As you are soon on your way to Eastern Europe, here are a few tips on what you should pack. In general, pack lightly, with only the most basic clothes. People dress casually(随便地) in Eastern Europe, so you don’t need to bring along your smartest clothing.

Batteries: If your camera, flash, or other appliances run on batteries, bring enough supply along. Certain types of batteries don’t exist in Eastern Europe, and those that do often don’t last very long.

Cash: We have found it good to have supply of small-unit U.S. bills($1and $5) to use in hard–currency stores, to buy international train tickets, etc. The hard–currency stores never seem to have the right change.

Electric Current Adapter(转换器): If you bring any appliances, remember that the electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts A.C., not the standard 110 volts of North America. A 110 volts appliance will soon burn out when attached to an unchanged 220-volt plug.

Language Tools: One of Europe’s biggest challenges is communicating with the local people since their languages are so different from our own. To help overcome difficulties, you might buy phrasebooks before you go — you won’t find them once you are in Eastern Europe.

Money Belt: A money belt is especially helpful when you have many documents to carry around ( as you always do in Eastern Europe). The best one we find is made by Eagle Greek Travel Gear, 143 Cedros Ave. (P. O. box 651), Solona Beach, CA 92075 (tel. 619/755 – 9399, or toll free 800/874 – 9925) outside California.

Traveler’s Checks: These are necessary. Bring your traveler’s checks in small to medium unit ($10, $20, or $50) to change a little bit at a time, so as not to be left with a lot of local money. To be on the safe side, be sure to copy down the check numbers in two places, just in case something happens to the checks.

1.How many tips are mentioned in the passage?

A．6                B．7                C．8                D．9

2.Which of the following things may be the biggest challenge in Eastern Europe?

A．Appliances.        B．Money.           C．Language.         D．Clothes.

3.Which of the following statements is NOT a fact according to the passage?

A. No shop in Eastern Europe accepts hard currency.

B. Travelers may need to carry many documents in Eastern Europe.

C. The electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts A.C.

D. Eastern European languages can be a problem to foreign travelers.

4.What’s the writer’s purpose of writing this passage?

A．To tell you it’s not easy to stay in Eastern Europe.

B．To give you some advice on what you should pack when you’re in Eastern Europe.

C．To tell you something about the life in Eastern Europe.

D．To show you the life in Eastern Europe is different from that in your country.

5.What do the underlined words “change” and “check” probably mean according to the given dictionary entries(词条)?

change

1. [V] to become different 改变；变化

2. [V] to exchange money into the money of another country 兑换

3. [U] the money that you get back when you have paid for sth giving more money than the amount it costs 找给的零钱；找头

check

1. [V] to examine sth to see if it is correct, safe or acceptable 检查；审查

2. [C] an act of making sure that sth is safe, correct or in good condition by examining it 检查；查看

3. [C] a printed form that you can write on and sign as a way of paying for sth instead of using money 支票

A．1; 3              B．3; 3              C．2; 3              D．2; 2

先阅读短文，再在答题卡上相应的空白处写出各单词的正确形式。单词的第一个字母已给出。

I worked at a Care Center where most of the people are elderly. About a year and a half ago a 59-year-old lady came to us who had cancer. She had to have her right leg cut off and she didn’t have a family to take care of her after the o_1._.

This lady was a quiet lady who mostly stayed a_2._. But in the afternoons, when she was feeling w_3._, she would go to help the other people in the home. She would v_4._ a lady who was blind and read to her. She would go into the room of a young girl with severe cerebral palsy(脑瘫) and sing to her.

She p_5._ away last Wednesday and after her death, stories are coming forward of her quiet acts of k_6._ in her own hour of sadness.

We n_7._ know what we have upon others. She had every r_8._ to be bitter, to be angry, or to be sorry for her own fortune. But she wasn’t. She didn’t have a family and probably felt forgotten, but her small and quiet acts of service had a great influence upon the whole Care Center.

Each of us feels b_9._ than before for having know her. We have decided to be more aware(意识) of the service that we can o_10._ to others.

As you are soon on your way to Eastern Europe, here are a few tips on what you should pack. In general, pack lightly, with only the most basic clothes. People dress casually(随便地) in Eastern Europe, so you don’t need to bring along your smartest clothing.
Batteries: If your camera, flash, or other appliances run on batteries, bring enough supply along. Certain types of batteries don’t exist in Eastern Europe, and those that do often don’t last very long.
Cash: We have found it good to have supply of small-unit U.S. bills($1and $5) to use in hard–currency stores, to buy international train tickets, etc. The hard–currency stores never seem to have the right change.
Electric Current Adapter(转换器): If you bring any appliances, remember that the electricity in Eastern Europe uses 220 volts A.C., not the standard 110 volts of North America. A 110 volts appliance will soon burn out when attached to an unchanged 220-volt plug.
Language Tools: One of Europe’s biggest challenges is communicating with the local people since their languages are so different from our own. To help overcome difficulties, you might buy phrasebooks before you go — you won’t find them once you are in Eastern Europe.
Money Belt: A money belt is especially helpful when you have many documents to carry around ( as you always do in Eastern Europe). The best one we find is made by Eagle Greek Travel Gear, 143 Cedros Ave. (P. O. box 651), Solona Beach, CA 92075 (tel. 619/755 – 9399, or toll free 800/874 – 9925) outside California.
Traveler’s Checks: These are necessary. Bring your traveler’s checks in small to medium unit ($10, $20, or $50) to change a little bit at a time, so as not to be left with a lot of local money. To be on the safe side, be sure to copy down the check numbers in two places, just in case something happens to the checks.
【小题1】How many tips are mentioned in the passage?

根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。

Long, long ago, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge and all of the others, including Love.

One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, e   1.     Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

When the i   2.    had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by in a large boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”

Richness a__3.____, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no r   4.   for you.”

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also p  5.    by in a beautiful boat. “Vanity, please help me!”

“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might break my boat,” Vanity replied.

Sadness was close by, so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”

“Oh…Love, I am so sad that I need to be by m   6.   !”

Happiness passed by. But she was so happy t   7.    she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.”

It was an elder. Because of being too excited, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they a   8.    at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”

“It was T   9.   ,” Knowledge answered.

“Time?” asked Love, “But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how v   10.    Love is.”

单词拼写
【小题1】You’d better be s_______, we’re not joking.
【小题2】Many teenagers think they should be a_________ to choose their own clothes.
【小题3】I spent a whole night c_______ with an old friend online, so I’m very tired now.
【小题4】He was so sad at the bad news that he could h______ say a word.
【小题5】There are many c_______ in our life. We should face them bravely.
【小题6】Mary has much English knowledge, she has a large v_________.
【小题7】T______ notes is very important for us students to learn a foreign language.
【小题8】We should r_________ our classmates as our brothers or sisters.
【小题9】Don’t spend so much time on TV, it’s a w______ of time.
【小题10】We all know that“ sea ”and“ see” have the same p________.