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Miya volunteered abroad in Costa Rica with World Endeavors assisting at an orphanage(孤儿院)and teaching English at a school．

As a freshman at Yale University, Miya had plans to go to medical school．Knowing that her next two summers would be occupied doing research, Miya decided to go abroad the summer after her freshman year．“I wanted to improve my command of the Spanish language and learn about the culture and history of another country,” she explained．In the summer of 2014, Miya volunteered for six weeks in the World Endeavors program in Atenas, Costa Rica, working in an orphanage and teaching English to children in grades one through six．

“A long time before I left, I had positive expectations for the trip,” said Miya．But as the date grew closer she found herself getting more and more nervous．“I thought, what if my host family doesn’t like me? What if I get sick?”

Her fears, as fears often are, turned out to be unfounded．“The people were so supportive and loving,” said Miya．“I felt like I was part of the family．”

Miya’s host family had a large network of cousins who all lived within shouting distance． The family would cook together, and at night would go dancing, talk or eat ice cream．She noted that the World Endeavors staff on location—Diego and Mercedes, and Mercedes’ husband and daughter –were particularly helpful, taking her right to her neighborhood from the airport, and checking up periodically to make sure everything was going well．

While her nights were spent dancing, cooking, and talking with her host family, Miya’s days were occupied with the children of her host city．“I would teach in the morning, and work in the orphanage in the afternoon,” said Miya, whose placements were within walking distance from her host family．While the children were a lot of work, Miya felt a strong connection to the kids in the orphanage．

Miya noted that Costa Rica is one of the more developed countries in Central America． A nearby Internet café, for example, helped her to stay in touch with her family while she was away．And now, back in the United States, the Internet helps her keep in touch with her host family．Their correspondence continues in Spanish．And her host parents, Rosario and Jorge, recently sent Miya a Christmas card through the mail．

Back at school, Miya continues to pursue her instinct to improve education through volunteering． She participates in a mentoring group and works on a community health education program for high school students．Her time in Costa Rica, she says, “fits right into my interests in global health．”

1.What is World Endeavors?

A．It is a program to help people do voluntary job．

B．It is an orphanage in Costa Rica．

C．It is a school that needs English teachers．

D．It is a community that has health education program．

2.What can you know about Miya’s host family from the passage?

A．They took her to her neighborhood from the airport．

B．They checked up periodically to make sure everything was going well．

C．They had a large network of cousins who all lived far away from each other．

D．They treated her as a family member．

3.Which of the following is correct about Miya?

A．She taught English in a middle school in Costa Rica．

B．The orphanage she worked in is very close to her host family．

C．Her days were occupied with the children of her host family

D．She did not have much work when she worked in the orphanage．

4.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?

A．Miya is not doing some voluntary jobs back at school

B．She lost touch with her faimly while she was in Costa Rica．

C．She still corresponds with her host family on the internet in English．

D．The experience abroad fits into her interests in global health

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A．Miya, Volunteer in Costa Rica

B．Miya, Teach English in Costa Rica

C．Miya, Work in an Orphanage in Costa Rica

D．Miya, Study at Yale University

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England will play Italy, Uruguay and Costa Rica in a tough Group D at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Roy Hodgson's men open their campaign against Italy in the Amazonian city of Manaus on 15 June in the only World Cup game which kicks off at 02:00 BST. England take on Uruguay on 19 June and play Costa Rica five days later.

Hosts Brazil are in Group A with Cameroon, Mexico and Croatia while the World Cup holders Spain open with a repeat of the 2010 final against Netherlands.

England will have to travel 1,777 miles from their chosen base in Rio for their first match in the tropical heat of Manaus.

Earlier this week Hodgson described Manaus as "the place to avoid" because of the climate—temperatures reach 30C and humidity is about 80%—although after the draw the England boss took comfort from the fact his team face a fellow European side.

"The conditions in the north will be tough, so we will both be in same boat," he said. "If we'd had three games up in the north, it would have been difficult."

Following Hodgson's initial comments, the mayor of Manaus, Arthur Virgilio, said England would not be welcome in the city.

England takes on two-time champions Uruguay in Sao Paulo and they play Costa Rica in Belo Horizonte—both cities are within 225 miles of their base.

England have never previously beaten Italy or Uruguay at a major tournament(锦标赛), while they have never faced Costa Rica.

Uruguay, who reached the semi-finals in 2010, and Italy, who knocked Hodgson's men out of Euro 2012, are ranked sixth and seventh respectively in the Fifa rankings while Costa Rica are 31st in the world - 18 places below England.

1.When and where will England play its third group stage match?

A. On 24 June; in Manaus

B. On 24 June; in Belo Horizonte

C. On 19 June; in Manaus

D. On 19 June; in Sao Paulo

2.Which of the following can England take comfort from?

A. The place where its first match in the group stage is held.

B. The distance from its base to where its first match is held.

C. The fact that two of its group stage games are not in the north.

D. The fact that it is 7 places below Uruguay in the Fifa rankings.　　

3.Which of the following is true according to the news report?

A. Roy Hodgson is the coach of Brazil national football team.

B. Netherlands took the second place in the last World Cup.

C. The mayor of Manaus is a fan of the British soccer team.

D. England has never played against Uruguay in the history.

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After beating Greece with only ten on team, Costa Rica ______ as the biggest dark horse in Brazil.

A.showed off　 　　 B.showed up

C.showed around　 D.showed in

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When Christopher Columbus landed on the then unnamed Costa Rica in 1502, he saw many Indians wearing gold earrings. So he thought the land must be rich in gold. He named the place Costa Rica, which means “rich coast” in Spanish.

Though little gold was found, Costa Rica today is indeed rich with coffee and bananas. Coffee is the most important product in Costa Rica and most of it is exported to other countries like America and West Germany. Bananas are the country’s second most important export. Costa Ricans also grow many other crops such as fruits, corn and beans for their own use. Costa Ricans love colors and their houses are painted in bright colors.

Education is very important to the Costa Ricans. Almost every village has a school and education is a must for children between seven and fourteen years of age. Boys and girls go to separate schools. Classes begin in March and end in November. The other three months of the year are harvest time and the children have to help their parents to pick coffee beans.

1. What’s the main idea of the first paragraph?

A. How Columbus found Costa Rica.

B. How Costa Rica got its name.

C. What the Costa Ricans wore.

D. What language the Costa Ricans spoke.

2. The Costa Ricans may NOT paint their houses ______.

A. pink and red　　 B. yellow and orange

C. blue and green D. grey and black

3. In Costa Rica, boys and girls between seven and fourteen ______.

A. can choose to stop schooling at any time

B. study in the same school

C. do not have to go to school at all

D. must go to school

4. From December to February, school children in Costa Rica ______.

A. help their parents pick coffee beans

B. have their examinations

C. have lessons every day

D. help their parents decorate their houses

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I always come across random acts of kindness in my life. Many years ago, I was _____Costa Rica when I found myself in an _____situation: my credit cards and bank cards went out of _______ abroad, and I only had $5 to my ______.

I had no way to get money. I didn’t know anybody in this country. I only knew basic Spanish, and besides the cash the only ______I had was a return ticket to my country in almost two ______. Back then, there was no such thing as mobile phones, and______email was very limited. To find help, I decided to go to the countryside . With the only coins I had, I _______the bus terminal(终点站)and found a village, which ______almost the exact amount. About 4 hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa Abajo at midnight.

I knocked door to door,______in my very poor Spanish that I was a foreigner travelling in Costa Rica with no money but I ______to stay here for over ten days. I begged them for a ________－such as cooking , cleaning and looking after their kids, anything like that. Everybody _______, “oh my, but so poor are we that we have no _____ food or space. Maybe you can try the next ______.” And they’d point me to another house.

_______, I arrived at a Chinese restaurant. The owner of the restaurant was very _______. She gave me food and called the Red Cross to come to ______me. With the help of the Red Cross , I spent my_______days in Costa Rica.

This is one of the best trips I’ve ever had, because I realized that when you’re in a position to be able to _______, it actually makes you feel happy.

1.A. circling B. considering C. entering D. visiting

2.A. absurd B. impossible C. awkward D. ordinary

3.A. use B. range C. control D. date

4.A. advantage B. wonder C. name D. credit

5.A. necessity B. possession C. memory D. impression

6.A. hours B. days C. weeks D. months

7.A. again B. even C. yet D. thus

8.A. looked for B. headed to C. stayed at D. thought of

9.A. created B. earned C. saved D. cost

10.A. explaining B. reminding C. apologizing D. informing

11.A. managed B. needed C. failed D. agreed

12.A. job B. meal C. room D. conversation

13.A. accepted B. nodded C. replied D. withdrew

14.A. extra B. cheap C. prepared D. wasted

15.A. time B. chance C. family D. restaurant

16.A. Normally B. Naturally C. Directly D. Finally

17.A. sensible B. rich C. confident D. generous

18.A. rescue B. comfort C. interview D. encourage

19.A. frightening B. training C. exciting D. remaining

20.A. help B. receive C. succeed D. travel

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Ten years ago I was visiting Costa Rica when I found I was in a bad situation. I only knew basic Spanish，and the only _______ I had was some coins and a return ticket to Guatemala in two weeks.

With the coins，I managed to arrive at Santa Rosa by bus. It was _______ in the middle of the night，but I could see some _______ in the distance，so I _______　 toward them.

I went _______ door to door，explaining my situation. “I can _______ and clean and look after your kids，I can do anything，can you give me a _______ ?”Everybody replied saying “Oh my gosh，but we are so _______.We have no extra food. Maybe you can try the next _______.”

Finally，I arrived at a Chinese restaurant，the owner of which was incredibly ________ .She told me that her son had a(n) ________ experience. At that time，some other people were very kind to him，and she remembered how ________ that made her feel. She called the Red Cross to ________me.With their help, I spent my ________ days in Costa Rica.

I've ________ all over the world. But this was one of the best trips，the best two ________ I ever had in my traveling life.

At first，I felt ________ and stupid for not traveling with a clear plan. But then I realized that when you’re in a position to be able to ________，it actually makes people feel happier. Being able to receive kindness is a ________ for other people as well. And kindness ________ more kindness in small ripples(涟漪).

1.A. possession B. file C. choice D. fortune

2.A. busy B. dark C. hot D. cold

3.A. stores B. bus-stops C. bookshops D. houses

4.A. wandered B. fled C. walked D. jumped

5.A. knocking B. hitting C. answering D. kicking

6.A. cook B. fish C. swim D. fight

7.A. coffee B. bed C. tip D. job

8.A. unlucky B. poor C. mean D. hard

9.A. company B. factory C. restaurant D. family

10.A. honest B. polite C. kind D. easygoing

11.A. similar B. different C. relaxing D. pleasant

12.A. tough B. grateful C. awkward D. warm

13.A. seize B. check C. find D. rescue

14.A. passing B. remaining C. rewarding D. exciting

15.A. surveyed B. driven C. studied D. traveled

16.A. days B. weeks C. months D. years

17.A. fortunate B. optimistic C. guilty D. curious

18.A. offer B. help C. receive D. repay

19.A. gift B. talent C. chance D. character

20.A. proves B. reflects C. forces D. inspires

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I always come across random acts of kindness in my life. Many years ago, I was _______Costa Rica when I found myself in an _______situation: my credit cards and bank cards went out of _________ abroad, and I only had $5 to my ________.

I had no way to get money. I didn’t know anybody in this country. I only knew basic Spanish, and besides the cash the only ________I had was a return ticket to my country in almost two ________. Back then, there was no such thing as mobile phones, and________email was very limited. To find help, I decided to go to the countryside . With the only coins I had, I _________the bus terminal(终点站）and found a village, which ________almost the exact amount. About 4 hours later, I arrived at Santa Rosa Abajo at midnight.

I knocked door to door,________in my very poor Spanish that I was a foreigner travelling in Costa Rica with no money but I ________to stay here for over ten days. I begged them for a __________－such as cooking , cleaning and looking after their kids, anything like that. Everybody _________, “oh my, but so poor are we that we have no _______ food or space. Maybe you can try the next ________.” And they’d point me to another house.

________, I arrived at a Chinese restaurant. The owner of the restaurant was very _________. She gave me food and called the Red Cross to come to ________me. With the help of the Red Cross , I spent my_________days in Costa Rica.

This is one of the best trips I’ve ever had, because I realized that when you’re in a position to be able to _________, it actually makes you feel happy.

1.A.circling B.entering C.visiting D.considering

2.A.absurd B.impossible C.ordinary D.awkward

3.A.date B.use C.range D.control

4.A.name B.delight C.wonder D.advantage

5.A.necessity B.memory C.impression D.possession

6.A.months B.weeks C.days D.hours

7.A.again B.thus C.yet D.even

8.A.looked for B.stayed at C.headed to D.thought of

9.A.cost B.saved C.earned D.created

10.A.reminding B.explaining C.apologizing D.informing

11.A.needed B.agreed C.failed D.hesitated

12.A.conversation B.meal C.room D.job

13.A.accepted B.nodded C.replied D.withdrew

14.A.prepared B.wasted C.extra D.cheap

15.A.family B.chance C.time D.restaurant

16.A.Normally B.Naturally C.Finally D.Directly

17.A.generous B.sensible C.wealthy D.outstanding

18.A.comfort B.rescue C.interview D.encourage

19.A.frightening B.training C.exciting D.remaining

20.A.help B.receive C.succeed D.travel

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Being the world’s most trusted volunteer abroad organization, IVHQ （International Volunteer Headquarters）offers volunteer programs in more than 50 destinations. Here are a few of them.

Marine Conservation Program

Volunteers of this program work in Queensland, Australia. You will join conservation efforts like collecting sea rubbish.

Requirements: Volunteers need to be 18 years or over. Able to swim. Speak fluent English. Present a police check. Have travel insurance. Complete our free pre-departure training.

Fees: 1 week $1,010, 2 weeks $2,020, 3 weeks $2,980

Shriners Hospitals for Children Program

Volunteers in Shriners Hospitals for Children in Honolulu, Hawaii need to pick up patients, deliver supplies and tutor patients.

Requirements: Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Available to volunteer two hours per week for at least five months. Agree to a police check and a drug test. We offer free training upon your arrival.

Fees: No fees are needed.

Youth Support Program

Volunteers are placed in community centers of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA to provide tutoring and positive activities for the youth. You can also help organizations by beautifying spaces, re-organizing classrooms and preparing materials.

Requirements: Volunteers need to be 18 years or over. Have travel insurance and provide a police check. The training fee is included in the program fee.

Fees: 1 week $520, 2 weeks $825, 3 weeks $1,125

Pre-School English Program

Volunteers working in Cusco, Peru will teach English in pre-schools with younger children of 4 to 5 years old.

Requirements: 18 years and over. No previous teaching experience is required, but a basic understanding of Spanish is. Emergency contact, police check and resume （简历）are required. Training will be conducted online for free.

Fees: 1 week, $320,2 weeks $550, 3 weeks $735

1.Which program suits a 17-year-old volunteer?

A.Marine Conservation Program. B.Shriners Hospitals for Children Program

C.Youth Support Program. D.Pre-School English Program.

2.What should the volunteers do in Youth Support Program?

A.Collect sea rubbish. B.Pick up and tutor patients.

C.Re-organize classrooms. D.Teach the English language.

3.What is required for the programs in Australia and Peru?

A.Police check. B.Travel insurance.

C.Drug test. D.Emergency contact.

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PLAYA GRANDE, COSTA RICA? This resort town was long known for Leatherback Sea Turtle （棱皮龟） National Park, nightly turtle beach tours and even a sea turtle museum．However, on a beach where dozens of turtles used to nest on a given night , scientists spied only 32 国leatherbac,ks all of last year．

With leatherbacks threatened with extinction （灭绝）, Playa Grande's turtle museum was abandoned three years ago and now sits among a sea of weeds．And the beachside ticket office for turtle tours was washed away by a high tide in September．"We do not promote that 'as a turtle tourism destination anymore because we realize there are far too few turtles to please,” said Alvaro Fonseca, a park ranger （管理员）．

Even before scientists found temperatures going up over the past decade, sea turtles were threatened by beach development, drift net fishing and Costa Ricans' interest in eating turtle eggs．Btu climate change may cause the most serious harm to an animal that has lived in the Pacific for 150 million years．

Sea turtles are sensitive to numerous effects of warming．They feed on reefs, which are dying in hotter seas．They lay eggs on beaches that are being covered by rising seas and more violent waves．

More uniquely their gender （性别）is determined, not by genes but by the egg's temperature during development．Small rises in beach temperatures can result in ail-female populations, obviously problematic for survival．If the sand around the eggs hits30 degrees Celsius, the gender balance shits to females: at about 32 degrees they are all female．Above 34, you get boiled eggs．

On some nesting beaches, scientists are artificially cooling nests with shade or irrigation and trying to protect broader areas of coastal property from development to ensure that turtles have a place to nest as the seas rise．

1.Why does the resort: town stop promoting its turtle tourism?

A．It decides not to disturb the turtles' normal life．

B．Tourists have lost interest in watching turtles．

C．There are only very few turtles now．

D．The turtle museum was destroyed by a high tide．

2.Which of the following is the major factor in the turtles endangerment?

A．The local's eating habit．              B．Drift net fishing

C．Beach development                  D．Global warming

3.We learn from the last paragraph that scientists ____．

A．．are doing research on the sea rise．

B．are moving turtles to new homes

C．are protecting turtles' nests

D．are getting rid of sea weeds．

4.The passage intends to ____．

A．introduce a special kind of sea turtle

B．explain the mystery of turtles' eggs

C．show the dangers a certain kind of turtle is facing

D．attract more visitors to a sea turtle museum

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听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1.What do we know about the travel destination, Costa Rica?

A. It’s suitable for newly-married couples.

B. It’s suitable for old people.

C. It’s family-friendly.

2.What language do Costa Rican people probably speak?

A. English.　　 B. Spanish.　　 C. French.

3.What can travelers see in Costa Rica?

A. Sand beaches.　　 B. Dead volcanoes.　　 C. Fish farms.

4.How much will it cost a family to travel in Costa Rica?

A. 80 dollars.　　 B. 185 dollars.　　 C. Half the cost of a trip to Disneyland.

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