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Life in a British school(GroupA1A2A3B1)

Life in an Americanschool(GroupB2B3C1C2C3))

Fill in the blanks:

John studies in ______ at Woodland School near London. It’s a ______ school. His favorite subject is _____________. He likes learning how to __________. Before he came to the school he didn't know ______________________, but now he knows _________________________. Every year his school has _____________. He can _____________ from the school library and even ______________________ from home but they have to tell their English teacher __________________. Near the end of the class they can _________________ about their books. The reading week is always too short because they want to ____________________________.

Year 8

mixed

Home Economics cook and sew

how to do things for himself

how to cook healthy and tasty food

a Reading week read any book

bring in books and magazines

what they are reading

talk to their classmates

read all their classmates’ books as well

John/in year 8/mixed school/favourite subject—Home Economics/how to cook and sew/before/how to do things for myself/now…/a Reading Week/every year/books from…/ tell …/ talk …/short/ because…

Nancy is a _________ girl and she studies in _________ at Rocky Mountain High School in Denver. Her brother Jim is a ____________ boy. He had __________ last year, so he _______________ every day. This is great because it’s faster than _____________. She plays softball after school _____________. She loves it and so she spends a lot of time _________. Every Monday she goes to a __________. She _________ this a lot. Her buddy Julie is ____________________. She helps her ____________her new school and helps her _________________. Nancy meets her friends _____________, and they always have a great time _________________. Sometimes they go to _______________ after school.

14-year-old

the ninth grade

seventeen-year-old

driving lessons drives her to school

taking the bus

twice a week

practicing

“ buddy club” enjoys

a senior in the twelfth grade

learn all about

with her homework

during lunchtime

talking to each other

shopping malls

Nancy/14 years old/ in 9th grade/Jim/ driving lessons/ great because…/twice a week/softball/every Monday/buddy club/older students—new students/enjoy/Julie/help me with…/hero/during lunchtime…/sometimes…

1,A life without a friend is a life without a sun.

2, Once time is wasted, life is wasted.

3, While there is life there is hope.

4, Take away my good name and take away my life.

7. Living without an aim is like sailing without a compass.

5, The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

6. An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

1 一所混合学校

2 一起上课

3 健康和美味的饭菜

4 一个阅读周

5 接近每节课的结束

6 世界各地的学校

7 也

a mixed school

have lessons together

healthy and tasty meals

a Reading Week

near the end of each class

schools around the world

as well/too/also/either

人生没有朋友，犹如人生没有太阳。

Fill in the blanks with also, as well, too, either

1 He is a teacher. I am ____ a teacher.

2 He can ski ,and he can skate,______.

3 We aren’t doctors; they aren’t doctors, _______.

4 He is good at using computers. I am good at using computers _________.

also

too

either

as well

一旦时间浪费了，生命就浪费了。

1 我们的所有的同学的书

2 上驾驶课

3 开车送我上学

4 更少的时间 / 错误

5 打垒球

6 花大量时间锻炼

7 倾听我的问题

all my classmates’ books

have driving lessons

drive me to school

less time/fewer mistakes

play softball

spend a lot of time practicing

listen to my problems

一息若存，希望不灭。

1. 我爸爸每天开车送我妈妈去上班。

My father _______ ____ _______ _____

_______every day.

drives my mother to B. C.

work

2. He has a good time ________________. drawing a picture

3. Mum spends ten minutes __________(water) the flowers.

watering

生活而无目标，犹如航海之无指南针。

4. ________ (drive) takes less time than __________ (take) the bus.

Driving taking

1.Our school is a _____ (mix) school.

2.Do you know how _______(swim).

3.The food is _______(health) and _____ (taste).

4.They had a great time _____ (sing) there.

5.She helps the old man _____ (cross) the road.

mixed

to swim

healthy tasty

singing

cross

夺了我的名誉等于夺了我的生命。

1. 我的哥哥在学校上了驾驶课。

My brother _______________________ at school.

2. 我的爸爸每天开车送我上学。

My father ______________________ every day.

3.May 每周放学之后打两次垒球。

May plays softball ____________________________.

4. 午饭期间我们与朋友总是聊得很开心。

We always ________________________________.

had driving lessons

drives me to school

twice a week after school

have a great time chatting with

our friends

生命的伟大终点不是知识而是行动。

Lucky dogsYou can get 1 points without doin

g anything

生活的目标，是唯一值得寻找的财富。