Why does the woman make the call?
A.To accept a job offer. B.To express thanks. C.To finish a survey.
When will the first speech begin?
A.At 9:00 a.m. B.At 10:30 a.m. C.At 12:30 p.m.
Where is the woman now?
A.At home. B.In a theatre. C.At school.
What is the weather like on Tuesday?
A.Sunny. B.Windy. C.Cloudy.
假定你是李华。你的英国朋友 Toby 来信询问你校体育选修课程开设的情况。请你用英语给他写一封回信，内容包括：
1. 体育选修课程开设目的；
2. 所开始的体育项目；
3. 你选择的项目和理由。
注意:
1．词数 100-120 左右；
2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：选修课程 optional course
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阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Is English changing? Yes, and so is every other human language! Language is always changing and 1.(meet) the needs of its users. This isn’t a bad thing; if English hadn’t changed since 1950, we wouldn’t have words or expressions to refer to smartphones, fax machines, or cable TV. As long as the needs of language users continue to change, so will the language. The change is so slow 2. from year to year we hardly notice it, except to complain every so often about the ‘poor English’ being used by the young people! However, reading Shakespeare’s writings from the sixteenth century can be difficult. If you go back a couple more3.(century), Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales are really tough, and if you went back another 500 years to try to read Beowulf, it would be like reading4. different language.
But why does language change? Language changes for several reasons. First, it5.(change) because the needs of its speakers change. New technologies, new products, and new experiences request new words to refer to them 6.(clear) and efficiently. Consider texting: originally it 7.(call) text messaging, because it allowed one person to send another text rather than voice messages by phone. Later, people became familiar with the new shorter form named text, 8. included both the message and the process, as in the case I just got a text or I’ll text Sylvia right now.
