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Minoru Yamasaki was a famous American architect (建筑师). He was born in 1912 in Seattle, Washington. Minoru went to college to study architecture. Every summer he worked in a fish factory to help pay for college. He slept in a room with 100 other men.

Yamasaki sometimes dreamed about his work. Once he woke up at three o’clock in the morning. He remembered a building that was in his dream. He got up and started to draw.

Yamasaki was different from other architects. His buildings give people a feeling of peace and happiness. Many of his designs have pools of water, flowers, and windows on the roof to let in light. He wanted to give them a place away from the busy ways of modern life.

Yamasaki worked for several companies. But his success began when he started his own company. In 1956, he won the Architect’s First Honor Award for his design of an airport in St. Louis, Missouri. He won two more awards over the next five years. In 1962, he designed the World Trade Center in New York. In 1993, a bomb exploded (炸弹爆炸) in it. But the buildings did not fall down because they had a good design.

Yamasaki had strong opinions about his buildings. They had to be built his way. He refused to change the design of his buildings, even if he lost a job. Jun,2 1986. was the date of his death. He designed more than 300 buildings. People will enjoy the design and beauty of his buildings for a very long time.

The title

A 1. American architect

Be born

In 2. in Seattle, Washington

In college

Studied architecture in college

Worked in a fish factory to 3. for college

4. in a room with 100 other men

His design of buildings

Made people 5. peaceful and happy

Had 6. opinions about his buildings

The World Trade Center didn’t fall down after a bomb explosion

Successful career

Was not the 7. as other architects

Didn’t begin his successful career 8. he started his own company

Won 9. awards for his famous design before 1962 and designed over 300 buildings in his life

Date of his 10.

Died on Jun, 2 1986

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One sunny afternoon, a seven-year-old girl went for a walk. She crossed a large area of grassland into the woods ________ she realized that she was lost.

Sitting on a rock and ________ what to do, she began crying. After a while,she ________ to walk along a path with tall trees and thick bushes. When it was getting dark, she saw a small, dark wooden house. She opened the door and ________ entered. Suddenly, she heard a strange noise, and she ran out of the door and back to the ________ . Cold and tired, she fell asleep near a stream(小溪).

The girl’s parents were out and her dog, Laddy, was at home. Laddy sensed that his mistress(女主人)was in danger. He jumped ________ a window, breaking the glass. He looked in the fields. But he couldn’t find his mistress anywhere. However, from the ground came a ________ scent (气味) as he lowered his head. He ________ the scent and walked across the grassland. Barking ________ into the air, the dog ________through the woods until he found the ________ . But the girl was not there, so he headed back to the woods. Much to his delight, he saw his mistress’ blue shirt in the distance. He ________ over some bushes and saw the little stream, where the girl was ________ .

When she opened her eyes and ________ her dog standing beside her, the girl said, “you ________ me, Laddy,” and she kissed him several times. Seeing their daughter and dog coming back, the parents were happy. That night Laddy had a hero’s supper: a huge meal of pork.

1.A. before B. since C. while D. as

2.A. wondering B. forgetting C. remembering D. repeating

3.A. preferred B. refused C. failed D. decided

4.A. carelessly B. carefully C. hopelessly D. unwillingly

5.A. trees B. bushes C. woods D. grasses

6.A. at B. through C. in D. onto

7.A. terrible B. strange C. pleasant D. familiar

8.A. missed B. discovered C. followed D. noticed

9.A. calmly B. loudly C. happily D. gently

10.A. searched B. found C. looked D. travelled

11.A. window B. girl C. house D. hero

12.A. jumped B. climbed C. walked D. flew

13.A. awake B. afraid C. available D. asleep

14.A. listened B. watched C. heard D. saw

15.A. disturbed B. comforted C. saved D. scared

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