Are you aged between 14 and 19 years old? Do you care about your local environment？Would you like to help make the area you live in better, cleaner, safer and more friendly? If your answers are “yes”, “yes” and “yes”, then read on! You may be surprised to hear that you can actually get money for improving your local community.
The “Big Lottery(彩票)” is giving money to a group of teenagers who want to become active citizens. We’re looking for young people to take part in projects near to where they live.
Here are a few easy things you could do to get started:
Meeting the neighbors
Everybody needs good neighbors. Knock on people’s doors and find out what they would like to improve in your area. If you don’t want to go round to their houses, then you could always put a note through their doors.
Neighborhood watch
Neighborhood watch plans are very popular in the UK. If you go away on holiday and leave your house, it’s very nice to know that a neighbor is keeping an eye on it. It’s a good way to make the area you live in safe.
Lending a hand
There are often elderly people living in the neighborhood who may not be able to do the things that you can do. You can offer to do their shopping once a week, look after their gardens for them or maybe walk their dogs!
So, go on…Just tell us what kind of project you want to become involved in, then we’ll send you more details. Take active action and help make your neighborhood a better place to live in.
1.Who is needed to take part in the project?
A. Anyone who wants to.
B. All the teenagers.
C. Teenagers from 14 to 19.
D. All the students in the neighborhood.
2.If a neighbor is keeping an eye on your house, it means he ________________.
A. wants to look at your house.
B. watches if there is something bad happening to your house.
C. is keeping an eye with you.
D. pays attention to your family members
3.What does “lend a hand” mean?
A. It means to lend money to someone who needs help.
B. It means to shake your hands with old people.
C. It means to lend something to someone.
D. It means to help someone who needs help.
My 15-year-old brother John and I saw the coat at the same time. The thick black wool of the coat was soft, and it only 28 dollars. We looked at each other, saying , but John’s face was shining with joy. Dark woolen coats were popular with boys at that time, and could cost several hundred dollars. But this coat was much .
John tried on the coat and bought it at once. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home a big smile. “How did the kids think of your coat?” I asked. “They loved it very much,” he said. I started to him “Lord (老爷) John”.
During the next few weeks, a came over John. He became more polite, more thoughtful and more pleasing. He would lend his classmates his pens; he would bring his father a cup of tea when he got home; he would help a blind man the road.
One day, my brother and I met a friend in the library. “Could this be John?” he asked in a great surprise. John shook hands with him, just a gentleman!
What changed John? It was his own attitude. If you think you are a gentleman or a lady, you a perfect one.
1.A. took B. spent C. cost D. paid
2.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
3.A. cheap B. cheaper C. expensive D. more expensive
4.A. has B. with C. in D. without
5.A. tell B. say C. call D. speak
6.A. thing B. surprise C. wonder D. change
7.A. crossing B. crossed C. crosses D. cross
8.A. like B. liked C. as D. with
9.A. real B. really C. truth D. true
10.A. has become B. become C. can become D. becoming
The words that we should pay attention to ___________ on the blackboard.
A. being written B. are written C. is writing D. writing
--- I hear Yang Yan made an English speech at the graduation ceremony yesterday.
--- _________, and __________.
A. So she did, so did I B. So did she, so I did
C. So she was, so I was D. So was she, so I was
There were about six ______ students in the school building during the earthquake, and ______ of them didn’t run out.
A. hundred, two third B. hundred, two thirds
C. hundreds, two thirds D. hundreds, two third
--- When will Han Han’s new book ________?
--- Sorry, I don’t know. I’m looking forward to his new book, too.
A. come on B. come out C. come in D. come over
