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The idea of a day for mothers was first given by Miss Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia. As a result of her hard work, the celebration of the first American Mother's Day was held in Philadelphia on May 10, 1908. Soon the holiday became popular all over the country and around the world.

In China, people do the same on the day for mothers. And, in some cities, people sometimes ask a song to be broadcasted for his or her mother only. This might cost a little money for some of them, but, as it is said, "Love is invaluable."

On May 8,1999, just the day before the Mother's Day that year, a Chinese mother, a heroic（英雄的）mother was killed in criminal bombing（罪惡轟炸）in Yugoslavia（南斯拉夫）. Her name is Shao Yunhuan, a reporter who wrote lots of articles（文章）for Chinese newspapers, All the Chinese will remember her forever.

【1】Mother's Day ________.

A.is a holiday for mothers

B.is celebrated in the United States only

C.falls on May 10 every year

D.was given by Miss Anna Jarvis

【2】What was the date of the Mother's Day in 1999?

A.may 7, 1999.B.May 8, 1999.

C.may 9, 1999.D.May 10, 1999.

【3】On Mother's Day, people ________.

A.send some flowers to their mothers

B.wear a pink or red rose or carnation

C.wear a white flower

D.send gifts of love to their mothers

【4】"Love is invaluable." here the word "invaluable" means "________".

A.beautifulB.extremely valuable

C.expensiveD.useful

【5】In some cities of China, what do people do for his or her mother only?

A.Sing a song.B.Write a song.

C.Ask a song to be broadcasted.D.Listen to the broadcast.

【6】Maybe you've known the criminal bombing, which of the following ideas do you agree to?

A.Shao Yunhuan is a heroic mother.

B.A Chinese mother is very brave.

C.The bombing cannot get away with the crime.

D.All of the above.

【1】The Egyptians have already written down the story（改為否定句）

The Egyptians ________ written down the story ________.

【2】He's never lent money to others.（改為一般疑問句）

________ he ________ lent money to others?

【3】Mr. Black is a famous novelist. All people will honour his contribution.（保持句意基本不變）

Mr. Black is ________ a famous novelist ________ all people will honour his contribution.

【4】The composition is quite good. But there are only some spelling mistakes.（兩句合并為一句）

The composition is quite good ________ ________ some spelling mistakes.

【5】We can write the rules out and put them up the walls.（改為被動句）

The rules can ________ ________ out and put up on the walls.

【6】The table was too heavy for him to lift.（改為復(fù)合句）

The table was ________ heavy ________ he couldn't lift it.

【7】world, of, in, natural, most, is, the, one, important, resource, water, the（連詞成句）

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Here is a piece of bad news. Thailand will close one of its beaches to protect its coral from business activities for tourists. The beach is so famous that millions of tourists put it on their wish lists. More than 5,000 visitors visit it a day. They arrive by boat. This does much harm to the coral reefs. Most of the coral has died. The beach will be closed between June and September to let the coral come back to life.

Experts (專家) say that 80% of Thailand's coral reefs have been killed. Too many tourists cause a lot of pollution to these beaches. An expert said the biggest problems were hotels by the beaches, boats, and plastic waste in the sea. He believed the best choice was to close the beaches forever. He said, "I hope the government can take steps to protect the coral reefs. At the same time, I also hope all of us should try our best to protect the environment around us."

【1】How many tourists go to the famous beach in Thailand a day?

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【2】Why will the beach be closed between June and September?

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【3】Is it the best choice to close the beaches forever in your opinion? Why or why not?

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I did text my friends in Illinois almost every night, especially my best friend, Ana. At first my friends wanted to hear all about it. But then some stopped texting back once I said something about how miserable (痛苦的) I was. One night when I was texting with Ana, I complained about another friend who had just done that. Ana's texts came really fast for the next few minutes and they surprised me. She said that she was tired of hearing about how bad everything was in New Jersey, too. She said she did not want to hurt my feelings, but that I needed to stop feeling so sorry for myself all the time, and I had to try to make things better.

The next day, I thought a lot about what Ana had said. She was right!

I wish I could say that everything changed overnight after that, but it didn't, I was still stuck in "Loserville", and some people were still mean (苛刻) to me, even though I tried to just stay out of their way.

But what did change was me-I stopped feeling so sorry for myself and did something about making friends. I signed up to make sets for the school play. I met a lot of new people there, and suddenly I had friends to say hi to in the halls!

I still miss Illinois sometimes, but life in New Jersey isn't so hard any more. Even though I couldn't change my situation, I could change my attitude-and that made all the difference.

【1】"Loserville" is a section for ________.

A.smart studentsB.low achieversC.class leadersD.new comers

【2】The writer complained all the time in the new environment because ________.

A.Ana didn't text back to herB.she was a good student

C.her friends hurt her feelingsD.she was unfairly treated

【3】What made a difference in changing the situation?

A.She managed to go back to Illinois.B.She ended the friendship with Ana.

C.She began to make friends with others.D.She fought back with her classmates.

【4】What's the best title for the passage?

A.Friends ForeverB.Say Goodbye to "Loserville"

C.An Incident at SchoolD.Unhappiness in "Loserville"

【1】On Tree-planting Day we had a busy day in the park and returned in the ________.（dark）

【2】How ________ the 2008 Disabled Olympics were!（success）

【3】The old man made a ________ horse for his grandson.（wood）

【4】I put my wallet on the table and it has ________.（appear）

【5】The six Greek soldiers opened the secret door ________.（quiet）

【6】There were 13 people at the party, ________ myself.（include）

【7】No one who ignored the law can call themselves a good ________.（city）

【8】The safe（保險箱）should be ________ locked before you leave.（secure）

The Director-General of the WHO said, "Today, I have a message for young people: You are not invincible (無障礙的，不可戰(zhàn)勝的)." He added, "This coronavirus could put you in hospital for weeks, or even kill you. Even if you don't get sick, the choices you make about where you go could be the difference between life and death for someone else." The WHO said, "A part of patients treated in hospital for COVID-19 around the world are aged under 50." New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said many young people are not following the state's social-distancing rules. He told young people that, "This is a public health issue (議題) and you cannot be endangering other peoples' health."

【1】Who did the WHO say was not exempt from catching the coronavirus?

A.old peopleB.young peopleC.doctors and nursesD.children

【2】The White House urged young adults not to ________.

A.gather in large groupsB.prevent the spread of the virus

C.make choices where to goD.endanger other people's health

【3】What does the passage mainly want to say?

A.The WHO warned young people that they are not invincible.

B.A part of patients treated in hospital for COVID-19 are aged under 50.

C.It's wrong to think only older people can catch the virus.

D.Young people need to follow the social-distancing rules.