In America，you might go to the emergency room if you are very sick，especially if your doctor or a parent feels that you need medical attention right away．In the emergency room，the doctors and nurses will take care of you and help you feel better．If you need to stay at the hospital at night，nurses will take you and your parents to your hospital room.

    Once you’re in the hospital room，you may have a room all to yourself，but sometimes you will share one with another kid．Your room will have a bed that has buttons to make parts of the bed move up and down．A curtain can be pulled around your bed so that you cannot be seen when you’re resting or changing your clothes．There are usually lights that you can turn on and off．There is a special button to push that will call the nurse if you need anything. You’ll probably have a bathroom in your room too.

    You’ll probably also have a TV and a telephone in your room to help you keep busy while you’re in the hospital．If you’re going to be in the hospital for a longer time，you can always bring things that remind you of home，like pictures of your family，animal dolls，books，or toys，or even put up favorite pictures on the wall around your bed．

1．The word “emergency” means“ _______ ”in Chinese．

      A．手術(shù)         B．休息            C．緊急           D．輸液

2．Why should you be taken to the emergency room?

      A．Because you often forget things these days．

      B．Because you can’t sleep well these days．

      C．Because you get angry easily．

      D．Because you cannot see anything suddenly．

3．In the hospital room, __________ .

      A．you will have to stay without a roommate

      B．you cannot touch any of the buttons around you

      C．you will have a bedside telephone but no TV

      D．you call decorate it like a home

4．According to the passage，which room looks like a hospital room?

5．From the passage，we know that kids in hospital rooms can easily _______.

A．get angry                           B．make friends

C．miss home                          D．feel excited

My Year Abroad                                                           

This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.

Mariko Okada – Tokyo

My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.

Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro

I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!

Alvin Chen – Hong Kong

Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!

25. All the three teenagers went abroad           .

A. to study English        B. to visit friends    C. to have a holiday       D. to find a job

26. Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?

A. Mariko.             B. Carla.         C. Alvin.         D. None of them.

27. Travelers Corner is most probably         .

A. a sports club newsletter           B. a science documentary

C. a travel magazine                     D. a news website