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TheyoungviolinistVanessa-Maewasthefirstmusiciantousetechno,danceandrockmusic

intraditionalclassicalmusic.Vanessa-Maelovedpopmusic,andshewasalsoaverygood

classicalviolinist,andshebroughtthetwokindsofmusictogether.

Vanessa-MaewasborninSingaporeonOctober27,1978.ShemovedtoLondonwithher

familywhenshewasfour.Ayearlater,shestartedtoleamtheviolin.Whenshewaseight,she

wenttoBeijingtostudytheviolin.Whenshewasten,sheplayedwithaveryfamousgroupof

classicalmusicians.ButVanessa-Maedoesn'tonlyplaytheviolin.Shelearntthepianobeforeshe

startedtoplaytheviolin.

Shelikeslotsofdifferentkindsofmusic,fromBeethoventotheBeatles,andshewantstoplay

themusicshelikes.Notonlyhassheplayedinclassicalconcertsallovertheworld,butshehas

alsoplayedinpopconcertswithpopstars.

Alotofpeopledon'tlikethewaysheusesmodemrhythms,noisydrumsandguitarsin

traditionalmusic.ButVanessa-Maehasdoneoneimportantthing:shehasbroughtmanynewfans

toclassicalmusic.Forthefirsttime,manyyoungpeoplebegantolistentoclassicalmusic.

1.typeofmusicdoesVanessa-Maelike?

a)Onlypopmusic.

b)Lotsofdifferentkindsofmusic.

c)Onlyclassicalmusic.

2.listentoclassicalmusicbecausetheylikeVanessa-Mae?

a)Popstars.b)Youngpeople.c)Classicalmusicians.

3.wasthefirstinstrumentshelearnttoplay?

a)Theviolin.b)Thepiano.c)Thedrums.

4.hasVanessa-Maeplayedwith?

a)BeethovenandtheBeatles.

b)Manyyoungpeople.

c)Popstarsandclassicalmusicians.

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Abeautifulsmile

WhenIwas13yearsold,aboygavemeanimportantgift.Itwasasmile.

Itwastheearlyautumnofmyfirstyearatajuniorhighschool,andmyoldschoolwasfar

away.Asaresult,nooneknewwhoIwas.Iwasverylonely,andafraidtomakefriendswith

anyone.

EverytimeIheardtheotherstudentstalkingandlaughing,Ifeltmyheartbreak.Icouldn'ttalk

toanyoneaboutmyproblem,andIdidn'twantmyparentstoworryaboutme.

Thenoneday,myclassmatestalkedhappilywiththeirfriends,butIsatatmydeskunhappily

asusual.Atthatmoment,aboyenteredtheclassroom.Ididn'tknowwhohewas.Hepassedme

andthenturnedback.Helookedatmeand,withoutaword,smiled.

Suddenly,Ifeltthetouchofsomethingbrightandfriendly.Itmademefeelhappy,livelyand

warm.

Thatsmilechangedmylife.Istartedtotalkwiththeotherstudentsandmadefriends.Dayby

day,Ibecameclosertoeveryoneinmyclass.Theboywiththeluckysmilehasbecomemybest

friendnow.

Oneday,Iaskedhimwhyhesmiled,buthecouldn'tremembersmilingatme!

Itdoesn'tmatterbecauseallthedarkdayshavegone.NowIbelievethattheworldiswhatyou

thinkitis.Ifyouthinkyouarelonely,youmightalwaysbealone.Sosmileattheworldandit

willsmileback.

1.Whywasthesmileanimportantgift?

a)ZhangBei'soldschoolwasfaraway.

b)ItmadeZhangBeifeelhappy,livelyandwarm.

c)ZhangBeididn'tknowwhotheboywas.

d)Thesmiledidn'tmeananythingtotheboy.

2.Whycouldn'tZhangBeitalktoanyoneaboutherproblem?

a)Becauseshedidn'twantherparentstoworryabouther.

b)Becauseshedidn'thaveanyfriendsinhernewschool.

c)Becauseshewasinthefirstyearatajuniorhighschool.

d)Becauseshewasalwaysunhappy.

3.Whydoyouthinktheboysmiled?

a)Hewashappytosehisfriends.

b)HereallylikedZhangBei.

c)HesawZhangBeiwasunhappy.

d)Hewasaveryfriendlyboyandsmiledateveryone.

4.Howdidthesmilechangeherlife?

a)Shebegantomakefriends.

b)Herparentsdidn'tworryaboutheranymore.

c)Shebecamebestfriendswiththeboy.

d)Sherealizedthatit'simportanttosmileatpeople.

5.Wheredoesshenowthinkherfeelingofunhappinesscamefrom?

a)Fromheroldschool.

b)Fromotherpeopleintheworld.

c)Fromherself.

d)Fromthechildrenatthenewschool.

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Smile,please!

Ifasnakebitesyou,takeaphotowithyourmobilephone!Itmaysaveyourlife.Thisisthe

surprisingadviceofaBritishcook.

OnedayHenryJacksonwasworkinginarestaurantkitchen.Hepickedupadishfromthetable,

andsuddenlyasnakeappeared...andbithimonthehand.

Afewdaysearlier,thesnakecametotherestaurantfromAsiainaboxofbananas.Itclimbed

outoftheboxandhidunderthedish.

“Iwenttotrytopickitupanditbitmeagain.Ithrewitacrossthekitchen,anditlandedinthe

fridge.SoIclosedthedoor."MrJacksonsaid.

Anyway,MrJacksonstayedcoolandhetookaphotoofthesnakewithhismobilephone.Soon

hishandbegantoacheandhewenttohospital.Thenthischestbegantohurt.Doctorscouldn'tsay

whatwaswrongbecausetheydidn'tknowwhatkindofsnakeitwas.

ThenMrJacksonrememberedhismobilephonephoto.ThedoctorssentittoLondonZoo.

Whentheyknewthekindofsnake,theycouldgiveMrJacksontherightmedicine,andheleft

hospitalthenextday.

“Somyadviceisthis:Ifasnakebitesyou,pickupyourphone.Takeitsphotofirstandthen

showthephototothedoctors/*suggestsMrJackson.44Oh,andifthesnakedoesn'tsmileforits

photo,don'tworry!”

1.WhenthesnakebitMi*.Jackson,itwas.

a)hidinginaboxofbananasb)climbingoutofaboxofbananas

c)lyingunderadishd)climbingintothefridge

2.Mr.Jacksonthrewthesnakeacrosstheroomprobablybecause.

a)hewassurprisedb)hewantedtogetabetterphoto

c)hischestbegantohurtd)thefridgedoorwasopen

3.MrJacksonclosedthefridgedoorsothat.

a)hecouldtakeaphotob)thesnakecouldn'tgobacktothezoo

c)thesnakebecamecoold)hewassafefromthesnake

4.ThedoctorsgaveMrJacksontherightmedicinewhen.

a)LondonZootoldthemwhatkindofsnakeitwas

b)MrJacksonsentthephototothehospital

c)helefthospitalthenextday

d)thesnakebithim

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Lostinthemountains

Jamiestoodlookingatthemap.Heturneditaround.Helookedupfromthemap.Helooked

backatthemap.Hetookafewstepsbackalongthepath.Heputhisfingeronthemap,and

lookedupagain."It'snouse!”heshouted.Hethrewthemapaway,andsatdownontheground.

Iaskedhimwhatthematterwas.

Jamiesaid,"We'relost.Wemusthavetakenawrongturning.”

Hedidn'tknowwherewewere."Fmsorry.Tmsorry,“hesaidagainandagain.

Itoldhimnottoworry."We'llfollowtheriver,nIsaid.'Theriverflowsintothesea,soitwill

takeusbacktothecoast."Thisseemedlikedagoodplan.Wesetoffdownthehill.Theriverwas

alongwaybelowus.Itwasgettingdark,anditwasstartingtorain.Jamiestartedtorun."Come

on!”hecalled."Inanhour,itwillbedarkandwewon'tbeabletoseewherewe'regoing.”

"Stop!”Ishouted."Don'trun.It'sdangerous!M

AssoonasIsawhimfall,Iknewhewasbadlyhurt.WhenIreachedhim,hesaidthathisleg

andfoothurt.Hewasn'tabletostandup.Now,wewerelost,wewerealongwayfromhome,and

Jamiecouldn'twalk.

1.WhydoesJamiesay"It'snouse"?

a)Hecan'tunderstandthemap.

b)Thepathisn'tonthemap.

c)He'sgotthewrongmap.

d)Hecan'tworkoutwheretheyare.

2.WhyarethewriterandJamielost?

a)Theytookawrongturning.

b)Theythrewtheirmapaway.

c)It'stoodarktoseewherethey'regoing.

d)Theyarealongwayfromhome.

3.Whatdotheydecidetodo?

a)Tofollowthepath.

b)Tomakeagoodplan.

c)Towalkalongtheriver.

d)Nottoworryaboutit.

4.WhathappenstoJamie?

a)Hecan'tseewherehe'sgoing.

b)Hefallsandhurtshisleg.

c)Hefallsintotheriver.

d)Herunsintodanger.

BookS:P4

Thegreatestwonderofthenaturalworld

WhenIarrived,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,wentthroughagate

andwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstill

verydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewasnothingtosee.

Afteraboutakilometer,astrangerappearedinthefrontofme."AmIgoingtherightway?”I

asked.HeknewwhereIwasgoing.“Yes,"hereplied,"you'llgetthereinfiveminutes.^^Finally,I

cametosomerocks,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktosee

anything.

Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesunrosebehindmeandbeyondtherocks.

Isawthatthegroundfellawayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.IwasontheedgeoftheGrand

Canyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.

IlookeddowntotheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallest

buildingsintheworldatthebottomofthecanyon,theystillwon'treachthetop.ThenIlooked

acrosstotheothersideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?It's20kilometres,maybemore.Finally,I

lookedtomyleftandtomyright,andonbothsidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance...

over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.It'shuge!

Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.It*snot“Howdeepisit?”

or“Howwideisit?”or“Howlongisit?”but44IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderanywhere

inthenaturalworld?”Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?

1.Wheremaythepassagecomefrom?

a)Aguidebook.

b)Agrammarbook.

c)Adictionary.

d)Adiary.

2.Whywastherenothingtosee?

a)Becausetherewasnothing.

b)Becauseitwastoodark.

c)Becauseitwasraining.

d)Becauseitwasinthemorning.

3.WherewasthewriterfacingontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon?

a)Tothesouth.

b)Tothenorth.

c)Totheeast.

d)Tothewest.

4.Whatisthewriter'spurposeinwritingthispassage?

a)TogivefactsabouttheGrandCanyon.

b)TotellhowhefeelsabouttheGrandCanyon.

c)TodescribetheGrandCanyon.

d)TotellpeopletovisittheGrandCanyon.

Book5:P90

Visionsofthecity

Jois15andlivesinParkville.WhenJo'sgrandparentsfirstcametoParkville50yearsago,itwas

aquietcountryvillageinthecentreofthecountry.Atthattime,theyhadasmallhouseonthe

edgeoftown,withsomefieldsandthehillsinthedistance.

ButParkvillewasclosetoabigcity,Amwick,withabout200,000people.Peoplefromthe

countrysidebegantoarriveinArnwicktofindjobsandhaveabetterlife.Andofcoursethey

neededsomewheretolive.However,itwasexpensivetoliveinthecentreofArnwick,sothecity

governmentdecidedtobuildflatsaroundtheedgeofthecity.Andsoon,Parkvillebecamea

suburbofArnwick.Itnowhasoveramillionpeople.Jo'sfamilyliveinoneofthosenew

flats—there'snoroomforsmallhousesanymore.

ThesmalllocalschoolinParkvillecloseddownfiveyearsago.Jogoestoaschoolclosetothe

centreofArnwick,with2,000pupils.Nooneknowsalltheirnames.

IttakesJoanhourtogettoschool,andthisaddstothetrafficandpollution.Butit'snother

fault.Shelikedheroldschool.

Amwickneedslargerhospitalsandmoredoctors,betterpublictransportandfewerprivatecars.

Thereneedtobemoreshopsandoffices.Italsoneedscleanwaterandnorubbishinthestreets.

It'sdifficulttorunabigcity,andtoprotectpeoplefromcrime.Soitalsoneedsmorelawsand

morepolice,andmoretaxestopayforeverything.

Well,whatdoyouthinkofallthis?DoyoulikethethingswhicharehappeninginParkville?

Infact,“Visionsofthecity"isjustastory.Butdoesyourtownhavethesameproblemsas

Amwick?

Choosethebestanswer.

1.Thewriterwantsto.

a)showthedisadvantagesofhowcitieshavegrownovertheyears.

b)Showthatlifeinthecitycanbeenjoyable.

c)Describethedangersofcitylife.

d)Explainwhatcitiesneedtogivethepeoplewholivethere.

zpa

a)rkvillebecameasuburbofAmwickbecause.

b)noonewantedtoliveinavillage.

c)peoplewantedbetterplacestolive

d)中Amwickgrewlarger

Peoplefeelsaferinlargecities

a)utit'snotherfault.^^meansJo.

b)。doesn'twanttoaddtothetrafficandpollution

⑴isunhappyaboutaddingtotheproblems

doesn'tchoosetogotoaschoolsofaraway

feelsbadaboutthetrafficandpollution

4.Thewriterhaswrittenastoryprobablybecause.

a)he'snotinterestedinfacts

b)it'smoreinteresting

c)it'stoodangeroustotalkaboutarealcity

d)it'sclearerthanifhedescribesarealcity

Book5:WorkbookP142

ANIMALPHOTOCOMPETITION

Rulesofentry

1.Thosewhoenterthecompetitionmustbeundertheageof18.

2.Toenterthecompetitionyoumustsendinthreephotographsofanimalswhichyouhavetaken

yourself.Bothyouandaparentmustsigntheformbelowwhichstatesthatyouandnooneelse

hastakenthephotograph.

3.Beloweachphotographmustbeasentencethatdescribesthephoto.

4.Thelastdateforphotographicentriesis31stAugustofthisyear.

5.Allphotosmustbeincolour.

6.Photosmustnotbemorethan21x21centimetresinsize.

7.Photosshouldbesentto:TheDanfordMirror,MirrorNewspapers,45WingateStreet,Danford,

RBW25XT.

Thewinningphotographs

•Thewinnerofthecompetitionwillbethepersonwhosendsinthebestphotographsandthe

bestdescriptionsofthephotos.

•ThewinnerwillreceiveanOlympic500camera.He/Shewillalsobeinvitedtotake

picturesforTheDanJbrdMirrorfbraperiodofthreemonths.He/Shewillbepaidforthis.

•SecondprizeisanOlympic200camera.

•ThirdprizeisanOlympic100camera.

•Thewinningphotographswillbeannouncedon31stOctoberofthisyearatLongbridge

SchoolinDanfordat7pm.

•Thewinneroflastyear'sphotographiccompetitionwillpresenttheprizes.

•ThewinningphotoswillbeshownonscreenandMikeBronson,atopphotographerfbr

MirrorNewspapers,willdiscussthem.

1.Youcannotenterthecompetitionifyouareyearsold.

A.16B.17C.18

2.Youmustsignaformtosaythathavetakenthephotographs.

A.youB.yourparentsC.youandyourparent

3.Eachphotographmusthave.

A.adescriptionB.oneortwosentencesC.aform

4.Thewinningphotographscanbe.

A.blackandwhiteB.22X22cminsizeC.21X21cminsize

5.Theprizesarecameras.

A./B.andajobC.andphotos

6.Tofindoutwhothewinneris,youmustgoto.

A.TheDanfordMirrorB.LongbridgeSchoolC.45WingateStreet

7.Theprizeswillbepresentedby.

A.MikeBronsonB.anotherwinnerC.atopphotographer

Bouk6:P4

Excuseme.You'resittinginmyseat.

ThetraintoBeijing!Linoftendreamedaboutthetrain,andaboutgoingtothecapital.Nowit

wasinfrontofhim,tosetoffsoon.Helookedathisbrother.

“Don'tforgetwhereyoucomefrom,littlebrother,Jinsaid."Andwatchyourbagscarefully.^^

Linnodded,unabletospeak.Thiswashisfirstlongtripbytrainatthestartofhisnewlife,

leavinghisvillageandhishomefbrthelast16years.

HeheldJininhisarms.Withtearsinhiseyes,JinpushedLinaway."Go,brother.Writetous

assoonasyougetthere.OK?”

Linjumpedontothetrain.Therewerepeopleandbagseverywhere.Hepushedpastthem

towardshisseat.

AyoungmanwassittinginLin'sseat.Hewaswearingjeansandaverysmartjacket,andwas

smokingacigarette.

Whatshouldhedo?SixpairsofeyeslookedatLin,whilethemanlookedoutofthewindow.

“Sir,youaresittinginmyseat,”Linsaid,withanervoussmile.Theotherpeoplewatchedwith

interest.

Themandidn'tturntolookatLin,butjustlookedoutofthewindow.

“Excuseme.Ihaveaticketwiththenumberoftheseatyouaresittingin!”Linsaidina

strongervoice.

“Ialsohaveaticketwiththatnumber-thoughit'sinanothercar.Besides,Iwasherefirst,n

saidtheman,withoutmovinghishead.Thoughhewassitting,helookedverytallandstrong.

Linlookedattheotherpassengersforhelp."But…"hestartedtosay.

“Butwhat?”ThemanturnedandlookedatLin."Iamnotmoving,,

Finallyamanwearingglassesspokeinaloudvoice."Thisyoungmanhastherightticketfor

thatseat.Youshouldmove.”

Linfeltbrave."See?Pleasemove.Ihavealongwaytogo.”

“Howlong?”Theyoungmanasked.

'Tothelaststop,Beijing.”

“Iamgettingoffbeforeyou.Thenyoucanhavemyseat.”

“Whereisthat?”askedLin.

“Hangzhou.”

LinthoughtHangzhouwasfaraway.

“It'ssevenhoursformhere,”themanwithglassessaid.t4Evenifit'sonly10minutes,you

shouldmove.^^

Slowlytheyoungmanstoodup,droppedhiscigaretteonthefloor,anddisappeareddownthe

train.

1.HowoldwasLin?

a)Hewas16yearsold.b)Hewas26yearsold.

c)Hewas10yearsold.d)Hewasolderthanhisbrother.

2.Whatwasitlikeonthetrain?

a)Itwasalmostempty.b)Itwasfullofpeopleandbags.

c)Therewerefewpeople.d)Therewereanumberofemptyseats.

3.ThemansittinginLin'sseat

a)wasbiggerandstrongerthanLinb)wasverybrave

c)neededtheseatmorethanLind)wasmoreinterestingthantheotherpassengers

4.Whatdidthemanwithglassesdo?

a)Helookedoutofthewindow.b)HeshoutedatLin.

c)Hetoldtheyoungmantomove.d)Hedisappeareddownthetrain.

5.TheyoungmaninLin'sseatwouldgetoffthetrainat

A.BeijingB.thenextstop

C.Lin'svillageD.Hangzhou

6.HowlongwouldLinstayonthetrain?

A.10minutes.

B.Oneday.

C.12hours.

D.Morethansevenhours.

7.WhatdidtheyoungmansittinginLin'sseatdointheend?

A.Hegaveuptheseat.B.HefoundanotherseatforLin.

C.Heshoutedatthemanwithglasses.D.HelookedatLin'sticket.

Book6:P36

Watchout!Bearsabout!

Onourfirstevening,thethreeofusweretiredafterwalkingforabouteighthours.Wesoonfell

asleep.

Inthemiddleofthenight,therewasastrangenoiseoutside.ButwhenIlookedoutofthetent,

therewasnothingtosee.

Inthemorning,Igotuptomakebreakfast.Thebagoffoodwasopen.

“Bears,“saidJoe.“Weshouldhangthefoodinatreetonight.”

Laterthatdaywestoppedinabeautifulvalleybyastream.Itwasverypeaceful,andwefell

asleeplisteningtothesoundofwater.

Duringthenightthebearscameback.Thistimetheytookthefoodfromthetree.

“Howdidtheydothat?”Iasked.

“Nothighenough.Bearscanclimbtrees.Theycansmellfoodfromadistance.Weshould

pickuptherubbish,too.”

Thefirstruleofcampingistokeepacleancampsite.Youcan'tleaveanythingwhichbears

mightthinkisfood.

“OK,let'stidythesiteup,andmoveon.Oh,andweshouldmakelotsofnoise,too.Ifthey

knowwhereweare,theymaynotcomeanycloser,saidJoe.

“ifyouseeabear,“saidJoe“youmustn'tmoveormakeanygesture.Andaboveall,you

mustn'trun.Noonecanrunfasterintheforestthanabear.”

Wewenttosleep...orwetriedto.

Thenextdaywestoppedatmiddayforsomethingtoeat,andwhiletheotherswereresting,I

wentforawalkintheforest.

Suddenly,Isawababybearplayingwithsomesticksandstones.Helookedsofriendly,andI

rememberthinking,t4ifIreachout,Icanjusttouchhim.”

Therewasaloudnoisebehindme.

Istoodverystill.Ididn'teventurnmyhead.Therewasanotherloudnoise,andIstill

couldn'tseewhatwashappening.Thebabybearlookedup,andranpastmeintothewoods.

Istayedinthesamepositionforfiveminutes,maybemore.ThenslowlyIturnedround,and

onthehillsideabout300metresawayIsawthebabybearandhishugemother.

1haveneverrunsofast,backtomyfriends.

Forthenext10days,everytimetherewasasuddennoise,mybloodwentcold.

1.Whentheywenttosleeponthefirstnight,theyleftthefood.

a)inthetreeb)ontheground

c)inthetentd)byastream

2.Theyputthefoodinthetreeto.

a)keepitawayfromtherubbishb)makeiteasiertoopenthebag

c)stopthebearsfromsmellingitd)stopthebearsfromseeingit

3.Youshouldmakelotsofnoisebecausebears.

a)canrunfasterthanpeopleb)maybeafraidofpeople

c)maynotknowwherepeopleared)shouldn'tcometooclosetohumans

4.Thewritertriedtogotosleep,but

a)wasworriedaboutthebearsb)wasn'ttired

c)wantedtoseethebearsd)therewastoomuchnoise

5.Thewriter'sbloodwentcoldbecausehe,

a)thoughtthemotherbearwascomingbackb)wasafraidofnoise

c)likedbearsd)feltillafterrunningsofast

Book6:P54

DearDad,

Fmwritingthislettertoyoubecauseit'stoodifficulttotalkaboutit.Ican'tstopthinkingabout

myuncleandhowhedied.Infact,Iseriouslywanttoaskyoutostopsmoking.Tvelookedupa

lotofinformationaboutsmokingandFvefoundoutsomedisturbing(令人不安的)things.

Youalreadyknowthatsmokingisbadforyourbreathingandcancausecancer.Tvefoundoutthat

itcausesmanyotherillnessesaswell.Didyouknowthatover100,000peoplediefromsmoking

everyyearinBritain?It*sthesecondbiggestcauseofdeathintheworld.Idon'twantyoutobe

oneofthosepeople.

WhenMumasksyoutosmokeoutside,youthinkshe'sjustbeingdifficult.Well,it'struethatshe

doesn'tlikethesmellofsmokeinthehouseandonourclothes.It'snotverypleasant.However,

whenyousmoke,it'salsobadformeandMum.Inotherwords,whenwebreatheinyoursmoke,

it'slikeweYesmokingourselves.Asaresult,wecangetdiseasesaswell.Doctorsarefindingthat

moreandmorenon-smokersarefallingillbecauseoftheeffectsofotherpeople'ssmoking.

Iknowthatitisverydifficulttostopsmokingbutyoumustn'tgivein(屈月艮)toit.Pleaseseethe

doctorandaskhimforhelp.Wewilldoanythingwecantohelpyou.Youmusttrytoyou'reyour

ownlife.Youareimportanttousandwedon'twanttoloseyou.WhoelsecanIasktohelpme

withmymathshomeworkorfixmybike?Pleasedon'tsmoke!

Yourlovingdaughter,

Kate

1Kateiswritingtoherfatherbecause

a)hehasstoppedsmokingb)shelikessmoking

c)shewantshimtostopsmokingd)shemissesheruncle

2Katehasfoundoutthatsmoking

a)isn'tsobadb)isworsethanshebadthought

c)helpsyouthinkbetterd)outsidedoesnoharm

3Kate'smotherdoesn'tlike.

a)smokingoutsideb)beautifulsmells

c)thesmellinthehoused)thesmellofsmokeinthehouse

4Kateisafraidthat.

a)sheandhermotherwillfallillbecauseofherfather'ssmoking

b)herclotheswillsmellofsmoke

c)shewillstarttosmoke

d)shecan'thelpherfather

Book6:P74

WhoownsEnglish?

Englishisspokenbyabout400millionpeopleinAustralia,Britain,Canada,Ireland,New

Zealand,SouthAfricaandtheUSA.InGhana,India,NigeriaandSingapore,Englishisusedfor

government,educationandtrade,althoughtherearemanyotherlanguagesforeverydayuse.In

Chinaandmostothercountries,it'sthemostimportantforeignlanguagethatchildrenwilllearnat

school,becauseit'sessentialfortourism,internationalbusiness,entertainment,radio,television,

newspapers,andtheInternet.SoEnglishisnowusedbyabout1.5billionpeople--oraquarterof

theworld'spopulation,andwhereveryougointheworld,thereisagoodchancethatsomeone

willspeakEnglish.

Howdidthishappen?Englishhasnotalwaysbeenthemostcommonlanguage.UntilEnglish

becameimportantinthe20由century,peoplewhohadanyeducationspokeFrench.What'smore,

Englishspellingdoesn'tgivemuchhelpwithpronunciation,anditsgrammarisdifficult,

especiallythewordorder.

Thereasonisthatinthe18thcentury,theUKwasacountrywhoseindustrialproductswere

soldallovertheworld.Inthe20thcentury,theUSAspreadEnglishallovertheworldthrough

newspapers,television,films,andadvertising.It'snowthecommonlanguageforinternational

travel,science,industryandinrecentyears,informationtechnologyandtheInternet.

Butit'salsoimportanttorememberthatEnglishhasborrowedmanywordsfromother

languages,eitherexactlythesamewordorverysimilar.ItusesrestaurantfromFrench,zerofrom

Arabic,pianofromItalian,andtyphoon,chinaandmanyotherswordsfromChinese.

WilltheimportanceofEnglishlast?Manypeoplethinkthat,ifChinacontinuestogrowin

importance,ChinesewillbecomeascommonasEnglishbythemiddleofthe21stcentury.More

andmoreschoolsinEuropeareteachingChineseasaforeignlanguage,inplaceofother

Europeanlanguage.AndtourismputsChinaintothetop10countriesforvisitors.Butatleastfor

thenext20or30years,Englishwillbethelanguageusedmostwidely.

SowhoownsEnglish?Theansweriseveryonewhospeaksit—theEnglish,theIndiansand

theChineseallhelpmakeitarichlanguage.Itchangeseveryyearwithnewwordsand

expressions.Eventhoughtherearedifferencesingrammar,vocabulary,pronunciationandspelling,

weallbelongtotheinternationalEnglishspeakingworld.WeallownEnglish.

1.InacountrylikeIndia,Engl