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It was late last night, but Kevin could not sleep. His bed was inside a camping tent, and just outside the tent were the fields of Africa, filled with wild animals. His parents slept soundly in another bed across from him. He wondered how they could be so clam. What if a lion came into their tent? He was very frightened. It took a long time before Kevin finally fell asleep.
When the son came up, he felt his mother’s hand on his head. “Morning, Kevin!” she said, “time to wake up and go on the safari.” Before they left America, his parents had explained to him that a safari was a long drive through nature, usually in Africa. During a safari you can see lions and zebras living free, instead of cooped up(限制) in a zoo.
“What if we get close to a lion?” Kevin asked.
“Oh, daring,” she said “nothing will happen to us if we listen to our guide.”
Kevin got dressed slowly, listened to the bird singing outside and began to feel less afraid. After a brief breakfast, he got into a jeep with his parents. The driver, Jim, a kind –looking man, was also their guide.
The jeep took off a dirt road. After a little while Kevin and his parents waited in the tall grass while Jim walked ahead of them and looked around. After a minute Jim raised his hands in the air. “Shhh,” he said in a low voice. “It’s nothing dangerous but don’t speak loudly.” Kevin and his parents walked up to where Jim stood, and soon Kevin saw a beautiful golden creature with dark brown spots(斑点) and a very ,very long neck–a giraffe.
“Wow,” said Kevin, He could not believe how close he was to the giraffe. All his fears disappeared and he began to get excited about the day to come.
1.Kevin couldn’t sleep that night because_____.
A. a lion came into his tent
B. he was frightened
C. his parents slept soundly
D. the tent was comfortable
2.According to Kevin’s parents, during a safari, they can ___
A. drive through African cities
B. fly over African fields
C. give food to lions and zebras
D. see wild animals living free
3.What made Kevin surprised?
A. Waiting in the tall grass
B. Listening to birds singing
C. Getting so close to a giraffe
D. Driving a jeep with his parents
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An Adventure in Africa
It was late last night, but Kevin could not sleep. His bed was inside a camping tent, and just outside the tent were the fields of Africa, filled with wild animals. His parents slept soundly in another bed across from him. He wondered how they could be so clam. What if a lion came into their tent? He was very frightened. It took a long time before Kevin finally fell asleep.
When the son came up, he felt his mother’s hand on his head. “Morning, Kevin!” she said, “time to wake up and go on the safari.” Before they left America, his parents had explained to him that a safari was a long drive through nature, usually in Africa. During a safari you can see lions and zebras living free, instead of cooped up(限制) in a zoo.
“What if we get close to a lion?” Kevin asked.
“Oh, daring,” she said “nothing will happen to us if we listen to our guide.”
Kevin got dressed slowly, listened to the bird singing outside and began to feel less afraid. After a brief breakfast, he got into a jeep with his parents. The driver, Jim, a kind –looking man, was also their guide.
The jeep took off a dirt road. After a little while Kevin and his parents waited in the tall grass while Jim walked ahead of them and looked around. After a minute Jim raised his hands in the air. “Shhh,” he said in a low voice. “It’s nothing dangerous but don’t speak loudly.” Kevin and his parents walked up to where Jim stood, and soon Kevin saw a beautiful golden creature with dark brown spots(斑点) and a very ,very long neck–a giraffe.
“Wow,” said Kevin, He could not believe how close he was to the giraffe. All his fears disappeared and he began to get excited about the day to come.
1.Kevin couldn’t sleep that night because_____.
A. a lion came into his tent B. he was frightened
C. his parents slept soundly D. the tent was comfortable
2.According to Kevin’s parents, during a safari, they can ___
A. drive through African cities
B. fly over African fields
C. give food to lions and zebras
D. see wild animals living free
3.What made Kevin surprised?
A. Waiting in the tall grass
B. Listening to birds singing
C. Getting so close to a giraffe
D. Driving a jeep with his parents
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Alti Achenture in Africa
It was late at night, but Kevin could not sleep． His bed was inside a camping tent, and just outside the tent were the fields of Africa, filled with wild animals． His parents slept soundly in another bed across from him． He wondered how they could be so calm． What if a lion came into their tent? He was very frightened． It took a long time before Kevin finally fell asleep．
When the sun came up, he felt his mother's hand on his head． "Morning, Kcvin！" she said, "Time to wake up and go on that a safari．" Before they left America, his parents had explained to him that a safari was a long drive through nature, usually in Africa． During a safari you can see lions and zebras living free, instead of cooped up (限制) in a zoo．
"What if we get close to a lion?" Kevin asked．
"Oh darling," she said． "Nothing will happen to us if we listen to our guide． "
Kevin got dressed slowly, listened to the birds singing outside and began to feel less afraid． After a brief breakfast, he got into a jeep with his parents． The driver, Jim, a kind-looking man, was also their guide．
The jeep took off along a dirt road． After a little while Kevin saw something move out of the corner of his eye． "Wait!" he said． "I see something！"
Jim stopped the car and told them all to get out． Kevin and his parents waited in the tall grass while Jim walked ahead of them and looked around． After a minute Jim raised his hands in the air． "Shhh," he said in a low voice． "It's nothing dangerous but don't speak loudly．" Kevin and his parents walked up to where Jim stood, and soon Kevin saw a beautiful golden creature with dark brown spots (点) and a very, very long neck — a giraffe．
"Wow," said Kevin． He could not believe how close he was to the giraffe． All his fears disappeared and he began to get excited about the day to come．
1.Kevin couldn't sleep that night because___________．
A．a lion came into his tent
B．he was frightened
C．his parents slept soundly
D．the tent was uncomfortable
2.According to Kevin's parents, during a safari, they can___________．
A．drive through African cities
B．fly over African fields
C．give food to lions and zebras
D．see wild animals living free
3.What made Kevin surprised?
A．Waiting in the tall grass．
B．Listening to birds singing．
C．Getting so close to a giaffe．
D．Driving a jeep with his parents．
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It was late last Monday, but Tom was still 1.TV in his room. There was a wonderful football match on TV.2. excited he was! That night he 3. go to bed until twelve o'clock. The next morning, it was a quarter to eight. It was 4.late for Tom to get to school 5.time. But he was still in bed. When Tom 6.school, it was eight. The teacher was already beginning her lesson. As soon as Tom came into the classroom, she got 7.and said,"What time is it now, Tom "Tom felt sorry and could say 8.. In English class, he 9. a test. As he didn't know the lessons at 10., Tom failed his English test.
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1.Could you a_______ the meeting this afternoon?
2.I went to bed very late last night, and I felt s_______ in the class this morning.
3.Jim fell off the bike yesterday and hurt his leg b_______.
4.For your own s_______, never accept a ride from a stranger.
5.Nothing can p_______ them from carrying out the plan.
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-- Has your friend completed his design?-- Not yet. He ________ on it last night.
A. worked B. was working
C. has worked D. is working
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Last night, I went to bed late, _______ I am really tired now.
A. so B. or C. but
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Last night I went to bed late, ______ I am really tired now.
A. so B. or C. but D. yet
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Last night the wind was strong and rain was fine,
Sound sleep did not dispel the aftertaste of wine.
I ask the maid who's rolling up the screen,
"The same crab apple tree," she says, "is seen."
"Don't you know, Don't you know,
The red should languish and the green must grow?'
This is one of Li Qingzhao's first ci, which was written when she was a young girl. It showed her observations (观察) of changes in nature and her love for life.
Li described an early morning scene in her ci. She woke up in the morning and asked her maid (侍女) how the flowers looked after one night of wind and rain. The maid did not care too much about the flowers. She simply said the flowers looked the same. But Li corrected her, saying that red flowers would fall and green leaves would become thicker.
Li used dialogue to write this ci. The dialogue brought out different characteristics (性格) in both of the speakers. The maid was slow and careless, while the poet was quick and sensitive (敏感的). The dialogue makes the ci more lively.
Li Qingzhao (1084-1155), was a leader of the Wanyue School (婉約派) of ci during the Song Dynasty. She had many ideas about ci. She believed that it was very different from shi. Shi tended to provide people with ideals (理想) and education, while ci was used to describe people's feelings.
1.How was the weather "last night" according to Li Qingzhao's ci?
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2.What did the ci show?
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3.Did the maid see the difference in flowers after the rain?
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4.What was Li Qingzhao like?
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5.How was ci different from shi in Li's opinion?
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It was a cold dark winter’s night. It was getting late and I was tired so I went to bed.
At about two in the morning my phone began to ring. It was from mum. I started to panic and my heart was racing because mum has had her voice box removed because she had cancer（癌症）, and she only _____ if anything is wrong. I live in the same flats as mum, _____I rushed down to see what was wrong.
The door would not open. Everything was running through my mind including mum could be dying and I could not get into her flat. I went around to _____ bedroom window and could see mum on the floor. She had heard me and _____ to unlock the door painfully（痛苦地）.
Then I entered the flat and what I saw was terrible. I just went into overdrive. Everything was _____ around in my head. What should I do? How should I do it without causing any more pain? I could see mum’s leg was badly broken and it was totally _____ the wrong way. I rang the ambulance (救护车) and while we were waiting I tried to comfort mum. She never complains.
The ambulance finally arrived and the ambulance man said that I had done a really good job. I _____ the ambulance. It was a cold freezing night. The roads were empty and _____. It seemed that everything was going in a slow way.
We arrived at the hospital and rushed into A&E. The doctors told me that mum would need an _____ the next day. After mum was settled, I went home to try to get some sleep.
When I rang the hospital the next morning, mum had gone to the operating room. Everything was racing through my head. Is she OK? Will she be safe? Would she ______ it through the operation? Finally that day she was back onto the ward and she was fine. My mum is a very______ lady and I am so proud of her.
From this I have learned that you should never take family for granted（想当然）, ______ everyday, every moment you have with them because in my mind family is the most important thing you will ever be a part of, so never, ever forget what you have.
1.A. waits B. wonders C. rings D. cares
2.A. but B. so C. unless D. because
3.A. his B. its C. her D. their
4.A. afforded B. offered C. allowed D. managed
5.A. rushing B. lying C. getting D. traveling
6.A. meeting B. facing C. receiving D. avoiding
7.A. followed B. missed C. ordered D. passed
8.A. safe B. clean C. quiet D. free
9.A. experience B. explanation C. excitement D. operation
10.A. test B. make C. push D. cut
11.A. brave B. weak C. lonely D. serious
12.A. trust B. expect C. find D. enjoy