Ⅰ Complete the sentences with the right forms of the following phrases.
wait for be aged learn about take part in apply for
1. It's said that more and more senior students the studies in foreign countries since last year.
2. Our history teacher let us modern Chinese history in class yesterday.
3. It's raining outside. Laura the rain to stop because she doesn't have an umbrella.
4. In China, children start to go to primary schools when they six.
5. His left leg was badly hurt, so he couldn't the school sports meeting.

1. 句子中有“since last year”，表示从去年开始一直持续的动作，现在完成时态“have applied for”（据说越来越多的高中生自去年以来就申请国外学习，这里用现在完成时表示从过去持续到现在的动作，且主语是复数）。
2. “let sb. do sth.”是固定用法，“learn about”（我们历史老师让我们在课堂上了解中国近代史）。
3. 根据“it's raining”和“she doesn't have an umbrella”可知是在等待雨停，“Laura”是第三人称单数，一般现在时用“is waiting for”。
4. “be aged + 数字”表示“年龄为……”，“when they”后接动词的适当形式，这里是一般现在时，主语是复数，“are aged”（在中国，孩子六岁的时候开始上小学）。
5. “couldn't”后接动词原形，“take part in”（他的左腿严重受伤，所以他不能参加学校运动会）。

Ⅱ Text feature: Nonfiction (非小说体).
It is the type of book or other writings that deal with facts about real people or events, not imaginary stories.
Tell T (true) while these sentences appear in a nonfiction, or F (false) while they do not.
() 1. Tu Youyou is a chemist who studies traditional Chinese medicine.
() 2. Harry Potter is a student at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
() 3. The Forbidden City in Beijing was the emperor's palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties.
() 4. Everyone knows that climate change is a serious problem these days.
() 5. Little Red Riding Hood was saved by a hunter at last.
() 6. In 1900, at the age of 42, Roosevelt was elected Vice President.
() 7. Chuck was not an ordinary frog. He did love eating flies, but he didn't like catching flies himself.
() 8. The 14th Chinese Language Competition attracted about 1,100 children from kindergarten to high school.
() 9.The Chinese mainland is willing to send rescue teams after an earthquake which hit Taiwan last Tuesday, killing 7 and injuring 254 people.
() 10. Mary safely returned to the Mars at once.

1. T  2. F  3. T  4. T  5. F  6. T  7. F  8. T  9. T  10. F

1. 屠呦呦是真实人物，描述为研究中药的化学家，属于事实，T。
2. 《哈利·波特》是虚构故事，霍格沃茨是虚构学校，F。
3. 北京故宫是明清皇帝宫殿，真实历史事实，T。
4. “Everyone knows”是主观判断，非事实陈述，F。
5. 《小红帽》是童话故事，虚构情节，F。
6. 罗斯福1900年当选副总统，真实历史事件，T。
7. “Chuck”是虚构青蛙角色，F。
8. 第14届汉语比赛吸引特定人数儿童，事实陈述，T。
9. 台湾地震及大陆救援意愿，真实新闻事件，T。
10. “返回火星”目前非现实，虚构内容，F。