Street Ping Pong— Ping!
Do you like table tennis? If you had travelled to cities in the UK like London or Birmingham last summer, you might have seen one of the dozens of free tables that were there as part of a project （项目） called Ping!.
What is Ping!?
Ping！is a three-year table tennis project. It has been running since 2010 and this year, 2012, is the final year. The idea is to put free table tennis tables in eight different towns in the UK for four weeks during the summer. Each table comes with its own bats and balls and is free to play. You can find the tables outdoors.
What does Ping! hope to achieve?
It would be great if Ping！helped find a new Olympic table tennis star but what Ping! really hopes. to achieve is just to get people playing and having fun together."Putting a ping pong table on the street gives people a chance to connect with other people," said Meera Sodha, Ping! Project Manager.
One of the towns that took part in the project was Hull, a city in England. Forty-five tables were put into the city. Jakob Adamski, an ESOL student learning. English, said, "I really enjoyed playing table tennis in the park. It was also a good way for me to practise my English and meet people."
1.When did the Ping! project start?
A. Last summer. B. Last winter.
C. In 2010. D. In 2012.
2.What's the Ping!project?
A. Choosing table tennis stars.
B. Holding table tennis matches.
C. Teaching people how to .play table tennis.
D. Putting free table tennis tables in some towns.
3.The purpose of the Ping!project is
A. to help people practise English
B. to invite people to visit the UK cities
C. to get people to play and have fun together.
D. to encourage people to take part in the 2012 0lympics
Join Us for a Day at Sun Valley Amusement Park
Children aged 10 to 14 are invited to take part in the “Event of the Summer” at Sun Valley Amusement Park, the most popular amusement park on the East Coast. Sun Valley has more than 80 amusement rides. For sports lovers, there are basketball courts, an indoor baseball field, and climbing walls.
No amusement park would be complete without a gift shop. Sun Valley has two.
You won’t want to miss out on this day of fun. Join us at Sun Valley Amusement Park on July 14 Register（登记）early.
The cost of the trip is $25. This includes tickets and all rides.
We suggest that all children bring lunch.
Buses leave at 9:00 AM and return at 5:00 PM.
Rain Date: Wednesday, July 16.
Register at the Children’s RecreationCenter at the Town Hall by July 3.
A one-day registration will also be held on July 1 at the Brown School.
For more information, call Jane Parks at 555-7267
1.Who can take part in the “Event of the Summer”?
A. Children under 5 B. Children over 16
C. Children aged 10-14 D. Children aged 5-9
2.The children had better bring ____
A. a basketball B. lunch C. a gift D. gloves
3.When can children register at the Brown School?
A. On July 1 B.On July 3 C.On July 14 D.On July 16
Several weeks ago, our headmaster, Mr. Gaudi, told us that our school had been chosen to compete on Smart Aleck—a game show which my best friend Carla and I both love. Carla has a good imagination, and I know a lot of history, so we thought we’d be good __35__ for the team.
A few days later, Mr. Gaudi held a meeting with everyone interested in the__36__ . He told us that Smart Aleck uses a five member team. He also said that three more people would be needed as backup（替补）. Unluckily four times that many students were at the meeting. So Mr. Gaudi said we would have a __37__ and the top eight scorers would become the team and the backup. Everybody agreed that this was a __38__ way to decide.
Yesterday, all of the hopefuls went to the dining hall after school. We would have to decide the starting line-up（阵容）.Mr. Gaudi acted as the host. After a couple of hours, all the __39__ on the team were set except one. Carla and I __40__ for that last position. We had to hold a one-on-one competition between the two of us. The winner would be on the team and the loser would be the backup.
Midway through our two-person competition, I was starting to pull ahead.__41__ I saw the look on Carla's face. I waited for a second and knew what I had to do. As much as I wanted to be on Smart Aleck, Carla wanted __42__ even more. So, starting with my next question, I held back and let Carla __43__, just by a little bit. Her expression as she __44__ she would be on the show made up for my not being on the team. And since I will go as backup, I'll still have the fun of seeing the show up close.
Was I __45__ by not trying as hard as I could? I don't think so. No one noticed, and Carla and I didn't __46__ it. It won't hurt the team because Carla will be a very good competitor on the real show. I think that making my best friend happy was the right thing to do.
1.A.choices B.pairs C.leaders D.fans
2.A.course B.work C.trip D.show
3.A.direction B.discussion C.competition D.conversation
4.A.special B.hard C.fair D.funny
5.A.places B.rules C.names D.orders
6.A.tied B.clapped C.cried D.returned
7.A.Still B.Never C.Then D.Again
8.A.us B.it C.me D.her
9.A.wait B.turn C.move D.win
10.A.accepted B.realized C.considered D.decided
11.A.coming B.refusing C.helping D.cheating
12.A.mean B.plan C.regret D.say
—Can you tell me ____ the prize, Tom?
—Last year。
A. when you got B. when did you get
C. when will you get D. when you will get
Today, computers are really helpful. They ____ everywhere.
A. use B. are used C. used D. were used
I ____ Mr. Smith since he moved to Shanghai.
A. didn’t hear from B. don’t hear from
C. won’t hear from D. haven’t heard from
