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       Many American schools have a student exchange program with foreign countries. Along with this program, there is usually another one called the “American Host Family” program. As its name suggests, the program gets American families involved in foreign students’ lives in America and offers homes for them.

       Generally, Foreign students welcome such a chance to have a “family” here. Many American families volunteer to host foreign students. However,                                    , schools also get in touch with local people and introduce foreign students to them.

       The “American Host Family” program is different in lengths of time. It can go from a few days to a few years, depending on each individual school. After the first year is over, it is up to foreign students and their “families” to decide if they want to stay together as a “family”. American families can host as many foreign students as they like. They can either have several students or just one at a time. Many families start with new students each year while still keeping in touch with the old ones. Schools usually leave it to foreign students and their host families to decide their activities after both sides meet.

       My school, however, holds activities every year. On major holidays like Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas, foreign students are usually invited to their homes for dinner. Even schools that do not have host family programs often ask students to get together with American families on these special holiday occasions.

       It is typical that a host family invites its foreign daughter or son over, and they cook the student’s home food together. Undoubtedly, Chinese students are usually considered good cooks, whether or not they are really suitable for such praise at home. Although many Chinese students rarely cooked at home, they often have a hard time making their American friends believe that they cannot cook. It often happens when a Chinese student promises to cook a Chinese meal for his host family, he usually sees a little crowd expecting him: friends or relatives are also invited over for the “special” Chinese food!

1．What is the best title for the passage? （Please answer within 10 words）

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2．Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. （Please answer within 10 words）

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3．Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?

       There is no limitation of numbers for American families to accept exchange students.

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4．What do you think of the “American Host Family” program to the students from countries outside of America? Why? （Please answer within 30 words）

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5．Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.

                                                                               

Answer 1

1．A brief introduction of “American Host Family” program.

2．if there is a shortage of host families／if they can’t find enough host families／if they can’t find host families themselves.

3．American families can host as many foreign students as they like.

4．Answers can vary. 提供几个供参考：（I think it is beneficial to the students because it can help them a lot and they can have a better chance to get involved in American life.／I think it is beneficial to the students because they can have a “family” abroad，which gives them a lot of convenience.／I think this is a very wonderful plan because it gives the students a lot of convenience，making them feel like coming back home!）

5．虽说很多中国学生在家很少做饭，但是要使美国朋友相信他们不会做饭却还有些困难。

   虽说很多中国学生在家很少做饭，但是很难让美国朋友相信他们不会做饭。