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There are thousands of different languages in the world .Everyone seems to think his native language is the most important one , as it is their first language. For many people it is even their only language all their lives. But English is the world’s most widely used language.
As a native language, English is spoken by nearly 300 million people in the United States, England, Australia and some other countries.
For people in India and many other countries, English is often necessary for business, education and other activities. So English is the second language there.
As a foreign language, no other language is more widely studied or used than English. We use it to listen to the radio, to read books or to travel. It is also one of the working languages in the United Nations and is more used than the others,
【小题1】There are different languages in the world.
| A．two | B．three |
| C．hundreds of | D．thousands of |
| A．first | B．only | C．one | D．foreign |
| A．England | B．India |
| C．the United States | D．Australia |
| A．first | B．second | C．foreign | D．native |
| A．much | B．more |
| C．the more | D．the most |
Many teenagers feel that the most important people in their lives are their friends. They believe that their family members, and in particular their parents, don’t know them as well as their friends do. In large families, it is quite often for brothers and sisters to fight with each other and then they can only go to their friends for advice.
It is very important for teenagers to have one good friend or a circle of friends. Even when they are not with their friends, they usually spend a lot of time talking among themselves on the phone. This communication is very important in children’s growing up, because friends can discuss something difficult to say to their family members.
However, parents often try to choose their children’s friends for them. Some parents may even stop their children from meeting their good friends. The questions of “choice” is an interesting one. Have you ever thought of the following questions?
Who choose your friends?
Do you choose you friends or your friends choose you? Have you got a good friend your parents don’t like? Your answers are welcome.
【小题1】When teenagers stay alone, the usual way of communication is _________.| A．to go to their friends | B．to talk with their parents |
| C．to have a discussion with their family by phone | D．to talk with their friends on the phone |
| A．Some parents may even not allow their children to meeting their good friends. |
| B．Some parents may even ask their children to stay away from their good friends. |
| C．Some parents may even not let their children meet their good friends. |
| D．Some parents may want their children to stop to meet their good friends. |
| A．Parents should like everything their children enjoy. |
| B．In all families children can choose everything they like. |
| C．Parents should try their best to understand their children better. |
| D．Teenagers can only go to their friends for help. |
| A．diary | B．story | C．advertisement (广告) | D．report |
Everyone has worries. How do you deal with (处理) your worries? There is always something you can do to help yourself feel less worried. Sitting there worrying is no fun and it won’t solve your problems.
Grades (分数) at school are often a top worry for children. If you worry most about grades, ask yourself these questions:
● Why are grades important? What do grades mean to me?
● How do I get ready for class? Do I go over my notes even when there isn’t a test?
● Do I have a good place to do my homework?
● Have I tried different ways of studying?
If your worry is about a fight you had with your friend, you might write down all the things you could do—write a note to him or her, invite him or her to watch a basketball game, say sorry to him or her and so on. Once you have a list of things you could do, you can choose one thing that could get your friend back.
You can ask for help when you’re worried. You can find someone to talk to, such as your parents, friends, and teachers.
【小题1】What do children often worry most about?| A．Their hobbies. | B．Their homework. |
| C．Their grades at school. | D．A fight with their friends. |
| A．work hard | B．ask for help and talk to someone |
| C．get ready for class | D．do your homework |
| A．Who is often worried. | B．When people are worried. |
| C．How to deal with worries. | D．What kinds of worries people have. |
Probably not. But that is what kids in Yemen (也门) are experiencing (经历). According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.
Because of the water shortage (短缺), the Yemen government often cuts the water supply (供应). Hannan, an 18-year-girl, tells the Teens, “In a good week we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the next week there will be water only for a day or two.”
Hannan says only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private (私人的) companies own the trucks, They travel around the city every day to sell water--- at very high prices.
“ A lot of people can’t pay for it,” she says.
The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.
【小题1】How old is Hannan?
| A．She is eight. | B．She is eighteen. | C．She is seventeen. | D．She is seven. |
| A．buying water from shops |
| B．having enough drinking water |
| C．suffering(忍受) from water shortage |
| D．washing clothes with used water |
| A．the people of Yemen don’t have to worry about water |
| B．people in Yemen have no water to use during a bad week |
| C．Sanna will have no drinking water in 10 years |
| D．private companies make much money by selling water |
| A．may try to make use of seawater |
| B．does nothing about the water problem |
| C．only cares about rich people’s lives |
| D．may solve the problem soon |
| A．not to use seawater | B．not to waste water |
| C．to drink less water | D．to sell water to Yemen |
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