Mr and Mrs Zipster like to be the first one for everything，but their daughter Maddie is always last．She arrives last for breakfast，because she has to say good moming to her fish．At school，Maddie is the last one to leave the library,because she puts all the books in the reading area onto the bookcases．In maths tests，Maddie is the last one to hand in(提交)the maths paper，because she never forgets to check(检查)her answers．After art class，Maddie is the last one to go out of the art room，because she closes all the paintjars(颜料瓶)so the paints won't dry．

    It is the day for Maddie's parents to meet her teachers．"I'm sure the teachers will ask us why Maddie is always last．"says her mum．They get to the school and talk with Maddie's teachers．Mrs McReady works in the library．She says．"Maddle is a big help．"The maths teacher Mrs Lemer says，"Maddie does really great work．"The art teacher Mr Clay says，"Maddie always thinks about others．"But no one asks why Maddle is always last．

    On their way home，Maddie's parents are happy．"Sometimes it's good to be last，"says Maddle's mum，Maddie's dad smiles and says，"Maybe we should try it sometime．"

根据材料内容简要回答下列问题。

    How do we know what's right or wrong in English? Languages such as French and Spanish each has an official(官方的) organization that tells you what's correct. But there is nothing like that in English. So what can we do?

    There is, of course, Standard English. This is the kind of English you read in newspapers or in formal letters. It is also the English you learn at school or in textbooks.

    However, Standard English is not official English. And unbelievably, linguists（语言学家） think Standard English is on the same level as all other types of English such as Cockney English, Yorkshire English, South African English, Australian English, Singaporean English… And according to linguists, there is no such thing as Standard Spoken English.

    English is changing all the time. Every year, new words appear and others disappear. Words change too. For example, for many years, the Latin word “agendum” was the accepted singular form and “agenda” was the plural form. However, these days, very few people use the Latin-sounding“agendum”, with “agenda” being the accepted singular form, and “agendas” the plural.

Newspapers each has their own style when they write certain things. For example，The Guardian puts dates like “21 July 2011”(with the day first, followed by the month and no commas). However, the news agency Reuters writes them like this “July 21, 2011”(with the month first, and a comma(逗号) between the day and the year). Other newspapers have different ways of doing it too. So, as you can see, there's no one “correct” way —there's a variety of ways and each one is acceptable.

    Next time someone tells you that something is wrong, tell them that it isn't wrong, It is just English.

(Each answer should be no more than four words)

    Hello! My {#blank#}1{#/blank#} name is John. My last name is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. I am 12. I'm in China. My telephone number is {#blank#}3{#/blank#}. I have a good friend. Her first name is {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. Her last name is Read. She's 13. She is in America. Her telephone number is {#blank#}5{#/blank#}.

    Paul is my good friend and we want to join different clubs in our school. I want to join the music club. I want to learn (学) to play the guitar. I think it is easy to learn. But I am busy so I only have time to go to the club on weekends. I have a sister and she likes playing the violin. I think she can join the same club with me. What about Paul? He wants to join the sports club. He can play soccer and tennis well. He says he can teach others (其他人) in the club. He is not busy, so he can go to the club from Monday to Friday.

    English people are well known for plenty of tea that they drink. Per person in the UK consumes (消费) around 1.9 kg of tea every year. Tea is drunk by all sections (阶层) of society.

    But tea is not native to Britain. Most of the tea is grown in India and China. Tea first arrived in London in the 1600s. At this time, British ships were exploring the world and came across the drink in China. It was not long before green tea was available to buy. However, this was only available to the rich.

    At the beginning of the 1700s, the amount of tea arriving in Britain increased slowly. Black tea arrived at this time. At first people drank this tea exactly as it was in China. They soon discovered that it mixed really well with a little milk and sugar, giving the drink a special British characteristic.

    In the 1800s tea was still a product enjoyed only by people with money. At this time they began to have "afternoon tea". This includes drinking tea with a snack around 4 p. m. to avoid feeling hungry. It is a tradition that is still going today but has become less popular in recent times.

    In the late 1800s, the price of tea dropped a lot as more tea began to arrive on ships from India and China. It was no longer a drink just for rich people. Tearooms-shops where you could buy and drink tea-started to appear across the country. People enjoyed drinking tea and social activities in these places. At the start of the 20th century, Englishmen began to make tea in their homes whenever they felt like it. Kettles (烧水壶) became necessary in every kitchen.

{#blank#}1{#/blank#}⑴Cindy likes drawing(画画) very much. She can draw nice pictures. She always reads books about artists(艺术家).

{#blank#}2{#/blank#}⑵Peter likes watching NBA games. He also knows a lot about tennis stars and basketball stars.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}⑶Mary studies in a junior school. She can't always get good grades(成绩)，but she can cook(烹任) well. She wants to be a cook(厨师).

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷John is a 12-year-old boy. He likes singing and dancing very much and he also does well in playing the piano.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}⑸Jeff thinks playing games is very interesting. Sometimes games can help him study well.