8.         ，practice is the best way for English learners.(concern)

对于英语学习者来说，就英语作文而言，练习是最好的方法。

7. But        should not be the reason / excuse for treating one's neighbours like strangers. (occupy)

可是，工作忙碌不该是对待邻居像陌生人的借口。

6. Only when you        will you realize you actually have the ability to change it. (acknowledge)

一旦你认识到它们是你整体的一部分，你才会意识到自己其实有能力改变它。

5. She        on this subject who is now living.(question)

毫无疑问，她是这个学科目前健在的最权威人士。

4. I know him to have been a promising student of intelligence and ability.        in his application. (recommend)

我确信在智慧和能力方面他是一个很有希望的学生。为此我特别愿意推荐他。

3. However,some other species remained because they were able         .(fit)

然而，另一些物种继续生存了下来，因为它们能适应环境。

2. I've been working twelve hours every day,but I         . (keep)

我一直是每天工作12小时，不过我再也坚持不住了。

1. After Nigel left his academic post and went into business,         the competitive environment.(adjust)

奈杰尔弃学从商后过了很长时间才适应那种激烈的竞争环境。

 It started in kindergarten. I made a resolution.

  I was always curious about the globe and the World Book Encyclopedia in our house.   I'd climb up to reach them and take them off the shelves. I learned a new big word continent.

  "We live in a Melting Pot , ”I remember hearing that. I noticed maps of oceans,countries and people. I began drawing pictures of the many different people who had come from all over the world to live in the United States. I wanted to see the world！

  Through travel,education,and amazing opportunities that came my way,I began my jour?ney.

  In South America,I walked through rainforests with mountains,wild life,and ...it really rained!However,I heard a talk that rainforests are disappearing ...There're lots of languages in?cluding English in Africa and also lots of poor people who live in the disadvantaged communities hardly feeding themselves... In Europe,I found out that Big Ben is not a giant person. Going to the top of the Eiffel Tower,and riding on a gondola (a kind of boat) in Venice were exciting... Sitting in a plane,I had a chance to have a glance at one of Australia's most beautiful natural gifts,the Great Barrier Reef... Asia was special when I first saw pandas. And then,in Thai?land,it was the elephants. Seeing them made me realize that animals,big and small,need the help of people like you and me...

  Antarctica is not an easy place to get to!I boarded a small plane with a scientist. While in route,depending on the weather,the pilot wasn't sure if we could land. And... we did!The scientist explained she had prepared twenty times before her first landing in Antarctica. It was like a foreign land―the land of penguins. They were all so busy but happy. My heart went out to them when I remembered the penguin movies I'd seen and the stories of sadness ...

  "Think green". I began hearing scientists predict that global warming is underway. My resolution began to evolve：I need to not just hear the words,but to learn more about " going green."I used to hear, "You can't protect what you don't know. " The one thing I've learned in all my travels is that the planet needs our help right now. We all need to find a way to help in "going green".

(   ) 5. How many continents has the author been to?

   A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. D. Seven.

(   ) 6. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

   A. The author got to know the world by means of different ways.

   B. The author had difficulty in communicating with the Africans.

   C. When traveling,the author always had companies or guides.

   D. Before the author went to Europe,he thought the Europeans were all tall.

(   ) 7. Compared with the scientist visiting Antarctica,the author was more         .

   A. fortunate   B. careful   C. energetic   D. excited

(   ) 8. What is the author's further resolution?

   A. To learn more about the diverse cultures in the world.

   B. To try to make his childhood dream come true.

   C. To help thirdworld people get out of poverty and hunger.

   D. To contribute himself to protecting and bettering the environment.

 As the summer time approaches,more and more commercials and advertisements can be seen on the mass media encouraging students to join English study tours abroad. The purpose of these tours is to provide students with an opportunity to learn English in a native speaking environment and use English in real situations. Parents always believe that their children will automatically speak good English after attending these study tours. However,for me,as an English major and former participant of many English study tours,I find these summer tours ineffective.

  Parents who send their children abroad for a summer to study English usually believe that the native speaking environment,including the courses,teachers,and host families,can help their children to learn English better. This might be true if the students really study hard and they really get an all-English environment. But the fact is that,most of the time,the tour part is more important than the study part.     Although these tours take place in foreign countries,students are rarely exposed in an all-English environment. You will find that,in the morning classes,Taiwanese students would like to stick together and speak Chinese with each other,even though there are some students from other countries. In the afternoon,the students go on a sightseeing excursion with their companions from Taiwan; they speak Chinese,of course. In the evening,when students return to the host families,they would stay in their room and share the day with their roommate,another Taiwanese student. People who speak the same language with you are like a log in the ocean when living in a foreign country where you can not express your?self well,so that you would naturally stick with them. This is especially true with children. An?other unrealistic expectation parents have for these tours is that the experience of living abroad can make their children more independent and mature. However,maturity does not come over?night. It takes time and practice. The most important of all is that they need a good mentor. None of these exist in the study tours.

(   ) 1. What's the author's attitude towards the English study tours abroad?

   A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Negative. D. Neutral.

(   ) 2. Which of the following is the most important thing for children who study in an Eng?lish environment according to the writer?

   A. Host families. B. Hard work. C. Courses. D. Teachers.

(   ) 3. Why are students rarely exposed in an all-English environment?

   A. The study tour itself makes it less important for students to expose themselves in an all-English environment.

   B. Staying with the students from the same country makes study easy abroad.

   C. They only want to stay with their English teachers.

   D. They are not sure about their spoken English.

(   ) 4. What makes parents send their children to join English study tours abroad according to the text?

   A. Parents' misunderstanding to the ads.

   B. Parents' lack of information.

   C. Parents' unrealistic expectation.

   D. Parents' social experience.