Typhoons(台风) the northern of the world have girls’ names. Sometimes they have very beautiful names. Rose is a pretty name but there was nothing pretty about Typhoon Rose.
It began to rain in Hong Kong on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 1971. At ten o’clock in the morning, Typhoon Rose was still 130 miles away but already the wind was blowing people’s umbrella away. The wind became stronger and stronger. The typhoon shelters were soon full of boats. Ships that were too big to go inside the shelters put down more anchors(锚). Some very big ships went out to the sea. It is safer for a big ship to be at sea in a typhoon because there are no rocks in the open sea. Kai Tak Airport closed. No planes were able to take off or land. At 9:00 in the evening, all the lights went out.
No one slept well that night. It is difficult to sleep in such bad weather.
In Typhoon Rose, more than one hundred people died.229 people were hurt and had and 66 of these had to go to hospital. 1,500 people lost their homes. The people of Hong Kong will not quickly forget Typhoon Rose!
【小题1】What’s the possible result of Typhoon Rose in Hong Kong?

“I’m taking a long vocation. I’m going to the Great Wall.”

“ _______ .When are you leaving？”

A. Don’t wait.        

B. That sounds nice.

C. Have a good time in Hong Kong. 

D. That’s too bad.

Jackie Chan was born on 7th April, 1954 in Hong Kong. His parents left the mainland（大陆） for Hong Kong a short time before he was born. His parents named him Chan Gangsheng, which means “born in Hong Kong”. When Jackie was 7 years old, his family moved to Australia. Later that year, they got back to Hong Kong and Jackie’s father sent him to Beijing to study and work. When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous performances（表演） in films. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood, but he wasn’t successful there. He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success. Finally, in 1985, Jackie Chan became a movie star in the United States. Today Jackie Chan has fans all over the world.

1.Where was Jackie Chan from?

A．Sydney.           B．Hollywood.        C．Hong Kong.        D．Beijing.

2.Which name means “born in Hong Kong”?

A．Chan Gangsheng.    B．Jackie Chan.        C．Cheng Long.       D．Chan Yuanlong.

3.When did Jackie’s father send him to Beijing to study?

A．In 1954.          B．In 1961.           C．In 1971.           D．In 1980.

4.What did Jackie begin to do when he was seventeen?

A．Study films.                            B．Sing songs.

C．Do performances in films.                 D．Make films in Hollywood.

5.Which of the following is the same meaning with the underlined word “finally”?

A．On the end.        B．As a result.         C．Right now.         D．At last.

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