Liz, a graduate at the University of Wales, was going to spend a year at the University of Massachusetts. She had been invited to stay with the Van Dyke family. Alex, the eldest son, met her at the airport and drove her home, where Mrs. Van Dyke was waiting at the door.
"Welcome to America, Liz! "
They shook hands.
"How do you do, Mrs. Van Dyke? "
"Just call me Mary, " Mrs. Van Dyke said.
Liz looked round her, "Oh, what a lovely road! "
The road stretched(延伸) in a straight line as far as the distant highway. It was lines with trees and all the houses were built of wood and painted white.
"Your front gardens have not got any bedges(树篱) or walls between them. "
"We call them front yards over here, Liz! No, our front yards belong more to the street as a whole. We're more sociable than you are. We drop in on each other. You like to be more private. An Englishman’s home is his castle. Isn't that right, Liz? "
"Well, you're right. "
"Come on in! " Mrs. Van Dyke said. "I'll show you your room. "
Then Alex arrived in Liz's room with two suitcases(行李箱), saying, ''The closets(衣厨) are all empty. Know what I mean? ''
"Yes, cupboards! " Liz answered with a laugh. "I read somewhere not long ago, " she went on, "We call the things in the suitcases 'luggage', while you name it 'baggage'. I think British English and American English would soon be two separate languages. "
"Nonsense! " Alex replied, laughing. "In another ten years, you British may all be speaking American English. But I hope you don’t change your accent! "
1.Who was Liz?
A.A student graduated from Massachusetts.
B.A graduate from Great Britain.
C.Mrs. Van Dyke's old friend.
D.Alex's schoolmate.
2.What are American front yards like according to Mary?
A.They are open. B.They are small.
C.They have wooden doors. D.They have hedges or walls.
3.Which of the following is a British English word?
A.Yard. B.Closet.
C.Baggage. D.Cupboard.
4.What is Alex's opinion about the two languages?
A.They will have more speakers.
B.They will show important changes.
C.They may become one language in ten years.
D.They may be influenced by foreign accents.
书面表达
假如你是校报负责人，急需在学校内聘一位同学任英文版的编辑，请你用英文以“An English Editor Wanted”为题目写一则招聘启事。内容要如下：
(1) 该工作主要包括两部分：一是从英文报刊杂志及互联网上选择适合学生的文章；
二是选择与编辑同学们的来稿。
(2) 希望该同学满足下列要求：
① 乐意奉献出一些业余时间为同学们服务；
② 英文与美术皆好；能熟练使用电脑。
③ 感兴趣的同学请在本周内与学生会（Students’ Union）联系。
注意：（1）词数100左右；
（2）不要逐字翻译，要组成一篇通顺连贯的短文。
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有
10处语言错误，每句中最多有两赴，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（八），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均限一词。
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Walter's goal in life was become a successful doctor. He knew he had to finish high school first, so he put his heart into her studies—in particular, biology, chemistry and maths. Because he worked hardly at these subjects, Walter became good at it. However, Walter forgot that he needed to master some other subjects beside those he had been chosen. As a result, Walter fails in both English and Chinese in the end of the second school year. But he had to repeat these subjects and he was almost unable to graduate like planned. Walter learned a good lesson from this experience.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Praise can change a person. It is true that 1.(encourage) words can turn our lives around. Praise is 2.(real) magical. Perhaps many of us have such experiences. Take myself 3.an example. I was very naughty in the primary school. Most of the teachers and even my parents were 4.(disappoint) in me. But it 5. (happen) that I once got a very high mark in 6. examination and the head teacher 7. (report) this to my parents. My parents praised me and told neighbors about it. I felt really happy 8. became polite to others. Every time I heard others talk to me about my excellent examination result, I thought to 9. (I) that I would work even 10. (hard) and make greater progress. Just as Shakespeare said, “Our praises are our wages.”
My earliest bee experience took place at a summer camp. One day our teacher told us to head up the hill nearby. We all began to ________ our destination. The girls took the concrete stairs, but the boys ran ________ up the grassy hill, at the top of which sat a long wooden fence. Without _______ the boys ahead of me vaulted over the fence bravely.
What should I do? Take the stairs and _________ a girl, or jump the fence and look _________? Then I took my chance with the fence. I placed both _________ on the top and jumped, feeling uneasy. I didn’t ________ it. As I tried, my foot ________ on the top of the fence. Down I went! I landed on my backside. I tried to _________ off the accident, but then I felt something _________ under me. Just then I saw _________ seemed like hundreds of bees flying toward me. I had landed on a beehive! I ________ up and rushed as fast as I could. But the bees flew faster. What a/an ________ situation I was in!
My clothes were covered with ________ . I parked myself in the camp and I was at a loss. ________ this, my teacher quickly took off all my clothes but underwear. Bees flew out of my clothes and ________ out of my mouth!
I had gained the ________ of all the campers, but I didn’t feel cool. I had been ________ almost 40 bees stings(蛰) all over my body. I learned a most _________ lesson that day. When we are led by the ________ to show off, we might find ourselves sitting on a beehive.
1.A.get B.walk C.set D.race
2.A.already B.happily C.straight D.fast
3.A.fear B.fun C.help D.luck
4.A.feel like B.look like C.care about D.wait for
5.A.excited B.worried C.strong D.cool
6.A.hands B.feet C.arms D.legs
7.A.do B.climb C.make D.succeed
8.A.arrived B.got C.caught D.stepped
9.A.fall B.laugh C.put D.take
10.A.beating B.putting C.flowing D.moving
11.A.that B.what C.which D.if
12.A.sat B.stood C.picked D.jumped
13.A.difficult B.hopeless C.embarrassing D.pleasing
14.A.bees B.grass C.dust D.tears
15.A.At B.For C.In D.With
16.A.almost B.again C.even D.still
17.A.attention B.experience C.knowledge D.respect
18.A.got B.given C.found D.put
19.A.successful B.deepest C.difficult D.valuable
20.A.courage B.desire C.goal D.teacher
1. One of the best things you can possibly do is to start your own club. It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there is nerver anything to do during the school holidays.
The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club 2..Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless.
Next you need some friends to be in your club with you.3.All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same things as you.
4.You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That’ll keep you busy for ages.
At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the very first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers/sisters! The best clubs are always secret!
Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can spend a lot of time making them.5.Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it.
So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started you will think of loads of more interesting things to do!
A. That’s easy!
B. Easy conversation
C. Enjoy your own club!
D. Invite a designer to join you.
E. The summer vacation is just around the corner.
F. Then you need to pick a name for your club.
G. Use bright thick pens to make a special design.
