I love My Country is a Dutch（荷兰的）TV series, first aired（播放）in the Netherlands on March 8, 2008.A tenth season was aired in late 2012, with an 11th season airing in March, 2013.
The show was created by the Dutchman John de Mol and has been sold to at least 25 countries in the world.
The series is divided into two teams. Each team, led by its leader, has three members. The teams have to answer questions about their own home country, like "What is the capital…?", "When did our country end the war with…?”etc. At the end of the programme the winning team gets a bicycle.
Big Ideas is a Canadian television series produced by TVOntario, on the air since 2001. The idea of starting the programme came from Wodek Szemberg who worked as the producer of the programme afterwards. The programme show lectures（讲座）to the public given by famous university educators.
Big Ideas airs on TV Ontario on Saturdays and Sundays at 5 pm, with repeat airings at 5 am on Sunday and Monday mornings.
In 2007, Big Ideas held its Best Lecture Competition for the second time. Dr. Michael Persinger, from Laurentian University, received the best-lecturer award.
The show stopped in the spring of 2013 because TVO had little money for it.
1.How many seasons of I Love My Country has been aired so far?
A. 8 B. 9 C. 10 D. 11
2.When can you see Big Ideas on TV?
A. At 4 pm on Saturdays. B. At 5 pm on Sundays.
C. At 5 pm on Mondays. D. At 4 am on Sundays.
3.The writer writes the passage to _______.
A. introduce two TV series to us
B. explain why there are so many TV series
C. encourage us to watch more TV series
D. encourage us to love our country more
Being on the road at 3:15 am to drive 450 kilometers wasn't in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a few days to prepare myself for the following busy .
My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the snowfield. I my car to make sure that everyone could get to the drop-off point so that they could get together and enjoy their week's by snowboarding and skiing.
The only thing that l was thinking of on my journey was that as soon as I and said goodbye,1 would make the trip ,in total, a round trip of 900 kilometers in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, particularly as I was looking forward to relaxation.
Simon and I talked, on our way, a little about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we spent five continuous hours together.
On my return trip, I a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning fog. Within an hour it cleared. I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home l was refreshed（恢复精神）and energized even though 1 was physically tired. And I knew that l would have a good sleep that evening.
A change in your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the chance to look at something from different ways, as well as to be refreshed and energized. Now I'm looking forward to my next event and many more chances to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding.
1.A. surprising B. relaxing C. moving D. exciting
2.A. hour B. day C. week D. month
3.A. offered B. parked C. drove D. lent
4.A. performance B. excitement C. activity D. break
5.A. rested B. started C. arrived D. left
6.A. forward B. back C. out D. away
7.A. always B. usually C. sometime D. seldom
8.A. developed B. showed C. lost D. kept
9.A. greatly B. completely C. immediately D. mentally
10.A. planned B. unexpected C. discussed D. prepared
- Shall we hand in the report tomorrow?
- _______. I don't think our teacher will be happy with it.
A. Never mind B. Sure, go ahead C. We'd rather not D. Yes, better not
- Have you finished writing your book? - Yes. It _______ and _______ soon.
A. is printing; is coming out B. is being printed; will come out
C. is going to print, will be come out D. is printed; has come out
- What's wrong with you, Madam?
- I've lost my valuable painting. But a week had gone by _______ I knew it was missing.
A. while B. since C. until D. before
- She must have put up a good fight against her overweight problem.
- Yes. She said _______ she found she was too fat, she didn't know _______ with it at first.
A. that when; what to do B. when; how to do C. /; what to do D. that; how to deal
