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Chinese Dual Language Immersion Program (CDLIP)

Dual language immersion provides academic instruction in two languages. The Pasadena Unified School District currently offers a Chinese-English immersion program.

Our Classrooms

The CDLIP serves primary school students, from kindergarten through second grade. Grades 3, 4 and 5 will be added in September of 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. The program is currently located at Luther Burbank Primary School. On any given day, you might find a classroom full of kindergarteners counting and sorting coins, first graders singing "The More We Get Together", or second graders describing physics experiments-all in Chinese!

How Does the Program Work?

CDLIP classrooms combine native and non-native speakers so that all students may succeed in both Chinese and English. We apply a Two-Way 90:10 Model. In kindergarten, 90% of the day's instruction is in Chinese and 10% is devoted to improving English oral language and the ability to read and write. As children progress through grade levels, the percentage of English instruction gradually increases, finally achieving a 50:50 split by fifth grade.

To Register Your Child

Language learning is a long-term process, so parents are asked to register their children for the full six years.

• Register online at www.pusd.us/oe between June 13 and 23.

• The program is free, supported by the Pasadena Unified School District.

• For kindergarten, no knowledge of Chinese is necessary. (Some knowledge of Chinese is expected for students entering grades 1-3.)

• Applications will be accepted after the deadline if spaces are still available.

• If you would like assistance completing your application, please contact Ms. Netty Li at Burbank Primary School（626）396-5760 or visit PUSD Welcome Center.

1. （1） What can students do when attending the CDLIP ____.

   A . practise oral English B . count and group coins C . carry out physics experiments D . dance to "The More We Get Together"
3. （2） What do you know about languages used in CDLIP classes?

   A . Only English is used. B . English and Chinese are evenly used. C . The higher the grade, the more English. D . Higher-grade students using mostly Chinese.
5. （3） What can we learn about the registration?

   A . Registration can be done at a discount. B . Registration is not allowed after June 23rd in any case. C . A good command of Chinese is a must for registers. D . Registers can get help to complete the application if necessary.

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Every summer he came to our village on his cycle. The cycle was full of coconuts and on the handle was his small red money purse and the knife that he used to cut the coconuts. He was known for his toothless smile that tended to tum into a slight laugh.

He often announced the arrival of summer by standing under our village's Gulmohar tree. During the first touch of summer, red flowers fell on the ground and welcomed him to out village; soon the red flowers turned into long sword-like fruits which hung above his head as he cut the coconuts.

He never ate anything except paan (a kind of leaf), which he always could be seen chewing, and he just sat under the tree until someone approached him. Then, he would choose the best coconut, and with expert skill, carve it so that the person could drink the satisfying liquid.

Nowadays, he doesn't do much business. Kids no longer care for coconut water; they want soft drinks. I know his weak body will fail him in the coming years. He will not visit our village, and with him, all my memories of summer will disappear. No one will miss him apart from the Gulmohar tree, his only friend.

My friends and I have stayed in the same village our whole life. Now, in our mid-thirties, we don't have time to talk about our childhood and the life beyond the chains of society.

I've made up my mind. Tomorrow I will talk with him. I will listen to him and preserve him in my memory. I will tell him how important he was for me, how he defined summer for me, and, during every summer, how he nurtured (滋养) me with the coconut water, which was filled with his love. I will take in his smile one last time—a remembrance of my childhood innocence. I will hug him until my tears mix with his.

1. （1） Where did the coconut seller put the knife used to cut the coconuts?

   A . Under the Gulmohar tree. B . In the pocket. C . In the front of his bike. D . In his red money purse.
3. （2） In the eyes of the author, the coconut seller is ____.

   A . outgoing and kind B . helpful and talkative C . determined and brave D . silent and skilled
5. （3） Why doesn't the coconut seller do much business nowadays?

   A . Children don't have a taste for coconut water. B . He will move to our village soon. C . His weak body has failed him during the past years. D . Everyone will miss him besides the Gulmohar tree, his best friend.
7. （4） What will the author do in the following day?

   A . He will buy the coconut water as before. B . He will express his gratitude to the seller. C . He will talk about the seller with others. D . He will forget all his memories of summer.

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Many birds have shrunk in size as the temperatures have increased during the past 40 years. And the reduction in body size is so common that scientists have suggested it may be a universal response to warming conditions.

However, a new study, published in Ecology Letters, indicates that not all birds are equally affected when it comes to reductions in body size. Birds with bigger brains relative to body size have not shrunk as much as those with smaller brains.

Study lead author Justin Baldwin said, "As temperatures warm, body sizes are shrinking. But larger-brained species are shrinking less strongly than small-brained species."

The researchers analyzed information on some 70,000 birds that died when they collided (碰撞) with buildings in Chicago between 1978 and 2016. They found that birds with very big brains relative to body size have shown only about one-third of the reduction in body size.

"Relative brain size is related to increased learning ability, increased memory, longer lifespans and more stable population dynamics," said Baldwin. "In this case, a bigger-brained species of bird might be able to reduce the influence of climate change by seeking out habitats with cooler temperatures, for example."

"One of the first things that jump out to me from these findings is that we can already see that climate change is having a much stronger effect on species that have poorer ability to deal with environmental change through their behavior." said Professor Botero at Washington University.

North America has lost nearly one-third of its birdlife in the last half-century. The findings of this recent study, therefore, are very important to bird management and protection.

1. （1） What does the underlined word "shrunk" mean in Paragraph 1?

   A . Increased. B . Indicated. C . Decreased. D . Affected.
3. （2） Which statement does Justin Baldwin agree with?

   A . Climate change has the same effect on birds in different brain sizes. B . All birds are not equally affected when it comes to reductions in body size. C . Birds with small brains are shrinking less strongly than ones with large ones. D . Relative brain size is only connected with enhanced learned ability and memory.
5. （3） What are the findings of the recent study vital for?

   A . Finding cooler habitats. B . Conserving and saving birds. C . Reducing the impact of climate change. D . Ensuring more stable population dynamics.
7. （4） What is the passage mainly about?

   A . Climate change makes birds fewer. B . Brain size increases make lifespans longer. C . Humans can protect birds better in the future. D . Big brains help birds cope with climate change better.

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Surfing has deep roots, but for the first time, surfers are competing for medals at the Summer Olympics. At Tsurigasaki Beach, 40 miles from Tokyo, they're also riding big waves ahead of a storm.

"The incoming tide push over the afternoon does look to provide a lot of fun waves." reports Kurt Korte, the official surf forecaster for the Tokyo Olympics. He works for Surfline, a company based in Huntington Beach, California. He says while it might rain at Tsurigasaki Beach, it should be a great day for the surfing finals at the Olympics.

While new to the Olympics, surfing has a long history. In pre-Inca Peru and wherever there's been a nearby ocean, people have long been surfing in one form or another. Ancient warriors in Tahiti and Samoa used to train by surfing. In Polynesia, surfing was also considered an art form. But modern surfing became popular near the start of the 20th century in Hawaii.

Getting surfing to the Olympics was a dream of Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku more than a century ago. Decades before Hawaii became a U.S. state, he earned five Olympic medals for swimming, starting in 1912. Kahanamoku had grown up surfing with his brothers in Waikiki. A news reporter in the 1960's once asked him, "Duke, was it more of a thrill for you to win those Olympic Games, or ride some of those big waves you used to ride?" "I think surfing is much more to me, the greatest thrill of my life," he answered.

Former professional surfer Matt Warshaw said, "Unlike most other sports in competition at the Olympics, so much of surfing depends on Mother Nature: the wind and the waves." At the moment, these surfers are hoping for some sick waves for the Olympic finals. But with the ocean, you never know.

1. （1） What do Korte's words suggest?

   A . It will rain dogs and cats. B . The surfing event will be rained out. C . Surfing first became the Olympic event in Tokyo. D . The coming day will bring satisfactory waves.
3. （2） What can be learned about surfing?

   A . It has deep roots in the history of Olympics. B . Ancient warriors in Tahiti used to train by surfing. C . In Samoa, it was regarded as an art form. D . Modern surfing gains popularity in Polynesia.
5. （3） What did Matt Warshaw say about surfing? 

   A . Surfing was the greatest thrill of his life B . Surfing was the way to get along with his brothers. C . Surfing counts greatly on the wind and the waves. D . The conditions of surfing can be predictable before the event.
7. （4） What's the purpose of the text?

   A . To introduce. B . To persuade. C . To entertain. D . To discuss.

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We're living in modern times and it seems like we never have enough time. We all get the same amount in a day, a week, and a year. It just depends on how we use it. Rather than all getting the same amount of time to spend,

? What if we could control the way we consume our time to a greater extent? Here are three unexpected ways to give ourselves more time.

Help others

This might seem strange, but people who have more time often give it away through volunteering and helping others. A study that compared the opportunities to waste time, spend time on oneself, or spend a gift of time found that giving time selflessly actually increased people's perception of time. ?

When we do the same things every day, our brains tend to take shortcuts, and our efforts don't require as much conscious thought. This makes time seem to go more quickly. In contrast, when we do things in new or unexpected ways, our brains engage more consciously. We experience time as slowing down because we're more present and putting more work into the thinking that goes into the task. We can apply this research by selecting when we choose to do things in new ways versus our typical way. . But if you want to extend your perception of time, take the winding road or a new route on the way home from the office.

Take control

. It's a problem when we have too much to do in too little time, especially when we're not the ones deciding how we spend our time. We can take back a sense of having enough time by incorporating as much control as possible, and by redesigning our days. Even the simple act of pausing for 10 minutes to think about how you want to spend your time-which project to start on, which call to return, or which email to prioritize-can reassert a greater sense of time abundance.

A. Do things in new ways 

B. Seek the experience of awe 

C. what if we could have more

D. That way, rather than being slaves to time, we can be masters of it

E. Go the same route every time if you prefer your drive to work to go quickly

F. Why not lend a hand to others if you want to control and even expand time

G. Nothing contributes to time poverty more than feeling out of control

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It was the day of the big cross-country run. Students from different primary schools were warming up and walking the route through thick evergreen forest.

I looked around and finally spotted David, who was standing 1  by a fence. I walked over and asked him why he was there. He 2  and said he had decided not to run.

What for? He had 3  so hard for this event!

David had a brain disease which prevented him from walking or 4 like other children, but at school his classmates regarded him as a 5 kid. He always participated to the best of his 6 in whatever they were doing. That's why none of the children thought it 7 that David had decided to join the cross-country team. David had not missed a single 8 , and he did always finish.

Sitting down next to him, I said gently, "If you desire to 9 yourself, nothing can stop you." He sat still with a deep 10 . "You have prepared fully, which is why you 11 here", I 12 sincerely. Finally, he said with a fierce but quiet 13 , "I'm going to run."

The 14 started. The runway was extremely long for young children, not to 15 a child like David. David had only gone a few meters before he fell over. 16 , he picked himself up and 17 his mission. "Come on! You can make it!" I knew without even 18 that these voices were not just from his schoolmates. They came from parents, teachers and kids from other schools. To everyone's 19 , he crossed the finish line to wild cheers and applause.

It is a brave 20  and dogged determination that can make something unusual happen.

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Monkeypox is a virus endemic in parts of Central and West Africa. It is a less harmful version of smallpox. It  (discover) in 1958, after outbreaks occurred in monkeys kept for research, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

How many  (case) have there been this year, and where have they been? There have been 38 cases worldwide this year till Thursday,  (include) 37 with no history of travel to endemic countries, according to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Britain reported an  (addition) 11 cases on Friday.

What are the symptoms?

Monkeypox creates a rash (疹子) starts with flat red marks that become raised and filled with pus  (脓液). Infected people will also have  fever and body aches.

How infectious is it?

 (typical), it does not lead to major outbreaks-in most years there are just a handful of cases outside Africa, if any.

Should I be worried?

The likelihood of the virus  (spread) during certain contact is high.  the risk of transmission from other forms of close contact is low. ECDC said. The symptoms are normally mild. Most people recover within weeks, but the virus has had a fatality rate of about 3.3% in Nigeria, with children and young adults  (susceptible) among all.

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7. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。

In response to the call of nationwide labor education, a series of hands-on courses launched last term in our school, ranging from planting vegetables to making tradition handicrafts.

Sewing is one of my favorite course where I obtained a fundamental knowledge of essential life skills such as sewing a button, knit a scarf, and making a cushion by operating the sewing machine. It was sure a rewarding and fulfilling experience, that not only enriched our extracurricular life but also helped us acquire practical basic working capabilities for livelihood and form the good habit of labouring.

The hands-on courses have won a popularity among students and had a positive effect to the personal growth of everyone involved. If possible, an exhibition could be held to demonstrate students well-designed works and displayed their creativity.

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Assistant Wanted for Teenager Summer Camp

•An interest in camping and outdoor activities

•Well-prepared for a variety of tasks, including a good command of English, attending to teenagers and getting on with others

•Working time: July 10th-July 25th

Contact: Laura@summercamp.com

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