It was the old lady's birthday. She put on her favorite blue dress and got up early to wait for the postman. Today she was sure there would be something. Myra wouldn't forget her mother's birthday, even if she hardly wrote to her.

The old lady was eighty today. Perhaps Myra might come. After all, eighty was a special birthday. Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. She was excited—like a child.

The little boy, Johnnie, said he wouldn’t go out to play until the post came. "I guess you'll get lots of presents," he said, "I did when I was six."

What would she get? Perhaps a new sweater. Emm, blue is such a pretty color. Or a book, a travel book, with pictures, or a little clock, with clear black numbers...

Finally, the postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Johnnie ran to him at once. "Granny," he shouted, "I've got your post."

"Just post ? No parcel (包裹), Johnnie?" Her heart beat fast.

"No, granny. Maybe the parcel was pretty large to come by letter post. It would come later by parcel post. You must be patient."

She tore the envelope open. It was a card with a message under the printed Happy Birthday—Buy yourself something nice with the check, Myra.

A big number is in the check! But with shaking fingers she tore the check into little bits. The pieces flied to the floor like a bird with broken wings. Her present, her lovely present.

1.Which one was the old lady’s first choice as her birthday present?

A.Her daughter could come to hers. B.Her daughter could send a parcel.

C.Her daughter could send a post. D.Her daughter could give a check.

2.Which sentence can imply (暗示) the sad ending of the story?

A.Myra wouldn't forget her mother's birthday, even if she hardly wrote to her.

B.Perhaps Myra might come.

C.Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present.

D.The old lady was sure of that.

3.Why did Johnnie’s granny tear the check into bits?

A.Because she wanted to play a joke with Johnnie.

B.Because she wasn’t pleased with the number on the check.

C.Because she was disappointed with her daughter.

D.Because she was too happy to get the lovely present.

4.According to the passage, what can we learn from it?

A.Don’t forget mother’s birthday. B.Send the present by ourselves.

C.Mother always loves children deeply. D.Love parents by heart.

Which topic drew the most attention from people around the world in 2019? It was climate change, according to three well-known English dictionaries.

The Oxford, Collins and Cambridge dictionaries chose “climate emergency (气候紧急状态)", “climate strike (罢工)” and “upcycling”, respectively (分别地), as their Word of the Year". This tells us that climate change was a widely-discussed issue in 2019.

“Climate emergency” means a situation in which urgent (紧急的) action is needed to reduce climate change. “Climate strike” refers to people leaving work or school to call for more action to protect the environment. “Upcycling” refers to making new items out of old or used items to reduce waste.

Climate change has already affected the world in many ways. Take Venice, for example. Due to climate change, Venice experienced the worst flooding it has seen in the last 50 years in 2019. Many stores, restaurants and hotels were flooded. This caused serious damage totaling hundreds of millions of euros (欧元).

Although we've known about global warming for a long time, our large companies and governments have been slow to respond to it. The year 2019 might have been the turning point that will finally encourage our leaders to take responsibility.

“Decades ago, when the science on the climate issue was first increasing, the impacts (影响) could be seen as an issue for future generations,” Katharine Mach, a Stanford University climate scientist, told The New York Times. “ It's definitely our issue now.”

However, simply realizing that climate change is a threat (威胁) is not enough. We must take real action before it is too late.

1.According to the three well-known English dictionaries, people paid the most attention to_______ in 2019 .

A.Word of the Year B.climate change C.the environment D.global warming

2.________directly requests people to reduce waste.

A.Climate emergency B.Climate strike C.Upcycling D.Climate change

3.The flooding in Venice in Paragraph 4 tells us________.

A.how climate change has affected the world

B.Venice is a dangerous place to live in

C.Venice suffered serious damage in 2019

D.climate changed a lot in the world in 2019

4.What the climate scientist Mach said means________.

A.future generations will suffer the climate issue

B.climate change has increased for many years

C.many scientists are working on the climate issue

D.we must take actions to deal with climate change right now

5.From the passage, we can infer that________.

A.the leaders will take responsibility to protect the environment

B.people will use the three well-known English dictionaries

C.the climate issue will be more and more serious in the future

D.people will leave work or school to protect the environment.

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