Why do many people buy things online on the 1lth of November every year？ They think t

A、Modern life is fast!

B、Because fat, salt and sugar make food tastes good.

C、Because people have no time to cook.

D、Because ready-to-eat foods is good for our body.

mes can be disastrous to your career. Do you agree？ Why or why not？ What are the implications, for nurturing innovation？

A．Because their children don’t have many friends．

B．Because they have leisure time and enough time

C．Because they are influenced by animal stories．

D．Because they regard pets as their children．

have to write about the following topic. Millions of people every year move to English-speaking countries such as Australia , Britain or America , in order to study at school, college or university. Why do so many people want to study in English ？ Why is English such an important international language？ Give reasons for your answer. You should write at least 250 words.

W： Hi Leo， why do you say English would become the world language？

M： Well。 For one thing， it’s so commonly used， the only language that is used by more people is Chinese。

W： Why is English spoken by so many people？

M： It’s spoken in many countries of the world because of the British empire。 And now of course is the influence of America as well。

W： Many students find English a difficult language to learn。

M： Oh， all languages are difficult to learn。 But English does have two greatest advantages。

W： What are they？

M： Well， first of all， it has a very international vocabulary。 It has many German， Dutch， French， Spanish and Italian words in it。 So speakers of those languages will find many familiar words in English。 In fact， English has words for many other languages as well。

W： Why is that？

M： Well， partly because English speakers have travelled a lot， they bring back words with them。 So English really does have an international vocabulary。

W： And what is the other advantage of English？

M： It that English grammar is really quite easy。 For example， it doesn’t have dozens of different endings for its nouns， adjectives and verbs， not like Latin， Russian and German for example。

W： Why is that？

M： Well， it’s quite interesting actually， it’s because of the French。 When the French ruled England， French was the official language， and only the common people spoke English。 They tried to make their language as simple as possible。 So they made the grammar easier。

Questions 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard。

Q9： What does the man say about Chinese？

Q10： What made English a widely used language？

Q11： What is said to be special about English vocabulary？

king dogs It is still true that a dog isthe most useful and faithful anumal in the world .But the reason why people keep a dog have changed.

In the old day, people used to train dogs to protet themselve against atakas by other beasts And later. they came to realize that the doeg was not only useful for protection but willing to obey his master .For example, when people used dogs for hunting, the dogs would not eat what was caught without permisson Bot now people in tbe city need not protect themselves against atacks of an animal.

Why do they keep dogs. then？ Some people keep dogs to protet themselves from robbery, but the most important reason for companionship For a child, a dog his best frend when he has no friends to play with. For young couples, a dog is their child when they have no children For old couples. a dog is also thei child when their real children have grown up So the many reason why people keep dogs has changed from protection to friendship，

1.It is true that a dog is the most important animal in the world.

A T

B F

en, the other students are young people. Why do all these people want to learn __21__？ It is not easy to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school. It is one of their subjects. Many people learn English because it is __22__ in their work. Some young people learn English for their higher studies because some of their books are written __23__ English. Other people learn English because they want to __24__ newspapers in English. Some people learn English because they want to work in the USA, England or Australia. English is very __25__ in our life.

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es people is juvenile delinquency—that is, crimes committed by young people. For some years juvenile delinquency had been increasing. There are two main sorts of juvenile crimes: stealing and violence. Most people do not understand why young people commit these crimes. There are, I think, a large number of different reasons.

These crimes are not usually committed by people who are poor or in need. Young people often dislike and hate the adult world. They will do things to show that they are rebels. Also in Britain today it is easier for young people to commit crimes because they have more freedom to go where they like and more money to do what they like.

There are two other possible causes which are worth mentioning. More and more people in Britain live in large towns. In a large town no one knows who anyone else is or where they live. But in the village I come from crimes are rare because everyone knows everyone else.

Although it is difficult to explain, I think the last cause is very important. Perhaps there is something with our society which encourages violence and crime. It is a fact that all the time children are exposed to films and reports about crime and violence. Many people do not agree that this influences the young people, but I think that young people are very much influenced by the society they grow in. I feel that the fault may be as much with our whole society as with these young people.

1.From the passage we know that many British people are confused about ____.

A.the cause of juvenile crimes

B.the rise of the crime rate

C.the problem of crimes in their country

D.the various kinds of juvenile delinquency

2.One reason why young people in large cities are more likely to commit crimes is that ________.

A.nobody knows anything about others

B.they are free to move

C.they live a better life

D.they need more money

3.According to the passage, which groups of the following young people are LEAST likely to commit crimes？()

A.Those living in big cities

B.Those who are in need of help

C.Those who are very poor

D.Those living in the countryside

4.Unlike many others, the author holds that one important cause for juvenile delinquency is that _____.

A.young people nowadays do not like adult world

B.young people in Britain today are freer than before

C.too many young people have come to live in big cities

D.young people are influenced by crime and violence in films and newspapers

10.According to the passage, which is to blame for juvenile crimes, apart from the young people themselves？()

A.The adult world

B.Their parents

C.The development of the cities

D.The society