ACS Middle School is delighted to announce the 10-day Morocco Challenge 2015. We are planning another exciting adventure to Morocco with the support of World Challenge, a global leader in service and adventure based trips. What sets this programme apart from other middle school trips is that the students will have the opportunity to help plan and lead their own expedition(考察探险).

This experience gives ACS Middle School students an opportunity to do something really unique that will make them stand out from the crowd. The experience will provide students with a wealth of new skills which they will find invaluable in school, college, university and the world beyond.

We invite you to join us for an informative parents’ presentation, given by World Challenge, where you will have the opportunity to hear all about the amazing challenges that your son or your daughter will have the chance to experience.

Initial Information Evening for interested students and parents:

Date: MONDAY, September 22nd, 2014

Time: 4:00 pm

Location: ACS Middle School

The presentation will be an informative and interactive presentation with plenty of opportunities for questions, along with videos and images of the expeditions and what it will be like to take part. There will be lots of information on how the students will fundraise to take part in this expedition, what they will do while overseas, the safety and back-up on the expedition and the benefits they will obtain from taking part.

We hope you and your son(daughter) are able to attend the Parents’ Presentation. We are sure you will find it interesting and see why ACS values the outcomes of this programme so highly. If you are unable to attend then your son or your daughter can attend on your behalf and collect the information needed.

Email enquiries to: cobmsclubz@acs-schools.com Subject: Morocco Challenge 2015

1.According to the passage, the Morocco Challenge 2015 _______.

A. is the first adventure by World Challenge B. was announced about 10 days ago

C. will start on 22nd September 2014 D. differs from other middle school trips

2.The passage is most probably written by _______.

A. World Challenge B. ACS Middle School students

C. students’ parents D. ACS Middle School

3.According to the passage, which of the following is True?

A. The informative Presentation will be given by World Challenge.

B. For more information, you can send email to World Challenge.

C. Students cannot be allowed to attend the Parents’ Presentation.

D. Parents are not allowed to go on the expedition along with their children.

4.The passage is written to _______.

A. advertise World Challenge and appeal to more volunteers.

B. inform students how to fundraise to join in this expedition.

C. invite parents to attend an interactive Parents’ Presentation.

D. guide students to organize their own expedition.

Tang Zhou and his wife are planning to have their second child, a test-tube baby. His wife had a natural delivery when she was 34 and their first child, a boy, is now 7. The couple are now hoping to have a daughter through a surrogate mother in the US. “My wife couldn’t bear another delivery because of her heart condition and her age. Surrogacy helps avoid the risks to older mothers,” Tang said, “Moreover, our second child will be born in the US and become a citizen there. That is not a bad choice.”

The couple spent weeks researching their move, looking for a reliable agency that provides surrogacy services overseas. Surrogacy is still illegal in many countries, including China. “We will be taking much higher risks by relying on a surrogate mother in China because we are not protected by any regulation or law. You pay a lot of money but may meet with many problems,” Tang said. “You might not even get your baby back.”

Tang and his wife are part of an increasing number of Chinese couples who are turning to surrogacy services. Tang also considered surrogacy in Thailand but dropped the idea after recent reports about a baby with Down Syndrome(唐氏综合症) who was delivered through surrogacy and said to have been deserted in Thailand by the biological parents from Australia. Instead, Tang chose the California Surrogacy Center agency as his first option after reading the detailed introduction on its website. Compared with many other agencies that he could contact only via e-mail, the center has a consulting office in Beijing, Tang said.

The center is in San Diego, California, and has satellite offices in Los Angeles and Beijing. According to Liu, the center has been operating for more than eight years, and about 100 surrogate mothers live in California.

1.“A surrogate mother” refers to a mother who _______.

A. acts as a baby-sitter

B. nurses another woman’s baby

C. offers service to a new mother

D. gives birth to a baby for another woman

2.Which of the following is True according to the passage?

A. Chinese couples prefer to have a test-tube baby.

B. Couples face no risks in surrogacy services.

C. A sick test-tube baby was deserted in Thailand.

D. Unhealthy test-tube babies can be legally abandoned.

3.Tang and his wife turned to overseas surrogacy services because _______.

A. surrogacy remains illegal in China

B. they call for less money

C. it is more convenient to contact them

D. most of them are experienced

4.The passage mainly tells us that ________.

A. an old woman can take a risk of delivering a baby

B. more Chinese couples are turning to surrogacy

C. it’s not a bad choice to have a baby born overseas

D. biological couples may fail to get their babies back

Travelling by subway can be quite an adventure, especially during rush hours. You have to fight your 1.______ into the carriage, and that’s not the end. You also have to protect yourself from big backpacks and fight for space with 2.t who sit and stretch their legs.

To deal with this problem, New York City has 3. (启动) a campaign making people take off their backpacks on the subway. The movement is also 4. (针对) at male riders who like spreading their legs to take up two, or even three seats.

Some people say that the campaign 5.l (限制) everyone’s freedom. Male travelers even feel it is unfair, saying that women who cross their legs also take up too much space. 6.______ the campaign has been supported by people who are concerned about7. (个人的)behavior in public spaces.

In fact, all countries have written or unwritten 8. (规则) that travelers are expected to follow. For example, eating and drinking on the subway are banned in many cities, 9.i Washington DC in the US and Brussels in Belgium.

So 10._____ time you take public transportation, avoid bad behavior.

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Being an excellent student with all-round development, Li Hua has been honored as Star of the Campus.

India’s space agency _______ its first pictures of Mars as its satellite begins work a day after entering orbit around the Red Planet.

A. releases B. replaces

C. relieves D. Recognizes

He _______ around the clock since June, when the first Ebola case appeared in this agricultural county.

A. had been working B. has been working

C. is working D. was working

The missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was officially declared an _______ and it was a difficult moment for all.

A. issue B. affair C. event D. Accident

_______ your advice, I wouldn’t be in such an embarrassing situation now.

A. If I followed B. Should I follow

C. Had I followed D. If I could have followed

He was made a judge to decide to whom the golden apple _______.

A. was to be given B. to be given

C. to give to D. be given to

We expect you to become someone _______ we’ll feel very proud in the future.

A. of whom B. for whom C. who D. That