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 |
When I was in school， I got into an argument （争吵）with a boy in my class．
I thought that"I"was right and"he "was wrong ﹣ and he thought that "I" was wrong and "he" was right． The teacher decided to teach us a lesson．
She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other． There was a large round object on her desk． It was black． But when she asked the boy， he answered， "white．"
I couldn't believe it! Another argument started， this time about the color of the object．
The teacher told us to change our places． Then she asked me， " ▲ I had to answer． "White．" It was in object with two differently colored sides． From his side it was white From my side it was black．
Sometimes we need to stand in other persons' shoes and look at the problem through their eyes．
（1）Who taught the writer a lesson？
A． His classmate
B． He himself
C． His teacher
D． His mother
（2）How did the writer feel when the boy said the object was white？
A． Surprised
B． Worried
C． Happy
D． Angry
（3）Which of the following can be put in ？
A． Is your answer right？
B． Do you think he is right？
C． What color is the object？
D． What do you think of the object？
（4）Why did the object look so different in color？
A． Because the boy and the writer had no ideas about colors
B． Because the object had two different colors on the two sides
C． Because the boy and the writer liked making arguments with each other
D． Because the teacher was so angry that she wanted to make fun of us
（5）What can we lean from the story？
A． We must believe in ourselves and speak out the fact
B． Never have an argument with our friend in front of teachers
C． Teachers are always cleverer than their students．
D． We need to look at a problem from others' views（角度）
Pituco is a special dog from Brazil． Why do I say so？ Because he can go shopping all by himself． Every day， Pituco goes to Agro Pet to get his food． That makes him popular．
"Everybody knows Pituco，" says the animal doctor of the shop． "Sometimes， when he can't reach what he wants， he barks（吠叫）until we hand it to him．"
After Pituco gets his food， he goes home． Of course， the shop doesn't just give Pituco his food for free． Agro Pet puts everything Pituco takes on a notebook， and later his owner comes by to pay．
But as a good boy， Pituco does not only care about himself and his own food． Sometimes his owner calls Agro Pet for food for his other pets And Pituco is more than happy to go to the shop and bring the food back home for the other pets in the family．
（1）What's special about Pituco？
| A． |
He works for Agro Pet． |
| B． |
He comes from brazil |
| C． |
He never barks at the doctor． |
| D． |
He can go shopping by himself． |
（2）What does Pituco do when he cant reach things？
| A． |
He asks his owner for help |
| B． |
He tries his best to jump high |
| C． |
He barks to ask people for help |
| D． |
he leaves to get more dogs to come |
（3）Who will pay for Pituco？
| A． |
Agro Pet |
| B． |
His owner |
| C． |
Pituco himself |
| D． |
Some kind people |
（4）According to the third paragraph， Pituco's owner ．
| A． |
cares about Pituco very much |
| B． |
is also the owner of Agro Pet |
| C． |
feels happy to get food for Pituco |
| D． |
has got other pets at home |
（5）From the passage， we learn that Pituco is a dog．
| A． |
quiet |
| B． |
strong |
| C． |
clever |
| D． |
brave |
Stephen Hawking died at the age of 76 on March 14， 2018． Hawking is known as the most famous physicist（物理学家） after Einstein．
Hawking was born in Oxford， England， on January 8， 1942． During his life， he married twice， and had three children． When he was a kid， Hawking went to school in St． Albans﹣a small city near London． Although he did well， he was never top of his class． After leaving high school， Hawking went first to Oxford University to study physics， and then he went to Cambridge University to study the universe（字宙）．
At the age of twenty． Hawking started noticing that something was wrong with him． Later， he went to the hospital and doctors said that he would die before he was 23． But Hawking didn't give up． In 1988， Hawking completed his book A Brief History of Time． In the book， he talked about many things， like the universe， the big bang（宇宙大爆炸） and the black hole．
（1）At which university did Hawking study physics？
| A． |
Oxford University |
| B． |
St Albans University． |
| C． |
Cambridge University |
| D． |
London University |
（2）Hawking first felt there was something wrong with his body when he was ．
| A． |
25 |
| B． |
23 |
| C． |
21 |
| D． |
20 |
（3）Hawking's book A Brief History of Time talks about the following EXCEPT ．
| A． |
the universe |
| B． |
the big bang |
| C． |
the black hole |
| D． |
the history of science |
（4）Which of the following is NOT true？
| A． |
Hawking was a very famous physicist． |
| B． |
Hawking married but didn't have children． |
| C． |
Hawking was born in Oxford， England in 1942． |
| D． |
Doctors said Hawking would die before he was 23． |
（5）The passage is mainly about ．
| A． |
Hawking's life |
| B． |
Hawking's study |
| C． |
why Hawking got ill |
| D． |
how Hawking became famous |
When I was in school， I got into an argument （争吵）with a boy in my class．
I thought that"I"was right and"he "was wrong ﹣ and he thought that "I" was wrong and "he" was right． The teacher decided to teach us a lesson．
She brought us up to the front of the class and placed him on one side of her desk and me on the other． There was a large round object on her desk． It was black． But when she asked the boy， he answered， "white．"
I couldn't believe it! Another argument started， this time about the color of the object．
The teacher told us to change our places． Then she asked me， " ▲ I had to answer． "White．" It was in object with two differently colored sides． From his side it was white From my side it was black．
Sometimes we need to stand in other persons' shoes and look at the problem through their eyes．
（1）Who taught the writer a lesson？
| A． |
His classmate |
| B． |
He himself |
| C． |
His teacher |
| D． |
His mother |
（2）How did the writer feel when the boy said the object was white？
| A． |
Surprised |
| B． |
Worried |
| C． |
Happy |
| D． |
Angry |
（3）Which of the following can be put in ？
| A． |
Is your answer right？ |
| B． |
Do you think he is right？ |
| C． |
What color is the object？ |
| D． |
What do you think of the object？ |
（4）Why did the object look so different in color？
| A． |
Because the boy and the writer had no ideas about colors |
| B． |
Because the object had two different colors on the two sides |
| C． |
Because the boy and the writer liked making arguments with each other |
| D． |
Because the teacher was so angry that she wanted to make fun of us |
（5）What can we lean from the story？
| A． |
We must believe in ourselves and speak out the fact |
| B． |
Never have an argument with our friend in front of teachers |
| C． |
Teachers are always cleverer than their students． |
| D． |
We need to look at a problem from others' views（角度） |
Pituco is a special dog from Brazil． Why do I say so？ Because he can go shopping all by himself． Every day， Pituco goes to Agro Pet to get his food． That makes him popular．
"Everybody knows Pituco，" says the animal doctor of the shop． "Sometimes， when he can't reach what he wants， he barks（吠叫）until we hand it to him．"
After Pituco gets his food， he goes home． Of course， the shop doesn't just give Pituco his food for free． Agro Pet puts everything Pituco takes on a notebook， and later his owner comes by to pay．
But as a good boy， Pituco does not only care about himself and his own food． Sometimes his owner calls Agro Pet for food for his other pets And Pituco is more than happy to go to the shop and bring the food back home for the other pets in the family．
（1）What's special about Pituco？
| A． |
He works for Agro Pet． |
| B． |
He comes from brazil |
| C． |
He never barks at the doctor． |
| D． |
He can go shopping by himself． |
（2）What does Pituco do when he cant reach things？
| A． |
He asks his owner for help |
| B． |
He tries his best to jump high |
| C． |
He barks to ask people for help |
| D． |
he leaves to get more dogs to come |
（3）Who will pay for Pituco？
| A． |
Agro Pet |
| B． |
His owner |
| C． |
Pituco himself |
| D． |
Some kind people |
（4）According to the third paragraph， Pituco's owner ．
| A． |
cares about Pituco very much |
| B． |
is also the owner of Agro Pet |
| C． |
feels happy to get food for Pituco |
| D． |
has got other pets at home |
（5）From the passage， we learn that Pituco is a dog．
| A． |
quiet |
| B． |
strong |
| C． |
clever |
| D． |
brave |