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When Bill and Kate married(结婚), neither of them had much money, so they were not able to __44__ a house. Two years later, Bill’s father died (去世了) and ____45____ him some money, so they bought a house..When they moved into ___46___ for the first time, one of Bill’s friends sent him a bottle of wine _____47____ a present. The bottle was in a paper box.
At that time, Bill and Kate had a lot of ____48___to do. They had to clean the house and decided where to put their TV sets, beds, cupboards, desks and tables. They were so busy that they forgot about the bottle of wine. They put it in a cupboard and didn’t ____49___open the paper box. A few months later, when they had a baby, Bill __50___ some friends to his house. He thought of the wine and found it out from the cupboard. It was so sweet. Bill had never thought that would be the best present for the wonderful party for his wife and his baby.

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A．borrow

B．live

Their friendship broke ______ because they had a flight.

A．of B．down C．away D．off

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Minoru Yamasaki was a well-known American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.

Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw.

Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.

Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in it. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.

Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job.

Minoru Yamasaki died on Jun,2 1986. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.

The title A 1 American architect

Be born In 2 in Seattle, Washington

In college Studied architecture in college

Worked in a fish factory to 3 for college

4 a room with 100 other men

His design of buildings Made people feel 5 and happy

Had 6 opinions about his buildings

The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion

Successful career Was not the 7 as other architects

Didn’t begin his successful career 8 he started his own company

Won 9 Awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life

Date of 10 Died on Jun,2 1986

Today we’ll talk about the history of blue jeans. For many people, blue jeans stand for (代表) American culture.

The history of blue jeans usually began with a man named Levi Strauss. He did not invent jeans. But he is the first person to produce and sell them in large numbers. Levi Strauss was born in Germany. In 1847, he and his family moved to the United States. He opened a small store and sold jeans. These pants were especially useful for miners (矿工) in California. They needed strong clothing. Levi Strauss worked with Jacob Davis, who had invented a step for making rivets (铆钉) for jeans. They helped make the blue jeans stronger.

In 1873, Strauss and Davis received a patent (专利) to own this invention. Nineteenth century workers would probably be surprised to know that their pants would one day become fashions. Today, jeans are worn by people of all ages. Jeans come in many colors other than blue and in many styles and prices. Fashion designers even create very costly jeans.

Writer James published a book called Jeans: A Cultural History of an American Icon (偶像). In the book, he says jeans serve as a sign for two American values, creativity and rebellion (叛逆).

1. Why did Jacob use rivets for jeans?

A．Because they made the blue jeans stronger.	B．Because they had a history.
C．Because they are fashionable.	D．Because they were dear.

2.Which of the following is WRONG about blue jeans?

A．Miners like to wear strong clothing.

B．Jeans have only one color — blue.

C．James wrote a book about jeans.

D．Levi Strauss is the first person to produce jeans in large numbers.

3.The two American values are rebellion and _____________.

A．protection

B．ambition

C．friendship

D．creativity

4.What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Jeans are popular.	B．Jeans become fashions.
C．The history of blue jeans.	D．Levi Strauss was a German.

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