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AnexcitingtripWhyisTimfindingthistripexciting?Ihavejustreceivedaletterfrommybrother,Tim.HeisinAustralia.Hehasbeenthereforsixmonths.Timisanengineer.HeisworkingforabigfirmandhehasalreadyvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplacesinAustralia.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancarandhasgonetoAlicesprings,asmalltowninthecentreofAustralia.HewillsoonvisitDarwin.Fromthere,hewillflytoPerth.Mybrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore,soheisfindingthistripveryexciting.1.Onlyoneofthesestatementsistrue.Whichone?A.ThewriterhasbeeninAustraliaforsixmonths.B.Timisaworkerandhe’sworkinginAustralia.C.TimisworkingforanAustrianfirm.D.Timisworkingforabigfirmasanengineer.2.Onlyoneofthesestatementsistrue.Whichone?A.TimhasbeeninDarwinforsixmonths.B.It’sthefirsttimeTimhaseverbeentoanothercountry.C.PerthisinthecenterofAustrianD.Tim’sbrotherhasneverbeenabroadbefore.3.TimisinAustralia.Hewent_______Australiasixmonthsago.A.toB.inC.atD.into4.TimisinAustralia.Howlong___________there?A.isheB,hashebeenC.hasheD.washe5.TimhasbeeninAustraliaforsixmonths.Hisbrotherhasn’tseenhim__________January.A.forB.sinceC.fromD.by6.HehasjustboughtanAustraliancar.Heboughtone________A.ashorttimeagoB.alongtimeagoC.lastyearD.sixmonthsago7.HehasjustgonetoAliceSprings.Hehasnever_______therebefore.A.wentB.beingC.beenD.was8.Timisworkingforabigfirm.Heisworkingforabig___________A.societyB.companyC.factoryD.store9.Hehasvisitedagreatnumberofdifferentplaces.Hehasn’tstayedin________place.A.theonlyB.asimilarC.thesameD.alike10.AliceBoringBorisIhaveaboringfriendcalledBoris.Borishastravelledtoeverypartoftheworld.IfIaskhimaquestionlikeHaveyoueverbeentoJamaica(牙买加)orBeijing?,Borisalwaysanswers,Yes,I'vebeenthere.IfIaskhimaquestionlikeWouldyouliketogotoJamaicaorBeijing?Borisalwaysanswers,No,I'vealreadybeenthere.Ifsomeonehashadaniceholidayinanypartoftheworld,Borisalwayssays,I'vebeenthere.He'sbeeneverywhere,buthehasn'tanythingtosayabouttheplaceshehasvisited.SometimesIthinkhehasbeeneverywherebutseennothing!1).Borisdoesn'twanttogoanywherebecausehe_______.A.nevertravelsabroadB.hasbeentherebeforeC.likestostayathome2)WherehasBorisbeen?A.HehasonlybeentoJamaica.B.HehasonlybeentoBeijing.C.Hehasbeentomanydifferentplaces.3)Ifsomeonehashadaniceholidayabroad,youcanbesurethatBoris_______.A.wantstogothereB.willgotheresoonC.hasalreadybeenthere4)Thewriter'sfriendBorisisboringbecause_______.A.healwaystalksabouttheplaceshehasvisited.B.hehasnothingtosayabouttheplaceshehasvisited.C.heisalwaystravelling.NowrongnumbersWhatdoes'Nowrongnumbers'mean?Mr.JamesScotthasagarageinSilburyandnowhehasjustboughtanothergarageinPinhurst.PinhurstisonlyfivemilesfromSilbury,butMr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisnewgarage,sohehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Yesterday,apigeoncarriedthefirstmessagefromPinhursttoSilbury.Thebirdcoveredthedistanceinthreeminutes.Uptonow,Mr.Scotthassentagreatmanyrequestsforsparepartsandotherurgentmessagesfromonegaragetotheother.Inthisway,hehasbegunhisownprivate'telephone'service.生词和短语:pigeonn.鸽子coverv.越过distancen.距离requestn.要求，请求sparepart备件servicen.业务，服务难点1：Intheway:Pleasemovethischair.Itisintheway.DoyouworkinthewayIhaveshownyou.Ontheway:Onthewaytothestation,Iboughtsomechocolate.Inthisway:Hesavesoldenvelopes.Inthisway,hehascollectedagreatmanystamps.Bytheway:Bytheway,haveyouseenHarryrecently.Inaway:Inaway,itisanimportantbook.练习：1.__________fromAthenstoLondon,theplanestoppedatRome.2.Icookedthis________youshowedme.3.____________.Whereismycoat?4.Yes,________hehasbeenverysuccessful.5.Childrenget________duringtheholidays.难点2：Spare:Icannotsparethetime.我花不起时间。Ihavenotimetospare.我没有时间。Icannotbuysparepartsforthiscar.我买不起这辆车的备件。Thereisaspareroominthishouse.在这栋房子里有一间空房。Caligulasparedtheslave’slife.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.Thereisanextrawheelinthebackofthecar.2.Ialwaysgoonexcursionsinmyfreetime.3.“Doyouhaveanyoldclothesthatyoudonotwant?”heasked.4.Theguestsleptintheroomwedonotuse.5.“Donotkillme!”beggedtheprisoner(犯人).阅读理解：1.Mr.Scotthasn’tgotatelephoneinhisnewgaragebecause___________.A.itisn’tfarfromhisoldgarage,sohedoesn’tneedoneB.hehastwelvepigeonsC.Hecan’tgetoneD.it’stooexpensive2.Mr.Scottkeepspigeonsbecause___________.A.heusesthemtosendmessagesB.it’shishobbyC.hehastwogaragesD.helikesthem3.Mr.Scotthasagarage.Thegarageis__________.A.tohimB.ofhimC.ofhisD.his4.Mr.Scottcannotgetatelephoneforhisgarage._________hehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.A.That’ssoB.That’swhyC.BecauseD.For5.Hehasjustboughttwelvepigeons.Whendidhe_________them?A.boughtB.buysC.buyD.buying6.What’sthedistancefromPinhursttoSilbury?How_______isPinhurst_________Silbury?A.longago…untilB.long…awayC.away…tillD.far…From7.Thepigeonflewfromonegaragetotheother________threeminutes.A.inB.intoC.withD.on8.Mr.ScotthasagarageinSilbury.His________garageisinPinhurst.A.anotherB.otherC.elseD.different9.Mr.Scottcan’tgetatelephone.Telephonesarehardto_______________.A.takeB.receiveC.obtainD.find10.Hehassentrequestsforspareparts.Hehas__________spareparts.A.askedB.askedforC.beggedD.pleased11.Urgentmessagesareimportant,sotheymustbesent___________A.quicklyB.slowlyC.