One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift.Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).
On September11th.1958.Mum gave birth to Richard.After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying."I promised you a gift, and here it is." What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own.I played with it day and night.I sang to it.I told it stories.1 told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty.My doll was gone! I cried for it.Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital.It had a fever.For several days, I heard Mum and Dad whispering such words as "hopeless", "pitiful", and "dying", which sounded ominous.
Christmas was coming."Don’t expect any presents this year." Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room."If your baby brother lives, that'll be Christmas enough." As he spoke, his eyes filled with tears.I'd never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning.Dad jumped out of bed to answer it.From my bedroom I heard him say."What? He's all right?" He hung up and shouted upstairs."The hospital said we can bring Richard home!" "Thank God.'" I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car.I had never seen them happy.And I was also full of joy.What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home.I downstairs.My sacks still hung there flat.But I knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!
1.what happened to the author on September 11 1958 ?
A.He got a baby brother
B.He got a Christmas gift
C.He became four years old
D.He received a doll
2.What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Impossible. B.Boring
C.Difficult D.Fearful
3.Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?
A.Excitement. B.Happiness.
C.Sadness. D.Disappointment.
4.What is the passage mainly about?
A.A sad Christmas day
B.Life with a lovely baby
C.A special Christmas gift
D.Memories of a happy family
Sydney Cultural Festival — What’s on today!
European Art Show
Location: Art Gallery of New South Wales. Today is the final day of the exhibition featuring 18th and 19th century paintings by some of the greatest European artists, such as Van Gough and Monet. Posters of these great works are available for purchase at the Visitors’ Centre.
Time: 8:30 am –7 pm
Cost: $12 adults; $7 children and students
Nature Walks
Location: Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden. Come and celebrate our natural environment in one of the world’s only nature parks inside a major city. Join our hourly guided tours, starting at the Eastern Gate, and enjoy breathtaking forests, stunning city escapes and the magnificent Sydney Harbour.
Time: 9 am – 4 pm
Cost: Free
Sydney Symphony Orchestra Concert
Location: Sydney Opera House. Australia’s most famous orchestra is best known for its performances of classical French and German music. But in tonight’s concert, the world-famous Chinese pianist Lang Lang is the special guest artist and will perform a series of classic Chinese compositions including Yellow River.
Time: 8:30 pm –11:30 pm
Cost: $175 adults; $90 students and children
Moonlight Cinema
Location: Centennial Park. Sit on the grass and enjoy the latest movies or classics from the past under the stars at Australia’s best and largest outdoor cinema. Tonight features the wonderful Australian film Red Dog. Besides the movie, there will be a display of classic Australian film posters.
Time: 8pm – 10:30pm
Cost: $19 adults; $14 children and students
1.Where should people wishing to join a Nature Walk meet?
A.The Visitors’ Centre. B.The Harbour Bridge.
C.The Eastern Gate. D.The guides’ building.
2.What kind of music will be played at the Opera House this evening?
A.Australian. B.German.
C.French. D.Chinese.
3.How many of today’s festival activities take place outside?
A.1. B.2.
C.3. D.4.
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I went to buy some traditional Chinese medicine on last Sunday. Just before leaving the drugstore, I noticed that some foreigners seem to have difficulty communicate with the assistant. I went over to ask if I needed. The assistant told me that she couldn’t make herself understand about how to boil the mixture correctly. Learning that I could give them the hand, they were relieved. Without some trouble，I translated that the assistant wanted to say. Both sides expressed thanks to me. I was delighted to help other. More importantly，as a Chinese，I felt proudly to see foreigners try traditional Chinese medicine.
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Some people are great at remembering faces. While, there is evidence1. for some people, remembering a face can be difficult. Even for others, remembering a face may be impossible. Such people have a condition 2. (call) “face blindness”. Its actual name is Developmental Prosopagnosia, or DP 3. short.
Experts say DP can differ greatly from patient to patient. In less severe cases, people are unable to describe the face of someone they have just met. In severe cases, people cannot even recognize4. (they) own children in a group photo.
Those, 5. have DP, show no clear signs. Take Dacia for example. If you met her, you probably wouldn’t know that she suffered brain damage as a child. There would be no sign of it until you meet her 6. second time. She wouldn’t remember you at all. Dacia has mostly recovered from her 7. (injure). But now, she suffers form face blindness.
Once face blindness 8. (think) to be very rare. But recent 9. (study) have shown that it might be more common than experts thought. The study on face blindness will not directly lead to any treatments. However, it could lead to a much 10. (deep) understanding of how we all remember the world around us.
Word came that a 13-year-old girl fell into a sewer(下水道) and was rescued. The girl, Alice, was _______for more than 12 hours in the city's _______underground sewage system. It was filled with waste liquids and other waste materials _______ a a disgusting smell, which was _______.
Alice had been playing at a public park with other kids during a family _______on Sunday. At one point, the children were on pieces of wood that _______ an opening leading to the sewage system. One of the wooden boards _______suddenly. Then Alice quickly fell about six meters down and _______ in fast-moving waste water. The other children _______told adults what had just happened. The adults quickly made an emergency call for help. Rescuers immediately began ________ Alice underground— they set cameras on floatation devices, which they put into the sewage system.
Rescuers finally________ Alice after seeing image of fingerprints on a pipe. A crew of ________ also hurried to the area and opened a hole. The first thing they heard from the girl was “help!”. Hearing Alice's cry, the workers lowered down a ________ and strong rope to her. The girl ________ onto the rope while the workers ________ her up. By the time Alice was found, about 700 meters of pipes had been ________ during a 12-hour period, she was taken to the hospital for a full ________ examination and then to ________ with her family.
More than 100 people took part in the rescue ________, Alice was able to find a small area of breathable air and ________ there until she was found.
1.A.protected B.hidden C.arrested D.trapped
2.A.shallow B.dangerous C.dry D.unknown
3.A.giving off B.giving away C.going through D.going over
4.A.secure B.refreshing C.useful D.poisonous
5.A.debate B.gathering C.planning D.division
6.A.carved B.indicated C.decorated D.covered
7.A.broke B.destroyed C.disappeared D.fell
8.A.died B.landed C.marched D.swam
9.A.awkwardly B.amusingly C.instantly D.constantly
10.A.searching for B.enquiring about C.turning to D.calming down
11.A.persuaded B.inspired C.found D.seized
12.A.children B.workers C.parents D.photographers
13.A.thin B.short C.loose D.long
14.A.came B.caught C.held D.took
15.A.pulled B.hung C.pushed D.woke
16.A.sold B.selected C.removed D.inspected
17.A.physical B.mental C.considerable D.respectable
18.A.compromise B.part C.reunite D.join
19.A.insurance B.operation C.program D.scheme
20.A.dashed B.glared C.waited D.served
