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Are you aged between 14 and years old? Do you care about your local environment? Would you like to help make your area cleaner, safer and more friendly? If your answers are “yes”, here are a few easy things you could do to start with.
Meeting the neighbors
Knock on your neighbors’ door and find out what they would like to improve in your area. Set a date for a meeting and then make some plans together.
Neighborhood watch
If you go away on holiday and leave your house, it’s very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on it. It is a good way to make your living safer. You could set up a neighborhood watch easily and quickly.
Lending a hand
There are often old people living in the neighborhood. Often it’s thankful to do their shopping once a week, look after their garden or walk their dog for them.
Recycling
Some areas already provide places for people to recycle bottles, plastic and paper. Find out if this is done in your neighborhood. If it’s not, do something about it.
So, go on. Just tell us what kind of plan you want to take part in. Then we’ll send you more information. Take helpful action and help make you neighborhood a better place to live in.
Activity | How to do |
Meeting the neighbors | If you care about your local environment, try to find out what they would like to 1. in your area. |
Neighborhood watch | It’s very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on your house during your 2. and when you leave your house. |
Lending a hand | Help the old people do some 3. . Take 4. of their garden and walk their dog for them. |
Recycling | Do something to help 5. bottles, plastic and paper in your neighborhood, help make your neighborhood a better place to live in. |
完成句子
1.中国政府已经采取措施来改善这种状况了。
The Chinese government has _______ ______ to ________ the _______.
2.陆家嘴,这个世界闻名的贸易中心,位于浦东的西端。
Lujazui, the _______ ______ centre, is ______ the _______ ______ of Pudong.
3.他们结婚已经10年了。
______________________________________________ since they got married.
4.直飞新加坡的费用大约是2000元。(Singapore)
__________________________________________________ about 2,000 yuan.
5.这个国家是一个由很多岛屿组成的一个小国。
This country is a small one ___________________________________________.
6. 很多地方政府直到失去了湿地才意识到它们的重要性。
Many local governments didn’t ____________________________ they lost them.
7.国王和女王曾经是这个古老王国的统治者。
___________________________________________ of this old Kingdom(王国).
动词填空
1.The life we were used to __________(change) a lot recently.
2.I tried all my best to make the baby __________(not cry), but failed at last.
3.If he __________(not be) careful enough, he will still make the same mistake.
4.Let’s go and ask our teacher if the speaker __________(give) a speech tomorrow.
5.--How beautifully she is dancing!
---I __________(not know) she could dance.
6.---Has he finished his report?
---I’ve no idea. But he __________(write) it the whole morning.
7.He is too busy __________(prepare) for the coming test these days to see his sick uncle in hospital.
8.They searched the forest and finally found the missing dog __________(lie) in the bushes, dead.
9.I’m still not sure when __________(hand) in the report, on Wednesday or Friday?
10.I think this is the best picture he __________(draw).
词形变化
1.The whole family are now celebrating the boy’s __________(nine) birthday.
2.The __________(die) man seems to have something to say.
3.He looked ___________ (sad) at me with tears in his eyes.
4.Novels __________(write) by Lu Xun are used as teaching materials.
5.Maybe this is the _________(ugly) painting I have seen.
6.__________(Canada) usually speak English and French.
根据句意和汉语注释,写出单词的正确形式。
1.The present is from one of my __________(亲戚).
2.China is trying to catch up with those _________(欧洲) countries, but still has a long way to go.
3.He lifted his head from the desk and found the rain beating heavily__________ (碰,撞) the windows.
4.Living alone in the village makes him feel even __________(孤独).
5.A teacher with rich __________(经验) is usually popular among students.
6.More __________(细节) are needed to describe the suspect(嫌疑人)
Mr Johnson had a hotel in the UK. It was near the airport, so a lot of foreigners stayed for night there. They think it is very convenient. He didn't know any other language but English and he found it difficult for him to understand the foreign visitors. Sometimes he had to use the body language to “talk” with them, and tried his best to make himself understood. But he was often misunderstood(误解)and it brought him a lot of trouble.
A friend of his who learned a few foreign languages in a university would teach him. He was happy and studied hard. At first he learned some, but soon he found it wasn't easy to remember the words and expressions. His friend advised him to write down the useful expressions in his notebook so that he could use them when necessary. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.
One evening there were plenty of people in the dining room. They were all busy eating something except a Japanese. He was walking around there and waiting for his wife who was dressing herself up upstairs. Mr Jackson thought to himself, “The man wants to eat something but he doesn’t know any English. Let me help him.”
As he knew only a little Japanese, he had to bring out his notebook and showed it to the man, pointing to the sentence “I’m hungry”. The Japanese had a look at it and gave him two pounds and left.
1.Mr Jackson knew only English so __________.
A. he had a hotel in the UK.
B. he went to study in a university.
C. he couldn’t understand his foreign visitors.
D. he wouldn’t go abroad.
2.Mr Jackson often to “talk” with foreigners with the body language.
A. succeeded B. failed C. feared D. hated
3.Mr Jackson learned foreign languages by __________.
A. remembering words and expressions.
B. writing down words and expressions in his notebook.
C. talking with foreign visitors in the hotel.
D. guessing the meaning of the visitors’ words.
4.The meaning of the underlined word “convenient” is __________.
A. 便利的 B. 廉价的 C. 附近的 D. 舒适的
5.The Japanese thought __________, so he gave him two pounds.
A. Mr Jackson wanted to get some money for food.
B. Mr Jackson wanted him to pay some money.
C. Mr Jackson could bring his wife downstairs
D. Mr Jackson could help him order the food.