Articles Wanted
School Life
※Articles should be typewritten and double spaced, using only one side of the page.
※Your name, year of birth, school name (and English teacher), home address and e-mail
Address must be included.
※For photos, place the information on the back of each envelope: PLEASE DON’T FOLD.
※Please keep copies of your text, pictures or photos.
※The sentence MUST BE WRITTEN with your name on each work, "I promise(承诺) the above work is completely(完全地)original (原创的)."
※If your article is chosen, you will get a copy of School Life and a special gift.
***SEND IT ALL SUMMER! ***
For more information, please contact us!
Tel: (02) 9213--6116 Fax:(02) 9267—4363
E-mail: schoollife@acpmagazines.com.au
Mail: School Life-Box 252, Sydney, NSW 200
1.All the information about the writer must be included EXCEPT the .
A. school name B. e-mail address C. year of birth D. telephone number
2.What is required for the articles wanted according to the passage?
A. They must be fully created by the writers themselves.
B. They must be typed in single space and on both sides.
C. They must be provided with photos and descriptions.
D. They must be sent with the copies of texts and pictures.
3.According to the passage,you can send your articles .
A. within 3 weeks B. during the summer
C. all the year round D. during the whole term
4.You can contact SCHOOL LIFE by these ways EXCEPT .
A. making a phone call
B. sending an e-mail
C. visiting in person.
D. writing a letter
5.Who do you think will write articles for SCHOOL LIFE?_______
A. Students who are interested in writing.
B. Teachers who love writing and taking photos.
C. Parents who wish their kids to be popular writers.
D. Readers who had a happy time in their childhood.
I used to be ashamed of my grandma. I know that’s a ______thing to say, but it was true until today, so I have to admit it. The trouble ___when my friend Katy found Grandma’s false teeth floating in a glass on the bathroom sink. I was so used to seeing them that I ____took notice of them. But Katy shouted, laughing and pretending to talk to them. I had to get down on my knees and beg her to shut up so my grandma wouldn’t ______and get hurt. After that happened, I __there were a million things about Grandma that were embarrassing. Once she took Jill and me out to Burger King. ___ordering our hamburgers welldone, she told the person behind the counter “They’ll have two Whoppers(巨无霸) welltodo.” Jill burst out laughing,but I almost ___.
After a while, I started wishing I could ___Grandma in a closet. I even complained to my parents. Both my parents said I had to be careful not to make Grandma feel ____in our home. Then last Wednesday, something happened that ___everything completely. My teacher told us to help find interesting old people and ____them about their ____for a big Oral History project. I was trying to think of someone when Angie pushed me gently. “ Volunteer your grandmother ,” she whispered.“She’s interesting and rich in experience.” That was the last thing I ever thought Angie would say about my grandma.
This is how I ended up on interviewing today interviewing my own grandmother before the whole school assembly(集合).All my friends and teachers were listening to her ______she was a great heroine. I was ______of my grandma and hoped she would ______know that I had been ashamed of her.
1.A. worse B. common C. terrible. D. funny
2.A. started. B. existed. C. showed D. counted
3.A. already B. hardly C. simply. D. always
4.A. mind. B. hear C. see D. feel
5.A. expected B. decided C. realized D. doubted
6.A. Because of. B. Except for C. Instead of D. In spite of
7.A. died B. cheered C. disappeared. D. suffered
8.A. meet. B. hide C. arrange D. avoid
9.A. independent. B. inconvenient C. unfamiliar D. unwelcome
10.A. made B. finished C. changed D. stopped
11.A. think of B. talk with. C. call on D. dream of
12.A. news B. lives C. advantages D. achievements
13.A. so far as. B. even if C. in case. D. as if
14.A. tired. B. fond C. ashamed D. proud
15.A. forever B. even C. never. D. once
-What did the manager ask you after the meeting?
-She asked me ______.
A. what did I for the project last week B. if I can finish the work on time
C. how did I deal with the problem D. why I was late for the meeting
—He turned to libraries looking for information and found .
--Oh, that’s a pity.
A. none B. somebody C. anything D. everybody
If we don’t keep bringing this to the of the people, nothing will be done.
A. direction B. conversation C. introduction D. attention
—Bruce failed to win the first prize in the singing competition.
--Sorry to hear that. It was a severe blow to his .
A. pride B. business C. shyness D. course