Hangzhouhua (杭州话)：use it or lose it
   There are about 6.000 languages in the world and some experts say that as many as half of these languages will disappear(消失) in the next one hundred years. Will Hangzhouhua be one of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} ? It's a {#blank#}2{#/blank#}  that more people are asking.
   In China, Putonghua is the official language. That {#blank#}3{#/blank#}  it's the language of government, business and the media (媒体). And it's also the language that is{#blank#}4{#/blank#}  in schools.
   Hangzhou is a special city. It used to be the capital of Wu and Yue States in the 10th century during the Five Dynasties period. Now it is modern, fashionable and also beautiful. And Hangzhouhua shows that by being modern, fashionable and beautiful.
   Young people still speak Hangzhouhua but not as {#blank#}5{#/blank#}  as their parents and grandparents. They are under more and more pressure to speak Putonghua. So the language is being used{#blank#}6{#/blank#}  often in everyday life. Some people want to keep the language from disappearing completely {#blank#}7{#/blank#}  building museums and having cultural festivals to save it. But a language isn't a painting {#blank#}8{#/blank#} a book. It's a living thing and you {#blank#}9{#/blank#}  use it or lose it.
   If people {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  using it in their daily lives, a museum or a festival will not help. It will be lost forever, like the Yangtze River dolphin.

A．The Italian was afraid

B．It was the Italian's watch

C．He decided to follow him

D．The Frenchman got excited

E. The street was dark and quiet
A Frenchman went to a small Italian town and was staying with his wife at the best hotel there. One night, he went out for a walk alone. It was late. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} . Suddenly he felt someone behind him. He turned his head and saw an Italian young man who quickly walked past him. The man was nearly out of sight when the Frenchman suddenly found that his watch was gone. He thought that it must be the Italian who had taken his watch. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} because he wanted to get back the watch.
　　Soon the Frenchman caught up with the Italian. Neither of them understood the other's language. The Frenchman shook his fist(拳头) in the Italian's face and pointed at the watch.{#blank#}3{#/blank#} . In the end he gave up his watch to the Frenchman.
When he returned to the hotel, the Frenchman told his wife what had happened. He was greatly surprised when his wife pointed to the watch on the table. Now he realized that by mistake he had robbed(抢劫) the Italian. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} .

    Walt Disney was b{#blank#}1{#/blank#} in Chicago in 1901. He enjoyed d{#blank#}2{#/blank#}. He was very poor. He drew pictures in his father's garage(车库). One day a mouse came into the garage and p{#blank#}3{#/blank#} on the floor. Disney g{#blank#}4{#/blank#} him some bread. Then the mouse came up and sat on his desk. In this way, the mouse and the poor artist(艺术家) b{#blank#}5{#/blank#} good friends. Later Disney went to Hollywood. He worked very hard b{#blank#}6{#/blank#} few(很少) people knew him.

    One day he r{#blank#}7{#/blank#} the mouse. “I will draw that mouse,” he said to himself. “I hope every child in this country will like my mouse.”

He drew many pictures of the mouse. At last he was pleased with one of his p{#blank#}8{#/blank#}. He called the mouse Mickey Mouse. Soon Mickey Mouse was known all over the world(全世界). And the n{#blank#}9{#/blank#} of Walt Disney was known to many people in the world, too. Now Disneyland is the world's greatest park for c{#blank#}10{#/blank#}.

     May and Ann are twins (双胞胎). They look the same, but they are {#blank#}1{#/blank#}from each other in many ways (在很多方面).

One day, May and Ann go {#blank#}2{#/blank#} together. In the first shop, they see a pretty T-shirt. It's made of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} and feels very comfortable. But it costs much. Ann says she wants to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} one. But May won't. “{#blank#}5{#/blank#} doesn't grow on trees. We must {#blank#}6{#/blank#} it wisely (明智地),” she says, “300 yuan for a T-shirt? I don't think we {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a T-shirt like this. A cheap one can be nice, too.”

Ann doesn't listen to May. “We can ask our {#blank#}8{#/blank#} for the money. They want us to look {#blank#}9{#/blank#},” she says.

     “No, I don't think so,” May answers. 

     So, {#blank#}10{#/blank#} do you think is right? Would you like to buy the T-shirt if you were Ann?  

    Hello, everyone! Next week we will go on a t{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to the Yellow Mountain(黄山). Do you want to know something about it? Here is some i{#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

    The Yellow Mountain is a f{#blank#}3{#/blank#} mountain in China. It is in the south of Anhui. Every year thousands of people from China and all o{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the world come to visit it. It takes us about three hours to get there by bus. When we are c{#blank#}5{#/blank#} the mountain, we can enjoy the f{#blank#}6{#/blank#}air, the sea of clouds, wondrous pines and unique rocks along the way. In the early m{#blank#}7{#/blank#} when the sun rises, the sky looks q{#blank#}8{#/blank#} beautiful.

    Please p{#blank#}9{#/blank#}well for the trip next week. Wear comfortable trainers, bring something to eat and drink, but please r{#blank#}10{#/blank#}: We should be polite visitors.   

New Year's Eve is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} special time for us. We live in New York, and we often go to a big New Year's Eve {#blank#}2{#/blank#}in Times Square. We get{#blank#}3{#/blank#}with our friends and sing traditional songs while we wait for the New Year. Then suddenly just {#blank#}4{#/blank#}midnight, the music stops. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}all count down from ten to zero. {#blank#}6{#/blank#}the fireworks begin. I love the bright lights,{#blank#}7{#/blank#}the noise makes me jump. We all say "Happy New Year" to our {#blank#}8{#/blank#}.

    I usually {#blank#}9{#/blank#}New Year's Day at home with my family. We write our New Year's resolutions together. We all promise to work hard and help{#blank#}10{#/blank#}other more.