Are you fond
of tomatoes? Bunol, a town in Spain, held its yearly tomato festival on the
last Wednesday of August. Thousands and thousands of people made their way from
all corners of the world to fight in it, the world’s biggest food fight. Tons
of fully-grown tomatoes were thrown in the streets.
No one knows
exactly how this event started. Maybe it came from a local food fight between
friends, or a joke that was played on a bad musician.
On
Wednesday, at 11am, the fight began. A cannon(大炮) shot was fired to start the
fight. At first, people fought one another, but slowly they began to fight in
groups. After exactly one hour, the fight ended when the cannon shot was fired
once more. At this point, no more tomatoes could be thrown.
Those who
attend this event are encouraged to wear protective glasses. And they must
press the tomatoes before throwing so that they won’t hurt others. Another rule
is that no one is allowed to take anything — such as a glass bottle — into the
fight. Although it is forbidden to tear(扯破) another person’s clothing, the
crowd seems to tear the shirt of any clothed person, whether they are men or
women.
Fire trucks
are used to clean the streets after the fight with water provided from a Roman
channel (海峡).
The government seems more concerned with cleaning up the town than the
visitors, and people go to the Bunol River for a wash.
1.What do we know about the tomato fight?
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A．Nobody knows how it really started. |
B．Only people from Spain can take part in it. |
C．It is held on the first Wednesday of August. |
D．Green tomatoes can be used in the fight. |
2.When the
cannon shot is fired the second time, ____.
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A．people start to throw tomatoes |
B．people start to fight in groups |
C．the whole tomato fight is over |
D．the fight has lasted for two hours |
3.Which is
NOT one of the rules of the tomato fight?
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A．People can’t use glass bottles. |
B．People must wear protective glasses. |
C．It isn’t allowed to tear other people’s clothes. |
D．Tomatoes should be pressed before they are thrown. |
4.After the
tomato fight, the town government ____.
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A．provides water to the people |
B．cleans up the streets with fire trucks |
C．takes people to the Bunol River |
D．holds other activities about tomatoes |
Edith Cavell
was born on December 4, 1865, in England. When she left school, she became a
teacher. Edith soon found that she had a 36 for nursing(护理), so she completed her
training 37 any problem. In 1907, a doctor invited Edith to
open a 38 school for nurses in Belgium(比利时).
In August
1914, Germany invaded Belgium. By then, the training school had become a Red
Cross hospital. It required its nurses to care for injured soldiers from every
country---even 39 soldiers. .
German
forces (军队)
went through Belgium to France. British soldiers were 40 with
the French, trying to 41 the Germans out of France. But they
didn’t 42 . As a result, many British and French soldiers would be
caught. But some of them found their 43 to Edith’s training school.
There, she took care of them and 44 them from the German
forces. Then she heard some 45 people were willing to help
the soldiers escape. Together they organized travels for the soldiers out of
Belgium to Holland, which was a safe country during the whole war.
In august
1915, the German government discovered 46 was happening at
Edith’s training school. Edith was 47 for helping about two
hundred British and French 48 escape. Early on October 12, 1915,
Edith Cavell was 49 . She died for her country, but she
believed that she had only been a nurse trying to do her 50 . History
will remember her for ever.
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---Call me when you get to your school.
---OK, ____.
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A．I must |
B．I should |
C．I will |
D．I can |
A fire broke out last night, ____ three children and two adults.
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A．killed |
B．killing |
C．kill |
D．to kill |
Not until the car looked almost new____ cleaning it.1网
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A．John stopped |
B．did John stop |
C．stopped John |
D．John did stop |
Time ____ never comes again. So we’d better make full use of our time.
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A．losing |
B．lost |
C．being lost |
D．having lost |
