—________.

A.Be careful.B.It doesn’t matter.C.I’m sorry to hear that.D.Nothing serious.

— It ________be his. It’s too large for him.

A.may; can’tB.may; needn’tC.must; mustn’tD.need ; can’t

— So I’d rather ________ an hour’s walk to work than consider ________ a car.

A.take ;driveB.take ; to driveC.take; drivingD.taking; driving

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Dear Sir/Madam,

I’m Li Hua from Chongqing, China. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

First, a company called Lava Mae came up with the idea of mobile showers (移动淋器) for the homeless. Now, two young Australian men have created a similar laundry service (洗衣服务), called Orange Sky, for the homeless.

Lucas and Nicholas have been volunteering at the city’s charities for several years. They came up with the idea in July, 2017. They noticed that when the organizations handed out free clothes, many homeless people took more than they needed and threw them over the next few weeks.

Then they realized that it was simply because the clothes were dirty. Though there are two places in the city that provide a free washing service, one is open only three days a week, while the other is always booked up. On the other hand, most homeless people don’t have any money to wash their clothes at a laundry. So a mobile laundry seemed to be the perfect idea.

Setting it all up was not easy. The first challenge they faced was figuring out how to fit two washing machines into the old van (厢式送货车) they bought for their mobile laundry. Their bigger challenge was getting the city to consider them as a charity. Finally, by October 2017, Orange Sky Laundry was open!

Now they offer their services at six locations. In the last four months, Lucas and Nicholas have not only been able to help homeless people, but also attracted 120 volunteers. With their support, the young men hope to set up similar services in fifteen Australian cities by the end of 2018.

Why did they choose the name, “Orange Sky”? Because orange is their favorite color and also the title of their favorite song.

【1】Was the laundry service called Orange Sky?

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【2】What was the first challenge that Lucas and Nicholas had to face?

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【3】What is the main idea of this passage?

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【4】Will you help the homeless like the two young men in the future? Why or why not?

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But where does the original phrase come from? Well, it comes from World War Ⅱ. It was a message to calm people down and encourage them during the war when London was being attacked. The idea was to carry on with life as normal, as if there was no war.

Staying calm when you’re in trouble is known as a very British thing to do. British people are famous for keeping a “stiff upper lip”. This means your lips (嘴唇) don’t shake when you are excited or frightened: you stay calm and don’t show people how you are really feeling.

Are British people still like this today? Do they still keep a “stiff upper lip”? Modern Britain is very different from how it was 60 years ago and British people probably show their feelings more than they used to. But if “keep calm and carry on” is still so famous today, then it must be something that British people still think and care about, and something they are still famous for. So next time you are frightened or in danger, just keep calm and carry on!

【1】Where is the original phrase “Keep calm and carry on” from?

A.A tea house in UK.

B.T-shirt and tourist souvenirs.

C.World War Ⅱ.

D.Modern Britain.

【2】According to Para. 1, what message will possibly be given to Grade 9 students who’re facing important exams?

A.Keep calm and work hard.

B.Keep calm and love dogs.

C.Stop crying and eat more.

D.Drink tea and learn English.

【3】What does the underlined phrase in Para. 3 probably mean?

A.唇亡齿寒B.唇枪舌战C.泰然自若D.装腔作势

【4】What is the best title of the passage?

A.Britain’s Most Famous Slogan

B.UK — A Great Country

C.The Culture Development in UK

D.The Changes of the British People

Look at the top of your phone. You’ll probably see a 3G or 4G symbol. The G stands for the generation of your mobile network. Now, the age of 5G is coming.

On March 30, Shanghai vice-mayor Wu Qing made the first 5G video call on a Huawei Mate X smart phone. CGTN reported Shanghai has also become the first city in China to start testing 5G networks.

5G is about 100 times faster than 4G. It will bring faster mobile Internet, but people can also use it for many other things, such as self-driving cars. There is a big area of discussion about self-driving cars, which we’ve all seen a lot of news about, but we haven’t seen a lot of real cars driving themselves on the streets because it is not safe enough. However, 5G is so much faster, it could allow cars to talk to each other in time, so they can know clearly when other cars are switching lanes, going off the road, passing another car, going too fast and so on. This will help avoid accidents. So probably there will be more self-driving cars in the near future with the help of 5G.

【1】_______ has become the first city in China to start testing 5G networks.

A.BeijingB.ShanghaiC.ChongqingD.Shenzhen

【2】5G is about ______ faster than 4G.

A.100 timesB.30 timesC.5 timesD.4 times

【3】According to the passage, 5G could probably improve the ________ of self-driving cars.

A.shapeB.speedC.colorD.safety

Twenty years ago, Larry Day bought a kite for himself just for fun. From then on, he and his wife Kay have loved kite-flying. They have many kites and travel around to fly them. “I’m at peace when I’m flying.” said Larry.

Kite-flying has a long 【1】. The custom of flying a piece of cloth high in the sky began more than 2,000 years ago in China. Since then, kites have been used to do scientific experiments, take pictures from the air and so on. People can fly kites 【2】 or with friends and family. Kites attract people who like to create and those who always try to make improvements to things.

Now Larry likes making his own kites. He makes kites of 【3】 shapes and sizes. He also likes taking his works to public activities and sharing them 【4】 others.

Flying kites needs skills. Experience makes a difference, so does the weather. Sometimes the best flying conditions happen in winter. Larry and Kay hold a kite festival — Color the Wind. 【5】 takes place every February on Clear Lake in Iowa. The festival adds 【6】 to the winter sky and gives people a reason to go outside. Their 13-year-old son also loves to fly kites with people of all ages. He likes the happy feelings he experiences 【7】 his kite flies high in the sky.

“The reason why I love kite-flying is that you have to try but not always 【8】. The best way to learn is to go out, and let your kite fly.” says Larry.

A: Excuse me, sir.

B: Yes? What can I do for you, madam?

A: It’s 10 o’clock. 【1】 But I saw all the passengers from Guangdong come out except her.

B: 【2】.

A: Yes. I think so. She told me she would arrive at the station at about 9:40 in the morning.

B: That’s true. 【3】

A: What? T506? Well, I don’t think it’s her train number.

B: 【4】

A: It’s D506, I think. Oh, wait a moment, please. Here I wrote on the paper. Sorry, it’s D605.

B: D605? I see, madam. The train was supposed to arrive at 9:40, but it will be thirty minutes late because of the bad weather.

A: OK. 【5】 Thank you，sir.

B: You’re welcome.

A.What does your sister look like?

B.Are you sure of the time her train arrives?

C.T506 has just arrived.

D.Then I will have to wait longer.

E.I have been here for twenty minutes to meet my sister.

F.Do you know when she will arrive?

G.So do you know her train number?

—Yes. You can come only by boat.

A.when we can get toB.when can we get toC.how we can get toD.how can we get to