English can change by borrowing words from other languages. The word "tomato" was borrowed from Mexico, and “tea” came from China and so on. Now new words are formed by joining two words together. "weekend" and "cookbook" are made up of two parts. A latest one "brunch" comes from breakfast and lunch. Do you have brunch every day? Sometimes new words are shorter forms of older words. For example, the word "photo" was made from "photograph" by cutting off the end of the longer word. "Plane" and "phone" were made by cutting off the front part of "aeroplane" and "telephone". The names of people and products can also become new words. Our "sandwich" was named after a man called Sandwich who invented it and "cello" was a name given by the company that first made the product.

Can you find more examples for each of these ways to make new words?

请阅读下面短文,并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只填一个单词。

    What is a hurricane?

    You may already know that hurricanes are storms that can cause devastating (毁灭性的) waves, wind, and rain. They happen during “Hurricane Season,” which is from June 1st until November 30th in the Atlantic Ocean and from May 15th until November 30th in the Pacific Ocean.

    Types of Hurricanes

    There are five types of hurricanes, which are based on wind speeds. The categories help people know how much damage a hurricane may cause because the greater the wind speed, the more dangerous the storm. For example, a Category 5 hurricane has winds over 155 miles per hour, which are strong enough to destroy the buildings along the shorelines completely.

    Hurricane Dangers

    When a hurricane happens together with heavy rainfall, there can be a devastating flood. The centre of a hurricane is called the eye. While most of a hurricane has dangerously strong winds, the eye is actually a calm area in the storm. When the eye of a hurricane passes over land, people might think that it's over, but before long the wind and rain increase again as the second part of the hurricane moves through.

    Hurricane Safety Tips

    There is no way to stop a hurricane or make it change direction, so if you ever find yourself in the path of a hurricane, be sure to remember the following safety tips.

    Be sure you have a radio, batteries, fresh drinking water, and enough food.

    Tell neighbours, friends, and family members your emergency plans. Tell them where you'll go if you need to leave your home.

    If you live near the ocean, leave your home and travel to a safe place. You could stay with a friend or a family member, in a hotel／motel, or in an emergency shelter area.

    Stay inside during the storm. You could be seriously injured if you go outside.

A: Look, what's this?

B: It's a cup. Is it yours, Jane?

A: No, it isn't. Oh, it's Sue's.

B: Are these her dictionaries, too?

A: No, they're a boy's. His name “Jack” is on them.

B：And what about this white telephone?

A: It's Bill's. It is new.

B: Well, whose(谁的) is that picture over there?

A: Let's see. It's Alan's. He is Bill's brother.

B: Is the yellow ball his?

A: No, it's Sam's.

B: Here you are.

A: Thanks.

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    It is widely accepted that television is playing an important part in people's lives. But, there is a heated discussion as to whether television does good or harm.

    Television keeps one learning more about present events, allows one to follow the most re­cent developments in politics and science, and offers various programs which are .both instructive and exciting. The most distant countries, the strangest customs and the most attractive scenes of nature are brought right into one's room or house.

    However, some people insist that television is bad rather than good. They argue that it has brought about many serious problems. The major one is its effects on young people. Children are now so used to getting their information and entertainment from television that their ability to read and write as well as physical ability has been greatly weakened. Even worse than that, vulgar(庸俗的) advertisements and poor programs may develop their bad tastes, shape their view points badly towards human life to such a degree that their minds might be destroyed.

    In a word, television has both advantages and disadvantages. Whatever effects it has, one point is certain, television in itself is neither good nor bad. It is the use to which it is put that decides its value to society.

Learning how to read in English can be a difficult task. But it's something you'll have to do on your language learning journey. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}These tips are for you! 

Choose the right materials.

There are so many choices! To choose the right reading material, you need to decide what your goal is.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}Choose books where you understand at least

80% of the material.

Be intentional.

Being intentional means doing something on purpose with a reason in mind.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}Save a certain amount time to spend on reading or decide on a certain number of pages you want to read each day.

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Reading can introduce you to new vocabulary words. Many words in English are often used together in almost the same way. Read groups of words, or words that go together. It will help you better understand how to use your new vocabulary.

Don't try to understand everything.

While reading, you need to accept the fact that you might not understand every single word. And that's Ok. It's more important to get the big picture of what you are reading. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}

We hope these tips can help improve your reading skills.