| A. encouraged B. passed C. provide D. process E. mainly |
| A. called B. early C. clubs D. progress E. recently |
 | There are a number of different places to eat in the Sunshine Shopping Centre. The Northern House is small, but very popular. The noodle soup tastes very good. Everything is clean and the staff are friendly. Prices are good too, but you may have to wait quite a long time as the restaurant is so busy. The Rome Hut is a new restaurant. It is very smart, but the pizzas here do not taste good. We did not eat our fish as it smelt bad. The waiters looked angry and we thought it was expensive. This restaurant needs to be improved. The Tokyo Restaurant has been here for many years and the staff bow (鞠躬) to customers when they enter and are very polite. The fish is very fresh and most of the food is delicious. The amount of food you get is quite small but it always looks nice on the plate. The Golden Dragon is a large Chinese restaurant. It has a lot of different food. The sweet and sour pork is excellent, the Beijing Duck is famous, and the winter melon soup is good. Go there for a really good meal but expect to pay a lot. Prices are high. The Come in Coffee Shop is very modern. There are many kinds of coffee and if you like sweet things wait until you taste their cakes and cookies!You can also have sandwiches — I enjoyed the egg sandwich a lot. They have modern music playing, but it is often very noisy, so it is quite difficult to have a good conversation. |
Family  With so many people in China, there are not enough resources for everyone. The government limits the population by a (1) families to have only one child, or in some cases two. Children are often called "little emperors (皇帝)" because they are so p(2) but they also feel great stress to make their family proud. Traditionally children in China lived in the same home with their parents and grandparents. However, people move more often nowadays, and most homes are small especially in the cities. |
School Children usually start school at the age of six. Classes are in Mandarin (普通话) but some schools also invite f(3) teachers to teach spoken English in class. At age 15, students take an important test that is considered the k(4) to a successful future. "Learning is like a journey that will continue for a long time," goes an old Chinese saying. |
Food Family and friends often come together for mealtimes. A Chinese meal i(5) many different dishes, such as soup, dumplings, meat and vegetables. Everyone shares them together with chopsticks. Special foods are served on special moments. For example, a dish of extra-long noodles at birthday stands for a w(6) for long life. |
C(7)  China also has a rich tradition of art and music. Many still practice calligraphy (书法), using special brushes for writing characters, and some schools has even started calligraphy lessons for children since several years ago. These days, modern pop music is becoming more popular with young people. |
 Sam, Posted: (2 days ago) | My problemI'm very worried about the coming English oral test (口语测试). I'm not good at speaking English. I've no idea about how to practice oral English. My parents are angry with me because I haven't made much progress. What should I do? Can you give me some advice? |
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