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2. 2. Russia and Singapore. 3. One gives its user safety, security and instant access to information. One changes the nature of a relationship. One can be used as an alarm clock and a camera and to play games. 4. 很多人从未不带手机出门， 而且如果让他们 选择的话，他们宁愿丢掉钱包也不愿丢掉手机。

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4. Pleasures of a pancake Reading

6. 1. The risk that the pancakes may land on the floor. (1) Toss pancakes. (2) Use up all the foods in the house that couldn’t be saved during Lent. (3) Take part in pancake races.

8. 3. Members of the Houses of Commons, Lords and the press join in it. 4. 按照传统，厨师会不再那么小心翼翼，而 是将煎饼抛起来。

9. Nightmare Class Reading

10. 1. Now that she has some teaching experience, what does the author think of teaching? Being a teacher was a great deal more work than she had imagined.

11. 1) She learned how best to adapt her teaching style to fit the learning curve of the class. 2. What did she learn or get from this teaching experience? 3) She grew more mature and understanding of others’ needs and learned how to think in more creative ways. 2) She learned how to predict what was needed of her and what questions would be asked.

12. Loose dogs are a danger Reading

14. What is the main idea of the article? In what ways are loose dogs a danger to wildlife? Free-roaming dogs are an enemy to wildlife. In three ways: by hunting down, by worrying them, by spreading diseases.(para2, line7) Free-roaming dogs can cause more damage to wildlife. (para2, line11)

15. in the US in Idaho in Arizona in Wyoming in the world in central Asia in Basque country Read the article again to for an account of the effects of loose dogs in the world. reduction of deer population The chasing of livestock; the killing of small animals; act as a disease carrier for rabies A distemper outbreak leading to a die-off of black-footed ferrets. high rate of injury and death to wild sheep, gazelles and antelope many livestock killings

16. How can the problem be solved? (1) leash laws: the punishment of dog owners whose pets go after wildlife. (2) Young’s low-cost solutions: public dog-training programs vaccinating dogs against rabies and other illnesses

17. Struggling for success (p1) Para1: a sense of relief independent enrollment exam Para2: liberal arts student Para3: national college entrance examination Para6: The Peking exam is oriented to liberal arts.

18. Getting them out Para1:make contact with Para2: evacuee (n) 被疏散者 evacuate (v) 疏散，撤离 evacuation (n) 疏散 Para3: head back home 他意识到他正走错了方向。 He realized that he was heading in the wrong direction.

19. Translation 1.From February 24, the nation conducted a great air, sea and land operation to evacuate Chinese citizens from the troubled country. 2.From flight tickets to customs services, a massive evacuation tests a nation’s ability to react in an emergency.