"Depend on yourself" is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others still can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.
There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor in childhood, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. They couldn't depend on them for education. They saw how it was, and began to work with their efforts.
One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I can't make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves."
Some young men are not the best in anything, and they are to be pitied(值得同情的). They can never do things successfully if they don't see their weak points and change their courses(做法). They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live if they don't follow the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.
【小题1】"Depend on yourself" in this passage means ________.      

根据要求完成句型转换

1.People tell me how I can get to the station.

People tell me how ______ ______ ______ the station.

2. Mike didn’t see anybody enter the building before ten.

Nobody ______ ______ ______ ______ the building before ten.

3. The bench was so long that all of us were able to sit on it.

The bench was long enough ______ ______ ______ ______ ______.

4. I think that it is important to master a foreign language.

I think ______ ______ ______ ______ a foreign language.

5. Mary spent three thousand yuan on the color TV set.

The color TV set ______ ______ three thousand yuan.

6.Of all the songs, this is the most popular.

This song is more popular ______ ______ ______ ______.

7.Mother didn’t do the work for her little son, but taught him how to do it.

Instead of ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______, she taught him how to do it.

8.I don’t know either Russian or French.

I know ______ ______ ______ ______.

9.If you take a bus, you will get there in about two hours.

______ ______ ______ about two hours ______ ______ ______.

10.I’d rather watch TV at home than go to the cinema.

I prefer ______ ______ at home ______ _____ _____ the cinema.

根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。

（Mary Hand—M；Chen Hui—C）

M: Help yourself to some chocolates. Chen Li brought them from Shanghai.

C: 　    1.    　  I can’t eat anything sweet. It’s my teeth.

M: I’m sorry to hear that.　    2.    　

C: I did. He told me that I have to have one tooth out and two filled. But I can’t find time for it.

M: 　    3.    　

C: But I’m busy now. I think I’ll go next week.

M: I’m afraid you’d better go right now. The sooner you do something about it, the better.

C: 　   4.   　 Can you please tell our head that I’ll be back by lunchtime?

M: 　  5.   　

C: Thank you very much. See you this afternoon.

M: See you.

A. If I were you, I’d take care of them right away.

B. You’d better not worry about yourself.

C. I agree with you.

D. Thanks.

E. With pleasure.

F. Here you are.

G. Did you see a dentist?

1.What’s wrong with Mike?

2.What happened in that English class?

3.In the editor’s opinion, why did the English teacher punish(惩罚) Mike?

4.What does the underlined phrase“ take actions” mean in Chinese?

5.What can we learn from the letters?

Do you know what school life is like in Singapore? In Singapore, a class only lasts half an hour, but there are no breaks between classes. The students only have a 30-minute tea break after 3 or 4 classes.
They do not do eye exercises. Yao Suyu said our eye exercises were unfamiliar(不熟悉)to her. “I’d like to introduce them to our school,” she said. “They’re very useful!”
In Singapore school ends at 1:50 p.m. But students joined other classes after school such as dance clubs and choir(合唱团). Yao says she joins dance club twice a week and it lasts from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Singapore’s population(人口)includes Chinese, Indians(印度人), Malays(马来人 )and Westerners. But there is no special school for any one of the groups. The students in Yao’s school are mainly Chinese, Indians and Malays. “The Indian students take Indian language classes when we study Chinese,” said Yao. “But if an Indian student is interested in Chinese, he or she can study it, too.”
In Singaporean schools, teachers teach in English. It’s the official(官方的)language in Singapore. Singaporean students have to take different courses after school. Like most Singaporean students, Yao took other courses in Chinese, math and English.
【小题1】How long does a class last in Singapore?
                                                                          
【小题2】Do the students do eye exercises in Singapore?
                                                                          
【小题3】When does school end in Singapore?
                                                                          
【小题4】What does Singapore’s population include?
                                                                          
【小题5】In which language do teachers teach in Singaporean schools?