Every year thousands of young people in England finish school and then take a year off  before they start work or go to university．Some young people go to other countries and work as volunteers．Volunteers give their time to help people．For example，they work in schools or hospitals，or they do something helpful for the environment．

Pauline．Jones，18，lives in Cardiff，Wales．Next year she wants to go to university to study Chinese，but now she's living in Belize．Pauline says，“I'm working with other people here to save the coral reefs（珊瑚礁）in the sea near Belize．The reefs here are beautiful，but if the sea water is very polluted, the coral dies．I’m helping to do research on the coral and the fish that live around the reefs．All over the world，coral reefs are dying．We need to do something about the problem before it’s too late．”

“I'm staying with a family here and I help do some housework．I don't get any money，but  it's OK．I love my work here，and I’m learning a lot about the people of Belize and Central America．”

1．Some young people from England          after they finish school．

A．go to university abroad                             B．spend one year abroad as volunteers

C．go to work for money                                D．start work in schools or hospitals

2．Pauline．Jones，an eighteen-year-old girl，is living in          now．

A．England               B．China            C．Belize                     D．Cardiff

3．Pauline．Jones is          with other people．

A．studying Chinese in a university                   B．working to save the coral reefs

C．helping do some housework                        D．doing some research in Wales

4．From the passage，we know that the coral reefs         ．

A．will die because of the po1lution                  B．are not as beautiful as before

C．can not live without fish in the sea                      D．will probably be sold for money

5．Pauline．Jones wants to          after she finishes her work as a volunteer．

A．stay there for another year                        B．go back home to start work

C．learn about the people home                        D．travel around Central America

He has two daughters．They are twins．They are in the same school．They study very hard．The teachers and students all like them．They have many friends．

阅读短文，选择正确答案：

1. -Where is Mr．Black from？

-He is from_______．

    A．China    　　　　 B．Australia    　　　　C．England    　　 D．America

2. -Where does Mr．Black work？

    -He works in a _______．

A．factory    　　   B．school    　　　　   C．shop    　　　　 D．boat

3. -What’s Mr．Black？

-He is a _______．

    A．driver    　　　　B．teacher    　　　　  C．worker    　　   D．student

4. -What language(语言)can Mr．Black speak？

    -He can speak _________．

    A．Chinese    　　   B．Japanese    　　　　 C．English    　　   D．B and C

5. Are the twins in the same school？

A．Yes，she is．

B．No，she isn’t．

C．Yes，they are．

D．No，they aren’t．

Spring is coming．People in different countries like different outdoor activities．Leo，a reporter from Learning English in interviewing（采访）some students．Here is what they have said．
Mary （13, America）　　
I want to go out of the city to a beautiful field. It's happy to smell beautiful flowers, touch green grass and take some photos. And I like to have a picnic in the field, It's interesting!
Jim （14, Canada）　　
The weather turns warmer and they days become longer in spring. It's a good time to go camping. It would be fun to sleep in a tent. I enjoy the comfortable weather too.
Tony （13, England）
In spring, I like going cycling alone. It can not only make me enjoy the beautiful season but also help me became stronger. I can write something about what I see on the way.
Wang Fang （12, China）
I'm good at making all kinds of kites. And in spring. I like flying kites with my family or my friends in the park. One of us holds the kite. and another one catches the line. It's exciting to see the kite flying high in the sky.
【小题1】Mary maybe lives in the ______.