Nadya Vessey, of Auckland, New Zealand, was born with an illness. So at the age of 16, of her legs below the knees were cut off. One day when a little boy was watching _ take off her prosthetic(假体的)legs, he asked her she didn't have any legs. Thinking quickly she asked him whether he had read The Little Mermaid（美人鱼）．He said“_ ．”So Nadya told him that she was a mermaid. The Little boy was and said,"Wow! That's so cool!” And then he ran off to tell his Dad.
The of becoming a mermaid became clearer and clearer in Nadya's mind. After it over, she wrote to Weta Workshop in Wellington to ask if they could her. She never believed they actually would, so she was excited when she knew they_ _. Weta workshop's manager, Richard Taylor, was very pleased to make it true, and wanted Nadya to be _ .
It took Weta Workshop two years to make a special for Nadya. "A prosthetic is a prosthetic, and your body has to be comfortable it and you have to make it part of ". After practicing in the , Nadya went to the open sea to try on her mermaid suit. It was amazing and great to watch Nadya swim, and to see her dream come true.
Nadya Vessey herself has written the story of a real mermaid.
A．either B．both C．neither D．none
A．me B．you C．him D．her
A．why B．how C．when D．where
A．No B．Yes C．Sorry D．Goodbye
A．sad B．afraid C．surprised D．fortunate
A．news B．idea C．story D．history
A．going B．taking C．turning D．thinking
A．save B．pick C．treat D．help
A．agreed B．checked C．refused D．received
A．ugly B．beautiful C．friendly D．relaxed
A．hat B．jacket C．sweater D．suit
A．with B．about C．from D．of
A．myself B．ourselves C．yourself D．yourselves
A．dining hall B．waiting room C．living room D．swimming pool
A．too B．really C．well D．enough
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Lisa is an English girl. She is . She is twenty-two years old now. She is teacher. She is very nice. hair is long and blond. She blue and big eyes. Her like her very much.
Lisa looks Huang Yongmei, a good actress(女演员). The actress Hong Kong. Lisa’s favorite is red. She is often(经常) . Lisa likes apples, oranges and bananas. is her good friend? Oh, she is Sally.
A．old B．young C．long D．different
A．a B．/ C．the D．an
A．Hers B．She C．Her D．His
A．has B．is C．have D．are
A．mom B．friends C．dad D．students
A．at B．/ C．like D．the same
A．come from B．from C．is from D．in
A．clothes B．teacher C．girl D．color
A．in a red B．in red C．at a red D．at red
A．Who B．Whose C．Where D．How
Oxfam Trailwalker one of Hong Kong’s biggest fund-raising since 1981. It was known Trailwalker before. It is by Oxfam Hong Kong to raise money for helping poor people in Hong Kong and parts of Asia and Africa. Trailwalker is held November every year. People over eighteen can group themselves into a team of four and join this charity walk.
Oxfam Trailwalker is a tough hike you have to finish walking a trail within 48 hours. It means you may have to walk for two days and nights without sleep. The trailwalkers have to walk eight country parks and over twenty hills and mountains.
It is excellent chance for people to learn team spirit. All the team members must plan everything together the event. You need to together to finish the hike because only the team’s finishing time will be recorded. It is necessary for you and help each other before and during the event.
You should plan you are going to carry during the walk. You cannot carry everything with you, so it is useful to have support teams to bring you food and drinks. Warm and dry clothes are necessary to keep you comfortable during the walk. Each team must raise at least HK$6500.
The money help poor people and to support development projects.
Of course, the walk is not easy－going up hills, sleep and with tired bodies. It is necessary that you start training months before the walk. Why not your best to help people in need? This will be an experience you will never forget.
A．is B．will be C．has been D．was
A．event B．events C．an event D．event’s
A．as B．for C．of D．like
A．organize B．organized C．organizes D．organizing
A．another B．others C．the other D．other
A．in B．on C．at D．for
A．so B．but C．because D．because of
A．100 kilometre B．100 kilometres C．100-kilometre D．100-kilometres
A．pass B．cross C．past D．through
A．a B．an C．the D．\
A．after B．when C．before D．while
A．run B．jump C．climb D．walk
A．support B．will support C．to support D．supporting
A．what B．how C．when D．why
A．too B．either C．as well D．also
A．is used to help B．are used to helping C．used to help D．is used to helping
A．it B．its C．itself D．it’s
A．with B．without C．have D．have no
A．a little B．little C．a few D．few
A．do try B．to try C．trying D．try
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Do you know who this man is? Yes, it is American president Obama! This is the of his family. This man Mr. Obama. is two daughters’ father. The woman next to him is Mrs. Obama. Her is Michelle Obama. is a beautiful mother. Who these children? are Mr. Obama’s daughters. This tall is Marlia Obama, Mr. Obama’s daughter. That is Natasha Obama, Mr. Obama’s second daughter. She is eight-year-old girl and she is the younger sister. They are good sisters.
A．map B．book C．photo D．room
A．am B．is C．are D．be
A．Her B．She C．His D．He
A．famliy B．name C．first name D．last name
A．Her B．She C．His D．He
A．are B．is C．am D．be
A．They B．Them C．These D．Those
A．boy B．boys C．girl D．girls
A．one B．first C．second D．two
A．the B．a C．an D．/
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Have you ever asked yourself why children go to school? You will probably they go to learn languages, geography, history, science and all subjects. That is quite , but do they learn these things?
We send our children to school to them for their future work and life. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use their life, but is that the reason they go to school?
There is in education than just learning facts. We go to school above all how to learn, so that when we have left school we can go on learning. If a man really knows , he will always be successful, because whenever he has to do , he will quickly teach himself how to do it in the best way. The uneducated person, on the other , is unable to do it, or does it badly, so the purpose of school is not just languages, geography, science, but to teach pupils the to learn.
A．speak B．say C．talk D．tell
A．others B．other C．the other D．another
A．true B．real C．fact D．wrong
A．how B．where C．why D．what
A．stop B．ask C．ready D．prepare
A．at B．in C．on D．with
A．best B．only C．just D．first
A．many B．much C．more D．most
A．learn B．to learn C．learning D．learned
A．how to learn B．why to learn C．how does he learn D．why does he learn
A．anything new B．something new C．new anything D．new something
A．way B．word C．foot D．hand
A．both B．either C．neither D．not
A．learn B．to learn C．teach D．to teach
A．subjects B．reasons C．way D．knowledge
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In my village in China, people are proud of being old. people always respect old people. However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a since “old” shows that a person is going to retire(退休) or that the body is not working well.
After I moved to , I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. Once, when I was to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so . I told her that I had made they got their food quickly because I always respect the old. I said that, her face great displeasure. My manager, who happened what I said, took me aside and gave me a long talk about how they the description “old”. I then walked back to the and said sorry to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer .
After that, I changed the I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, now I don’t show my feelings through words.
A．Young B．Old C．Poor D．Rich
A．luck B．fact C．problem D．fun
A．Japan B．America C．Australia D．Italy
A．serving B．cooking C．getting D．putting
A．silently B．quickly C．slowly D．easily
A．head B．much C．idea D．sure
A．Before B．If C．Although D．As soon as
A．told B．found C．showed D．noticed
A．hearing B．heard C．hears D．to hear
A．dislike B．like C．agree D．disagree
A．kitchen B．table C．chair D．corner
A．begun B．invented C．caused D．turned
A．angry B． happy C．afraid D．interested
A．idea B．way C．life D．mind
A．nor B．then C．and D．but
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