If you want to study abroad, have you thought about where to live? I’ve been living and studying in Canada for about nine months. As I’m still too young to rent an apartment by myself. I live with a homestay family and I feel like I’m part of it.
The first time I had a homestay was in 2013. During that time, I stayed in Ajax, a town in Canada, for a week and lived with a homestay family. Carlton lives with his nephew and his niece-in-law. Carlton drove me to an international school to learn about Canadian culture every morning, and he picked me up in the afternoons. Our leisure time was in the evening. The meals he made for me were delicious and we usually watched a movie after dinner. All experiences left an unforgettable impression on me, even if I didn’t live there for a long time.
I’m now living with a Hungarian(匈牙利) family with another Chinese boy. There are two family members--- Mrs Perger and her son, Robert. I’ve already lived here for nine months and I have been deeply moved by many things they’ve done. Once, my roommate went running and didn’t come back for quite a long time. Mrs Perger called him, but he didn’t answer the phone. She began to worry about him, and was even about to cry.
However, living with a homestay family also has its disadvantages, especially when living with a foreign family. The biggest challenge for me has been the totally different lifestyle, which took me a long time to get used to.
Living with a homestay family has given me a lot of new experiences. It has taught me how to communicate with different people. Moreover, when different lifestyles and cultures meet together, I have seen that the spark(火花) they make are spectacular(壮观的).
1.How many people are there at Carlton’s before the writer lives with them?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
2.What can we learn from the article?
A. The writer hasn’t got used to the different lifestyle yet.
B. The writer has been deeply moved by what the Pergers have done.
C. The writer has been living with a Canadian family for nine months.
D. The writer chose a homestay family for he couldn’t afford the apartment rent.
3.Which of the following shows the character of Mrs Perger properly?
A. Careful and caring. B. Outgoing and brave.
C. Strict and challenging. D. Outgoing and humorous.
4.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Life about the Canadian homestay families
B. Disadvantages of living with a homestay family
C. Experiences of living with foreign homestay families
D. Suggestions for those who want to live with homestay families
Mr Darcy had been standing near enough for Elizabeth to overhear (偷听) a talk between him and Mr Bingley, who came from the dance for a few minutes, to force his friend to join it.
“Come, Darcy,” said he. “I must have you dance. I hate to see you standing about by yourself in this stupid manner. You had much better dance.”
“I certainly shall not. You know how I hate it, unless I am particularly familiar (熟悉的) with my partner. Your sisters are engaged (订婚), and there is not another woman in the room who it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with.”
“I would not be so hard to please as you do,” cried Mr Bingley, “Upon my honour, I never met with so many pleasant girls in my life as I have this evening; and there are several of them you see uncommonly pretty!”
“You are dancing with the only handsome girl in the room,” said Mr Darcy, looking at the eldest Miss Benne.
“Oh! She is the most beautiful creature I have ever seen! But there is one of her sisters sitting down just behind you, who is very pretty. Do let me ask my partner to introduce you.”
“Which do you mean?” and turning round he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he drew back his own and coldly said, “She is tolerable (可以容忍的), but not handsome enough to interest me; I am in no humour at present to give consequence (结论) to your ladies who are slighted (轻视) by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me.”
Mr Bingley followed his advice. Darcy walked off; and Elizabeth remained with no very good feelings towards him.
1.Who was Miss Benne?
A.Mr Bingley’s sister. B.Mr Darcy’s sister.
C.Mr Darcy’s friend. D.Elizabeth’s sister.
2.What can we learn from the first paragraph?
A.Mr Darcy didn’t want to dance.
B.Mr Bingley wanted Mr Darcy to dance with Elizabeth.
C.Elizabeth was waiting for Mr Darcy to invite her to dance.
D.Elizabeth wanted to hear the talk between Mr Bingley and Mr Darcy.
3.Which of the following is true?
A.Mr Darcy didn’t like dancing with girls.
B.Mr Darcy was a very self-proud young man.
C.There weren’t many beautiful girls at the party.
D.The girls were looked down upon by the men at the party.
Happy Family Salad
Ingredients（成分）:
★Two adults (married, responsible and loving parents)
★One child(or more)
★Two large bowls of tolerance
★A cup of understanding
★Four leaves of fun and games
★Two tablespoons of salad cream of kindness
★A whole heap(堆) of sharing and caring
★Abag of happy thoughts
★A bag of smiles
Methods（做法）:
1Put all the ingredients except the leaves of fun and games, cream of kindness, happy thoughts and smiles, in a mixing bowl.
2Pour in the cream of kindness and mix well.
3Arrange the leaves of fun and games in a salad bowl.
4Sprinkle (撒上) the happy thoughts and smiles on top and serve.
Serving suggestions:
Do not put into the fridge. Always serve salad fresh and eat immediately, and together as a family. Stale salad should be thrown away before it causes sadness. The Happy Family Salad can be eaten at any time of the day as part of breakfast, lunch or dinner.
1.Which ingredient will the writer choose for “Happy Family Salad”?
A.Grandparents and at least a child. B.Understanding and happy thoughts.
C.Salad cream of kindness and friendship. D.Four leaves of fun and games without smiling.
2.What does the underlined word “stale” mean in the last paragraph?
A.Losing freshness. B.Being coldness.
C.Getting hardness. D.Tasting badness.
3.What does “Happy Family Salad” mainly tell us?
A.How to make a delicious salad. B.How to have a happy family life.
C.How often it is the best to eat a salad. D.How many ingredients there are in a salad.
When learning new vocabulary, don't just memorize a list of words. Instead, try to _____ five sentences using each word. Then use the new word as often as you can ____ day you learn it. This ____ you will remember new words much longer.
Practicing sounds, you know, is ____.Take the sound “th” for example. Choose words that begin ____ “th” and repeat them ____ you are comfortable with them. Let's try！This, that, those, them, think, thought, though, thin, thick...
Read, read, read—in English, of course！Reading is one of the best ways to increase your vocabulary ____ improve your grammar. Be ____ to choose topics (话题) or books you are interested in.
When someone is talking in English, _____ the main point. If you hear a word you don't understand, ignore (忽略) it and go on listening. If you stop and think about the word, you will ____ everything else the person is saying.
Always remember：Practice makes perfect.
1.A. say B. make C. remember D. speak
2.A. the first B. the second C. each D. some
3.A. day B. time C. way D. word
4.A. difficult B. terrible C. funny D. easy
5.A. with B. from C. at D. in
6.A. when B. after C. until D. since
7.A. but B. so C. or D. and
8.A. quick B. sure C. important D. necessary
9.A. look for B. see C. listen for D. hear
10.A. miss B. guess C. get D. catch
—Are you sure you have to do this now? It's been very late.
—I don't know to do it if not now.
A.where B.how C.what D.when
During this year's Spring Festival, ________ people in China caught pneumonia(肺炎) that doctors had to work hard all the time.
A.such B.such many C.so many D.so much
