Free talk: Something about English Let the Ss talk about English language as many as they can. Step Two: Discussion Ask the Ss: 1 Do you know where is English spoken in the world? (Let some Ss list on the Bb all the English-speaking counties in the world that they can think of, then give them hints about places that they haven¨t mentioned) 2 How many people speak English in the world today? 3 Why do so many people speak English? 4 Do you think that there is only one kind of English in the world? (Tell the Ss that English has a variety of spoken and written forms, and there are two major groups of English: British English and American English.) Step Three: Guess and discuss ‐臥心厚謹/

 

籾朕双燕(淫凄基宛才盾裂)

If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would    1   :surfing(喝惜塰強). But isn¨t that a boy thing? Some people    2    . Most certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and    3     in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first   4     was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

When I try to   5    surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my

    6   there¨s nothing like it. It involves(韮膚欺)body,   7    , and soul. There¨s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all   8     us. The feeling I get when I¨m surfing across that    9    , becoming one with the    10    , is like I¨m weightless.

The one thing I can   11     from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(薬媾). You can never be the ^best surfer ̄ because the ocean    12     an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(試埔嗤薦議)and   13    . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it    14     from any other sport.

I¨ve   15     to tell every girl I know to do something that people don¨t think girls can do. It's part of being human to advance to new    16    , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start    17     the limits of things boys and men used to dominate(麼墸)?

There¨re women   18     side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys   19    the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to    20    , and they will.

1. A. tell                           B. answer 

C. give                          D. realize

2. A. wonder                      B. understand
C. reply                           D. believe

3. A. stayed                        B. came      

C. dropped                         D. fell

4. A. wave                         B. storm      

C. sail                            D. boat

5. A. bring                         B. connect      

C. compare                        D. tie

6. A. work                         B. study       

 C. holiday                        D. life

7. A. mind                        B. effort      

C. health                          D. time

8. A. along                         B. above      

C. around                        D. by

9. A. beach                        B. water      

C. board                             D. lake

10. A. sky                        B. world      

C. earth                           D. ocean

11. A. take                         B. get      

C. make                           D. keep

12. A. catches                      B. includes      

C. offers                             D. collects

13. A. sharp                       B. great      

C. hard                          D. calm

14. A. known                          B. right      

C. far                            D. different

15. A. chosen                          B. tried      

C. learned                        D. promised

16. A. levels                       B. points      

C. steps                           D. parts

17. A. reaching                     B. accepting      

C. pushing                         D. setting

18. A. sitting                      B. walking      

C. fighting                         D. working

19. A. of                          B. from      

C. on                               D. with

20. A. think                        B. succeed      

C. perform                         D. feel

 

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If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would    1   :surfing(喝惜塰強). But isn¨t that a boy thing? Some people    2    . Most certainly not.

I started surfing about five years ago and    3     in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first   4     was the best feeling I had ever experienced.

When I try to   5    surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my

    6   there¨s nothing like it. It involves(韮膚欺)body,   7    , and soul. There¨s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all   8     us. The feeling I get when I¨m surfing across that    9    , becoming one with the    10    , is like I¨m weightless.

The one thing I can   11     from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(薬媾). You can never be the ^best surfer ̄ because the ocean    12     an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(試埔嗤薦議)and   13    . All of these things attract me to surfing and make it    14     from any other sport.

I¨ve   15     to tell every girl I know to do something that people don¨t think girls can do. It's part of being human to advance to new    16    , so shouldn't it be expected that girls should step up and start    17     the limits of things boys and men used to dominate(麼墸)?

There¨re women   18     side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys   19    the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to    20    , and they will.

1. A. tell                           B. answer 

C. give                          D. realize

2. A. wonder                      B. understand
C. reply                           D. believe

3. A. stayed                        B. came      

C. dropped                         D. fell

4. A. wave                         B. storm      

C. sail                            D. boat

5. A. bring                         B. connect      

C. compare                        D. tie

6. A. work                         B. study       

 C. holiday                        D. life

7. A. mind                        B. effort      

C. health                          D. time

8. A. along                         B. above      

C. around                        D. by

9. A. beach                        B. water      

C. board                             D. lake

10. A. sky                        B. world      

C. earth                           D. ocean

11. A. take                         B. get      

C. make                           D. keep

12. A. catches                      B. includes      

C. offers                             D. collects

13. A. sharp                       B. great      

C. hard                          D. calm

14. A. known                          B. right      

C. far                            D. different

15. A. chosen                          B. tried      

C. learned                        D. promised

16. A. levels                       B. points      

C. steps                           D. parts

17. A. reaching                     B. accepting      

C. pushing                         D. setting

18. A. sitting                      B. walking      

C. fighting                         D. working

19. A. of                          B. from      

C. on                               D. with

20. A. think                        B. succeed      

C. perform                         D. feel

 

臥心基宛才盾裂>>

Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the   1  are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and  2  .The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the    3  of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain(矯赤)kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are   4  jobs in hotels and restaurants.

But it is not easy to find work,^   5  you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings, ̄says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on    6  for students.^If you work with a family in Italy, you¨ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak   7  .British students only have a language   8   for jobs in the USA and Australia. ̄

  9   enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been    10  .One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was    11  home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the   12  they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only  13  evening of the entire trip.^I did visit a lot of new places, ̄ she says,^but it wasn¨t worth it. The pay was   14  and it really was a 24 hour-a-day job. The kids never slept! ̄

^The trouble is, students expect to have    15   time of it. ̄Anthea Ellis points out.^  16  ,they see it as a holiday. In practice,  17  ,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual(匝扮)work. You¨ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy.  18  ,you¨ll work if it¨s convenient for the company that employs you. But you have    19  employment rights. As soon as the holiday season   20  ,they¨ll get rid of you. ̄

1. A. work                          B. luck

C. chances                         D. services

2. A. agriculture                      B. industry

C. hotels                           D. restaurants

3. A. pains                          B. comfort

C. difficulty                        D. excitement

4. A. always                        B. hardly

C. never                           D. seldom

5. A. If                           B. Unless

C. Because                         D. Although

6. A. health care                      B. vacation work

C. language studies               D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian                         B. English

C. French                         D. Spanish

8. A. chance                       B. ability

C. possibility                       D. advantage

9. A. No one                       B. None

C. Not everyone                      D. Everybody

10. A. abroad                        B. employed

C. alone                            D. respect

11. A. driven                       B. ridden

C. left                            D. flown

12. A. friends                        B. decision

C. noise                            D. damage

13. A. busy                         B. free

C. tiring                            D. pleasant

14. A. nice                         B. reasonable

C. fair                             D. poor

15. A. a hard                        B. an easy

C. a demanding                      D. an adventurous

16. A. After all                    B. Worse still

C. However                        D. Therefore

17. A. besides                        B. altogether

C. though                         D. until

18. A. In a word                       B. In other words

C. And what¨s more                   D. More or less

19. A. few                         B. little

C. many                            D. much

20. A. starts                         B. lasts

C. goes                           D. finishes

 

臥心基宛才盾裂>>

Every summer, a great many students travel to other countries looking for work and adventure. Most of the   1  are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and  2  .The pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the    3  of travel. You can pick grapes in France, entertain(矯赤)kids on American summer camps, and, of course, there are   4  jobs in hotels and restaurants.

But it is not easy to find work,^   5  you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings, ̄says Anthea Ellis, an adviser on    6  for students.^If you work with a family in Italy, you¨ll have to speak Italian. When you wash dishes in a restaurant in Paris, the owner will expect you to speak   7  .British students only have a language   8   for jobs in the USA and Australia. ̄

  9   enjoys the experience. Sarah James was employed to help forty American children in Europe. The two teachers with the children had never been    10  .One child lost his passport; another became seriously ill and was    11  home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the   12  they made, and Sarah herself was robbed on her only  13  evening of the entire trip.^I did visit a lot of new places, ̄ she says,^but it wasn¨t worth it. The pay was   14  and it really was a 24 hour-a-day job. The kids never slept! ̄

^The trouble is, students expect to have    15   time of it. ̄Anthea Ellis points out.^  16  ,they see it as a holiday. In practice,  17  ,you have to work hard. At the same time, all vacation work is casual(匝扮)work. You¨ll have a job when the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy.  18  ,you¨ll work if it¨s convenient for the company that employs you. But you have    19  employment rights. As soon as the holiday season   20  ,they¨ll get rid of you. ̄

1. A. work                          B. luck

C. chances                         D. services

2. A. agriculture                      B. industry

C. hotels                           D. restaurants

3. A. pains                          B. comfort

C. difficulty                        D. excitement

4. A. always                        B. hardly

C. never                           D. seldom

5. A. If                           B. Unless

C. Because                         D. Although

6. A. health care                      B. vacation work

C. language studies               D. tourist safety

7. A. Italian                         B. English

C. French                         D. Spanish

8. A. chance                       B. ability

C. possibility                       D. advantage

9. A. No one                       B. None

C. Not everyone                      D. Everybody

10. A. abroad                        B. employed

C. alone                            D. respect

11. A. driven                       B. ridden

C. left                            D. flown

12. A. friends                        B. decision

C. noise                            D. damage

13. A. busy                         B. free

C. tiring                            D. pleasant

14. A. nice                         B. reasonable

C. fair                             D. poor

15. A. a hard                        B. an easy

C. a demanding                      D. an adventurous

16. A. After all                    B. Worse still

C. However                        D. Therefore

17. A. besides                        B. altogether

C. though                         D. until

18. A. In a word                       B. In other words

C. And what¨s more                   D. More or less

19. A. few                         B. little

C. many                            D. much

20. A. starts                         B. lasts

C. goes                           D. finishes

 

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The weather has always been a popular topic in our daily life. But it is sometimes no one can control, 1 he is rich or poor ,young or old in every 2 of the world. Maybe that is the 3 why there are so many 4 about the weather, especially about rain.

Sometimes, when you 5 rain, you do not get any . Other times, you 6 rain when you don¨t want it . 7 a baseball game, for example. A sudden rainstorm can stop an exciting game, 8 the players and the 20,000 persons watching the game to run for 9 .

If the game 10 continue, people who bought tickets are given ^rain checks ̄. These are 11 tickets that will let them see a 12 game for free.

^Rain Check ̄ now means a second 13 at something. Often ,a rain check has nothing to 14 with rain.

Stores may offer ^rain checks ^ 15 they sell out all of a product a television set , for example 16 a special low price. After all the TV sets are 17 , the store gives rain checks to 18 who wanted to buy one. The rain check allows a person to buy the TV set later, at the 19 low price, after the store receives some 20 from the factory.

^Rain Check ̄also is used in social 21 .It¨s a way of 22 aninvitation, but for a later time.

You may ask for a ^Rain Check ̄ if you are 23 to a friend¨s house for dinner, but can¨t be there. You say ,^I would love to 24 you for dinner, but I¨m busy. Could I have a rain check? ̄You are asking , in other 25 ,if you could join your friend for dinner at another time.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  

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