It’s a big world out there, and there’s not n...

It’s a big world out there, and there’s not nearly enough time to see it all in a lifetime. Wherever you’re going, the key to a great travelling experience is preparation and information. So whether you’re heading off on a short package tour or planning a “round-the-world” adventure, it includes working out how much you have to spend, where you’ll stay, who you’ll travel with and any documents（证件）you’ll need. We can help you so you can soon be on your way to that great trip.

A backpacker’s survival guide

Backpacking, it seems, has never been hotter. Young people everywhere are longing to experience backpacking and the adventure that is independent travel.

Tips for affordable overseas travel

Looking forward to experiencing the fun and excitement of an overseas trip? Overseas travel doesn’t have to be expensive. You’ll still need to do some serious saving. But with some careful research, planning and budgeting, you can make it. Find out about budget travel, working holidays and discount travel cards to make travel affordable.

Getting around overseas

Once you’ve reached your overseas destinations（目的地）, you can often choose a way of getting around to suit the sort of travel experience you want, your available time and your budget.

Staying safe overseas

Looking after your health and well-being when you travel overseas is kind of a no-brainer. You can’t travel if you get sick or injured and you certainly don’t want your long-awaited trip ruined because of an avoidable illness or accident.

Planning your trip

Any overseas travel needs some well-considered planning. These days you can do loads of research via the Internet. Our list of sites at the end of this article will help get you started. Once you get started, researching and planning your trip is almost as fun as actually taking it.

1.What is the key to a successful journey?

A. Having enough time.　　 B. Package and documents.

C. Having traveling experience.　　 D. Preparation and information.

2.Which of the following can contribute to your affordable travel according to the passage?

A. Health and well-being.　　 B. Planning travel means.

C. Independent backpacking.　　 D. Discount travel cards.

3.What will probably ruin your possible trip?

A. An available timetable.　　 B. A survival guide.

C. An avoidable accident.　　 D. An affordable budget.

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32. －Kate, what is wrong with your pen again? There is not enough time.

－The ink_____come out.

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Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks（人）, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.

This young man was very 　　 . He always continued to work through his break time and 　　 that those old folks were wasting time, having to____　　 several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that　　 he worked through break time and hardly took a　　 　　 , those old folks were chopping the same 　　 　 of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he　　 　　 to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the　　　 were even worse.

One day, one of the old folks　　　 him for a drink during their break time. That young man　　 and said that he had no　　　 time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to 　　　　 　 chopping trees（砍树） without　 re-sharpening　 your axe（斧子）. Sooner or later you will_____ or be so tired as you have spent too much　　　 .”

Suddenly the young man　　　 that actually during break time while those old folks were having a chat, they were　　　　 re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that's how they could　　　 faster than him, yet spending less time!

What we 　　　　 is efficiency（效率） by making use of our skill and ability　　　 . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no　　　　 !

1.A. weak　　　　　　 B. clever　　 C. hard-working　　 D. good-looking

2.A. admired　　　　 B. complained　　　 C. reminded　　　　 D. predicted

3.A. plan　　　　　　 B. appear　　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　 D. break

4.A. even though　　 B. only if　　　　　　 C. because　　　　 D. unless

5.A. photo　　　　　　 B. rest　　　　　　　 C. step　　　　　　 D. bath

6.A. weight　　　　 B. height　　　　　　 C. amount　　　　　　　　 D. price

7.A. failed　　　　　　 B. pretended　　　　 C. agreed　　　　　　　　 D. decided

8.A. marks　　　　　　 B. results　　　　　　 C. effects　　　　 D. conditions

9.A. invited　　　　　 B. blamed　　　　　　 C. thanked　　　　　　　　 D. forgave

10.A. begged　　　　　 B. argued　　　　　　 C. nodded　　　　　　　　 D. refused

11.A. wrong.　　　　　 B. valuable　　　　　 C. extra　　　　　　　　　 D. exact

12.A. mind　　　　　　 B. avoid　　　　　　　 C. practice　　　　　　　　 D. keep

13.A. speed up　　　　 B. give up　　　　　　 C. watch out　　　　　　 D. turn out

14.A. energy　　　　　 B. money　　　　　　 C. life　　　　　　　　　　 D. skill

15.A. warned　　　　　 B. expected　　　　　 C. realized　　　　　　　 D. announced

16.A. also　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　　 C. seldom　　　　　　　 D. never

17.A. talk　　　　　　 B. chop　　　　　　　　 C. walk　　　　　　　　 D. climb

18.A. abandon　　　　 B. introduce　　　　　　 C. need　　　　　　　　 D. teach

19.A. quickly　　　　 B. curiously　　　　 C. seriously　　　 D. intelligently

20.A. time　　　　　　 B. tool　　　　　　 C. job　　　　　　 D. patience

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Games and Hobbies

There are websites for nearly every game and hobby out there.

Teen Reads

Young book lovers will enjoy TeenReads. The website features reviews of new and popular books for teenagers, along with surveys, contests and places to discuss favorite books. Teens can also work their way through the “ultimate(最终的)” reading list on the site.

TeenNick

Fans of entertainment channel TeenNick will find information on the latest shows, as well as games, videos and quizzes. While the site offers updates(新信息)on TeenNick shows, it also features stories just for teens, offering suggestions on how to survive high school or giving back to school ideas.

The InSite

The InSite is designed for teens who have an interest in improving the world. Teens can learn about social justice, how to build a positive self-image(积极的自我形象)and how to help the planet. They can also submit artwork and writing or discuss how to make the world a better place.

ChallengeYou

ChallengeYou is a computer game design website. Teens can design games on the site or play games designed by other kids and teens. They can share their games with friends or take part in weekly game-building contests. There is also a chat room and a forum(论坛)where site users can discuss game building or arrange to play together.

1.Where might you find information on the latest teenager books?

A.On TeenReads B.On TeenNick

C.On The InSite D.On ChallengeYou

2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?

A.You can publish your own writing on TeenReads

B.TeenNick is mainly a place to discuss school problems

C.The InSite helps to make a better you and a better world

D.You can find information about games on all these websites

3.If you have designed a computer game and want to share it with your friends, you should go to __________.

A.TeenReads B.TeenNick

C.The InSite D.ChallengeYou

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Have you ever 1.(stay) up late? If so, you should know that not getting enough sleep can make you tired . Not sleeping enough can also make 2.hard to think clearly the next day.

Scientists who study sleep have known that getting a good night’s sleep is of great 3.(important). It helps kids to be able 4.(do) their best during the day.

A recent study shows that sleep 5.(help) improve problem--- solving skills and 6.(creat) thinking　 abilities. In the study, two groups of students answered 7. math problem. The group that slept for eight hours solved the problem8.（correct） more often than the group that did not get enough sleep.

While you sleep9. night,　 your brain is busy doing its “homework”. It sorts out（整理） the information 10. you get in the day. Getting enough sleep each night can improve your thinking ability. That will surely help you do your best at school or work.

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We Chinese are not big huggers. A handshake or a pat on the shoulder is enough to express our friendship or affection (love) to one another. So when our newly-acquainted Western friends reach out in preparation for a hug, some of us feel awkward. Many questions go through our head. Where should I put my arms? Under their armpits or around their neck? What distance should I keep? Should our chests touch?

It’s even more difficult with friends from some European countries. Should I kiss them on the cheek while hugging? Which side? Or is it both cheeks? Which side should I start on?

But it isn’t just people from cultures that are conservative(保守的) in expressing physical contact who find hugging confusing．Hugs can cause discomfort or even distress(pain) in people who value their personal space．

In a recent article for The Wall Street Journal, US psychologist Peggy Drexler said that although the US remains a “medium touch” culture, Americans do seem to be hugging more. From politicians to celebrities（famous people）, hugs are given to friends, strangers and enemies alike; whether they are willing or not; and the public has been quick to pick up the practice.

Public figures know that nothing expresses likeability(亲和力)like a good hug. US First Lady Michelle Obama has put her arms around icy foreign leaders like Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the Queen of England on the latter occasion actually breaking the rule of royal manners.

But not all are grateful to be embraced(hugged), even by the most influential and famous. To them, any hug is offensive(冒犯的) if it’s not sincere.

Amanda Hess, writing for US magazine Slate, says public figures should stop imposing（强加） hugs on everyone they meet. For them, a hug is rarely a gesture of sincere fellowship, compassion or affection. It’s all part of a show. Hugs are falsely intimate power plays used by public figures to establish their social dominance(主导) over those in their grasp.

Cecilia Walden, a British journalist writing for The Telegraph who lives in New York, holds the same opinion. “Power-hugging”, as she calls it, is “an offender dressed up as kindness”. It has become a fashion in the US where “bosses are already embracing their staff (either shortly before or after firing them), men and women ,their friends or enemies, in a thousand cheating displays of unity”.

1.From the first third paragraphs, we can see that ___________.

A. we Chinese people don’t know how to hug

B hugs can bring pressure to people when used improperly

C. people from European countries often get puzzled about hugging

D. people in Western countries seldom use hugs to express their physical closeness

2.The example of US first lady Michelle Obama is given to show that __________.

A. hugs are forbidden in England

B. she is much liked by American people

C. Americans hold a “medium touch ”culture

D. public figures know hugging functions well in public

3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “pick up the practice”?

A．Follow the trend．

B．Enjoy the medium touch culture．

C．Give hugs to enemies．

D．Resist physical touch．

4.What can be the best title of this passage?

A. Hugs, tricky affair?　　　　　　　　 B. Hugs, vital or not?

C. Hugs and public figures　　 　　　　 D. Hugs and power

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We Chinese are not big huggers. A handshake or a pat on the shoulder is enough to express our friendship or affection (love) to one another. So when our newly-acquainted Western friends reach out in preparation for a hug, some of us feel awkward. Many questions go through our head. Where should I put my arms? Under their armpits or around their neck? What distance should I keep? Should our chests touch?

It’s even more difficult with friends from some European countries. Should I kiss them on the cheek while hugging? Which side? Or is it both cheeks? Which side should I start on?

But it isn’t just people from cultures that are conservative(保守的) in expressing physical contact who find hugging confusing．Hugs can cause discomfort or even distress(pain) in people who value their personal space．

In a recent article for The Wall Street Journal, US psychologist Peggy Drexler said that although the US remains a “medium touch” culture, Americans do seem to be hugging more. From politicians to celebrities（famous people）, hugs are given to friends, strangers and enemies alike; whether they are willing or not; and the public has been quick to pick up the practice.

Public figures know that nothing expresses likeability(亲和力)like a good hug. US First Lady Michelle Obama has put her arms around icy foreign leaders like Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and the Queen of England on the latter occasion actually breaking the rule of royal manners.

But not all are grateful to be embraced(hugged), even by the most influential and famous. To them, any hug is offensive(冒犯的) if it’s not sincere.

Amanda Hess, writing for US magazine Slate, says public figures should stop imposing（强加） hugs on everyone they meet. For them, a hug is rarely a gesture of sincere fellowship, compassion or affection. It’s all part of a show. Hugs are falsely intimate power plays used by public figures to establish their social dominance(主导) over those in their grasp.

Cecilia Walden, a British journalist writing for The Telegraph who lives in New York, holds the same opinion. “Power-hugging”, as she calls it, is “an offender dressed up as kindness”. It has become a fashion in the US where “bosses are already embracing their staff (either shortly before or after firing them), men and women ,their friends or enemies, in a thousand cheating displays of unity”.

1.From the first third paragraphs, we can see that ___________.

A. we Chinese people don’t know how to hug

B hugs can bring pressure to people when used improperly

C. people from European countries often get puzzled about hugging

D. people in Western countries seldom use hugs to express their physical closeness

2.The example of US first lady Michelle Obama is given to show that __________.

A. hugs are forbidden in England

B. she is much liked by American people

C. Americans hold a “medium touch ”culture

D. public figures know hugging functions well in public

3.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “pick up the practice”?

A．Follow the trend．

B．Enjoy the medium touch culture．

C．Give hugs to enemies．

D．Resist physical touch．

4.What can be the best title of this passage?

A. Hugs, tricky affair?　　　　　　 B. Hugs, vital or not?

C. Hugs and public figures　　 　　 D. Hugs and power

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At the beginning of the century there was a big farm called Hollywood Ranch. It was near Los Angeles in California. A few years later Hollywood was one of the famous places of the world. From 1910s to the 1950s Hollywood was the film center of the world. Every family knew the names of its film stars Charlie Chaplin, Grete Garbo, Bergman and hundreds more.

The reason why people went to Hollywood to make films was the sun. At first people made films in New York on the east coast of the United States. But then they heard about Los Angeles where there are 350 days of sun every year. As they made all the films by sunlight, the west coast was a much better place to work.

Also near Hollywood you can find mountains and sea and desert. They did not have to travel far to make any kind o film.

When TV became popular in the 1960s, Hollywood started making films for television. Then in 1970s they discovered people still went to cinema to see big expensive films. After twenty years they are still making films in Hollywood and people watch them all over the world.

1.Hollywood used to be a　　　 .

A. cinema　　 B. big farm

C. parks　　 D. market

2.People went to Hollywood to make films because　　　 .

A. it was a beautiful place　　 B. you could find many film stars

C. there was a lot of sunlight there　　 D. it was a famous place

3.Which statement is true?

A. The west coast was a better place to make films

B. There are no mountains near Hollywood

C. People no longer went to cinema after television became popular

D. Hollywood began to make films for television before the First World War

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A new study gives us the warning that about thirty percent of the world's people may not have enough water by the year 2025.

A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.

P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says by the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people may lack water. At least 18 more countries are expected to have severe water problems. The demand for water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth stays the same.

Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.

The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. Mr. Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera, which are carried in water. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing to improve their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are beginning.

The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water of agriculture.

The report also says long-term solutions to the water problem must include controls on population growth. It says countries cannot provide clean water unless they slow population growth by limiting the number of children people have.

1.__________ are expected to have severe water problems by the year 2025

A．No countries       B．18 countries       C．46 countries       D．28 countries

2.All the following are true except____________.

A．Lack of water may cause conflict between countries

B．Egypt now has enough fresh water

C．There are solutions to the water problem

D．New industries need a lot of water

3.It can be inferred that _____________.

A．There is connection between providing clean water and slowing population growth

B．Lack of water may also result from international conflict

C．The ability of developing has nothing to do with lack of water.

D．It is not known whether diseases have something to do with lack of water

4.What is the solution to the water problem for a long time?

A．Not to waste water.                      B．Less developing industries.

C．Less international conflict.                 D．Control the population

5.The best title of the passage would be __________.

A．World Conflict                          B．Diseases and Water

C．World Water Shortage                   D．Population and Water

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The bag over there is so big that I suppose it ______ nearly sixty kilos

A．weighs　　 　 B．is weighed

C．weighing　　 D．to be weighed

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