My Year Abroad
This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.
Mariko Okada – Tokyo
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.
Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro
I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!
Alvin Chen – Hong Kong
Studying in New Zealand was an interesting experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my home stay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!
1.All the three teenagers went abroad .
A. to study English B. to visit friends
C. to have a holiday D. to find a job
2.Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?
A. Mariko. B. Carla. C. Alvin. D. None of them.
3.Travelers Corner is most probably .
A. a sports club newsletter B. a science documentary
C. a travel magazine D. a news website
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通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods she realized that she was lost.
Sitting on a rock and what to do, she began crying. After a while，she to walk along a path with tall trees and thick bushes. When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and entered. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a stream（小溪）.
The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy sensed that his mistress（女主人）was in danger. He jumped a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking into the air, the dog through the woods until he found the . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his delight, he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was .
When she opened her eyes and her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents were happy. That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of pork.
1.A. before B. since C. while D. as
2.A. wondering B. forgetting C. remembering D. repeating
3.A. preferred B. refused C. failed D. decided
4.A. carelessly B. carefully C. hopelessly D. unwillingly
5.A. trees B. bushes C. woods D. grasses
6.A. at B. through C. in D. onto
7.A. terrible B. strange C. pleasant D. familiar
8.A. missed B. discovered C. followed D. noticed
9.A. calmly B. loudly C. happily D. gently
10.A. searched B. found C. looked D. travelled
11.A. window B. girl C. house D. hero
12.A. jumped B. climbed C. walked D. flew
13.A. awake B. afraid C. available D. asleep
14.A. listened B. watched C. heard D. saw
15.A. disturbed B. comforted C. saved D. scared
—You won the first prize in the last Physics competition once again.
—__ _. I made several mistakes.
A. Congratulations B. It doesn’t matter
C. Don’t mention it D.You must be joking
----Although he works hard, he makes___________..
----In that case, he should improve his method of study.
A. so little progress B. so few progresses
C. so much progress D. so many progresses
--- What do you think of the football match?
--- Wonderful! The Chinese football team has never played________.
A. worse B. worst C. better D.best
The students stopped talking_________the teacher came into the classroom.
A. when B. until C. and D. so
