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Do you often think of your parents? You may say, ‘‘Of course, I . I a present for my mother on Mother’s Day and on Father’s Day I give my father , too.’’ But what about the other days of the year?

In my family, my parents like very much because my aunt and uncle come back from Beijing to see them. All the family members get together. They are very happy. In the evening, we eat moon cakes and enjoy the .

I have a friend. Her parents in another city. One day, I go to see her, and we have a nice talk. Then she wants to . So she dials(拨打) the number(号码), but then she puts down the phone. about 15 minutes, she dials the number again(再一次). "Hi, Mom…."

Later, I ask, "Why do you dial the number ?"She smiles, "My parents are old and , so they can’t get close to the telephone quickly(迅速地来到电话旁边). I always do so when I call them. I only want to give them time to the telephone."

My friend is a good girl. She is always about her parents. You also want to be a child, right? Please always remember to your parents at any time, not just on some important days.

1.A. will B. do C. won’t D. don’t

2.A. buy B. sell C. take D. do

3.A. a cake B. a kiss C. some money D.a present

4.A. Halloween B. Chinese New Year C. Thanksgiving Day D. Mid-Autumn Festival

5.A. moon B. sun C.TV D. film

6.A. live B. play C. travel D. eat

7.A. take a walk B. go fishing C. make a call D. have a rest

8.A. After B. When C. Before D. For

9.A. a twice B. twice C. second D.the second

10.A. slow B. fast C. healthy D. strong

11.A. enough B. little C. any D. free

12.A. move (移动) B. bring C. take D. answer

13.A. telling B. saying C. thinking D. waiting

14.A. well B. clever C. bad D.good

15.A. think about B. love C. want D. hear

To us, it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to keep the water off when it rains. But in fact the umbrella was not invented as protection against the rain. Its first use was as a shade (遮蔽) against the sun.

Nobody knows who first invented it, but the umbrella was used in very ancient times. Probably the first to use it were the Chinese, back in the eleventh century BC.

We know that the umbrella was used in ancient Egypt and Babylon as a sunshade. And there was a strange thing connected with its use : it became a symbol of honor and power(权力). In the Far East in ancient times, the umbrella was allowed to be used only by those in high office or by royal people such as the kings or queens.

In Europe, the Greeks were the first to use the umbrella as a sunshade. The umbrella was in common use in ancient Greece, but it is believed that the first people in Europe to use the umbrella as protection against the rain were the ancient Romans. During the middle ages in Europe, the use of the umbrella almost disappeared. Then it appeared again in Italy in the late sixteenth century. And again it became a symbol of power.

Umbrellas have not changed much in style during all this time, though they have become much lighter in weight. It wasn't until the twentieth century that the umbrellas for women began to be made in all kinds of colors.

1. Ancient people first used umbrellas as _________.

A. a symbol of honor B. protection against the sun

C. a symbol of power D. protection against the rain

2. According to the passage, the umbrella was probably first used in ancient ______.

A. Egypt . B. Babylon C. Rome D. China

3. The underlined word royal might mean _ in Chinese.

A.皇室的 B.富裕的 C.中产的 D.平民的

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

A. The ancient Greeks used the umbrella in their daily life.

B. Europeans hardly used the umbrella during the middle ages.

C. The umbrellas for women were made colorful in ancient times.

D. The style of the umbrella hasn't changed a lot since it was invented

5. This passage is mainly about ___________.

A. the sales of the umbrella

B. the differences among umbrellas

C. the invention of the umbrella

D. the history and the use of the umbrella

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