There will be a week of training with real opera singers who would teach us about opera and how to sing, as well as making costumes and props（服装道具）. When I arrived on the first day we started learning one of our songs. It would be the opening song of the show. Later that day we could audition for a part in the story.

Over the next few days we started making our props and costume with the special designers. The prop making was fun but was VERY sticky! When everything was made we started to rehearse（排演） with our masks. We were put into two singing groups, Aslant’ s army and the Queen’s army.

There were four teachers with us during the week who helped us to learn about opera. They told us lots of interesting things, including how important your muscles are when you are singing and all about breathing properly. I loved the sound of different voices used in opera. 

In the evening, we performed in front of a large crowd outside the forum in Norwich（挪利其广场）which made me feel a bit nervous—but I got over my nerves and I really enjoyed it. I think everybody did very well, especially the people who had to sing solos（独唱）.

On the last song of performance（演出）, everyone was really strong and did his best and I think everyone had a great time.

The opera boot-camp was a great week for me. It was so much fun and I really hope that Opera Brava comes back again.

  1. We can learn from the passage that the training lasted for        . 

     A. two days             B. four days           C. seven days          D. ten days

  2. What did they do on the first day of the camp? 

     A. They made costumes and props.          B. They learned one of their songs.

     C. They rehearsed with their masks          D. They were taught how to sing

  3. What did the writer think of the performance?

     A. It was nervous.                                  B. It was important.

     C. It was difficult.                                  D. It was a success.

  4. The passage is mainly about          . 

     A. an opera boot-camp                            B. an opera show

     C. an interesting song                             D. opera

There are all kinds of machines. They  21  in many different ways. One kind of machine is called a computer. A computer can do many things. A computer can do math problems. People can also do math problems. But they cannot do it   22  a computer.
Computers remember things. Computers do   23  people tell them. People cannot remember as many things as computers. Computers help tell   24  the weather will   25  .Computers help fly rockets and spaceships.
These are   26  of ways computers are used. They are used in 27  ways. Some computers do just 28  things. Some computers can do a lot of things. There are  29  computers. There are big computers. There may be computers in your school. Do you   30  what they do?
【小题1】.

There are many kinds of pollution around us,  1  air pollution, soil pollution, noise pollution and light pollution. They are bad __2__ our health in many ways.
Burning gas, oil and coal creates air pollution. It can cause sore eyes and __3__ problems.
With the increase of pollution and the development of industry, litter is everywhere. It makes our environment dirty. People put lots of rubbish in the land. Farmers use too many __4___ in the fields. They destroy the soil. So soil pollution has become serious.
Noise pollution can make people__5_. For example, people may lose their hearing if they work in a _6_ place for a long time. Too much noise can cause high blood pressure __7__.
Working for a long time in strong, changeable light __8__ cause some kinds of illnesses. It makes people feel __9__ and is especially bad for the eyes.
With ___10__ pollution, our planet will become greener and our health will be better. Let’s be greener people.
1. A. such as           B. for example          C. as well as      D. because of
2. A. to           B. in                  C. for            D. of
3. A. breath       B. breathe         C. breathed       D. breathing
4. A. chemical      B. chemicals           C. chemist        D. chemistry
5. A. blind         B. lame            C. deaf           D. healthy
6. A. noise        B. noisy              C. quiet           D. quietly
7. A. as well          B. too                C. also            D. either
8 A. must          B. need           C. should          D. may
9. A. comfortable  B. possibly         C. terrible      D. terribly
10. A. little           B. less            C. few         D. fewer

There are many things we need to know, but we do not learn them at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely, we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare(比较) the prices of the things in different shops. We also need to know how to make the best choice when we shop.
Knowing how to make such choices is a life skill, and we need to practice it in our daily life.
Supermarket W
Business hours: 6:00 a.m – 10:30 p.m.
Eggs (1 kilo): ￡ 6.50
Apples(1 kilo): ￡3.80
Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡18.20
Tomatoes (1 kilo): ￡1.58
Environment: Very good
Service: Good
Supermarket M
Business hours: 5:30 a.m – 10:30 p.m.
Eggs (1 kilo): ￡6.60
Apples(1 kilo): ￡3.96
Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡18.20
Tomatoes (1 kilo): ￡1.50
Environment: Very good
Service: Good
Supermarket Y
Business hours:6:00 a.m – 10:00 p.m.
Eggs (1 kilo): ￡ 6.20
Apples(1 kilo): ￡3.30
Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡17.20
Tomatoes(1kilo):￡1.30
Environment: Need improving
Service: Just so-so
Supermarket T
Business hours: 6:00 a.m – 9:30 p.m.
Eggs (1 kilo): ￡6.90
Apples(1 kilo): ￡4.00
Pork ( 1 kilo): ￡18.60
Tomatoes (1 kilo): ￡1.60
Environment: Just so-so
Service: Bad
【小题1】Which supermarket has the longest Business Hours?