An exciting tripWhy is Tim finding this trip exciting?I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim. He is in Australia.He has been there for six months. Tim is an engineer. He is working for abig firm and he has already visited a great number of different places inAustralia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alicesprings, a small town in the centre of Australia. He will soon visit Darwin.From there, he will fly to Perth. My brother has never been abroad before,so he is finding this trip very exciting.1.Only one of these statements is true. Which one?A. The writer has been in Australia for six months.B. Tim is a worker and he’s working in Australia.C. Tim is working for an Austrian firm.D. Tim is working for a big firm as an engineer.2.Only one of these statements is true. Which one?A. Tim has been in Darwin for six months.B. It’s the first time Tim has ever been to another country.C. Perth is in the center of AustrianD. Tim’s brother has never been abroad before.3. Tim is in Australia. He went _______ Australia six months ago.A. toB. inC. atD. into4. Tim is in Australia. How long ___________there?A. is he B, has he been C. has he D. was he5. Tim has been in Australia for six months. His brother hasn’t seen him __________January.A. forB. sinceC. fromD. by6. He has just bought an Australian car. He bought one________A. a short time agoB. a long time agoC. last yearD. six months ago7. He has just gone to Alice Springs. He has never _______ there before.A. wentB. beingC. beenD. was8. Tim is working for a big firm. He is working for a big___________A. societyB. companyC. factoryD. store9. He has visited a great number of different places. He hasn’t stayed in ________ place.A. the onlyB. a similarC. the sameD. alike10. AliceBoring BorisI have a boring friend called Boris. Boris has travelled to every part of the world.If I ask him a question like "Have you ever been to Jamaica (牙买加) or Beijing?", Boris always answers, "Yes, I've been there." If I ask him a question like "Would you like to go to Jamaica or Beijing?" Boris always answers, "No, I've already been there."If someone has had a nice holiday in any part of the world, Boris always says, "I've been there."He's been everywhere, but he hasn't anything to say about the places he has visited.Sometimes I think he has been everywhere but seen nothing!1) .Boris doesn't want to go anywhere because he _______.A. never travels abroadB. has been there beforeC. likes to stay at home2) Where has Boris been?A. He has only been to Jamaica.B. He has only been to Beijing.C. He has been to many different places.3)If someone has had a nice holiday abroad, you can be sure that Boris _______.A. wants to go thereB. will go there soonC. has already been there4) The writer's friend Boris is boring because _______.A. he always talks about the places he has visited.B. he has nothing to say about theplaces he has visited. C. he is always travelling.No wrong numbersWhat does 'No wrong numbers' mean?Mr.James Scott has a garage in Silbury and now he has just bought another garage in Pinhurst. Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr.Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just boughttwelve pigeons. Yesterday, a pigeon carried the first message from Pinhurstto Silbury. The bird covered the distance in three minutes. Up to now,Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgentmessages from one garage to the other. In this way, he has begun his ownprivate 'telephone' service.生词和短语: pigeon n. 鸽子cover v. 越过distance n. 距离request n. 要求，请求spare part 备件service n. 业务，服务难点1：In the way: Please move this chair. It is in the way.Do you work in the way I have shown you.On the way: On the way to the station, I bought some chocolate.In this way: He saves old envelopes. In this way, he has collected a great many stamps.By the way: By the way, have you seen Harry recently.In a way: In a way, it is an important book.练习：1. __________ from Athens to London, the plane stopped at Rome.2. I cooked this________ you showed me.3. ____________. Where is my coat?4. Yes, ________ he has been very successful.5. Children get ________ during the holidays. 难点2：Spare: I cannot spare the time. 我花不起时间。

I have no time to spare.我没有时间。

I cannot buy spare parts for this car.我买不起这辆车的备件。