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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 a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bo
2、ught an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, 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 writ
3、er has been in Australia for six months. B. Tim is a worker and hes 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. Its the first time Tim has
4、 ever been to another country. C. Perth is in the center of Austrian D. Tims brother has never been abroad before.3. Tim is in Australia. He went _ Australia six months ago. A. to B. in C. at D. into4. Tim is in Australia. How long _there? A. is he B, has he been C. has he D. was he5. Tim has been i
5、n Australia for six months. His brother hasnt seen him _January. A. for B. since C. from D. by6. He has just bought an Australian car. He bought one_A. a short time ago B. a long time ago C. last year D. six months ago7. He has just gone to Alice Springs. He has never _ there before.A. went B. being
6、 C. been D. was8. Tim is working for a big firm. He is working for a big_A. society B. company C. factory D. store9. He has visited a great number of different places. He hasnt stayed in _ place.A. the only B. a similar C. the same D. alike10. Alice Boring BorisI have a boring friend called Boris. B
7、oris has travelled to every part of the world.If I ask him a question like Have you ever been to Jamaica (牙买加) or Beijing?, Boris always answers, Yes, Ive been there. If I ask him a question like Would you like to go to Jamaica or Beijing? Boris always answers, No, Ive already been there. If someone
8、 has had a nice holiday in any part of the world, Boris always says, Ive been there. Hes been everywhere, but he hasnt anything to 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 abroad
9、B. has been there before C. likes to stay at home2) 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 there B. will go there soon C. has
10、already been there4) The writers friend Boris is boring because _.A. he always talks about the places he has visited. B. he has nothing to say about the places 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
11、 has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurst to Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes
12、. Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his own private telephone service.生词和短语: pigeon n. 鸽子 cover v. 越过 distance n. 距离 request n. 要求，请求spare part 备件service n. 业务，服务难点1：In the way: Please
13、move this chair. It is in the way. Do you work in the way I have 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
14、 is an important book.练习：1. _ from Athens to London, the 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.难点2：Spare: I cannot spare the time. 我花不起时间。 I have no time to spare.我没有时间。I cannot buy s
15、pare parts for this car.我买不起这辆车的备件。There is a spare room in this house.在这栋房子里有一间空房。Caligula spared the slaves life.卡里格勒饶了那个奴隶的命。练习：用spare的形容词形式或动词形式来代替句子中用斜体书写的单词或短语，并对句中的其他部分作必要的改动。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
16、 clothes that you do not want?” he asked.4. The guest slept in the room we do not use.5. “Do not kill me!” begged the prisoner (犯人).阅读理解：1. Mr. Scott hasnt got a telephone in his new garage because_.A. it isnt far from his old garage, so he doesnt need one B. he has twelve pigeonsC. He cant get one
17、D. its too expensive2. Mr. Scott keeps pigeons because_.A. he uses them to send messages B. its his hobbyC. he has two garages D. he likes them3. Mr. Scott has a garage. The garage is _. A. to him B. of him C. of his D. his4. Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his garage. _he has just bought twelv
18、e pigeons.A. Thats so B. Thats why C. Because D. For5. He has just bought twelve pigeons. When did he _ them?A. bought B. buys C. buy D. buying6. Whats the distance from Pinhurst to Silbury? How _ is Pinhurst _ Silbury?A. long ago until B. long away C. away till D. farFrom7. The pigeon flew from one
19、 garage to the other _ three minutes.A. in B. into C. with D. on8. Mr. Scott has a garage in Silbury. His _ garage is in Pinhurst.A. another B. other C. else D. different9. Mr. Scott cant get a telephone. Telephones are hard to _.A. take B. receive C. obtain D. find10. He has sent requests for spare parts. He has _ spare parts.A. asked B. asked for C. begged D. pleased11. Urgent messages are important, so they must be sent _A. quickly B. slowly C. by hand D. largely12. Mr. Scotts “telephone service” is private. It is _ A. general B. spare C. secret D. his own