In the city, the water pipes in some buildings cracked and ________ (爆裂).
8.The t________ of the discussion today is about how to spend our coming holiday.
9.This song sounds f________ to me. I must have heard it sung somewhere before.
10.Please list the countries that use English as an ________（官方）language.[来.
The smartphone has become the centerpiece of many students' digital lives.
Yes, it can be a distraction(困扰，分心), but it is also an incredible tool that can transform classroom learning and late-night studying.
Professors and students are starting to explore what the smartphone can contribute to learning-and there is a whole host of apps（设备） to help that process along. There are also plenty of apps to help students with the less academic parts of college life.
To download any of these apps, search the iTunes App Store or Android Market. iOS apps are built for Apple's mobile platform and can run on the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad.
Skype
Cost: Free
Platform: Android, BlackBerry, iOS
More and more smartphones now ship with front-facing cameras that make them great video chat tools.
There are several competitors here ---- including Apple's FaceTime ----but Skype is still the best cross-platform tool for keeping in touch with faraway friends and family. Users on either end can be on a computer, smartphone.
Grades 2
Cost: Free
Platform: iOS
This app is a sophisticated tool for calculating grades. Students can use it to figure out what grade they'll need on a test to achieve their target grade and also keeps track of overall GPA, weighted by each class's credit count.
Students can also enter due dates for assignments as reminders.
The app is free and supported by ads, but users can pay $1 inside the app to turn them off.
Snoozerr Recordings
Cost: 99 cents
Platform: iOS
This is a great tool for logging long lecture classes or smaller study sessions(授课时间）． It records audio and pairs that with time-stamped pictures that the student takes of presentations--- say, equations（方程）on a blackboard----or of his or her own notes.
When the student wants to review, he or she can use the pictures as a visual guide to what the instructor was saying and replay that section.
TED
Cost: Free
Platform: iOS
This app is great for the student in everyone. It compiles（编辑）video from hundreds of presentations at technology, entertainment and design----a conference that features short speeches focused on new ways of thinking.
Presenters often speak about technology, social good or education and challenge societal norms.
It's a great way to spend an hour or so hearing from some of the world's leading minds for free. All of the videos are also available at www.ted.com.
AroundMe
Cost: Free
Platform: Android and iOS
This app uses a smartphone's GPS to find nearby locations by category such as banks, gas stations, bars, coffee shops, restaurants and supermarkets---- all the college staples(主要产品).
1.In which section of a newspaper could you find this article?
A. Science & Tech. B. Entertainment. C. Life. D. Tourism.
2.What might be the best title for the text?
A. How to Improve College Students' Studies
B. How to Download Computer Games
C. How to Choose the Latest Smartphone
D. Five Tech Tools for College Students
3.Many college students use Grades 2 mainly for _____.
A. chatting B. calculating
C. hearing speeches D. recording lectures
4.If you want to use your smartphone to find a nearby supermarket, you should download _____. .
A. TED B. AroundMe C. Skype D. Grades 2
5.ios means _____.
A. TED B. VCS C. OS D. ECX
