Years after throwing a bottle-up note into a lake for a class project and just one year after his death, a man’s childhood message was found and returned to his mother.
Eleven years ago, a then 10-year-old boy, Joshua Baker, wrote the message, folded and put it in an empty container, his mother, Maggie Holbrook said. He died last February in a motor vehicle accident in California. He had recently returned after a serving in the Middle East as a US marine. “I think he was just letting us know he was OK and keep doing what we are doing.” Holbrook said.
The message surfaced in White Lake in late April, just days after the 11th anniversary of its being thrown into the lake. It was found by one of Baker’s closest friends, Steve Lieder, she said. Lieder and two friends were chatting near the lake when Lieder looked down and saw the bottle. He broke it open and found the note inside.
“My name is Joshua Baker. I am 10. If you find this, put it on the news. The date is 4/16/98.” They immediately took it to Holbrook, who said she is now having the note preserved and will display it in her home.
She can remember when her son wrote the message for the school project. She said she always wondered why he didn’t put it in the nearby Wolf River, which has a much stronger current.
“I still remember the day he wrote it, ” Holbrook said. “I couldn’t understand why he threw I in the lake. No one would never see it again. Now I know.”
【小题1】What was Joshua Baker when he died in motor vehicle accident in California?

A.An officialB.A soldierC.A workerD.A teacher
【小题2】 Which of the following statements is correct according to the passage?
A.The man threw the bottle into the lake without any purpose.
B.The man didn’t put the bottle into the nearby river because it had a strong current.
C.Not until recently did his mother understand why he put the bottle into the lake.
D.The man made the bottle-up note so as to let his parents know he was OK.
【小题3】The best title for this passage would be___.
A.A man’s Bottle Message Found After His Death
B.A Ridiculous and Unbelievable Bottle Message
C.A Strange Bottle-up Note Appearing In a Lake
D.An Important Childhood Message 11 Years After His Death


五、单词拼写及完成句子(共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)
73. All of my friends like eating             (在户外) in summer.
74. He soon ___________ (恢复)his health after he came to the south.
75. He looks old, but a            he is only twenty years old.
76. Tom tried to p           his father to give up smoking, but he failed.
77. As is known to all, the news from CCTV is the most            (可信赖的).
78. The old man’s leg was i           in the traffic accident.
79. When the old man was in danger, the policeman came to r          her.
80. Give Mary my             (祝贺) and tell her I’ll come soon.
81. An earthquake left the whole city in____________(废墟).
82. The People’s Republic of China was f __________on October 1st,1949.
83. Mandela offered guidance to poor blacks on their (法律的) ________problems.
84. The young man was s           to death for killing the president.
85. When she heard the sad story , she b__________ into tears
86.. She had changed so much that I could hardly r___________ her when she came into my office.
87现在,他们非常关心他的健康状况。
They _____very ______  ______ his health now.
88.那时,我总是对她说我愿意帮忙。
Then I told her I ______  _______  ______ help.
89似乎没有人懂这个,所以我只好向王教授求助。
Nobody seems to understand ,so I have to _____ _____ Professor Wang for help.
90.雷磊总是致力于帮助他人。
Lei Lei always _________ his life ________ helping others.
91.昨晚我梦想在这儿见到你。
I _______  ________  ________ you here last night.
92.那一天恶劣的天气增加了我们的困难。
The bad weather ________  ________ our difficulty that day.

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