Are you looking for something different this summer? We’ve lined up a list of some unusual camps.

   Learn to fly a jet(喷气式飞机)

   This is the real training that all fighter and test pilots have. Learn the cockpit(驾驶室) and how to put your plane through its paces . Finally, you fight a mock battle with your teammates.

   It’s held at the US Space &Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alaska. There are both weekend and summer camps for anyone 9 and up. Kids 7 to 12 also can pair with a parent. The cost is $749 for kids-only camps and $349 each for parent /child camp.

Be Steven Spielberg

   At Film Camp, you will get to write, direct, shoot and edit your own movie.

Run by the New York Film Academy, you can choose from a variety of camp locations: New York, Disney-MGM Studios in Florida, Universal Studios in Los Angeles, Harvard University, Paris or Florence, Italy.

   Everyone helps one another by working behind the camera. Tuition for a one-week camp is $1,500, while a four or six week training run $5,900 to $6,900.

   Join the circus

   At Circus Smirkus you can learn how to ride a unicycle, and throw a pie in someone’s face . Kids 8 to 16 can choose between one—or two-week sessions, with the two-week camp ending in a circus show for the families.

   The camp is located in Craftsbury Common, Vermont. The cost is $825 for one week ($300 extra with a parent ) and $1,500 for two weeks ( $ 500 extra with a parent).

   Live the ultimate (终极的)summer fantasy

   Learn to ride the waves this summer and tour one of the world’s only sea turtle hospitals at Surf Camp. The week long camp also includes trips to local islands.

   Surf Camp is located at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.The cost is $475 per week for kids 8 to 12, $595 per week for teens 12 to 18. Check it out at wbsurfcamp. Com.

   Strike a chord(弦)

   At Power Chord Academy, teens 12 to 18 will be placed in a band that best meets their age, experience and style. You will lead the life of a band member: recording in a studio, playing a concert and making a video.

1.Which camps can you join if you want your father to be able to take part?

A. Circus Smirkus and Surf Camp

B. The Power Chord Academy and Film Camp

C. The camp at the US Space & Rocked Center and Film Camp

D. The camp at the US Space &Rocket Center and Circus Smirkus

2.How much do you have to pay if you want to attend a 2- week circus camp with your mom?

    A. $ 2000           B. $ 1500           C. $ 3000           D. $ 2250

3.Surf Camp can provide the following for campers EXCEPT______.

    A. care for sea turtles                B. surfing

    C. meeting with lovers of surfing      D. travel to local islands

4.What does the underlined word “mock” mean ?

    A. real         B. fierce          C. pretended        D. shooting

Mr. Smith gave his wife ten pounds for her birthday．The day after her birthday Mrs. Smith went shopping．She got on    36   and sat down next to an old lady．  37    she noticed that the old lady’s handbag was   38   ．Inside it, she found a wad（沓）of pound notes   39   the one her husband had given her. She quickly   40   her own bag—the notes were    41   .Mrs. Smith was now sure that the old lady sitting   42   her must have stolen them．She thought    43   not have to call the    44   as she didn’t like getting people    45  ． 

So she decided to take back the money   46   the lady’s handbag and say   47  about it．She looked around the bus to make sure   48  was watching, then she carefully put her hand into   49   handbag, took out the notes and   50   her own handbag． 

When she got home that evening, she showed   51  the beautiful hat she had bought．“How did you   52   it?” he asked．“  53  you gave me for my birthday, of course．”“Oh,   54  then?” he asked, as he   55   a wad of pound notes on the table． 

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 None of us had expected the middle-aged engineer died __________ his design uncompleted.

根据下列句子所给汉语意思，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。

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Grandfather, father and sons belong to three different                 (辈).

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After supper many people go to the Central Square just for e              （娱乐）.

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---Tom, look at your papers. How did you do your homework?

  --Sorry, sir. You have c        me with my twin brother. I’m Jim

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Yesterday was our open day. Many children came into our school looking around        (好奇).

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Don’t be in such a hurry; you’d better eat a few m_____  of food before you go shopping.

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I saw some girls were talking about something in w        . But when I got closer they all ran away.

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The painting in the flag of our class r         unity, strength and effort.

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As the teacher         (走近) the dormitory of his students, the rooms became quiet.

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If bright sunlight is         (聚焦) on dry wood with a glass, it will start burning.

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The sports reporter was watching the football match,         (评论) all the time.  

While I was in 9th grade, I built a circuit (电路装置) for the traffic system of our city. After getting the first prize, I got this valuable advice from my father: “Do whatever interests you, and don’t let the work challenge you, make sure you are challenging that work.” 

I have always preferred the projects which are challenging and related to real life problems. I clearly remember building a shipping program several years ago. I divided the whole project into several small sections. When I understood it clearly, I used my brainstorming skill on it, and gave some basic ideas. Then I asked my professor for help before jumping into coding (编码). At first, I did not know how to ask questions correctly and always asked the question “How do I do it?” As I kept working and discussed with my professor, I became more comfortable and those “how” questions soon turned into “what if I do this and that” types of questions.

     It took me four days to write the code. The desire to solve the problem kept me sleepless all nights brainstorming in even greater details. Every time I saw my program running smoothly, I exploded with joy. I still remember the last day of my work. I was getting some problem and didn’t know what to do. At that moment, a man came in to clean. He had headphones, and he was dancing while cleaning the room. Seeing this, I burst out laughing. That moment calmed me. I regained energy and interest and started to work again, and soon I fixed the problem.　

    My success in the project proved that breaking up a large problem into small parts could help find a possible solution. Discussing the problem with others was also very beneficial. Now I have gained the confidence to attempt any kind of project.　

1.According to the passage, the writer was interested in ______.

  A. developing traffic systems      B. doing challenging projects

C. winning great prizes               D. writing different codes

2. The writer asked the question “how do I do it” at first because ______.

A. he had no clear idea about his program   B. he was too shy to express himself

C. he wanted to be understood easily       D. he preferred this kind of question

3. We learn from the passage that the writer’s shipping program ______.

A. would benefit people a lot             B. was done together with others

C. was difficult and needed patience       D. cost much money and energy

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Do It Yourself                   B. No Pains, No Gains

C. Learning with Interest               D. Practice Makes Perfect