My Year Abroad                                                           
This month in Travelers Corner 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 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!
【小题1】All the three teenagers went abroad           .

A．to study English	B．to visit friends
C．to have a holiday	D．to find a job

【小题2】Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?

A．Mariko.

B．Carla.

C．Alvin.

D．None of them.

【小题3】Travelers Corner is most probably         .

A．a sports club newsletter	B．a science documentary
C．a travel magazine	D．a news website

--- Did you watch the basketball match last weekend?

--- Yes, I did. It was covered      , and I think it was wonderful.

A． lively            B．alive             C．living             D．live

 

Jenny was my grandmother’s sister and she was an amazing woman. She was born in 1901 and   1.   in 2000. It was a pity that she didn’t live to celebrate（庆祝）her 100th birthday,  2.   she had a good,long life.

She had already been a professional   3.   before many women had jobs.She taught in Africa for many years. Then she moved to Malaysia and taught English there for a few years. At that time,people didn’t tralvel  4.   a plane, so she had to travel there by ship. It took her three months  5.   from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947,she traveled by plane for the first time. This made traveling  6.  easier and quicker. She continued to teach around the world until she was 75 years old.

Jenny really loved teaching and she was also good at telling stories. I always loved to hear her   7.   her stories. They were  8.   interesting that I would like to listen to her when I was free. It was  9.   that she could remember everything even though she was so old. I think it was because she never stopped   10.  .My grandmother’s sister was really an amazing woman.

11.A.death             B.die                  C.died

12.A.but               B.and                  C.or

13.A.singer             B.teacher              C.manager

14.A.on                B.at                   C.by

15.A.to sail             B.sailing               C.to fly

16.A.too               B.much                C.more

17.A.talk to             B.talk with             C.talk about

18.A.so                B.such                 C.very

19.A.boring             B.relaxing              C.amazing

20.A.work and think      B.working and thinking   C.to work and think

 

完形填空 阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以入空白处的最佳选项。(15分)
Last week Lu visited England. He stayed with my grandmother. He said it was a strange visit. “I don’t understand, but I  16 your grandmother a lot. When I arrived, I gave her a   17 from Suzhou. She looked in it and asked me to take it back. Then I saw a red spider(蜘蛛) on the table so I killed it for her and she seemed very   18 . Do English people like spiders?”
“Later we went shopping. Someone was painting a shop   19 , so there was a ladder. Grandmother  20 me walking under it and said I must walk around it. I liked the shops and bought a smart   21 for my father and some new shoes for myself. When we got back, I put the shoes on the table and opened the umbrella to wonder   22 it was all right. Your grandmother came in and   23 !”
“Then I broke a small   24 in the bathroom. Your grandmother’s face went white. I felt very sorry. When I left I gave   25 grandmother some flowers. She counted and there were 13. She   26 it. I think she was happy I was going.”
I   27 to Lu, “My grandmother follows the old customs(习俗). You must not give someone an empty purse   28 they will have no money. You must not kill a “money spider” or the same will happen. It is very unlucky to walk under a ladder and to put new shoes on the table. A(n)  29 umbrella in a house means someone will die. Breaking a mirror brings seven years’ bad luck, and 13 is   30 a very unlucky number. You were really making my grandmother very afraid. ”

【小题1】

A．affected B．loved C．frightened D．encouraged

【小题2】

A．pen B．purse C．dress D．handbag

【小题3】

A．honest B．humorous C．happy D．unhappy

【小题4】

A．back B．right C．front D．left

【小题5】

A．stopped B．kept C．insisted D．suggested

【小题6】

A．wallet B．umbrella C．flower D．shirt

【小题7】

A．why B．that C．if D．where

【小题8】

A．laughed B．screamed C．clapped D．cheered

【小题9】

A．bowl B．bottle C．plate D．mirror

【小题10】

A．my B．your C．her D．our

【小题11】

A．didn’t like B．liked C．enjoyed D．smelt

【小题12】

A．shouted B．talked C．told D．explained

【小题13】

A．but B．for C．or D．so

【小题14】 A open    B. closed   C. new  D. old

【小题15】

A．hardly B．never C．seldom D．also

--- Did you watch the Opening Ceremony of the Bei­jing 2008 Olympic Games?

--- Yes, I did. It was covered________, and I think it was wonderful.

A. live            B. alive              C. living              D. lively