3.　　　　 Which of the following shows the right order of what happened in the story?

　a．Michael pushed his friend back into the canoe and swam to get back the paddles.

　b．Michael and his friend set off to the west of Huntsville.

　c．Michael’s body was found in the waters of Lake Clarke.

　d．The friend mandated to paddle to the shore.

　e．The canoe turned upside down.

　A. b, e, a, c, d　　　　　　　　　 B. c, d, a, e, b

　C. b, e, a, d, c　　　　　　　　　 D. d, c, a, e, b

2.　　　　 According to Rawluk, if Michael _____, he wouldn’t have drowned.

　A. had not tried to get back the paddles　　　　　　　 B. had not tried to save his friend

　C. had been a weaker swimmer　　　　　　　　　 D. had worn a life jacket

1.　　　　 Which of the following is the best title for the news story?

　A. LACK OF LIFE JACKETS BLAMED FOR TRAGEDY

　B. COURAGEOUS MAN DROWNS AFTER SAVING HIS FRIEND

　C. POLICE WARNS PEOPLE OF DANGER BOATING ON LAKES

　D. BODY OF DROWNED MAN FOUND IN CLARKE LAKE

5.　　　　 The underlined word “detest” in this passage refers to _____.

　　 　A. hate　 　　　　　　　 B. like　 　　　　　　　 C. flee　 　　　　　　 D. know about

(廿四)

HUNTSVILLE -The body of a 19-year-old Oakville man who lost his own lift to save his friend was pulled from the muddy waters of Clarke Lake near here yesterday.

　Sannjeev Michael Watson was last seen Sunday morning when he pushed his 17-year-old companion back into their overturned canoe, then disappeared after swimming off to get back the paddles(桨).

　“His friend couldn’t swim that well, so my son saved him first and ended up giving his life,” said his mother Mona Watson.

　Her son, a strong swimmer, and his friend were heading out in the canoe(独木舟)to watch the sun rise over the lake about 12 kilometers west of Huntsville when the canoe turned over.

　“It was still dark and foggy,” said Constable Harry Rawluk of the Huntsville detachment of the Provincial Police.

　“Neither man was wearing a life jacket and there were none in the canoe”, said Rawluk.

　Each ship or boat is required to be equipped with a life jacket for each occupant but they do not have to be worn at all times.

　When Watson disappeared, the friend used his hands to paddle 300 meters to the shore to get help.

　“His friend is extremely upset in mind. He keeps saying over and over, He gave his life to save me,” said Watson.

　“The incident helped to show the importance of life jackets,” said Rawluk, “We can’t emphasize enough how important it is for all boaters to wear life jackets even on a small lake like this one,” he said.

　Yesterday, the family, including his father and Michael’s two brothers, helped each other on the dock until OPP divers found the body about 2: 30p. m.

　There were other tragedies(悲剧)as two men drowned and two boaters went missing, Mike Walsh, 27, of Tweed, drowned about 6 a. m. Sunday while canoeing with a man and a woman on Stoco Lake, just north of Billeville, when the boat tipped over.

　“None of the occupants were wearing life jackets at the time and there was only one paddle aboard,” said Belleville OPP sergeant Paul Murray.

　Mattherw Salei, 22 of Toronto, is believed to have drowned after falling out of an outboard motor boat on Lake Huron near Port Franks the day before yesterday. A friend swam to shore.

　This afternoon Kyle Johnson, 19, drowned while camping near Kenora. The talented junior hockey player from Winnipeg was by himself when he slipped on some rocks, hit his head and drowned, police said.

　Meanwhile, an underwater search of Lake Scugog nesr Caesarea failed to find the body of a 17-year-old Stouffville youth who drowned early Saturday while canoeing with a friend.

　REPORTED BY ROBERT AVERY.

4.　　　　 Scenes of Japanese burning Chinese people alive in the film are to ______.

A. show that war is cruel

B. attract people’s interest

C. show Feng’s personal preference in dealing with details

D. make the film moving and interesting

3.　　　　 A Chinese peasant and a Soviet woman solider seized a Japanese girl so that _____.

A. they could find the Japanese base easily

B. she could take them out of the forest

C. they could kill her for revenge

D. it would cause the Japanese militarism to give in

2.　　　　 All of the following belong to Feng’s war trilogy except _____.

A. Red River Valley　 　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. Lover’s Grief over the Yellow River

C. Purple Sunset　　 　　　　　 　　　　　　　 D. In the Mood for Love

1.　　　　 Director Feng Xiaoning shot war film because _____.

A. he was deeply interested in such a topic

B. he wanted to give the audience the painful experience of war

C. he hoped to arouse people’s love of peace and objection to war

D. he dreamed of becoming a world-famous director

5.　　　　 What is the meaning of the underlined part “Latin should be beaten in” that the writer wishes you to understand?

　A. Schoolboys should be punished if they were lazy to learn Latin.

　B. Schoolboys should be encouraged if they had difficulty in learning Latin.

　C. Schoolboys were expected to master Latin in a short time.

　　 　D. Schoolboys had to study Latin in a hard way.

(廿三)

Though war is something people hate, Director Feng Xiaoning often exposes his audience to it.

“If we don’t impress the audience, who are without the painful experience of war, with the cruel injury to life and human nature war causes, how can we bring them a love of peace and objection to war?” asked the director with a glance in his eyes.

After Red River Valley and Lover’s Grief over the Yellow River, both of which star Chinese model and actress Ning Jing, Feng drew a satisfactory full stop to his war trilogy (三部曲) last month with Purple Sunset.

The film tells a story which took place in 1945, at the very moment when World War II was drawing to an end. A Chinese peasant and a Soviet woman soldier flee into a forest, where they seize a Japanese girl. They follow the girl in the hope that she will take them out of the forest, but instead they arrive in a Japanese base. Humanity (人道主义) prevents them from killing the young, innocent (无辜的) victim of Japanese militarism. This humanity, the longing for peace and eagerness to survive, make the three unite.

　“If people are touched by justice, tolerance (容忍) and unselfishness, I think I have achieved my goal,” Feng said.

　Feng admits that there are violent and bloody scenes in the film, such as tanks fighting and Japanese burning Chinese people alive, to show the cruelty of the war. But that’s never his personal preference, he says.

“Everyone who has watched my films can tell how much I detest war,” he said. “I wrote all the things for my war films by myself. Whenever I finished one, I felt as though I had suffered great pain.”

Feng regards every one of his productions as an opportunity to learn about human nature and humanity. In spite of violent scenes which frighten and sicken the audience, a balance is sought with beautiful scenery. Just like the snowy mountains in Red River Valley and the grand plateau (高原) in Lover’s Grief over the Yellow River, a beautiful vast grassland appears in this film. “I used to study art, and I appreciate beautiful things,” Feng said. “I believe that films should offer the audience a chance to enjoy beauty.”

4.　　　　 Which of the following is suggested in the passage?

　A. The schoolmaster mainly helped those who were bad at Latin.

　B. The schoolmaster usually stood beside the boys with a stick in his hand.

　C. The schoolboys could repeat Latin grammar rules from memory.

　D. Some of the schoolboys were quick at writing compositions in Latin.