Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off before they start work or go to university. Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers (志愿者). Volunteers give their time to help people. For example, they work in schools or hospitals, or they do something helpful for the environment.
Pauline Jones, 18, lives in Cardiff, Wales. Next year she is going to university to study Chinese, but now she’s living in Belize. Pauline says, “I’m working with other people here to save the coral reefs (珊瑚礁) in the sea near Belize. The reefs here are beautiful, but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral will die. I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs. All over the world, coral reefs are dying. We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late.”
“I’m staying with a family here and I help do some housework. I don’t get any money, but
that’s OK. I love my work here, and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize—and myself!
After I finish my work, I want to stay here for another three months. I want to travel around
Belize and Central America.”
1.Some young people from England _______ after they finish school.
A. go to university abroad
B. spend one year abroad as volunteers
C. go to work for money
D. start work in schools or hospitals
2. Pauline Jones, an eighteen-year-old girl, is living in _______ now.
A. England B. China
C. Belize D. Cardiff
3. Pauline Jones is _______ with other people.
A. studying Chinese in a university
B. working to save the coral reefs
C. helping do some housework
D. doing some research in Wales
4.From the passage, we know that the coral reefs ______.
A. will die because of the pollution
B. are not as beautiful as before
C. cannot live without fish in the sea
D. will probably be sold for money
5. Pauline Jones wants to after she finishes her work as a volunteer.
A. stay there for another year
B. go back home to start work
C. learn about the people home
D. travel around Central America
It’s Really a Miracle (奇迹)
Mr. Clarke works in New York and he brought his family to China last summer. They visited many places of interest and had a good time here. Before they left for New York, the Clarkes climbed the Great Wall. It was the greatest project over two thousand years ago. They took a lot of photos there and then they had a picnic under a big tree. Suddenly it began to rain and they hurried to the car. And when they returned to the hotel, they couldn’t find the bag in which their expensive camera was. They were all sorry for it. They could buy another camera but had no time to go to the Great Wall again. They could not miss the plane!
That evening they didn’t have supper. Mr. Clarke hoped to make them happy, so he said, “Well, let me tell you a story. An old man lived in a sixty-storey building. One day he fell down from it when he was cleaning the window. But he didn’t hurt himself.”
“It was a miracle!” called out his children, “Why?”
“Because he lived on the first floor!”
They all began to laugh while two policemen with a bag came in. They said a Chinese boy found it under a big tree and he asked them to find out who lost it.
“It’s really a miracle!” the Clarkes said happily.
1. Where did the Clarkes enjoy themselves before they left for New York?
A. In London. B. In Beijing.
C. In Shanghai. D. In Hong Kong.
2. Where did the Clarkes left their bag?
A. They left their bag on the Great Wall.
B. They left their bag in the car.
C. They left their bag under a big tree.
D. They left their bag in the plane.
3.Why didn’t they have anything that evening?
A. Because they were sorry for losing the camera.
B. Because they were not hungry.
C. Because they had no time to have supper.
D. Because they had nothing to eat.
4.What did Mr. Clarke tell a story to his family for?
A. His children asked him to do so.
B. He wanted to make his family happy.
C. He wanted to tell them a miracle.
D. He liked telling stories.
5.Who found the bag?
A. Two policemen. B. A Chinese boy.
C. A Chinese girl. D. An American boy.
A rich man wanted to go a trip to another town．He wanted to take things to and also wanted to buy things．He decided to take ten servants(仆人) him．They would carry the things to sell and also food on the way．
He said to one of his servants，‘You are the youngest and the thinnest of all my servants，so you can't carry a heavy load(担)．You must choose the lightest load to carry．’
The servant pointed(指)to the biggest load which was bread to eat on the way．The rich man said，‘You are foolish．That is the heaviest load．’ the servant lifted up the load gladly and they started their trip．
They walked four hours，then they stopped a rest．They all ate some of the bread．Now there was less bread for the servant to carry．Every day they more bread and there was less to carry．His load grew(变得)smaller and fighter every day．At the end the clever servant nothing ．
1.A．in B．at C．to D．on
2.A．buy B．use C．see D．sell
3.A．on B．with C．in D．without
4.A．to look B．use C．to eat D．throw
5.A．But B．And C．So D．For
6.A．at B．since C．for D．on
7.A．to B．for C．in D．on
8.A．eat B．eating C．ate D．use
9.A．didn't B．can’t C．buy D．had
10.A．buy B．to eat C．to carry D．carry
How much time did you spend the new words in Unit 10?
A. to learn B. learning
C. learned D. learn
Since June 1 2008，all the markets have_________free plastic bags．
A．to stop to provide B．to stop providing
C．stopped to provide D．stopped providing
---Have you seen Dr. Adams recently?
---No. He __________ Hong Kong for an important meeting. He’ll come back tomorrow.
A. has gone in B. has been in
C. has gone to D. has been to
