1. What did the truck crash into?
| A．Another vehicle. | B．A friend’s house. | C．A store. |
| A．The driver. | B．The woman. | C．No one. |
| A．He’s a policeman. | B．He’s a journalist. | C．He’s a gardener. |
1. How long will Alex study at the University of Sydney?
| A．For about a month. |
| B．For about two months. |
| C．For about three months. |
| A．By sharing an apartment with him. |
| B．By arranging him a place to stay. |
| C．By introducing him some new friends. |
| A．In a host family. |
| B．In a friend’s house. |
| C．In a student dormitory. |
1. Why is the man nervous?
| A．He has to read his poem on stage. |
| B．He has to write a poem in class. |
| C．He will attend a competition. |
| A．At school. |
| B．At the man’s home. |
| C．At a poetry festival. |
| A．Looking for better jobs. |
| B．Staying with parents. |
| C．Moving to the city. |
| A．Daily. | B．Weekly. | C．Monthly. |
| A．Get a bike. | B．Ride a bus. | C．Buy a smaller car. |
| A．Black ones. | B．Blue ones. | C．Red ones. |
8 . Every year, young, talented, and ambitious nature conservationists from all over the world participate in the presentation of the Future For Nature (FFN) Award, an honorable international award.
The Future For Nature aims to:
• Reward and fund individuals for their outstanding efforts in the protection of species of wildlife.
• Encourage winners to sustain their dedicated work.
·• Help winners to raise their profiles, extend their professional network and strengthen their funding basis.
Benefits
• The winners each receive 50,000 euros and may make their own decision to spend the money in the service of nature conservation.
• FFN offers the winners a platform and brings their stories to the attention of conservationists, financiers and a wide audience, allowing them to increase their impact and gain more access to funds.
• FFN is building a growing family of winners, dedicated people who form a community of people with the same interest. FFN offers them the opportunity to meet each other and continue to learn with each other in order to continue their fight for nature as efficiently and effectively as possible.
Qualifications
The candidate (候选人):
• Must be born on or after the 31st May 1988 and before the 28th of August 2005.
• Is able to explain his/her conservation work in fluent English (written and spoken)
• Has achieved substantial and long-term benefits to the conservation status of one or more animal or plant species.
• Must be determined to continue his/her conservation work, as the Award aims to stimulate the winner’s future work. It is not an “end of career” prize.
Additional Remarks
For the 2024 Future For Future Awards, we are again searching for natural leaders, who have proven that they can make a difference in species’ survival.
From all applications, 6 to 10 nominees (被提名者) will be selected. These applicants will be asked to provide additional information, which will be used to select the final Awardees. Ultimately, three inspiring wildlife heroes are selected as the winners.
Application Process: Apply online through the Apply Now link.
Application Deadline: 28th August, 2023
1. Which is one of the aims of the Future For Nature?| A．To aid more green groups | B．To fund academic education. |
| C．To inspire conservation efforts. | D．To raise environmental awareness. |
| A．consult top specialists | B．meet those who are of the same ambition |
| C．benefit the local community | D．promote self-created platforms |
| A．meet the age requirement | B．apply via mail by the deadline |
| C．turn in the application in English | D．provide additional personal information |
I walked all the way home from school with my eyes planted on the ground. It had to be around here somewhere. It had to be.
“Watch out!” someone shouted. I looked back and found it was my lab partner Meheer. I was usually glad to see Meheer. He could always make me laugh, even while we were working in class. But today, nothing could cheer me up.
Meheer jumped off his bike. “What’s wrong?”
“Oh, I lost a necklace (项链) that used to belong to my grandmother. I thought it might havefallen off on the way to school this morning.”
“What does it look like? I’ll help you find it.”
We searched around the path but found nothing.
“There’s always tomorrow,” said Meheer, patting (轻拍) me on the shoulder. “I have a feeling it will turn up.”
“I doubt it,” I said.
Alone, I stood on the front walk for a minute. I had promised my mother I’d be more responsible. What would she think of me now? Slowly, I walked to the front door, pressed the handle, and stepped inside.
My mother was in the kitchen, cutting carrots for her famous vegetable soup. “You’re late,” she said. “You didn’t tell me anything you had after school today.”
“I’m sorry. I guess I should have called.”
“Kari, you may be in the eighth grade now, but I still need to know where you are. I’m responsible for what happens to you.”
That was my mother: never failing in her responsibilities. I, on the other hand, couldn’t even manage the smallest thing.
“So,” she said, “what was it that kept you at school?”
“I lost Grandma’s necklace,” I blurted out (脱口而出). “I’m so sorry. I looked every wherefor it. Mum, please don’t be angry with me. It was an accident.”
My mother stopped cutting and her expression was one I’d never seen before. She said nothing. Then she walked out of the room. Oh, this was worse than I thought. She couldn’t even stand looking at me. A moment later, she reappeared in the doorway. “Do you remember what I said when I gave you the necklace?” I nodded. “You said I was old enough now to be trusted with greater responsibilities.”
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2．请按如下格式作答。
As I brushed away a tear, my mother smiled at me.
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1．周星驰1962年出生于香港的一个穷人区；
2．他总共饰演了超过50部喜剧电影; 1994年开始导演电影; 其导演及主演的电影《功夫》(Kung Fu Hustle)被《时代周刊》(Time)评选为年度最优秀的影片之一；
3．周星驰以其独特的幽默风格被大家所熟知，被称为“中国的卓别林(Charlie Chaplin)”；
4．周星驰是中国最有趣的喜剧演员之一；
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1．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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