Let’s Explore (探索)The Nature!
Are you interested in animals and nature? Want to enjoy your summer holiday and learn something interesting and useful?
Here comes your chance! Youth Explore has prepared you with a THREE-DAY SUMMER PROGRAM! You can take part in many activities and meet with live animals, such as giraffes, pandas, tigers, and so on! More information about the program is as follows:
Age: Students aged 8~16
Groups: There are 2 programs for you to choose from. Each program needs at most 15 students.
Program A Dates: 14 ~ 16 July, 2014 Days: Monday to Wednesday Time: 10:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. | Program B Dates: 5 ~ 7 August, 2014 Days: Tuesday to Thursday Time: 10:00 a.m. ~ 4:00 p.m. |
Program cost: $230 for members; $250 for non-members
How to do: Simply come to our centre to get an application form. Send your completed form on or before 11th July, 2014 (Friday).
Notes:
1. No free lunches are provided because of personal food differences. You may either bring a lunch-box or pay for lunch at our restaurants.
2. Both programs will start 1 day later if there is a warning of rainstorms.
COME AND JOIN US NOW! DON’T MISS THE CHANCE!
1. ________can join the three-day summer program.
A. A kid of 7 B. A boy of 14
C. A girl of 17 D. A man of 26
2. If there is a rainstorm on 14th July, program A will start on _________.
A. Sunday B. Monday C. Tuesday D. Wednesday
3.Two members and one non-member should pay ______ for the program.
A. $690 B. $710 C. $730 D. $750
4.Free lunches aren’t provided because ______.
A. the lunches cost too much
B. people have different tastes
C. there are many restaurants
D. they may bring lunch-boxes
5.What can we know from the passage?
A. Youth Explore is the name of the program.
B. More than 15 students are in each program.
C. We can see three kinds of animals in the program.
D. You need to hand in an application form for the program.
It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a cup of coffee. _____I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed _____. I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls(灵魂) because their souls belonged to the _____.
I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man _____in front of it . “I’m Steve ,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “ I _____ talk with you. I’m busy.” he said. He was chatting online and at the same time, he was playing a computer game – a war game. I was ____.
_____ didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried again to speak to that computer geek（电脑迷）, ____not a word came out of _____ mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction(反应). I was unhappy. I put my hand in front of the monitor , and he started to shout, “Leave me alone!”I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me . I ____and nobody showed any interest .
_____, I realized that people they were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more interested in having a relationship with the computer, _____ Steve. I wouldn’t want to ____ the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines _____ people. I was worried and sank（沉浸）_____ my thoughts. I didn’t even notice that the coffee was bad , just as Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.
1.A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While
2.A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. pleased
3.A. home B. world C. Net D.Café
4.A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning
5.A. can’t B. mustn’t C. couldn’t D. needn’t
6.A. surprised B. happy C. moved D.worried
7.A. What B. Why C. How D. Who
8.A. but B. so C. if D. or
9.A. my B. her C. their D. his
10.A. went out B. shook my shoulder C. nodded my head D. raised my head
11.A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all
12.A. especially B. usually C. really D. nicely
13.A. tell B. plan C. imagine(想像) D. design
14.A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as
15.A. on B. between C. for D. in
—It shouldn’t take long to clear up after the get-together if we all volunteer to help.
—I agree. ________.
A. A friend in need is a friend indeed
B. Practice makes perfect
C. Many hands make light work
D. Put all your eggs in a basket
— Do you mind if I smoke here, madam?
— ________. It’s not allowed in public, you know.
A. You’d better not B. Never mind
C. Of course not D. All right
It moved ________ high speed and was really ________.
A. at; exciting B. at; excited
C. in; exciting D. in; excited
People in Jingjiang ______ walk or ride bikes, but now they ______ taking the bus or driving cars.
A. used to; are used to B. were used to; used to
C. were used to; are used to D. used to; used to
