Londoner Michael Wicks travelled to Sunbury in Middlesex last week to search for his 17-year-old daughter Lisa, who he had not seen for five years. Lisa moved to Sunbury with her mother after her parents divorced ( 离 婚) , and she was not in contact with her father, who lived in a different town.

After days of searching, Mr Wicks asked The Sunbury Free Press to print a photo he took in Sunbury’s main square and his telephone number, and asking his daughter to contact him.

When the newspaper came out a few days later, Lisa was amazed to see a picture of her dad – and when she looked more closely, she saw herself too in the background!

Lisa said she had been very shocked. “I was just a few metres from my dad and I had no idea!” she said. She showed the paper to a friend, who told her to phone the number immediately.

“At first, my dad thought it was a joke” she said, “but he soon realized it was really me. It’s great to be in contact again after all these years!” She said that they went out to dinner together that evening to celebrate.

Happy dad, Michael, smiling from ear to ear, told our journalist the next day that they planned to spend a lot more time together, and said that it surely wouldn’t be another five years before they saw each other!

1.Mr Wicks ________ with his daughter for five years since he and his wife got divorced.

A.had not been in contact B.had lived in Sunbury

C.had been in the same town D.had travelled to see his wife

2.What information did Mr Wicks offer to the newspaper the Sunbury Free Press?

A.His photo and a newspaper. B.His daughter’s telephone number.

C.His photo and his phone number. D.His daughter’s photo in a main square.

3.Lisa was shocked to see the picture of his father because she ________ in the same square.

A.showed it to a friend B.happened to be

C.also searched for her father D.got her father’s phone number

4.Both Mr Wicks and Lisa felt happy to see each other, so they ________ that evening.

A.told jokes at home B.decided to phone his wife

C.went out to celebrate D.invited a journalist to dinner

5.Who helped Mr Wicks find his daughter Lisa in this article?

A.His wife. B.His close friend.

C.A restaurant. D.The Sunbury Free Press.

6.What does the underlined part (in the last paragraph. ) “it surely ... each other” mean?

A.They wouldn’t meet again in the following five years.

B.They would see each other during the following five years.

C.They would live together for the following five years.

D.They wouldn’t contact any longer five years later.

When you imagine a new way of doing something and then find a way to do it, you are being creative. Generally, there are three steps to being creative. They are:

Step 1 Gaining knowledge and skills of how things are done

A solid knowledge and skills help you understand how to do something. Knowing when and how to apply this knowledge comes from studying how others have done things in the same situations. Think about learning to play the piano. In this step you learn how to read music and_______ the keys are on the piano. You also practise playing.

Step 2 Learning to_______ the way that people do those things

Practising how others do something will bring what you have learned and the practice of it together. Repeating other people’s skills will create a lot of _________ and increase understanding. So your next step in playing the piano would be seeing how other good musicians play, and repeating their songs and styles of playing.

Step 3 Exploring new and maybe better ways of doing them

Knowing the rules, but then using or breaking them in your_______ style is the basis of creativity. At this point in playing the piano, you might play songs in new ways; or even write songs and melodies (曲调). Being able to explore and improve on ideas requires time and effort to find out different ways of doing something.

Being creative is the useful ability to help solve problems effectively in many different situations. Being creative will often result in lots of ideas,_______ not all of them will be good ideas. That is why being creative is a process of trying - and trying again! Being able to come up with new ideas, and then_______ the better ideas, will make your life more successful. So start being creative today!

1.A.why B.where C.when D.who

2.A.copy B.avoid C.remind D.destroy

3.A.debates B.signals C.exhibitions D.experiences

4.A.fair B.mean C.rude D.own

5.A.since B.unless C.although D.because

6.A.breaking down B.picking out C.getting rid of D.putting off

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