Now more than 40 million foreigners around the world are learning Chinese，according to a report. The relationship between the United States and China is becoming more and more important in the world. This has really influenced the growth of Chinese language learning in U.S.
I am Chris from the United States. I am one of the many people who are learning Chinese. I am studying at a Confucius Institute(孔子学院)in New York. There are 10 students in our class. Some are over thirty years old. Some are middle school students. Our teacher comes from Beijing. He is fun and often tells us interesting things in China.
I think Chinese is difficult to learn. The biggest challenge for American learners is the writing. Chinese is completely different from any other language in the world. It will take me a lot of time to learn enough Chinese characters（汉字）. But 1 think there are many benefits (益处) of spending time in learning Chinese. One important benefit is that it makes me see things from a different point of view， because Chinese is such a different language from English. I think for American students the most important benefit is that learning a challenging language can open up their eyes.
1. From the passage we know that .
A. Chris is an American
B. Chris is thirty years old
C. Chris has been to China
D. Chris is in China now
2. is the most difficult thing of the language for foreigners according to the writer.
A. Listening B. Speaking
C. Reading D. Writing
3.According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE?
A. More than 40 million Americans are learning Chinese.
B. Chris' Chinese teacher is a Chinese.
C. Chris thinks there are few benefits of learning Chinese.
D. Most foreigners don’t think it’s difficult to learn Chinese.
4.The last paragraph is mainly about .
A. the differences between Chinese and other languages
B. the reason for learning Chinese
C. ways of learning Chinese
D. the challenges and benefits of learning Chinese
There are many things we need to know， but we do not learn them at school. For example， if we want to use our money wisely， we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare(比较) the prices of the things in different shops. We also need to know how to make the best choice when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a life skill， and we need to practice it in our daily life.Supermarket W Business hours： 6：00 a.m – 10：30 p.m.
Eggs (1 kilo)： ₤ 6.50 Apples(1 kilo)： ₤3.80 Pork ( 1 kilo)： ₤18.20 Tomatoes (1 kilo)： ₤1.58 Environment： Very good Service： Good |
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Supermarket M Business hours： 5：30 a.m – 10：30 p.m. Eggs (1 kilo)： ₤ 6.60 Apples(1 kilo)： ₤3.96 Pork ( 1 kilo)： ₤18.20 Tomatoes (1 kilo)： ₤1.50Environment： Very good Service： Good
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Supermarket Y Business hours：6：00 a.m – 10：00 p.m. Eggs (1 kilo)： ₤ 6.20 Apples(1 kilo)： ₤3.30 Pork ( 1 kilo)： ₤17.20 Tomatoes(1kilo)：₤1.30
Environment： Need improving Service： Just so-so |
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Supermarket T Business hours： 6：00 a.m – 9：30 p.m. Eggs (1 kilo)： ₤ 6.90 Apples(1 kilo)： ₤3.9 Pork ( 1 kilo)： ₤18.60 Tomatoes (1 kilo)： ₤1.60 Environment： Just so-so Service： Bad |
1.Which supermarket has the longest Business Hours?
A. Supermarket W. B. Supermarket T.
C. Supermarket Y. D. Supermarket M.
2.The price of the pork in ___________ is the same as that in ___________.
A. Supermarket W; Supermarket M
B. Supermarket Y; Supermarket T
C. Supermarket W; Supermarket Y
D. Supermarket M; Supermarket T
3. From above， which supermarket may have the fewest shoppers?
A. Supermarket W. B. Supermarket T.
C. Supermarket M. D. Supermarket
students bring mobile phones to school? Earlier this month， some experts in Beijing had a discussion about this question. There is on it.
One side suggested that schools mobile phones completely. Mobile phones have distracted (分心) students with games and hurt students with bad messages， they said.
side argued that we should not refuse to eat for fear of choking（因噎废食）. We should stop the act of sending bad messages stopping the use of mobile phones. What’s more， cell phones are when students need to call their parents， especially in time of danger.
Teens asked several students about what’s going on with mobile phones in their schools. In fact， most schools allow cell phones at school， but tell students they must until the end of the school day.
Most students think it’s a good idea to have a mobile phone， it’s turned off. Li Zefeng， 13， of Beijing， said： “Sometimes when I have to take extra classes， I need to tell my parents to pick me up later. I call them with my cell phone.”
However， some still secretly use their cell phones . Xu Nanqing， 14， of Shanghai， said once a student was trying to take a call on a mobile phone during an exam. The teacher was angry that he scolded（责备）the student in front of the whole class， Xu said.
1.A. Should B. Must C. Will D. Do
2.A. agreement B. disagreement C. differences D. difficulties
3.A. allow B. refuse C. let D. accept
4.A. The others B. The other C. Some other D. Others
5.A. instead of B. and C. but D. instead
6.A. impossible B. useful C. special D. no need
7.A. keep them off B. turn them on C. use them D. make calls
8.A. so B. unless C. even if D. because
9.A. at home B. at work C. on the bus D. at school
10.A. very B. quite C. really D. so
– Remember to close the door when you leave .
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A. OK， I will B. No， I won’t
C. No， I don’t D. Yes ， I do .
– Could you tell me tomorrow morning ?
– Well， it will start at 9 clock .
A. when the film will start
B. where will the film starts
C. when will the film start
D. where the film will start
— Must I do my homework now?
—No， you ____________. You do it later .
A. mustn’t B. can’t C. won’t D. needn’t
