[单项选择]If you could give anything in the world to your child, you might want to give a love of words. Young children who can express their feelings don’t have as many temper tantrums (发脾). They also learn to control themselves using words. A two-year-old child reaches toward the oven
(烤箱) door, then stops, tells herself, "Hot, hot," and turns away. Researchers call this "self-directed speech". It’s one of the ways children learn to do what’s right and not to do what’s wrong.
With each new word, a child gains a broader view of the world. Early on, all four-legged anize-brasmals are dogs or maybe cats. But new words change them into horses, cows, elephants, and zebras. Children who have a wealth of words have a wealth of ideas.
By age four, the number of words a child understands tells us how easily that a child will learn to read in school. It even tells us how well she’ll be able to understand what she reads, and to ex press her ideas in writing later on.
So, how

[单项选择]If you could give anything in the world to your child, you might want to give a love of words. Young children who can express their feelings don’t have as many temper tantrums (发脾). They also learn to control themselves using words. A two-year-old child reaches toward the oven
(烤箱) door, then stops, tells herself, "Hot, hot," and turns away. Researchers call this "self-directed speech". It’s one of the ways children learn to do what’s right and not to do what’s wrong.
With each new word, a child gains a broader view of the world. Early on, all four-legged anize-brasmals are dogs or maybe cats. But new words change them into horses, cows, elephants, and zebras. Children who have a wealth of words have a wealth of ideas.
By age four, the number of words a child understands tells us how easily that a child will learn to read in school. It even tells us how well she’ll be able to understand what she reads, and to ex press her ideas in writing later on.
So, how

[多项选择]What advice will you give your friend if he wants to study in your country Please provide specific examples and details in your explanation.

[单项选择]What do you do if you don’t get into your first choice of university That’s the dilemma that faces thousands of British students every year. Many candidates turn to Clearing, the service that helps find university places for students at the last moment. If they don’t have the marks to get into their first choice of institution, Clearing tells them about places available at other universities, though they might have to read another subject.
But this year has seen a record number of people applying to university. This, combined with the weak economy, an uncertain job market and budget cuts at universities, means that there’s been even more of a scramble for places than usual. Some sources say six students have applied for each remaining undergraduate university place.
The British university admissions service, UCAS, says up to a quarter of this year’s university applicants—almost 190,000 people—still don’t have a place on a degree course. That’s a rise of over 46,000 students f
A. they don’t know which university to choose
B. they don’t know what subject they should read
C. they fail to get into their first choice of university
D. Clearing will offer them places available at other universities

[单项选择]W: Have you decided what to give your son for Christmas yet
M:（）
A. I don’ t know Christmas is coming to us.
B. Oh, sorry, haven’ t yet. It’ s a hard decision to make.
C. You know, she has to decide it herself.
D. You know, not every Chinese considers Christmas as a serious holiday.