Camp All-Star
One of a Kind Summer Camps for Kids
Welcome to Camp All-Star, your No. 1 summer sports camp for kids! Located on the famous Kents Hill School campus by the beautiful lake, Camp All-Star hosts kids from around the world. When thinking about your next overnight summer camp, consider the best—Camp All-Star!
Great Sports Summer Camps for Kids
Camp All-Star stands out among the successful camps in the U.S. We have the best sports fields and courts to make your child’s sports camp experience a successful one. Your child can enjoy playing for hours in any of our more than 30 sports and activities each day. Our camper to staff rate is three to one, which makes it possible for children to receive more careful instruction.
We have a wide variety of activities and sports to choose from: fishing, dance, basketball, soccer, baseball, and tennis. Boys and girls, aged 8-16, can customize their own schedules in our 2, 3, 4 or 6 week summer camp session for kids.
The aim of Camp All-Star is to develop athletic skills, encourage abilities in leadership, fair play and team work, and provide a fun, rewarding and memorable summer sports camp experience. Our staff have the experience and qualified training necessary to ensure that your child has a successful, memorable and enjoyable time at our summer camp.
Call Today About Our Overnight Summer Camps for Kids
Don’t let your kids waste another summer playing video games and sitting around. Let them enjoy their time and get some exercise at our exciting and friendly summer sports camp. Information for our upcoming camps can be found on our website. For additional information or questions, contact us today. We hope your kids can join us at Camp All-Star!
1.Camp All-Star stands out among the others because it ______.
A. is surrounded by a beautiful lake
B. provides various activities and sports
C. offers timely information on its website
D. allows children to play outside all day long
2.One of the goals of Camp All-star is to ______.
A. fire kids’ imagination B. build up kids’ confidence
C. develop kids’ leadership skills D. promote kids’ self-control
3.This advertisement is intended for ______.
A. parents B. coaches
C. staff D. campers
The Write Feeling
Growing up in a military family, I moved a lot. I mostly went to ______ with other kids whose parents were also in the military. But when my dad ______ from the Marines after twenty years of service, I found myself ______ a civilian school with twelve-year-olds who shared no similar life experience with me.
I was a stranger in a strange land. Everyone in my class had grown up together, and they had no ______ to spare for a newcomer. I wore different clothes, had different thoughts, and spoke with an accent. I ______ for the first few weeks of school. I had no friends, no activities, and no ____ of a bright future. To deal with it all, I began ______ in my diary every day—stories of adventure, of old friends, of feelings that I could not speak. I wrote as if my life depended on it, as if the very next breath I took could not happen ______ I wrote down words.
One day, my teacher, Mrs. Bush, came to me and asked why I always sat there writing instead of playing with others. I told her I enjoyed writing and ______ writing to playing. She smiled at me and walked away. About three weeks later, Mrs. Bush gave us a writing assignment. I was ____ that I could now participate in something I knew I excelled in.
That night I worked and worked on the essay. I wrote with great ______. It was my one chance to feel important and ______ by the class.
A few days after we handed in our assignments, Mrs. Bush called me up to the ______ of the classroom. I stood before thirty pairs of eyes looking at me, and I got ______. Was I in trouble? Did I do something wrong?
Then Mrs. Bush told the class how much she ______ all the work that went into the essay and everyone had done a great job. But, she said, one student stood ______ as an excellent writer, one with imagination, creativity, and word mastery. That student was me!
The class clapped politely and Mrs. Bush handed me my paper, with the following ______ on it: “Malinda, you are an excellent writer. You fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. Please keep on writing and share your ______ of writing with the world. I am proud of you and glad you are in my class.”
Mrs. Bush helped me feel a sense of ______, a place of purpose, and a way to survive a transition in life. She helped me gain ______ in myself that stayed with me beyond sixth grade.
1.A. church B. school C. war D. work
2.A. separated B. withdrew C. quit D. retired
3.A. visiting B. attending C. running D. leaving
4.A. idea B. plan C. chance D. room
5.A. struggled B. played C. laughed D. exercised
6.A. memory B. control C. promise D. need
7.A. reading B. drawing C. writing D. copying
8.A. unless B. once C. while D. when
9.A. compared B. applied C. turned D. preferred
10.A. astonished B. satisfied C. excited D. embarrassed
11.A. anxiety B. curiosity C. wonder D. passion
12.A. impressed B. accepted C. challenged D. rejected
13.A. front B. corner C. door D. outside
14.A. annoyed B. disappointed C. worried D. surprised
15.A. appreciated B. expected C. recognized D. enjoyed
16.A. out B. up C. by D. off
17.A. descriptions B. remarks C. suggestions D. accounts
18.A. advantage B. purpose C. gift D. idea
19.A. responsibility B. belonging C. devotion D. relief
20.A. interest B. imagination C. creativity D. confidence
The workers in the factory demanded that their pay _________ by 20 percent.
A. raised B. be raised
C. would be raised D. could raise
Little Tom has been looking forward to the big day __________ he can show his talent at school.
A. when B. which
C. where D. that
If we __________ a ticket earlier, we would be watching the film now.
A. have booked B. booked
C. book D. had booked
If I weren’t so tired, I __________ with you to the movie tonight.
A. will go B. would have gone
C. would go D. went
