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How good projects grow

Are you interested in projects(课题，项目）and want to have a good one? Well，that doesn’t come easily.You need to do the following tasks(任务):

TALK:You and your classmates discuss in detail(详细的）all that you would like to do to realize(实现）your project.

WRITE:One of your classmates acts as(担任）secretary(秘书).He or she keeps full notes as your group discusses.Later he or she will sort(整理）your ideas to make them better.

PLAN:With the secretary’s notes，your group makes a list of everything you’ll need and who will get，do or research what.

DO:Each group member gets，does and researches something on the list.Your group puts together all you have found and tries to make the project more well-organized.You prepare(准备）to present(展示)it in class.

SHOW:You and your classmates show(给……看）the world the result of your hard work.

Knowing all the above(上面)，you may want to try a project.Why not start with this:you can find out more about the history of your city.What did it look like? Which famous people lived there?

Keep Your Dream

   When Robert was a student in high school, his teacher asked him to write a composition about what he wanted to do when he grew up.That night he wrote a seven­page composition about his __1__ of owning a horse ranch (养马场).He __2__ about it in detail (详细地), and he even drew a picture of a 200­acre (亩) ranch.The next day he handed it in to his __3__.

   Two days later he got his composition back.On the first page was a larger F with a note (批注) that __4__, “See me after class.”

   Robert went to see his teacher after class and asked, “__5__  did I get an F？”

   The teacher said, “You have no money.Your parents have no money.Owning a horse ranch __6__ a lot of money.You have to buy the land.You have to buy the __7__.There's no way you could ever do it.__8__ you write a composition again, I will change your __9__.”

   Robert went back home and thought about it long and hard.The next day he handed in the same composition, making no changes __10__.He said to his teacher, “You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream.”

   Now, Robert owns a 200­acre horse ranch.

(　　)1.A.plan         B.project            C.reason          D.dream

(　　)2.A.worried      B.wrote              C.cared           D.talked

(　　)3.A.mother       B.father             C.teacher         D.partner

(　　)4.A.read         B.told               C.replied         D.printed

(　　)5.A.How        B.Why               C.When            D.Where

(　　)6.A.makes        B.saves              C.needs           D.raises

(　　)7.A.horses       B.houses             C.farms           D.stores

(　　)8.A.Because      B.Although           C.While           D.If

(　　)9.A.idea         B.grade              C.goal            D.decision

(　　)10.A.at once   B.at least         C.as usual        D.at all

A: Good morning, Madam. 　        1        　
B: Yes, please. I’m afraid I left my handbag in a taxi this morning.
A：　        2        　
B： About 50, 000 dollars.
A：　        3        　
B： Yes, my ID card, I think.
A： What’s your name?
B： Betty White.
A：Just a moment. 　        4        　
B：Yes, it’s mine. Thank you so much.
A：　        5        　 The taxi driver found it and brought it here.
B：Oh, what a kind person he is! I want to meet him and thank him.

1. If you want to watch a football game, the best programme for you would be ______.

2. The programme of ___ will let you know much about western countries.

3. If you want to know something about tigers, elephants and monkeys, the best programme for you is

4. “Modern English”is a programme that ____.

5. The programme at the end of Channel 2 means ____ on TV next week.