One mother took many lovely photos of her sleeping son. After the little baby, Wen, fell asleep, his mother would create an imaginary fairy tale scene behind him and then take those lovely photos.

When the baby was asleep, he was photographed traveling to castles(城堡) in the clouds, cooking eggs in the kitchen or swinging on the swing with an elephant to catch him. The photos have attracted people around the world because of the cute creativity.

Mrs Liao drew inspiration(灵感) from a famous child photographer Anne and a mother Adele who published a book of similar photos, so she decided to turn her hobby of photographing toward her son. She said, “Every day just before Wen’s nap, I would imagine him being the main character in one of my favorite scenes and paint a background setting with common clothes, lovely animals and other household materials, just like how an artist would deal with the paint brush. After he fell asleep, I would place him at the centre of the theme I had creates and start taking photos.”

With a collection of more than one hundred photos of Wen, Mrs Liao published a book in Chinese in Taiwan. And there are plans for an English version to be published. She told her fans, “I’m truly touched by your support.”

1.What’s Mrs Liao’s hobby?

A. painting pictures

B. looking after her son

C. photographing

D. writing books

2.Because of _________, the photos attract so many people around the world.

A. her lovely son B. her cute creativity

C. her skill of photographing D. her talented painting

3.Will there be a book with lots of photos of Wen in English one day?

A. Probably B. Impossible C. Not at all D. We don’t know

4.Who gave Mrs. Liao inspiration to create the lovely photos?

A. Anne B. Adele C. Wen D. Both A and B

5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

A. The photos were always taken during her son’s nap.

B. In the scenes she created, there were fashionable clothes, lovely animals and house hold materials.

C. Her son was always at the centre of the theme, and he was the main character.

D. The lovely photos seemed to tell people some imaginary fairy tales.

The Sweetest Sight

I was in the most beautiful city in the world, yet I only wanted home.

It was an amazing week for my husband and me—the trip of a lifetime. Months ago, when my

husband told me that he would have a meeting in London. I expressed my to go to Europe

together with him. Then we asked his mother to our two children and started off.

During the week’s time, visited London and Paris as much as we could, Big Ben, the Louver and so on. All these were beautiful places we expected to see before. We really enjoyed ourselves.

On our last night in Paris, we enjoyed the night view(夜景) of the Eiffel Tower, my husband

called home. His mother the phone. In a second, my husband’s face fell and he looked so worried. I could feel something happened.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

He didn’t answer and continued to listen. A few minutes later, he said to me that Tony, our seven-year-old son, had fallen off his bike and his leg. He must be sent to hospital at once.

At that moment, Paris suddenly lost its charm(魅力).

“I don’t want to be here! I shouldn’t be here! I should be home my kids!”

We hurried back to our hotel and then to the airport …

Finally, we got home. We rushed into our children’s bedroom. Seeing our two children, I suddenly realized the truth: there is no sight(风景)in the world than your children’s faces that greet you at home.

1.A. question B. wish C. step D. place

2.A. look after B. talk with C. find out D. wake up

3.A. he B. she C. we D. they

4.A. after B. since C. though D. because

5.A. shouted B. finished C. wrote D. answered

6.A. ugly B. useful C. right D. bad

7.A. hardly B. clearly C. sadly D. truly

8.A. danced B. broken C. thrown D. opened

9.A. toward B. with C. under D. from

10.A. quieter B. richer C. sweeter D. wider

If you are not happy with China’s high Internet fees (费用) and slow speed, you are not alone. So is Premier Li Keqiang. On April 14, he said in a meeting that the government should speed up the Internet and lower the fees.

“The first question people ask at a new place is ‘Is there WI-FI’ because Internet service fees are so high,” said Premier Li. According to a recent survey by CCTV, the average cost(平均费用) of 1GB mobile Internet data per month(每月) in China is 100 Yuan, while it is only 60 Yuan in the US and 40 in Japan.

However, high prices don’t necessarily mean good service. The average Internet speed in China was 4.25Mbps(兆比特每秒)in 2014. South Korea had the fastest average Internet speed-25.3 Mbps. People can download a 1 GB movie within 6 minutes in South Koreas, but in China it would take half an hour.

To improve Internet services, the key is to build more fiber(光纤) networks. Through them we can send text, pictures and videos globally(全球地) in less than a second(秒), which offer high speed Internet. Besides, the lack of (缺少)market competition is another problem. Having more operators(运营商)besides China Unicom and China Telecom may lower the prices.

1.Why do people always ask for WI-FI at a new place in China?

A. Because they can’t use Internet without WI-FI.

B. Because they can communicate with their families.

C. Because they want to download movies.

D. Because Internet service fees are too high.

2. In 2014, ____ had the fastest average Internet speed.

A. China B. USA C. Japan D. South Korea

3.What is the key to improve Internet services?

A. To increase Internet service fees.

B. To build more fiber networks.

C. To learn from South Korea.

D. To make the government know the situation.

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