1 . Discovery Pass

With a NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass, you can

• get unlimited booked travel to more than 365 destinations on the NSW TrainLink Regional train and coach network

• choose a pass that suits your travel plans: 14 days, one month, three months or six months

• choose a class of travel that suits your style: Economy or First Class (Premium).

Please note that you cannot book a child ticket online with a Discovery Pass. You will instead need to call 13 22 32 or visit a sales agent.

Before purchasing a pass, please read the relevant terms and rules. A NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass is non-refundable and it cannot be assigned to another person.

Prices

Pass type	14 days	1 month	3 months	6 months
Adult Economy	$232	$275	$298	$420
Adult Premium	$300	$350	$400	$550
Child Economy	$121	$143	$154	$220
Child Premium	$154	$176	$220	$275

How to purchase a pass and book trips

Step 1: Purchase a Discovery Pass

Choose a time limit and class of travel that suits your needs.

Step 2: Book your trips

After you purchase a Discovery Pass, you have up to one month to book your first trip. The time limit on your pass will start from the departure date of your first booked trip. All trips must be booked and taken before the expiry (到期) date indicated on the pass. You must book each trip before you travel.

Find out more about ways to book your ticket? Visit our website:

https: /transportnsw.info/tickets-opal/regional-tickets-fares/ways-to-book-your-ticket

1. You can use a NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass to ______.

A．book a child ticket online	B．choose a class of travel that suits you
C．choose a weekly, monthly or yearly pass	D．get booked travel to unlimited destinations

2. If a mother with a child wants to buy a one-month NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass for Economy Class, she should pay     .

A．$353

B．$418

C．$693

D．$876

3. What can we know about a NSW TrainLink Discovery Pass?

A．A pass can be given to another person.

B．A pass can be refunded to NSW Trains.

C．The time limit on a pass starts from the day of your purchase.

D．You should book your first trip within one month after your purchase.

2 . Dear Teachers and Parents,

This June, during Financial Literacy Month, we have some to share.

In 2015, a free online financial education course named FutureSmart was introduced to middle school students, specifically targeting this group at a time in their lives when financial habits take hold and grow.

Fast forward to today, FutureSmart, available in English and Spanish, has reached over 13,000 schools across all 50 states. More than two million students have completed the course, with almost half coming from low-to-moderate income families.

But we aren’t stopping there. We promise to reach four million more students by the end of 2025.

Why? Because this moment calls for brave action. Never before have money management and investment decisions been so easy to conduct at any time or place through the use of a smartphone. It is time to offer students more critical financial literacy education to encourage them to make good financial decisions on a daily basis as they make their way through a complex world.

From weighing opportunity costs to delaying instant satisfaction for long-term financial gain, FutureSmart educates our youth using hands-on simulations (模拟) to introduce concepts like daily financial decisions and the rewards of long-term planning. Teaching young learners how to build solid financial foundations is an important step in building financially healthy communities.

Although our work is far from complete, we know that FutureSmart works. And it works exceptionally well.

In the largest study of its kind, supported by the MassMutual Foundation and EVERFI, the University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute (UMDI) recently concluded that 90% of students saw a statistically significant and educationally meaningful increase in knowledge after taking the FutureSmart course.

What’s more, these results were consistent across all student demographics including race, age, gender, school year, and socioeconomic status.

We have a long way to go to reach every single middle school student, but we welcome the challenge. Together, our teams have started a movement to provide equal access to financial education, and we invite others to join us.

Visit getfuturesmart. com to learn more and see how you can bring FutureSmart to the young people in your life.

MICHAEL FANNING                  RAY MARTINEZ
Head of MassMutual US               President and Co-Founder of EVERFI
1. The course FutureSmart         .

A．is offered in two different languages

B．requires skillful smartphone operation

C．has been bought by a large number of schools

D．targets students from low-to-moderate income families

2. How does FutureSmart introduce financial concepts?

A．By establishing financially healthy communities.

B．By managing opportunities and rewards.

C．By simulating real-life situations.

D．By delaying financial gain.

3. After taking the course, the students should be able to           .

A．improve their academic performance

B．accept financial challenges at any time

C．understand people from various backgrounds

D．build a stable financial foundation for the future

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Smoke jumpers are firefighters, trained to fight fires in places that fire engines can’t reach. They travel in small planes and,     1    (use) a parachute, jump into remote wild areas to fight fires. Smoke jumpers have to respond quickly. While a fire is still small, the pilot     2    (drop) team members into the area as needed. Their first job may be to build a fire line to stop the fire from spreading. Water is sent down to them. Smoke jumpers must be     3    (high) trained, very experienced and extremely fit. Their job is very dangerous.

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It’s said that for the Englishman, his house is his castle. However, this does not mean that his house is a beautiful palace that others     1     (invite) to see. For the British, the home is a place to protect oneself from the outside world. It’s a private place in which he goes to hide away     2     the troubles of life. To the American, the home is an expression of     3     (he). Much money is often spent on each and every room     4     (create) the right “feel” according to the person’s lifestyle. Therefore, he is happy to show his house to others.

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Since last month, more than half of America’s school districts     1    (report) “severe” or “desperate” school bus driver shortages. Suffering like this makes them thankful for people like Michael Mason. Driving a school bus isn’t Michael Mason’s first job; he used to work for the government. But unlike many retirees, Mason is not sitting home and relaxing.     2    (lend) a helping hand, he started a new job—a bus driver. Mason hopes to inspire others in the community. He says, “I believe if all of us give a little something, we     3    (make) a difference in the world.”

6 . Chinese Dual Language Immersion Program (CDLIP)

What is Dual Language Immersion?

Dual language immersion provides academic instruction in two languages. The Pasadena Unified School District currently offers a Chinese-English immersion program.

Why Choose the CDLIP?

Learning a second language awakens curiosity and respect for other nations and their cultures. Chinese is not only a rich language with a long literary tradition, but it has also emerged as an influential worldwide language. Our CDLIP promotes cross-cultural sensitivity, so that students can learn about the globalized world. For native Chinese speakers, our program ensures full development and mastery of English language arts while helping them become more fluent in their mother tongue.

Our Classrooms

The CDLIP serves primary school students, from kindergarten through second tirade. Grades 3, 4 and 5 will be added in September of 2022, 2023 and 2024, respectively. The program is currently located at Luther Burbank Primary School. On any given day, you might find a classroom full of kindergarteners counting and sorting coins, first graders singing “The More We Get Together”, or second graders describing physics experiments—all in Chinese!

How Does the Program Work?

CDLIP classrooms combine native and non-native speakers so that all students may succeed in both Chinese and English. We apply a Two-Way 90:10 Model. In kindergarten, 90% of the day’s instruction is in Chinese and 10% is devoted to improving English oral language and the ability to read and write. As children progress through grade levels, the percentage of English instruction gradually increases, finally achieving a 50:50 split by fifth grade.

To Register Your Child

Language learning is a long-term process, so parents are asked to register their children for the full six years.

·Register online at www.pusd.us/oe between June 13 and 23.

·The program is free, supported by the Pasadena Unified School District.

·For kindergarten, no knowledge of Chinese is necessary. (Some knowledge of Chinese is expected for students entering grades 1-3.)

·Applications will be accepted after the deadline if spaces arc still available.

·If you would like assistance completing your application, please contact Ms. Netty Li at Burbank Primary School (626) 396-5760 or visit PUSD Welcome Center.

1. After attending the CDLIP, students will be able to ______.

A．master Chinese arts	B．understand world history
C．hand down traditional literature	D．develop cross-cultural awareness

2. The CDLIP is intended for ______.

A．Chinese teaching assistants	B．children and their parents
C．primary school students	D．1-3-year-old children

3. What can you find in CDLIP classes?

A．Kindergarteners spending more lime practicing reading.

B．Students learning through songs and activities.

C．Higher-grade students using mostly Chinese.

D．Students focusing on science vocabulary,

4. What can we learn about the registration?

A．Parents need to pay the program fee.

B．Students must be registered every year.

C．Spaces are usually available after the deadline.

D．PUSD Welcome Center offers help with registration.

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A white telephone booth (电话亭), known as the Phone of the Wind,     1    (sit) in a garden on top of a hill. Though     2    (disconnect), the phone serves a surprising purpose: helping people speak out what they feel embarrassed to say in front of others.

    3    (think) about the idea for a long time, Sasaki finally built the booth. “My thoughts can’t be relayed over a regular phone line, so I want them     4    (carry) on the wind. I hope others can also express their feelings in the same way.”

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Some Qin bamboo texts were discovered in a tomb in Hubei Province that contain many rules regarding     1     people were supposed to live and behave. Experts say these texts could prove the government in the third century BC handed out cruel punishments to people who     2    (break) these rules. For instance, officials punished people who stole money by tattooing(刺青) their face. There are also other ancient laws in the texts. One of them is that when questioning a suspect, an official was     3    (strict) forbidden from using physical force.

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Today, there are groups of native people around the world that still live a traditional lifestyle. Some live in remote parts of South America,     1     way of life is in danger of disappearing. The Korubo are native people who live in the Amazon rainforest. They make their own tools, grow their own crops, and hunt and fish. Their main weapons are clubs and poison-tipped arrows, used     2     both hunting and protecting their territory against     3    (outsider).