Muriel would jump to the ground from amazing heights，and he would fight poisonous snakes with his bare hands．So people in the whole tribe（部落） would referred to Muriel as a（21）　  　 man．But they said the exact （22）　  　 thing about Pontoma．No one had seen him catch even a monkey．

One day，they were wandering in the forest（23）　  　 there began to pour with rain．They both ran under some thick leaves for（24）　  　．Then they heard the roar of a tiger，almost at the entrance hole．If it（25）　  　 to come in，they certainly wouldn't get out （26）　  　．For fear that they might be killed，Muriel was getting more and more （27）　  　 and finally he couldn't control it．He leapt out to fight with the tiger in open space，where he could （28）　  　 use his great hunting skills，though Pontoma was（29）　  　 at him to keep still and be quiet．

（30）　  　 a couple of deep wounds，the tiger threw Muriel to the ground and leapt upon him．Muriel was about to be （31）　  　．Right then Muriel's spear，in the hand of Pontoma，flew directly at the tiger，（32）　  　 its attack．The tiger ran away，wounded，but the spear （33）　    as fast as a beam of light，and with such incredible （34）　  　 that none missed the animal，until it fell to the ground，lifeless．

While lying on the ground，Muriel watched all this in great （35）　   　，not believing（36）　    　 was Pontoma who saved him．From that day on，people （37）　 　 remarked less on Muriel's braveness．Muriel just smiled，because he remembered well the （38）　   　 he learned that day：true bravery lies not in （39）　              　 danger，but in controlling one's panic when danger （40）　    　 your path．

 It was not until dark ______ he thought was the correct way to solve the problem.

A. did he find what                                         B. when he found that       

C. that he found what                             D. when he found what

假如你是李华，收到英国的朋友George的来信。信中提及他正在为是否同意与父母分享自己的微信朋友圈（Wechat Moments）而感到苦恼。请你给他回信，内容包括：

1.表明你的态度；2.陈述具体理由（至少两条）；3.提出个人建议。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.开头和结尾已经给出，不计人总词数。

Dear George,

How surprised and pleased to have received your letter today! You told me that

Yours,

Li Hua

March 11 is a day when I will never forget. I was on my way home from school that afternoon and hoped that I could get home in time watch my favorite TV program. When I got to the bus stop, I noticed people waiting in line. This great surprised me because people used to pushing their way onto the bus. Then my bus comes along. Without a second thought, I jumped the queue. The moment when I did that, I heard anyone shouting, “Please queue up.” I turned around but saw a smiling old gentleman signing to me to stand in line. Then she explained that day was “Queue Day”. Heard that, I felt ashamed of my behavior. I know that I will never jump the queue again.

Most painters discover a style of painting that is fit for them and stick to that, especially if people admire their pictures. But Picasso, the great Spanish painter, was like a man who had not yet found his own particular style of painting. He kept on struggling to find the perfect expression till his death in 1973.

Some of Picasso's paintings are rich, soft colored and beautiful. Others are ugly and cruel and strange. But such paintings allow us to imagine things for ourselves. They force us to say to ourselves, “What does he see that makes him paint like that?” And we begin to look under the surface of the things we see.

Picasso painted thousands of pictures in different styles. Sometimes he painted the natural look of things. Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces. He showed us what the mind knows as well as what the eyes see. At the age of 90,he remained as curious about the world as he had been when he was young. That is why people have called him “the youngest painter in the world.”

39. The ugly cruel and strange paintings by Picasso _______.

A. make us try to notice something hidden in the things

B. allow us to ask questions about them  

C. force us to question anything we see

D. cause us to think what Picasso saw was different from what we see

40. The underlined sentence “Sometimes he seemed to break them apart and throw the pieces in our faces” means _____.

A. sometimes he tore his pictures into pieces

B. he broke something he was painting and threw them away

C. sometimes he showed some broken pictures to others

D. things in some of his pictures seem to be in disorder

41. Why have people called Picasso “the youngest painter in the world?”

A. Because he observed things with the eye and the mind.

B. Because he looked young when he was old.

C. Because he never stopped painting he was old.

D. Because he never gave up looking for something new.

It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25. I was the nurse on duty that day. I didn’t think there would be any    41   , sighing about having to work on Christmas. Just then five bodies   42    at my desk, a pale woman and four children.

  “Are you all   43   ?” I asked.

  “Yes,” she said weakly and lowered her head.

   But when it came to   44   of their problems, things got a little strange. Two of the children had headaches, two children had earaches,   45   only one could tell me which ear was affected. The   46   complained of a cough but seemed to produce it.

I didn’t say anything but   47   that it might be a little while   48   a doctor could see her. She responded, “   49   your time,” and then added, “It’s warm in here.”

Then, I checked their registration form out of curiosity. No address---they were   50   . The waiting room was warm.

I went back to the nurse station and mentioned we had a homeless   51   in the waiting room. The nurses, complaining of   52   on Christmas, turned to sympathy for a family just trying to get   53   on Christmas. The team went into action, much as we do when there’s a 54 emergency. But this was a Christmas emergency.

We were all   55   a free meal on Christmas Day, so we took back that meal and prepared a big dinner for our   56  . We needed presents. We   57   from different departments candies, fruits and other things   58   that could be presents. As seriously as we met the   59   needs of the patients, our team worked to meet the needs of a family who just wanted to be warm on Christmas.

Later, as the family walked to the door to   60  , the mother came running back, gave me a hug and whispered, “Thanks for being our angels today.”

41. A. customers           B. patients         C. workers              D. tourists

42. A. showed up              B. took in                 C. came out              D. looked on

43. A. eager            B. hungry           C. sick               D. warm

44. A. descriptions         B. comments             C. instructions           D. results

45. A. so               B. for               C. thus              D. but

46. A. mother            B. children           C. nurses                D. doctor

47. A. answered             B. imagined             C. explained             D. analyzed

48. A. after                 B. since                C. before           D. when

49. A. Make               B. Take                 C. Care              D. Spend

50. A. lonely             B. greedy               C. clever             D. homeless

51. A. family              B. holiday          C. woman             D. Christmas

52. A. operating             B. interrupting        C. managing        D. working

53. A. present            B. warm               C. relief                D. comfort

54. A. beneficial              B. friendly              C. medical              D. different

55. A. rewarded             B. offered             C. allowed        D. ordered

56. A. neighbors              B. relations            C. brothers              D. guests

57. A. borrowed       B. received            C. collected        D. bought

58. A. expensive           B. fantastic          C. generous          D. available

59. A. permanent         B. physical               C. endless           D. ridiculous

60. A. leave            B. travel             C. rest                D. relax

Sometimes it is difficult to talk to taxi drivers. They must give all their attention to the road as they work out the shortest way to the place where you are going. However, passengers from Wangfujing were in surprise when they took a taxi. The driver just would not stop talking ―in English.

Organized by the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy, “Dare to Speak” examines if Chinese people will speak English in “real-life” situations. Matthew Knowles, an acting student from South Carolina at Beijing Film Academy, acted the part as the “driver”. He collected six passengers on Saturday morning, most of whom were female white-collar workers.

“Of course they were surprised at first, wondering why I’m driving a taxi, and wondering whether this is a real taxi, but then most of them were pretty willing to speak,” he said. Knowles said he was also surprised by his “passengers”. “Apart from my first ‘passenger’, who could speak very little English, all the rest spoke English very well, and it was fun to communicate with them,” he said, adding that some “passengers” were quite talkative.

The “foreign taxi driver” project was just one of the “Dare to Speak” activities, which have been going on since the end of October. Other projects included a foreign store owner near a high school in Beijing, a cook in a Shanghai university canteen. They were testing the willingness of Chinese people, especially students and white-collar workers, to speak to foreigners in English. Rong Xin, senior manager of IELTS (雅思) with the British Embassy, said they hoped to let IELTS takers in China know that communication is the most important goal of IELTS.

“We hope that more and more IELTS takers in China can realize the importance of communicating in English in real life, instead of just getting high test scores,” she said.

13. Why did Matthew Knowles drive a taxi?

A. He enjoyed chatting with people in English.

B. He played the role of a taxi driver in a film.

C. He took part in the project “Dare to speak”

D. He wanted to improve his Chinese while driving.

14. The Chinese may meet and talk to _______ in “Dare to speak” projects.

 A. a white-collar worker          B. a high school student

 C. a restaurant manager          D. a foreign store owner

15 The purpose of the project “Dare to Speak” is to _______ .

A. draw Chinese people’s attention to IELTS

B. remind language learners of the goal of learning

C. attract more foreigners to start business in China

D. give more chances for English learners in China

For a teacher, the first and most basic duty is to see the beauty that exists within every student. Every child is precious.   36   It is an outgrowth of students feeling loved and respected.

Love your students.

Your students know how you feel about them. If you don’t like them or if you see them as a problem, they know it.   37   And then your students will be angry with you, for you fail to see the beauty that exists within them. Maya Angelou said, “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said and people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

Tell your students who you are and why you are there.

  38   To build that trust, tell your students who you are and why you chose to be a teacher. Tell them about your background, what you did when you were their age and why you want to be their teacher. The more your students know about you and your intentions, the more they will trust you to lead them.

Have a plan.

  39   You need to begin each day with clarity about what students should know and be able to learn at the end of the class period. And every second of your day should be purposely moving you toward that end.

  40 

Establishing the proper environment for cooperative learning is very important. It will be ideal for you to encourage the students to construct their own classroom management contract. They will feel more responsible for their actions and have a positive attitude towards their classmates and teachers.

A. Encourage cooperative learning.

B. Your lesson plans need to be clear.

C. Even if you don’t say it, they will know it.

D. Students will learn important life skills by working together.

E. When you start from this point, classroom management comes more easily.

F. If you just focus on major misbehavior, students will get the sense that minor misbehavior is OK.

G. A classroom where each student deeply trusts the teacher has the potential to be a great environment for learning.

Self-confidence, motivation, support and knowledge are the main factors determining if one succeeds or fails. Each of these factors influences our chances of success in a different way.   16  .

Lack of self-confidence is probably the most dreadful enemy of success. 17   Even the most capable person is sure to fail with such an attitude. If it is your case too, improving your self-confidence is a must .

Motivation is equally as important as self-confidence.  18  You may even not try to achieve the goal that lies before you. It is important to find out what is the best motivation for you. If you have to do something that does not motivate you, just treat yourself with a reward after you succeed. Of course, this reward should consist of something that will motivate you to pursue(追求) a success.

  19   While it is not a must for succeeding in your goals, a lack of support can often lead to failure. It is also true that some people cannot succeed without a proper support from their surroundings. These people often lose their motivation or worse, their self-confidence. If you know such a pe rson, supporting him or her is a right thing to do. Also surround yourself with the right people. You will see the results soon.

Pursuing realistic goals is also important for a success. You should always make sure that your goals are achievable.   20   Unrealistic goals usually lead to a fast failure and also make many people embarrassed.

A. As we know, many people try but do not succeed.

B. Consider all your knowledge and skills when setting up a goal.

C. Motivation is something in yourself that can push you forwards.

D. There are several main reasons why some people cannot succeed.

E. Supportive family and collective workplace are also very important.

F. Without it , you will not push yourself towards a better performance.

G. Thinking you are not good enough to achieve your goals is the same as deciding that you will not succeed.

The traditional friendship between our two peoples ______ ancient times．（　　）

A．is dated back to B．dates at

C．dates back to     D．is dated from

     Winter is coming. It's time for the arctic ground squirrel（地松鼠) to get her underground

home ready. She chooses a quiet spot, hidden from wolves and foxes. She gathers grass and

fur to keep her home warm.

     Winter is long and cold in northern Canada.  Many days, the air is colder than the air in

your freezer. Plants can't grow, so there are no leaves or grass for animals to eat. They must

find other ways to live. The arctic ground squirrel "sleeps" the winter away.

     For months the ground squirrel has been eating lots of seeds, mushrooms, and berries.

Now she is fat. The extra fat will keep her alive through the winter.

      At last she crawls through a tunnel into the nest she has made.  She curls up, wraps her

tail around herself, and goes to "sleep". Only she won't really be sleeping. She will be

hibernating(冬眠).

     The ground squirrel's body is usually as warm as yours. When she hibernates, her body

becomes just colder than ice, but she doesn't freeze.  In the warm season, when the ground

squirrel is active, she uses most of the food she eats to make heat to stay warm.  When she

hibernates, she doesn't need much food.

    Her heart beats just one or two times each minute.  She will take only about three breaths

each minute. She won't move, even if someone touches her or shines a light into her eyes.

These changes in the ground squirrel's body let her live through the winter.

    The ground squirrel will not stay in hibernation all winter.  Her body warms up and

becomes active for a few hours once every few weeks. Over the winter, these active times use

up more than half of the energy that she worked so hard to store. Why does she do this?

Scientists aren't sure. Some think arctic ground squirrels must warm up in case their bodies

need to fight off any germs(病菌) that would make them sick.

    In April or May the arctic ground squirrel will stop hibernating. She will be skinny

because she did not eat anything during the winter. Now she will have just a few months to

have babies and fatten up before winter comes again.

28. The Arctic ground squirrel must hibernate in winter because she       

    A. needs to have a comfortable rest        B. can keep warm while hibernating

    C. must hide from wolves and foxes        D. doesn't have enough food in winter

29. While hibernating, the Arctic ground squirrel's body _  .

    A. freezes up completely                  B. is as warm as usual

    C. drops just below 0℃                     D. makes heat to stay warm

30. In winter, the Arctic ground squirrel          .

    A. doesn't breathe at all                   B. becomes active sometimes

     C.  stays in hibernation all the time         D. won't move unless touched

31. The Arctic ground squirrel is very thin usually when _          .

    A. winter comes to an end                 B. she starts to hibernate

     C. autumn is approaching                    D. she has young babies

    Once upon a time, there used to be a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy．He had almost everything a boy could ever want，so he was only 46  in the most rare objects. One day his parents bought him a very strange   47  ．When the boy went to see his reflection(映像)in it，he looked very  48  ．He tried smiling，  49   his reflection continued with its sad expression.

      50  , the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys．He came home as happy as he could be，but he   51  looked sad in that mirror.

    “What a(n)  52   mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t   53  properly!”

    That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was 54  ．The boy went over to see what had  55  to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents.

    Together the two children set off   56   them. As the little girl wouldn't stop crying，the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to  57   her up．After much walking，they  58  her parents who were looking for her，very worried.

    Then the boy said   59   to the family．When seeing the time， he   60   to head for home．without toys and without   61 ．In his room，to his great surprise，he found a(n)   62  face in the mirror. And so he understood the   63   of that mirror. The mirror could only reflect the   64   feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having   65   that little girl．

46.A．confident         B．interested      C．skilled             D．rich

47.A．mirror             B．book             C．sweet                     D．toy

48.A．shy                 B．excited          C．beautiful          D．sad

49.A ．for                B．or                 C．but                 D．and

50.A ．Proud           B．Hungry         C．Satisfied          D．Surprised

51.A．still                 B．already          C．once               D．never

52.A ．nice               B．terrible          C．big               D．expensive

53.A．move              B．work            C．change            D．appear

54.A．studying          B．playing          C．sleeping          D．crying

55.A．devoted           B．referred        C．happened               D．turned

56.A．in need of        B．in honor of    C．in search of     D．in charge of

57.A．cheer              B．put               C．dress              D．bring

58.A．recognized       B． found          C．1eft                D．accepted

59.A．sorry              B．hello             C．goodbye          D．no

60.A．refused                  B．agreed          C．pretended        D．decided

61.A．effort              B．hope             C．doubt              D．money

62.A．red                 B．dark             C．happy           D．angry

63.A．wonder                  B．meaning        C．game              D．reason

64.A．true                B．strange         C．general            D．good

65.A．introduced       B．helped           C．invited            D．saved

1. I wish I                (have) a chance to talk with you about my writing before you left.

2.                 ( live ) in Zhangzhou for many years, I know this ancient city quite well.

3. Quiet student                 he may be, he talks a lot about his favourite singer after class.

4. She is proud to                 (represent) her country recently in an international competition.

5. Unless                 (invite) to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.

6. If I can help                , I don’t like working late into the night. 

       There is an English saying that goes, "he who laughs last, laughs the hardest." High School Musical star Zac Efron is laughing a lot these days.      

       __36__. Because he was always the smallest in his class and was laughed at because he had a big space between his teeth. In sixth grade, Efron's basketball team made it to the league championships. In double overtime (两个加时赛), with three seconds left, he rebounded the ball and passed it — to the wrong team! __37____     

       ___38______Now at 21, Efron is one of People magazine's 100 Most Beautiful People, graces (荣登) the cover of Entertainment Weekly, Hollywood's most influential magazine, and is traveling the world promoting the third High School Musical film. Director Adam Shankman described Efron as "arguably the biggest teen star in America right now." Simply google "Zac Efron" , and you get more than 14 million responses. Yes, it seems Efron has a lot to smile about these days.     

   Efron was born and raised in California. ____39______According to Efron, "he would flip out (发疯) if he got a B and not an A in school, and that he was a class clown." It was his father who encouraged him to act. ___40_____He also took singing lessons. He graduated high school in 2006 and was accepted at the University of Southern California to study film. But he put it off— why study movies when you can star in them. 

   Efron has risen all the way to the top of the movie business. And he can now laugh all the way to the bank. 

A.He owed it a lot to his father that he succeeded.

B. But history, as they say, is a thing of the past 

C. He took part in school performances and acted in a local theater.

D.When he was young, Efron was an unqualified basketball player.

E.He took school seriously.  

F.They scored and his team lost the game.  

G.As a young boy, Efron was picked on by his classmates.

When I discovered I was pregnant ( 怀孕的），my husband and I decided to shut our shop in  a town of South Africa, so my husband could accept a job in Pretoria, a city some distance 

away. As I felt   16   because of my pregnancy, I had to   17    until after birth. 

      While my husband   18   in the city, I still had to work in the hot weather. I   19   a lot from 

terrible sickness. My warm and helpful   20   helped me during the day, but at night I was   21   in our flat. 

     But that all   22   one evening, when there was a knock at the door. A   23   couple appeared. “ You can‟t stay alone here like this, ” they said. “   24   a case.  We are taking you to our farm. ” 

     I was   25  . I recognized them as   26   who had brought their television to my husband for 

repair. But they could see my   27  . “ Come along! You can stay as long as you like!”  28 the wife .She sounded a lot like my mother,   29   I packed my suitcase and left. 

    For two months  Hendrik and Ella put a lot of fresh milk in their fridge, with   30   that I should drink freely. My meals were cooked; my room was cleaned; and I was     31  

    Ella was with me when the twins were   32  ,  and gave my husband a first-hand account as he waited   33   in Pretoria. 

     That was 19 years ago, and the   34   babies have grown into two delightful young men. They are our sons, but they are also constant   35   that kindness can reach out to heal a heart. 

16. A. comfortable    B.awful         C. guilty            D. wonderful 

17. A. stay behind     B.keep off      C. hold back     D. set out 

18. A. Wandered      B. studied       C. moved          D. Labored 

19. A. suffered        B. grew           C. worked         D. earned 

20. A.  colleagues     B. teachers       C. neighbors      D.classmates 

21. A.  sad            B. scared          C. alone            D. hungry 

22. A. arrived         B. continued      C. changed       D. developed 

23. A. young           B. patient         C. happy            D. kind 

24. A. Pack            B. Pick            C. Fetch            D. Make 

25. A. moved          B. surprised      C. excited          D. pleased 

26. A. workers         B. passengers    C. doctors         D. customers 

27. A. desire          B. hesitation        C. sorrow       D. progress 

28. A. ordered        B. answered       C. urged          D. advised 

29. A. for              B. so                C. as               D. if 

30. A.satisfaction    B.  instructions   C. attention      D. descriptions 

31. A. loved           B. invited          C. employed     D. protected 

32. A. found          B. greeted          C. born            D. adopted 

33. A. angrily         B. lonely           C. hardly          D. anxiously 

34. A. sleeping       B. lying             C. smiling         D. crying 

35. A. visitors        B. callers          C. reminders     D. thinkers 

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词；

      2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

     When I was a child, I spent more than ten years learn the violin．Therefore, I couldn't understand "real music"．After I graduated at high school, a friend of mine suggested that we started to learn the guitar because we all thought it was cool．l will never forget the day on that we went to buy guitars in the guitar store．There I saw a guitar player playing the guitar, which I really enjoyed. He became my the first guitar teacher．It took me such a long time choose a guitar among several wonderful model. Now the guitar is the most importantly part of my life and I practice it every day.

 “After four days in hospital, a 35-year-old woman died of bird flu in the western part of Indonesia on Tuesday, raising the country’s deaths to 57, and the source of infection (传染) was still unknown,” a senior health ministry official said.

    The H5N1 virus has killed at least 153 people worldwide since it began hitting Asian poultry (家禽) in late 2003, according to the World Health Organization, with over a third of the human deaths in Indonesia.

    Most of those killed have been infected by house-kept poultry, but WHO fears the virus could turn into a form that easily spreads among humans, causing a nationwide disease with the possibility to kill millions.

    Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous (人口稠密的) country and home to millions of backyard chickens, is looked upon as a possible hot place for that to happen.

    The government came under fire for moving slowly to get rid of the virus when it first appeared in chickens and ducks, but has worked hard in recent months to make the public know about the dangers of bird flu.

    It has also increased vaccinations (接种疫苗) and killing of birds in infected areas. But no one knows whether the action will work. After all, bird flu has been there for more than two years and killed so many people.

(  )32. This passage probably appears on the ________ page of a newspaper.

A. sports          B. entertainment     C. health and life    D. travel

(  )33. The underlined part “came under fire” in Paragraph 5 probably means _________.

A. caught fire   B. became angry     C. got criticized (批评)    D. was warm

(  )34. Since late 2003, the H5N1 virus has killed more than 50 people ________.

A. in Indonesia  B. in Asia       C. all over the world       D. in Europe

(  )35. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Millions of people in Indonesia will be killed by the H5N1 virus.

B. Indonesia is a hot place for bird flu to happen because it has a big population of humans and chickens.

C. The government of Indonesia didn’t do anything against bird flu.

D. The source of inflection that killed the 35-year-old woman was a bird.

61.I can convince you that he's even more handsome________ (本人)than in his pictures.

62.Twenty years ago, his father was very rich and was________(拥有)a farm.

63.It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money____ (交换)favors to them.

64.The young lady________(发出) a cry of surprise when she saw something strange moving in the dark.

65.We've made our plans, and now we must ________ them  ________.(付诸行动)

66.It still remains a mystery why some people ________(习惯于)  certain flower fragrance while others are not.

67.Unfortunately, George cannot be with us today so I am pleased to accept this award________ (代表)him.

68. The food is not very good in this restaurant，but we shall just have to ________ (容忍,忍受)it.

69. He wants very much to go to college，but he  ________ (担心)not passing the entrance examination.

70. I've ________(订阅) an electronic magazine via e­mail and it will be sent to my e­mail box every week.

请根据下图写一篇100~120个词的短文。你的短文应包括下列要点：

1．简要描写图画内容。

2．说明图画含义。

3．从中学生中的角度谈谈你的看法。参考词汇：container n. 容器

 “ Croeso I Gymru!,” If you don't know what this means, read on to find out more.

When you cross over the border from England into Wales, you don't have to show your passport but you do notice a difference immediately. All the road markings and signs are shown in two languages — English and Welsh (威尔士语）. Not all visitors to Britain know that other languages are spoken here. There's the Gaelic (盖尔语)language in Scotland and a few people speak Cornish (康沃尔语）in the southwest of England, but the most widely spoken language in the UK besides English is Welsh.

Perhaps the first Welsh word you^'ll see on the road into Wales is ARAF. There's a helpful English translation next to it — SLOW. As you can see, Welsh looks quite different from English. It sounds very different, too. Welsh looks and sounds so different from English because it’s a Celtic language. Celtic cultures still exist around the edges of the UK — in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and also in parts of France. For hundreds of years, almost everyone in Wales spoke Welsh, but nowadays there are about 600 thousand Welsh speakers — around 20% of the population.

So is Welsh dying out? Not at all! Nowadays, all school children in Wales study Welsh and many choose to go to an all Welsh-speaking school. You can get public information in Welsh, speak Welsh in court or take a course at university in Welsh. People surf the Internet in Welsh, keep up with friends on Facebook and write blogs in Welsh.

By the way, ^“Croeso I Gymru!" means “Welcome to Wales!” 一 I hope you'll be able to visit it one day.

21.According to the passage, Welsh ______.

   A. has developed from Cornish         B. is still widely used in the UK

   C. sounds a little similar to English D. is more widely spoken than before

22.How does the author feel about the future of Welsh?

A. Optimistic.   B. Curious.   C. Worried.             D. Confused.

23.What is the author's purpose of writing the passage?

 A. To explain a typical Welsh term.       B. To compare English with Welsh.

 C. To give an introduction to Welsh.      D. To encourage people to visit Wales.