9．rent v．(短期)租用；n.租金

　　10．enormous adj.巨大的，庞大的

　　Ⅱ.短语检测

　　1．look__back__at回顾，回忆

　　2．have__fun玩得开心

　　3．take__a__long__vacation度长假

　　Ⅰ.阅读课文，判断正(T)误(F)

　　1．Joanna can't believe that her school life is almost over.(T)

　　2．The first thing Joanna is going to do after graduation is to take part in the senior prom.(F)

　　3．Joanna has greatly enjoyed working as a peer mediator because she can help students deal with their problems.(T)

　　4．Joanna had never hoped Daniel would ask her to go to the prom.(F)

　　5．Joanna thought watching the sunrise was a perfect ending to a perfect school year.(F)

　　Ⅱ.课文阅读理解

　　1．When was this passage written?

　　A．After a prom night.

　　B．When the writer was about to graduate.

　　C．During a prom night.

　　D．After the writer graduated.

　　答案　B

　　2．During the short school skiing trip，the writer had great fun because ________．

　　A．two good friends of hers were also on the trip

　　B．Americans are competitive

C．it was the Easter vacation