In May, 2010, I first visited Toronto when my granddaughter needed a serious operation(手術(shù)). She stayed at a hospital in the heart of the city because the hospital provide excellent medical treatment for us.  46  it was a beautiful city, my first impression of it was bad. My husband and I rented a room not far away from the            47  . Every day we walked from our apartment to the hospital. On the way we met many  48  things. Poor people asked for money. People walked around them as if they saw   49  . People there always walked quickly  50  smile. I kept smiling at them saying：“Excuse me” every time when I wanted to pass someone.
The city never  51  .. Bright lights and loud music were everywhere.
There were many firsts for me when I was in Toronto. It was the first time I saw the lack of humanity(人性的缺失) for our fellow man. The city felt crowd but __52   
Though I went to Toronto many times. I had no interest to   53   any wonderful  places. I felt uncomfortable when I was there.
When we were back home, I felt comfortable at home. Our neighbors    54  us back with friendly smiles. It is quiet, peaceful and safe. You don’t have to   55   the house or car doors. You can hear water gurgle(汩汩地流)。It’s the life.
【小題1】A. Though           B. When            C. If
【小題2】A. neighbor          B.garden            C. hospital
【小題3】A. unpleasant         B. interesting        C. wonderful
【小題4】A. something         B. anything          C. nothing
【小題5】A.without            B. besides           C. in
【小題6】A. walked           B. slept             C.drank
【小題7】A. quiet              B.lonely             C. noisy
【小題8】A.introduce           B. describe           C. visit
【小題9】A. sent               B. welcomed          C. paid
【小題10】A. repair              B.buy                C.close

When you wave to a friend, you are using sign language. When you smile at someone , you mean to be  16 . When you put one finger in front of your  17 , you mean“Be quiet.”
Yet , people in different countries may use different sign languages.
Once an Englishman was in Italy. He could speak  18 Italian. One day while he was walking in the street , he felt  19 and went into a restaurant. When the waiter came , the Englishman  20 his mouth , put his fingers into it and took them out again and moved his lips. In this way , he  21 to say , “Bring me something to eat.”But the waiter brought him a lot of things to  22 . First tea , then coffee , then milk , but no food. The Englishman was  23 that he was not able to tell the waiter he was hungry. He was  24  to leave the restaurant when another man came in and put his hands on his stomach. And this sign was  25 enough for the waiter. In a few minutes, the waiter brought him a large plate of bread and meat. At last the Englishman had his meal in the same way.

John likes chocolates very much, but his mother never gives him 26._____, because they are 27.____for his teeth. But John 28._____ a very nice grandpa. The old man loves John very much, and 29._____ he brings John chocolates when he comes to see him. Then his mother let him eat them, because she wants 30.____ the old man happy.
One evening, a few days 31._____ John’s 8th birthday, he was saying his prayers(祈禱)in his bedroom before he went to bed,” Please, God. Make them give me a big 32._____ of chocolates for my birthday next week.” he shouted. His mother heard the boy’s shouting and went into his bedroom quickly.”33._____ are you shouting, John?” she asked.” God can hear you when you talk quietly(安靜地).” “I know,34._____ grandpa is in the next door, and he can’t.” The 35._____ answered with a smile(微笑).

“Learning a language is easy. Even a child can do it!”
Most adults who are 36  a second language would not agree with this. For them, learning is a very difficult task. They need much time to study and practice, and even sometimes they don’t get good results. But learning a language is __37 _for children.
Language teachers often offer __38__ to language learners:“ Read as __39 _as you can”“ Practice __40___the language every day”
But what does a _41__language learner do? Language learning research shows that successful language learners are similar__42___ some ways.
Successful language learners are learners with purpose. They will try any way to communicate. They are __43__in language learning because they know __44__why they learn a language . They try every chance __45__more, speak more, read more and write more.
Are you successful in language learning? If it is less successful, you should do well to try the above ways.

Alice was a beautiful girl. She liked nothing except dressing __1__ and dancing when she was at school. Of course she wasn’t good at her __2__. But the boys were ready to help her with her lessons __3__ they liked to dance with her. And after she finished middle school, she __4__ found work in a big shop. The __5__ had a son and he wanted the girl to marry him. Alice __6__ though the young man wasn’t clever enough. And she __7__ all kinds of clothes and shoes. She lived in the beautiful house with a big garden and she __8__ did anything at home. She didn’t love her __9__ but she lived a city life.
Once Mrs. Evans called Alice. The woman said she bought a few __10__ pictures and asked her to appreciate（欣賞）them. She __11__ nothing about the art but she was afraid to be laughed at and got there in time. She saw several women there. They were __12__the pictures when she went in. She thought for a long time and said, “Look! They’re all __13__. Why didn’t you buy the new ones?”
The women looked at each other but they tried not to __14__. And when they were appreciating a picture “Tramp（游浪漢）”, she said, “I don’t think the artist could draw! Such a__15__ man had no money to have a portrait taken（請人畫像）!”

One day, the wind starts an argument with the sun. "I'm much ( 1 ) than you are!" says the wind. "No." answers the sun, "I'm much stronger than you are!"
While they are arguing, they see a man walking down the road. He is wearing a heavy ( 2 ) . The sun says to the wind "Now let ( 3 ) see which of us can make the man take off his coat, then we will know ( 4 ) is stron­ger. "
First the ( 5 ) tries. It begins to blow very hard. It blows so hard that the man pulls his coat round him. The wind is ( 6 ) with the man. Then the wind says to the sun, "Now it's your ( 7 ) . Let me see if you can make him take off his coat "The sun ( 8 ) to shine on the man. Soon it gets very hot! The man ( 9 ) his coat. The argument is ( 10 ).

I like my Chinese teacher very much. He is a   16   man, about 25 years old. He is tall    17   black short hair. He is a very humorous(幽默的) person. He often    18  us jokes(笑話) and  19  to make our class more   20   . In class, he is a very   21   teacher. If we don’t listen to him carefully, he will give us some punishment(懲罰) by  22   us some questions. But after class, he becomes a very good    23   of us. He often talks with the girls and plays   24   with the boys. All of us really like him. He is our    25     teacher.

I have a sister. My lifestyle is different from her. I 1 healthier than her. I exercise twice a day. Usually I come home from school 2 , though my home is 3  from school. It takes me more than one hour. And my eating 4  are better than hers. She often has a 5  , because she likes to eat unhealthy diet. 6  I don’t like milk, my mother wants me to drink it. She says it’s good for my health. So I have to drink it. I try to eat 7 vegetables ten to eleven times a week. I keep eating fruit every day. They help me to keep in good health. As 8  meat, I must try to eat less of it. Of course, I love junk food too. I try to eat it only 9 a week. I sleep for nine hours every night. 10 you see, my healthy lifestyle depends on good food and exercise. It helps me study better.

Look at the girl. She is   31  good friend. She is  32  English girl.   33 name is Kate.   34  twelve. My   35  is Fangfang.    36  a Chinese girl. I’m eleven.
Kate  37   a small sports collection. She has   38  tennis racket, three basketballs, and five baseballs, but I only   39  a soccer ball. Kate and I both (都)  40 sports every day.

I  1 you’re well. I’m  2 holiday in London with my friend Jenny. We arrived  3 plane last Monday and  4  a taxi to our hotel. I went for a walk in Hyde Park but Jenny 5 with me 6 she was tired.
Then  7 Tuesday we saw the clock, Big Ben, and BuckinghamPalace. Queen Elizabeth lives in the palace, but we didn’t see her. I  8 some presents.
­ 9  day we visited the BritishMuseum  10 had dinner in a Chinese restaurant.