Skydive Greene County
Come out and let us teach you how to skydive today! We are located in Xenia, Ohio and is within a reasonable driving distance of major cities in Ohio. Situated on a private airport, Skydive Greene County offers world-class training. We didn’t start skydiving but we are Ohio’s oldest skydiving school which opened in 1961!
◆Tandem Skydiving
Tandem skydiving is required if this is your first time skydiving. After filling out paperwork and watching a short video, you will be ready to make your skydive. Somewhere around 11,500 feet you will be secured to your tandem instructor. The door will open and you exit the plane.
Your freefall with your instructor will last for approximately 40-50 seconds. We can almost guarantee this will be the most exciting minute of your life as you reach the speed of around 120 mph, falling for about two miles back to the earth!
Don’t forget to have a video taken of your skydive to show all those that didn’t think you would jump from an airplane!
◆Static Line Courses
Once you have made your tandem skydiving, you can move on to our Static Line Program. The Static Line Jump is the traditional way to learn to skydive. We have classes throughout the year. Every student will be led through the entire day by a licensed instructor. Never does the student feel unattended.
Once training is over, students will make their first jump on that very same day! If the weather does not cooperate, you can come back the next day, or we will re-schedule a time to make your skydive.
●Price
$165.00 Tandem skydiving only
$175.00 Static Line Course only
Invite one of our professional videographers on your skydive:
$125.00 DVD with photos
●Booking
To book your tandem skydive or skydiving course, call us at (937) 372-0700. We just ask for a call if you cannot keep your scheduled appointment. And you must be at least 18 years old to make a skydive at SGC.
Come to learn with the best and make a skydive today! For further information, please call us at (937) 372-0700 or visit our website www. greenecounty.com!
1.Skydive Greene County ________.
A. offers training in major cities in Ohio
B. is the oldest skydiving school in the USA
C. guarantees every skydiver a freefall experience
D. requires all the students to receive one-day training
2.If you want to experience Tandem Skydiving only and a video taken of your skydive, how much will you have to pay?
A. $165.
B. $175.
C. $300.
D. $290.
3.What’s the purpose of the author to write the passage?
A. To give a brief introduction to Skydive Greene County.
B. To make a comparison between Tandem Skydiving and Static Line Courses.
C. To attract skydiving lovers to Skydive Greene County.
D. To convince the readers that Skydive Greene County is the best of its like.
假设你校英语社团举办以“讲求文明，从我做起”为主题的征文活动，请你以“On the Way to School”为题，写一篇英语短文。
内容主要包括：1.遵守交通法规；
2.注意举止文明。
注意：1.词数 120 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.短文中不能出现与本人相关的信息；
4.短文的题目已为你拟好，不计入总词数
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。短文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，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。
I watch TV until 12 o’clock,so I couldn’t go over my lessons.This morning I got up very late that I had to go to school without breakfast in hurry,but I was still late for the first class.When I entered the classroom,the maths teacher had to stop explain an important problem,and all the eyes were fixed upon me.My face turned red.Something even worse was happened to me in English class.The teacher asked me recite the text.However,I could say nothing and sorry,for I did not spend some time preparing my lessons.The teacher looked at me with his coldly eyes.I stood at my bench without daring to raise my head.How a terrible day I had! I will never do anything like this.
Online shopping is coming into fashion in most cities,where people are able to make full use of the rapidly-developed internet technology.Nowadays,can we find a person1.has not experienced online shopping? Definitely not.
Online shopping2.(welcome) by most people due to various reasons.From the perspective of consumers, it can save some time for people who don’t have much spare time.Just click the mouse,they can get 3. they want while staying at home.For the retailers（零售商）,it can cut some costs for those who don’t have much circulating funds（流动资金）.4.(compare) with the traditional trade mode,it doesn’t need renting a house. 5.,there are still some disadvantages in online shopping.First,a face-to-face deal makes online shopping less 6. (rely) and trustworthy.Second,people will lose 7. fun of bargaining.
8. is undeniable that shopping on the internet has become an irresistible trend in modern society.It’s of great urgency that we need to make the relative laws in accordance9. the rapid growth of online shopping. Only in this way can we enjoy the pleasure and10. (convenient) of online shopping without the concern of being cheated.
Many years ago,Dad worked as a farmhand（农场工人）.At that time,he had a horse.Every Saturday he ________to the town after dinner and spent a few hours on social ________ with other farmhands,such as drinking, chatting,and playing cards in the cafe.On Saturday evenings,the cafe was ________ because many farmhands were there.Before midnight Dad returned home on his horse,quite satisfied with his ________.In his words,he ________ thought of changing his job.
At the age of 31,Dad married my mother who was a schoolteacher.In the following spring I came ________ into the world.Life became hard,so my mother felt ________.She told Dad that they must make a ________.
My mother had ________ of how some famous persons,especially Thomas Edison who was born in a poor family,fought against fate and achieved greatness and ________.And she ________ that I would some day become a great leader _____ men or cities and Dad should be a successful businessman.So she ________ Dad to give up his job as a farmhand,sell his horse and ________ a small business of his own.And I went to high school and college. She even sent me abroad for ________ education when I graduated from college.Under the drive of my mother’s hope,Dad and I ________ what we have today.Dad runs a big international ________ and I am a successful lawyer ________ great fame in my country,________ not a leader as my mother expected.
Dad said,without my mother,we wouldn’t be what we are today; at least,he would remain a farmhand.________ he got a lesson of life --- sometimes we really need drive from outside.
1.A. rode B. walked C. ran D. drove
2.A. conversations B. games C. relationships D. activities
3.A. cold B. crowded C. quiet D. dirty
4.A. horse B. entertainment C. life D. beer
5.A. often B. ever C. never D. sometimes
6.A. laughing B. singing C. sleeping D. crying
7.A. unimportant B. busy C. unsatisfied D. tired
8.A. living B. change C. decision D. house
9.A. dreamed B. heard C. thought D. spoken
10.A. honesty B. money C. fame D. energy
11.A. cared B. knew C. forgot D. hoped
12.A. training B. ruling C. helping D. protecting
13.A. warned B. wanted C. allowed D. persuaded
14.A. start B. find C. design D. sell
15.A. farther B. higher C. easier D. closer
16.A. showed B. kept C. lost D. achieved
17.A. company B. school C. farm D. cafe
18.A. suffering B. sharing C. enjoying D. following
19.A. though B. if C. and D. since
20.A. So B. However C. Or D. Because
In 1999,twelve percent of public elementary schools in the United States required students to wear uniforms. Just three years later,the amount was almost double that.
A study of six big-city Ohio public schools showed students who were required to wear uniforms had improved graduation,behavior and attendance rates.Academic performance was unchanged.
Some high schools in Texas have also joined in the movement.Yet studies find mixed results from requiring uniforms.And some schools have turned away from such policies.
Supporters believe dressing the same creates a better learning environment and safer schools.The school district in Long Beach,California,was the first in the country to require uniforms in all elementary and middle schools.The example helped build national interest in uniforms as a way to deal with school violence and improve learning.
Findings in Long Beach suggested that the policy resulted in fewer behavior problems and better attendance. But researcher Viktoria,who has looked at those findings,says they were based only on opinions about the effects of uniforms.
She says other steps taken at the same time to improve schools in Long Beach and statewide could have influenced the findings.The district (the area marked by government) increased punishments for misbehavior.And California passed a law to reduce class sizes.
In Florida,for example,researcher Sharon found that uniforms seemed to improve behavior and reduce violence. In Texas,Eloise found fewer discipline problems among students required to wear uniforms,but no effect on attendance.
Sociologist David has studied school uniform policies since1998.He collected the reports in the book.In his own study,he found that reading and mathematics performance dropped after a school in Pennsylvania（宾夕法尼亚州）required uniforms.
Political and community pressures may persuade schools to go to uniforms to improve learning.But David and others believe there is not enough evidence of a direct relationship.In fact,he says requiring uniforms may even increase discipline problems.
1.Which of the following researchers are NOT supporters of school uniform policies?
A. Viktoria and Sharon. B. Sharon and David.
C. Eloise and Sharon. D. Viktoria and David.
2.The underlined word “misbehavior” in the sixth paragraph probably means ________.
A. serious crime B. bad performance
C. absence for class D. action against wearing uniforms
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A. More work is needed to get better information about uniform’s effect.
B. The number of schools requiring uniforms in the U.S.will become less sharply.
C. Wearing uniforms has little to do with behavior and learning.
D. Politicians and communities won’t vote for uniform policies.
4.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. More and more students are required to wear uniforms in the U.S.
B. Wearing uniforms contributes to good academic performance.
C. Researchers in the U.S.argue for school uniform policies.
D. Evidence for school uniform polices in the U.S.is seen as weak.
