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1Comprehending1Readthepassagecarfullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1WhatwasWangKunandWangWei’sideaofagoodtrip?Theirideawastotakealongbiketrip.2WhoplannedthetriptotheMekong?WangWeiplannedthetrip.3WhereisthesourceoftheMekongandwhichseadoesitenter?ThesourceoftheriverisinQinhaiProvinceanditenterstheSouthChinaSea.4WhatcanyouseewhenyoutravelalongtheMekong?Youcanseethesourceglacier,rapids,hills,valleys,waterfallsandplains.5WhatdifficultiesdidWangKunandWangWeifindabouttheirjourney?Thejourneywillbeginatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000metres,whereitishardtobreatheandverycold.6WhatdoyouthinkaboutWangKunandWangWei?WangKun’scharacter:enthusiastic,critical,sensibleWangWei’scharacter:imaginative,organized,eager,persistent,stubborn,risk-taking2Lookatthefollowingsentencesfromthetextandexplaintheminyourownwords.1Shegavemeadeterminedlook–thekindthatsaidthatshewouldnot2changehermind.Shegavemeadeterminedlook…Thissentencemeansthatshehasdecidedtodosomethingandwillnotchangeherideas.2…mysisterdoesnotcareaboutdetails.…detailsarenotimportanttomysister.Thismeansthatsheconcentratesonthebroadoutlineofthetripbutnottheparticulars:wheretheywillstay,whattheywilltakewiththem,etc.3Itmakeswidebendsormeandersthroughlowvalleystotheplainswherericegrows.Ameanderisageographicaltermtodescribethesnakelikebendsthatarivermakesasitslowsdowntoflowthroughvalleystotheplains.ThesentencemeansthattheMekongRiverflowsslowlyandgentlythroughthevalleysandreachesthefarmingplains.3Anattitudeiswhatapersonthinksaboutsomething.WritedownWangWei’sandWangKun’sattitudetothetrip.Thenaddyourownopinion.WangWei’sattitudePositivetothetrip.Shewantstoorganiseitasitwasheridea.WangKun’sattitudeLesspositivetothetripashewantstoorganiseitandthinkshecandothatbetterthanhissister.MyattitudeItsoundslikeawonderfultripandIwouldlovetobeabletodoatriplikethatmyselfoneday.4Workinpairs.ImaginethatyouareWangKunandWangWei.Chooseaparagraphfromthepassageandusetheinformationtohelpyoumakeupadialogue.WANGWEI:Youknow,we’vealwayswantedtodoalongbiketrip.Why3don’twegoononeafterwegraduateformcollege?WANGKUN:That’sagoodidea....Sampledialogue:WANGWEI:Youknow,we’vealwayswantedtodoalongbiketrip.Whydon’twegoononeafterwegraduateformcollege?WANGKUN:That’sagoodidea.Butwherearewegoing?WANGWEI:WhataboutcyclingalongtheMekongRiver?WANGKUN:Itsoundsinteresting,buthowdoyouwanttoplanit?WANGWEI:Ithinkweshoulddoitproperly.Wemustfindthesourceoftheriverandstartfromthere.WANGKUN:Well,theMekongRiverbeginsinQinghaiProvince.Thatmeanswe’regoingtobecyclingatanaltitudeofmorethan5,000metres.WANGWEI:Oh,Ithinkthat’sexciting,don’tyou?WANGKUN:Rememberthattheairwillbehardtobreatheandit’llbeverycold.WANGWEI:That’sgoingtomekeitaninterestingexperience.WANGKUN:Iwishyouweren’tsostubborn.Youdon’tknowwhereitisbutyoustillinsistthatyouknowbetterthananyoneelse.NowIknowthattheproperwayisalwaysyourway,buthaveyoulookedatamapyet?WANGWEI:No,Ihaven’t.that’sjustadetail!WANGKUN:OK.Icanseebyyourdeterminedlookthatyouwon’t4changeyourmind.5Comparethefollowingsentenceswithdifferentstressesandexplainthemeaning.EXAMPLE:WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.→Notonlymysister,butalsoIwassurprisedotlearnthat.WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.→(meanswedidn’tknowthis)WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.→(meanswethoughtthatmaybemorethanhalfwasinChina)WewerebothsurprisedtolearnthathalftheriverisinChina.→(meansthatwedidn’tknowthathalftheriverisinChina)LearningaboutlanguageDiscoveringusefulwordsandexpressions1Findthecorrectwordsorexpressionsfromthetextforeachsentence.1Heissostubbornthatnoonecanpersuadehimtodoanything.2Adeterminedpersonalwaystriestofinishthejob,nomatterhowharditis.3Mygrandpaisfondoffishingandsometimeshefishesalldayintheriver.4LiuXiaodingisagoodteacherandcaresabouthisstudentsverymuch.55Ipreferthereddresstothegreenonebecauseitfitsmebetter.6TheconcertwentlikeclockworkbecauseLiPeihadorganizeditsowell.7Iwantedtopaythetrainfare,butmyfriendinsisted.FinallyIgavein.8Shepersuadedallofustocycletoworkinsteadoftakingthebus.2Choosethecorrectwordsorphrasestocompletethesentences.1Asneitherofthemwouldgivein,nodecisionwastakenthatday.(givein/giveup)2Ilikedthefirstflatwesawbetterbecauseitwaslarger.(like...better/prefer...to)3Thetaskwasdifficult,butHelen’sdeterminedexpressionletmeknowthatshewouldnotgiveup.(stubborn/determined)4Thelistofgiftswasverylong,andwedon’tknowwhy,butthemostimportantitem,thegoldencup,wasforgotten.(detail/item)5“HowIwishIcouldmakeajourneyintospaceandseethestarsupclose!”criedSarah.(journey/travel)6WhenhereturnedfromhissuccessfulclimbofMountQomolongma,Andrewfinishedhistraveljournalandgaveittothenewspaper.(journal/diary)7Shehadonlyoneshortcoming:shewasverystubborn.(disadvantage/shortcoming)8TheveryfirsttimethatJoesawthefilm“ET”directedbySteven6Spielberg,hemadeuphismindtobecomeadirectortoo.(makeupone’smind/changeone’smind)3Completethispassagewithsomeofthefollowingwords.rapidsglaciermountaindeltaplainvalleywaterfallbankIreallyenjoyedmyschoolfieldtripingeographytwomonthsago.Wesawsomanybeautifulthings:aglacierthatflowedli