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My name is Jim White. I live in America. I had a very   1.   experience on Sunday. I saw a UFO in the daytime.   2.   this spring, I went outside with my friend Bill  3.  lived close to me. We were walking to a hill  4.  I saw a large bright light dancing in the sky. I called Jim and asked him to look up. He kept  5.  , “What is that?” “A UFO!” I shouted excitedly. I 6.  it was round and red in the center. 

After we looked at 7.  for a moment, we found it seemed that it had wings, but it was still round. Bill would not believe me when I told him it  8.  be a UFO. We shouted  9.  it and we wished that it would land. We wanted to know  10.  there was an alien in it. But soon it disappeared. I guessed we scared it off.

Do you believe me? It’s a true story.

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I am John．I am l7 years old，and I live in England．My father works in a horse-riding school．I have been riding since I（61） _____ （be）six．I go horse-riding every Saturday．Now, I can ride quite well．I often（62） _____ （spend）all Saturdays at the riding sch001．I help to get the horses ready．I also help the new students．

Look，there are some people（63） _____ （train）horse-ridin9．The girl named Xinyi （64） _____ （walk）the horse around（遛马）and getting ready to get onto the horse．She is from China．She looks beautiful．She（65） _____ （study）here three times．Last time，I helped her move up and down at the same time as the horse（随着马动的频率）．while we were learning how to jump the horse，suddenly she fell off the horse and（66）_____（hurt）her knees badly．I felt sorry that I（67）_____（not help）her at that time．I thought she wouldn’t come this Saturday．To my surprise。she came again! What a brave girl! Last month，she（68） ____ （invite）to come to England for a fashion show．She said she was glad to have the chance to come here and she enjoyed herself．

    Oh，Xinyi is riding towards me．

    “Hi，Xinyi! You’re great! I have never seen such a brave girl like you．”

    ‘Thanks．John! I am leaving for Beijing tomorrow．Thanks for helping me these days．I will never forget the exciting experience．I（69） _____ （share）it with my friends．”

    “I hope（70） _____ （meet）you soon．”

Armida Scarpa is an English teacher. She believes that stories can be used from the very beginning. She uses a real text of Goldilocks with her class.   1 . They are in their second year at school. They are learning to read in Italian, and have English three times a week. She doesn’t expect the children to learn the difficult grammar.   2 . She only asks them to really learn the words. This method is to give children an experience of real English and allows the teacher to use almost any story.   3  and if the teacher uses it carefully, the children can understand it.

Children are used to living in a world where they do not understand a lot of things.   4 , but they can also notice all the other information around them. If we deprive (剥夺) children of every experience except those we want them to master, then we take away the chance for them to experience this natural growth.

1. If you want to find a job as a waiter, you can_    _ to apply for it.

A. go to 6756 Main St. Southgate        B. go to 224 West Rose Ave. Richmond

C. fax resume to 555-0001              D. email resume: lewisnclark@dot. org

2.If you do office work at Francisco's Shoe Shop, you should_______.

A. be trained           B. have experience

C. speak English        D. know Spanish

3. If you work as a guide, you can get_______an hour.

A $8        B.$10       C.$12       D.I13

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DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.

English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK----“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge number of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.

DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions. Many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.

Therefore , DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.

1.How do many English people spend their hoildays to the passage?

A. Making their homes beautiful.

B. Visiting their friends.

C. Travelling all over the world

D. Making a lot of money

2.Why do English people like DIY?

A. Many stores sell DIY things.

B. DIY can bring them fun.

C. TV programmes teach them to DIY

D. All DIY projects are easy.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. DIY is a waste of money.

B. it is always difficult to DIY.

C. We should be careful while doing DIY.

D. It is very safe for us to DIY.

4.In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means      .

A. We can eat everything we like.

B. We should do something difficult.

C. We do something that is too difficult.

D. We eat too much food that is not safe.