A Special Delivery

Ben and Sally lived in California with their two daughters. Ben liked travelling. 1.___________ , but sally stayed home with the girls. Ben and his friends owned a company. People at the company liked to play jokes on each other. One day, Ben’s friends wanted to play a joke on Ben and Sally. 2.____The letter said,

Dear Sally.

I’m having a great time here in Africa. I’m sending a special gift to you. I hope you like it. Please take good care of it until I get home.

Love to you and the kids,

Ben

On the same day, Sally also got a phone call. The caller told her that a delivery was coming. At one o’clock, a truck stopped in front of Sally’s house. The truck driver gave Sally a rope. An animal was tied to the rope. It was a baby elephant! 3.____________ , and it began eating grass.

Then the driver drove away. Sally stood there and held the rope to the elephant. She asked herself, “What can I feed an elephant with? Bananas?”

4._____________ . He said, “It’s illegal (非法的)to have wild animal here.” Then the policeman gave Sally a ticket.

Ben’s friends were hiding in the backyard and laughing. They had planned everything perfectly. They had rented (租借)the elephant from a zoo and asked the policeman to write the ticket! Ben’s friends also made a film of everything. 5.___________ .

When Sally learned about the truth, she couldn’t help laughing.

A. So they sent a letter to Sally

B. After a while, a policeman came

C. The elephant ran into Sally’s yard

D. They wanted Ben to watch the video

E. One summer, he went to Africa on a trip

Black Friday

Thanksgiving is always on a Thursday. The day after it has been known as Black Friday. It is the start of the holiday shopping season, and it has been the busiest shopping day of the year in the US since 2005.

Most stores offer big sales on Black Friday. They open their doors quite early in the morning. They try to attract shoppers with big discounts (打折). Some items (商品)like TVs and cloths are much cheaper than usual. Stores may even lose money on these items. They hope that shoppers will buy gifts for other people while they are in the store.

Black Friday is a great time to go shopping. However, there are problem. The biggest one is that there are not enough low-priced items. Each store may only have a few. These items are in great need, so people stand in long lines to get them. They may wait three to four hours before a store opens. They may be hoping to get a low price on a TV or computer, but not everybody can get one. Some people leave, disappointed.

The situation makes people worried. Some Black Friday events have been crazy. There have been fights over toys among shoppers. Some workers have even been hurt by large crowds. But most Black Friday events are safe and fun. Still, if you plan to go, you will expect large crowds and a bit of pushing.

So where does the name “Black Friday” come from? It was first used in Philadelphia in the 1950s. The police called this day Black Friday because of the heavy traffic it caused. In the 1960s, stores tried to rename the day “Big Friday”. It did not stick. The name “Black Friday” continued to spread across the country. It seems that it is here to stay.

Now people all over the country take part in Black Friday events. It is even spreading to other parts of the world. Stores have held Black Friday events in the UK, Australia, and Brazil since 2012. In Mexico, stores offer a weekend of discounts every year. They call it “El Buen Fin”, which means “the good weekend” in Spanish. I guess people everywhere like to buy things on sale.

1.Is Black Friday the start of the holiday shopping season?

2.What is the biggest problem with Black Friday?

3.How long may people have to wait before a store opens?

4.Where was the name “Black Friday” first used in the 1950s?

5.Why do people like going shopping on Black Friday?

根据中文和英文提示，用英文写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于50词的邮件。邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

假如你叫李华，你们学校为配合北京申办冬奥会，倡导人人都做文明中学生。请你根据以下提示，给你的英国笔友Peter写一封邮件，告诉他你认为做个文明中学生什么是重要的，你通常是怎么做的，以及你的感受。

提示词语：think, smile, respect, say hello to, wait in line, on time, happy

Dear Peter,

How is it going? At my school we’re talking about what we should do to be a good student.

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Anything new at your school?

Yours,

Li Hua

World Reading Day is _______ April 23. It’s _______special day that was founded in 1995 by the UN.

A. on; a B. In; a C. on; an D. in; /

---I am going to take this summer holiday in Taiwan.

---Oh, really? Taiwan is ______ a beautiful island that ______ people in Guangdong go to visit it every year.

A. so; thousands B. so; thousands of

C. such; many thousand D. such; thousands of

Though he often made his little sister ______, today he was made ______ by his little sister.

A. cry; to cry B. crying; crying

C. cry; cry D. to cry; cry

I hate people _______ laugh at others when they are in trouble.

A. who B. whom C. which D. they

---I don’t think sixteen-year-olds _______ to drive.

---I agree. They aren’t serious enough at that age.

A. can allow B. need be allowed

C. should allow D. should be allowed

I was very exciting _______ I heard the news that the high-speed rail would be built from Guangzhou to Xiamen.

A. after B. when C. until D. while

--- _______is it the Qmolongma?

---It’s 8,848 meters. It’ very hard to climb the mountain.

A. How deep B. How long

C. How far D. How high