Information for New Members
Welcome to Banktown Bushwalking (丛林徒步旅行) Club! Here are some things you need to know:
Most walks are in faraway places. You need to take enough food and water for a full day of activity on each walk. This is the most important thing to remember.
Wear good lace-up shoes, because you need to do some climbing sometimes.
Each walk has a grade. If you haven’t been bushwalking before, we suggest that you start with an easy walk- Grade 1 or 2. If you have been bushwalking before, then a Grade 3 walk may be suitable.
All beginners need to call or e-mail the leader of an activity 48 hours before the start of the activity. They need to make sure that you are fit and able to finish the activity as planned.
Membership fees(费用) for a year:
$35 for an adult over 18 years old.
If a family joins the club, fees will be lower. $55 for the parents and $10 for each child between the ages of 5 and 18.
【小题1】Before starting a walk, ________ is the most important thing that walkers must remember. 

We spend hours, days and years of our lives in school. Imagine(想象) you could design(设计) your dream school, what would it be like? What would you be doing? We wanted to find out what teenagers around the world thought. Here is what they said:
Richard from the USA: My dream school would have a big swimming pool and two soccer fields. It would also have a cinema, a gym and a shopping centre. My school has none of these, and I think there should be more pleasant things for students to do while they are studying.
Sonia from Italy: I’d like a room where we can relax and play computer games. I’d also like to have a music room. I think there should be a place for everyone to go and relax after class.
Wu from Beijing: I think it would be great to have another day off (休息日) every week, besides the weekend. If that day was a Friday or a Monday, we would have a long weekend every week. What fun! I also think school should start later, at about 10 o’clock, and finish earlier.
Hannah from Australia: In my dream school, I think the teachers should give us more freedom(自由) and choice about how we study and what we study. I also think it’s not necessary for us to wear school uniforms every day. I really don’t like wearing it

1. 1.

   There would be_______ in Richard’s dream school

   1. A.
      a big swimming pool and a music room
   2. B.
      a room to relax and play computer games
   3. C.
      a big swimming pool, two soccer fields, a cinema, a gym, and a shopping centre
2. 2.

   How many days off does Wu want to have in a week?

   1. A.
      2
   2. B.
      3
   3. C.
      4
3. 3.

   Which country is NOT mentioned(提到) in the passage?

   1. A.
      Italy
   2. B.
      Japan
   3. C.
      Australia
4. 4.

   From the passage, we know that_________

   1. A.
      Sonia from Italy would like a room where she can relax and play computer games
   2. B.
      Richard from the USA thinks his dream school should start at 10 o’clock
   3. C.
      Hannah from Australia likes wearing a school uniform every day
5. 5.

   Which is the best title (标题) for the passage?

   1. A.
      Schools in the past
   2. B.
      Schools today
   3. C.
      Dream schools

When you see the girl for the first time, you may think she is a boy. She is very outgoing（外向）. Who is she? Wang Meng, the Chinese top skater.
On the evening of February 26th, 2010, Wang Meng first got to the finishing line in 1 minute and 29.213 seconds in the women’s 1000 meters short track speed skating final（短道速滑决赛）at the Vancouer Olympic Winter Games（温哥华冬奥会）. After she succeeded in the 500-meter and 3000-meter races, she won her third gold medal this time. With this one China won four gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating. That helped China first win the team gold medal in Winter Olympics history.
Just before the final race Wang Meng caught a bad cold and coughed terribly. With the words of “You can, you can do!” she won at last. She said, “I really feel these three gold medals belong to my team, to China. It was with the help of my team that I won the prize.”
Though Wang Meng is only twenty-four, she has been the most successful Chinese skater. Chinese are proud of her and her team. We hope she will be faster in Sochi Olympics in 2014.

1. 1.

   China won ________gold medals in the women’s short track speed skating.

   1. A.
      2
   2. B.
      3
   3. C.
      4
   4. D.
      5
2. 2.

   It took Wang Meng 1 minutes and 29. 213 seconds to finish the________ short track speed skating final.

   1. A.
      women’s 1000
   2. B.
      men’s 1000
   3. C.
      women’s 500
   4. D.
      men’s 500
3. 3.

   In Wang Meng’s opinion, ________made her win the prize at last.

   1. A.
      a strong body
   2. B.
      a bad cold
   3. C.
      her team’s help
   4. D.
      much exercise
4. 4.

   Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

   1. A.
      Wang Meng is very outgoing like a boy.
   2. B.
      Wang Meng is the most successful Chinese skater.
   3. C.
      Chinese people are proud of Wang Meng and her team.
   4. D.
      China has got the team gold medal twice in Winter Olympics history.