Nowadays you can buy a different kind of shoes specially designed for your
sport. If you are running on grass,it will be a good idea to have the right shoes for
the job-a pair of shoes which has studs(鞋钉) so that you don't slip(滑倒).
　　You do need to wear a mouth guard(保护器) for all ball sports where you
and the ball or another person could touch your face, You can buy a mouth guard
in a sports store,or your dentist will make one for you to exactly fit(适合) your
mouth. This will cost more but will be a good fit.
　　If you are traveling on skates you will need a well-fitting helmet to protect
the most important part of you    your head.
　　Knee and elbow guards are helpful too.
　　All of these gears(用具) cost money,but it will help to protect you from
harm. You may be able to get second-hand gear from older members of your
sport. It isn't safe for you to be playing sports or riding your skateboard or bike
without wearing the right gear to protect yourself.

1. What kind of shoes should you wear when running on grass?
                                                          
2. Which mouth guard is cheaper,the one bought in a store or the one made by a
dentist?
                                                          
3. How many kinds of gear does the writer mention?
                                                          
4. What should we do when we do sports according to the writer?
                                                          

　　New York is one of (A)_____ (excite) cities in the world.    
　　You might want to do some shopping in New York. Fifth Avenue is
probably New York’s most famous shopping street, but if you go, be prepared to
"window shop" only. This is shopping for the rich. There are other, less
expensive shopping areas(区域)nearby, and you’ll soon (B)come across
famous stores such as Bloomingdales, Macy’s and FAO Schwartz.     
　　And if you’ve brought your rollerblades, then a visit to Central Park is a
must. This is a large, open park right in the middle of Manhattan, but if you
thought that people came here to relax, sit down for a few minutes and get away
from the rush of New York life, then you’d be wrong. Nobody sits in Central
Park: they run, jog(慢跑), and most of all they rollerblade.    
　　When you leave New York, you might be tired, even poor and overweight,
but the one thing you won’t be is bored! 

任务一: 用（A）处所给单词的适当形式填空。
(A)_________________________
任务二: 根据上下文，猜出（B）处划线短语的汉语意思
(B)_________________________
任务三，根据短文内容，回答下列问题。  
3. Why would you probably only "window shop" in Fifth Avenue?
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4. What is Bloomingdales?
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5. What don’t people do in Central Park?
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　　Two Englishmen were in Boston for a visit. One morning, they went out to
look for a famous church, but they didn’t know how to get there. They stopped a
man and asked.  
　　"Excuse me, can you tell us the way to the North Church?"
　　"Go three blocks (街区)and turn to your left. he said,"you can't miss it."
        So the Englishmen walked three blocks and turned to their left. But they
didn't see any church. They then asked a second man. 
        "Excuse me , but we're trying to find the North Church." 
         This one said, "Go three blocks and turn to your left."But again they
couldn't find the church. In the end they asked a third man,"Excuse me, please,
could you tell us how to get to the North Church?"
         "Go three blocks and turn to your left, you can't miss it." 
         They walked three blocks and turned to their left for a third time. This time
they found the church.
         "Is everything in Boston three blocks and a left turn?" they asked
themselves.
         Just then a man walked over to them."Excuse me."the man said,"Where is
the East Park? can you tell me?"
        "Go three blocks and turn to your left,"one of the Englishmen said,
　　"you can't miss it."

1. Where were the two Englishmen going?
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2. Did they know the way?
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3. What did the first man tell them?
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4. How many people did they ask the way?
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5. Do you think the two Englishmen know the way to the East park?
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