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An Australian Boy in Beijing

809 West Chang an Street

Beijing, China

December 21, 2003

Dear Peter,

  I've been here in Beijing for half a year now. Beijing is in the north of China, so it's quite cold in winter. It has just snowed twice here.

  I'm going to have the firstWhite Christmasin my life ! It's hard to believe. Isn't it so warm in Australia and so cold here?

  Thank you for the wonderful stamps! I've collected over 300 Chinese stamps since I came here. I'm sending some Monkey King stamps to you. I think you will like them.

  Now to answer some of your questions. Yes, I'm learning Chinese. Chinese is quite a difficult language for me. Last time Mum asked for some quilts(被子)in a shop. They showed her some cups. Dad and I had a good laugh over that. I've learned about 500 Chinese words. I can even write a little Chinese now. Have you looked at the words on the Christmas card? I wrote them myself!

   No, I'm not swimming. Instead, I'm learning to skate on real ice! I've had so many falls that I'm black and blue all over. But I'm learning fast.

   I've traveled to several places in south China with Mum and Dad since we came to China. I've seen a lot of interesting things. I've made quite a few good friends, too.

  I have to finish the letter now. Ask Uncle John and Aunt Alice to bring you, too, when they come in August. We'll have a good time together then.

Yours,

Mike

(1) Mike came to China ________

[  ].

Ain 2002

Ba year ago

Csix months ago

Dtwice

(2) What doesWhite Christmasmean?

[  ]

AIt means everybody is in white clothes at Christmas.

BIt means Christmas is white.

CIt means it doesn't snow in Australia in December but that it does in Beijing.

DIt means nothing.

(3) ________ has collected ________ Chinese stamps.

[  ]

APeter,300

BPeter,200

CMike,200

DMike,300

(4) ________ must be John and Alice's ________.

[  ]

AMike, son

BPeter, son

CMike, daughter

DPeter, daughter

(5) Once ________ wanted to buy some ________.

[  ]

AMike, cups

BMike' mother, quilts

CMike, quilts

DMike's father, cups

Sunday, June 1st                                                   Fine

    Great weather today! It’s   46   . It’s also my   47   birthday. My mother decided to   48   for me, so I wrote some   49   and sent them to my good friends . I also invited a few on the phone. But Kate said she couldn’t come because she   50   visit her aunt, and John said he might(也许) come   51   later.

    Ten of my friends came to my home. They   52   me nice presents. I liked them very much. The party began   53   six thirty. My friends sang the song “   54   birthday to you!” We ate, talked and laughed happily. I feel that I am the happiest girl in the world today. I will   55     forget today.

(  ) 46. A. Teacher’s Day    B. Children’s Day         C. Mother’s Day         D. Father’s Day

(  ) 47. A. fifteenth          B. fifteen               C. fifteenths            D .the fifteenth

(  ) 48. A. make a cake            B. have a party          C. sing a song          D. buy a bike

(  ) 49. A. postcards        B .books              C. invatations           D. letters

(  ) 50. A .mustn’t           B. needn’t                     C. could              D. had to.

(  ) 51. A. a few                B. some                        C. a little              D. so

(  ) 52. A .took                    B. spent                    C. sold               D. brought

(  ) 53.A.for                       B at                          C. in                  D. on

(  ) 54. A. Happy                 B. Good                    C. Nice               D. Great

(  ) 55. A. always           B. ever               C. never               D. often

June 1st ,Sunday

  Great weather today ! It’s 41 . It’s also my 42  birthday. My mother decided to  43 for me . So I wrote some 44 and sent them to my good friends . I also invited a few on the phone . But Kate said she couldn’t come because she 45 visit her aunt ,and John said he might come 46 later .

  Ten of my friends came to my home . They 47 me nice present . I liked them very much . The party began 48 six thirty . My friend sang the song “___49  Birthday to You !” We ate , talked and laughed happily . I feel that I am the happiest girl in the world today . I will 50??????? forget today.

(   ) 41 A. Teachers’ Day B. Children’s Day    

C. Mother’s Day D. Father’s Day

(   ) 42. A. fifteenth        B. fifteen    C. fifteenths      D. the fifteenth

(   ) 43. A. make a cake B. have a party      

C. sing a song D. buy a bike

(   ) 44. A. postcards           B. books            C. invitations  D. letters

(   ) 45. A. mustn’t         B. needn’t        C. could        D. had to

(   ) 46. A. a few        B. some            C. a little     D. so

(   ) 47. A. took              B. spent            C. sold      D. brought

(   ) 48. A. for            B. at            C. in           D. on

(   ) 49. A. Happy         B. Good           C. Nice     D. Great

(   ) 50. A. always         B. ever             C. never     D. often

 

My name is John.My ambition is to be a reporter on a national newspaper,but that isn’t the only reason I interviewed Bernard.Now,Bernard writes important articles for a national newspaper,but ten years ago,he was a student at our school.Bernard liked the school,and he enjoyed his time here.I showed him the latest edition of the school newspaper,and he sent his congratulations to the editor and all the reporters.

Bernard started writing articles for the school newspaper when he was fifteen.By the time he was seventeen,he was the editor of the school newspaper.When he went to university,he wrote articles for the university newspaper.I asked Bernard when he knew he wanted to be a reporter.“Oh.I knew that when l was fourteen,”he said,“that’s the reason I wrote articles for the school newspaper—if you want to be a reporter,you have to write articles.”

Writing articles for the school and university newspapers was good experience for his first job with a small newspaper in his hometown.“I felt confident.I knew I was a good reporter,”he said.Then after about two years,a national paper asked Bernard to work for them.Bernard has worked for the national newspaper for four years now.He works very hard,but he enjoys his jab and he’s very interested in it.“If you’re interested in something,you’re usually good at it.”he told me.I’ll remember that,because I think that’s good advice.

1 How did Bernard feel about his school?

A.He enjoyed his time at school.

B.He congratulated John on going to the same school.

C.He was glad to leave the school.

D.He wrote a report about it for a national newspaper.

2.What did Bernard do when he was 15?

A.He got a job on his local newspaper.

B.He left school.

C.He started writing for the school newspaper.

D.He felt confident.

3.What happened when Bernard was 17?

A.He became a good reporter.

B.He went to university.

C.He became the editor of the school newspaper.

D.He became famous.

4.What is Bernard’s advice for young people?

A.Enjoy your time at school and don’t worry about the future.

B.You must write articles for the school newspaper.

C.You must go to university to find out what you’re good at.

D.You should do something you’re interested in.

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