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THIS summer, many Beijing middle school students had a different kind of vacation. Instead of hanging out with friends or traveling, they were training hard for the National Day celebration.
To mark the special anniversary (周年纪念)of China this year, the students performed a group dance in a big parade(游行)on Tian’anmen Square on October 1.
Students were training from 7:30am to around 10:00am or from 4 pm to 6:30pm. It was to avoid the summer heat.
They wore white hats, T-shirts and dark-blue trousers. The hats and T-shirts were printed with a red logo, the number ‘60”.
The first week of training was PE. Students practiced standing and squatting（蹲)。 Then they moved on to practice the group display. The use colored sheets in the shape of flowers as a prop(道具). When we watch the parade on TV we will see them making colorful patterns(图案)with them.
What do the students think of their unusual summer?
“Sometimes we find it a bit tiring.” says Lu Wenqi,13.”But most of us think it’s a great honor to take part in such an important celebration.”
Li Hui, 15, thinks the same as Lu. She says her classmates are seldom late for training.
“It’s a wonderful chance for us,’ says Li. “When my parents were in college, they also took part in a national day celebration. Now it’s my turn!”
By Wang Min
21st Century Teens staff
【小题1】How long were the students training every day?

My earliest memory of dad is grabbing (抓住) his hand while we walked together. As I       older, I remembered my father and I listened to many basketball games on the radio. I always fell asleep                the game was over. When I woke up in the morning, the score sheet (计分表) with the       score on it would be lying next to me. I’ll always remember that.

On cold mornings my father would drive his bread truck by the house. I used to ride on the floor of that bread truck as he delivered (分送) the bread to the stores. The       and the warmth from the bread made me hungry and kept me warm. I’ll always remember that.

My father would attend all my games. One night before an important game my father told me           that he wouldn’t be able to watch the game because he had to deliver the bread and it was a three-hour       from his route. The next day as the game time drew near, I thought about my dad. I happened to look across the field and       saw his bread truck pulling into the stadium. He tried to make the game. I’ll always remember that.

Years later I became a teacher. I’ll never forget the voice on the phone early one morning telling me dad had just been killed in a traffic accident. I could hear my heart beat in my ears. I       up the phone and went back to my bedroom. After that nothing was very important to me. One day I was on the playground when a little boy walked up to me and grabbed my hand. His hand held mine the         way I used to hold my father’s by the last two fingers. At that moment I found my       in life again. You see even though my father was gone, he left something with me. He left me his smile, spirit and touch. My purpose was to use those gifts as he did. From that day I started. I’ll always remember that!

1.A. went                              B. changed                           C. turned                              D. grew

2.A. when                       B. although                      C. because                          D. before

3.A. public                            B. final                        C. official                             D. lucky

4.A. smell                            B. color                                C. taste                                 D. shape

5.A. happily                    B. sadly                             C. slowly                              D. simply

6.A. ride                               B. walk                                 C. race                        D. drive

7.A. successfully             B. peacefully                  C. surprisingly                      D. unusually

8.A. set                               B. picked                   C. put                                  D. hung

9.A. strange               B. safe                         C. same                          D. special

10.A. pleasure                 B. purpose                    C. problem                          D. progress

B

Mr Smith was in trouble those days. He drove a car for Mr Black, a rich businessman. He worked hard and the shopkeeper liked him. But he couldn’t work when he drank too much.And once he almost fell into the river when he drove along the bridge. Mr Black became angry and was going to send him away. He had a big family and was afraid of it and promised(许诺) he would stop drinking at once. The man told him to wait to be dealt with(处置).

One Monday morning Mr Smith came into the office with badly burned ears.

“What happened to your ears?” asked Mr Black.

“Well”, said the man. “I went to watch a football match yesterday while my wife was ironing （熨）clothes. She had put the iron（熨斗）near the telephone before she went to cook supper.

Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it. As soon as I went in the sitting-room ,the phone rang and I answered the iron !”

“And what happened to the other ear?”

“When I put the iron down the table ,the telephone rang again !”

1._____,so he almost drove the car into the river.

2. Mr Smith went to watch the football match on _____.    

A. Monday   B. Tuesday   C. Saturday     D Sunday

3.We can guess           .

A. Mr Smith drank much after the match

B. Mr Smith was very angry with his team

C. Mr Smith didn’t drink those days

D Mr Smith watched the match those days

4.The ______badly burned Mr Smith’s ears.

A.telephone   B. drinking    C.iron        D irons

5.What would happen to Mr Smith ?

In our town， there is a big zoo with a lot of animals in it. There are some beautiful tigers and two old lions. They eat a lot of meat every day.
There are also two big elephants and one baby elephant. The elephants are kind animals. They eat a lot every day. They like children. Children often give them bread and bananas. Elephants like bananas best.
In our zoo there are also brown bears（熊）, black bears and white bears. They stand on their hind（后面的）legs，hold up their fore（前面的）legs and ask for（要）food. They like cakes very much.
There’s also a children’s corner in our zoo. Children ride horses（马）and donkeys（驴）and watch the monkeys there. The monkeys are very funny. They climb up ropes（绳子）and jump （跳）down again and play with each other（彼此，互相） like small children.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
【小题1】 Which animal likes bananas best?