Choosing where to live may be one of the biggest decisions you’ll make when you move to Sydney,but you’ll have plenty of help.
Temporary arrival accommodation
Before you move to Sydney,we recommend that you book a temporary place to stay.Once you get here,you can look for longer-term accommodation.
--sydney.edu.au/accommodation/short-term
On-campus-residential colleges(fully catered)
The University has eight residential colleges on the Camperdown/Darlington Campus,comfortable,fully furnished single rooms and daily meals,along with sporting,cultural,leadership and social programs.They also include on-site tutorials（辅导课）in addition to campus-based classes.
--sydney.edu.au/colleges
On-campus residences(self-catered)
The University has two self-run residence—Queen Mary Building(QMB)and Abercrombie Student Accommodation—on the Camperdown/Darlighton Campus.Both just under a year old,they house up to 1000 students.These residences provide modern single-study rooms with large common living,learning and study spaces,shared kitchens,a theatre,gyms,soundproofed music rooms,art studios,sky lounges and rooftop gardens.
--sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html
Off-campus living
More than 90 percent of our students don’t live on campus.The University is close to many dynamic and multicultural suburbs such as Annandale,Newtown,Chippendale and Glebe.A great place to search is our large online database of properties.
--sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-of-campus.html
1.Where can you find a place to live temporarily?
A. On“sydney.edu.au/colleges”.
B. On“sydney.edu.au/accommodation/short-term”.
C. On“sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-on-campus.html”.
D. On“sydney.edu.au/campus-life/accommodation/live-off-campus.html”.
2.What do students living in QMB have access to?
A. Their own kitchens. B. On-site tutorials.
C. Daily meals. D. Gyms.
3.What is the most popular choice among students?
A. Living off campus.
B. Living in host families.
C. Living in self-catered flats on campus.
D. Living in full catered houses on campus.
享有国际声誉的伟大科学家霍金Stephen Hawking不幸去世。请根据以下提示对他进行简要介绍，100词左右。
1. 1942年1月8日出生于英国，他从小对科学感兴趣；
2. 他毕业于牛津大学(Oxford University)，在剑桥大学(University of Cambridge)获得博士学位并留校做教学研究工作；
3. 他有很多著作，其中包括《时间简史》 (A Brief History of Time)，《果壳中的宇宙》(The Universe in a Nutshell)，《大设计》(The Grand Design)；
4. 他曾三次来访中国并做了科学报告和演讲；
5. 他是一位优秀的人，他的勇气、才华、幽默鼓舞了全世界人民。
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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（\）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。
Our government is trying hard to build an energy-saving society. It is somebody’s duty to work hard and reach this goal. However, not everybody has realized the important of it. Take our school for example. Sometime we can see that lights and computers are still on after class. Some students even forget to turn off the tap after using it and have water running all the time. Our papers are primed on only one side, caused much waste. It’s time we did something to avoid this kind of waste. Firstly, make sure that all the light and other electric facilities turned off when we leave the rooms. Try to forming the habit of turning off the tap immediate after using it What’s more, papers should not be printed on both sides and reused if possible. In a word, if everybody reduce the waste and takes action, we can contribute to our society.
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and (毅力), were a sure path 1. success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 2. was originally to be held in our classroom. 3. (change) to the library at the last minute. This, 4., didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 5. But my mood quickly changed when I saw 6. first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to slay positive and persevered 7. I finally found the solution. With the problem 8. (solve), I felt proud of my 9. (achieve). 10. (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left to complete the rest.
Payeng’s tree-planting project began when he was 16, when flooding wiped away a large part of forest. Wild life were left without enough ____, and Payeng watched ____ creatures begin to die off from heat. Deeply ____, Payeng determined to grow trees all his life.
“I ____ the forest department and asked them if they could grow trees on the sandbar (沙洲). They said nothing would ____ there. ____, they asked me to try growing bamboo. It was ____, but I did it. What’s more, there was nobody interested to help me,” Payeng said.
Payeng started his forest by ____ bamboo saplings (幼树) every morning and evening. He even brought red ants to the sandbar to help ____ the soil. When his bamboo trees grew, Payeng decided to slowly ____ other species of trees into the sandbar.
Through his ____ act, Payeng changed the sandbar into a thick, green forest that ____ numerous birds, and wild animals. Payeng’s forest went largely ____ until 2008, when a team of state officials ____ it.
“We were surprised to find such a big ____ on the sandbar,” Gunin Saikia, Assam’s Assistant Conservator of Forests, said. “We are ____ at Payeng. He has been at it for 30 years.”
Now, Payeng makes a ____ with his family in the forest he planted by raising cows and selling milk, and he has his ____ set on planting a second forest on another 1,300-acre sandbar.
“It may take another 30 years, but I am ____ about it, “Payeng said ____.
1.A. food B. water C. shade D. space
2.A. dangerous B. helpless C. aimless D. fierce
3.A. moved B. hurt C. attracted D. saddened
4.A. informed B. blamed C. disturbed D. contacted
5.A. grow B. live C. occur D. work
6.A. Therefore B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Fortunately
7.A. pleasant B. hopeful C. meaningful D. painful
8.A. watering B. cutting C. counting D. observing
9.A. change B. destroy C. add D. improve
10.A. throw B. introduce C. put D. send
11.A. unique B. ridiculous C. strange D. sympathetic
12.A. bears B. includes C. shelters D. hides
13.A. unaccepted B. unnoticed C. discovered D. disapproved
14.A. studied B. researched C. came from D. came across
15.A. forest B. hero C. bamboo D. tree
16.A. proud B. disappointed C. amazed D. mad
17.A. living B. difference C. wonder D. plan
18.A. company B. home C. limits D. goals
19.A. anxious B. optimistic C. worried D. curious
20.A. determinedly B. hesitantly C. calmly D. loudly
People around the world used their computers to buy goods, communicate with others, listen to music, see pictures and learn about different places and ideas. In 2006, more people around the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet.
1. Blog is a short way of saying Web log. Through these personal websites, people can share their experiences, ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet. People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression.
2. These sites include “MySpace”, used mainly by teenagers and young adults. MySpace is an online community that lets people share message and pictures with an increasing number of friends. 3.
YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular this year. This website lets anyone create, share and watch short videos. People can watch almost anything on YouTube: news, sports and entertainment events. 4. These include videos of people singing or dancing, or animals doing funny things. Three young men created YouTube almost two years ago as a personal video sharing service. They recently sold it to Google for more than one half billion dollars.
Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet this year. One Internet social site is called Second Life. 5. They get married, build homes, operate businesses, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school.
A. It is the most popular social networking site on the web.
B. People of all ages use computers to express themselves.
C. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life.
D. Many Websites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the Web.
E. There are music videos, and videos made by people in their own homes.
F. More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price.
G. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity.
