How do North Americans dress? What do they wear in special      
【小题1】      
days? In fact, there is very few formal days, though there are some            【小题2】
festivals such as Easter, Christmas, Halloween, or Thanksgiving              【小题3】      
Day. What people wear depend on their likes and dislikes. On birthday,        【小题4】      
some child wear paper party hats. At Christmas, some people wear           
【小题5】      
Santa Claus hats. In winter, Canada people usually wear coats, gloves,       【小题6】     
boots and hats. It is near the same in northern China. Generally, people         【小题7】                     
in Canada and the United States wear suits for work in offices, as            【小题8】      
well as for most formal occasions, just as people do in China. People          【小题9】      
in cities around a world wear rather similar clothes.                        【小题10】      

Now, there is a new-type school in New York, which has no everyday lessons, no class teachers and even no school buildings. It is called “City-as-School”. The name just means the city itself is the place where students learn their lessons. They are from the age of 15 to 18. The students choose areas of work which interest them. Then they help to do that work. One girl spends her week in a government office helping the public with problems like housing. Then she goes to help in a theatre for a day and she spends a week for first-year courses at college.
Well, students have to pass Maths and science exams before they enter the “school”. These subjects are not easy to provide in“City-as-School”. Teachers watch the progress of the students. The success rate (比率) is high. 80% of the students go to college after the “City-as-School”.
The students like the duty of their work. They have the sense of purpose. They know a lot about different kinds of work in the city. One of the students, Lizette Martinez, writes “ I want to say that I do not know where I would be right now if I had never become part of City-as-School. Leaving my regular high school and going to City-as-School was the best decision I have ever made. The way the school works to get you to go out there and learn different fields instead of sitting in a classroom is wonderful. For all those who are in between school and dropping out, go to CAS and it will change your life forever.”
City-as-School High School is the nation’s leading (引导) external (外部地) learning or experiential (来自经验的) learning model for high school students.
【小题1】What can we learn about“City-as-School”?

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Read the following four ads (广告).

1.If Jack wants to be a cook, he must have cooking experience at least __________.

A. 2 years      B. 3 years      C. 4 years      D. 5 years

2.If you want to work in the south, you can apply for a job as _________.

A. a driver         B. an air hostess   C. a teacher       D. a cook

3.Mary, aged 26, knows English and Japanese. Which job can be given to her?

A. Driving for Capes Taxi.            B. Working for China Airlines.

C. Teaching at Instant Languages Ltd.   D. Working at Holiday Inn.

4.Which of the following is not mentioned in the four ads?

A. Age.        B. Health.           C. Language.      D. Family.

Sam lived in a small village. His mother was often ill and he had to spend much money on medicine. And when he was twenty-eight, he borrowed some money from his friends and married. His wife was beautiful but came from a poor family. So she could not help him. She had to tell her husband to find work in the town. She hoped he would get much money to pay for his debt(债). They young man thought she was right and had to say goodbye to her and left.

The young man could neither read nor write. Of course nobody would employ (雇用) such a man like him in the town. He had to go to an island and planted trees for a farmer there. The island was small and there were only three men on it. They lived a hard life and Sam missed his mother and wife very much. He wanted to write to them, but he couldn’t. Luckily, Charlie, who was in school for five years, helped him. Sam asked the farmer to post the letter for him. From then on he waited for the answer every day. About two months later the farmer brought his wife’s letter to the island. He was very happy but he didn’t read it. He had to ask Charlie to help him again.

The farmer came out of the house and found Sam was stopping Charlie’s ears while he was listening to the young man reading it. It surprised the farmer and he asked, “What are you doing it for, Sam?”

“I can’t let him hear my wife’s letter!”

1.Sam’s wife was a _____________ woman.

A. nice and rich????? ????????????? ????????????? B. beautiful but poor??? ????????????? C. kind and strong

2.Sam had to go to the town to find work because _________.

A. the town was a good place????????????? B. he could read and write??? C. he had to pay for his debt

3.The life on the island was ______________.

A. difficult??????????? ????????????? B. easy?????????????? ????????????? C. relaxing

4.Who posted the letter for Sam?

A. Charlie.???????????? ????????????? B. The farmer.??????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Sam himself.

5.From the story we know Sam was a ___________.

A. rude man???????? ????????????? ????????????? B. kind and hard-working man?????? C. cruel husband

阅读短文，判断正误。正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。
　　Mr. Jones and Mr. Brown work in the same office .One day Mr. Jones says to Mr. Brown, “I will have a small party at our house on Monday evening. Would you and your wife like to come ?”
Mr. Brown says, “Thank you very much. I’d love to, but let me ask my wife first. ”
So Mr. Brown goes to the other room and telephones his wife. Then he comes back and looks very worried.
　　“What’s the matter?” asks Mr. Jones. “Is you wife there at home ?”
“No,” answers Mr. Brown. “She isn’t there . My small son answers the telephone . I say to him , ”“Is your mother there , David ? ” and he answers “No , she isn’t in the house ” “Where is she ? ” I ask , “She is somewhere outside(在外面) ” “What’s she doing ? ” “She is looking for me .”
【小题1】There is a party at Mr. Jones’s house on Monday evening .
【小题2】Mr. Jones asks Mr. Brown and his wife to go to the party.
【小题3】The telephone is in Mr. Brown’s office.
【小题4】Mr. Brown speaks to Mrs. Brown on the telephone.
【小题5】Mrs. Brown is looking for her son.