3. When I was a young teacher,my first teaching job was in a village in the far north of Canada.There were no roads.You had to take a(1)
to fly into the village.I was quite(2)
about this new job.I couldn't sleep well.But I packed (打包) my bags and headed north for my adventure.
In the autumn,when I(3)
there,the weather was fine.The(4)
shone and the days were clear.But all of that was soon to change.In late October,the season changed suddenly.One morning,I awoke and it was winter.
In winter,it is very(5)
in Canada's north.It snows a lot,too.One winter day,it started to snow really,really(6)
.The wind blew.And the snow did not stop.It snowed for a whole day.It snowed all night,too.
On the morning of the third day,the snow finally stopped coming down.I(7)
and looked out of my window.The students looked out of their windows too.They could not see their school.
"Our school has disappeared (消失)," they cried.All they could see was a world(8)
white snow piled up everywhere.The snow covered the school completely.It was more than 8 metres high.It was amazing!But not everyone was surprised. "It happens every year," said the school principal(校長). "This is Canada.This is how we get to school in the far north."
Of course,there was no school that day.The people in the village came and helped the janitor (門衛(wèi)) dig out the snow.It(9)
three days to uncover the school!
The kids enjoyed their days off.But they were glad to get back to(10)
finally.
(1) |
A.plane |
B.boat |
C.bus |
D.subway |
(2) |
A.strict |
B.calm |
C.silent |
D.nervous |
(3) |
A.left |
B.arrived |
C.agreed |
D.refused |
(4) |
A.stream |
B.lake |
C.sun |
D.moon |
(5) |
A.cold |
B.cool |
C.warm |
D.hot |
(6) |
A.hard |
B.hardly |
C.simply |
D.quietly |
(7) |
A.looked up |
B.stood up |
C.woke up |
D.took up |
(8) |
A.pleased with |
B.filled with |
C.angry with |
D.proud of |
(9) |
A.spent |
B.cost |
C.took |
D.paid |
(10) |
A.bed |
B.hometown |
C.hospital |
D.school |