Repel Lightweight Travel Umbrella Just 11 inches long when folded up, this travel umbrella is reinforced with fiberglass to help it resist stormy weather. It can be opened with one hand at the push of a button ($10; amazon.co.uk).
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The Handbag Raincoat If you’ve splashed(挥霍)out on a good handbag, you don’t want it to be ruined in a downpour. This simple-as-can-be plastic cover is the solution (10:amazon.co.uk).
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YOSH waterproof (防水) phone case If you put your phone in this waterproof bag it will be protected from the rain — but you’ll still be able to use its touchscreen. With a snap and lock seal. It fits most phones up to 6.1 inches in size (10; amazon.co.uk). |
Hunter Women’s Original Play Short Wellington Boots Tall wellies (长筒靴) are great for walking in long grass, but unnecessarily heavy for city wear; these short boots are a sensible investment for urban folks who want to arrive at work with dry feet (100; com). |
1.What do the four items have in common?
A.They are waterproof.
B.They are of the same price.
C.They are made of fiberglass.
D.They are on sale on Amazon
2.From the passage, we know_______.
A.the handbag raincoat is of low quality
B.the short boots are suitable for urban living
C.the waterproof phone case has different sizes
D.the travel umbrella can be folded using a button
One day in early December, we woke up to discover a heavy fall of snow. “Mom, can we go _______ after breakfast?” my eleven-year-old daughter Erica begged. I didn’t want to _______ her request, so we headed towards the only _______ in our town.
When we arrived, the hill was crowded with people. We found an open spot next to a thin man and his three-year-old son. The boy was already lying in the sled, _______ to be launched. “Come on, Daddy!” he called.
The man looked over at me. “Okay if we go _______?” he asked.
“Sure. Looks like your son is ready to go,” I said. With that, he gave the boy a huge _______, and off he flew! And the father ran after his son at full speed.
“He must be afraid that his son is going to _______ somebody,” I said to Erica. “We’d better be _______, too.”
Then we also skied down the hill at a great speed. As we returned to the top, I noticed that the man was _______ his son, who was still lying in the sled, back up to the summit. When we reached the top, the boy was ready to play again. Again, the father ________ him down the hill, and then pulled both the boy and the sled back up. The little boy was terribly spoilt by his father, I thought. ________ he was small, the child could pull his own sled up the hill once in a while. This ________ went on for more than an hour, but the man never ________ , and he was very happy instead. Finally, I could ________ it no longer. I called to him, “You have tremendous ________ !”
The man smiled and said, “He has cerebral palsy (脑瘫). He can’t walk. ”
I was dumbstruck (惊呆的). It had all seemed so happy, so ________ , that it never occurred to me that the child might be ________ . Although I didn’t know the man’s name, I told the ________ in my newspaper column. Either he or someone he knew must have recognized him, ________ shortly afterward, I received this letter:
Dear Mrs. Silverman,
The energy I expended on the hill that day is ________ compared to what my son does every day. To me, he is a true hero.
1.A.camping B.hiking C.shopping D.skiing
2.A.answer B.refuse C.allow D.accept
3.A.hill B.lake C.market D.gym
4.A.promising B.advising C.waiting D.warning
5.A.too B.second C.last D.first
6.A.wave B.ability C.push D.touch
7.A.look at B.run into C.come across D.call on
8.A.natural B.honest C.careful D.special
9.A.attracting B.following C.pulling D.forbidding
10.A.found B.chased C.drove D.noticed
11.A.As if B.Even though C.Now that D.Ever since
12.A.accident B.signal C.pattern D.adventure
13.A.doubted B.laughed C.tired D.cried
14.A.interrupt B.stand C.change D.demand
15.A.energy B.value C.skills D.attitude
16.A.fair B.frightening C.normal D.unlucky
17.A.homeless B.disabled C.technical D.creative
18.A.joke B.story C.meeting D.news
19.A.because B.unless C.if D.although
20.A.all B.everything C.something D.nothing
—Could Martha afford the money to go on a trip abroad with us?
—I’m afraid not. She is ___________ at the moment.
A.physically challenged B.between jobs C.not all there D.all ears
Our high-tech zone has__________guidelines for sustainable development in the next five years.
A.fallen for B.got over C.broken down D.laid out
I can’t figure out why some foreigners must go out_______staying at home is the safest way during the outbreak of the virus.
A.until B.before C.unless D.when
Our school often organizes various after-school activities, _____our stress to some degree.
A.to relieve B.relieved C.having relieved D.relieving
