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

The museum is open every day ________ on Sunday.

A．besides

B．except for

C．without

D．except

 

1 

Dick did not live too far away from school, but he liked to __1__to school every day. On his way to school he always went __2__a playground. When it rained, like many other boys, Dick liked playing in the water. One afternoon when the boy came __3__, he was all wet. His mother became very __4__and said, “Don’t play in the water after school.” The next day he was very __5__again, and his mother became __6__angrier. “I’ll tell your father __7__you go to play in the water again,” she said. “And then he’ll punish（惩罚）you.” The third day the boy was __8__ when he came back from school. “You are a __9__boy today,” his mother said. “You didn’t play in the water.”

“No,” he answered. “Because there were __10__older boys in the water, I couldn’t play in it.”

1.A. go   B. walk  C. fly   D. come

2.A. past  B. pass  C. cross  D. through

3.A. house  B. family  C. home  D. down

4.A. angry B. happy  C. worried  D. surprised

5.A. dry  B. late  C. early  D. wet

6.A. very  B. more  C. much  D. most

7.A. if  B. before  C. for  D. after

8.A. wet B. dry C. late D. early

9.A. good  B. better  C. bad  D. worse

10.A. many too  B. so many  C. too much  D. much too

 

—___________ do you go to school every day?

—On foot. It’s not far from my home. 

A．When            B．Where            C．How             D．What

 

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!

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

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

A．Mariko.           B．Carla.             C．Alvin.             D．None of them.

3.Travelers Corner is most probably         .

A．a sports club newsletter                  B．a science documentary

C．a travel magazine                       D．a news website