---- Where are you from?  ----____.

Have you ever hoped a toy balloon? They are very light. But there are much bigger balloons can fly very high up in the sky. They are big enough to carry people. They are called hot-air balloons.
To make a hot-air balloon go up, turn on the burner(燃烧器). That will make the air inside the balloon hotter. Then the balloon will go up.
To make the balloon go down, turn off the burner. The air inside the balloon will get cooler. Then the balloon will go down. Underneath(在….下面) the balloon there is a large basket. That is where the pilot and the passengers go.
The burner is just above the basket. You can stand in the basket and turn the burner on and off. The balloon will go where the wind is blowing the right way! Do you want the balloon to go somewhere special? First make sure the wind is blowing the right way!
People have been flying in hot-air balloons for over two hundred years. Before planes it was the only way of flying. Today people fly in hot-air balloon for fun. Some people like to race hot-air balloons.
【小题1】A hot-air balloon is ____

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阅读下面对话，从方框内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话，并将其番号填入答题卷相对应的横线上。

A. How much are they?

B. Would you like to go with me?

C. To the flower shop.

D. Can you go with me?

E. What kind of flowers do you want to buy?

F. What are you going to do there?

G. Can I help you?

Li Ming: Hello, Wang Hai! Where are you going?

Wang Hai:      1.     

Li Ming: To the flower shop?      2.     

Wang Hai: Don’t you know tomorrow is the second Sunday of May?

Li Ming: Oh, I remember! Tomorrow is Mother’s Day!

Wang Hai: Yes, you’re right!       3.     

Li Ming: Of course, I’d like to. Let’s go to the shop together.

(At the shop)

Wang Hai:       4.    

Li Ming: I think carnations(康乃馨) are the best. What do you think?

Wang Hai: That’s great! I agree. Let’s choose some fresh ones.

Li Ming and Wang Hai:        5.     

Saleswoman: They are 50 yuan in all.

It was the end of the year party at school .I had asked my mother to __36__us cookies .Mom’s chocolate chios were the best .
But two o’clock passed, and she didn’t   37 .Most of the other mothers had come and gone , dropping off their cookies , chips and cupcakes . I took my bag and left   38  my home . The house was empty when I arrived . My heart was    39  anger.For the first time in my life ,my mother had let me down .
I was lying on my bed upstairs   40  I heard her come through the front door .“Robbie,”she called out .“Where are you ?” I could hear her running from room to room . She was looking for me .I kept silent .When she entered my room and sat beside me on my bed , I didn’t move .“I’m sorry , honey ,” she said .“I got busy and forgot .” I still kept __41__.
Then my mother began to laugh .I couldn’t believe ___42___.I rolled over (翻身)and faced her .
But my mother wasn’t laughing at all . She was crying . “I’m so sorry . I let my boy down .”
She cried like a little girl. I had never __43__my mother cry .
“It’s OK , Mom ,”I reached out and stroked （抚摸）her hair .“We didn’t even need those ___44___.” There was plenty of stuff to eat .Don’t  cry It’s all right.”
My ____45__made my mother sit up . She pulled me to her . We didn’t say another word .We just held each other in a long hug .