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A volunteer vacation can provide you with fun, learning and a chance to help others. Have you ever t__1.___ a volunteer vacation?
Barbara Everhart , an American mom and her 10-year-old daughter, Kailey , traveled to Mexico to b_ 2. a small house. With their group , they s 3. in a co-op(合作的) hotel in a nearby town. The hotel was run by local women. In the hotel women did
e 4. from making the soup to cleaning the room.
Everhart and her daughter didn’t have any building skills, b 5. that wasn’t important. They were a 6. to help chop and carry bamboo from the forest. Kailey also got to play with the local children, see their school and t 7. them a few words of English.
“ From this kind of trip, children l__8. that the world is a lot bigger than their neighborhood.” Everhart said. “They get a c 9. to see another place, another culture and another world.”
Have you been interested in volunteering vacations? If you want to h 10. others while having fun on vacation, take a volunteer vacation with your parents.”
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1.Nobody taught her French . She learned it by h__________>
2.In the US, 13 is an u_________ number.
3.This new car b_____ to my brother. He bought it last week.
4.He spoke so fast that we couldn’t hear him c__________.
5.Here’s a card for you with our best w_________.
In the UK a trip to Lazerquest is a popular way to celebrate a birthday. It's a game where you shoot your friends with toy guns. Kids hide in dark corners and hope to surprise them.
Other people go bowling (打保龄球) and then have dinner at a nice restaurant. If it's your birthday you can choose whatever you want to eat and drink.
Going to an amusement park for your birthday is popular too. Amusement parks have big rides like roller coasters and ghost (鬼怪) trains. Parents often pay for their kids to bring some friends with them on these big days out.
If the weather is nice and you have enough space, you can have a garden party. People play games like blind man's bluff. One kid cannot see but has to try and catch the others by listening out for them. There's music at the party and sometimes a barbecue (烧烤野餐). Kids will usually bring along gifts like CDs or books to the party. Parents will buy their child a big present, like a game console (电子游戏机) or a bike.
1.What is a trip to Lazerquest according to the passage?
A.It’s a roller coaster. B. It’s a barbecue.
C.It’s a game . D. It’s a picnic.
2.What can’t children do at a garden party?
A.They can play games .
B.They can have a barbecue.
C.They can bring books or CDs to the party.
D.They can go bowling .
3.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A.Children in the UK like playing games.
B.Parents in the UK won’t pay for their kids’ party.
C.The British ways of celebrating a birthday.
D.British kids like to have a birthday party.
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1.How much will two CDs cost?
A. $ 37.96 B. $28.47 C. $18.98 D. $9.49
2.How many hours can you get hot water in the apartment?
A. 4 hours B. 8 hours C. 12 hours D. 24 hours
3.Who can get the job as an English teacher?
A. An English teacher who has worked in a university for 1 year.
B. A graduate with one year’s teaching experience in a middle school.
C. Mrs Leone who comes form St. Mary’s Middle School .
D. An English teacher working in a middle school for 4 years.
4.If a 10-year-old boy wants to take hip-top classes for ten weeks, he should ____
A. register at 7:00 pm on October 31st, at No.2 Theater
B. call 792-3178-1005 to find out more information
C. register at 6:30 on November 7th, at No.2 Theater
D. pay $36 for the registration and class fees
Playing video games on his iPad in a chair, Justin Bieber looks like any 16-year-old. But when he opens his mouth, you know he’s different – the Canadian teen can really sing.
Do you like listening to the songs of Justin Bieber? In his 3D documentary , Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, now playing in US theaters, the 16-year-old Canadian sings the song Never Say Never. It’s an encouraging song.
Bieber uploaded a music video to the Internet three years ago, and since then has never looked back. He has sung at the White House, opened for Taylor Swift and appeared on the cover of People magazine, which called him the “world’s biggest pop star”. He has won many honors, the most recent being Best New Artist of the Year at 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.
There are many interesting things going on in Justin Bieber’s life these days. He has a girlfriend, actress and singer Selena Gomez. He just celebrated his 17th birthday. And, he has a new haircut. Bieber gave some of his hair to sell online. One of his fans bought it for $40,000 (260,000 yuan)! The money will go to protect animals. What would you do with Bieber’s hair?
1.Where is Justin Bieber from ?
A. America B. Australia C. Canada D. Japan
2.What’s the meaning of the underlined word “uploaded”?
A. 下载 B. 搜寻 C.上传 D .博客
3.What’s the name of the song in his 3D documentary?
A. Baby C. Smile C. Just a dream D. Never say never
4.What can learn from the passage?
A.Justin Bieber can sing as well as any 16-year-old.
B.He had sung at the White House three times.
C.His new girl friend is a writer.
D.One of his fans bought some of his hair .
You may feel curious (好奇的) about students in other countries: Do they also have so much homework? What do they do in their spare time? On April 8, a report came out on the lives of high school students in China, Japan, South Korea and the US. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year. You will find the answers to many of your questions in this report.
Who studies hardest?
Chinese students spend the most time studying. Nearly half of Chinese students spend more 
than two hours on their homework every day. That’s much more than students of the US (26.4%), Japan (8.2%) and South Korea (5.2%).
Who sleeps most often in class?
Japanese students fall asleep in class most often. About 45% of them said they sometimes doze off (打瞌睡) in class. In South Korea, it’s 32%; in the US, 21%; and 5% in China. South Korean students don’t like taking notes. About 70% said they write down what the teacher says in class, many fewer than in Japan (93%), China (90%) and the US (89%).
Who is the most distracted (分心的)?
American students are the most active in class, but also the most distracted: 64.2% said they chat with friends in class; 46.9% said they eat snacks in class; and 38.9% said they send e-mails or read unrelated (无关的) books in class.
What do they do after school?
In their spare time, most Chinese students study or surf the Internet. Most American students hang out with their friends. Most Japa
nese students do physical exercises. Most Korean students watch TV.
1.Who spent the most time studying according to the passage?
A. Chinese students B. American students
C. Japanese students D. Korean students
2.American students fall asleep in class most often, don’t they?
A. No, they aren’t. B. Yes, they are. C. Yes, they do D. No, they don’t.
3.Who like taking notes most according to the passage?
A. Chinese students B. American students
C. Japanese students D. Korean students
4.Which of the following sentences is wrong?
A. In their spare time , most Chinese students surf or study the Internet.
B. American students sometimes chat with friends in class.
C. A few Japanese students do physical exercises.
D. It surveyed around 6,200 students from the four countries last year.
