2 . 汉译英
1. ________ n. 十亿
2. ________ prep.即使；尽管
3. ________ n. 方式；方法；途径
4. ________ n. 文字；符号；角色；品质；特点
5. ________ n. 公共事务；事件；关系
6. ________ n. 因素；要素
7. ________ n. 间隔；开口；差距
8. ________ n. 符号；象征
9. ________ n. 词汇
10. ________ n. 书法；书法艺术

3 . 英译汉
1. tornado n. ________
2. drought n. ________
3. landslide n. ________
4. tsunami n. ________
5. magnitude n. ________
6. helicopter n. ________
7. crack n. ________ vi.&vt. ________
8. brick n. ________
9. metal n. ________
10. evacuate vt. ________ vi. ________
11. volcano n. ________
12. hurricane n. ________
13. pipe n. ________
14. kit n. ________
15. summary n. ________

4 . 通过勇敢地面对困境，我们可以真正了解自己的优势，获得信心。
________________, we can truly understand our own strength and gain confidence.

6 . Some Chinese prefer to live in Chinatown _________ it helps them keep up their language and culture, and because they can conveniently access to foods, social services and other items that they are accustomed to. (用适当的词填空)

9 . Besides their obvious monetary value, they all carry their own cultural value as well. For example, on the back of the 5-yuan banknote ______(be) Taishan Mountain in Shandong. (所给词的适当形式填空)

10 . I’ll see you at the theater        you call me to say you’re not coming.

A．because

B．unless

C．since

D．if