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1.B1U1P1 My first day at senior high
Monday 4 September
After I 1. ________________(picture) it over and over again in my mind, the big day finally arrived: my first day at senior high! I woke up early and rushed out of the door in my eagerness to get to know my new school.
The campus was still quiet when I arrived, so I decided to explore a bit. I 2. __________ (look) at the photos on the noticeboard when I heard a voice 3. ________ me. “New here ” Turing around, I saw a white-haired man. “Yes,” I replied. “I’m wondering 4._______ life is going to be like here.” “Don’t worry,” he gave me a smile. “You’ll soon find out.”
How true these words were! 5. ________ my English teacher stepped into the classroom, I was surprised 6. _____________ the same man I had met earlier.
“Good morning, everyone. Before we start, please come to the front one 7. _____ one and introduce yourself to 8.________ class. I’ll go first…”
“What !” I tried to turn on my brain but the engine just wouldn’t start. “I should say my name, of course. But what else What could I say to make a good first impression Something about my insect collection, perhaps.” I was organizing my9. ________(word) in my head when the girl next to me gave me a nudge. “It’s 10. _______(you) turn!”
11. ___________ butterflies in my stomach, I breathed 12. ________(deep). “Hi, I’m Meng Hao.” Everyone started laughing. I looked at them 13._________ panic. “Nice to know we share the same name,” said my new teacher. I had been too nervous to pay attention when he introduced 14._________ ! Although I was 15.___________(embarrass), his words made me a lot more relaxed!
When we had all introduced ourselves, Mr Meng said, “Well done, everyone! I know this isn’t easy for many of you. But this is just the kind of thing you are going to face at senior high. Challenges 16.________ this might sometimes put you under 17.__________(press). But it all depends on 18._________ you do. Keep calm and be prepared. That way, you’ll make 19.________ most of your time at senior high.”
People say, “Well begun, half done.” I guess this was a good beginning 20._______ my new school life.
Keys: 1.had pictured 2.was looking 3.behind 4. what 5.When 6. to see 7.by 8.the 9.words 10.your 11.With 12.deeply 13. in
14.himself 15.embarrassed 16.like 17.pressure 18.what 19.the 20.to
2.B1U1P2 High School Hints
Interviewer: Hello and welcome to School Talk! Today I’m joined by a former student of our school, Lisa Osborne. Lisa 1._____________ (graduate) from our school last June and is about to go to college in New York. Lisa, thank you for coming to share your 2._____________(suggest) for high school with us.
Lisa: Hi, everybody. I’m very glad to be back. I feel as if high school was only yesterday!
Interviewer: So what helped when you first started high school
Lisa: Orientation Day was really helpful. It’s a fantastic opportunity for new students to get to know the school and the other students. I even made some new friends! Just keep an open mind and take part in as much as possible.
Interviewer: That’s sound advice for sure. But how did you deal with new 3._____________(suggest), like starting a new course
Lisa: I had a chemistry test right at the end of the first week. I was frightened at the sight of the test paper. But then I figured I’d better just go all out and see 4._____________happens. If you fail, no problem—next time you can fail better!
Interviewer: So, hold your head up, then. But life is not always easy. You must have had some moments 5._____________ you were disappointed. If so, how did you deal with them
Lisa: As a member of the school volleyball team, I wasn’t selected for the end-of-year 6._____________(compete). At first I was really sad, 7._____________later I realized that I joined the team for the love of the sport. It wasn’t just about winning. So I kept 8.__________ (work) hard to support my teammates during our training. There’s always a way to be part of something you love, isn’t there
Interviewer: Yes, I 9._____________(total) agree. Is there anything else in particular that you’d like to share with us
Lisa: Looking back on my high school life, the most important advice I’d give is these wonderful words from the writer Maya Angelou. She said, “Be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud.” So, give your friends a hand when they need it. And this will make you feel good, too.
Interviewer: Neat! Well, thanks again for coming to speak to us, Lisa. And good luck with 10._____________!
Lisa: Thank you.
参考答案：
1.graduated 2.suggestions3.challenges 4.what5.petition 7. But 8.working 9.totally 10.college
3.B1U2P1 Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple
Have you ever asked yourself why people often have trouble 1._________(learn) English I hadn’t, until one day my five-year-old son asked me 2._________ there was ham in a hamburger. There isn’t. This made me realize that there’s no egg in eggplant either. Neither is there pine 3._________ apple in pineapple. This got me thinking how English can be a crazy language 4._________(learn).
For example, in our free time we can sculpt a sculpture and paint a painting, but we take 5._________ photo. And when we are traveling we say that we are in the car or the taxi, but on the train or bus! While we’re doing all this traveling, we can get seasick at sea, airsick in the air and carsick in a car, but we don’t get homesick when we get back home. And speaking 6._________ home, why aren’t homework and housework 7._________same thing
If “hard” is the opposite of “soft”, why are “hardly” and “softly” not 8._________ opposing pair If harmless actions are the opposite of 9.________(harm) actions, why are shameless and shameful behaviors the same When we look out of the window and see rain or snow, we can say “it’s raining” or “it’s snowing”. But when we see sunshine, we can’t say “it’s sunshining”.
Even the smallest of words can be 10._________(confuse). When you see the capitalized “WHO” in a medical report, do you read it as the “who” in “Who’s that ” What about “IT” and “US”？
You also have to wonder at the unique madness of a language in which a house can burn up as it burns down, in which you fill in a form by 11._________(fill) it out, and in which an alarm is only heard once it goes off!
English 12._________(invent) by people, not computers, and it reflects the 13._________(create) of the human race. That is 14._________ when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are 15._________(visible). And that is why when I wind up my watch, it starts, 16._________ when I wind up this passage, it ends.
参考答案：
learning 2. whether/if 3.nor 4.to learn 5.a 6.of 7.the 8.an 9.harmful 10.confusing 11.filling 12.was invented 13.creativity 14.why 15.invisible 16.but
4.B1U2P2 Misadventures in English
Last week, our forum asked if you had any 1._______(fun) or strange stories about 2.______(use) English. We didn’t expect to get so many posts. Here are some of our favourites, 3._____ (remind) us that some of the English we learn in the classroom is rather 4.______(difference) from the English in the outside world!
Yancy: People say that the British always play 5._____(safety) with what they eat. Not true! I went to a summer school in Manchester and my English teacher was called Maggie. One day, a different teacher took our class. He told us that Maggie couldn’t teach that day COZ she had a frog in her throat. Poor Maggie—but why did she try 6.____ (eat) such a big frog
Sophie: When I first visited New York, I went to a downtown shopping centre to buy some winter boots. At the information desk at the entrance, I asked a lady 7.______ the shoe section was. She said that it was on the first floor. So I went up to the first floor, but couldn’t find any shoes. I decided to leave. When I was looking for the exit, I saw that shoes were 8._____(actual) sold downstairs on the ground floor, not the first floor. Why did she give me the wrong information？
Julien: I’ve got an English penfriend, 9.______ I finally got to meet in London this summer. He had told me that his grandfather was “really wicked”. But when I met his grandfather, I liked him a lot. I found10. ______very odd. Why did my friend use a negative word about such a nice man
Zheng Xu: The British must have really high11._____ (standard). I was part of 12._______student exchange programme between a university in England and my university in China. I spent days 13.______(prepare) and writing my first English paper. I knew I 14.___(do) a good job and was looking forward to 15.______(get) a positive comment. When I got the paper back, I found my teacher had written the comment “Not bad!” Not bad But there weren’t any errors in my paper.
参考答案：
1.funny 2.using 3.to remind 4.different 5.safe 6.to eat 7.where 8. actually 9.who 10.it 11. Standards 12.a 13.preparing 14 had done 15 getting
5.B1U3P1 Like Father, 1.__________ Son
(The living room. Friday night. A table and two chairs at front centre. Grandfather and Father, 2.__________(seat) at the table, are playing chess.)
Grandfather：And...I win！
(Son enters room.)
Father：Not again! Oh look, here 3.__________(come) my boy. How are you, son
Son：(4._____________(nerve) approaching the table) Erm... Dad, can we talk
Father：Sure! You know you can always turn 5.__________ your dad for a chat.
Son：OK. Here it is. I’ve decided not to go to university. I want to focus 6.________ my band and have a career in music when I leave school.
Father：(raising his voice in surprise) You can’t be serious! What about your future career as a lawyer？！
Son：I knew you’d say that. You just assume I want to be a lawyer, but that’s only 7.__________ you are a lawyer.
Father：What’s wrong with 8.____________(be) a lawyer Lawyers help people and are respected by others.
Son：Yes, but I’m not interested in law. I want to work in a studio, not a court.
Grandfather：(looking at Father) Calm down. OK
Father：(9.___________(ignore) Grandfather’s words) Stop daydreaming! Playing in a band is not a job.
Son：Of course it is! The music industry is developing fast now. 10.____________(make) music is a job.
Grandfather：(stepping between Father and Son and raising his voice) Hey! I told you to calm down, 11.________ of you!
Father：But I told him to study something useful at university!
Grandfather：(laughing) Easy, son! I remember when you were his age, you said that you wanted to be a 12.________________(profession) football player.
Father：And you wanted me to be an engineer!
Grandfather：I just wanted you to be happy, and an engineer—13.__________ happy engineer.
Father：But in the end, you just advised me to think 14._______________(care).
Grandfather：Yes, and you have found the career that suits your talents. I’m so proud of you. Your son is proud of you, too.
Son：Of course I am, but I have different talents.
Grandfather：(turning to Son) Why don’t you also take my advice and think carefully before jumping in with both feet
Son：Well, I could try...
Grandfather：If you go to university and play music at the same time, you will have two 15.___________(option) for your future. And I’m sure playing in a band will help you make lots of new friends at university.
Father：Yes, lots of new lawyer friends!
Son：(with a sigh) Dad...
(Curtain)
Possible answers:
Like 2. seated 3. comes 4. nervously 5. to
on 7. because 8. being 9. ignoring 10. Making
both 12. professional 13. a 14. carefully 15. options
6.B1U3P2 JUST A BROTHER
It was the final part of the 2016 World Triathlon Series in Mexico. With just 700 metres 1_____(go), Alistair Brownlee was in third place and his younger brother, Jonny, was 2___ the lead. Alistair pushed 3_____(he) towards the finish line in the 4_____(burn) heat, but as he came round the corner, he saw his brother about to fall onto the track. Alistair had to choose—brotherly love, 5____ a chance to win the race
For Alistair, the 6_____(choose) was clear. His brother was in trouble. He had to help. Alistair ran towards Jonny, 7_____(catch) him and started pulling him towards the finish line. Alistair then pushed his brother over the line. 8____ move put Jonny in second place and Alistair himself in third. It was an unexpected end to the race, 9____ Alistair did not want to discuss it with the media. He just wanted to see his younger brother, 10____ had been rushed to the medical area.
The Brownlee brothers 11_____(do) triathlons since they were children. “12_____(obvious), when your older brother is doing it, you think it’s a cool thing to do,” says Jonny. Alistair says that they encourage each other as 13____ as they can when they train. 14_____ arguments over “stupid things” now and then, Alistair agrees that 15_____(have) a brother is an advantage. “Throughout my entire life, I’ve had my brother trying to beat me at everything I do. 16____ has been an enormously positive force.”
17_____(watch) by millions, the ending to the race has divided 18_____(opinion): should the brothers have been disqualified or highly praised for their actions But for Alistair, this 19______(decide) was easy to explain: “Mum wouldn’t have been happy if I 20____(leave) Jonny behind.” At that moment, he was no longer an athlete aiming for a medal—he was just a brother.
答案：
1 to go 2 in 3 himself 4 burning 5 or 6 choice 7 caught 8 The 9 but 10 who
11 have been doing 12 Obviously 13 much 14 Despite 15 having 16 It
17 Watched 18 opinions 19 decision 20 had left
7.B1U4P1 CLICK FOR A FRIEND
How would you feel if moving to a new town meant 1.__________(lose) track of your friends What if the only way of getting news from faraway friends was writing letters that took ages 2. __________(deliver) This was 3._______ things worked not very long ago. Thanks 4.______ advances in technology, how we make friends and communicate with them has changed significantly.
Nowadays, we can move around the world and still stay in touch with the people that we want to remain friends 5._______. Social media tools let us see 6._______ our friends are up to and maintain friendships. All you need is a wi-fi connection.
The digital age also enables us 7.________(find) people who share our interests, such as collecting model cars or playing 8.______ unusual instrument. Whatever our hobbies, the Internet can connect us with others who also enjoy doing them, even if they live on the other side of the world.
But when you “friend” people online, does this mean that they really are your friends
It depends.
If people always exchange true personal information online, then yes, these friendships can be real and meaningful. 9._______ we need to keep in mind that what we see on social media is often not the whole truth about a person.
On social media sites, people tend 10.________(post) only positive updates 11.______ make them appear happy and friendly. But smiling photos can hide real problems. Remember the saying: on the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog. A young person could be old; a woman could be a man; we could even be sharing our information with 12.___________(crime).
But this doesn’t mean that we should throw the baby out with the bathwater. Although technology has changed the way we acquire friends, the meaning of friendship and our 13.________(long) for friends remain the same. 14.________ Aristotle said, no one would choose to live 15._______ friends, even if he had all other goods.
losing 2.to be delivered 3. how 4. to 5. with 6.what 7. to find 8. an 9. But 10.to post 11.that 12.criminals 13.longing 14. As 15.without
8.B1U4P2 After Twenty Years
The short story “After Twenty Years” is 1. （set）in New York on a cold, dark night. Most people have left work to go home, and this part of the city is now quiet. A policeman 2. is checking the area sees a man outside a shop. He goes up to the man and finds he has3. scar on his face. They have a chat and the man starts to tell his story.
“Twenty years ago tonight,” said the man, “ I dined here at ‘Big Joe’ Brady’s with Jimmy Wells, my best chum, and the finest chap in the world. He and I were raised here in New York, just like two brothers, together. I was eighteen and Jimmy was twenty. The next morning I was to start for the West4. (make) my fortune. You couldn’t have5. (drag) Jimmy out of New York; he thought it was the only place on earth. Well, we agreed that night that we would meet here again 6. (exact) twenty years from that date and time, no matter what our conditions might be or from what distance we might have to come. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have our destiny worked out and our fortunes made, whatever they were going to be.”
“It sounds pretty interesting,” said the policeman. “Rather a long time between meets, though, it seems to me. Haven’t you heard from your friend7. you left？”
“Well, yes, for a time we corresponded,” said the other. “But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, the West is a pretty big proposition, and I kept hustling around over it pretty lively. 8. I know Jimmy will meet me here if he’s 9. (live), for he always was the truest, staunchest old chap in the world. He’ll never forget. I came a thousand miles to stand in this door tonight, and it’s worth it if my old partner turns10. .”
参考答案：
set 2. who 3. a 4. to make 5. dragged
exactly 7. since 8. But 9. alive 10. up
9.B1U5P1 The Monarch’s Journey
Many animals move from one place to another at certain times of the year. This annual 1._______________(move) is called migration. They migrate to find food, seek a partner, or 2.______________ search of warmer weather. One of the most wonderful migrations in nature is 3.______________ of the North American monarch butterfly.
Every autumn, 4.______________(million) of these beautiful insects with fine black and orange wings begin a long and difficult journey. Somehow they manage to travel around 4,000 kilometres south and find their way to California or Mexico. However, until recently no one knew how they did this.
A team of scientists 5.______________(lead) by Professor Eli Shlizerman at the University of Washington has now found the answer. They have found out 6.______________ the monarch is able to tell the time of day. It uses its eyes to measure the position of the sun. These two pieces of information — the time of day and the point 7.______________ the sun is in the sky — allow the butterfly 8.______________(determine) the way to go. Eventually, it manages to reach the places where it 9.______________(spend) the winter.
The solution 10.______________ the mystery of the monarch’s 11.______________ (amaze) ability comes at a time 12.______________ it is in serious trouble. Its population 13.______________ (crash) by as much as 90 per cent in the last few years. Sadly, human 14.______________ (act) is the main reason 15.______________ the number of monarch butterflies is falling. In many of the places where the butterfly can be found, people 16.______________ (destroy) the natural environment. They cut down trees and use chemicals 17.______________ kill the plants that monarch caterpillars eat.
The research on the monarch’s behaviour has however led to a greater 18.______________ (aware) of this creature. People 19.______________(work) together to record its migration and make sure that there are enough plants for it to feed 20.______________. If this works, there may come a time when 21.______________ number of monarch butterflies increases once again. The more we know about this lovely creature, the 22.______________(great) the chance it will survive and keep its place in the natural world for a long time to come.
参考答案：
1. movement 2. in 3. that 4. millions 5. led 6.that 7. where
8. to determine 9. will spend 10. to 11. amazing 12. when 13. has crashed
14. activity 15.why 16. are destroying 17. that/which 18. awareness
19. have been working 20. on 21. the 22. greater
10.B1U5P2 An Encounter with Nature
As a nature photographer, I have to brave the elements. But 1.__________ the wind and the rain, I still enjoy working outside in the wild. One of the best things about this job is 2. __________ you can observe animals in their natural environment.
My favourite place to take photos is Yellowstone National Park. As the world’s first national park, Yellowstone is famous for the 3. __________ (vary) of its wildlife, but it is probably best known for its bears. These huge, strong animals can live for 30 years. Despite a 4. __________ (weigh) of up to 300 kilograms, they can run 5. __________ a speed of around 64 kilometres per hour and are also excellent swimmers.
Last spring in Yellowstone, I followed a path that took me through a dark forest. When I finally stepped out of the trees, the view was breathtaking. An eagle flew over the snow-capped mountains, which were reflected in the still lake below. 6. __________ I was concentrating on photographing this amazing scene, I suddenly had a feeling that I 7.__________ (watch). Slowly, and with the camera still held to my eye, I turned... and froze. Only meters away from me was a bear. With water 8. __________ (fall) off its thick, brown hair, the bear stared back at me. Time stood still as the bear and I both waited to see who would move first. My legs started shaking. Somehow, I forced my finger 9. __________ (press) the button. A second later, the bear turned and ran back into the forest. When I recovered from the shock, I looked at my camera. My most frightening but10. __________ (magic) experience was now captured forever in a single image.
From time to time I look at the photo as a 11. __________ (remind) to show respect to all animals. It is after all we who are the visitors to their world.
参考答案：
despite 2. that 3. variety 4. weight 5. at 6. While 7. was being watched
8. falling 9. to press 10.magical 11. reminder

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