There were some new soldiers on the ground. They were taught in modern  1   of fighting by their two teachers. They were  2  how a man could trick(欺骗) a soldier and take his gun away from him. First one teacher took a knife away from  3 , using only hands, and then he took a gun away from him in the  4  way. Several days later  5  they made the young soldiers do these things themselves, both of the  6  asked them lots of questions and wanted to see  7  they had understood. One of the questions was what you would  8  when you were on duty with a  9  on a big bridge at night. It was Tom’s  10  to answer the question. He thought carefully for  11  and said, “Well, I think, the  12  thing to do would be to  13  my gun into the river as  14  as possible so that the man couldn’t take it away from me and  15  me with it.”

1. A. ways       B. clothes           C. trousers     D. hats

2. A. taught     B. shown             C. questioned   D. asked

3. A. the man   B. the soldiers     C. the other    D. modern

4. A. different  B. same             C. difficult    D. modern

5. A. when       B. while             C. before       D. after

6. A. soldiers   B. men              C. women        D. teachers

7. A. how hard   B. how hardly        C. how well    D. how badly

8. A. take       B. bring             C. do         D. throw

9. A. book       B. gun               C. radio      D. ball

10. A. work     B. turn              C. duty       D. business

11. A. an hour  B. a week            C. a month    D. a moment

12. A. worst    B. last              C. first     D. earliest

13. A. throw    B. put             C. send        D. push

14. A. quickly   B. slowly           C. quietly    D. softly

15. A. thank     B. help             C. teach      D. kill

There will be a week of training with real opera singers who would teach us about opera and how to sing, as well as making costumes and props（服装道具）. When I arrived on the first day we started learning one of our songs. It would be the opening song of the show. Later that day we could audition for a part in the story.

Over the next few days we started making our props and costume with the special designers. The prop making was fun but was VERY sticky! When everything was made we started to rehearse（排演） with our masks. We were put into two singing groups, Aslant’ s army and the Queen’s army.

There were four teachers with us during the week who helped us to learn about opera. They told us lots of interesting things, including how important your muscles are when you are singing and all about breathing properly. I loved the sound of different voices used in opera. 

In the evening, we performed in front of a large crowd outside the forum in Norwich（挪利其广场）which made me feel a bit nervous—but I got over my nerves and I really enjoyed it. I think everybody did very well, especially the people who had to sing solos（独唱）.

On the last song of performance（演出）, everyone was really strong and did his best and I think everyone had a great time.

The opera boot-camp was a great week for me. It was so much fun and I really hope that Opera Brava comes back again.

  1. We can learn from the passage that the training lasted for        . 

     A. two days             B. four days           C. seven days          D. ten days

  2. What did they do on the first day of the camp? 

     A. They made costumes and props.          B. They learned one of their songs.

     C. They rehearsed with their masks          D. They were taught how to sing

  3. What did the writer think of the performance?

     A. It was nervous.                                  B. It was important.

     C. It was difficult.                                  D. It was a success.

  4. The passage is mainly about          . 

     A. an opera boot-camp                            B. an opera show

     C. an interesting song                             D. opera

　　The government has made enough laws to fight pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can　 4　 see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.

　　Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia, and went to a wild flowers’ exhibition. There we saw　 5　 of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year Perth has the wild flowers’ exhibition. After　 6　 Perth, we spent the day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells　 7　 at the top of the hill.　　8　 we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as　 9　 as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.

　　Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will

　 10　　yourself in the middle of white sheep. Sheep, sheep, everywhere are sheep.

　　1.A. city　　　　　　 B. country　　    C. island　　　　　　   D. district

　　2.A. east　 　　　　   B. west　　　　　 C. south　　　　　　   D. north

　　3.A. large　 　　　　  B. largest　　     C. much larger　　　　 D. as large as

　　4.A. clearly 　　　　   B. quickly　 　　   C. hardly　 　　　　    D. nearly

　　5.A. lots of　　　　　 B. a great deal 　　 C. the number　　　　  D. a large number

　　6.A. visit　 　　　　   B. to visit　　　　  C. visiting　　　　　    D. visited

　　7.A. ring　 　　　　   B. ringing　 　　   C. shout　 　　　　　　 D. shouting

　　8.A. What　　　　　   B. How　　 　　   C. That　　　　　　    D. Since

　　9.A. quick　　　　　  B. quickly　　　　 C. soon　　 　　　　  D. early

　　10.A. think　　　　　 B. see　　　　　   C. feel　　　　　　　　  D. find

13 October

Dear Editor,

    I am writing to ask what has happened to the young. They are not as polite, hardworking or clever as my generation(一代人). I'll give you an example.

    Last Friday, I got on the underground at 9:15 a.m. it was very busy so there were no free seats. There were some teenagers(青少年) sitting on the seats near me. I don't know why they were not at school. They were talking loudly and laughing. It was difficult to read my newspaper with all the noise. A heavily pregnant(怀孕的) woman and her daughter got on at the next stop, with lots of shopping bags. I expected the teenagers to let them sit down. They slowly did so but gave me an impolite look. I took off at the next stop and was glad that the teenagers didn't follow me.

    I worried about the future of our country. How could these young people become responsible (有责任心的)workers and parents? They sit around McDonald's after School instead of going to the library like I did at their age. Maybe they have too much money. Perhaps another reader can give us an idea about what to do with this "lost generation ".

                                                               Franz Johnson

                                                                  20 October

Dear Editor,

I read Mr. Johnson’s letter about the problem of today’s young people with much interest.

He described teenagers on a train not giving seat to a pregnant woman and her daughter. I was the woman. We must have seen things differently. I found the teenagers helpful and kind. Did Mr.

Johnson see the teenagers help me off the train? Did he see them carry me shopping bags to a taxi for me? Did he see them friendly to my daughter? Obviously(明显地) not.

"Older" people often say today's youth isn't as good as their generation. Their parents said that about them. Mr Johnson must accept(接受.) that the world is changing and young people are changing with it. I find today's young people are changing with it. I found today's young people mostly kind and more fun than my generation.

Perhaps Mr. Johnson should really try to get to know some young people before he calls them the "lost generation".

                                                               Linda  Black                                                                                                     1. Mr. Johnson wrote the letter to          .                              

   A. ask for help from the newspaper          B. find the way to solve the problem

   C. show his worry towards the young        D. teach the young people a lesson

2. When Mr. Johnson was young, he usually          after school.

    A. went to the library                        B. read newspaper

    C. went to McDonald' s                      D. helped people in trouble   

3. In the second letter, Mrs. Black         .

     A. discussed the problem with the old

     B. told another story about the young people 

     C. wanted to show her thanks to the young people

     D. wanted the "older" to understand the young

4. Which of the following is the correct order of what happened?

    ①Mrs. Black wrote to the newspaper.

 ②Mrs. Black took a taxi With her daughter.

③Mrs. Black got on the train with her daughter.

    ④Mr. Johnson asked the young to give her seat.

    ⑤Mr. Johnson thought the young might follow him.           

    A. ②③④⑤①    B. ③②④⑤①       C. ③④⑤②①    D. ⑤③①④②

5. From the two letters we can learn that             .

      A. Mrs. Black didn't like the old like Johnson 

      B. people have different ideas about the young 

      C. older people are more helpful than the youth  

      D. people should talk more about the same story

B
People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout and sing. They smile and they kiss. In the English language, there are many meanings using the word “mouth”. But some of them are not so nice.
For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest (抗议) and say “Do not bad mouth me.”
Sometimes, people say something to a friend or family member that they later regret(后悔) because it hurts that person’s feelings. Or they tell the person something they were not supposed to tell. The speaker might say, “I really put my foot in my mouth this time.” In other words, he might feel sad for saying the wrong thing.
Sometimes when one person is speaking, he says the same thing that his friend is going to say. When this happens, the friend might say, “You took the words right out of my mouth!”
Some people have lots of money because they were born into a very rich family. There is an expression for this, too. You might say such a person “was born with a silver spoon in his mouth”.
This rich person is the opposite of a person who lives “from hand to mouth”. This person is very poor and only has enough money for the most important things in life, like food.
【小题1】“I really put my foot in my mouth this time” means _________.