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　　Jack’s grandpa was very rich(富裕)and had some shops．The old man began to learn drawing when he was sixty, and he loved it very much．For twelve years he drew a lot and there were many pictures in his workroom．He liked the pictures and kept them well．

　　One day the old man was ill．He had to be in hospital．Before he died(死), he said to Jack, “I want to give my pictures to a school as presents．Then the students will remember me for ever(永远)．But I don’ t know which school I’m going to give to．Can you help me?

　　“Well, ”said the little boy, “you’ d better give them to a blind(瞎的、盲人)school．”

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　　Canada is the second largest country in the world．It is over 7 000 kilometers from the 　　1　　 coast(海岸)to the east．It 　　2　　 six time zones．　　3　　 it is 9 a.m．in Vancouver on the west coast, it is 1.30 p.m．in St John's on the east coast．

　　English and French 　　4　　 the two main languages in Canada．About 60 percent of 　　5　　 people speak English, and about 25 percent speak French．More 　　6　　 70 percent of its population live in cities near the US border(边境)．

　　Ottawa is the capital．Every year millions of tourists go there to 　　7　　 museums and take part in the cultural(文化的)activities．Toronto is the largest city of the country 　　8　　 about 2.5 million people．Montreal is 　　9　　 second biggest French-speaking city in the world．

　　The maple leaf is the national symbol of Canada．The Canadian flag has a red maple leaf on a red 　　10　　 white background．

由本文可知：加拿大是世界上第二大国，海岸线长7000多千米，有6个时区，主要讲英语和法语，渥太华是首都，多伦多是最大的城市，枫叶是加拿大的标志。考点涉及到名词、动词、副词、介词、冠词、连词等用法及对文章的整体理解能力。

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The game of football began in England in the middle of nineteenth century．But the Chinese played a game 　　1　　 foofball over 2, 000 years ago．In the beginning, it was very 　　2　　 and dangerous．There were not a fixed(固定的)number of 　　3　　 and there was always a lot of fighting．In 1863 the Foofball Association(协会)was founded to bring 　　4　　 to the game．Since then, millions have played football, making it the world’s most 　　5　　 sport．It’s strongest in Europe and 　　6　　, but it is popular in Africa 　　7　　 and now is played also by women．Women’s football is one of the fastest 　　8　　 sports in the world．The World Cup is the most important 　　9　　 in international football．The competition is held every four years at 　　10　　 countries around the world．

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The game of football began in England in the middle of nineteenth century．But the Chinese played a game 　　1　　 football over 2000 years ago．In the beginning, it was very 　　2　　 and dangerous．There were not a fixed(固定的)number of 　　3　　 and there was always a lot of fighting(打架)．In 1863 the Football Association(协会)was founded to bring 　　4　　 to the game．Since then, millions have played football, making it the world’s most 　　5　　 sport．It’s strongest in Europe and 　　6　　, but it is popular in Africa 　　7　　 and now is played also by women．Women’s football is one of the fastest 　　8　　 sports in the world．The World Cup is the most important 　　9　　 in international football．The competition is held every four years at 　　10　　 countries around the world．The first competition was held in 1930 and the winner was Uruguay．