Jimmy (?) Father Christmas.

The newspaper did not mention the (?) of the damage caused by the fire.

The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any(?) when the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April,2009.

If you are too (?) of your children, they will never learn to deal with difficulties in life.

I mustn’t displease my boss because I can’t (?) to lose the chance to make big money here.

 Which of the following statements is NOT true? （？）

The demand for organic food is increasing (?) about one third every year.

 The most popular foreign language taught in American colleges and universities is （？）.

The border police(?) the traveler to unlock his luggage.

More and more Americans want schools to teach foreign languages to children（？）.

Let Harry play with your toys as well. Clare, you must learn to (?).

Spell out the words with the help of the given definitions and first letters.
1) e ：productive
2) e：primary
3) i : add
4) s: middle
5) r: demand
6) a : declare
7) f : discovery
8) e: struggle

Fill in the blanks with the words given below, changing the form if necessary.
elementary  required  recently  secondary  effetctive  generally  educational  federal  immersion  association  increased  level
1) The dirt on the bottom of the bath didn’t encourage total.
2) Wego to the sea for our holidays
3) All other considerations are to his safety.
4) All passengers are to show their tickets.
5) He was visiting school and other establishments(機(jī)構(gòu)).
6) Their efforts to improve their spoken English have been very .
7) First we have to lift the of instruction.
8) The book was published as as last week.
9) This method should lead to efficiency(效率).
10) Switzerland is a republic.

Rewrite the following sentences using “not…until”.
1) He waited in the office until the teacher came back.

2) Until you told me, I had heard nothing of what happened.

3) Man knew nothing about what heat was until the early years of the 19th century.

4) Only when I began to work did I realized how much time I had wasted.

5) People value health only when they become ill.

Give a brief answer to each of the following questions.
1) What is the most popular way to teach young children a foreign language?
2) What is the problem when children in the United States begin to learn another language at an early age?
3) When do American schools generally begin to teach foreign languages?

4) In what law has the federal government increased support for foreign language study?