People with different cultures (文化) and languages live together in India. It's a very old 1 with a large population. Today there are over1.3 billion people in India. Soon it might surpass (超过) China and 2 a country with the largest population in the world.
Different 3 China, family planning in India isn't made. In the 1970s and 1980s the Indian government tried to 4 their growing population, but it is still increasing quickly.
Many women have more than three 5 in India. About one third of India's 6 is under 14. It makes India one of the world's 7 countries. However, India has the largest proportion (比例) of people who can't read 8 write.
More than 70% of Indian people live in the countryside. These years more and more people in the countryside are 9 to cities. But there they live in crowded places with no electricity (电) or clean water. As a 10 , cities like Mumbai, Calcutta and New Delhi have more and more problems.
Mike is in charge of (负责) a shopping centre. He is a little worried these days. because there is a new shopping centre nearby and many of his customers are now shopping there. Mike wants to do something to get them back. Before he starts, he gives out questionnaires (调查表 ) to shoppers. Here is one shopper, Miss Watson's questionnaire.
1. Age group:
（）10—12 （）13—15 （）16—18 （√）19 and over
2. What do you think is important for a shopping centre?
(Circle the number. 1 as the most important and 5 as the least important)
| a) all kinds of shops | 1 ② 3 4 5 |
| b) beautiful window shows | 1 2 ③ 4 5 |
| c) good prices | ① 2 3 4 5 |
| d) lucky draw (抽奖) with great prizes (奖品) | 1 2 3 4 ⑤ |
| e) sitting areas | 1 ② 3 4 5 |
3. Name five kinds of shops that you think should be in a good shopping centre.
a) clothes shops b) shoe shops c) play areas for children
d) restaurants e) movie theatres
4. On which of the following do you spend most of your money? (List 1, 2 and 3 with 1 as the most)
a) clothes （1） b) shoes （） c) books and CDs （2）
d) food （3） e) others （）
Thank you for taking the time to fill in (填写) the questionnaire!
①clothes ②food
③shoes ④books and CDs
Tokyo is Japan's capital and largest city. It's also one of the largest cities in the world. To has a history of hundreds of years, and now it is the main part of a big city area. The big city area is called Greater Tokyo. It includes (包括) Tokyo and some other cities near it. There are over 30,000,000 people living in this area.
Many streets of Tokyo are very crowded, and most of the buildings are very tall and modem. But how could such an old city look so modern? During World War II, over a third of buildings in Tokyo were destroyed (被摧毁). After World War II, people began to build the city again. That way, the city looked different from before.
Today Tokyo is a very welcoming city. Many people come to visit Tokyo every day. The best way to go to the city from other parts of Japan is by train. And the Shinkansen the fast trains are famous all over the world. Visitors from other countries can enjoy themselves a lot in Tokyo. They can learn Japanese culture and try Japanese food. There are lots of nice restaurants in Tokyo. The city never goes dark at night. So walking in Tokyo at night is always an option for most visitors.
If you come to visit Japan, make sure you stop in Tokyo for at least (至少) a few days.
A: Hello Sandy This is Mary speaking, ？
B. I'm Xi'an
A. Are you taking a holiday there?
B. Yes. ？
A: I'm writing a report.
B: ?
A: It's about the population.
B: Well, I think you can write about the population of Xi' an.
A: Good idea. ?
B: More than 8 million.
A: Is the population of Xi'an larger than that of Dalian?
B: Let me ask my father. Maybe he knows it.
A: All right.
It's summer holidays. For Jacob, it means having a lot of free time to play with (he) friends. Usually, he isn't so excited about it, (连词) this summer is different. This summer, he is going to see Justin Timberlake — one of his favourite singers
Jacob got four tickets to Justin Timberlake's concert after he （win) an online singing completion （比赛） . (see) Justin Timberlake is one of his dreams (梦想), so it will something he will never forget.
The biggest problem he had was trying (choose) just three friends to go with him. He (wish) that all his friends could go. He asked his mother (介词) help. She told him to choose people who also liked Justin Timberlake. Jacob thought it was (冠词) good idea, so he chose three friends who liked Justin Timberlake as much as he did. He felt sorry for not(take) his best friend Andrew, but he knew that Andrew didn't like Justin Timberlake' s music that much. Jacob's three friends were all very excited when he (tell) them the good news.
Now the concert is just a week away and Jacob can't wait any longer.
Bethany Hamilton is a professional surfer (职业冲浪手) in America. Her parents are both surfing lovers. As a baby; Bethany liked to play in the water. She started surfing at the age of five. By thirteen, she had been one of the best teenage (青少年) surfers in the world shark attack（鲨鱼袭击） happened.
On the morning of 31st October 2003, Bethany and some friends decided to go suing. The sky was clear, and the weather was free. The 13-year-old surfing star was lying on her surfboard (冲浪板) with her left arm in the clear, blue water Suddenly a five-metre shark appeared and attacked her. Bethany saw the water around her turn red. She held on to her board and the shark swam away — but it took her left arm with it. Luckily, the shark attacked only once. It all happened so fast that she didn't even shout.
Bethany thought, "Get to the beach. Get to the beach." She stared to swim with one arm. She shouted for help. Her friends didn't know about the shark attack — they thought at first that she was joking (开玩笑)然后他们看到了红色的水并迅速过来帮忙。 It took her about fifteen minutes toreach the beach. They called 911 and Bethany got tohospital at last. Surprisingly (惊奇的是), she wassurfing again in a competition only ten weeks later.And less than a year after the shark attack, she won first place in a surfing competition in Hawaii.
Do Bethany's parents like surfing?
What does the underlined word "it" in the second paragraph refer to（指的是）？
How long did it take Bethany to get to the beach after the shark attack?
