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An exciting trip
Why is Tim finding this trip exciting?
I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia.
He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for a
big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in
Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice
springs, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin.
From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before,
so he is finding this trip very exciting.
1. Only one of these statements is true. Which one?
A. The writer has been in Australia for six months.
B. Tim is a worker and he’s working in Australia. C. Tim is working for an Austrian firm.
D. Tim is working for a big firm as an engineer.
2. Only one of these statements is true. Which one?
A. Tim has been in Darwin for six months.
B. It’s the first time Tim has ever been to another country. C. Perth is in the center of Austrian
D. Tim’s brother has never been abroad before.
3. Tim is in Australia. He went _______ Australia six months ago.
A. to B. in C. at D. into
4. Tim is in Australia. How long ___________there?
A. is he B, has he been C. has he D. was he
5. Tim has been in Australia for six months. His brother hasn’t seen him __________January.
A. for B. since C. from D. by
6. He has just bought an Australian car. He bought one________
A. a short time ago B. a long time ago C. last year D. six months ago
7. He has just gone to Alice Springs. He has never _______ there before.
A. went B. being C. been D. was
8. Tim is working for a big firm. He is working for a big___________
A. society B. company C. factory D. store
9. He has visited a great number of different places. He hasn’t stayed in ________ place.
A. the only B. a similar C. the same D. alike
10. Alice

Boring Boris
I have a boring friend called Boris. Boris has travelled to every part of the world.
If I ask him a question like you ever been to Jamaica (牙买加) or Beijing?Boris
always answers, I've been I ask him a question like you like to go to
Jamaica or Beijing?
If someone has had a nice holiday in any part of the world, Boris always says, been
there.
He's been everywhere, but he hasn't anything to say about the places he has visited.
Sometimes I think he has been everywhere but seen nothing!
1) .Boris doesn't want to go anywhere because he _______.
A. never travels abroad B. has been there before C. likes to stay at home

2) Where has Boris been?
A. He has only been to Jamaica. B. He has only been to Beijing.
C. He has been to many different places.
3)If someone has had a nice holiday abroad, you can be sure that Boris _______.
A. wants to go there B. will go there soon C. has already been there
4) The writer's friend Boris is boring because _______.
A. he always talks about the places he has visited. B. he has nothing to say about the
places he has visited. C. he is always travelling.
No wrong numbers
What does 'No wrong numbers' mean?
Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought
another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr.
Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought
twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst
to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now,
has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent
messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own
private 'telephone' service.
生词和短语: pigeon n. 鸽子 cover v. 越过 distance n. 距离 request n. 要求，请求
spare part 备件service n. 业务，服务
难点1：In the way: Please move this chair. It is in the way.
Do you work in the way I have shown you.
On the way: On the way to the station, I bought some chocolate.
In this way: He saves old envelopes. In this way, he has collected a great many stamps.
By the way: By the way, have you seen Harry recently.
In a way: In a way, it is an important book.
练习：1. __________ from Athens to London, the plane stopped at Rome.
2. I cooked this________ you showed me. 3. ____________. Where is my coat?
4. Yes, ________ he has been very successful. 5. Children get ________ during the holidays.
难点2：Spare: I cannot spare the time. 我花不起时间。 I have no time to spare.我没有时间。
I cannot buy spare parts for this car.我买不起这辆车的备件。There is a spare room in this house.
在这栋房子里有一间空房。Caligula spared the slave’s life.卡里格勒饶了那个奴隶的命。
练习：用spar e的形容词形式或动词形式来代替句子中用斜体书写的单词或短语，并对句中
的其他部分作必要的改动。 1. There is an extra wheel in the back of the car.

2. I always go on excursions in my free time.

3. “Do you have any old clothes that you do not want?” he asked.

4. The guest slept in the room we do not use.

5. “Do not kill me!” begged the prisoner (犯人).

阅读理解：

1. Mr. Scott hasn’t got a telephone in his new garage because___________.
A. it isn’t far from his old garage, so he doesn’t need one B. he has twelve pigeons
C. He can’t get one D. it’s too expensive
2. Mr. Scott keeps pigeons because___________.
A. he uses them to send messages B. it’s his hobby
C. he has two garages D. he likes them
3. Mr. Scott has a garage. The garage is __________.
A. to him B. of him C. of his D. his
4. Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his garage. _________he has just bought twelve pigeons.
A. That’s so B. That’s why C. Because D. For
5. He has just bought twelve pigeons. When did he _________ them?
A. bought B. buys C. buy D. buying
6. What’s the distance from Pinhurst to Silbury? How _______ is Pinhurst _________ Silbury?
A. long ago… until B. long … away C. away… till D. far…From
7. The pigeon flew from one garage to the other ________ three minutes.
A. in B. into C. with D. on
8. Mr. Scott has a garage in Silbury. His ________ garage is in Pinhurst.
A. another B. other C. else D. different
9. Mr. Scott can’t get a telephone. Telephones are hard to _______________.
A. take B. receive C. obtain D. find
10. He has sent requests for spare parts. He has __________ spare parts.
A. asked B. asked for C. begged D. pleased
11. Urgent messages are important, so they must be sent ___________
A. quickly B. slowly C. by hand D. largely
12. Mr. Scott’s “telephone service” is private. It is _________________
A. general B. spare C. secret D. his own