Ted Shreds doesn't like cars. He wants people to stop driving because cars make the air dirty. Ted had an idea. He said,“I'm going to cycle around North America. I want to show everyone that cycling is a fun way to get around. If more people ride bikes, the air will be cleaner.”

He left his hometown with $160 in his pocket. When he got to San Diego, he met another cyclist. The cyclist invited Ted to speak at a big meeting about the environment. He said,“We'll pay your airfare to Texas and we'll pay you to talk about your cycling trip.”Two hours late, Ted was on a plane to the environmental conference and to a big surprise!

While he was at the conference, he met Deanna, it was love at first sight! They talked for six hours straight.

The next day, Ted called Deanna and asked her to finish the trip with him. Deanna said yes, sold everything in her apartment, gave her notice at work, and was on the road with Ted 20 days later!

“It was difficult at first,”said Deanna.“Ted got up every morning at 6:00 a.m., but I wanted to sleep until noon.”After a few days, they started having fun. As they cycled from Florida to Montreal and then back to Vancouver, every day was an adventure. People paid for their food in restaurants and gave them extra money. Some people gave them $50 or $100.They slept in people's backyards and drank beer with motorcycle gangs.

On their way back to Vancouver, they stopped in Edmonton to visit Ted's relatives. During the stopover, they got married. People tied a “Just Married” sign and tin cans to the backs of their bikes. They got married. They now want to write a book about their trip.“We want people to know that you can be an environmentalist and still have fun,”Shreds said.

1.Ted Shreds went cycling because_________.

A. he loves adventure

B. cycling is a lot of fun

C. he wanted to find himself a wife

D. he supports environmental protection

2.Ted got paid for_________.

A. giving a talk about his cycling trip    

B. cycling throughout North America

C. traveling around North America by air       

D. attending conferences on cycling

3.The “big surprise” he had at the conference was that _________.

A. he met another cyclist who wanted to join him

B. he fell in love with a girl there

C. he gave a long talk lasting 6 hours

D. he had a lot of fun talking about his cycling trip

4.During the trip, Ted and Deanna_________.

A. found it hard to get up early

B. were attacked by motorcycle gangs

C. did not have to pay for their meals in restaurants

D. decided to get married

单词短语 （共5题，每小题1分，共5分）

1. run out of ________________    

2. in exchange for __________________

3. by coincidence_____________     

4. be specific to ___________________

5. make sense of _____________________

短文改错 （共10分）

注意：1. 没处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

 写作（共10分）

人们完成工作的方式通常有两种：独立完成与合作完成。两种方式各有特点。请你以“Working Individually or Working in a Team”为题，按照以下要点写一篇英语短文：

1. 独立完成：自行安排、自己解决问题

2. 合作完成：一起讨论、相互学习

3. 我喜欢的方式及理由

      注意：词数100~120，文章的题目和开头已给出（不计词数）。

Working Individually or Working in a team

  There are basically two ways to get work done._______________________

Zhang Ziyi plays the part       Yu Jiaolong, who plays an important role      the film.

It’s a mistake to think of Florida only      its tourist attractions.

A. in terms of     B according  to     C. regardless of     D. in addition to

 It was not I but you who     the first to run to the goal in that competition.

At the meeting place of the Yangtze River and the Jialing River     , one of the ten largest cities in China.

They love their daughter so much that they are always ready to do everything they

can         her happiness.

----I wonder how much for your services.

----The first two are free      the third one costs $30.