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David's father is __________ SPCA officer.

A.a B.an C.the D.／

2、

Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词）：

【1】There was a lot of traffic in our city in the past.（改为否定句）

There ________________________ traffic in our city in the past.

【2】We have moved to a new estate in Dragon Bay.（改为一般疑问句）

__________ you ____________to a new estate in Dragon Bay?

【3】The sign means: we mustn't eat or drink in the classroom.（对划线部分提问）

_______________________ this sign mean?

【4】Susan usually takes notes carefully at work.（对划线部分提问）

_____________________ Susan do carefully at work?

【5】Mary sold all her old books last week.（对划线部分提问）

______________________ Mary sell her old books?

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  It is very important to stay healthy. I have a neighbor. She is an old lady. She can do all the housework, read newspapers and watch TV. I often see her do taijiquan in the morning and dance in the evening. She looks young and beautiful t【1】 she is over sixty. Last week a reporter from a magazine i【2】 her and asked how she kept so young and healthy. She replied with a smile.

I have a secret of staying young and healthy. It is quite easy. Keep your mind active, take an interest in the world around you, and learn one new thing every day. Try to do different kinds of housework and do sports as o【3】 as you can. Don't think you are too old to go back to s【4】.

I know a man who entered a medical college when he was 70 years old. He studied there for 6 years and now he is a doctor. A【5】 man went to a tennis school at the age of 71 and now he is good at playing tennis. Some people may say staying young is easy only for those who live in the future. In fact, no matter how old you are, you can make it.

Please tell the story to your family. It would be a good start to f【6】 the lady's example. I hope all people will stay young and healthy.

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  An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were nervous. When she heard her dad say to her tearful mother, "Only a miracle can save him now", the little girl hurried to the chemist's _____ all her pocket money in hand.

"What do you want?" asked the chemist.

"My little brother is really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle. He has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him."

"We don't _____ miracles here, child. I'm sorry. " The chemist said, looking _____ at the little girl.

In the shop, there was a well-dressed customer. He asked the little girl, "What kind of miracle does your brother _____? "

"I don't know," she said. "He is really sick and mommy says he needs an operation. But my daddy has not enough money. So I have brought all my pocket money. "

"How much do you have?" asked the man.

"One dollar and eleven cents. " She answered quietly.

"Well, you are so lucky. " Said the man, "A dollar and eleven cents is the_____ price of a miracle for your little brother. "

That man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a doctor. The operation was completed for free and it wasn't long before the little brother was home and well again.

The little girl was happy. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost… one dollar and eleven cents…plus the_____ of a little child.

【1】A.on B.of C.with D.for

【2】A.sell B.send C.prepare D.provide

【3】A.helpful B.sadly C.happily D.coldly

【4】A.prefer B.suggest C.care D.need

【5】A.same B.exact C.proper D.necessary

【6】A.love B.cleverness C.courage D.interest

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  Howard Carter was a famous explorer. He loved to visit new places. During his life, he discovered many important and exciting things.

Howard Carter did not go to school. But he was smart and wanted to learn the world outside his hometown. In 1891, at the age of 17, he went to Egypt by ship. By the 1920s, he had become an explorer, looking for the tombs of the Egyptian kings.

He found several important ones. Inside the tombs, he found jewels, gold and 10 bodies of dead kings. These bodies are known as mummies. In 1922, Howard Carter made his most important discovery of all. When Carter's team was working at a place near a city called Luxor, they found the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

  Not long after the tomb was opened, people in Carter's team began to get ill and die strangely. Within seven years, 21 people who had something to do with the opening of the tomb died. However, Howard Carter lived on and died at the age of 65.

【1】Howard Carter liked to visit new places.

【2】Howard Carter was born in 1877.

【3】Howard Carter received a good education.

【4】Carter's team found the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922.

【5】All of the team members died not long after the tomb opened except Carter.

【6】The passage tells us Carter's school life.

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  Danny's grandmother loves Danny very much. She takes good care of him. She always helps him with his homework, too. Danny is a middle school student. His homework is very difficult. When he can't solve a problem, he asks his grandma for help. She often tells him he should try his best to solve the problems himself.

One day, when Danny came from school, his mother told him his grandma went to visit his uncle in another town. At first, he was very sad because he needed her to help him with his homework. He said to himself, "It's going to be a bad day." He had to do the homework by himself. When he met the difficulties, he thought of his grandma's words, " try your best." So he didn't give up until he solved all the problems. It took him more than two hours to finish all his homework. He felt very happy.  

The next day, his grandma went back. He told her happily that he did all the homework without help. She smiled and said, "Dear, if you don't give up, you can do anything."

【1】Who always helps Danny with his homework?

______________________________________________________________________

【2】What did Danny's grandmother do one day?

_____________________________________________________________________

【3】Was it difficult for Danny to finish his homework that day?

_____________________________________________________________________

【4】How long did it take Danny to finish his homework?

_____________________________________________________________________

【5】How did Danny feel when he finished all his homework?

_____________________________________________________________________

【6】What can you learn from the passage?

_____________________________________________________________________

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Write at least 60 words about the topic "My____________ ".（以“我的_________”为题写一篇不少于60词的短文, 标点符号不占格）

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A.A teacher B.An engineer

C.A manager D.A doctor