A new report says the number of foreign students at colleges and universities in the United States increased by three percent last year. This has been the first obvious increase since 2001.
American schools last fall had 583,000 foreign students. The record is 586,000. That was set in 2002 after many years of gains. But after that the numbers fell. The terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001 led to more visa (签证) requirements. Now stronger efforts are being made to get more foreign students to study in the United States.
China remained in second place in front of South Korea but behind India, whichsent almost 84,000 students last fall. The number of Japanese fell sharply by nine percent, although it remained in fourth place.
There were three percent drops from Indonesia and Kenya, the only African country in the top twenty last year. But there were obvious increases from Saudi Arabia, Nepal and Vietnam. The number of Saudi students more than doubled, rising to nearly eight thousand.
For a sixth year, the University of Southern California in Los Angeles had the most foreign students. Columbia University in New York was second. Other schools in the top five were New York University, the University of Illinois and Purdue University.
Unlike American students in other countries, who often choose history and language study, the leading area of study in the USA was business and management. Second was engineering.
The new report also says more than 220,000 Americans studied in other countries. That was during the 2005-2006 school year. It was a record number, and an increase of eight and a half percent from the year before. But only five percent of them stayed for a full year.
| A．Americans were worried that foreign students might attack them |
| B．few American universities welcomed students from abroad |
| C．their own countries could offer them a better education |
| D．it was harder for foreign students to get permission to study in the USA |
in the USA?
| A．China. | B．Japan. | C．South Korea. | D．India. |
| A．Business and management. | B．History. |
| C．Engineering. | D．Language. |
| A．Kenya is the only African country that has students in the USA |
| B．now foreign students are encouraged to study in the USA |
| C．the number of students studying in America always increases |
| D．the number of foreign students in the USA will keep increasing in the future |
| A．Culture. | B．Science. | C．Education. | D．Business. |
Without plant, people could not live. We eat plants. We breathe the oxygen（氧气）that plants produce. And we need plants for another reason: we need them for their beauty.
Imagine a world with no plants. Imagine no flowers with their sweet smells, their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes. Imagine when the wind blows, not being able to hear the leaves in the trees or watch the branches sway（摇摆）from side to side.
Everywhere people need the beauty of plants. That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why people always try to design houses with room for some grass and a garden.
Do you talk to your plants? Do you give them love and attention?
Peter Tompkins and Christopher Bird, writers of a book called THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS, tell of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. The other plant was given only hopeless ideas. After six months, the loved plant was bigger. Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem (茎) and more leaves. According to the passage, which of the following is right?
| A．If there are no flowers, there will be no sweet smells. |
| B．Without plants, we can’t hear the wind. |
| C．We plant trees to watch the branches sway from side to side. |
| D．We need plants not only for food and oxygen but also for their beauty. |
In the experiment, the plants were________.
| A．talked to in two different ways |
| B．of different kinds |
| C．both given love and attention |
| D．grown in the same place |
At the end of six months,________.
| A．the plants were of the same size |
| B．one plant had longer roots while the other had a thicker stem |
| C．one plant had longer roots than the other and had a thicker stem |
| D．one plant had a thicker stem while the other plant had more leaves |
The experiment has proved（证明） that________.
| A．without plants people could not live |
| B．we should talk to plants and give them love |
| C．we should grow as many plants as possible |
| D．plants need plenty of water, sunshine and attention |
A recently study found people’s lives are made shorter in North China. It is showed the life expectancy(平均寿命) had been cut down by 5.5 years there. Researchers think that the heavy air pollution in China should be to blame(承担责任). It’s really the truth. Our government has already done something. However, it doesn’t seem to work so well.
“Air pollution in China is doing harm to people’s health. The harm is much more serious than we can imagine,” said Chen Yuyu of Beijing University, one of researchers of this study.
Dirty air brings serious problems in North China. In January this year, the air pollution was worse than that in other places. That was caused by rising temperature and waste gas(废气) from coal heating.
Chinese government should strongly fight against air pollution. They should think of more proper ways to deal with the problem. People should be encouraged to take buses, ride bicycles or walk, instead of driving cars. The factories that pollute heavily should be closed.
“We need to improve our environment, although it might be expensive. Protecting our environment means protecting ourselves,” Li Hongbin, another researcher of the study said. The passage above may come from a(n) ?
| A．story | B．advertisement |
| C．report | D．diary |
Which of the following is Li Hongbin’s idea?
| A．The life expectancy had been cut by 5.5 years. |
| B．Chinese government should close some factories that pollute heavily. |
| C．People need to make pollution less, although it might cost a lot. |
| D．The air problem brings us serious problems. |
What’s the main idea of the passage?
| A．Air pollution in North China is caused by waste gas. |
| B．To save the environment, our government should do something more. |
| C．The temperature becomes higher and higher in North China. |
| D．How air pollution in North China is caused. |
Bob is listening to the radio. What is playing on each channel (频道)?
FM 88.0
Here is good news. The rain will finally stop this evening. Tomorrow we will enjoy the bright (光亮的) sun. But it will still be cold.
FM 102. 6
Jeff Bruce has a new CD. He is coming to our studio (演播室) at 7:00 this evening. Listen to our programme then. We will have questions about Jeff. If your answers are right, you will get his CD for free (免费).
FM 107.0
There is heavy traffic on Longhua Street. Are you driving to the train station? You can change to Tiyu Street.
FM 114.0
There will be a basketball match at the sports hall on May 13. Come on! You can call us at 6637-2285 to get the ticket. It will be a great match. It will be ______ tomorrow.
| A．hot | B．warm | C．cold | D．fine |
Jeff Bruce will come to the studio at ______.
| A．5:00 pm | B．6:00 pm | C．7:00 pm | D．8:00 pm |
The news on FM 107.0 is for ______.
| A．drivers | B．teachers |
| C．farmers | D．workers |
Last Sunday afternoon, 1 was having dinner in a restaurant when my friend Poor came in. Poor and I were born in the same village. We have been friends since primary school.
Now we are working in the same bank. Poor has earned a lot of money, but he has a habit of not taking money with him. Whenever he needs to use money, he would borrow money from his friends and never pays it back. Because of this, his friends don’t like going out with him. They think Poor is too mean(吝啬的）. Poor saw me and came to sit at my table. He had never borrowed any money from me. When he was eating, I asked him to lend me two dollars. To my surprise, he gave me the money without hesitation. "I have never borrowed any money from you, "Poor said. " So you can pay for my dinner. "The story happened .
| A．at home | B．in a restaurant |
| C．in a bank | D．in an office |
Poor is the name of a man and the writer .
| A．Knows him well |
| B．Doesn't know him |
| C．often lends him some money |
| D．often borrows money from him |
Poor is a man.
| A．busy | B．clever | C．rich | D．poor |
Why was Poor glad to lend the writer two dollars?
| A．Because they are brothers. |
| B．Because Poor is rich. |
| C．Because the writer is rich. |
| D．Because Poor wanted the writer to pay for the dinner. |
The best way of learning a language is by using it. The best way of learning English is talking in English as much as possible.
Sometimes you will get your words mixed up and people will not understand you. Sometimes people will say things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But if you keep your sense of humor，you can always have a good laugh at the mistake you make. Don’t be unhappy if people seem to laugh at your mistakes. It’s much better for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry because they don’t understand what you are saying. The most important rule for learning English is “Don’t be afraid of making mistakes, everyone makes mistakes.”The most important thing in learning a language is ____.
| A．laughing | B．writing |
| C．remembering | D．practicing |
In learning English, you should ____.
| A．speak as quickly as you can |
| B．laugh as much as you can |
| C．use it as often as you can |
| D．write more than you read |
When you make a mistake you’d better ____.
| A．do the same thing again |
| B．ask others for help |
| C．have a sense of humor |
| D．run away |
When people laugh at your mistakes, you should ____.
| A．not be unhappy | B．be angry with them |
| C．be more careful | D．not speak English any more |
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