Doing voluntary work abroad is a great way for you to learn about service learning and know better about the world and different cultures. Visit our websites for further details.
Global Vision International
Experience everything in our adventure when you join us in a team of international volunteers under 18. Assist with the projects that will benefit poor children’s development and education. Discover the area’s splendid beaches, explore beautiful jungles and immerse(沉浸)yourself in the friendly local culture.
Cost: $2,990 Tel: 1-888-653-6028 Email: info@guiworld.com
Website: www. Volunteer and Adventure Experience in Costa Rica. Com
Broadreach Summer Adventures
Since 2993, Broadreach has taken over 12,000 students on their worldwide summer adventure volunteer programs for middle school, high school students. Their 75+ program offerings include marine biology, sailing, medicine, culture, arts, community service and leadership adventures. Programs are located in 40 +countries.
Cost: Staring at $3,880 Tel: 919-256-8200
Email: info@ gobroadreahc. Com Website: www. gobroadreach. com
Cross-Cultural Solutions
CCS teen summer service trips are for high school students aged 15-17. The High School Volunteer Abroad program offers you an awesome opportunity to volunteer side-by-side with local people. You can also meet new friends on a teens-only group volunteering project in Costa Rica, India, Peru, Ghana, and so on. You’ll participate in many cultural activities during the week and on weekends.
Cost: Contact us for pricing and availability
Tel: 1-800-380-4777
Email: info@crossculturalsolutions.org
Website: www. crossculturalsolutions. Org
United Planet
United Planet offers volunteer abroad programs in four destinations for those under 18. Volunteers may work in nursing home, Community Service Stations or in environmental conservation projects. Destinations include Romania, Peru, Ecuador and Chile. Candidates 16 years and older can apply.
Cost: According to the length of your stay Tel: 617-267-7763
Email: quest@unitedplanet. org Website: www. unitedplanet.org
1.If you join Broadreach Summer Adventures, you’ll_________.
A. travel around the world with 12,000 students
B. learn how to build a house on your own
C. experience adventures with your guide
D. get to know something about medicine
2.What can you do in Cross-Cultural Solutions?
A. Explore beautiful sights
B. Know more about sea life
C. Do volunteer work with local people
D. Have the opportunity to visit four destinations
3.Who may have great interest in the four programs?
A. Teens who want to volunteer abroad
B. People who want to work abroad
C. Teens who want to study abroad
D. People who want to travel abroad
One of the many great lines in the movie Apollo 13 came from Ed Harris, who played NASA Director of Operations, Gene Kranz. The famous line was, “Gentleman, failure is not an option.” He said the words because he had a clear purpose that the three astronauts trapped in space must be sent home safely. The driving force behind their seeking of a solution was motivated by a true purpose.
Here is the simple principle. If you have a big enough ‘why’ in life, you will always figure out the ‘how.’ A person without a purpose in life is like a boat without a rudder, floating aimlessly without a direction and going nowhere. In all walks of life, when referring to someone’s success, we often hear the words “focus and determination”. But Merriam Webster defines the word “purpose” as the reason why something is done, a feeling of being determined to achieve an outcome. There are many talented and intelligent people in the world that are unsuccessful because they lack direction. I believe that our life depends on our purpose. Whether you’re single or in a team, having a purpose allows you to start, evaluate, and improve your talents or abilities helps you find your path in life and achieve your success finally.
A friend of mine once told me that the most motivating speech he had ever heard was just three short words. It came from his wife when she said, “Honey I’m pregnant.” He said those few words instantly motivated him because he now had a big “why” in his life, a purpose to work hard to support his family. In fact, when your “why” gets bigger, you get better because you stop holding back and you’ll go all out. It’s why you often hear about some great people perform superhuman actions when failure is not an option!
1.What does the underlined word “rudder” in paragraph 2 refer to?
A. Something that gets the boat started
B. Something that makes the boat float
C. The reason for which the boat is built
D. Something that directs the boat to a certain place.
2.What is the most important thing for success according to Merriam Webster?
A. Talent B. Purpose
C. Determination D. Intelligence
3.The author gives his friend’s example to show________.
A. why words can motivate people easily
B. that family love is very important in our daily life
C. that a purpose can make people try their best
D. how people can get success more easily
4.What does the author mainly tell us in this passage?
A. To be successful person B. To have a big “Why” in life
C. To make a right choice D. To get rid of failure
今年的6月21日是父亲节。假设你是李华，请你写一封信给你的父亲，表达自己对父亲的感激之情。要点如下：
1.父亲为家庭任劳任怨，努力工作；
2.父亲总是对未来充满希望，不断给孩子们“正能量”；
3.自己如何报答父亲。
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
3. 开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Dad,
I love you so much.
_____________________________________________
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作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅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（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）画掉。
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限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
In October last year, I was studying at a school in Cambridge but it was only my second months in the school. At an end of the month the head teacher organized a party for all the new students. It is a good chance to get to know my new classmates and I really looked forward to join in it. As the party was on 31st October, I thought it was a Halloween party. So, the day after the party, I searched everywhere and managed get a witch’s costume. When I arrived at my head teacher’s house, he opened the door and looked at us if I had been complete mad.
All the other students wore on normal clothes!
The dog, later1.(name) Arthur, came up to a Swedish team while the members were sharing a meal in front of a 20_mile race stage through the rough area in Ecuador. One of the2.(athlete), Mikael Lindnord, took pity on the dog wandering near their table and fed3.meatball to it. And that meatball made them friends for life, as far as Arthur was concerned.
The extreme sport of adventure racing includes biking, hiking, and boating that challenge even the4.(strong) humans. Imagine a dirty stray（迷失的）dog trying 5.(keep ) up. But Arthur6.(do) keep up. The dog followed the team as they got up to leave.7.(actual), he never stopped following them---swimming alongside the boat of the team, and taking on muddy(泥泞的)slopes when the team hiked.
Arthur stayed alongside the team for the rest of the8.(compete),but not without cost to his well—being. The dog needed doctor’s attention after the six-day race was finished9.the team helped Arthur as much as they could during the event. Arthur’s hard work paid off: Lindnord decided to adopt(收养) the dog 10.brought him back to Sweden.
Many people think that babysitting is one of the_______jobs for young people. They imagine a teenager putting a few well-behaved children to bed and then continuing to watch television until the parents return home to hand over some money. Well, I can tell you how_______that thought is.
I now work all_______on Wednesdays for a Ukrainian family with three young boys. In the early morning, I go there to _______the older two while their mother does her jobs or takes care of her six-month-old baby. However, I am also there to_______their English by teaching them songs and games in my native language.
Now, four months later, I get home at the end of the day_______exhausted！Babysitting is not a job for the_______or the weak. I expected_______children who would behave well and listen to me all the time. _______,I don’t think those kind of children exist at all. While my two boys are usually polite and calm, they are_______children and also like to fight, scream and lose their temper for no real_______. I often have no idea why they cry together.
Being a babysitter requires you to play a hundred different_______throughout the day. I have to be a friend when I play with the boys, but their _______when I tell them to do something. When they hurt themselves, I have to be their_______, and when they fight over_______ things like sharing their crayons(彩笔)，I have to be a negotiator(调停者)。 When lunchtime rolls around, I am a(n) _______to prepare the meal and then a maid as I clean up after lunch. Finally, in English, if someone is very_______, we say they have the “Patience of God”. I think I embody(体现) this _______sometimes!
Despite the_______involved in my job, I usually do enjoy it. Working with children is so tiring that I always feel_______after leaving them with their parents at the end of the day！
1.A. hardest B. worst C. easiest D. heaviest
2.A. wrong B. wonderful C. right D. believable
3.A. morning B. afternoon C. night D. day
4.A. take off B. struggle against C. send for D. look after
5.A. learn B. improve C. explore D. recognize
6.A. suddenly B. gradually C. completely D. exactly
7.A. lazy B. young C. strong D. rich
8.A. impolite B. perfect C. tall D. noisy
9.A. Amazingly B. Strangely C. Sadly D. Hopefully
10.A. traditional B. formal C. unusual D. ordinary
11.A. purpose B. doubt C. reason D. question
12.A. jobs B. parts C. looks D. toys
13.A. teacher B. gardener C. driver D. assistant
14.A. nurse B. trainer C. guide D. protector
15.A. surprising B. unimportant C. serious D. expensive
16.A. manager B. eater C. adviser D. cook
17.A. patient B. impatient C. energetic D. lucky
18.A. action B. language C. lesson D. expression
19.A. satisfaction B. exhaustion C. disagreement D. kindness
20.A. frightened B. energetic C. relaxed D. nervous
