Most people are _____ this kind of flower so tell your child to keep away from it.

A. ashamed of        B. blessed with       C. allergic to          D. familiar with

    In an old city of Hungary, there used to be a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happy. He had almost everything a boy could ever want, so he was only __41__ in the most rare objects. One day his parents bought him a very strange __42__ . When the boy went to see his reflection in it, he looked very __43__ . He tried smiling, __44__ his reflection continued with its sad expression.

The boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys. __45__ , he came home as happy as he could be, but he __46__ looked sad in that mirror. “What a(n) __47__ mirror! It’s the first time I’ve seen a mirror that didn’t __48__ properly!”

That afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was __49__ . The boy went over to see what had __50__ to her. The little girl said that she couldn’t find her parents. Together the two children set off __51__ them. As the little girl wouldn’t stop crying, the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to __52__ her up. After much walking, they __53__ her parents who were looking for her, very worried.

Then the boy said __54__ to the family. When seeing the time, he __55__ to head for home without toys and __56__ . In his room, to his great surprise, he found a(n) __57__ face in the mirror. And so he understood the __58__ of that mirror The mirror could only reflect the __59__ feelings of its owner. He felt really happy at having __60__ that little girl.

41. A. confident            B. interested               C. skilled              D. rich

42. A. mirror               B. book                 C. sweet                    D. toy

43. A. shy                  B. excited                  C. sad                  D. beautiful

44. A. for                  B. or                   C. and                      D. but

45. A. Proudly         B. Hungrily             C. Surprisingly             D. Gratefully

46. A. already              B. still                C. once                 D. never

47. A. terrible             B. nice                 C. big                  D. expensive

48. A. work            B. move                 C. change               D. appear

49. A. studying        B. playing              C. sleeping                 D. crying

50. A. devoted              B. referred                 C. happened             D. turned

51. A. in need of           B. in honor of              C. in search of             D. in charge of

52. A. put              B. cheer                C. dress                    D. bring

53. A. found            B. recognized               C. left                     D. accepted

54. A. goodbye              B. hello                C. sorry                D. no

55. A. refused              B. agreed               C. pretended            D. decided

56. A. effort               B. hope                 C. money                D. doubt

57. A. red                  B. dirty                    C. angry                D. happy

58. A. meaning              B. wonder               C. game                     D. reason

59. A. true                 B. strange              C. general                  D. good

60. A. introduced           B. helped               C. invited                  D. saved

Many people think of guys as being carefree when it comes to their appearance. But in fact, a lot of guys spend plenty of time in front of the mirror. They care just as much as girls do about their body image.

Body image is a person’s opinions and feelings about his or her own body and physical appearance.  ___16___ You appreciate your body for its capabilities and accept its imperfections.

 ___17___ Here are some ideas.

Recognize your strengths. Different body types are good for different things. What does your body do well? Maybe your speed, strength, or coordination makes you better than others at a certain sport. That may be basketball, table tennis, mountain hiking, dancing, or even running. Or perhaps you have non-sports skills, like drawing, painting singing, playing a musical instrument, writing, or acting. ___18___.

Exercise regularly. Exercise can help you look well and feel about yourself. Good physiques (体形) don’t just happed. ___19___  A healthy habit can be as simple as exercising 20 minutes to I Hour three days a week. Working out can also lift your spirits.

Respect your body. Practicing good habits-regular showering; taking care of your teeth, hair, and skin; wearing clean clothes, and so on—can help you build a positive body image.

 ___20___  Your body is just one part of who you are. Your talent for comedy a quick wit (智慧), and all the other things make you unique. So try not to let small imperfections take over.

A. Be yourself.

B. Just explore talents that you feel good about.

C. They take hard work, regular workouts, and a healthy diet.

D. So, what can you do to develop a positive body image?

E. Use this as an opportunity to discover what you’re good at.

F. The good news is that self-image and body image can be changed.

G Having a positive body image means feeling satisfied with the way you look.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I am an 18-year-old middle school student. I have been busy with my study and seldom helped my parents with housework. Feel quite sorry for that, I begin to think about how to do to help.

Last Sunday, when my parents went out shopping, I suddenly got an idea: why not gave the rooms a thorough cleaning? Firstly I collected all the books, newspapers and another things scattered in the rooms and put them in the place. Then I wiped the dust off all the furnitures. After that, I swept and mopped the floors.

At this very moment, my parents came back and quite surprised to see all the rooms tidy and floors shining. My mother gave me a hug but I could see satisfaction in her eyes. Tired as I was, I felt quite happily.

With the Chinese language growing in popularity, the UK government plans to invest(投资) 10 million pounds to help more kids learn Mandarin(普通话). Do you think it is necessary for the UK pupils to learn Mandarin? Some people share their opinions online.

Ted(UK): The learning of any language can be valuable and rewarding, but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn and the UK has a poor reputation for teaching foreign languages. Why should they learn Chinese when most people in the world speak English?

Mark(US): I studied French for 2 years in high school and German for 4 years in college. I studied Mandarin informally for about 4 months before moving to China. Now I speak Mandarin every day as my wife doesn’t speak English. But it is far from being fluent. Learning additional languages is a great thing, which offers a different perspective on the world around us. Nowadays, it’s almost necessary to be able to speak more than just your native tongue.

George (UK): No, unless they’re taught from a very early stage of childhood. Mandarin is so difficult. If China really is going to dominate the world, it’ll have to do so by speaking the world’s dominant language---English.

Sam (UK): I don’t think Chinese will become as widely spoken throughout the world as English. It is too difficult to learn as a second language. To learn Chinese you completely have to devote yourself to learning how to write and read it. If you have to learn it besides other subjects you can’t be good at it. But Chinese will become more popular, and that is a good thing.

1．What is probably Mark’s main motivation（动机）for learning Chinese?

A. Further education.                                B. Effective communication

C. His frequent travel                   D. The official policy

2．What does Sam think of learning Chinese?

A. It’s necessary.                                     B. It’s of little use.

C. It takes too much time.                             D. It’s not popular.

3．What seems to be the major problem when foreigners try to learn Chinese?

A. Its difficulty as a language                 B. Misunderstanding about China

C. The great popularity of English         D. A lack of learning resources.

Do you usually pay much attention to the nutrition facts on packages of food and drinks? Two students, Anna and Jenny, in New Zealand did. They also discovered a    21    about a popular local drink.

The science experiment   22   the two 17-year-old girls showed that the blackcurrant (黑醋栗) drink, Ribean, contained almost no vitamin C. However, its    23   ,the world's second-largest food and drug company GlaxoSmithKline had made claims (宣称) to the   24    in their ads.
    The students, then 14, decided to   25    the vitamin C levels of their favorite juices,   26    Ribean and Just Juice for a school   27__.       They calculated (计算) that each 100 milliliters of Ribean contained about 22 milligrams of vitamin C. Just Juice products contained levels of about 72 milligrams.
     The    28    for Ribean seemed too   29    because the company had promoted (推销) the product by saying that blackcurrants had four times the vitamin C of oranges.
    "We thought we must have made a    30     ," the girls said. The pair got no answer after they sent their     31     in a letter to GlaxoSmithKline, so they telephoned the company. "They didn't    32    really answer our questions. They just said it's the blackcurrants that have it, then they   33    ," Jenny said. Finally the pair took their    34     to the Commerce Commission (商委会).
     In court last month, the company    35    that its ads might have left consumers with wrong   36   about the health benefits of Ribean. It was   37     a total of 227,500 New Zealand dollars (1.27 million yuan).
    "It's completely     38     ," Jenny said. "It's pretty crazy when you realize how much     39      you can have as a kid."
    Commerce Commission chairwoman Paula Rebstock praised the teenagers and called them a "   40     inspiration (启发) to everyone at the commission."

21. A. fact         B. truth         C. ad          D. lie

22. A. with        B. by           C. on          D. about

23. A. director     B. boss         C. maker        D. leader

24. A. contrary     B. degree       C. position      D. condition

25. A. check       B. try          C. test          D. set    

26. A. regarding    B. including     C. treating      D. covering 

27. A. experiment   B. program     C. decision      D. project 

28. A. figure       B. number      C. range        D. deal  

29. A. hard        B. high         C. low         D. simple

30. A. plan        B. mistake      C. decision      D. change  

31. A. results      B. conclusions   C. endings      D. realities 

32. A. yet         B. still         C. only         D. even   

33. A. gave up     B. went up      C. hung up      D. held up  

34. A. feelings     B. savings      C. writings      D. findings 

35. A. accepted    B. admitted      C. abandoned   D. announced 

36. A. expression   B. situation     C. permission    D. impression

37. A. fined       B. robbed       C. driven       D. lost     

38. A. impossible  B. unthinkable    C. unfortunate   D. unnecessary

39. A. notice      B. thought       C. power       D. praise  

40. A. new        B. fresh         C. high        D. true      

    假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同臬写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改，

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的问用（\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下両一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

     I've learned from the newspaper that your company is looking for receptionist. I m very interesting in the job and Fd like to apply to the position.

     First of all, allow me to introduce myself. I had just graduated from high school and taken the University Entrance Examination. I want to find out a part-time job this summer. 1 m 18 year old and have a good command of English, especial in terms of speaking and listening. In fact, I once won the first prize in the English speech competition hold in our school. Besides, I’m quite easy-going but therefore very popular among my classmates.

     I sincerely hope you can give us a chance. I’m looking forward to your early reply.

    Ali is from a Middle Eastern country. He now stays in the USA. He smokes a lot of cigarettes every day. He has smoked for nine years. Ali says, “I tried to quit (放弃) smoking in my hometown, but it was impossible. My parents smoke. My brothers smoke. All my friends smoke. At parties and at meetings, almost all the men smoke. Here in the United States, not as many people smoke.   36  ”

    Many smokers are like Ali: they want to stop smoking.   37  They know it can cause cancer and heart disease. But it is difficult for them to give up smoking because cigarettes have a drug in them. The drug is nicotine. People who smoke a lot need nicotine.

 38  The nicotine makes him sick. In a few days, the smoker’s body is used to the nicotine, and he feels fine. Later, the smoker needs nicotine to keep feeling fine. Without nicotine, he feels bad.

 39  Many people who quit will soon smoke again. At a party or at work they will decide to smoke “just one” cigarette. Then they will smoke another cigarette, and another. Soon they become smokers again.   40      

A. It is very hard to quit smoking.

B. Thus nicotine makes smokers addicted to cigarettes.

C. It will be easier to change the smoking habit here.  

D. But it is said that medicine is needed to stop them from smoking.

E. When a person first begins to smoke, he usually feels terrible.

F. Maybe there is only one easy way to quit smoking: never start.

G. The smokers know that smoking is bad for their health.

        Every boy and every girl expects their parents to give them more pocket money. Why do their parents just give them a certain amount? 36  .  The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. 37  . Some children get weekly pocket money. Others get monthly pocket money.

        First of all, children are expected to make a choice between spending and saving. Then parents should make the children understand what is expected to pay for with the money. At first, some young children may spend all of the money soon after they receive it. Parents are usually advised not to offer more money until it is the right time. 38   .   

       In order to encourage their children to do some housework, some parents give pocket money if the children help around the home. Some experts think it not wise to pay the children for doing that. 39   .                         

       Pocket money can give children a chance to experience the three things they can do with the money. They can spend it by giving it to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. 40   .  Saving helps children understand that costly goals require sacrifice. Saving can also open the door to future saving and investing for children.

    A. One main purpose is to let kids learn how to manage their own money.

    B. Some children are good at managing their pocket money.

    C. Because helping at home is a normal part of family life.

    D. By doing so, these children will learn that spending must be done with a budget.

    E. Learning how to make money is very important for every child.

    F. They can save it for future use.

    G. Timing is another consideration.

I am Henry Jekyll. I was born in the 1800s. I inherited(继承) a large fortune, a healthy body and an excellent mind. I was naturally hard-working and soon I was very successful in my job. So the outside world saw a serious, hard-working, successful doctor. Behind this quiet character, however, was a wild, fun-loving, irresponsible young man. Both of them were me. They lived together in the same body.

    “Was it possible,” I wondered, “to find a drug that could give each side of my character its own separate face and body?”

    After much thought and careful study I believed I had found the answer. I had read many scientific books and spent many hours in my laboratory, searching for the right mixture of chemicals to make my drug. At last I got everything ready.

Late one night, I mixed everything together and prepared my drug. I watched the smoke rising from the liquid as its color changed from red to purple and at last to green. Then, bravely, I drank every bitter drop.

I felt a violent sickness in my stomach and a terrible pain in all my bones. The room seemed to turn round and round and I trembled with fear. Then the fear and pain disappeared and a strange, sweet feeling took its place. Wild thoughts danced through my mind—the wild passions of an evil and cruel stranger. But inside myself I felt younger, lighter, more carefree than ever before. “If this is pure evil,” I thought, “I like it.”

    I stood there, enjoying these strange new thoughts and passions and suddenly realized that I was shorter. So I decided to go to my bedroom in my new body and take a look at myself in the mirror there. As I came into my room, I saw Edward Hyde for the first time.

    At that time, the good side of my character was stronger than the evil side. Henry Jekyll had his faults, but he was mostly a good, kind man. I believe that is the reason why Edward Hyde was so much smaller than Henry Jekyll. But that was not the only difference between the two men. Henry Jekyll had a kind, open, honest face. But pure evil stared out of Edward Hyde’s eyes. I felt no dislike, however. Indeed, I welcomed him. Edward Hyde was me, young and strong and full of life.

21. In others’ eyes, the writer was ______.

A. wild and successful                                        B. fun-loving and responsible       

C. quiet and irresponsible                                   D. serious and hard-working

22. The writer wanted to find a drug to ______.

A. discover the right mixture of chemicals            B. create separate bodies for both sides

C. observe the change of the chemicals                D. make himself smaller but stronger

23. From the passage we can learn that the writer ______.

A. felt quite delighted right after taking the drug   

B. preferred kind Henry to pure evil Edward

C. was very sick of the shorter Edward Hyde             

D. was satisfied with both of his bodies

The university is taking steps to ________ underage drinking on campus.

A. catch up on  B. look down on  C. hold on to  D. crack down on

Fully______ children, women are advised to take 5 minutes each day to relax.

       A. to be occupied with                                 B. occupied with

   C. having occupied with                              D. occupied themselves with

   It’s been just over a year since 9-year-old Zion Harvey received a double-hand transplant(移植), and now, what he really wants to do is playing football. “I feel happy about my new hands, and I don’t feel different. I like that now I can throw a football further than when I didn’t have hands,” he said.

   The nation’s youngest hand-transplant patient has been working hard to learn how to use his new hands. He lost his hands and his feet 7 years ago after suffering from a serious infection. In August, the boy showed off his new abilities by throwing out the first ball at a baseball game. Dr. Scott Levin, team leader of Zion’s operation, said Zion was faced with the operation much braver than many adults. “I’ve never seen Zion cry,” Levin said. “He’s just an amazing boy. He has such courage and determination and gives us all inspiration.”

    Zion said his courage came from the two most amazing people: his mom and his grandma. His mother, Pattie Ray, said, “It’s been a long journey but now I feel like I am living in my dream. It’s his dream, and it’s mine, too. I’m just living through him, and I’m just here to support him in any way and help him do whatever he wants to do.”

    However，Zion told reporters his mom wouldn’t let him try out for football. His mom said it’s too dangerous. She also pointed out that he might be playing against little kids, not professionals, and she told him they would discuss it later. Zion tried to counter her argument. “My next goal: convince Mom to let me play football,” he said.

7. What is Zion’s attitude towards his transplanted hands?

A. He likes them a lot                           B. He tries to ignore them

   C. He accepts them unwillingly                   D. He has mixed feelings about them.

8. What did Dr. Scott Levin think of Zion?

   A. He was unusually quiet.                       B. He was well worth praising.

   C. He was cleverer than expected.             D. He was a talented football player.

9. Which of the following words can best describe Pattie Ray?

   A. Sensitive and strict.                      B. Devoted and supportive

   C. Optimistic and active                    D. Open-minded and outgoing.

10. What does the underlined word “counter” in the last paragraph mean?

   A. accept              B. prove              C. be against               D. comment

       假设你是李华。正在你校就读的美国交换生汤姆在校园网上发帖，想找一个人作为假期游览北京的导游。请你用英语给他写一封电子邮件，内容包括：

       1. 表明意愿；

       2. 说明理由。

       注意：    1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；

                     2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Tom,

       I learned from your post that you are looking for a guide for your trip to Beijing during the vacation.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

       Imagine one day, the water taps in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isn’t enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the family’s shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?

       Probably not. But that’s what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sanaa, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.

       Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply. Hannan, 18-year-old from Lahej, told the Times: “In a good week, we’ll have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.”

       Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water truck. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell water-at very high prices.

       “A lot of people can’t afford it,” she said. The average person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty line of 1,000 cubic meters.

       The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.

59.The purpose of the text is to _______.

       A. tell us what life is like in Yemen                                B. draw our attention to water shortage

       C. remind us how important water is                                   D. show us ways of solving problems

60.The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to     .

       A. buying water from shops                                                B. drinking dirty water

       C. suffering from water shortage                                        D. washing clothes with used water

61.Hannan described     .

       A. what her life is like                                                   B. how beautiful Lahej is

       C. how people use water fully                                             D. how heavy the traffic in Lahej is

62.We can infer from the text that     .

       A. Sanaa will run out of water in 10 years

       B. Hannan is a teenager from a rich family

       C. the capital of Yemen is developing fast

       D. private companies make a lot of money

Four years ago, we asked ourselves: what if we could create a shopping experience with no waiting in lines and no checkout? Or could we create a physical store where customers could simply take what they want and go? Our answer to those questions is Amazon Go, where you could experience the idea of “just walk out shopping”.

Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required. We created the world’s most advanced shopping technology, so you never have to wait in line. With our “just walk out shopping” experience, simply use the Amazon Go app to enter the store, take the products you want, and go! No lines, no checkout.

Our checkout-free shopping experience is made possible by the same types of technologies used in self-driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning. Our “just walk out technology” automatically detects when products are taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in your virtual cart. When you’re done shopping, you can just leave the store. Shortly after, we’ll charge your Amazon account and send you a receipt.

We offer delicious ready-to-eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack options made fresh every day by our on-site chefs and favorite local kitchens and bakeries. Our selection of foodstuff ranges from bread and milk to cheeses and locally made chocolates. You’ll find well-known brands we love, plus special finds we’re excited to introduce to customers. For a quick home-cooked dinner, pick up one of our chef-designed Amazon Meal Kits, and you can make a meal for two in about 30 minutes.

Our 1,800-square-foot shopping space is conveniently compact(紧凑的), so busy customers can get in and out fast. It is located at 2131, 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, on the corner of 7th Avenue and Blanchard Street. All you need is an Amazon account, a supported smartphone, and the free Amazon Go app.

Amazon Go is currently only open to Amazon employees in our testing program, and will be open to the public soon.

24. From the passage, we can learn that Amazon Go ______.

A. is a checkout-free store                               B. sells all kinds of goods

C. is open to the public                                       D. uses unknown technologies

25. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3?

A. When Amazon Go charges.                          B. How Amazon Go works.

C. Where Amazon Go lies.                            D. What Amazon Go sells.

26. Customers pay for the products from Amazon Go by ______.

A. paying cash at the counter                   B. walking out of the store

C. using their Amazon accounts                 D. scanning smartphones when leaving

27. The main purpose of the passage is to ______.

A. encourage people to shop online                  B. advise people to work for Amazon

C. inform people of a new concept store                  D. tell people of the shopping experience

Tips for Cooking on a Tight Schedule

From my experience，there are three main reasons why people don’t cook more often：ability，money，and time.  _______36.________ Money is a topic I’ll save for another day. So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen. Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule：

1．Think ahead. The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when I’m already hungry and there’s nothing ready to eat. So think ahead of the coming week. When will you have time to cook? Do you have the right materials already？____37._____

2．Make your time worth it. When you do find time to cook a meal，make the most of it and save yourself time later on. Are you making one loaf of bread？_____38._____ It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something. So save yourself the effort for a future meal.

3．_____39._____ This may surprise you，but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation. It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule. The more you learn and the more you try，the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule.

Hopefully that gives you a good start_____.40._____ And don’t let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way you eat and live!

A．Try new things.      

B．Ability is easily improved.

C．Make three or four instead. 

D．Understand your food better.

E．Cooking is a burden for many people.

F．Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.

G．A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.

第一节      最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在下面写出增加的词；

删除：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉；

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

          2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

Time flies! This is a third year that I have been in this school. In the past two and a half years, our school had organized many activities. What impressed me more was an activity called “Learning to Farm”. In an autumn afternoon, we were sent to a farm which we learned to plant potatoes. Having been in the city for so a long time, we were very happy to go to the countryside. After divided into three groups, we started to work. Some students cut potatoes into pieces; some dug holes, and the others put the pieces of potatoes into the hole, put the earth back and pushed them down hard. We continued doing that until all the work was done. Although we were exhausted, but we felt fulfilled on our way back home.

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Turning strangers into neighbors and streets into neighborhoods, Neighbors Day Aotearoa is back for the third year as a national celebration of neighborliness.

Neighbors Day Aotearoa (NDA) on 23 — 24 March will give all Kiwis a great opportunity to connect with others in their immediate neighborhood.

Over the weekend, thousands of neighbors all around the country will gather together to get to know each other, and make connections and support systems that will continue to enrich their lives long after the weekend has ended.

A shining example of neighborly spirit inspired by NDA is Victoria Dawson—Wheeler, a 32 — year—old from Arch Hill, Auckland, who won the Neighbors Day Aotearoa story competition last year.

Victoria organized a big breakfast for her whole neighborhood, asking local business to take part by donating enough coffee, muffins, and bacon for everyone who came along.

She also created a gift — swap exercise called “Love thy neighbor” where each participant had to talk with at least two other households in the neighborhood.

It was a huge success. “I was blown away by the generosity and thoughtfulness of everyone present,” she says. “It’s so hard to meet people, nobody wants to be the first to say ‘hi’, but once you’re past that stage it’s great!”

Since Neighbors Day, Arch Hill has become known for its community - mindedness. When babies are born, people drop by with food and clothes for the new parents. When a neighbor is in trouble, people are now much more likely to lend a hand.

“These small but important changes in neighborhoods are what Neighbors Day Aotearoa is all about. More and more of this happening tight around the country will mean neighborliness is increasing in every community. We’re already starting to see this movement grow,” says John McCarthy, one of the organizers.

With better connected streets, neighborhoods, and more everyday neighborliness, New Zealand communities will be stronger and more able to deal with many of the social concerns that exist in Aotearoa.

The Neighbors Day website (www. neighborsday. org. nz) features NDA success stories to help inspire New Zealanders to take part in Neighbors Day. Participants who sign up through the website will be sent a resource pack with lots of great ideas to organize an NDA celebration that works £or their neighborhood.

28. What can we learn about NDA from the text?

A. It will be held in Arch Hill.

B. It is aimed at building neighborly spirit.

C. It’s mainly organized by Victoria Dawson-Wheeler.

D. It gives people a chance to share their neighbor’s stories.

29. How does McCarthy- feel about the latest development of NDA?

A. shocked                         B. pleased                         C. worried                          D. disappointed

30. Which of the following is a change taking place in Arch Hill?

A. Victoria was discouraged by some locals.

B. There is a distance between people’s hearts.

C. More people take part in neighborly activities.

D. Victoria began to create “Love thy neighbor”.

31. The main purpose of the text is to         .

A. encourage New Zealanders to take part in NDA

B. explain the history of Neighbors Day Aotearoa

C. discuss the importance of neighborly spirit

D. introduce the Neighbors Day website

 All of us have already known ______ she will choose is the opportunity to go aborad.

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