A “Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university. It is often spent travelling or working. It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills.
Gap years are popular with European and Australian students, but remain less popular in America. However, in recent years, more and more American students are preparing for college by taking a gap year. The advantages of taking a gap year are as follows：
Learn about the World and Yourself
Although you don’t have to go abroad to experience gap years, most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad. You are able to work out who you are and what you are for. The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons. You can learn more about the world and get to know yourself better.
Face Challenges and Have Fun
A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation, but also a time to face challenges. Gap year students usually work, volunteer or take service projects. You have to learn how to get along in the real world. This process isn’ t always easy, but it is an important part of growing up. Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun.
Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances
There’s a common thought that gap years are only for rich students, but it’ s not true. Actually, taking a gap year can save your money. Gap year students often take a part-time job. Besides, at the end of a gap year, students are much more likely to know what to study in college. Clear learning goals ran keep the students working hard instead of wasting time and money playing.
Imagine an admission officer trying to admit (录取) only one between two students. Both of them are excellent and have high grades. However, one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation. Who do you think the admission officer will choose?A “Gap Year” means in the passage.
| A．going abroad in a year for further education |
| B．travelling around the world in a year |
| C．taking a break before going to a university |
| D．doing a part-time job to make money during a vacation |
Besides having fun, gap year students have to face the .
| A．money | B．information | C．vacations | D．challenges |
Having a gap year may make you .
| A．become very rich |
| B．remain less popular |
| C．experience foreign cultures |
| D．have no chance to break |
The last sentence implies(暗含) that will probably be admitted by the admission officer.
| A．either of the two students |
| B．t he student with high grades |
| C．neither of the two students |
| D．the student with a gap year experience |
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Hello, everyone! Welcome to Xishan! Xishan is an interesting ________ to visit. It is a small beautiful town with lots of old buildings. If you want to visit here, let me tell you about it.
Take a walk ________ Center Street,and
_______ you can see a hotel named Xishan hotel. It is the best hotel in our
_______. You can have a good
_______ or eat here. It has a long history of about 200 years.
________from the hotel, there is a big park. In the park,you can see lots of beautiful
________ and some tall or short trees. Do you like playing with water? If you do, you can go
________ with your family in the park.The park is at the foot of the mountains.
________ you like hiking, you can climbthe mountains. And you can
________ the fresh air in the mountains.
What are you waiting for now? Come to visit our town!
Dear Peter,
Did you have a good time last summer?I did. I took a trip to Seattle with my brotherHenry. It took us two and a half hours to drive to Seattle from my home. We stayed in a big hotel near the beautiful beach. On the first day, we just stayed in the hotel and watched TV. On the second day, we wen tto a supermarket and bought our favorite things. There were lots of people there. I bought a T-shirt and a sweater. They were both white because I looked very cool in white. Henry bought a green backpack, and he liked green best. On the third day, we went to a zoo and saw many cute animals. I liked the pandas and koalas best. And I took many photos of them.
What about your summer vacation? Was it fun? Please write to me and tell me about it.
Yours, Jack
根据材料内容，完成句子。Henry went to Seattle by ___________________.
It took Jack ________________ to get to Seattle from his home.
Jack ________________ on his first dayduring the trip.
Henry bought ________________ in the supermarket.
Jack took a lot of photos of the ________________ in the zoo.
Waiters wanted
King Restaurant needs five waiters. If you want to find a new job, you can come here. Please call John at 678-5342. To get to the restaurant, you just have to cross North Road. It’s next to the bank.
Teachers wanted
Do you want to be a teacher? Are you friendly to kids? Can you sing, dance or play the piano? We need a man teacher and a woman teacher to teach music. It’s not difficult! Please call Mr. Clark at 415-3440.
My lost pet
My pet Nini is a small brown cat. I played ball games with Nini in Central Park last Saturday. Then she ran after the ball and did not come back. I am worried about her.
If you see her, please call Sara at 283-2585. Thank you!
Specials
We have some great specials. We have different kinds of noodles, dumplings and soup. Would you like a big bowl of noodles for 12 yuan or a small one for just 8 yuan? You can also order our delicious chicken soup. It’s only 9 yuan. Welcome to our restaurant!
根据表格内容，选择最佳选项。 The bank is next to a ________.
| A．school | B．hospital |
| C．restaurant | D．park |
. The school needs ________ teachersto teach music.
| A．five | B．four |
| C．three | D．two |
When did Sara lose her pet?
| A．Last Wednesday. |
| B．Last Thursday. |
| C．Last Friday. |
| D．Last Saturday. |
. If you see Sara’s pet, you can tell her ________.
| A．by mail | B．by phone |
| C．by e-mail | D．by letter |
If Mike only has 10 yuan, he can have ________.
| A．a small bowl of noodles |
| B．tomato and egg rice |
| C．a large bowl of noodles |
| D．dumplings and soup |
My name is Michael. 1 come to Beijng to see my uncle. He teaches English in a middle school. I don't know Beijing well and can't speak Chinese. I also don't know the way to my uncle's home, either. So I call him, but he doesn't answer it.
What should I do? I ask a woman and show my uncle's address (地址) to her. She can't speak English well but she tells me the way with her hands. I thank her and walk along the street. At a crossing, someone (某人) asks me. It's the woman! She comes up with a young man. What do they want to do? Will they ask me for any money? I don't know what to do? Just then, the young man greets (问候) me and he tells me the way in English.They just tell me the way! How kind they are!
| Information Card 1. Michael comes to Beijing to 2. Micaae| doesn’t knowto his uncle’s home, so he ask a woman for help. " 3.The woman tells Michael the way with . 4. The young man tells Michael the way. 5. Michael thinks the woman and the young man are . |
My name is Jack. I work in New, York. Some people think it is a large city.But I don't like 1iving here. I don't have much to buy a house. So I have to
one. The house is
from the railway station. I can see trains come and go from my window. It's
all day and I can't sleep well at night.
The traffic here is very , too. There are too many cars on the street. So it's difficult for me to drive to work. The bus and subway are also crowded (拥挤的).
The of living is very high.To get more money, I have to work harder
night every day.
I really my life on the farm. The air is
and life is quiet. Though (尽管_)I can't get much money, I can
with my family. I will move back to my house soon.
