Debra Veal is a very brave woman. She took part in a race to row across the Atlantic，a journey for about 3, 360 kilometers. She was in one of the 36 small rowing boats that set off on October 7th, 2001 from Tenerife. Each small boat was the same with food for the journey. She arrived in Barbados on January 26th , 2002 after rowing across the Atlantic for three-and-a-half months.
Debra began the journey with her husband in a small boat called Troika Transatlantic. But after 14 days he became very afraid, so he was taken off the small rowing boat. This did not make Debra give up. For the next hundred days, she rowed her small boat against the waves and the wind.
When she at last arrived at the end of her journey, she was reluctant ( 不情愿的 ) to leave her boat though her husband and family were there to welcome her. The boat had carried her safely to the end of the journey. She said, "I just want to toast(给……敬酒)this lady, this very special lady. I am full of sadness that I will have to leave her. She has protected me through many storms. "
1.Debra Veal's husband gave up because_________.
A. he had to look after their childB. it was a dangerous journey
C. there was no food for the journeyD. he was fed up with the journey
2."this lady" refers to_________.
A. her mother B. her boatC. herself D. the journey
3.Which of the following is right?
A. The journey lasted 100 days.
B. Each boat was different.
C. Debra Veal wanted to leave her boat as soon as the race ended.
D. It was hard to get to the end of the journey.
Making friends is a skill. Like most skills, it patience. If you want to meet people and make friends, you must be willing to some action. You must first go where there are people. You won’t make friends staying home .
Joining a club or group, talking to those who like the same things you do is much easier. Or join someone some activity.
Many people are when talking to new people. all, meeting strangers means seeing the unknown .And it’s human nature to feel a bit about the unknown. Most of fears about new people come from doubts about .We imagine other people are us——finding us too tall or too short, too this or too that. But don’t forget that they must be feeling the same way. Try to accept yourself you are, and try to put the other at ease. You’ll both feel more comfortable.
Try to act self-confident even you don’t feel that way when you a room full of strangers. Walk tall and straight, look at other people directly and .
If you see someone you’d like to , say something. Don’t wait for person to start a talk.
Just meeting someone does not mean that you’ll make friends with that person. is based on mutual(相互的) likings and “give and take”. It takes time to
friendship.
1.A. needs B. costs C. spends D. wants
2.A. make B. take C. do D. carry
3.A. alone B. yourself C .lonely D. with you
4.A. that B. which C. as D. what
5.A. with B. to C. on D. in
6.A .shy B. excited C. afraid D. worried
7.A .At B. For C. After D. In
8.A. unhappy B. usual C. upset D. unlucky
9.A. talking B. meeting C. visiting D. speaking
10.A. yourself B. himself C. yourselves D. ourselves
11.A. talking B. saying C. laughing D. judging
12.A. like B. what C. as D. that
13.A. when B. as C. if D. what
14.A. come B. go C. enter D. step t5o
15.A. smile B. laugh C. cry D. jump
16.A. talk about B. speak to C. say to D. call up
17.A. other B. the other C. another D. others
18.A. new B. young C. old D. little
19.A. Friendship B. Relation C. Connection D. Feeling
20.A. start B. develop C. keep D. Change
---Thank you so much for the lovely evening, Jim.
--- _______________.
A. With pleasureB. You’re welcome C. Never mindD. Forget it
There are many dictionaries here, but which one __________ you?
A. is belonging toB. is belongedC. belongs to D. belongs
The words _______________ if you don’t go over them for several days.
A. will forget B. forgotten
C. will be forgotten D. were forgotten
A new cinema _________ here now. They hope to finish it next month.
A. will be built B. is built C. has been built D. is being built
