Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed(主题) activity parks around the world.
The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.
“As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company(公司). He also said, “ We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”
Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters(人物) and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.
1.Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?
A. In the UK. B. In Finland. C. In Australia. D. In the USA.
2.Angry Birds is _______.
A. an online game B. an online movie
C. a talk show on TV D. a game show on TV
3.Lots of people think Angry Birds is very ______.
A. boring B. easy C. interesting D. difficult
4.The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to(指的是)_______.
A. the characters B. the screens
C. the interesting games D. the interesting places
5.From the passage, we can know_______.
A. Angry Birds is only popular with young people
B. Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company
C. there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks
D. Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015
1.____________can take part in the English Summer Camp.
A. Students under 13 B. Students aged 16
C. Students over 18 D. All the students
2.The English Summer Camp lasts
A. 9 days B. 16 days C. 18 days D. 26 days
3.There are ______ways for you to register for the English Summer Camp.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
4.You can go to register on
A. August 1 st B. August 6th C. August 9th D. August 26th
5.You can _______by joining in the English Summer Camp
A. visit the whole country B. become an experienced teacher
C. improve your Chinese D. know about British customs
“Never give up!” It is my law(法则) of my life. It has brought me . I learned the law from my father’s story.
My father was in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework midnight. Life was hard, because they had no !
At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where people can become rich.
“ don’t I go to America?” he said to himself, full of hope.
So, my father came to America. “ I had thought it was easy to money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was for the first few years. I worked from 10a.m to 11p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t the schooling(学费).
My father working hard, and reached his goal.
“Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come in life.” That is what I learned from my father.
1.A. disasterB. lossC. successD. pity
2.A. lifeB. fashionC. dangerD. history
3.A. famousB. luckyC. richD. born
4.A. taughtB. workedC. studiedD. slept
5.A. untilB. towardsC. for D. during
6.A. experienceB. energy C. timeD. money
7.A. kindB. poorC. strongD. lazy
8.A. WhatB. HowC. WhyD. When
9.A. discoverB. makeC. collectD. spend
10.A. littleB. good C. muchD. excellent
11.A. givingB. runningC. washingD. receiving
12.A. comfortableB. cheerfulC. niceD. hard
13.A. borrowB. needC. affordD. pay
14.A. keptB. finishedC. mindedD. stopped
15.A. reallyB. easilyC. quietlyD. slowly
—I’ll go on a visit to Mount Huang. —____
A. Thank you. B. Have a good trip! C. Never mind. D. My pleasure.
—You’re wrong. You should say sorry to him.
—____
A. Yes. I would.B. OK. I will.C. OK. I could.D. No, I will.
—Michael has a temperature, so he isn’t able to come.
—____
A. I’m sorry to hear that. B. I’m disappointed.
C. Good luck.D. Take it easy.