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Make Time to Make Friends
Gap Year — Open Day (Saturday 11 July)
Develop Yourself Through Sharing with Others
·Want to take a break from studying? Looking for the experience of a lifetime?
·Then a gap year might just well be the thing for you. It was for these students.
“I have just returned from the most amazing, eyeopening five months of my life! The Dominican Republic is a beautiful country with some of the most friendly people I have ever met.”
—Ash Thompson, Bristol
“Why can't life be just one gap year after another？”
—Holly Grainger, Southampton
If you ... like thousands of other students, feel the time has come to reward yourself with a very interesting trip abroad which gives you a great opportunity to learn another language, meet exciting people from many countries, and spend your time perhaps more meaningfully than ever, come to this Gap Year Open Day.
Join us and find out more!
·Join our video conferencing. We'll connect you directly with our project leaders in 12 different countries.
·Talk to students who have just come back from their gap years. Let them take you around the globe with their stories and photos.
·Take part in our Q and A session. It's your chance to ask the questions you want answering.
·Pick up a brochure detailing all the projects we run and how to apply for (申请) one of them.
Interested? We're sure you are. See you soon.
21．What is Ash Thompson's attitude towards the gap year?
A．Worried. B．Satisfied.
C．Shocked. D．Concerned.
解析：选B 推理判断题。Ash Thompson 认为五个月大开眼界的生活令他惊奇，在美丽的多米尼加共和国他遇到了人生中最友好的人，因此他很满意他的间隔年。
22．Who are most welcome to come to this Gap Year Open Day?
A．Those who used to live abroad.
B．Those who want to enrich their life.
C．Those who want to drop out of school.
D．Those who have difficulty making friends.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文中介绍的“a very interesting trip abroad ... perhaps more meaningfully than ever” 可知，“Gap Year Open Day”欢迎那些想要丰富人生阅历的学生来参加。
23．On 11 July, students who have just come back from their gap years can ________.
A．share their experiences
B．become project leaders
C．receive their just rewards
D．design their own brochures
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据“Join us and find out more！”部分的“Talk to students ... their stories and photos.”可知，完成了间隔年计划的学生可能分享他们的经历。
24．What is the main purpose of this text?
A．To explain what a gap year is.
B．To discuss the meaning of a gap year.
C．To attract students to take part in a gap year.
D．To show different students' gap year experiences.
解析：选C 写作意图题。本文引用了两名学生参加完间隔年计划的感受，并介绍了哪些学生适合参加这一次的“Gap Year Open Day”， 再根据“Join us and find out more！”部分的内容可知，本文主要目的是吸引学生参加间隔年计划。
