Dear Cousin，

    As you know, I will graduate f毕业)in a few months and I can't decide what I should do after graduation．I had planned a two month trip to Argentina．I'm sure it will be fantastic．But I just found out that I have been accepted for the internship(实习期)at American Airlines．If I work hard，perhaps they will offer me a job at the end of the summer．This happened to another student last summer．Both are great，but I really need your help in making the fight decision．

If I travel to Argentina，I can relax and have fun with my friends．I have never taken a vacation with them and this might be the last time we can all travel together．Once I start working, it will be difficult to find so much time for a vacation．As for the internship，if I take it，I probably won't get any time to relax．I will have to start the day after graduation and I'll be busy working all the time．It will be very stressful．

     Despite(尽管)the stress，it will be a good start for me to work for American Airlines．Although I won't get paid，I will get experience．However, traveling to Argentina will let me practice my Spanish and I know that many companies(公司) want people with good Spanish skills．I also promised my friends that l would go with them．I really don't want to let them down．

    What should I do? I'm looking forward to your advice．

    Yours，

    Susan

    Tom and Tim are twins(双胞胎). They are four years old. It's very difficult for people to tell(辨别) who is Tom and who is Tim.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}The two boys like to jump, draw pictures and play ball games.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}But they don't like to take a shower(淋浴).

    Today, Tom and Tim come back from outside(外面).{#blank#}3{#/blank#}.After twenty minutes, Tom goes out.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}Their mother takes Tim into the bathroom(浴室). But the boy doesn't want to go in.

    "No! No! Mom, I'm Tom.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}”

    "Shut up(闭嘴)! I know you are Tim.”

    At that time, the boy out of the bathroom is so happy, because he doesn't need to take a shower today.

    The people below are all trying to choose which TV programme to watch. After the description of these people, there is information about six TV programmes A-E. Decide which programme would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 1—5 and then mark the correct letter(A—E)on your answer sheet. There is one extra paragraph about one programme which you do not need to use.

    {#blank#}1{#/blank#}Although Rob lead a quiet life in a small village, that doesn't stop him from wanting to find out about the latest scientific development.

    {#blank#}2{#/blank#}Bella enjoys eating out but can't afford to spend very much at the moment as she is saving for a holiday. She has never learnt how to cook, so now might be quite a good time to find out l

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}Dan is interested in taking wildlife photographs and enjoys the kind of programme which gives him a chance to see a professional photographer at work.

    {#blank#}4{#/blank#}Gina is a music teacher. Although she prefers classical music, she likes to follow the kind of music that interests the teenagers she teaches.

    {#blank#}5{#/blank#}Ron's wife is in hospital. He wants to finds a programme suitable for his three year old son while he gets on with the housework and prepares a meal.

TODAYS TELEVISION PROGRAMME PREVIEW

 A. TV1 7: 20 p. m. Find out more about Australia's animal life. This film was made last year by one of Australia's best known cameramen, Dougie Bond. He spent over 200 hours filming the birds, animals and fish that inhabit this beautiful continent and for the first time brings some of these unusual animals to our TV screens.

B TV 3 9: 00 P. m. The popular science programme is back with the latest in technology and medicine. This week, cars that run on sunlight and the story of one baby's fight to live.

C. TV1 5: 15 p.m. Busy parents? Bored children? Do you want something educational to entertain your children while you do something else? This popular magazine programme is for the under fives. More music, fun, songs and games with Carla and Larry.

D. TV3 8: 45 p. m. If you've always wanted to cook, now's your chance to learn. In the studio are two chefs who will take you through some simple recipes step by step. This is a repeat of the popular series shown last year, and available from good bookshops.

E. TV3 7: 40 p. m. The latest new music. Pete Hogg looks at the best of the current rap, raga and new Jack swing plus new video releases. This is the programme that tells you all about what's happening on the music scene and brings you interviews with tomorrow's young artists.

    On October 28, 2018, a serious traffic accident happened in Chongqing. A bus and a red car collided(碰撞) at the second bridge of the Yangtze River. The bus ran out of control on the bridge and crashed into the river. All 15 passengers and the driver in the bus were killed.

    At the beginning of the accident, many people doubted that the red car was going the wrong way, causing the bus to fall into the river. Others guessed that the accident was caused by the driver's sudden illness. However, a few days later, based on the black box saved from the scene of the accident, together with the traffic records, the police announced the truth.

    Before the bus reached the bridge, a female passenger had a quarrel with the bus driver because she missed her station, but the driver refused to stop the bus. So they got into a fight. Because the speed was very high, the bus was out of control.

    People from all walks of life paid more attention to the accident and expressed their opinions. Some people think the woman passenger made the trouble without reason. She was regarded as the chief culprit(罪魁祸首). She shouldn't argue with the driver. Some people think drivers shouldn't fight with passengers and they should keep calm and put the passengers' safety first at any time. As for the other passengers, they failed to dissuade(劝阻) them in time. Maybe they didn't know the result would be so serious.

    Nowadays, hundreds of people die or get injured(受伤) on the roads every year in China. In my opinion, all of us should follow the rules and put the safety in our heart.

Information Card

    When it comes to the letter grade on your test or homework, you might notice that there is no letter E. Have you ever thought about why that is so?

    In the A, B, C, D and F grading system, the first four letters are typically considered passing grades. An F in this system simply stands for "fail". The word "fail" happens to start with the letter F, which seems to leave out the letter E.

    The first college in the US to use a letter grading system like the ones we use today is Mount Holyoke College. In 1897, they began to use the following grading scale;

    A: 95-100% (excellent)         B: 85-94% (good)      C: 76-84% (fair)

    D: 75%( nearly passed)         E: below 75% (failed)

    We can see the inclusion of E instead of F.

    Gradually, the letter grading system became more popular all over the US. However, many schools decided to drop the E grade and go straight to F. There is no evidence(证据) to really support this, but one possible explanation is that teachers were worried that some students and parents might mistake E for "excellent".

    Why do we have letter grades? Well, part of the reason is that they made grading simpler during a time of great change for schools. As the 20th century began, growing cities and an increase in immigration led to larger school classrooms. Most teachers at that time thought this new letter grading system was an easy, fair and clear way to grade students.

    Today, more and more people think that letter grades don't fully show students' learning. However, as teachers try to improve grading methods, many parents continue to prefer the letter grades they got as kids, as they are familiar and easy for parents to understand. So while they might not be perfect, the letter grades probably aren't going away any time soon.

    Charlie works on a farm. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}And on weekends, he likes riding a bike with his friend David.

    Last Sunday, it was sunny and warm. Charlie and David rode on the road {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Then they saw an overturned(翻到的)car. A driver and a penguin were in the car. Charlie and David helped the driver and the penguin get out of the car. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} The driver asked Charlie to take the penguin to the zoo.

    “{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Charlie, and I will take the driver to the hospital," said David. "OK!" said Charlie.

    A few hours later, David saw Charlie walking down the road with the penguin in his arms. "Charlie, I told you to take the penguin to the zoo." said David. "I did. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}" said Charlie.