What is language for? Some people seem to think it's for practicing grammar rules and earning lists of words—the longer the list, the better. That's wrong．Language is for the exchange（交流）of ideas and information．It's meaningless knowing all about a language if you can't use it freely. Many students I have met know hundreds of grammar rules, but they can't speak correctly or fluently（流利地）．They are afraid of making mistakes．One shouldn't be afraid of making mistakes when speaking a foreign language. Native speakers make mistakes and break rules, too．Bernard saw once wrote, "Foreigners often speak English too correctly．"But the mistakes that native speakers make are different from those that Chinese students make. They're English mistakes in the English language．And if enough native speakers break a rule, it is no longer a rule. What used to be wrong becomes right．People not only make history, they make language．But a people can only make its own language．It can't make another people's language. So Chinese students of English should pay attention to grammar, but they shouldn't overdo（做过头）it. They should put communication first.
1.Language is used to ________.
A. express oneself B. practise grammar rules
C. talk with foreigners only D. learn lists of words
2.Generally, when an American or an Englishman speaks English, he ________.
A. never makes mistakes B. often makes mistakes
C. can't avoid making mistakes D. always makes mistakes
3."Foreigners often speak English too correctly．"This sentence means that ________.
A. foreigners speak correct English
B. foreigners speak incorrect English
C. foreigners speak English according to the grammar rules
D. foreigners never make mistakes when they speak English
4.When we speak a foreign language, we should ________.
A. speak in Chinese way
B. speak by the rules
C. speak to native speakers
D. not be afraid of making mistakes
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1.On which of the following days can’t you have computer lessons?
A. Monday B. Wednesday
C. Friday D. Sunday
2.Rose is free after 7:20 p.m. Which lessons can she take?
A. Computer lessons. B. Dance lessons.
C. Cooking lessons. D. Both computer and cooking lessons.
3.If Dick wants to swim after playing basketball, when can he go to the club?
A. Monday and Wednesday. B. Monday and Sunday.
C. Saturday and Sunday. D. Monday and Sunday.
4.How often can you enjoy music in the club?
A. Twice a month. B. Twice a week.
C. Four times a month.. D. Five days a week.
Mr. Lee was in bed and was trying to go to sleep when he heard the bell ring. He turned on the light and looked at his clock. It was twelve o'clock. "Who can it be at this time of night?" He thought. He decided to go and find out. So he got off bed, put on his dressing gown (浴袍) and went to the door. When he opened the door, there was nobody there. "That is very strange." Then he went back to his bedroom, took off his dressing gown, got back into bed, turned off the light and tried to go to sleep. A few minutes later he heard the bell again. Mr. Lee jumped out of bed very quickly and rushed to the door. He opened it, but again he found no one there. He closed the door and tried not to feel angry. Then he saw a piece of paper on the floor. He picked it up. There were some words on it : "It is now after midnight(午夜), so it is April Fools’ Day. April fool to you!"
"Oh, it was the English boy next door!" Mr. Lee exclaimed (惊叫) and almost smiled. He went back to bed and fell asleep at once. The bell did not ring again.
1.When did Mr. Lee go to bed?
A. before twelve o'clock B. after twelve o'clock
C. when the bell rang D. when he saw the boy
2.Why did he rush to the door when he heard the bell ring the second time?
A. He wanted to open the door for the visitor
B. He wanted to find out who the visitor was.
C. He was afraid of the ring
D. He was waiting for someone.
3.From this passage, we learn that we can _______ on April Fools’ Day.
A. say "Hello" to each other B. dance and sing at night
C. play jokes on each other D. send presents to children
假设你是李华，日前参加了在加拿大举行的为期四周的国际中学生生存训练营活动， 并将作为中国学生代表在闭幕式上发言。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，要点包括：
1.遇到的挑战（语言、交往、文化冲击等）；
2.你的收获；
3.感谢组织者。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总次数。
Dear friends,
I am honored to deliver a closing speech on behalf of all the Chinese students in the camp.
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That’s all. Thank you for listening.
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
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。
Last year, my family moved to a new city and I went to study in a place where I had no idea about anything. As time was passed, however, I made some friends who were the coolest in whole world. They were so amazed that I couldn’t imagine life at school without her. I never thought of have a so-called best friend, but later I meet one. She is the kindest girl I have ever known. She never believes all the bad things other tell her about me. Wherever I am down, she does many funny things to make me happiness. Anytime we mess up but fight, we always get together again soon.
The capital city of South Korea, Seoul, is putting up 300 new street sings with the purpose of 1. (warn) pedestrians about the dangers of walking while absorbed in their smartphones.
The first signs have been at five locations in the hope 2. they’ll stop “smartphone sleepwalkers” in their tracks. One sign at a major traffic crossroad shows a person staring at a handheld device(设备),3.(complete) unaware of the danger of being hit by a car.
While some signs 4. (attach)to traffic light poles, others are on the pavement in order to attract those looking down 5. their mobile devices. But some locals aren’t sure whether those signs will work. One man points out that “most people 6. are using their phones on the street aren’t going to be able to see them”
More than 1000 smartphone-related traffic collisions were recorded in South Korea in 2014, 7.(compare) to 437 such incidents in 2009. South Korea has one of the 8. (high) smartphone ownership rate in the world, but like many Asian countries it’s also been trying to handle rising levels of 9. (addict) to the devices.
While Seoul’s innovation(创新) is government-funded, two Swedish artists 10.(have) a similar idea late last year, putting up unofficial smartphone warning signs in Stockholm.
