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Dear teachers, do you want to find pen pals for your students? Boys and girls, do you want to find your own e-pals (网友)? Here is some advice on how to make e-pals.
First, take a look at www.spoton.de community (社区). Click on international pen pal sites to find some of our favorite international e-pal and pen pal web sites. Do not forget: some e-pal services are not free and some are safer than others. Remember to read a web site safety warning before you join!
KidFu (www.kidfu.com) says it is the safest place online for kids to chat, play games and make friends. Get your parents to help you register (注册) and then you can write things about yourself or read what other kids have written. There are also chat monitors that make sure that the online chat rooms are safe and friendly. KidFu costs money, but the first month is free.
If you join Epals (www.epals.com), you can choose a pen pal among 65,000 kids from 191 countries. You can also find information about how teachers can get pen pals for their pupils.
Or if you want to start sending e-mails right now, go to Europa Pages (www.europapage.com/
penpal-form.html). Lots of young people have written their names, interests, home countries and their e-mail addresses. Just click on a name and start writing!
1.Who is the passage written for?
A．Teachers and parents. B．Parents and their children.
C．Teachers and children D．Workers and doctors.
2.If you want to choose a safe web site, you can click on________.
A．www.kidfu.com B．www.spoto.de
C．www.epals.com D．www.europapage.com/penpal-form.htm!
3. What is the advantage of Europa Pages?
A．It is the safest.
B．It is free.
C．You can choose more pen pals from a great number of countries.
D．You can start sending e-mails at once.
4.What is a chat monitor mentioned in the 3rd paragraph?
A．It is a person controlling the chat.
B．It is a person sent by the police to keep order in the chat rooms.
C．It is a person in the web site to give safe online advice.
D．It is a kind of software (软件) to keep online chatting friendly and safe.
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Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your spare time? Then join us to be a volunteer! We’re a non-profit(赢利的)organization. We have volunteer jobs of all ages．Anyone，from twelve-year-old children to people in their seventies can become a volunteer．
You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of the children whose parents are working．Hospitals need volunteers to look after children whose parents are seeing a doctor．Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes．There is something for everyone.
“As a volunteer，I don’t want to get anything．Seeing the children’s happy faces，I’m happy，too” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62．“I often played computer games in my spare time before．Now it is happy for me to help older people learn how to use computers．”said another volunteer at the age of 18．
If everyone helps out a bit，we’ll have a better world to live in．Interested? Call us l-800-555-5756 or visit our website：www．activol．com．
1.When do the volunteers help others?
A．In their spare time B．At weekends C．on weekdays D．In the evenings
2.________ can be a volunteer．
A．Children B．Old women C．Anyone aged12—70 D．Young people
3.Volunteers want to get________when they help others．
A．money B．computers C．everything D．nothing
4.Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ________.
A．animals B．children C．computers D．older people
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1. What will I need to take a Test?
You need a photo ID, your instructor’s name, a pencil or pen, a calculator, etc.
2. How will I know about time limits?
Students will be informed of any testing time limits, and notified when time is up.
3. If I have my books or backpack, does the Test Center have a place to store them while I’m testing?
Yes. Students will be asked to leave all books, backpacks, purses and any other personal items in a lockable storage room.
4. The only time I can take a test is during lunch. Can I eat my lunch while I am testing?
No food or drink are allowed in the Test Center.
5. I conduct business via a pager(寻呼机) or cell phone. Will I be allowed to use them in the Test Center?
No. all pagers and cell phones must be turned off before entering the Test Center. There are other students testing who may be distracted by these devices.
6. If I need to borrow more scratch paper(草稿纸) am I allowed to borrow from another student in the Test Center?
Ask the teacher and more material will be given. Talking is not permitted in the Test Center. You will give all scratch paper to the teacher at the end of the test.
7. If I start a test but don’t finish it, can I come back the next day to finish it?
If you have prior(在先的) arrangements with your instructor you may continue a test the next day. Students are expected to complete their test before closing time of the Test Center. Depending on the test, most tests will not be given within one hour of closing time.
1.What does the underlined word “notified” probably mean?
A．Noticed. B．Told. C．Questioned. D．Asked.
2. When you take a test in the Test Center, all of the following are forbidden EXCEPT _____.
A．to eat and drink B．to use your cell phone
C．to leave your purse on the desk D．to ask for more scratch paper
3. If you don’t finish the test you ______.
A．must turn in the paper on time
B．should get help from your instructor
C．can continue it the next day by prior arrangement
D．can take the paper out of the center
4.What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Frequently asked questions about the Test Center
B．Useful suggestions on different kinds of tests
C．General requirements for students to have tests
D．Brief introduction to the Test Center
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Being safe in your everyday life needs knowledge(知识)．If you remember the following information，your life will be much safer．
·Always notice the environment around you．You shouldn’t walk alone outside．Make sure where the public phones are．If anything dangerous happens，you can find them easily．
·Your bag should be carried towards the front of your body instead of putting it on your back．When a bus is full of people, it is easy enough for a thief to take away the things in the bag on your back．
·If you are followed by someone whom you don’t know, cross the street and go to the other way，let the person understand that you know he or she is after you．Next，don’t go home at once．You are safer in the street than you are alone in your home or in a lift(电梯)．
· If you have to take a bus to a place far away, try to get to the stop a few minutes earlier before the bus leaves．This stops other people from studying you．On the bus，don’t sit alone．Sit behind the driver or with other people．Don’t sleep．
1.Which of the following is NOT safe when you are out?
A．Go home alone late at night． B．Make sure where the public phones are．
C．Don’t get to the bus stop too early． D．Always notice the environment around you．
2.You’d better put your bag ________when there are too many people on a bus．
A．on your back B．beside you
C．in front of you D．behind the driver
3.What can you learn from the text?
A．How to notice the environment around you．
B．How to be safe in your everyday life
C．How to cross the street
D．How to use the public phones
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When I was a boy, I belonged to the Boy Scouts(童子军)，so I used to go camping every summer, and once something happened which I have never been able to explain.
We were camping in a place above a river. After arriving, we all rushed down to the river and had a swim. Standing by the river, we noticed that it was surrounded by cliffs (悬崖).If someone wanted to reach the river at this point, he had to walk past our camp.
Several days later, the scoutmaster had to be away for a day. That afternoon, we had supper early. We were sitting round the fire, eating and talking, when a man walked past and went down towards the river. We all felt that this man looked very strange, but, because each of us was afraid of looking very stupid, no one said anything.
We ate rather slowly, taking as long as possible. After finishing, we collected our plates together so that we could take them to the river where we always washed them. But no one moved towards the river, we stood looking at each other ashamed. Then all shouting at once, we began talking about the man who had walked past us. We agreed how strange he looked and we wondered what he could be doing by the river. We knew that he could only return by passing through our camp.
An hour passed. Then one of the boys suggested we should creep(悄悄移动)down by the river so that we could see what the man was doing. Moving very slowly and keeping in the shadow, we crept down towards the bank. One boy climbed a tree so that he could see everything clearly. He called to us that there was no one there, so we ran down to the bank, looking everywhere carefully. We could not understand where the man had gone.
When it got dark, we went back to our camp feeling bewildered. We told the scoutmaster what had happened in the evening. Smiling, he doubted that we had seen the man, but finally suggested we go and look again. We did, but there was no one there.
Many years have passed, but I still remember it as if it were yesterday. What did we see? I do not know.
1.The writer in the text mainly tells us _________.
A．the story of his childhood B．a strange camping experience
C．about a stranger by the river D．about a good place for camping
2.Why did the boys eat their supper slowly?
A．They wanted to delay going to the river bank.
B．They were waiting for their scoutmaster.
C．They had a supper earlier than usual.
D．They were talking while eating.
3.The underlined word “bewildered” in the text probably means _________.
A．ashamed B．nervous
C．unable to understand D．eager to know something
4.When he heard what had happened, the scoutmaster __________.
A．realized who the man was
B．started to worry about the man
C．went back to look for the can
D．felt it hard to believe the boys
5.The writer still remembers the event because________.
A．the boys acted foolishly
B．the camping place is beautiful
C．there has been no explanation for the event
D．he particularly enjoyed his camping that summer.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children's skills vary; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children lack self-respect and self-confidence.
However, what most parents fail to see is that the best education they can give their children is usually very cheap. Parents can see that their children's skills vary; they will usually be skilled in some areas while poor in others. What most parents fail to realize though, is that today's children lack self-respect and self-confidence.