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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.

 

Professor Martin's report says that children who attend a number of different schools, because their parents have to move around the country, probably make slow progress in their studies. There are also signs, says Professor Martin, that an unusually large number of such children are mentally affected.

　　The professor says, "It's true, my personal feeling is that children should stay in one school. However, our findings are based on research and not on any personal feelings that I or my assistants may have on the subject."

　　Captain Thomas James, an Army lecturer for the past 20 years and him self a father of two, said," I've never heard such rubbish. Taking me for ex ample, no harm is done to the education of my children who change schools regularly－if they keep to the same system, as in our army schools. In my experience, I've known quite a few of them－Army children are as well－adjusted（调整）as any others, if not more so. What the professor doesn't appear to appreciate is the fact that in such situations children will adapt（适应）much better than grown-ups."

　　When this was put to Professor Martin, he said that at no time had his team suggested that all such children were backward or mentally affected in some way, but simply that in their experience there was a clear tendency（倾向）.

　　"Our findings show that while the very bright child can deal with regular changes without harming his or her general progress in studies, the majority of children suffer from constantly having to enter a new learning situation."

　　1．According to this passage, Professor Martin's personal feeling_______.

　　　　A. is the opposite of what his report has shown

　　　　B. is in a way supported by his research

　　　　C. has played a big part in his research

　　　　D. is based on his own experience as a child

　

　　2．From the passage, we can conclude that Captain James's children_________.

　　　　A. have been affected by changing schools

　　　　B. go to ordinary State schools

　　　　C. can get used to the Army school education

　　　　D. discuss their education regularly with their father

　　

　　3.About children and grown-ups, Captain James says that children______.

　　　　A. are generally well-adjusted

　　　　B. are usually less experienced

　　　　C. can adapt much more easily

　　　　D. can deal with changes quickly

　　

　　4．According to Professor Martin, _________ suffer from changing schools regularly.

　　　　A. Army children

　　　　B. quite a few children

　　　　C. bright children

　　　　D. few children

 

When Johnny Cash sings, people listen. His big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and juke-boxes across North America. His records sell by the million. Country-music fans everywhere, know his big hits. They love songs like "Hey Porter", "Ring of Fire", and "Folsom Prison Blue".

Johnny Cash sings about a hundred concerts a year. People like what they hear--and what they see, too. Rugged and big-shouldered, the singer stands six-two without his black boots on.

He's a two-hundred-pound package of muscle and talent. And that scar(疤痕)on his cheek? It's a bullet(子弹)hole, of course!

In the minds of most people, Johnny Cash is "Mr Tough (violent) Guy". He's an ex-drug addict who was once put in prison. His grandmother was an Indian. To keep from starving, he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife. Some people say he even killed a man.

In fact, most of the Johnny Cash story is just that--a story. True, years ago he had a "drug habit "for a short time. He "popped" pills. But he never used heroin or other "hard "drugs. Some- times he'd go wild and get locked up for a few hours . But he never served a prison sentence.

There's no Indian blood in his veins. He's been a killer only in song. As for the "bullet hole",

it's an old scar left by a doctor who opened a cyst(囊肿).

People who know Johnny Cash well say he's a "gentle guy", a "generous guy'--anything but a "tough guy". How did the stories get started? Some of them like the story about the "Indian grandmother", he made up long ago to add excitement to his career. Others, like the "bullet hole”, simply got started. Now there's little the singer can do to change people's minds. "They just want to believe it," he says.

1. Johnny Cash is a favorite of many　　　　　 .

A. opera lovers　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　B. country music fans

C. hard-rock fans　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. jazz music lovers

2. In truth, Johnny Cash　　　　　　 .

A. invented the "Indian grandmother"

B. used to kill rabbits for a living

C. had a bullet hole on his cheek

D. served a long prison sentence

3. In his private life, Johnny Cash is, 　　　　　　　　.

A. much wilder than he looks

B. much smaller than he is on stage

C. much tougher than he is in public

D. much more gentle than most people suppose

4. The passage shows us that many people believe　　　　　 .

A. only what they see　　　　　　　　　　　 B. what they are sure is true

C. only what they hear　　　　　　　　　　　 D. what they find interesting