I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.

Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form(退税表). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(程序). That was fabulous! I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that, a tall man in a gray suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, “Can I introduce myself? I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard…” He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!

Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer?

1.The writer went to Harrods to __________.

A．kill time           B．buy some gifts      C．go sightseeing      D．shop for her wedding

2.What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A．drive             B．arrive            C．rush             D．leave

3.Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in the second paragraph?

A．“I’m an honest man.”

B．“I must obey the rules.”

C．“Harrods is strict with its employees.”

D．“Anybody will receive our good service.”

4.As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.

A．went to a meeting.                      B．flew back to Geneva

C．visited one of her friends                 D．attended a wedding ceremony

5.The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experience was so ____.

A．pleasant          B．strange           C．exciting           D．amusing

 

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By teaching your children fire safety rules you can ensure they know what to do when a house fire occurs. Making sure your children know exactly what is required of them cuts down the chaos of the emergency situation and helps keep your family safe and secure.

   All children should know about important fire safety procedures. For example, tell your children to stay low to the ground in a smoky room, which keeps them from breathing smoke, as smoke always rises towards the ceiling. Also tell them that they can put a damp towel or a piece of clothing over their faces and breathe in through it to cut down the effects of breathing smoke even more.

  In addition, make sure your children know how to correctly stop, drop and roll when their clothes catch fire. Because it results in loss of oxygen, which puts out the flames. Also your children should know to touch door handles before opening the doors to see if they’re hot. If they are, it means there’s a fire in the next room, and they should leave the door closed and find another route out of the house.

   Make sure your children never play with lighters or matches. Usually, many children are attracted by lighters and matches and want to experiment with setting things on fire to see what happens. So hide lighters and matches in some place your children can’t reach.

   Do regular fire drills to act out and improve your evacuation（疏散）plan. Make sure everyone knows all the possible exits of the house they can use, and that all members of your family know your evacuation plan well enough so that they don’t have to waste time thinking if a fire starts. Quick, determined response to a fire will save your family members’ lives.

Title: Teach your children fire safety rules
Reasons	Children should know what to do in __1.___ of a house fire. It can help __2.___ the chaos of the emergency situation.
Teach children fire safety ___3.__	Stay low to the ground and __4.___ the face with damp towels or pieces of clothing. Correctly stop, drop and roll to put out the fire on the ___5.__. Don’t open the doors with ___6.__ door handles.
Keep lighters or matches away from children	It’s dangerous to ___7.__ with setting things on fire. Keep lighters and matches out of children’s ___8.__.
Do fire drills ___9.__	Make all exits and the evacuation plan known to everyone. Ensure every family member can __10.___ to a fire quickly and determinedly.

 

I went into Harrods in London (a huge department store I am sure you have heard of) to buy some Minton china plates for a wedding anniversary which was to be a group gift from friends to other friends in Geneva.
Having only 30 minutes between meeting. I whizzed there in a taxi from the office and battled through the milling people on the 2nd day of the sales on the ground floor up to the 5th to the china department. There was a man standing there who was obviously a sales person who I rushed up to and asked if he had this particular china in stock and if it would take long to wrap, etc. He was amazing. He got the plates in seconds, wrapped them up and asked me if I wanted a store card, to which I replied no, because I lived in Switzerland, to which he replied asking if, as I lived abroad, would like a tax rebate form(退税表). After that he showed me what to do, produced a map of the store and told me where I should go for the formalities(程序). That was fabulous! I thanked him and said what wonderful service he had given me. I even asked if he gave this to everyone, to which he answered: “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods”. With that, a tall man in a gray suit approached me and offered his hand to shake mine saying, “Can I introduce myself? I am the Chief Executive of Harrods and what an interesting conversation I have just heard…” He had been wandering through the store (as you should do as a hands-on CEO) and had overheard me thanking this salesman, whose face, I can hardly describe, was frozen in a mixture of delight awe and astonishment!
Can you imagine the salesman going home to his family and friends recounting what the CEO spoke to him after overhearing him being praised by a customer?
【小题1】The writer went to Harrods to __________.

A．kill time

B．buy some gifts

C．go sightseeing

D．shop for her wedding

【小题2】What does the underlined word “whiz” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?

A．drive

B．arrive

C．rush

D．leave

【小题3】Which of the following sentences can best replace “I’m just doing what is required at Harrods” in the second paragraph?

A．“I’m an honest man.”

B．“I must obey the rules.”

C．“Harrods is strict with its employees.”

D．“Anybody will receive our good service.”

【小题4】As soon as she bought what she wanted, the writer________.

A．went to a meeting.	B．flew back to Geneva
C．visited one of her friends	D．attended a wedding ceremony

【小题5】The writer wrote the above passage because she thought what she had experience was so ____.

A．pleasant

B．strange

C．exciting

D．amusing

 

School is over and it’s time for the family to get your children moving and have fun. Choose a suitable one from the following family activities.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics helps to improve flexibility, strength, and teaches self-discipline. Although Olympic-level gymnastics take years of practice to master, more simple moves are easy to learn in a day and can be practiced at home.

Suitable for: 4+

Cost: £6 an hour

Contact: British Gymnastics; 084 512 97129; www.british-gymnastics.org

Surfing

What is required to learn the art of surfing is to combine balance, coordination and patience, which means that it’s not easy to learning that, but the excitement of jumping to your feet on the board for the first time and riding a wave into the shore is an excellent experience.

Suitable for: 8+

Cost: £30 an hour

Contact: www.nationalsurfingcentre.com, 016 378 50737

Sailing

Sailing is beneficial for developing confidence and provides a pure mental and physical challenge from the beginning. It can be done alone, and picking up the basics is not difficult.

Suitable for: 8+

Cost: Free

Contact: Royal Yachting Association; 084 534 50400; www.rya.org.uk

Diving

This is a great way to make swimming even more fun. High board diving needs muscle control. Lessons begin at the poolside, where you will learn some basic skills before moving on to the boards, Try a saltwater pool, on warmer days, and enjoy the fresh air, high boards and water games.

Suitable for: 13+

Cost: The first lesson, which lasts one hour, is usually free if you decide to carry on. £10/£20 an hour.

Contact: Find your local swimming pool at www. britishswimming.org; 015 096 18700

1.If you have a child of seven, you would like to choose ______ for him/her.

A．Diving            B．Sailing            C．Surfing           D．Gymnastics

2.Taking a 10-hour course in diving needs at least       .

A．£200             B．£100             C．£90              D．£30

3.In order to build up your children’s confidence, you can call        .

A．015 096 18700

B．084 534 50400

C．016 378 50737

D．084 512 97129

4.According to the passage, we know that       .

A．it is very difficult to learn basic sailing skills.

B．it is impossible to practice gymnastics at home

C．self-discipline is needed to do high board diving

D．surfing needs qualities of patience and balance

 

Homeschooling is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in public or private school. As a matter of fact, most childhood education occurred within the family or community. 

Homeschooling is a legal choice for parents in developed countries to provide their children with a learning environment at home. Parents see many reasons for homeschool, including better test results, improved instruction, to help the public system with fewer kids, poor public school environment, religious reasons, improved character development, the expense of private education, and objection to what is taught locally in public school. 

Homeschooling can also be a choice for families living in remote (遥远的) locations, living abroad, and to allow for more traveling. Also many young athletes and actors are taught at home, where a coach (教练) or tutor is with the child for many years and then knows the child very well. 

In some places, an approved curriculum (课程) is required if children are to be home-schooled. In some cases a liberal arts (文科) education is provided. 

根据短文内容，从A、B、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案（共3小题；每小题2分，满分6分） 

36. Home-schooled children are usually taught by ______. 

A. teachers or neighbours                         B. parents or tutors

C. coaches or tutors                              D. instructions or officials

37. According to the text, some parents choose to homeschool their children because ______.

A. they are tired of taking their children to and from school

B. their children are too naughty to go to a regular school

C. they are not satisfied with what is taught at local public schools

D. they have too many children to feed and educate 

38. Which of the following is TRUE about home-schooling according to the text?   

A. Home-schooling is still illegal in developed countries.

B. Athletes and actors can not be home-schooled. 

C. There is no curriculum for home-schooled children. 

D. Some parents have to home-school their children when living abroad