How to talk to a foreigner? Students often want to practice their English outside class．One of the best ways to practice your English is to speak to a foreigner．This week's question comes from a student who is eager to start a conversation with the foreigners he sees every day．He asks, “Is it okay to talk to foreigners I see in the street? The answer is yes and no, but probably no．If you see a foreigner who looks lost，it is polite to ask him。”May I help you? But，otherwise（除此之外），you should probably let him get on with his business．Situations，however, do exist where it is quite all right to talk to foreigners．If a foreigner enters year school，classroom，office，shop or restaurant，for instance，feel free to ask them  （for example）：

--May I know your name，please?

--Where do you come from?

--What do you think of Beijing?

--How long will you stay in Beijing?

There are also situations where it's okay to talk to foreigners in public places．If you see a foreigner alone in a restaurant，bar or care, it may be appropriate（恰當(dāng)?shù)?/span>）to ask him or her：

--Is this seat free?

--Do you mind if I talk to you in English?

--You pan probably help them if they are new to China and if they are alone，you may be able to make them feel more welcome．After a few such questions, you should know whether this person wants to talk to you or not．If they ask you similar questions, or if they give long, informative（提供有用信息的）answers, you're in luck．If not，then give them their privacy（獨(dú)處）．Talking to strangers is fun if you choose the right time and place．

1、One way to practice your spoken English is to try to talk with         ．

A、your friends           B、foreigners              C、your classmates      D、your teacher

2、When you first meet a foreigner，you should probably say         ．

A、Where are you going?                              B、Have you eaten your dinner?

C、Can you help me with my English?               D、How do you do?

3、The writer suggests that we should         ．

A、follow foreigners when we meet them in the street

B、talk with a foreigner at a good time

C、have a meal with foreigners in a restaurant

D、move to a place where a foreigner lives

1988年至1990年，一個(gè)名為“人口危機(jī)委員會(huì)”的組織對(duì)世界上100個(gè)大城市進(jìn)行了調(diào)查。請(qǐng)根據(jù)下面12個(gè)主要大城市的調(diào)查表回答問題。

1、Of the following cities，people to live in          spend least of their income on food．

A、Mexico City         B、Buenos Aires  C、Calcutta                 D、Bombay

2、Which city has the most people?

A、New York            B、Moscow              C、Tokyo                   D、London

3、The number of the students studying in middle schools in Tokyo out of 100 students is the same as that of         ．

A、Seoul            B、Sao Paulo             C、Calcutta                 D、Osaka

4、In which city do all the houses have water and electricity?

A、London                B、Los Angeles           C、New York              D、Bombay

5、Ii is most difficult for people in          to make a phone call．

    A、Sao Paulo            B、Mexico City         C、Bombay                 D、Calcutta

Can you remember the day when you spoke your first word? If you can, you are unusual．

Try to imagine what first few months of your life were like．I am sure you just spent most of your time eating，sleeping and crying．As you grew older，you were awake more of the time。It took your parents more time to play with you and talk to you．You watched and listened curiously（好奇地）．You began to know that people made certain sounds to go with certain things．

Then you began to try making the sounds you heard。And step by step you were able to make the right sound for one thing．On that day you came to understand the secret of language．The secret is that a certain sound means a certain thing．One sound might be as good as another．But it is no good as a word unless everybody agrees on its meaning．Only when a group of people use the same set of sounds of things，can they understand each other．Then, and only then do these people have a language．

After you found the secret of 1anguage．you learned words．Some of the words meant things，such as books，chairs and shoes．Some words meant doing things，such as “go” and “swim”．And other words describe things such as “good” and “dirty”．Soon you learned to put words together to express your idea，such as “I want to go out and play with my friends．”This is language．By means of（借助于）language people can communicate．

1、          can remember the day when he spoke．

2、When you were a little baby，you spent most of your time         ．

3、The secret of language is that         ．

4、Only when a group of people use          can they understand each other．

5、The aim in using language is to         ．

Life in modern cities become busier．Some people think we can't raise pets such as cats or dogs．We should spend our time on other things such as work．In my opinion，l think raising pets can relieve（減輕）our burden（壓力）of life．

Pets such as cats and dogs can bring us pleasure when we feel lonely and need a company.

Pets can entertain（使快樂）us．Maybe some people think we have no time to raise pets．But raising pets doesn't need a lot of time if we're not too lazy．In fact, raising pets isn't complicated（復(fù)雜的）．What we have to do to raise them is washing them，taking food to them and so on，Even if they have no use for anything，they'll not take you much time or energy．

In a word，pets will become our friends，we shouldn't be afraid of spending much time raising them．If you try to raise them．you'll find the interest in busy life．

1、How is life in modern cities?

2、Why should we raise pets?

3、When do we need a company?

4、What do we have to do to raise pets?

5、Is raising pets complicated?

D：1                                                       ，madam?

M：I've got a pain here．

D：Let me look you over．Do you feel the pain here?

M；Yes，2                                                     ．

D：I'm afraid you'll have to stay in hospital for a few days。

M：Really? It must be quite serious．

D：Don't worry．3                                                              ．

M：Operation? Do I need an operation?

D：Yes．

M；But my son—He's only ten．4                                         ．

D：But your health is very important，isn't it? You can ask your husband to look after him．

M：Yes, 5                           ．I'm coming tomorrow．

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，填入所缺單詞，使短文意思完整。

There are some people who just can't make up their m  1    by themselves．They often ask the advice of their friends and then do the opposite（相反）of what their friends have said．

My brother, Mike is such a person．He can never decide what to do and always asks me for a__2  ．I try to help him as much as I can．But he never t  3   my advice．Yesterday I answered his questions in a d  4   way．“Look，”he said，showing me a letter．“What do you think I should do?”

The letter was an o  5   of a job．It seemed to be a good chance for a young doctor．Mike would be s  6   to Africa to work．The job would pay very well，and he would be able to travel and visit many i  7    places．

“What do you think，Peter?” he asked．“Should I go? If l take the lob，I'll have to try longer，But it will be a wonderful time for me, what should I do?”

“Don't go?” I told him．“You will be u  8  ．”

“Don't go?” he looked very surprised at my answer．

As you've probably  9  ，Mike took the offer．I don't know if he found that I r  10   wanted him to take the job．

假如你是英語課代表，在語言實(shí)驗(yàn)室上聽力課之前，向全班宣布以下注意事項(xiàng)：

1、請(qǐng)?zhí)崆皟煞昼姷秸Z言實(shí)驗(yàn)室。（language lab）

2、進(jìn)語言實(shí)驗(yàn)室只帶教材，不要帶其他東西。

3、按老師指令做事，不要隨便動(dòng)機(jī)器。

4、課上只許講英語，不許講漢語。

5、可以復(fù)制聽力材料。（learning material）

6、課后關(guān)機(jī)，按順序離開語言實(shí)驗(yàn)室。

注意：

1、不要逐條翻譯，以口頭通知形式寫一篇短文。

2、詞數(shù)80左右。

--What happened to you this morning?

-- The teacher asked me for my _____ when I was late again.

A. meaning            B. idea           C. excuse                   D. answer

The cake ___________ good. I can’t wait to eat it.

A. feels            B. sounds         C. becomes            D. smells

The boy ______ a white jacket is waiting at the bus stop.

A. on           B. in               C. of                    D. for