For four years, Christopher Schacht lived a life on the go. He traveled 65,000 miles to 45 different countries. Around the world 50 Bucks（ 元 ）tells of Schacht’s great journey, from his town in northern Germany to some of the most faraway places in the world and back again. Thanks to a translation by Jane Gesme, this international bestseller in English is on sale now.
Reading Schacht’s book is like ping-ponging between worrying about your daredevil (胆大妄为的) son and being proud of your older brother. At parts, I was really frightened for his safety. In order to eat. he worked any job he could find -sailor. waiter, gold miner, model. He mostly slept in hammocks (吊床) on the street or else in his tent. He hitchhiked（搭车) everywhere，even across oceans as he found jobs on sailing boats in return for food and a bed.
However, Schacht’s book does not doubt people. He believes that many people in the world are kind, helpful and curious. This friendliness probably saved his life many times.
Though not perfect for everyone. Schacht’s ways of traveling force him to look for help from others. He meets a Canadian living on a boat in Colombia, who used to be an excellent cook. Schacht needs to learn how to cook in order to get a job on a ship to Panama. In these high-stress moments, Schacht only has a little time to find a way to his next destination ( 目 的 地 ). The relationships he makes along the way are life-changing. As he learns. “In most situations it is quite easy to help someone move forward when they would not have done it alone.”
From sailing across the equator (赤道) to speaking bad Korean in Gyeongju Schacht takes us around the world in surprising detail. Like Schacht, we are also thankful for the journey. We feel even more pleased that Schacht chose to share it with the world.
1.The passage is written to introduce us ________.
A.a book B.a film C.a cook D.a writer
2.Schacht did any job he could find on the way because ________.
A.he could do anything very well
B.he was the best person for the job
C.he enjoyed helping others do anything
D.he didn’t take enough money during the trip
3.In Schacht’s opinion, ________.
A.many people he met on the way were daredevil.
B.it was friendliness that saved his life many times.
C.you need to doubt any people you meet on the way.
D.it’s not difficult to help people in trouble move forward.
As one of the world’s top universities, Oxford attracts students from around the world. Besides needing a perfect academic record. students have to go through a rigorous ( 严 格 的 ) interview process, sometimes across days.
If you’re preparing for studying overseas, here’s our advice for putting your best foot forward.
Questions
You might have heard about the strange questions you might face, such as why are ladybirds red? These questions are not as random (随意的) as they seem and are often related to your course or interests. In truth, there is no wrong way to answer these questions as they are designed to show how your mind approaches problems.
You can’t prepare for these, but you can practice explaining your thoughts aloud about different topics.
Preparation
Most of your interviews will be made up of what you wrote in your application. So make sure you review everything you’ve submitted (提交) as you will be asked about any writers or scientific theories you’ve mentioned. It’s not a good look if you can’t discuss your subject area or struggle to form your own opinions about it.
It’s also OK to say you’re unfamiliar with a question, but always attempt to answer it.
Interviews aren’t everything
Don’t worry about any mistakes you make. Your whole application is more than just a meeting, so take the time to de-stress and visit local sites.
It is also common for students to have an additional interview with another Oxford college if your interviewer is unsure about you. Take it as a second chance.
Overall, think and act as you usually would. Everyone there is gifted, but demonstrating (证明)) how your mind works and how you approach difficult things is how you will stand out.
1.According to the passage, how can you prepare for the questions in interviews?
A.Search for information about ladybirds. B.Try to solve problems all by yourself.
C.Pay attention to your course or interests. D.Practice explaining your thoughts aloud.
2.What does the underlined word “additional”mean in the passage?
A.Extra B.Special C.Usual D.Complete
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Interviews have something to do with what you wrote in your application.
B.You need to think and act much better than how you behave in your daily life.
C.You will be asked about a writer or scientific theories that you just heard about.
D.You should be careful not to make any mistakes when you are having interviews.
My dear son,
Your letter of last week reached us yesterday, and I enclose ＄13, which is all I have on me at present. I may sell the other pig next week and make up the balance of what you wanted. I will probably have to wear the old buffalo overcoat to meetings again this winter, but that doesn’t matter so long as you are getting education.
I hope you will get your education as cheap as you can, for it cramps your mother and me like a hill to put up the money Mind you. I don’t complain. I know the clothes cost so much.
I want you to be educated so that you can go anyway and spell the hardest word, I want you to be able to go among the Romans or the Medes and Persians and talk to any of them in their own native tongue.
I never had any advantages when I was boy but your mother and I decided that we would make you full of knowledge if you keep studying hard. regardless (不考虑 ) of money.
Now, regarding that boat - padding suit, and that baseball suit, and that bathing suit, and that roller- rinkturn suit, and that lawn-lennis suit, mind. I don’t care about the money, because you say a young man can’t really educate himself thoroughly without them, but I wish you’d send home what you get through with this fall, and I’ll wear them through the winter under my other clothes. We have a much colder winter here than we used to, or else I’m failing in bodily health. Last winter I tried to go through without underclothes, the way I did when I was a boy, but a cold wave came down our way and picked me out of a crowd.
Your daddy
1.From the underline sentence, we know that the winter feels ________.
A.excited B.proud C.stressed D.afraid
2.The writer may satisfy his child’s needs by ________.
A.selling his only pig B.wearing his old clothes
C.buying expensive clothes D.spelling the hardest word
3.What does the writer mainly want to express through the letter?
A.The writer tried his best to support his child’s education.
B.The writer regretted not receiving education when he was young.
C.The writer caught a cold because of not having enough clothes to wear.
D.The writer complained his child spent so much money on useless things.
Welcome to Wildlife Friends Foundation Booking Options
I-Love-Phants-Lodge is a retreat where people can stay near to wildlife and enjoy the peace and quiet of the natural surroundings.
Wildlife Friends Foundation Thailand is near to Kacng Krachan National Park just 2 hours south of Bangkok.
Full & Half Day Experience Tours
The Full and Half Day tours at WFFT, are designed to allow day trip visitors a chance to learn about the rescued animals living at the Wildlife Rescue Centre and Elephant Refuge.
The best option to learn about Thailand’s wildlife, it’s beauty and its problems, is to visit our center and learn everything here.
Full Day Adult = 1, 600THB Child= 1, 100THB Half Day Adult = 1, 100THB/Child = 900THB Includes buffet lunch
Transport options available (check site for details)
1.If Mr. and Mrs. Smith want to have a half day trip with their two kids, how much will they pay?
A.2,900THB B.3,100THB C.3,800THB D.4,000THB
2.At I-love-Phants-lodge, visitors can ________.
A.in in a two-day tour B.have a special environment
C.keep safe from wildlife D.learn about wildlife in Thailand
At first, Rhonda Tormaschy thought her 16-year- old daughter, Cassidy, was joking about opening up an ice cream truck. “We were sitting around one night with her and one of her friends, and this is what she approached us with and we thought she wasn’t ___________ at first.” Rhonda said.
But last fall, her husband, Chad started _____________ some type of truck, and they found an old school bus in Lincoln, Oregon. The family spent the winter fixing, painting and transforming ___________ into Ice Cream Express. In order to turn the small, old school bus into an ice-cream truck, the family even ___________ a freezer, tide and sink.
“Getting it together was kind of a(n) _____________ for all of us,” Rhonda said. “We had to go through the health inspector, get signatures from the police department and the fire department. Finally, we received the ___________.”
“The community needed something to lighten up their day and make their day ___________.” Cassidy said. “I thought that this would be a good way to help everybody through their day”.
She visits local businesses at a set time every Thursday and plans to hit up neighborhoods and parks in the evening, as well as ___________ ice cream at other summer events.
Ice Cream Express serves Schwan’s products. “it’s quite a variety (多样 ),” Cassidy said. “We offer products from the sundae cones to the sandwiches and Italian ice-just about ___________.”
Now that the truck is up and running. Cassidy hopes her younger sisters will take it over when she leaves for college.
“We have a daughter who’s going to be 13 here and that would be a perfect time for her to take it over in the next couple of years.” Rhonda said. “______________she doesn’t want to, I think I would probably continue it as long as it’s still a want and a need in Dickinson.”
So far, the reception to Ice Cream Express has been amazing, Rhonda said.
“We haven’t had an ice cream bus in this town for years.” Rhonda said. “I think it’s gone over way better than we expected it to, which is great.”
1.A.satisfied B.silent C.strange D.serious
2.A.pushing for B.looking for C.paying for D.asking for
3.A.them B.her C.us D.it
4.A.put in B.put up C.put out D.put through
5.A.trick B.trip C.event D.experience
6.A.fine B.reward C.license D.project
7.A.faster B.cooler C.darker D.brighter
8.A.buying B.serving C.feeding D.storing
9.A.anyone B.nothing C.anything D.none
10.A.If B.Because C.Whenever D.Unless
— Have you heard the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games will be put off?
— ________.
A.No way B.It depends C.What a pity D.Never mind
