The old house with a garden ______ 80 years ago．
A．built B．build C．was built D．is built
We can get more ______ about the international affairs on the Internet than before．
A．information B．message C．notice D．advertisement
Ted told us ______ funny story, but he forgot ______ ending himself．
A．a ; / B．/ ; an C．a ; a D．a ; the
Suppose you are a fan of “Where are we going, Dad”. Please write a letter to the programme and recommend a place for them to spend a 3-day trip.
提示：近来“爸爸去哪儿”节目轰动了全国。如果你是这个节目的忠实粉丝，请给栏目组写一封推荐信，推荐一个地方适合父亲与孩子一起共同度过一个三天两夜的旅行，并请至少给出两个理由。
Phrases for reference （以下短语仅供参考）
be located in/on/at famous for
share…with have interest in
（ 注意：文中不得出现具体人名、校名等个人信息，否则不予评分。）
Dear Editor,
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Yours
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon(巴比伦空中花园)
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were built in the 7th century BC and are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were amazing not only because of their beauty, but also because of their location.
In the 7th century BC a king named Nebudchadnezzar II created the gardens as a sign of love for his wife, Amyitis. According to legend, Amyitis, the daughter of the king of the Medes, was homesick. She missed the green hills and valleys of her homeland.
Upon marrying Nebudchadnezzar II, Amyitis moved to the ancient chief city of Babylon. The area was in the Mesopotamian desert, and the climate there was totally different from where she had left. So the new queen was very sad about the flat and the sun-baked desert. To make Amyitis happier and more comfortable the king decided to build her a series of magnificent gardens.
Many think of the gardens as an otherworldly creation that hung in the air somehow. But experts agree that the gardens were actually built on a mountainside, rather than actually “hanging”.
The hanging Gardens of Babylon are famous. Stories of them spread throughout the ancient world, and ancient writers recorded a large number of descriptions of the gardens, but some wonder whether this paradise of the past ever existed. There are no historical records of it except stories. Whatever may happen, even the idea of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon is amazing. They were essentially impossible to create because of the climate, but they were kept in the minds of many as a botanical beauty created in the middle of unattractive desert scenery.
1.Hanging Gardens of Babylon are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, aren’t they?
2.What makes the Hanging Gardens of Babylon so amazing and famous?
3.Why did the king Nebudchadnezzar II create Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
4.What made the Hanging Gardens of Babylon essentially impossible to create?
5.According to the experts, were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon really hanging or built on a mountainside?
6.Did Hanging Gardens of Babylon really exist? What makes you think so? (In no more than THREE sentences)
The story behind the shopping cart
Characters
Sylvan Goldman – owner of a grocery shop
Fred Young – Sylvan’s friend, a mechanic(机械师)
One night in 1936, in an American city. Inside Fred’s workshop, Sylvan sits next to Fred, who is making adjustments(调试) to their new i 1. – a shopping cart.
Sylvan: My customers don’t like our shopping cart.
Fred: Really? So they p 2. shopping with those heavy baskets?
Sylvan: (nods) I’ve got a huge crowd of customers every day, b 3. none of them wants to use the cart.
Fred: I don’t understand. We invented the cart so that people don’t need to carry a basket around the shop.
Sylvan: (laughs) And so that they will buy more groceries!
Fred: So why don’t they like the shopping cart?
Sylvan: Young men think that pushing a cart around makes them look w 4. and slow, and young women think it’s unfashionable.
Fred: Of course it isn’t fashionable right now. It’s only just been invented! But I’m sure older people will appreciate it.
Sylvan: Um…
Fred: What? They don’t like the cart e 5. ?
Sylvan: Well, they think pushing it makes them look helpless!
Fred: Oh no. We need to do something, Fred. We can’t just g 6. up on this invention!
Sylvan: We won’t. (He gets up and walks around the room. Suddenly, he stops.) Aha! I’ve got an idea.
Fred: What is it?
Sylvan: I’ll hire(雇佣) some good-looking guys and girls to push the carts around and pretend they’re shopping.
Fred: Oh! So the real shoppers will see these attractive people using the carts and think, “Hey, if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for me!”
Sylvan: E 7. .
Fred: Hey! Maybe you could get one of the girls to greet your customers and encourage them to use the cart.
Sylvan: Great idea!
