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-year-old Kansas boy Addison Logan 1 a picture of his long-dead uncle 2 a camera he bought at a garage sale. The Wichita Eagle reported Tuesday.

Addison Logan said he 3 an old Polaroid camera for $1 4 he was at a Wichita garage 5 with his grandmother last Thursday.

When they got home he removed the camera’s cartridge(胶卷盒) to 6 a picture of a man, his grandmother thought he was her son, Scott, who 7 in a traffic accident 23 years earlier.

The picture, which portrays(画像) Scott with his high school girlfriend, 8 to have been taken in 1978 or 1979.

“It’s 9 like he’s reaching out to us, 10 he’s still with us, ” said Addison’s father.

1. _________ 2. _________ 3. _________ 4. _________ 5. _________

6. _________ 7. _________ 8. _________ 9. _________ 10. _________

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He is quiet and shy. He likes to hide his eyes behind his hair. He doesn’t smile very often. However, if you talk to him about music, he’ll have a lot to say.

This is Jay Chou, the 24-year-old Taiwanese pop king(天王). His fans are so excited because he will sing songs in Beijing on September 12. Those songs are from his new album (唱片), “Ye Huimei”, and the album was released (发行) in July and was named after his mother.

Chou grew up just with his mother. He did not talk much and did badly in many school subjects.

His mother noticed the boy’s special interest in music and sent him to learn piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practicing.

Chou is not very handsome. He does not speak clearly when he sings or talks. But the singer has huge crowds of fans. “He is really good at music. It makes him attractive(有魅力的) to me,” said Liu Jiajun, a Junior 2 student in No.101 Middle School in Beijing.

“He is true to himself. He never follows others,” said Zhang Yujie, a Junior 1 girl at Huaibei Middle School in Sihong, Jiangsu Province.

1. From this passage, we know that Jay Chou _______.

A. is very handsome B. has a bright smile

C. often makes too much noise D.. is a pop music star

2. His fans are so excited because _______.

A. he released a new album in July B. he will sing new songs in Beijing

C. he can play the piano very well D. his new album was named after his mother

3. When he was a little child, he _______.

A. talked a lot every day B. did well in his study at school

C. started to like music D. had huge crowds of fans

4. According to one of his fans, Jay _______.

A. is a good student B. has long and beautiful hair

C. is a well-known pianist D. is very attractive to them

5. The sentence “He never follows others” in the last paragraph means _______.

A. he always has his own style(风格) B. he likes to walk alone

C. he doesn’t like other people’s songs at all D. no one can catch up with him

完形填空。

Long ago，in a small village of Wakefield lived two farmers，Harry and Peter．Harry was very h ard working while Peter was 1 ．Every day Harry got up early and came home late，but Peter walked around for fun．

One summer there was no 2 and the crops(庄稼)were dying．Harry thought，“I must do something to save these crops，or they shall die．”With this 3 in mind，he went out to find a river so that he could dig a canal(沟渠)to his field．He walked on and on, feeling tired and thirsty．After a 4 search，he found a river full of blue water．He was very happy．He started digging a canal to his field. 5 it was noon his wife sent their daughter to bring Harry home 6 lunch．But Harry did not go．He did not want to leave his work unfinished．He completed his work 7 at night．He Was very satisfied．

He went home and had a good meal and 8 into a sound sleep．

Peter did the same．But he was not at all determined(有决心的)．He also 9 digging a

canal to his field but he didn’t have his work completed．His field did not get 10 water

and all his crops died．

Harry’s field would be watered when needed．He had a good harvest because of his hard work．

( )1.A.cruel B.1azy C.careless D.silly

( )2.A.rain B.wind C.cloud D.river

( )3.A.feeling B.dream C.problem D.thought

( )4.A.quick B. long C. slow D. special

( )5.A.WhetherB. Although C. When D. Unless

( )6.A.for B. to C. with D. at

( )7.A.early B. far C.1ate D. deep

( )8.A.fell B.1ooked C. turned D. walked

( )9.A.stopped B.1oved C. forgot D. started

( )10.A.clean B. enough C.1ittle D. fresh

_____ more accidents, we should slow down the driving speed.

A. To prevent     B. To make    C. Stop      D. To keep

—Tom is never late for work. Why is he absent today?

—Something ________ to him.

A. must happen B. should have happened

C. could have happened D. must have happened

 Thank you so much for _________my mistakes in the homework.

A.giving out     B.looking out    C.pointing out    D.picking up

Today, the forests have almost gone. People must down too many trees.

A. stop to cut B. stop from cutting

C. be stopped to cut D. be stopped from cutting

-What are you going to do tomorrow? -______.

A. Nothing much B. Much nothing C. Not anything D. No thing

 Not only I but also Tom           fond of watching television.

        A.is     B.are     C.am      D.were

—Where are you going this month?

—We        go to Jinan,but we are not sure.

A.needn’t     B.must     C.can’t      D.might