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
My parents have always loved everything about India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful 15 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian 16 very much.
On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the 17 they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot 18 took over four hours. I was very 19 when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were 20 to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.
I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”
Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very 21 . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself 22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldn’t 23 how spicy (辛辣的) it was!
I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the 24 in the world!
1. A．town B．city C．country D．restaurant
2. A．food B．scenes C．people D．costumes
3. A．palace B．hotel C．airport D．entrance
4. A．sail B．walk C．drive D．ride
5. A．hungry B．curious C．cheerful D．nervous
6. A．shocked B．surprised C．bored D．tired
7. A．quietly B．easily C．quickly D．gently
8. A．burning B．watering C．crying D．smiling
9. A．feel B．believe C．think D．know
10. A．diet B．luck C．time D．money
— How are you going, buddy?
— . A little busy, though.
A．Not too bad B．Can’t be worse C．On my own D．By train
It’s really you to drive so fast on such a rainy day. Slow down!
A．crazy for B．crazy of C．wise for D．wise of
—I think I’ve got a bad cold, Doctor, Shall I take some medicine?
— No need. Your body itself is able to the virus. Just drink more water and rest.
A．catch B．fight C．lose D．hide
We arrived at the station too early and had to go, so we sat there and chatted with each other.
A．somewhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．nowhere
