I will never forget the tenth summer of childhood with my grandfather in western Norway on the mountain farm where my mother was born. As a boy. I always thought people simply bought whatever they needed. Whether Grandfather knew this. I didn't know. One day he said. 'Come. I have something for you.'

I followed him to a workroom. 'You should have a toy boat. You can sail it at Storvassdal.' he said. 'Great,' I thought. Looking around for the boat. But there was none

Grandfather pointed to a block of wood. ‘The boat is in there.' he said. Then he handed me some tools and showed me how to use them properly. 'It'll be a fine boat. and you'll make it with your own hands.' he said. 'NO one can give you what you do for yourself.' The words rang in my head as l worked. The boat was finished. It wasn't much to look at, but l was proud. Then I sailed it at Storvassdal.

We had to return to America. 'You cannot bring that boat home with you,' my mother said. We had too much baggage. Feeling sad, I hid my boat under a big rock at Storvassdal.

I said good-bye to Grandfather, not knowing I would never see him again.

In 1964, I went to Storvassdal with my parents and my wife and children. To my surprise, for 34 years my treasure stayed here, waiting for my return. I felt we three were together again although my grandfather had died 22 years before.

I carved（雕刻）’1930' and '1964' on its side and put it back

I returned to the lake in 1968. 1971. 1977 and 1988. Each time l had the boat and carved the year, my grandfather seemed near

My last trip to Storvassdal was in 1991. I brought my granddaughters: Catherine. 13; Claire. 12. I hoped they would understand the importance of the little boat and its simple message. At Storvassdal, Claire said softly, 'Grandpa, someday I'II come back.' she added. 'And I'll bring my children.'

1.Where did the writer spend his tenth summer of his childhood?

2. What did the writer's grandfather ask him to do one day?

3. The writer didn't take the little boat with him when he returned to America, did he?

4. What did the writer do with the little boat each time he returned to Storvassdal?

5. How many times did the writer go to Storvassdal altogether?

6. What can you learn from the story?

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94. Write a short passage for at least 60 words according to the given situation（根据所给情景写一篇不少于60词的短文，标点符号不占格）

Suppose you will give a speech at the school graduation ceremony. Please write something on what you want to say to both your teachers and schoolmates （假设在毕业前夕，你的学校要为初三学生举办一个毕业典礼，你将作为学生代表进行简短的发言，请写一篇不少于60字的发言稿。）

The following is for reference only （以下表达仅供参考）

? It's hard to．

? I would like to say…

（注意：短文中不得出现任何人名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。）

_______ basketball player who performs well comes from ______ European country.

A. The； aB.A； theC. The； an D. A； an

—Biology is my favorite subject.

—Mr. Green teaches __________ Biology， I guess. He teaches so well.

A. yourB. youC. yoursD. yourself

Check your car _________ you start your journey.

A. beforeB. thoughC. because of D. while

—Who is in the classroom?

—_______. Look! The students are playing outside.

A. NoneB. Nobody C. Nothing D. Anybody

__________ wants to go to the park this weekend， raise your hands， please.

A. Anyone who B. Those who C. Anyone D. Who

The ending of the story was so surprising and completely went ________ my imagination.

A. acrossB. overC. through D. beyond

—Will Jim come to Yangzhou for a holiday?

—He _______ come and it depends on how much homework he will have.

A. may B. shouldC. mustD. need

People usually ____________ at traditional festivals in China.

A. get off B. get away

C. get lost D. get together