We have an English corner in our classroom. Every morning many of my classmates come to the corner. My teacher Miss Zhang comes here, too. At the corner, we all speak English.
The corner started last year. At first, there were only__ students because many were ____to speak English. After several weeks, more and more students came here. At first, some students just _____to the other students. I was one of them. I was afraid to speak English. I thought someone would ______me, but I wanted to speak. I always spoke English in my heart. My teacher went on saying, “Don’t be afraid. Open your mouth.” I tried and tried to open my mouth. At last, I said, “Hello!” to the teacher. The teacher was very ____. She said “Hello!” to me at once. From ___on, I began to speak English. I work hard at English and I try my best _more. I learn __my teacher and my classmates at the corner. Now I can speak a little English. Every Sunday morning, I come to the corner ___.
It’s a good ___ to speak English. Please join us.

根据所提供的信息为以上的外国学生找到合适的笔友.

A. Gao Lin is good at playing chess and he came first in the City Chess Competition last year.

B. Li Wei likes animals. He keeps some pets and he is very kind to them.

C. Wu Tong majors in Chinese history in a university. She wants to communicate with foreign friends about Chinese culture.

D. Zhang Rui can speak a little Spanish and English. In her free time, she likes swimming and watching movies.

E. Liang Chen is a music lover. She wants to have a foreign friend who speaks German.

阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出适当的选项补全短文。

What means of transportation do you like? 

Alan 

I find it’s hard to answer this question. I fear (害怕) any kind of transportation, so it’s hard to choose (选择). If I have to, I’d choose the plane .  1.  

Becky

I don’t like taking trains. There are always problems with trains. They’re often late. So I never take a train.  2.    

Sally

  3.    Because I like traveling (旅行) by bicycle, by plane, by boat, by car ... But I like walking best. I enjoy walking. 

Bob

My favorite way of traveling is my computer mouse (鼠标).  4.    I can go around the world in a few minutes.  5.   

A.I use my car and always get where I’m going quickly.

B.It is the fastest means of transportation.

C.I can speak to people from all over the world, and look up (查阅) things quickly too.

D.Answering this question is very difficult.

E.It’s quick, relaxing, and we can get food and drink on the it.

Dear Helen,

How are you? I’m in Beijing now. I study(学习) in Bayi High School. I like Beijing very much. I have two good friends here. They are Rose and Xu Ting. Rose is from America and Xu Ting is from China. We are in the same class. Xu Ting often helps me with my Chinese. So I can speak a little Chinese now. The teachers are all kind to me.

I like Chinese food here, like Guangdong food, Sichuan food and Shandong food. They are very nice. For breakfast, I have milk and bread. My favorite food is jiaozi. I often have jiaozi for lunch and noodles(面条) for dinner. Sometimes(有时) we go out to have dinner. What about you?

Yours,

Linda

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Where is Linda now?

A. In Canada.   B. In Japan.    C. In China.

2.Where is Rose from?

A. America. B. England. C. Cuba.

3.Who helps Linda with her Chinese?

A. Rose.    B. Xu Ting. C. Helen.

4.What does Linda have for breakfast?

A. Noodles and jiaozi.  B. Rice and eggs.   C. Bread and milk.

5.Which(哪个) is NOT right?

A. Rose, Xu Ting and Linda are in different classes.

B. Linda’s teachers are kind to her.

C. Jiaozi is Linda’s favorite food.