11．A Football under the Bench
　　Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play football and they often met at the old bench after school. They had no money to (1)       a real football, but Mike made a ball out of old clothes and plastic (塑料的) tape. It was not beautiful, but it worked well. Although Mike was not a good player, the two friends still kicked (踢) and ran until the sun turned the sky pale (2)      .

　　bench
　　One afternoon, the home-made ball was running across the grass when someone (3)       stopped it. It was Steven, a strong footballer. "Look at you two with your stupid (愚蠢的) ball and (4)       trainers," Steven laughed and said.

　　trainers
　　The next day was Kevin's birthday, and his uncle bought him a pair of new trainers and a new football.
That afternoon, Steven invited (邀请) Kevin to play football. Kevin did not want Mike to go with them. Mike's trainers were old and he was bad at playing football. When the game was (5)      , Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting. He walked on and did not look back.
　　One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench, he saw something (6)       under it. He looked closer and found that it was the home-made ball. Kevin felt sad. As his sadness turned to anger (愤怒), he kicked his new football into the (7)      . Up it flew, higher and higher, until it was a small dot (点) in the sky. Kevin walked to the bench and (8)       the home-made ball.
　　Holding it in his hands, he sat down on the old bench and waited.

13．　　Hey, I'm Simon. I am a 14-year-old boy from America. My favourite animal is the dog. At home, I have a big and tall dog. His name is Bruce. He is my good friend. He likes playing with me. Sometimes he also follows my father to work in the field.
　　Here, I'd like to tell a story to show how faithful Bruce is.
　　One morning when my father worked in the field, he took off his coat and put it under a big tree. Then he turned to the dog and said, "Watch my coat, Bruce!"
　　Bruce understood what my father asked him to do and sat down on the coat. Later, my father remembered he had to buy some food. So he hurried to the shop. After shopping, he went home immediately and forgot completely about his coat and the dog.
　　In the evening, I looked for my dog everywhere in the house, but I couldn't find him. Then my father suddenly remembered his coat and the dog. So we went back to the tree at once. As a result, we found that Bruce was still sitting on the coat!

14．　　Hello and welcome to "Words and Their Stories". We will research into some commonly used words and expressions. Compared to other languages, American English is rich in expressions that come from animals. Wolves are important animals in the traditions and stories of America. Today we will talk about the wolf.
　　To begin with, there is an expression lone wolf. If we call somebody a lone wolf, he isn't a bad person, but he may like to do things by himself. In fact, he sometimes make you think he doesn't want to be around people because he dislikes them.
　　Now, let's move on to the home. When having a meal, parents always tell their children not to wolf down their food. The expression "wolf down food" shows the child eats too quickly and without care. It can be bad for health.
　　A wolf call is the noise made by a man to show that he likes the way a woman looks. But a wolf call is not a nice thing. These men sound rude. And in fact, most women don't like wolf calls at all.
　　By the way, there is a popular expression about wolf from a very old story: a wolf in sheep's clothing. A wolf in sheep' s clothing describes someone who acts and looks nice on the outside but is bad on the inside. It tells us that appearances can lie to people.

15．　　Mr. Guo is a teacher from Xi'an. He asked his students to hand in their homework through a QR code. "We spent about an hour in class learning how to generate (使产生) the codes, and in the end everything gets easier," Said Guo, "When students finish the homework, they keep it on WeChat. Then, each student makes his QR code and gives it to me. So I can check their work anywhere using my computer or telephone."
　　The students can send the QR codes to Mr. Guo by email, QQ and WeChat. When Guo scans (扫描) his students' QR codes, their homework appears on his phone. He finds that their homework becomes more creative (有创新性的), with many pictures, music and even videos.
　　Guo's students like the new way and think it is interesting. "We are living in the information age. Many students like to work with computers, which makes learning more fun," Said Tingting, a student of Guo's. "The paper is not easy to keep, but the code is easy to keep and share," Guo said, "It is good to try to use something new in education (教育). Education itself is a kind of creation. I don't want my students to fall behind the times."
　　However, some parents are worried. They are afraid that their children will spend too much time on computers and less time communicating (交流) with teachers. But in fact, it's unnecessary. Students still need to look up information in books and write it down when they do their homework. They only use the codes when they hand in their work, which doesn't take them too much time. Also for teachers, it allows them to check the students' work at any time. And it's also an easy way to share homework with other students.

(1)How long did Mr. Guo's students spend learning how to generate the codes?
      
(2)How can the students send the QR codes to Mr. Guo?
      
(3)Do the students like the new way of handing in homework?
      
(4)Why are some parents worried about the way?
      
(5)Do you think it is a good way to hand in the homework?Why or why not?
      

16．题目①
假如你是李华，你班里的英国交换生Peter非常喜欢中国传统文化，所以你打算本周末请他一起参观老舍茶馆，请你通过微信告诉他：你们在老舍茶馆能做什么以及见面的时间和地点。提示词语仅供选用。
提示词语：tea, delicious food, the Beijing Opera, excellent, the school gate
问题：
●What will you do at Lao She Teahouse?
●When and where will you meet?
Hi, Peter!
I know you are interested in Chinese traditional culture. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

17．题目②
假如你是李华，为了树立北京的国际形象，你的学校正在组织 “我在北京，我爱北京” 的英文征文活动，请你写一篇英文短文参赛。主要内容包括：北京的人口和名胜古迹，以及北京未来的发展。
提示词语：more than 20 million, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, fresher
提示问题：
●What's the population of Beijing?
●What are the famous places in Beijing?
●What will Beijing be like in the future?
　　Beijing is the capital city of China. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.