Unit 5 Canada The True North Language Points课时作业

Ⅰ.单句语法填空

　　1．This is neither the time nor the place to play.Let's settle down and study.

　　2．The teacher gave the students a quiz on last week's work.

　　3．His mother is a teacher rather than an artist.

　　4．Surrounded (surround) by the sea, the island looks very beautiful.

　　5．Measures must be taken to_reduce (reduce) air pollution.

　　6．Time permitting (permit), I shall stay here for another two days.

　　7．The box was heavy, but he managed to_carry (carry) it.

　　8．I like to have my reference book within my reach.

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　 1.The government has_taken_measures_to_solve_the_problem (已采取措施解决这个问题)．

　　2．China is larger_than_any_other_country_in_Asia (比亚洲任何国家都大)．

　　3．The teachers told us to_settle_down_to_studies (专心学习)．

　　4．The small village surrounded_by_green_trees (被绿树环绕的) is my hometown.

　　5．He was busy writing a letter rather_than_reading_newspapers (而不是看报)．

　　Ⅲ.阅读理解

　　A

　　There is no doubt that to study abroad gives you an excellent opportunity to learn things which are very helpful in your career building.Today, Canada has earned a good name in providing quality education and safe healthy environment for its students.That is why more than 130,000 international students enroll every year in famous Canadian universities.It is an ideal education destination and gives students a unique experience of education and its versatile (多样的) arts and culture.Canada spends a lot on education and is ranked the highest in G­8 countries.

　　To study in Canada is very cost effective.These universities are affordable compared to other universities in the world such as in the USA, New Zealand and UK where cost of education and living is very high.According to a survey in 2006, "Canada offered the lowest tuition fees for foreign students compared to UK and Australia"．

　　The low rate of crimes and the peaceful safe environment of the country also attract lots of international students to Canadian universities.Canada has 92 universities and 175 community colleges and university degrees have three levels­Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral.

A Bachelor's degree in Canada is for three or four years' full­time study depending upon the nature of the program you are doing.On the other hand, a Master's degree consists of two years of study.For a Doctoral program in Canadian university, you require a minimum of three to four or