阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
This morning, they left on a long trip to Hawaii. They were as 1.(excite) as if it were their honeymoon(蜜月).
When my parents married(结婚), they had only enough money for a three-day trip fifty miles from home. They made an 2.(agree) that each day they would put a dollar in a special metal box and save it for a honeymoon in Hawaii for their fiftieth anniversary(周年纪念).
Dad was a policeman, and Mom was a school teacher. They lived in a small house and did all 3.(they) own repairs. Raising five children was a challenge, and sometimes money was short, 4. no matter what emergency came up, Dad would not let Mom take any money out of the “Hawaii account(账户)”. As 5. account grew, they put it in a saving account and then bought CDs.
My parents 6.(be) always very much in love since the day they got married. I can remember Dad 7.(come) home and telling Mom, “I have a dollar in my pocket,” and she would smile 8.him and say, “I know how to spend it.”
When each of us children married, Mom and Dad gave us a small metal box and told us their secret, 9.we found attractive. All five of us are now saving for our dream honeymoon. Mom and Dad never told us how much money they had managed 10.(save), but it must have been fairly large because when they cashed in those CDs, they had enough for the flights to Hawaii and a hotel room for ten days and plenty of spending money.
阅读下面句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
1.Give me a chance, ________ I will give you a wonderful surprise.
2.The young husband left her, ________(destroy) her life and all her hopes.
3.This is the first time that we ________(see) a film in the newly-built cinema together.
4.The manager says he really can’t afford ________(wait) another day, because he is so busy.
5.One-third of the country ________(cover) with trees and the majority of the citizens are black people.
6.I would appreciate ________ if you could reply to me as soon as possible.
7.I ________(hope) to send him a telegram to congratulate him on his marriage, but I didn’t manage it.
8.With the rapid growth of population, the city ________(spread) in all directions in the past five years.
9.There is no simple answer, ________ is often the case in science.
10.His life in the big city was hard and finally he was reduced to ________(wander) in the street.
11.The bag ________(belong) to you is put where it was.
12.Even though he stood out among all the ________(interview) he was not admitted by the company.
13.He began to take political science ________(serious) only when he left school.
14.________ hard you try it, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.
15.Dina, ________(struggle) for months to find a job as a waitress, finally took a position at a local advertising agency.
16.We are confident that the environment ________(improve) by our further efforts to reduce pollution.
17.He was brought up by ________(adopt) parents in Kentucky.
18.I didn’t make his failure public to avoid seeing his ________(embarrass) look.
19.The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without ________(refer) to his notes.
20.---Take a cigarette, please.
---No, thanks. It’s three years ________ I smoked.
“When I grow up, I want to be a mountain climber,” Jack, my four-year-old son, announce. My husband, Jack and I are now _______ Cradle Mountain. Here the sky is clear and the plants are green. We don’t know how our kid will progress, but we’re _______ to give it a go.
Usually some parents, me included, would ______ that bushwalking would present a great opportunity for disaster. However, we couldn’t be more _______. We are swallowed up(吞没) by the _______ of the nature.
My husband and I _______ glances(眼色) as Jack runs ahead of us. He keeps a confident and steady(稳的) _______ , staying three or four meters ahead of us. Who is this kid _______ us through the bush? This can’t be the same boy who won’t play outside _______ someone keeps him company(陪伴).
“Hey, look at this!” Jack cries, pointing at a _______ in a tree. “Who lives here? It may be a snake’s _______.” His dad and I _______ and look on, nodding and predicting(预测) who might call the tree home. Before reaching a _______, Jack is off again, keeping a distance between himself and us.
I think about how I have often felt _______ as a parent. Frequently I find myself _______ to cross the tricky(棘手的) pass of boyhood: “Why won’t this child _______? Why won’t he do as he is told? Why is he so _______?” Yet, here we find ourselves in the wilderness, and the boy is showing us the _______. The world is unfolding before him, and he is crossing it with _______ and natural curiosity, and as his parents, we are only _______ on his journey, following in his size 12 footsteps.
1.A. touching B. measuring C. reaching D. climbing
2.A. invited B. prepared C. allowed D. encouraged
3.A. argue B. know C. worry D. admit
4.A. disappointed B. frightened C. moved D. surprised
5.A. wonder B. secret C. state D. science
6.A. take B. give C. exchange D. attract
7.A. beat B. pace C. flow D. focus
8.A. leading B. following C. chasing D. pointing
9.A. while B. since C. as D. unless
10.A. snake B. fruit C. hole D. leaf
11.A. body B. home C. food D. head
12.A. stand up B. catch up C. run away D. set off
13.A. level B. decision C. solution D. conclusion
14.A. lost B. relaxed C. excited D. touched
15.A. afraid B. ready C. unable D. unwilling
16.A. listen B. see C. talk D. ask
17.A. shy B. rude C. foolish D. naughty
18.A. beauty B. way C. place D. future
19.A. pressure B. anxiety C. confidence D. satisfaction
20.A. passengers B. customers C. drivers D. strangers
Ways to say “Happy birthday to me”
Tomorrow is my birthday, and I’m at an age when not everyone looks forward to cakes and presents.
1. It always makes me feel excited to be alive and grateful for my life and my family. So I think even if your birthday is a regular old day at work or home, there are some easy ways to raise it to the special occasion.
Give a gift to someone else.2. While everyone loves to open a birthday present, there is a lot of joy and goodness to be gained from being generous with others. Making a birthday donation (捐赠) to a charity that means something to you.3..
Try something new. Today is new to us. Why not enjoy the newness of the moment? Dip your tones into some new waters, sign up for an adult education class, go for a new-to-you park or plan a new trip. 4..
5. Whether or not you have the opportunity to share a meal, outing or party with friends and family, please take time on your birthday to connect with people who are important to your life, if you use social media like phones, you are likely filled with well—wishes from loved ones. Use these as a. jumping off point to start new conversations and reconnect with people who lift your spirits and support in your journey towards being your best self.
A.I love my birthday, though.
B. It’s better to give than to receive
C. Connect with people who matter to you.
D. This year my birthday is on a Saturday.
E. Freshen up yourself with countless opportunities.
F. One choice is to donate a dollar amount to match your age.
G. Download an app to learn a new language is also a good choice.
Over the past 10 years, developments in technology have moved the dream of personal fling vehicles closer to reality. The British company Malloy Aeronautics has developed a model of its flying bicycle. The company says its Hoverbike will be a truly personal flying vehicle.
The company’s marketing sales director Grant Stapleton says the Hoverbike is able to get in and out of small spaces very quickly and can be moved across continents very quickly because it can be folded and packed.
Safety was the company’s main concern when developing the Hoverbike. The designers solved this problem by using overlapping rotors(重叠旋翼) to power the vehicle. With adducted rotors(内转旋翼) the rider immediately not only protects people and belongings if he were to hit them, but if the rider ever were to crash into somebody or something, it’s going to bring the flying vehicle out of the air. The company is testing two models of the Hoverbike.
In New Zealand, the Martin Aircraft Company is also testing a full-size model of its personal flying device, called Jetpack. It can fly for more than 30 minutes, up to 1,000 meters high and reach a speed of 74 kilometers per hour.
Peter Coker, one officer from the company said Jetpack “is built around safety from the start.” In his words, “Reliability(可靠性) is the most important part of it. We have safety built into the actual structure itself, very similar to a Formula One racing car.”
Jetpack uses a petrol-powered engine. It also has a parachute(降落伞) that can be used if there should be an emergency(突发事件). It opens at very low altitude(纬度) and actually saves both the flying vehicle and the pilot in an emergency.
Mr. Coker says Jetpack will be ready for sale to the public by the end of 2019. He adds it’ll have a price of about $200,000.
1.According to the text, the Hoverbike .
A. is ready for sale B. is difficult to control
C. is easy to carry D. is popular in England
2.What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?
A. How the Hoverbike flies. B. How models of the Hoverbike were tested.
C. How the Hoverbike was powered. D. How the designers solved the Hoverbike’s problem of safety.
3.The underlined word “It” in the sixth paragraph refers to .
A. the petrol-powered engine B. the parachute
C. the vehicle D. the overlapping rotor
4.Peter Coker attaches great importance to Jetpack’s .
A. safety B. speed
C. market D. power
An Indian movie about two sisters has become a huge hit in China. The Hindi language film, called Dangal, has earned almost $170 million in China since its release there on May 5.
Much has been written about why Dangal has enjoyed such big success in China. Some people say one reason is that the film’s star and producer, Aamir Khan. He is famous in India's Bollywood film industry. Two of his earlier films were also big hits in China.
Khan's popularity was clear after he got more than 600,000 followers on the Chinese social media service Sina Weibo within two months of joining. But he is not the only reason that the film strongly connects with audience across China. Media has pointed out how it shows similarities between parental systems in China and India.
Dangal is based on the true story of a man who enjoyed the sport of wrestling(摔跤). He competed as a wrestler, but never could achieve his lifelong dream: winning a gold medal. As a father, he wanted his son to win the medal. But his wife only gives birth to daughters. So he finally decides to train them to be world-class wrestlers.
The movie is more serious than most Bollywood productions, which tell happy love stories and include colorful music and dance performances.
Edward Chan is a professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He says the strict way of parenting in the film is something people in China can easily relate to. "I think the father role described by the movie in India is quite to the culture, especially the traditional culture in China."
The Chinese government supported Global Times newspaper pointed that movie critics (评论家) in China did not like Dangal. Most of them agree with the fact that the father in the film was forceful in pushing his daughters to become wrestlers. But the film Dangal is really aimed to educate children to work for their dreams.
1.What's the main reason for the father teaching his daughters to wrestle?
A. He wanted to punish them B. He wanted them to realize his goal.
C. Few women took this sport. D. He loved them very much.
2.What do most Chinese movie critics agree?
A. The truth of the whole story was doubtful.
B. The film Dangal was against the Indian traditional culture.
C. Indian films often have a bad influence on Chinese parents.
D. The father's behaviour in the film Dangal was cruel.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A. Most films from Bollywood are serious.
B. Indian parents' roles are similar to those in China in some way.
C. Daughters perform worse in sport than sons.
D. The films produced by Aamir Khan is not popular with Chinese.
4.What does the author think of Dangal?
A. It's unsuccessful. B. It's unknown.
C. It's educational. D. It's relaxing.
