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1、An exciting tripWhy 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 abig firm and he has already visited a great number of different places inAustralia.He has just bought

2、an Australiancar and has gone to Alicesprings, 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 be

3、en 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

4、 to another country. C. Perth is in the center of AustrianD. Tim s brother has never been abroad before.3. Tim is in Australia. He went _ Australia six months ago.A. toB. inC. atD. into4.Tim is in Australia. How long _there?A. is heB, has he beenC. has heD. was he5.Tim has been in Australia for six

5、months. His brother hasn tseen him _January.A. forB. sinceC. fromD. by6.He has just bought an Australian car. He bought one_A. a short time agoB. a long time agoC. last yearD. six months ago7.He has just gone to Alice Springs. He has never _ there before.A. wentB. beingC. beenD. was8.Tim is working

6、for a big firm. He is working for a big_A. societyB. companyC. factoryD. store9.He has visited a great number of different places. He hasn tstayed in _ place.A. the onlyB. a similarC. the sameD. alike10. AliceBoring BorisI have a boring friend called Boris. Boris has travelled to every part of the w

7、orld.If I ask him a question like Have you ever been to Jamaica (牙買加 ) or Beijing?,Borisalways answers, Yes, Ive been there. If I ask him a question like Would you like to go toJamaica or Beijing? Boris always answers, No, Ive already been there.If someone has had a nice holidayin any part of the wo

8、rld, Boris always says, Ive beenthere.Hes been everywhere, but he hasnt anythingto say about the places he has visited.Sometimes I think he has been everywhere but seen nothing!1) .Boris doesnt want to go anywhere because he _.A. never travels abroadB. has been there beforeC. likes to stay at home2)

9、 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 thereB. will go there soonC. has already been there4) The writers friend Boris is boring

10、 because _.A. he always talks about the places he has visited.B. he has nothing to say about theplaces he has visited.C. he is always travelling.No wrong numbersWhat does No wrong numbers mean?Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just boughtanother garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is on

11、ly five miles from Silbury, but Mr.Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just boughttwelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurstto Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now,Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare

12、parts and other urgentmessages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his ownprivate telephone service.生詞和短語 : pigeon n. 鴿子cover v. 越過distance n. 距離request n. 要求，請求spare part 備件 service n. 業(yè)務(wù)，服務(wù)難點 1： In the way : Please move this chair. It is in the way .Do you work in the way I hav

13、e 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.練習(xí)： 1. _ from Athens to London, the

14、 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.難點 2： Spare:I cannot spare the time. 我花不起時間。I have no time to spare.我沒有時間。I cannot buy spare parts for this car. 我買不起這輛車的備件。There is a spare room

15、in this house.在這棟房子里有一間空房。Caligula spared the slaves life. 卡里格勒饒了那個奴隸的命。練習(xí)： 用 spare 的形容詞形式或動詞形式來代替句子中用斜體書寫的單詞或短語，并對句中的其他部分作必要的改動。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

16、 slept in the room we do not use.5. “Do not kill me! ”begged the prisoner (犯人 ).閱讀理解：1.Mr. Scott hasn tgot a telephone in his new garage because_.A. it isn tfar from his old garage, so he doesn tneed oneB. he has twelve pigeonsC. He cantget oneD. it s too expensive2.Mr. Scott keeps pigeons because_.

17、A. he uses them to send messagesB. it s his hobbyC. he has two garagesD. he likes them3.Mr. Scott has a garage. The garage is _.A. to himB. of himC. of hisD. his4.Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his garage. _he has just bought twelve pigeons.A. That s soB. That s whyC. BecauseD. For5.He has jus

18、t bought twelve pigeons. When did he _ them?A. boughtB. buysC. buyD. buying6.Whats the distance from Pinhurst to Silbury? How _ is Pinhurst _ Silbury?A. long ago untilB. longawayC. away tillD. far From7.The pigeon flew from one garage to the other _ three minutes.A. inB. intoC. withD. on8.Mr. Scott has a garage in Silbury. His _ garage is in Pinhurst.A. anotherB. otherC. elseD. different9.Mr. Scott can tget a telephone. Telephones are hard to _.A. takeB. receiveC. obtainD.