children are (30) ________ time and money

Britain imports many cars. Most of them are made in Japan.

(Use relative clause to combine two sentences)

If you want to (26) _________ your best in an exam, you should be relaxed and so one of the best things to do is to take regular breaks even if they are only for few minutes. During revision time, you (27)________ take some time off to go for a walk or play your favourite sport. It is a mistake to take up all physical activity although exercise can help you to relax. You should (28) _________ at least twenty minutes doing something different every day. Parents don’t like it when their teenage children spend hours on the phone, , but, in fact, (29) _________ to a friend is very good for you; parents think that children are (30) ________ time and money; but research says talking to friends gives you a chance to relax, and this will make the time you spend studying more effective.

Some of the people ________ to the party can’t come.

“I’m sorry I didn’t phone you earlier” he said to Alice.

He apologized _________________________________________________.

READING COMPREHENSION

We find that bright children are rarely held back by mixed-ability teaching. On the contrary, both their knowledge and experience are enriched. We feel that there are many disadvantages in streaming pupils. It does not take into account the fact that children develop at different rates. It can have a bad effect on both the bright and the not-so-bright child. After all, it can be quite discouraging to be at the bottom of the top grade!

Besides, it is rather unreal to grade people just according to their intellectual ability. This is only one aspect of their total personality. We are concerned to develop the abilities of all our pupils to the full, not just their academic ability. We also value personal qualities and social skills, and we find that mixed-ability teaching contributes to all these aspects of learning.

In our classroom, we work in various ways. The pupils often work in groups; this gives them the opportunity to learn to co-operate, to share, and to develop leadership skills. They also learn how to cope with the personal problems as well as learning how to think, to make decisions, to analyze and evaluate, to communicate effectively. The pupils learn from each other as well as from the teachers.

Sometimes the pupils work in pairs; sometimes the work on individual tasks and assignments, they can do this at their own speed. They also have some formal class teaching when this is appropriate. We encourage our pupils to use the library, and we teach them the skills they need in order to do this effectively. An advanced pupil can do advanced works; it does not matter what age the child is. We expect our pupils to do their best, not their least, and we give them every encouragement to attain this goal.

In the passage, the author’s attidtude towards “mixed-ability teaching” is ______.

He want to _________ a course in art and design.

A: “Do you think she will come?”

B: “__________. I can’t stand her”