Wilderness activity week, Finland

Set off on a really wild adventure to Finland, where night is a distant memory during the endless days of summer.

From your cottage, set high in the hills above Koli National Park, you can explore a perfect wilderness, and pull over at a lakeside beach whenever you like a dip（游泳）.

Seven-night breaks cost from ￡899 per adult, ￡699 per child, including flights, accommodation, some meals and a guide.  The Adventure Company (0845 450 5311; www.adventurecompany. co. uk).

Horseriding in the Tarn France

Learn to ride, or perfect your horse-riding skills at Les Juliannes in the Tarn Valley.  Activities include everything from show-jumping to hacking（骑马）through the rolling hills and medieval（中世纪的）villages.  Between sessions, you can relax by the pool, cycle along the country lanes or roam the grounds.  Guests stay at a rural 17th-century farmhouse.

Seven-night breaks cost from ￡658 per adult, ￡628 per child aged 12-15 years.  ￡553 for 10 to 11-year-olds and ￡423 for under-nines.  Price includes return flights, transfers, half-board accommodation and ten hours’ riding, Inntravel（01653 617906；www. inntravel. co. uk）.

Learn to sail in Greece

Sunvil Sailing has live-aboard learn-to-sail breaks off the island of Lefkas that are designed for both the complete novice（新手）as well as those with a degree of sailing.

Seven-night breaks cost from ￡721pp in peak season, including return flights, transfers, live-aboard accommodation and tuition.  Meals and dinner ashore are not included.  Sunvil Sailing  (020 8758 4780; www. sunvil. co. uk).

1.If you want to have some experiences of country life in the past, you’d better go to        .

A. explore a perfect wilderness

B. stay for a few days in Finland

C. Horseriding in the Tarn, France

D.  Learn to sail in Greece

2. How much would a family of two adults and a ten-year-old boy pay altogether if they join in Horseriding in the Tarn, France?

A. ￡2030                          B. ￡1316                     C. ￡1869                     D. ￡1211

3.  If you join in Wilderness activity week, Finland, the most unusual thing you will see is           .

A. a national park

B. a cottage high in the hills

C. a perfect wilderness

D.  summer days without night

4.If you want to learn to sail in Greece, you can log on to             to find more information.

A. www.  activitiesabroad. com

B. www. adventurecompany. co. uk

C. www. inntravel. co. uk

D. www. sunvil. co. uk

Wilderness activity week, Finland

Set off on a really wild adventure to Finland, where night is a distant memory during the endless days of summer.

From your cottage, set high in the hills above Koli National Park, you can explore a perfect wilderness, and pull over at a lakeside beach whenever you like a dip（游泳）.

Seven-night breaks cost from ￡899 per adult, ￡699 per child, including flights, accommodation, some meals and a guide.  The Adventure Company (0845 450 5311; www.adventurecompany. co. uk).

Horseriding in the Tarn France

Learn to ride, or perfect your horse-riding skills at Les Juliannes in the Tarn Valley.  Activities include everything from show-jumping to hacking（骑马）through the rolling hills and medieval（中世纪的）villages.  Between sessions, you can relax by the pool, cycle along the country lanes or roam the grounds.  Guests stay at a rural 17th-century farmhouse.

Seven-night breaks cost from ￡658 per adult, ￡628 per child aged 12-15 years.  ￡553 for 10 to 11-year-olds and ￡423 for under-nines.  Price includes return flights, transfers, half-board accommodation and ten hours’ riding, Inntravel（01653 617906；www. inntravel. co. uk）.

Learn to sail in Greece

Sunvil Sailing has live-aboard learn-to-sail breaks off the island of Lefkas that are designed for both the complete novice（新手）as well as those with a degree of sailing.

Seven-night breaks cost from ￡721pp in peak season, including return flights, transfers, live-aboard accommodation and tuition.  Meals and dinner ashore are not included.  Sunvil Sailing  (020 8758 4780; www. sunvil. co. uk).

If you want to have some experiences of country life in the past, you’d better go to        .

A. explore a perfect wilderness

B. stay for a few days in Finland

C. Horseriding in the Tarn, France

D.  Learn to sail in Greece

How much would a family of two adults and a ten-year-old boy pay altogether if they join in Horseriding in the Tarn, France?

A. ￡2030            B. ￡1316                        C. ￡1869                 D. ￡1211

  If you join in Wilderness activity week, Finland, the most unusual thing you will see is           .

A. a national park

B. a cottage high in the hills

C. a perfect wilderness

D.  summer days without night

If you want to learn to sail in Greece, you can log on to             to find more information.

A. www.  activitiesabroad. com

B. www. adventurecompany. co. uk

C. www. inntravel. co. uk

D. www. sunvil. co. uk

Sinking of the Titanic

The great ship, the Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912．She was  1  1316 passengers and a crew （船员） of 891．At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was considered to be unsinkable,  2  she had 16 watertight compartments （密封舱）．Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float．The sad sinking of this great ship will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage （航程） with a  3  loss of life.

1．A．sending                B．carrying              C．bringing              D．having

2．A．for                   B．so                       C．therefore             D．although

3．A．funny             B．small                   C．light                    D．heavy

4．A．looking              B．watching             C．setting                 D．finding

5．A．formed              B．appeared              C．seen                    D．established

6．A．receive            B．avoid                   C．fight                   D．meet

7．A．above               B．below                  C．outside                D．nearby

8．A．that               B．which                 C．what                   D．how

9．A．everyone          B．everybody           C．nobody               D．anybody

10．A．delight         B．excitement            C．joy                      D．horror

11．A．sinking         B．rising                   C．stopping              D．going

12．A．order          B．idea                     C．question              D．suggestion

13．A．but             B．until                    C．although              D．and

14．A．rooms         B．lifeboats              C．food                   D．lifebelts

15．A．died           B．escaped                C．lost                     D．ran

Sinking of the Titanic

The great ship, the Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912．She was  36  1316 passengers and a crew (船员) of 891．At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was considered to be unsinkable,  37  she had 16 watertight compartments (密封舱)．Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float．The sad sinking of this great ship will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with a  38  loss of life.

Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy waters of the North Atlantic, a huge iceberg was suddenly  39 ．After the alarm had been given, the great ship turned sharply to  40  a direct hit．The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing the big wall of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her．Suddenly there was a sound from below, and the captain went down to see  41  had happened．The noise had been so weak that  42  thought the ship had been damaged．Below, the captain realized, to his  43 , that the Titanic was  44  rapidly, for five of the sixteen watertight compartments had already been flooded! The order  to abandon the ship was given  45  hundreds of people jumped into the icy water．As there were not enough  46  for everybody, 1,500 people  47 .

36．A．sending              B．carrying              C．bringing              D．having

37．A．for                      B．so                       C．therefore             D．although

38．A．funny                  B．small                   C．light                    D．heavy

39．A．formed                B．appeared              C．seen                    D．established

40．A．receive                B．avoid                   C．fight                   D．meet

41．A．that                     B．which                 C．what                   D．how

42．A．everyone             B．everybody           C．nobody               D．anybody

43．A．delight                 B．excitement           C．joy                      D．horror

44．A．sinking                B．rising                  C．stopping              D．going

45．A．but                     B．until                    C．although              D．and

46．A．rooms                 B．lifeboats              C．food                   D．lifebelts

47．A．died                    B．escaped               C．lost                     D．ran