Hello Sandy,
We have just returned from our holiday. We went with our friends Edward Smith and his wife Tina to the Yorkshire Moors. This is a beautiful place. It is a natural park. There are lots of places to walk on the tops of the hills, miles of grassland with no people, just sheep and birds.
Edward, who had just come out of hospital, could not walk as far as he used to. However this meant that we walked in the mornings, and then stopped at a cafe for lunch each day, before returning to the place we live. Edward and I slept in front of the fire all afternoon, while the ladies went for another walk. Very pleasant!
I have taken lots of photos from the place we live, across the valley（峡谷）below us, of the morning sunrise, and the mist in the valley. Also, in England, the old steam powered trains（蒸汽火车）are very popular. I have taken many photos of the train and from it.
Yesterday we had the first snow of this winter. It is very early （we usually expect snow in January）. It rained all day, and then snowed in the evening. Today we have bright sunshine!
Both Jenny and I are well. I don’t know if I told you, in the last E-mail, that Jenny is now working in a hotel. Although she has to work hard, people there are nice and she is enjoying the work.
Please write to us to tell us your news.
Yours,
Victor What kind of place is the Yorkshire Moors?
| A．A hotel. | B．A natural park. | C．A hospital. | D．A cafe. |
When did the ladies take a walk?
| A．Only in the morning. | B．Only in the afternoon. |
| C．Both in the morning and in the afternoon. | D．In the evening. |
They had ______ snow this winter.
| A．an early | B．a late | C．a usual | D．a big |
What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 mean?
| A．The valley. | B．Travel. | C．The mist. | D．The train. |
What do we know from this passage?
| A．This is the first time Victor wrote an e-mall to Sandy. |
| B．Edward didn’t go traveling because he had just come out of hospital. |
| C．Jenny’s new job in a hotel is an easy one. |
| D．People in England like the old steam powered trains very much. |
Welcome to the Amazing Kids Website! Here you can read about clever children all over the world.
Gina, who is thirteen years old, got the first prize in the “Young Cook of the Year” competition and is now writing her own recipe (烹饪) book for kids. “I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use,” she says. Gina learned to cook while her father is cooking, who’s a good cook. She wants to encourage other children to cook because “everyone needs to eat, so it’s a skill that will always be useful!”
Fourteen-year-old Bren loved running until he had a serious car accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and didn’t even expect to walk again. Now he’s an athlete who has recently completed a marathon. “After my accident I wanted to give up,” he says. “But now I’m happy to be alive and able to continue running.”
Helga has always been good at science, but she thought it was too difficult to become an inventor. Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit a train in her town. “That gave me an idea,” says the clever sixteen-year-old girl. It took her over a year to invent a special machine that tells car drivers when a train is coming. One company is already interested in selling it, so it may be in the shops soon!How did Gina learn to cook?
| A．She watched her father cooking. |
| B．She read a recipe book. |
| C．She ate much nice food. |
| D．She won the first prize in the competition. |
Why is it surprising that Bren is an athlete?
| A．Because he can’t walk. |
| B．Because he lost part of one leg. |
| C．Because he gave up running. |
| D．Because he loved running. |
Which of the following is true about Helga?
| A．She saw a car hit a train in her town. |
| B．She sold special machines to car drivers. |
| C．She invented a special machine for car drivers. |
| D．It is impossible for her to become an inventor. |
| See the world for free! Traveling is expensive, but you can see the world for very little money! In this workshop, learn how to ►get cheaper plane tickets. ►travel with your friends for free. ►see the world by ship for $1 per day! This course is online at www.ASRLCT.org |
| Travel Tips The USA Pavilion (美国馆) is at the east end of the Expo Garden’s Pudong Section (世博园浦东区). It can be reached from Gate No. 8. Visitors are advised to visit the pavilion in early afternoon, as most people prefer starting their visits from early morning, when it might take more than an hour to get inside. The whole visit takes about 45 minutes. |
| The Body Image Exhibition is on! From June 1 to July 1, over 70 pieces of paintings, photographs and videos will be on show at the Exhibition. Address : 325 Nanjing Road Transport : Subway line 1, 2 and 8 Opening hours: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (No entering after 4 p.m.) Admission (入场费): 20 yuan For more information call: 021–6327–2829 |
After taking the course at www. ASRLCT.org, you will be able to ____.
| A．travel for little or no money |
| B．get more tickets |
| C．keep learning |
| D．work on the ship |
If you visit the USA Pavilion in early afternoon, ______.
| A．you can visit it for free |
| B．you can visit it in 35 minutes |
| C．it will take you less time to enter |
| D．it will be much easier to find Gate No. 8 |
We can go to visit the Body Image Exhibition ______.
| A．at 4:30 p.m. | B．at night |
| C．for free | D．at 325 Nanjing Road |
Nancy is an eight-year-old girl. She has a beautiful yellow cat, Mimi. Mimi has six new kittens (小猫). Three kittens are black, and two are white. One kitten is black, but it has white feet and a white face. Nancy
asks, “Mom, can we keep (留下) all the kittens?” “We can’t keep six kittens,” she says, “When the kitten are three months old, we will give
themaway.”
Nancy asks, “Can I keep one?” Her mom says yes. Nancy decides (决定) to keep the kitten with white feet. She calls it Boots. When the other five kittens are three months old, Nancy’s mom takes pictures of them. On Monday, Nancy takes the pictures to school. She shows(展示) the pictures to her friends. All her friends love the kittens. They come to her house that afternoon. They take all the five kittens except (除了) Boots.Boots is the name of a __________.
| A．girl | B．doctor | C．cat | D．Nancy’s friend |
How many white kittens does Mimihave?
| A．Six. | B．Two. | C．Five. | D．Three. |
How old are the kittens when they leave their mother?
| A．Six moths old. | B．Eight years old. |
| C．Eleven months old. | D．Three months old. |
What does the underlined phrase (划线短语) “give away” mean?
| A．出售 | B．赶走 | C．赠送 | D．关 |
Look at the clothes line (晾衣绳) in the twins’ bedroom. There are some clothes on it. You can see a green blouse, a yellow skirt and a pair of trousers. The trousers on the clothes line are black. They are not new but clean. Are they Lily’s clothes? No, they are Lucy’s. Lily’s clothes are on a clothes tree (衣帽架) near the window. Her trousers are brown. Her blouse is white and her skirt is blue. There is a new hat on the clothes tree, but it’s not Lily’s, it’s Lucy’s. Lucy’s jacket s are on her bed. There are no clothes on Lily’s bed.What color are Lucy’s trousers?
| A．Green. | B．Black. | C．Brown. | D．White. |
Where is Lucy’s hat?
| A．On the clothes tree. | B．On the clothes line. |
| C．On Lily’s bed. | D．On her own bed. |
Are there any clothes on Lily’s bed?
| A．Yes, there is a hat on it. |
| B．Yes, there is a jacketon it. |
| C．No, there aren’t.. |
| D．Sorry, I don’t know. |
| Found Is this your pencil case in the Lost and Found case? It is blue. Please call Alan at 895-6320. |
| Lost I lost my keys in the classroom. They are one white key and two yellow keys. My name is Cindy. Please call 832-9253. |
| Found Is this your watch in the library? Please call Sonia. My phone number is 621-5679. |
| Lost I lost my dictionary at school. It’s red. My name is on it. Please call David at 514-8063. |
Alan’s phone number is __________.
| A．895-6320 | B．832-9253 |
| C．621-5679 | D．514-8064 |
Cindy lost __________ key (s).
| A．one | B．two | C．three | D．Four |
Sonia found the watch __________.
| A．in the Lost and Found case |
| B．at school |
| C．in the library |
| D．in the classroom |