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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 a fun 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 homestay 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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My parents have always loved everything ab out India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful 1 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian 2 very much.

On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the 3 they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot 4 took over four hours. I was very 5 when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were 6 to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.

I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”

Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very 7 . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself 8 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldn’t 9 how spicy (辛辣的) it was!

I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the 10 in the world!

1.A. town B. city C. country D. restaurant

2.A. food B. scenes C. people D. costumes

3.A. palace B. hotel C. airport D. entrance

4 .A. sail B. walk C. drive D. ride

5. A. hungry B. curious C. cheerful D. nervous

6.A.shocked B. surprised C. bored D. tired

7.A. quietly B. easily C. quickly D. gently

8.A. burning B. watering C. crying D. smiling

9.A. feel B. believe C. think D. know

10. A. diet B. luck C. time D. money

— How are you going, buddy?

—          . A little busy, though.

A. Not too bad                 B. Can’t be worse            C. On my own          D. By train

 It’s really         you to drive so fast on such a rainy day. Slow down!

A. crazy for B. crazy of           C. wise for          D. wise of

—I think I’ve got a bad cold, Doctor, Shall I take some medicine?

— No need. Your body itself is able to            the virus. Just drink more water and rest.

A. catch             B. fight          C. lose          D. hide

We arrived at the station too early and had         to go, so we sat there and chatted with each other.

A. somewhere                  B. anywhere              C. everywhere          D. nowhere

— I believe this is the best movie of the year.

— Well,        . Anyway, the ending is OK.

A. that’s a good idea                B. that may not be a good idea

C. I’m not sure if you’re right        D. I think you’re right

 Don’t throw away the waste paper. It needs           so that it can be reused.

A. to destroy              B. destroying             C. to collect       D. collecting

—How long does it take to get to the airport?

—Forty minutes. But it’s foggy today. I’m not sure          the highway will closes soon. Let’s set off earlier.

A. whether          B. when                     C. how         D. why

There was a fire in the hotel around midnight last Friday. Luckily, it was soon          .

A.turned on        B. turned off              C. put on           D. put out