My husband and I were taking care of Lizzy, our daughter Melanie’s pet dog, on April 17 while Melanie was in the early stage of labour at the hospital. We received a text from our son-in-law, Joe Levanti, that Melanie was about to give birth. Tom and I sprang from our chairs suddenly. It’s a tradition in our immediate family to wait at the hospital for a birth. This would be Melanie and Joe’s first child.
“You take Lizzy out before we leave, and I’ll be waiting for you in the car!” I told Tom. I started the car and waited impatiently. I saw my husband walk out of the front door- but then out shot Lizzy and she was running down the street at great speed.
My husband ran after the dog, and I followed in my car. “Lizzy! Lizzy!” we shouted as fear filled our heart. We chased her up and down our Bellwood Avenue. “She’s running onto Wireless Road!” we both screamed with fear. Lizzy dashed back and forth in the busy street. My husband kept up his chase on foot. I shouted to my husband, “Tom! Be careful when you cross the street!”
Within minutes, traffic was actually stopped on Wireless Road. A half-dozen good people got out of their cars to help. Soon, she ran into a safer area and then back to our street. With the help of six strangers, we caught her within a few anxious minutes. Everyone cheered, and we thanked the helpers again and again.
With Lizzy safely back inside, we drove straight to the hospital and were able to see our daughter in the delivery room. My husband and I are forever grateful to the strangers who might have saved Lizzy’s life and who enabled us to be there at the beginning of a precious new one.
1.Why was the author going to the hospital?
A. Because she didn’t feel herself that day.
B. Because her pet dog was hit by a car.
C. Because her daughter was ill in hospital.
D. Because her daughter was giving birth at the hospital.
2.How did the author feel while Tom was running after the dog?
A. Concerned B. Impatient
C. Thankful D. Regretful
3.Where was the dog finally caught?
A. On Wireless Road B. In a safer area
C. On Bellwood Avenue D. In the author’s car
4.What is the purpose of writing this text?
A. To show us how they got back their pet dog.
B. To tell us how they managed to see their daughter.
C. To express their sincere thanks to the kind strangers.
D. To tell us what trouble their pet dog has caused them.
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1.What’s the theme of the book by OnlineGatha?
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C. Climate change D. A TV program
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3.Which book is published as part of a series?
A. Ice Age B. The Pool Bible
C. Learning Java D. The Oblivion Stone
高三毕业在即，我校《金苹果》英语报要征集同学交往中的印象深刻的事。请向报纸投稿，叙述你与同学交往中的一件令你印象深刻的事，并谈谈感悟。文中不能透露真实姓名。
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Translations
1.嫌疑人已抓获，所有相关证据已移交警方． （concern）
2.众所周知，学习方法因人而异，适合你的不一定适合我． （necessarily）
3.我突然想到，我忘记提醒班长集合时间了，随即给他发了一个消息． （It）
4.学生表达自我的能力越强，他们就越可能在入学面试中脱颖而出，这促使了他们将练习演讲作为每日常规．（rule）
Summary writing
The life of a journalist can be exciting． To be in constant pursuit of the latest news demands a curiosity that can only be rewarded by getting to "where it is happening" as soon as possible． The goal， of course， is to relate what is happening to the public as clearly as possible．
However， every journalist must be careful to report not only a vivid picture of what is happening， but a true picture． Each journalist reports his or her own version of what has taken place． Still， this version must be an actual account if the reporter is to maintain a reliable reputation．
In order to get to the truth in some news stories， a reporter must rely on the statements of someone who is on the inside of the situation． Often this insider will only talk to a reporter if the reporter promises never to reveal the insider's name． The insider usually threatens never to admit meeting with the reporter if his or her name is revealed．
Because stories of this nature often involve criminal activity， reporting them becomes a dangerous job．
This kind of work involved in obtaining news in this manner serves as an inviting situation for the underworld as well as the legal world． Members of the underworld want to find out who the insider is so that they can keep him or her quiet． Members of the legal world claim that the reporter will obstruct（阻挠）justice if he or she fails to disclose the insider's name．
Devotion has given journalism its reputation for reliability ﹣ a reliability that each journalist is expected to uphold in his or her search for truth． Supplying a truthful account of each day's occurrences is the serious contract made between reporter and the public．
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Bill Gates doesn't pretend he lives in an egalitarian（主张平等的） household． When it comes to parenting his three children， the billionaire Microsoft giant readily admits his wife Melinda has done more than her share of the work raising the kids．
"My wife does 80%，" Gates told a crowd of Harvard students last Thursday． Gates spent two years there taking math and computer science courses as a pre﹣law student， but never finished up his degree． "Myeldest graduates from Stanford in June， so I'm optimistic she won't fall into my footsteps，" Gates joked．
1. They followed a 1970s "Love and Logic" parenting model． The core idea of the philosophy is centered on the idea of exerting emotional control， essentially minimizing emotional reactions like shouting or scolding kids．2. Gates admits he and his wife haven't been perfect at carrying out the approach．
"Can you get rid of the emotion？ You can't totally do it，" he said．
Aside from ruling in hot﹣blooded parent tempers， the love and logic model also stresses the importance of not leaning into rewards for kids， but instead demonstrating unconditional love and admiring kids for who they are， not what they do （or don't） achieve， like a poor test score．
"Many highly successful people struggled with grades as children，" Fay wrote on his site． "3."
The model is a bit like the ideal method， in that it pushes parents to focus on asking questions of their kids and getting them to think about how to solve their own problems， instead of feeding them answers．
4.． However， he knew he wanted to do things differently with his own kids．
It wasn't the only way he set boundaries for his children while they were growing up． None of his kids owned a cell phone until they were 14 years old． And they will each get about ﹩10 million of their parents fortune as inheritance，a mere fraction of the giant's roughly ﹩90 billion net worth． "We want to strike a balance where they have the freedom to do anything， but not a lot of money showered on them so they could go out and do nothing，" Gates once told TED．
