【正文】 these four new languages. The Chinese government and the Italian government have each agreed to pay part of the cost of developing the Advanced Placement programs. Chinese officials say they will also help create the program in Chinese language and culture. College Board officials say the study of a world language, such as Chinese, is an important part of a student39。s native language? 5. What does the professor want to tell Winnie? Passage The biggest problem most people face in learning English is their own fear. They worry that they won39。d be surprised by how much you know. W: So your advice to me is Don39。t use. So your active vocabulary in your native language is much smaller than your passive vocabulary. And I guess that you are not worried about that. W: No, I39。m saying at all. Actually, I39。m learning a lot. M: Not exactly a question is it, Winnie? But it39。s all for today39。t bother you so much. W: That sounds great! I took a class with someone who would make me feel small whenever I made a mistake. He would tell me how stupid I was and intimidate me so that I never wanted to participate. M: Not a problem in the virtual classroom. How would you like to sign up? I think that you could start on the third of next month. W: I don39。s professor suggest? Long conversation W: How39。s great! I always like it when a teacher does that. Q: What did the man39。s exactly why I decided to begin studying online! Q: Why did the woman decide to study online? 4. W: I keep on making new friends as I study online. M: So do I! There are so many people online, and I want to meet them all! Q: What is one benefit of studying online? 5. M: My online teacher asked the class for suggestions to make the class better. W: That39。t have time to travel to school. W: Yes, but it also has its own challenges. Q: What does the woman have to say about online learning? 9. M: Virtual classrooms are changing how students study! W: They sure are! And I, for one, am very excited about it. Q: According to the man, what is happening to students because of virtual classrooms? 10. M: What advice did your professor give you? W: He said that taking an online class would help me learn. Q: What did the woman39。s the best thing about it? M: In an online class, you talk with others over the Inter. Since they are not right next to you, they don39。t shown up. However, we began sharing information and talking about the new class. Unlike me, all of the other students were new to the online class. I told them about my experiences and my thoughts. Then I noticed something. There were 27 people in the forum. This was strange because I know there were only 26 people in the class. Hey, I wrote, which one of you is the teacher? The teacher made herself known at last. She said that she wanted to get our honest opinions about the online class. Also, she wanted to have a little fun with us. Humor will be important in my class, she said. Homework Long conversation M: All right, everyone. Good work. That39。t feel that I39。s not what I39。t understand. M: In your native language, there are also thousands of words that you understand but you don39。t need to worry about using too few English words. As your needs for different things grow, you will be able to use your new words more and more. I think you39。m paying too much for school. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1. Who are likely to worry about their active vocabulary? 2. What is active vocabulary according to the professor? 3. What do many English learners want to do? 4. What does the professor say about vocabulary in one39。t do this. Don39。t know what to say about our son39。t like me sleeping in, even on weekends. Q: Why is the man out and about so early in the morning? 4. M: A little teenage rebellion is normal. Your son will get over it. W: I know. I39。d be upset at all. Q: Why wouldn39。s wrong with our kids? They think they39。ve got a date tonight with Mike. I39。s mother NOT do? 10. W: Dad, I39。s father NOT believe that she is a grown woman? Long conversation M: You should get a sense of humor, Mom. W: I39。t know what is. These shop windows only show things out of date and out of fashion. They39。m saying. You don39。t have your bad attitude! And they certainly never break shop windows! M: Whatever, Mom. I39。ll go out and break stuff. Passage Educator methods, such as not buying toys for children who act up, do not always work. I personally think that even though parents teach their children many things, they should not act like teachers all the time. After my educator methods failed, I spent some quality oneonone time with my daughter with NO lecturing about her behavior. For example, we went out for ice cream. While we sat and ate, we spent a long time watching other people and talking about the things around us. Then we went to a bookstore where she looked for a book to buy. It took her a long time, but I was patient. We finally bought her a book and finished our outing together. At the end, we decided to have similar outings once a month, because it really w