Lesson 4 An exciting trip 激动人心的旅行
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 a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia. He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice springs, 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 fending this trip very exciting.
我刚刚收到弟弟的来信，提姆。他在澳大利亚。他有六个月了。提姆是一个工程师。他是一家大公司工作，他已经访问了许多不同的地方在澳大利亚。他刚买了一辆汽车和澳大利亚已经向爱丽丝斯普林斯，一个小镇的中心，澳大利亚。他将很快访问达尔文。从那里，他再飞往珀斯。我兄弟从来没有出过国，因此他觉得这次旅行非常激动。
Notes on the text 课文注释 
1 He has been there for six months. 他在那儿已经住了6个月了。关于动词的现在完成时。 
2 a great number of…, 许多„，用于修饰复数可数名词。
3 in the centre of…, 在„„中部。
Comprehension
1. Only one of these statements is true. Which one?
(a) The writer has been in Australia for six months.
(b) Tim is a mechanic 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 centre of Australia.
(d) Tim’s brother has never been abroad before.
Structure
3. Tim is in Australia. He went ______ Australia six months ago.
(a) to          (b) in             (c) at                 (d) into
4. Tim is in Australia. How long _______ there?
(a) is he        (b) has he been     (c) has he            (d) was he
5. Tim has been in Australia for six months. His brother hasn't seen him ____January.
(a) for        (b) since          (c) from            (d) by
6lesson复数. He has just bought an Australian car. He bought one _________.
(a) a short time ago     (b) a long time ago     (c) last year  (d) six months ago
7. He has just gone to Alice Springs. He has never __________ there before.
(a) went         (b) being         (c) been            (d) was
Vocabulary
8. Tim is working for a big firm. He is working for a big ________.
(a) society       (b) company      (c) factory          (d) store
9. He has visited a great number of different p1aces. He hasn't stayed in ______p1ace.
(a) the only       (b) a similar       (c) the same         (d) alike
10. Alice Springs is a small town. A town is usually ________.
(a) bigger than a village but smaller than a city       (b) bigger than a city
(c) the same size as a city                       (d) the same size as a village
11. He will soon visit Darwin. He will visit Darwin _________.
(a) quick1y      (b) for a short time (c) shortly           (d) in a hurry
12. He will fly to Perth. He will go there ________.
(a) with air       (b) in air           (c) by air          (d) through air
1. Jim has been studying ____ for 3 years . 
a. abroad       b. aboard         c. road       d. broad 
2. Willam felt very happy because he ____ a letter from  Cambridge University . 
 a. sent         b. lent            c. borrowed         d. received 
3. Ann is a kind girl so she has ____ friends. 
a. a great much of   b. a great number of  c. the much of    d. the little of 
4. Tim went ___ America 6 months ago . 
a. to                b. into         c. at            d. in 
5. Tom is in Austria. How long ____ there? 
a. is he           b. was he           c, has he been          d. has he 
6. Xi’an is a city in the ___ of China. 
a. middle        b. centre              c. front         d. back 
7. I have just _____ an invitation to their wedding this morning . 
a. taken           b. set                c, made           d. done 
8. _____ people called to ask about her health. 
a. A great many of  b. A large number    c. A great many   d. Large number 
9. How is this book different ____ that ? 
a. from       b. about          c. of           d. to 
10. How long ____ at this job?  Since 1990. 
a. were you employed                b. have you been employed 
c. had you been employed           d. will you be employed