题目内容：

阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

I like our English Club. (1)  It’s a good place for students to practice (练习) English. To make our club better, I have some ideas: Firstly, we should ask an American English teacher to give us lessons on Wednesday afternoons. Then we can learn about the history and culture of English speaking countries. Secondly, we need to have an English Evening. (2)  Let’s talk with each other freely(自由的) and make friends. Thirdly, why don’t we hold an English Speech Contest? I think it will be a good way to improve our spoken English and listening skills.

根据短文内容简要回答问题。

1.How many ideas of making the club better are there in the passage?

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2.Why should we ask an American English teacher to give lessons?

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3.将短文中划线的句子译成汉语

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