The concept of a working holiday is fairly simple．It is a vacation which normally lasts for several weeks or even months，during which you divide your time between work and recreation．The typical working holiday includes some manual labor and sightseeing．You can usually get room and board in exchange for a few hours of work．For instance，Australia and New Zealand encourage working holidays by offering one-year visas to people between the ages of 18 and 30．Countries all over the world offer the chances to work or volunteer and live in a new environment．All you need is a return ticket and enough cash to live on．
While some people choose to work in restaurants or hotels，others may do fruit picking which is perhaps the most popular type of work．Be prepared for long working days in the orchard，which may last up to ten hours a day．If you are not ready for this，a more leisurely job with shorter hours is possible，but you will not make as much money．Another option is volunteering in foreign countries．For example，you can work with disabled children in Bolivia and practice your Spanish，research dolphins and whales in Italy，or build schools in rural towns in Ghana．
A working holiday is a great way to broaden your horizons since it gives you the chance to explore a country，practice a new language，and meet people from all over the world．These kinds of adventures sometimes have a really big impact on those who have experienced a working holiday．They often say that it was one of the best memories of their lives．Be aware! Even though some working vacation programs pay，not all of them do sometimes you end up paying to go on working vacation．However，a working holiday can get you off the beaten track and into spots the average tour bus would never go near.
1.What can you get in exchange for a few hours of work?
A. Recreation and money． B. A return ticket．
C. Free transportation． D. Meals and shelter．
2.What’s the second paragraph mainly about?
A. The idea of a working holiday． B. Ways to spend a working holiday．
C. Great places for a working holiday． D. Volunteering in foreign countries．
3.What does “the beaten track” in the third paragraph refer to?
A. Roads in poor condition． B. Broken railway tracks．
C. Routes taken by many tourists． D. Spots where you might get beaten．
4.What does the writer remind readers to do in the last paragraph?
A. Check what you must pay for． B. Meet proper people．
C. Be prepared for adventures． D. Broaden your horizons．
Two years ago，Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn’t know of each other’s existence．Then they learned they had been switched at birth by mistake more than 20 years ago．The discovery didn’t bring bitterness．Rather，it led to the creation of a bigger family.
The chain of events started with Dimas，who was always wondering why he did not look like the four sisters he grew up with．He was 14 when his doubts grew after watching a TV news report on babies getting switched at birth because of mistakes at hospitals．He wanted to do a DNA test，but it was too expensive for the family．
A decade later，Dimas did it on his own．The DNA test showed that he was not the birth son of the man and woman who had raised him．The news was a shock for his parents．They at first refused to believe the results，but eventually decided to help him look for his biological parents．
The search began at the Madre Regina Protmann Hospital where records were checked．The hospital searched its records and found Elton Plaster was born there on the same day．
The records led Dimas to the 35-acre farm where Piaster lived，with his parents，Nilza and Adelson，in the town of Santa Maria de Jetiba，about 30 miles from the Aliprandi home in Joao Neiva．After tests，the Plasters discovered that Elton was the biological son of the man and woman that Dimas had been calling Mom and Dad for 24 years．Meanwhile，the couple Elton，had always regarded as his biological parents were Dimas’ parents.
About a year ago，Aliprandi and the parents who raised him accepted an offer from the Plasters to move to their farm，where they built a home．“This is the way it should be，”Adelson Plaster recently told Globo TV．“We are all together and I now have two sons living and working here．”
1.Who was the first to discover the baby switch?
A. Elton Plaster． B. Dimas Aliprandi． C. Globo TV． D. The hospital．
2.Where do the Aliprandis now live?
A. In Sao Pauo． B. In Joao Neiva．
C. In Madre Regina Protmann． D. In Santa Maria de Jetiba．
3.What did the Aliprandis do when they knew about the baby switch?
A. They took another DNA test.
B. They switched the hospital’s records.
C. They helped Dimas find his birth parents.
D. They went to Globo TV for more information.
4.Who are Elton Plaster’s biological parents?
A. The Aliprandis． B. The Plasters．
C. Dimas and Elton． D. Nilza and Adelson．
1.Which of the following people should apply for Job A?
A. An energetic American girl with 6 years of experience in marketing．
B. A shy Chinese girl who is interested in marketing and willing to learn．
C. An outgoing Shandong boy with interest and experience in marketing．
D. A aggressive Australian marketing manager who wants to work in Shanghai．
2.Which of the following is a must for an applicant for Job B?
A. An international background． B. A degree in electronics．
C. An interest in medical equipment． D. Willingness for an immediate interview．
3.Which job is suitable for a college dropout with a good command of English and Chinese?
A. Job A. B. Job B． C. Job C． D. Job D．
全国中学生运动会将会在你市举行，组委会现面向全市中学生征集志愿者。假如你是李华，请给组委会负责人Mr. Li写封信，申请成为一名志愿者。内容要点包括：
1．个人情况；
2．为什么申请当志愿者；
3．你将如何当好这个志愿者。
注意：1.词数100左右
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文流畅。
参考词汇：全中国学生运动national high school sports meeting
Dear Mr Li,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出修改后的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Dear Mr Smith,
I am writing to tell you anything about the 10th English Speaking Contest I took part in it last week in our school.
I got the “Top Ten Prize” out of the 30 competitors ,who was completely beyond my imagination. A moment I heard the final result, I couldn’t believe my ears and jumped with joy, feeling amazing. Since the contest, whenever you had free time, you would help me practice my spoken English. You communicated with me, and corrected my pronounce. What’s more, you taught me a lot of speaking skills and made me full of confidence. If you haven’t helped me, I couldn’t have achieved such a good result. I have benefited this contest a lot.
All in all, thank you for which you have done for me.
Yours,
Wang Yuan
That Beijing with Zhangjiakou succeeded in getting the chance to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, speeds up the development of Zhangjiakou City.1.is reported, the Beijing-Zhangjiakou high-speed railway2.(locate) in North China, is being built now. It 3.(expect) to be completed by 2020 in preparation for the 2022 Winter Olympics. The project is a big challenge, 4.designers say they will find ways to solve problems. The line has a5.(long) of 174 km as a double tracked passenger line, with ten stations along its route. Having a 6.totally) investment of 31.17 billion yuan, the trip between the two cities will only take 40 minutes, with the train 7.(travel) at an average of 250 km/h. The high-speed railway will build two branch lines—one is to Yanqing Station and the other 8. Taizicheng of Chongli, 9.the Olympic village lies. The full railway, which includes 70-kilometer section through Beijing, will be completed in four and 10. half years.
