Italian Lakes and Greek Islands( 12 Days)
Prices starting from $ 1,999
Your tour begins in Milan, Italy, and moves on to the Italian Lake District and the attractive places of interest in Stresa, your home for two nights. Collette Vacations has carefully chosen the Costa Victoria as your home for your 7-night journey along the waterways of the Mediterranean. The cruise ship is filled with the warmth and culture of Italy and is richly designed with entertainment areas and very good living conditions. It will take you to the places of your dreams.
You'll spend 4 days touring Greek cities you've always heard about. In Katakolon, you will have the only unguided tour to nearby Olympia on the whole journey. Then with a local guide you will visit the Greek islands of Santorini, which is often related to the story of the lost city of Atlantis, and Mykonos, a wonderful island with beautiful beaches.
Your journey ends in Verona, home of the love story Romeo and Juliet, with a fun-filled Good-bye dinner-a perfect ending to a pleasant Journey.
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Day 1 Days 2-3 Days 4-10 Day 11 Day 12 |
Overnight flight to Italy Regina Palace, Stresa, Italy Costa Victoria( Costa cruises) Hotel Leopardi, Verona, Italy ave for home |
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Leaving date |
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April 7 |
$2.099 |
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June 2 |
$2,199 |
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October 6 |
$2,099 |
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November 3 |
$1,999 |
In America, when the eighth graders leave the middle school, they are often worried about moving to the high school. It is a hard time for them, but it can be an exciting one as well. To make it easier, students need to get familiar with their school.
Even though they've done this already in the middle school, it's still important to find where their classrooms are. Most schools take students to the high school for a visit at the end of their eighth grade year. And, most schools also have a freshman (新生) speech for parents and students before the first year begins. Sometimes the main office will give away a map of the school. This can help students and parents to find different places in the school.
One way to know your high school more and make new friends is to join a club or play a sport. Schools often offer chances to join different clubs and sports. Fall activities begin in August before the first day of school. If you are not interested in sports, there are clubs for any interest, such as drama, dance, chess, photography, community service, etc. These clubs allow students from different grades. By joining an activity, students can find new friendships, not to mention improving their chances in future college applications (申请). The school office will have a list of activities offered at the school and information on how to join them.
What's more, to have a great start to a high school year, students can write down some of their worries, and ask for help from teachers and school workers.
Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. "It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone." Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.
In foreign countries, it is challenging (difficult) with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document (record) his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. "The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person," said the 30-year-old man.
Richardson describes traveling alone like "a shot in the arm", which "makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything". He said, "The feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I'm dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try."
The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said, "Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness."
Some of the greatest problems we face today are the destruction (破坏)of our environment. Brown clouds, polluted water, endangered wild animals..., these problems seem so huge.
So my family does what we can. We take cloth bags to stores instead of using plastic bags. We walk where we don't have to drive.
But does it do any good? When I am the only one in line at the market with cloth bags, am I doing any good? Does my walking to stores make any real difference to the world?
I recently learned something about flamingos(火烈鸟)which like to get together in groups of a thousand or more Every year when the time comes for migration (迁徙), a few of them first take off from the lake. But none of the others seem to notice, so the small group returns. However, the next day they try again. This time a few more fly along with them, but most of them still pay no attention, so they return again. They try for several times. Every time a few more birds join in but, since the thousands of others still take no notice, the great migration plan is once more stopped.
Then one day something changes. The same small group of birds once again starts flying and a small number more join in just as before, then more. Finally, they all take flight and the migration really begins. What a spectacular sight it must be--thousands of flamingos taking off into the sky at once!
A few can make a difference. Even if you're the one to take the first step, and continue trying, others will someday take notice and together we will solve even our greatest problems.
4 Study Habits You Should Be Practising
With exams, essays, projects, and many deadlines for different things, effective(有效的) study habits are necessary. If you are in need of a bit of an improvement, keep reading for the top four study habits that you should be practicing.
⒈Make and use flashcards.
By using flashcards with a question on one side and the answer on the other, you will force your brain to recall he necessary information. Even if you struggle a bit with a card, you will still be actively revising the necessary material.
⒉Revise, revise, revise!
Many students put off studying until just before the exam, with the more hardworking students giving themselves a week or two before a test. It's best to revise the information a little bit every day, so that you are not upset when a test comes around.
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One of the most effective—and the most fun—methods of studying is to watch related lectures and videos in order to get more material. Watch documentaries or videos on YouTube and educational websites. You may be surprised at how much you can learn from videos, and just how much information is available online.
⒋Re-write your notes.
Studies have shown that writing information out by hand increases your ability to remember the material. This makes the recall go hand-in-hand with muscle memory.
These are the four most effective study habits, and something all successful students do. Make sure you are on top of your game by following these study methods!
A. Watch related lectures and videos.
B. One method of revising is to make a mind-map.
C. Use these graded tests to create a new practice test.
D. Having these great study habits can make things easier.
E. However, it's actually an ineffective method of preparing and studying.
F. Flashcards are designed to improve active memory recall of information.
G. You will be able to picture your written notes when you are taking the exam.
Like many children with autism(自闭症), my son Noah loves planes. He carries a toy1with him wherever he goes. Last month, Noah2a 2008 Matchbox Sky Busters Continental Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner on the computer and became very3. Although his language is just three or four words at a time, he clearly told me "This is the little Continental I want!"4enough, I thought. I usually have no problem finding toys on the Internet.
But this Matchbox Sky Buster, made only in 2008, was difficult to5. It was not on any of the places from which I had6toys for Noah. I spent hours at the computer7the plane. I discovered several Matchbox collectors online, and over the next few weeks I sent emails to them8none of them had Noah's dream plane. So I decided to9Matchbox in California. My email made its way to Abe Lugo, lead project designer for Matchbox, who10 to let me know he was looking for the 2008 Continental Boeing 787-8.
While11to hear good news from Abe at Matchbox, I continued my12.Although for weeks I had no13on the Internet, I tried again and saw there was still no auction(拍卖)for Noah's dream plane! Noah's impatience(不耐烦)was growing, and I was starting to lose14
A week later, received a(n)15from Abe saying he had a plane in hand for Noah and would be16it that afternoon !
Last week, we17the package (包裹)from Abe. Noah opened it. He held the toy plane close to his face. He turned it over. He was filled with18
We sent a19to Abe, whom we haven't met or even talked to on the phone. I wanted Noah to say thank-you in his own20. In the video, Noah say, "Thanks, Mr. Lugo. You're welcome, honey."
Mary's Secret
Mary got home very late these few months. Her parents were very (worry). But when they asked her about that, Mary always had different (excuse). Her father wanted to find out what happened to her.
One day after school was over, Mary's father secretly followed her a park. He then observed that Mary sat down began to paint a picture alone. Her father stood far away and watched her (paint)for hours.
“This little girl comes here to paint every day. I think she (love) painting” the cleaner there told him. Just at that moment, Mary's father felt very sorry, because he had never tried to understand his daughter liked. He and his wife thought painting was waste of time and never supported her. They thought Mary should focus more on her studies, especially science, because they only wanted to make her a doctor or an engineer. Now he realized what Mary liked (much). Her father was moved and changed (he)mind.
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉
修改：在错的词下划一横线并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
When I was a child, I hoped to live in a city. I think I would be happy there. Now I am living in a city, but I miss my home in countryside. There the air is clean or the mountains are green. Unfortunately, on the development of industrialization, the environment has been polluted. Lots of studies have been shown that global warming has already become a very seriously problem. The airs we breathe in is getting dirty and dirtier. Much rare animals are dying out. We must find ways to protect your environment. If we fail to do so, we'll live to regret it.
