—_____ you told me you would. What's happening?
—Not yet. What about having a picnic in the park?
— Nature.
One early morning, I woke up by a cell call. It was from a taxi driver. He told me he had my friend's cell phone(手机).
My friend, Michael, left it in the taxi the night before. The driver called others, but I was the first one to answer his call.
It was a rainy morning. For taxi drivers in this big city, it's a fantastic time to make money. He asked me where he could drop the cell phone off. I told him the street where I lived. Then I quickly jumped out of bed and got dressed, so I could meet him at the corner.
When he arrived, I thanked him. And I was so happy for my friend, he moved to this country a few weeks ago – and I could only imagine(设想) how important his cell phone was to him!
I asked the taxi driver for his name, so my friend could thank him. He said my thanks were all that he needed. Then he drove off.
I e-mailed my friend telling him I had his phone. In the evening, he came to my home and I told him how I received (收到) it.
My friend was very excited to get back his cell phone. He said he would help others as possible as he could.
a. Michael came to the writer's home. b. The driver returned the cell phone.
c. The writer e-mailed Michael. d. Michael moved to the writer's city.
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完形填空
Many Americans like to have their vacation in 1 countries. One day an American 2 comes to visit China. This is her first time to China and she 3 to make some friends there. She meets a Chinese. This Chinese wants to talk 4 with the American. When he sees her, he comes up, says “ 5 ” to her, then he begins his first talk with a person 6 an English-speaking country. “How old are you?”the Chinese 7 . “I’m 8 . Please don’t ask a lady (女士) about her 9 .” answers the woman. The Chinese is surprised. He doesn’t know 10 . Can you help him?
( ) 1. A. another B. the other C. other D. others
( ) 2. A. man B. boy C. woman D. child
( ) 3. A. want B. go C. goes D. wants
( ) 4. A. with English B.with Chinese
C. in English D.in Chinese
( ) 5. A. OK B. hello C. sorry D. good-bye
( ) 6. A. to B. at C. of D. from
( ) 7. A. asks B. say C. talk D. speaks
( ) 8. A. sure B. shy C. happy D. sorry
( ) 9. A. name B. age C. job D. family
( ) 10. A. how B. why C. what D. Where
In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photo.
The next important date in the history of photography(摄影术) was in 1837. That year, Daguerro, another Frenchman, took a picture of his reading room. He used a new kind of camera in a different way. In his picture you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest thing. This kind of photo was called a Daguerro type.
Soon, other people began to use Daguerro’s way. Travelers brought back wonderful photos from all around the world. People took pictures of famous buildings, cities and mountains.
In about 1840, photography was developed. Then photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. That was not simple. The photographers had to carry a lot of film and other machines. But this did not stop them. For example, some in the United States worked so hard.
Mathew Brady was a famous American photographer. He took many pictures of great people. The pictures were unusual because they were very lifelike(栩栩如生的). Photographers also became one kind of art by the end of the 19th century. Some photos were not just copies of the real world. They showed the feelings, like other kinds of art.
1. The first photo taken by Niepce was a picture of .
A. his business B. his house C. his garden D. his window
2. The Daguerro type was .
A. a Frenchman B. a kind of picture C. a kind of camera D. a photography
3. If a photographer wanted to take pictures of moving things in the year of 1840s, he had
to .
A. watch lots of films B. buy an expensive camera
C. stop in most cities D. take many films and something else with him
4. Mathew Brady .
A. was very life like B. was famous for his unusual pictures
C. was quite strong D. took many pictures of moving people
5. This passage tells us .
A. how photography was developed
B. how to show your ideas and feelings in pictures
C. how to take pictures in world
D. how to use different cameras
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I spent an hour writing out all the invitations to my daughter's classmates.She told me who said they were coming.We spent so much time and money making gifts.“Tina would love the sunglasses，and Mike would love this pencil…” Jenny said.She helped me make cupcakes，60 of them with different colors and tastes.
Everything was ready.At four，it started to rain.And it didn't seem to stop soon.“Will they come at five？” Jenny asked me.She looked worried.I was not sure，either.We sat on the sofa and waited.At 4：50，Lisa，Jenny's best friend arrived.We were both happy and welcomed her.Until 5：20，seven of thirty classmates came.
I thought Jenny would be sad.“I'm happy today，Mom，” Jenny told me after the party was over.“It was rainy, but some of my classmates still came.I know who are my real friends.”
“Yes，it's the most important thing，” I said.
1. Who is the writer of the passage?
A. Jenny. B. Jenny's mother.
C. Jenny's teacher. D. Jenny's classmate.
2．What is the first paragraph mainly talking about?
A. The party invitations.
B. The party preparations.
C. The guests at the party.
D. How to make cupcakes.
3. Why was Jenny worried?
A. Something was not ready for the party.
B. Her classmates didn't love the gifts.
C. Her classmates might not come because of the rain.
D. There weren't enough cupcakes for her classmates.
4. How did Jenny feel about the party?
A. She was sad.
B. She was happy.
C. She was surprised.
D. She was tired.
5. What does the passage tell us?
A. Real friends always support (支持) us.
B. It's not easy to have a birthday party.
C. Never believe what others said easily.
D. Don't try to be friends with everyone.
Don’t worry. I will show you _______ get there.
A. how you can B. how can you C. where you can
