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I will never forget the tenth summer of my childhood with my grandfather in western Norway at the mountain farm where my mother was born.

One day my grandfather said, “Come. I have something for you.” I f 1. him to a workroom. “You should have a toy boat. You can sail it at Storvassdal,” he said. Great, I thought, looking around for the boat. But there was n 2. . Grandfather pointed to a block of wood. “The boat is in there,” he said. Then he handed me some tools and showed me h 3. to use them properly. “It’ll be a fine boat, and you’ll make it with your own hands,” he said. “No one can give you what you do for yourself.” The w 4. rang in my head as I worked. Finally I finished the boat. It wasn’t much to look at, but I was p 5. . Then I sailed it at Storvassdal.

We had to return to America. “You cannot bring that boat home with you,” my mother said. We already had too much baggage. Feeling sad, I h 6. my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal.

I said good-bye to Grandfather, not knowing I would n 7. see him again.

In 1964, I went to Storvassdal with my parents and my wife and children. To my surprise, for 34 years my treasure s 8. here, waiting for my return. I felt we three were together again a 9. my grandfather had died 22 years before.

After that, I returned to the lake five times. Each time I held the boat and carved the year, my g 10. seemed near.

My last trip to Storvassdal was in 1991. I brought my granddaughters: Catherine, 13; Claire, 12. At Storvassdal, Claire said softly, “Grandpa, someday I’ll come back.” She added, “And I’ll bring my children.”

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Lang Lang went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need fortune(运气) ,” said his father. “But if you don’t work hard, no ________ will come.”

What made him sad was that his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist. ” ________ a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly hurt. He decided that he didn’t want to be a ________ any more. Then, he didn’t touch the piano. ________ , his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the next day, his teacher asked him to ________ some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he ________ that he could show others that he had talent. That day he told his father ________ he had been waiting to hear---that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything changed!

He started ________ competitions. In the 1994 International Competition for Young Pianists, when it was ________ that Lang Lang had won, he was too ________ to hold back his tears. Soon ________ was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever---he had to play on the world big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang ________ again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his ________ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出)started ________ . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现)him, and lets him ________ .

1.A. exercise B. fortune C. knowledge D. wealth

2.A. Like B. With C. To D. As

3.A. singer B. pianist C. composer D. player

4.A. Hopefully B. Sadly C. Wisely D. Painfully

5.A. play B. sing C. write D. study

6.A. seemed B. attended C. noticed D. realized

7.A. that B. what C. how D. when

8.A. receiving B. accepting C. winning D. beating

9.A. told B. mentioned C. announced D. shouted

10.A. excited B. encouraged C. scared D. worried

11.A. this B. it C. that D. what

12.A. started B. left C. moved D. supposed

13.A. successful B. cheerful C. careful D. meaningful

14.A. pulling B. breaking C. falling D. pouring

15.A. know B. shine C. admire D. Develop

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The baby is taking photos with his parents, the Duke and Duchess (公爵和公爵夫人) of Cambridge. The pictures were taken by the duchess’ father, Michael Middleton, in the garden of their family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire. Taken earlier this month, they show the royal ,couple, Prince George and their black cocker spaniel (西班牙猎犬), Lupo. Tilly, a golden dog, belonging to the Middleton family, can be seen lying down behind them. The photographs of Prince George, who was born on 22 July, were published by Kensington Palace.

On Monday Prince William, giving his first interview since becoming a father, told CNN:

“He either reminds me of my brother or me when I was younger, I’m not sure, but he*s doing very well at the moment.”

BBC reporter Nicholas Witchell said the new family looks “unselfconscious (自然的), relaxed and happy - much like most couples might look with their first-born baby”. He added: “Of course they’re aware of what’s expected of them. There will be staff - a nanny (保姆) to help in

due course (适时地), but for the moment it’s all rather informal and many might think, refreshing.”

Famous photographer Terry O’Neill said he thought the pictures were “absolutely charming”.

“It reminded me when I first started photography for myself - I just went for the light, and it was really interesting lighting (打灯光). As a matter of fact when I heard about these pictures, I thought ‘Who have they got to do these pictures’ - and the thought crossed my mind they might have asked the Queen because she’s quite a good photographer.”

The cultural and education manager of Magnum Photos, Fiona Rogers, told Radio 4’s Today program the photograph of the couple and Prince George with the family’s dogs was “technically not the most accomplished (技艺高超的) photograph”.

“It’s a photograph that any one of us could have in our family albums,” she said.

1.Who is Tilly?

2.Where were the pictures taken?

3.When was Prince George born?

4.What did Terry O’Neill think of the pictures?

5.What did Fiona Rogers think of the picture?

6.What is this report mainly about?

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