最近你同学校组织的一个学生代表团一起去瑞士的一所中学访问，请用英语把访问情况向班上其他同学作个汇报。内容需包括以下几点：
1.参观学校，与学生一起上课，了解瑞士学校小班级教学情况以及其灵活的教学方式；
2.住在同学家中，感受到了瑞士人民的友好热情；
3.游览一些城市和景点。
注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：瑞士Switzerland
Good afternoon，everyone.
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Thank you for listening！

短文改错

My name is Ann. I've been in China in a few years. With the help of Li Hua, a good friend of mine, I've been used to live in China. Li Hua, like other girls, are beautiful and lively. We became friends after we meet each other a few years ago. Although her English isn't easy to understand, but we enjoy chatting and we usually talk a lot about our favorite books. We're all surprised that Chinese culture and American culture are so differently. Now we are planning nice party for next Sunday. There, I will introduce Li Hua to my friends, one of who has been to China several time.

成语是中国文化的重要组成部分，它用简明的词语表达出深刻的寓意。假定你是李华，你的美国笔友Peter对中国成语很感兴趣，请你给他写一封信，简单介绍成语。写作要点如下：
1．简单介绍成语的特点；
2．学习成语的益处；
3．分享自己学习成语的感受和体会。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：深刻的profound
Dear Peter,

I am glad that you are interested in Chinese idioms. _______________________________________________

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Yours,

Li Hua

Learning a second language

Nowadays, more and more people are learning a second language. So why should we invest time in learning a second language? Is it worth it? What are the benefits of learning a second language? Let us see.
【小题1】
If your work involves regular contact with speakers of foreign languages, being able to talk to them in their own languages will help you to communicate with them better. It may also help you to make sales and to negotiate and secure contracts. Knowledge of foreign languages may also increase your chance of finding a new job, getting a promotion or a transfer overseas, or of going on foreign business trips.
【小题2】
Needless to say, being able to speak a foreign language, for example, the Japanese, would benefit you a lot when you are travelling to Japan. Being able to speak the language of the target country will save you a lot of communication trouble and inconvenience. 【小题3】
Education
If you are a high school student or a college student who is interested in going abroad for further education, then you will, in all possibility, have to learn the language of the country where you wish to move to, for further studies. 【小题4】
【小题5】
Learning a second language can help in broadening one’s horizon, it can help in learning about the culture of that particular country and it can pave the way for new interests and hobbies. Not only can you enjoy forms of art and literature connected with the new language, but you can also meet new people, make new friends and develop long-lasting relationships…all on the basis of learning a new language.

A．Travel

B．Career

C．Personal Growth

D．Challenging Yourself

E．You may be required to study a particular language at school, college or university.

F．If you are fond of tourism, then knowledge of the local language is a must—have to avoid bad experiences or discomfort.

G．In some cases or countries, being able to speak that country’s national language is a must for students wishing to pursue education in that country.

   The word “ OK”, the most frequently spoken expression on the planet, celebrated its 178th anniversary (周年纪念日) on March 23.

Henry Nass, a 66-year-old retired English teacher, had spent the last few weeks handing out cards supporting “ Global OK Day” in advance of the coming anniversary.

The term “ OK” was born in the 19th century. Late etymologist Allen Walker Read found the twoletter word in 1839, when editors at The Boston Morning Post signed off on articles as “ all correct” with an “ OK” or “ oll correct”.

The word made it into print on March 23 of that year in an article against an editor in Providence who had said, wrongly, that a group of Bostonians heading for New York would pass through the Rhode Island capital. “We didn’t say a word about our group passing through the city of Providence,” The Boston Morning Post reported. “O. K. — all correct.”

The humour of the Providence-Boston joke has been lost to history — but the word OK took off from there, soon meaning agreement, acceptance, satisfaction, quality or likability. In 1840, it served as a slogan (口号) for President Martin Van Buren’s unsuccessful re-election campaign. OK was picked up by telegraph operators as an easy abbreviation (缩写词) to say they received transmission. “Buzz Aldrin’s first words spoken on the moon were ‘ OK. Engine stop,’” says Allan Metcalf, author of “OK: The Improbable Story of America’s Greatest Word”.

Modern texting has produced a new generation of abbreviations — BTW (by the way) and LOL (laugh out loud) among them, but none has replaced OK. That’s why many people support the English teacher’s call for an OK birthday celebration.

“We happen to know the exact date and place of the very first OK and that’s not very usual for many words, so why not celebrate that day?” says Metcalf.

【小题1】What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．The story behind the word “OK”.	B．The origin of abbreviations.
C．The celebration of “Global OK Day”.	D．The different meanings of “OK”.

【小题2】Why does the author mention the Providence-Boston joke?

A．To show readers why OK was invented.

B．To show the fierce competition between editors.

C．To draw our attention to the humour in Bostonians.

D．To present the first recorded use of “OK” in printed form.

【小题3】BTW and LOL are mentioned in the passage to tell us that __________ .

A．there are other abbreviations widely used in English

B．OK is the most popular one compared with other abbreviations

C．we should hold more anniversaries for the abbreviations

D．each abbreviation has its own story

【小题4】What’s Metcalf’s attitude towards “Global OK Day”?

A．Puzzling.	B．Doubtful.
C．Favourable.	D．Unconcerned.