I’m crazy about chocolate, so it’s no surprise that my favorite book is Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory by the wonderful Roald Dahl. Forget Charlie Bucket,
the real hero is Willy Wonka, inventor of the most amazing sweets in the world.
Here are just afew of his delicious creations ：
•Hot ice cream for a cold day! What a great idea. Now I can eat ice cream
every day! He also invented an ice cream that never melts (融化）—very useful.
•Wallpaper that you can lick. This wallpaper comes in orange, grape, apple
and banana flavours. When you lick the pictures, you taste the fruit. Brilliant!
•Grass made of sugar called Swudge. It grows by the chocolate river and the
chocolate waterfall in Willy Wonka’s factory.
•Mr. Wonka also invented some special sweets for schoolchildren, such as a
kind of chocolate others cannot see when you are eating it. There are also sugar-
coated pencils and magic hand-fudge (软糖）—you hold the fudge in your hand
and you taste it in your mouth. Finally, there are Wonka’s exploding
weets — a great way of scaring (恐吓）the school bully!
Anyway, these are just a few of his inventions. Read the book
if you want to know more.
1.Who invented the most amazing sweets in the world?
A. Willy Wonka. B. Roald Dahl.
C. Charlie Bucket. D. The writer.
2.Wallpaper is a kind of sweet that .
A. never melts B. has tastes of different fruits
C. smells like chocolate D. can not be seen by others
3.Which invention is designed especially for schoolchildren?
A. Hot ice cream. B. Wallpaper.
C. Swudge. D. Sugar-coated pencils.
Lyle’s Second Go
In 1982，when I was coaching the Raiders， the owner of the team talked with me about a possible trade for Lyle Alzado. After watching him on tape，I didn’t think he was that good, but the owner felt we could make Lyle better by creating the right environment lor him. We made the _____.
That summer at training camp，Lyle was having a hard time. He had that look in his eyes that many young players and some old players get when things aren’t going __. One morning Lyle came into my office and he looked like he hadn’t slept. Here was a huge man, with his head about as ___as it could go. We talked, or rather, I listened. The main point was that Lyle felt his career (职业生涯）was over and it would be best for him and for the team if he retired (退役）.He apologized for___ us since we had just traded for him.
Lyle was always an emotional person. This is one of the reasons he was a good player. He___ all that emotional energy with him, ready to lire out at the snap of the ball (开球）.Now he was in front of me， almost crying. I thought for a moment， realizing we had to keep that ___going. Then I went through my reasons why he should not retire. At the end of our talk， I said，“You go out and play your very best, and let us____if you still have it. Personally， I think you do.”
In January 1984. Tampa Bay Stadium. Super Bowl XVIII. With less than two minutes remaining, we were leading 38-9. We were the world champions of professional football. I saw Lyle，crying like a baby. I had to turn away quickly，or I would have joined him in ___.
I remembered that morning in my office， and what Lyle， and what the Raiders， had achieved since he came to us. If Lyle hadn’t given his career another shot, he wouldn’t have had this victory. Maybe the Raiders wouldn’t have had this victory. During that moment， I felt one of the greatest satisfactions of my coaching career.
1.A. deal B. plan C. argument D. mistake
2.A. away B. over C. well D. fast
3.A. low B. cool C. clear D. heavy
4.A. pushing B. refusing C. cheating D. disappointing
5.A. faced B. carried C. received D. imagined
6.A. ball B. fire C. time D. talk
7.A. guess B. wonder C. decide D. predict
8.A. cheers B. pain C. peace D. tears
—I wonder . You are very early every day.
—Only 5 minutes’ walk.
A. how lar is it Irom your home to school
B. how lar it is from your home to school
C. how lar was it Irom your home to school
D. how far it was from your home to school
Some new airports _____________ in the west of our country. It will be very convenient to go there.
A. built B. will build C. were built D. will be built
Mum _________ the window in the kitchen when I got home.
A. cleans B. will clean C. was cleaning D. is cleaning
—My grandma looking at that photo on the wall.
—I can understand. It helps her remember her childhood.
A. enjoys B. enjoyed C. was enjoying D. will enjoy
