My Year Abroad                                                           

This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.

Mariko Okada – Tokyo

My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.

Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro

I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!

Alvin Chen – Hong Kong

Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!

1.All the three teenagers went abroad           .

A．to study English                         B．to visit friends

C．to have a holiday                        D．to find a job

2.Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?

A．Mariko.           B．Carla.             C．Alvin.             D．None of them.

3.Travelers Corner is most probably         .

A．a(chǎn) sports club newsletter                  B．a(chǎn) science documentary

C．a(chǎn) travel magazine                       D．a(chǎn) news website

 

My Year Abroad                                                           
This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.
Mariko Okada – Tokyo
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.
Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro
I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!
Alvin Chen – Hong Kong
Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!
【小題1】All the three teenagers went abroad           .

A．to study English	B．to visit friends
C．to have a holiday	D．to find a job

【小題2】Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?

A．Mariko.

B．Carla.

C．Alvin.

D．None of them.

【小題3】Travelers Corner is most probably         .

A．a(chǎn) sports club newsletter	B．a(chǎn) science documentary
C．a(chǎn) travel magazine	D．a(chǎn) news website

My Year Abroad                                                           

This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.

Mariko Okada – Tokyo

My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.

Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro

I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!

Alvin Chen – Hong Kong

Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!

25. All the three teenagers went abroad           .

A. to study English        B. to visit friends    C. to have a holiday       D. to find a job

26. Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?

A. Mariko.             B. Carla.         C. Alvin.         D. None of them.

27. Travelers Corner is most probably         .

A. a sports club newsletter           B. a science documentary

C. a travel magazine                     D. a news website

If you want to deal with the association(交往) between boys and girls properly, here are some ‘dos and don’ts’ for you to follow.

   Keep a normal and healthy state of mind. Our schools and classes are made up of boys and girls. It is very natural for the boys and girls to make friends with each other. We should make as many friends as possible. We should get along with the other sex in public instead of in secret.

   Don’t be too nervous or too shy. If you are a shy person, you can also find a way out. First of all, you can make friends with the students who have the same interest and hobby as you. As both of you have much in common, you may have much to talk about. If you keep doing like that, little by little, you will gladly find you are also as free to express yourself as others.

   Don’t fall into the ditch of early love. Boys and girls in adolescence (青春期) are rich in feelings. They are easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love and fall in love with each other at an early age. In my opinion, early love is a green apple that can’t be eaten. An apple won’t taste sweet until it is fully ripe. Boys and girls at middle school are too young to carry the heavy duty of love. Do keep out of early love.

1.The main idea of the passage is to _______.

       A. tell students to keep away from early love

       B. give some advice on how to associate(交往) between boys and girls

       C. tell students how to make friends

       D. teach boys how to talk with girls

2.We should get along with the other sex in the following ways EXCEPT _______.

       A. with a good state of mind                 B. in real friendship

       C. in public                             D. in secret

3.If you are a shy person, you can _______.

       A. find friends with the same interest and hobby first

       B. only have a few friends of the same sex

       C. not make friends with the other sex

       D. not fall in love with other students easily I

4.The underlined word ‘ditch’ in the passage means‘_______’ in Chinese.

       A. 波浪          B. 泥潭                 C. 圈套         D. 樹(shù)枝

5.A person at adolescence is _______.

       A. complicated(復(fù)雜的) in feelings

       B. good at making friends with each other

       C. old enough to fall in love                                                     

       D. easy to regard the friendship as a sign of love

 

Wonder why you can get angry so easily while your friend smiles all the time? It’s probably because you both have different personalities(個(gè)性).
Personality is also about how people think, behave, and react (反應(yīng)) to everything around them from day to day.
So what makes people think and behave in certain ways?
Part of the reason is that people are born like this. A baby gets its blood type, genes (基因) and other physical things when it’s still inside its mother. These things may help decide what the baby will be like.
But one’s personality doesn’t stop here. Family life, school learning and life experiences can also make you the person you are. This doesn’t mean it’s impossible to change your personality. You can always try to make yourself better. Don’t get too worried about your shortcomings (缺點(diǎn)). Just accept them. This is a good way to start making changes.
If you don’t know how to make friends, find out why. Is it because you’re too shy? Tell yourself to smile at people. Start talking to people using warm greetings.
Don’t give yourself a hard time about it all. It’s not easy to change lifelong habits in one night. Keep working at it. One day you’ll see that you can turn over a new leaf and be a new you!
【小題1】Personality is about the following except        .

A．how you behave

B．what you look like

C．how you react to something

D．how you think about something

【小題2】We know that         from the passage.

A．people are born the way they’ll always be

B．a(chǎn) person can try to change his/her personality

C．personality decides what a person looks like

D．blood type decides what a person will be like

【小題3】From the last two paragraphs, we learn that         .

A．a(chǎn) shy person can’t make many friends

B．you can work hard to improve yourself

C．everyone can change him- or herself in life

D．there is no way to change your lifelong habits