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FOREIGN EXCHANGE A CLASS OF THEIR OWN

　　* Name: Susan Lane

　　Age: 22

　　Place: Reykjavik, Iceland, 1994.

　　Cost: $ 7,000

　　Organisation: AFS

　　Experience:“I think it was a turning point in my life. I began to understand more about my own culture by experiencing another culture and seeing how other people live.”

　　* Name: Sara Small

　　Age: 23

　　Place: Crivitz, Germany, 1996.

　　Cost: $8,000

　　Organisation: EF Foundation

　　Experience: “I loved the travelling and I made a lot of friends. I found the European school system to be hard but I am fluent now in German so it was worth it. I did miss my family and friends in Australia but I would love to do it again.”

　　* Name: Leanne Smythe

　　Age: 20

　　Place: Minnesota, America, 1994.

　　Cost: $ 6,000

　　Organnisation: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange

　　Experience: “I learnt how to be really responsible. It was great to be on my own and I got on really well with the family I was with. I will definitely go back one day.”

　　* Name: David Links

　　Age: 16

　　Place: Stuttgart, Germany, 1996.

　　Cast: $ 6,000

　　Organisation: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange

　　Experience: “I wanted to try something that was very different to Australia in culture. 1n Germany everything was different but I soon got settled. The family I was with were great and I really feel as though I have a second family. ”

　　* Name: Tom Jennings

　　Age: 21

　　Place: Conflans, France, 1995.

　　Cast: $ 7,000

　　Organisation: Southern Cross Cultural Exchange

　　Experience: “There were times when it was difficult but I liked it, experiencing a different culture. You just have to play each situation as it comes. If there is one thing you learn when you are on a student-ex-change program it is how to take care of yourself.”

　　* Name: Linda Marks

　　Age: 19

　　Place: Chonburi Province, Thailand, 1994.

　　Cost: $ 3,500

　　Organisation: Rotary International

　　Experience: “It's like a roller-coaster ride, there are lots of ups and downs, but you always come back for more. I had a few problems but there was always someone to turn to and that was great . ”

1．The students who refer to both the good time and the bad time include ________.

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A．Susan Lane and Sara Small

B．Linda Marks and David Links

C．Tom Jennings and Linda Marks

D．Learns Smythe and Tom Jennings

2．The writing above would probably be ________.

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A．the records of students' activities

B．the foreign students' name cards

C．the notice about a visit to foreign countries

D．the advertisement from an international travel service

3．The student who valued learning another language is ________.

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4．How many students mention the culture difference they have experienced?

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Colonel Sanders went to more than 1,000 places attempting to sell his chicken recipe before he spotted an interested buyer.The fact that we can purchase Kentucky Fried Chicken today proves his steady determination.Thomas Edison attempted almost 10,000 times before he succeeded in creating the electric ligh.If he had given up,　　　　　　　　　　　 !

The original business plan for what was to become Federal Express was given a failing grade on Fred Smith’s college exam.And,in the early days,their employees would cash their pay checks at branch stores rather than banks.This meant it would take longer for the money to clear,therefore giving Fed Ex more time to cover their payroll.

Sylvester Stallone had been turned down a thousand times by agents and was down to his last $ 600 before he found a company that would produce Rocky.The rest is history!To truly succeed requires a total commitment to your goal.A large majority of people make the mistake of quitting just short of success.If you really have faith in what you are doing,give it all you’ve got and don’t give up.

You will succeed.There is no such thing as failure.Every action produces an outcome,which may not always be the outcome you are looking for,but it is an outcome,however.If you monitor the results of your actions and keep correcting what is not working,you will eventually achieve the result you are looking for.

just short of success.If you really have faith in what you are doing,give it all you’ve got and don’t give up.

You will succeed.There is no such thing as failure.Every action produces an outcome,which may not always be the outcome you are looking for,but it is an outcome,however.If you monitor the results of your actions and keep correcting what is not working,you will eventually achieve the result you are looking for.

Ray Kroc,the late founder of McDonalds,put it best when he said:“Nothing in this world can take the place of constant efforts.Talent will not;nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with great talent.Genius will not.Un-rewarded genius is almost a proverb.Education will not.The world is full of the educated abandoned.Constant efforts,determination and love are all-powerful.”

1.What is the best title of this passage?(please answer within 8 words)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

2.Why does the writer use the examples of Colonel Sanders,Thomas Edison,Fred Smith and Sylvester Stallone?(please answer within 15 words)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 1 with proper words.(pIease answer within 10 words)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

4.Which sentence in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one?

Many people aren’t able to stick to their goal until they really succeed.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

5.Translate the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 into Chinese.

 

    Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money listening to rock music. Forbes magazine claims that  1   least fifty rock stars have  2  of between two million and six million dollars per year.

    Those who love rock music   3  about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in   4  . Some observers think the customers are buying more than music. According to one   5   , rock music has a special 6  because no real training is needed to produce it. There is no gulf 7   the audience and the performer. Every boy and girl in the audience   8   , “I could sing like that.” 9   rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form of worships. Young people are   10   to pay to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshiping   11 .

    How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money stars  12 in like water? Most of the young stars simply throw the money   13.  Many   14 stars live like Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a   15, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do   16 tour. They save no money, buy no stocks, and live from   17   to mouth.

　　   In the end the rock star's life is  18. After two or three years riches and fames are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the   19  ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to impress strangers. New stars have arrived to take his   20  .

1. A. of　　　　　　   B. at　　　　     C. in　　    　　　　　　  D. for　　　　　　　　   

2. A. money　　        B. salaries　　     C. wages　　      D. incomes

3. A. spend　　　　    B. cost　　　　  C. take　　        D. reward

4. A. individual　　      B. man　　        C. person　　 　　  D. people

5. A. principle　　    B. announcement  　　   C. theory　　 　　  D. opinion

6. A. need　　　　     B. appeal　　      C. request    　　   D. requirement

7. A. between　　      B. among　　     C. within　　  　　 D. during

8. A. thought　　       B. think　　       C. thinks　　 　　   D. thinking

9. A. For　　    　　    B. But　　         C. Nevertheless   D. So

10. A. anxious　　    B. glad　　　　    C. reluctant　　  D. unwilling

11. A. themselves　　   B. himself　　     C. herself　　 　　  D. ourselves　　 

12. A. moving　　      B. entering　　    C. pouring　　     D. arriving

13. A. off  　　　　   B. around　　    　　   C. down　　　　 　　   D. out

14. A. football　　  　　 B. movie　　      C. TV　　　　    D. rock

15. A. journey　　      B. trip　　　　    C. tour　　　　   D. travel

16. A. other　　        B. several　　     C. another　　   D. few

17. A. hand　　　　    B. mouth　　      C. foot　　　　   D. arm

18. A. priceless　　   B. valuable　　    C. invaluable       D. unrewarding

19. A. individual　　    B. single　　      C. lonely　　  　　 D. alone

20. A. post　　　　   　　   B. place　　       C. job　　　　    D. work

 

    Around the world young people are spending unbelievable sums of money listening to rock music. Forbes magazine claims that  1   least fifty rock stars have  2  of between two million and six million dollars per year.

    Those who love rock music   3  about two billion dollars a year for records. They pay 150 million to see rock stars in   4  . Some observers think the customers are buying more than music. According to one   5   , rock music has a special 6  because no real training is needed to produce it. There is no gulf 7   the audience and the performer. Every boy and girl in the audience   8   , “I could sing like that.” 9   rock has become a new kind of religion, a new form of worships. Young people are   10   to pay to worship a rock star because it is a way of worshiping   11 .

    How do the rock stars use their money? What do they do when the money stars  12 in like water? Most of the young stars simply throw the money   13.  Many   14 stars live like Grace Slick and the Jefferson Airplane. Those performers return from a   15, pay their bills, and buy new toys. Then when they need money again, they do   16 tour. They save no money, buy no stocks, and live from   17   to mouth.

　　   In the end the rock star's life is  18. After two or three years riches and fames are gone. Left with his memories and his tax problems, the   19  ex-performer spends his remaining years trying to impress strangers. New stars have arrived to take his   20  .

1. A. of　　　　　　   B. at　　　　     C. in　　    　　　　　　  D. for　　　　　　　　   

2. A. money　　        B. salaries　　     C. wages　　      D. incomes

3. A. spend　　　　    B. cost　　　　  C. take　　        D. reward

4. A. individual　　      B. man　　        C. person　　 　　  D. people

5. A. principle　　    B. announcement  　　   C. theory　　 　　  D. opinion

6. A. need　　　　     B. appeal　　      C. request    　　   D. requirement

7. A. between　　      B. among　　     C. within　　  　　 D. during

8. A. thought　　       B. think　　       C. thinks　　 　　   D. thinking

9. A. For　　    　　    B. But　　         C. Nevertheless   D. So

10. A. anxious　　    B. glad　　　　    C. reluctant　　  D. unwilling

11. A. themselves　　   B. himself　　     C. herself　　 　　  D. ourselves　　 

12. A. moving　　      B. entering　　    C. pouring　　     D. arriving

13. A. off  　　　　   B. around　　    　　   C. down　　　　 　　   D. out

14. A. football　　  　　 B. movie　　      C. TV　　　　    D. rock

15. A. journey　　      B. trip　　　　    C. tour　　　　   D. travel

16. A. other　　        B. several　　     C. another　　   D. few

17. A. hand　　　　    B. mouth　　      C. foot　　　　   D. arm

18. A. priceless　　   B. valuable　　    C. invaluable       D. unrewarding

19. A. individual　　    B. single　　      C. lonely　　  　　 D. alone

20. A. post　　　　   　　   B. place　　       C. job　　　　    D. work