My Year Abroad
This month in TravelersCorner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.
Mariko Okada – Tokyo
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned many English songs and lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.
Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro
I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!
Alvin Chen – Hong Kong
Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went.Where did Mariko visit?
| A．Tokyo | B．London |
| C．the United States | D．New Zealand |
What can we learn about Carla?
| A．She was a little homesick. |
| B．She had no problem talking in English. |
| C．She often talked to her parents on phone. |
| D．She felt London was the same as her hometown. |
Which of the activities are NOT mentioned by Alvin?
| A．Homework | B．Singing practice |
| C．Keeping a diary | D．Going to interesting places |
Which is true about Mariko, Carla and Alvin?
| A．They were all shy persons. |
| B．They all spent a year abroad. |
| C．They all come from big cities. |
| D．They all speak very good English. |
This article is most probably taken from____________ .
| A．an advertisement | B．a textbook |
| C．a travel magazine | D．a news website |
Welcome to my home. This is our sitting-room(客厅). It is a big room. There is a big TV set in the middle(中间). The TV set is on a long table. There is a sofa in front of the TV set. Mother is sitting on the sofa, watching TV. Next to the sofa, there is a lamp
(灯). There is a washing-machine(洗衣机) in the corner(在····的角落) of the sitting room. On the machine, there is piece of beautiful cloth(布). There are some flowers on the window, the window is in the white wall. I like my home.
6. There aren’t any ____________ in the sitting room.
A. TV sets B. desks C. sofas
7. The TV set is __________ the sitting room.
A. in the middle of B. in the corner of C. in the front of
8. Are there any flowers on the window?
A. Yes, they are. B. No, they aren’t. C. Yes, there are.
9. Washing-machine is used for (用来做)________.
A. washing dishes B. washing clothes C. washing clothe
10.The sitting room is_________.
A. not good B. small C. big
This is a Chinese boy. His name is Ling Fengyu . His is thirteen he is in No. 52 Middle School. He is in Class One, Grade Eight. Ling Fengyu is in Row Four. He is Number 20. Miss Zhang is his English teacher. They love her very much.
1. Ling Fengyu is a__________ boy.
A. English B. American C. Chinese D. China
2. He is in________ .
A. Row Four B. row 4 C. Row Four D. Four Row
3. _____________ is his English teacher.
A. Miss Zhang B. Mr Zhang
C. Mrs Zhang D. Teacher Zhang
4. He is in________.
A. Class One, Grade 8 B. Class 1, Grade eight
C. Class One, grade eight D. Class One, Grade Eight
5. How old is he? He is _________.
A.30 B.12 C.13 D.11
Mr. Brown was on his way home from the railway station. It was very late, and he was alone on the dark road. Suddenly he heard someone behind him. He began to walk faster. The man behind him walked faster, too. He walked more slowly, and the man moved more slowly, too. He began to run, and the man was following him and he was really scared.
There was a wall on one side of the road, and he quickly climbed up on it and jumped down on the other side. “If he passes and doesn’t stop,” Mr. Brown thought, “everything will be all right.” But the man didn’t pass. He climbed up on the wall and jumped down, too. Mr. Brown’s only thought was, “I’m in great danger!” He stood up and shouted, “What do you want? Why are you following me?”
The man was so tired that at first it was difficult for him to speak. “I didn’t know that you were a very good runner,” he said at last, “I have to go to Mr. White’s house, but I don’t know the way. A man at the station told me that you lived next to Mr. White’s and he told me to follow you. I’m too tired to go any farther （更远）.”
（） 1. Mr. Brown came home from _____.
A. the police station B. the railway station
C. the hospital D. Mr. White’s house
（） 2. Mr. Brown was really _____.
A. in great danger B. a policeman
C. afraid of the man D. too tired to move
（） 3. The man followed Mr. Brown because _____.
A. he wanted to scare Mr. Brown
B. he wanted to get some money from Mr. Brown
C. Mr. Brown lived next to Mr. White
D. Mr. Brown was one of his good friends
（） 4. The man was _____.
A. a thief B. a good runner
C. too tired to speak D. very angry with Mr. Brown
（） 5. Which is wrong?
A. There were few people on the road.
B. The man didn’t know where Mr. White lived.
C. Mr. Brown thought he was in great danger.
D. Mr. Brown didn’t know where Mr. White lived.
Tom lived a long way from the city. One day he went to the city to buy something in the shop, and after he bought them, he went into a restaurant（餐厅） and sat down at a table. When he looked round, he saw some old people put eye glasses（眼镜）on before reading their books, so after lunch he went to a shop to buy some glasses, too. He walked along the road, and soon found a shop. The man in the shop made him try on(试戴) a lot of glasses, but Tom always said, “No, I can’t read with these.”
The man became more and more puzzled(困惑). At last he said, “Excuse me, but can you read at all?”
“No, I can’t,” Tom said, “If I can read, do you think I come here to buy glasses?”
1. Tom met some old people____________. .
A. far away from the city B. in the shop
C. in the restaurant D. in the park
2. When did Tom go to the shop to buy some glasses? ____________.
A. After lunch B. Before lunch C. In the morning D. In the evening
3. Tom went to a restaurant to____________. .
A. buy eye glasses B. have lunch C. buy some books D. sell eye glasses
4. Before reading their books the old people in the restaurant____________..
A. drank tea B. took their glasses off
C. bought glasses D. put their glasses on
5. In fact, Tom ____________.
A. liked eye glasses B. liked reading
C. couldn’t read at all D. knew the man in the shop
It was quite late at night. I was reading a newspaper in my room when I heard someone knocking at the door. I opened it and saw a young man with glasses standing there. Of course, I didn’t know him. He said that he was a friend of my sister’s and wanted to have a talk with her. I wanted to know if my sister had such a friend，but I had to let him in.
As he talked, I found that he knew nothing about my sister. Then I came to know that his words were not true. Suddenly my sister came back and the young man was so surprised that he didn’t know what to do for a moment. I caught the man by the arm at once while my sister was calling the police.
（） 1. This happened _____.
A. on one morning B. on one afternoon
C. on one evening D. on one night
（） 2. There _____ in the room when someone was knocking at the door.
A. was one person B. were two persons
C. were three personsD. were four persons
（） 3. The writer saw the young man for the _____ time.
A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
（） 4. The young man _____.
A. was a friend of the writer’s B. was a friend of his sister’s
C. was a stranger to themD. both A and B
（） 5. The young man was _____ when he saw the writer’s sister.
A. sad B. surprised C. happy D. sorry