If you are given only 1 yuan, can you live in a city for one day? It may be a little difficult. But from Xi'an did it.
On April 10th, more than 60 students from the Middle School Attached to Northwestern Poly technical University the One Yuan Metropolis Survival. The charity for teenagers called Imperceptible Education held this . Students had to live and they had to deal with a lot of tasks. It has happened in eight cities and is going to four others, including Beijing, in May.
To , many students looked for part-time jobs and saw how hard life was. Zhang Qiyue, 14, asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and got one chance. "We were sad when they said . But slowly, we got used to it," he said. After being a waiter for an hour, he 25 yuan.
Some made use of their talents singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls. Many people who walked by took notice and helped . Zhao Jiacheng, 14, drew pictures and made paper crafts (手工). "This showed it's to learn a special skill," he said.
Living was hard, finishing the tasks was not any easier. They went to different places to finish tasks in a time. The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth a hundred yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour. "We learned to persuade (说服) others. From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt…, after almost 20 tries, we got an expensive necklace, "he said, "we would all of the money we had raised to poor schools in Tibet."
1. A. teachers B. students C. workers D. waiters
2. A. took a look at B. took photos of C. took care of D. took part in
3. A. activity B. party C. celebration D. festival
4. A. easy B. hard C. perfect D. secret
5.A. make trouble B. make paper C. make money D. make music
6. A. finally B. quickly C. recently D. suddenly
7. A. hello B. thanks C. yes D. no
8.A. borrowed B. paid C. got D. spent
9. A. by B. from C. with D. about
10. A. him B. her C. them D. us
11. A. important B. difficult C. possible D. interesting
12.A. or B. if C. as D. hut
13.A. long B. short C. right D. wrong
14. A. where B. why C. how D. when
15. A. show B. bring C. afford D. give
---Hobo, I hope that I will have millions of dollars and I can buy my private (私人的) plane. ---__________.
A. That’s very kind of you B. In your dreams
C. You are welcome D. Thank you all the same
----What do you think of our school basketball team?
----They’re going to lose the match______ they improve their skills.
A. unless B. until C. if D. as
Both pianos and violins are musical ________used a lot in Western music.
A. performances B. instruments C. talents D. bells
The plane hasn't arrived yet. Could you tell me_______?
A. when will the plane arrive B. why the plane is late
C. how is the plane late D. that the plane arrives
---Excuse me, sir. When can we have a swim in the pool? ---Not until it _______ next month.
A. repairs B. will repair
C. is repaired D. will be repaired