Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Dear Mom and Dad,
My 15th birthday is coming and thank you both for all your help during these 15 years. I still remember when you used to say, “You can be whatever you want.” I’m so glad you are my parents, especially when I hear kids say they don’t get on well with theirs. I’m glad that you support(支持)me when I decide to do _______. You always try to help, and that’s important to me.
Dad, I remember when you first took me fishing. I loved going even though I _______ caught anything. I also remember when I was not good at school, you didn’t get angry with me but only tried to show me the right way. When I felt sad, you would always be there to try to cheer me up. That’s why I call you a _______, loving, caring dad. Sometimes you and Mom don’t agree with me, but you are there by my side in anything that I do, and that’s _______ I love you both so much.
Mom, I enjoy going out with you and _______ our happy time every Friday night, and I hope that never changes. I love telling you everything; the best part about you is that you always listen to me carefully. When I met _______, you always give me your ideas which help me solve them.
Thank you for bringing me up.
Love always,
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1.A.thing B.nothing C.anything D.everything
2.A.always B.often C.sometimes D.never
3.A.healthy B.strong C.great D.foolish
4.A.where B.why C.when D.what
5.A.making B.learning C.having D.destroying
6.A.troubles B.accidents C.classmates D.teachers
Amelia Lee is an astronaut who will soon be leaving for Mars. Conard Spark interviewed her for Space Tomorrow magazine.
Conrad: Amelia, you’ll be leaving for Mars next Friday. How are the preparations going?
Amelia: Very well. We’ve done years of training to get ready for this journey.
Conrad: How many people are in the crew?
Amelia: There are five of us. The journey to Mars will take nine months, so the five of us will be working and living together in our spaceship for all of that time.
Conrad: That’s a long time!
Amelia: Yes, it is, and in our training, we’ve learnt how to keep our bodies and minds healthy for that length of time. When we arrive on Mars, we’ll meet the people who are living in the Mars Colony.
Conrad: How long will you stay on Mars?
Amelia: We’ll stay there for a year and a half. We’ll do scientific experiments there, and we’ll explore the area around the colony. Then we’ll return to Earth. That will take nine months, too.
Conrad: So, next week, you’ll be saying good bye to your family and friends for three years!
Amelia: Yes. That will be sad, but we all agree that I’m doing a good thing.
Conrad: How do you think you’ll feel next Friday? Will you be nervous?
Amelia: Well, I might feel a little nervous. But mostly I’ll be concentrating on the things I have to do. I have to make sure everything is safe and the spaceship is working properly.
Conrad: I wish you good luck and safe travels.
1.From the passage we know that Conard Spark is a/an ________.
A.astronaut B.scientist C.journalist D.crew member
2.Next Friday, Amelia will be mostly thinking about ________.
A.Conard Spark B.her friends and family
C.the long journey to Mars D.the spaceship and how well it is working
3.Amelia Lee will be away from the Earth for nearly ________.
A.five months B.nine months C.one year and a half D.three years
4.Which of the following statements is right according to the passage?
A.Some people have travelled to Mars before Amelia.
B.Amelia will travel to Mars with five other people.
C.Conard Spark would like to travel to Mars.
D.Amelia’s family members are afraid of Amelia.
5.That will take nine months, too. Here That refers to ________.
A.getting reading for the journey B.travelling back to Earth
C.doing scientific experiments D.exploring the area around the colony
6.The best title for this passage is ________.
A.Experiments on the Mars B.Interview with an astronaut
C.Space Tomorrow magazine D.The journey to Mars
Complete the following sentences as required(根据所给要求,完成下列句子):
1.Walt Disney created many famous cartoon characters in his whole life. (改为一般疑问句)
________ Walt Disney ________ many famous cartoon characters in his whole life?
2.Alice Brown weighed 25kg when she was ten years old. (对划线部分提问)
________ ________ did Alice Brown weigh when she was ten years old?
3.They often got up late on Sunday mornings. (保持句意基本不变)
They ________ ________ get up late on Sunday mornings.
4.smaller, cats’, much, footprints, are, tigers’, than(连词成句)
________________________________________________________________.
—What about going fishing this afternoon?
— ________ The weather report says it’s going to rain.
A.Sure. Why not? B.I’d rather not. C.That’s a good idea. D.Yes, I’d like to.
________ useful information the encyclopedia can offer us!
A.What a B.What an C.What D.How
Could you do me a favour and turn off the TV? Here the underlined words in the sentence mean “________”.
A.help me B.call me C.allow me D.believe me
