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Millvina Dean, Titanic’s last survivor, died on May 31, 2009 in Southampton. She was 97 and had been in poor health for several weeks.

The youngest of the ship’s 705 survivors, Ms. Dean was only 9 weeks old when the Titanic hit an iceberg (冰山) on the night of April 14, 1912. She survived with her mother and her 2-year-old brother. Mr. Dean, 29, was taking his family to a new life in Kansas City. He planned to run a tobacconist’s (烟草商) shop there. He was among more than 1,500 passengers and crew members who died in the sinking.

Ms. Dean never married and spent her working life in Southampton. For many years after the sinking, she never spoke of it to people she met or worked with, partly because she remembered nothing about it and partly because she did not want to be seen as drawing attention to herself.

But that changed after Sep. 1, 1985 when the wreck (残骸) of the Titanic was discovered. That set off a wave of interest in the ship, especially after the movie Titanic. “They found the wreck and after they found the wreck, they found me,” she said.

In the last 20 years of her life, she went to gatherings in the USA, Canada and a number of European countries to take part in events related to the sinking. She said she had learned from her mother about what happened during the sinking.

Ms. Dean had never seen Titanic. She explained she was unwilling to be reminded of what had happened to her father.

1.How old was Millvina Dean when the Titanic sank?

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2.Why did the Deans take the Titanic?

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3.When was the wreck (残骸) of the Titanic discovered?

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4.How many times had Ms. Dean ever seen the movie Titanic?

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5.What’s the passage mainly about?

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He was busy chatting online anything dangerous on the road while

walking. As a result, he was knocked down by a bike.

A. too; to notice B. so; to notice

C. too; noticing D. so; noticing

I wouldn’t devote my free time to .

A. play such bored games B. playing so boring games

C. play so bored games D. playing such boring games

Jeremy Lin’s excellent behaviour in that match more attention. As a result, he was chosen to play for Charlotte Hornets.

A. brought him to B. took notice of

C. paid attention to D. cared about

Our teachers often tell us we can’t be because no mistake is too small for us.

A. very careful B. careful

C. so careful D. too careless

An excerpt (节选) from The Card

Edward Henry Machin first saw daylight on the 27th of May, 1867, in Brougham Street in Bursley, the oldest of the Five Towns. Brougham Street goes down a hill to the canal (运河).The rent (租金) for one of these houses was not high — only about twenty-two pence (便士) a week.

Edward Henry’s mother (his father was dead) lived by making and washing clothes for fine ladies. She did not often laugh. She was a woman of few words, and saved time every day by calling her son Denry, instead of Edward Henry.

Denry did not work hard at school, and boys who were lazy and not very clever usually just found jobs in the potbanks. Luckily, at the age of twelve, he won a place at the best school in Bursley. It happened like this. On the second day of the examination, Denry arrived a little early. As he walked around the examination room, he came to the teacher’s desk, where he saw a list of names with marks for the first day of the examination. The highest possible mark was 30, but next to his name he saw the number 7. The numbers were written in pencil, and the pencil was on the desk. He picked it up, looked around the empty room, and at the door, and them wrote a 2 in front of the 7. Of course, this was not honest, but how many truly honest schoolboys are there? Denry was no worse than most of them.

1.What was Edward Henry’s mother like?

A.Patient. B. Dishonest.

C. Hard-working. D. Kind.

2.What was the mark Edward Henry got in the end?

A. 30. B. 7 C. 2 D. 27

根据句意，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。

1.He said nothing but ____(simple) looked at me.

2.He went to Tibet to teach for two years although he was already in his (forty) .

3.He has such a heart full of ____ (sad) that it’s hard for him to cheer up.

4.Our dream is to ____ (creative) a whole new world for our children to live in freely.

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Do students in your country go directly to university or college after school or do they have a break first? Taking a gap year (空档年)between high school and university is quite common in the UK, and there are lots of different ways to spend your time.

A gap year is a period of time, usually a year, when a student takes a break before going on to study in university. It is often spent traveling or working.

People used to think that taking a gap year was not acceptable. In the past you took a gap year if you had to retake exams or had problems with your study. But now, universities encourage a gap, and it is more possible for a student who takes a gap year to be offered jobs when they graduate. A gap year can give young people useful learning experiences, help them pick up new skills.

A student often takes a gap year at about eighteen years old, before going to university. It can also be taken at a different time.

Many gap year students choose to do voluntary work. Others want to travel around the world for more experiences. Lots of gap year students just want to see more of the world.

Most students who are planning a gap year take on a part-time job to save up for the trip. Some students travel for three or six months and then work for the rest of the year.

—Would you tell us ________ you have been to the Summer Palace since 2004?

—Sorry, I’ve forgotten.

A. how long B. how far

C. how many times D. how soon

—What do you think of your presents for Mother’s Day?

—Well, _________ this sweater that one fits her. They are too big.

A. both; and B. either; or

C. neither; nor D. not only; but also