Li Fei is my new pen pal. She is   21   Singapore. Singapore is a small but beautiful   22  in Southeast Asia(东南亚).It is   23    and has green plants everywhere, so people also call it “Garden City” in the world.

  Li Lei is a    24   girl. She is a student in No.6 Middle School in Singapore. She speaks English   25    .And she can also speak   26   Chinese. Her favorite 27    at school is history. She thinks it is very interesting. Li Lei likes 28    very much. She wants to have a dog as a pet, but she can’t,   29   her parents don’t like animals. She is very sad about this. Li Lei likes China very much. She hopes to   30    China very much.              

1.A. of           B.from           C.on          D.at

2.A. home        B.world          C.map         D.country

3.A.dirty         B.clean           C.quiet        D.interesting

4.A. 13 years      B.13-years-old     C. 13-year-old  D. 13 years old

5.A. good         B.fine            C.nice         D. well

6.A. kind         B.kind of          C.a little       D.little

7.A. teacher       B.club            C.sport        D.subject

8.A. animals       B.zoos           C.plants       D.parks

9.A. and          B.because         C.so          D.or

10.A. come        B.learn            C.visit        D.live

Li Fei is my new pen pal. She is   21  Singapore. Singapore is a small but beautiful   22 in Southeast Asia(东南亚).It is   23   and has green plants everywhere, so people also call it “Garden City” in the world.
Li Lei is a    24  girl. She is a student in No.6 Middle School in Singapore. She speaks English   25   .And she can also speak   26  Chinese. Her favorite 27   at school is history. She thinks it is very interesting. Li Lei likes 28   very much. She wants to have a dog as a pet, but she can’t,   29  her parents don’t like animals. She is very sad about this. Li Lei likes China very much. She hopes to   30   China very much.              

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