At a day care centre in Texas, Jessica McClure was playing outside. Jessica's mother, 1 worked at the day care centre, was watching her. Suddenly Jessica 2 and disappeared. Jessica's mother cried and ran to her.
The well in the yard was only eight inches across, and a rock always 3 it. But children had moved the rock. 4 Jessica fell, she fell right into the well.
Jessica's mother ran to a phone and called 911 for 5. Men from the fire department arrived. They 6 that Jessica was about 20 feet down in the well. Then they told Jessica's parents their
7. "We can't go down into the well" they said, "It's so small. So we are going to dig a hole 8 well. We'll dig down about 20 feet. Then we'll dig a tunnel(通道) across to Jessica. When we reach her, we'll bring her through the tunnel. Then we'll bring her up through our 9."
The men began to dig the hole on a Wednesday morning. Two days later, on Friday morning, they were 10 digging. And Jessica McClure was still in the well.
All over the world people waited for news of Jessica. They read about her in newspapers and watched her rescue(营救) on TV. Everyone 11 the little girl in the well.
At 8:00 p.m. On Friday, the men 12 reached Jessica and brought her up from the well. Then doctors rushed her to the hospital. Jessica was badly injured but she was still 13. A doctor at the hospital said, "Jessica is lucky she is very 14. She's not going to remember this very well."
Maybe Jessica will not remember her days in the well. But her parents, her rescuers, and many other people around the world will not forget 15.
After Jessica's rescue, one of the rescuers made a metal cover for the well. On the cover he wrote, "To Jessica, with love from all of us."
Brian: Hi, Cindy.
Cindy: Hi, Brian. It's nice to see you and so many old classmates.
Brian: So it is.
Cindy: You're right. It's really a long time.
Brian: Did you see the old photos on the wall?
Cindy: I sure did.
Brian: But those are some great memories.
Cindy: Hey!
Brian: Yes, it is. I remember he used to stay up all night studying.
Cindy:
Brian: Yes. He was the only one left in the class when he woke up.
Cindy: That was really funny.
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A. What happened? B. Long time no see! C. And then he would fall asleep in class. D. Isn't that John over there? E. We looked so funny in them. F. I can't believe it's been ten years. |
A: Hi, Tom! The winter vacation is coming. ?
B: I am going to travel to Taiwan Island with my parents in the winter vacation.
A: Are you going to visit any places of great interest there?
B: Yes, we are going to visit Sun Moon Lake and Mount Ali.
A: ?
B: We are going to fly there.
A: That's great!
B: Oh, Mike, you have a new MP5. ?
A: It was made in Shanghai. I bought it last weekend.
B: What kind of music do you like?
A: I like jazz music. I think jazz music is exciting. What about you?
B: I like light music.
A: ?
B: Because it can make me relaxed. By the way, I hear there is going to be a concert at the Town Theater this Saturday night. ?
A: Sure, I'd love to.
Five readers are choosing a book that they want to buy. Read the following introduction carefully and choose which book should they buy. Decide which book should be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 56-60.
Dr Green, a historian who interested in English history.
Mrs. Brown, a woman who tries her best to keep pace with the fashion.
Wang Hua, a Chinese student who considers English a headache but wants to make progress.
Mr. Black, a CEO in an IT company.
Henry Bathe, an ordinary worker who is crazy about mysteries of nature.
A ． Discover
News magazine of science devoted to the wonders and stories of modern science, written for the educational general readers. Published by Disney Magazine Publishing Co, discover tells many of the same stories by professionals read in Scientific American. A truly delightful family science magazine, each issue brings light and newsworthy topics to make dinnertime and watercolor conversations interesting.
B. Self
Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc. Self is a handbook devoted to women's overall physical and mental health. Each Issue contains usable articles such as "Style Lab", in which wearable clothes are mixed and matched on "Non-models" and the "Eat-right Road Map", with tips on how to eat properly.
C. Wire
This magazine is designed for leaders in the field of information engineering including top managers and professionals in the computer, business, design and education industries. Published by Conde Nast Publications Inc., often carries articles on how technology changes people's life.
D. Crazy English
This book is meant for the students who are learning English as a foreign language or a second language. Published by Guangming Publishing Company. The writer—Li Yang says it will be of great help to whoever reads it carefully.
E. The Catcher in the Rye
The book, written by J.D. Salinger is one of the Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on J.D. Salinger. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on J.D. Salinger, a chronology of the author's life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.
F. A history of the English-speaking Peoples
The book, written by Winton Churchill, who once was a famous Prime Minister of the UK, informs us something until the tome when the New world was discovered by Christopher Columbus.
Carrots are grown on farms and in small family gardens all over the world. They are easy to plant and easy to harvest(收获). They have a good taste.
When people think about carrots, they usually think they are a kind of long, thin, orange-colored vegetable. In fact, carrots are in many different sizes and shapes. And not all carrots are orange.
Carrots should be grown in a field that does not have water for a long time. The earth also should not be too hard. To prepare your carrot garden, dig up the earth and turn it over (翻土).
Weather, soil condition (土壤状况), and time affect(影响) the taste of carrots. Warm days and cool nights are the best time to grow great delicious carrots.
The best way to decide if a carrot is ready to be harvested is by its color. Usually, the brighter the color is, the better the taste is.
Most people do not know that carrots can be grown during the winter months. If the winter is not cold enough to freeze the ground, you can grow carrots the same way as you do during the summer months.
Carrots are prepared and eaten in many different ways. They are cut into thin pieces and cooked with other vegetables or meat. Or, they are washed, and eaten just as they come out of the ground.
North America black bears are shy animals. They are fearful by nature, and will usually run away if they see or hear people. Because of this, it can be difficult for scientists to learn about these animals.
In order to study black bears, researchers from New Jersey, USA, catch bears and use drugs to help them go to sleep. Researchers then work out the size and the weight of the bear, take blood to test for diseases, remove a tooth and take it to the lab to find out its age. From these studies, researchers want to find out how many bears live in New Jersey, how long they live, and how many babies they produce.
But in Minnesota, USA, researchers study bears that are completely awake. The bears know the researchers' voices and they are not afraid of the research team. With the help of a few grapes to keep the bears busy, researchers can touch them to check their hearts, look at their teeth, and do other jobs. Researchers can also walk or sit with bears for hours and make videos to learn about their everyday lives.
In both places, the main purpose is the same—to make sure there is a healthy population of black bears. But research methods and the kinds of information that researchers are able to collect are quite different.
One day, a boy had a fight with one of his classmates. After school he went to his grandfather and said angrily, "He is really bad. I hate him." The grandfather said, "Let me tell you my story. When I was a boy, sometimes I also hated others for what they did…"
The grandfather went on, "There are two tigers inside my heart. One is good. He gets on well with everyone around him. But the other is bad. Even the smallest thing will make him irate. He fights with others all the time, for no reason. He can't think carefully because he always hates others. It is difficult to live with these two tigers inside my heart. They both try to control me."
The boy asked, "Which tiger always controls you, Grandfather?" The grandfather said slowly. "The good tiger always controls me, so I don't hate others any more and get on well with them now."
"I sometimes get up at three or four in the morning to surf the Internet"
"I check my e-mail almost forty times a day."
"I seldom spend less than three hours each time on the net."
"I spend more time in chat rooms than with my 'real-life' friends."
Do you know any people like these? They are part of a new addiction(瘾) called Internet addiction. According to experts, Internet addicts(迷) spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. They lose control of the time they spend on the Internet.
For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried and looked for him everywhere but couldn't find him. They called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab: he was surfing the Internet—for seven days straight.
A study shows that about six to ten percent of Internet users become addicted. The teenagers spend more time on the Internet than with friends and family. That's why some experts worry most about young people.
Is "surfing the Internet" a hobby or an addiction for you? You may have a problem if you have one of the following symptoms(症状):
● You go out with your friends less and less.
● You can't wait to get online again.
● You've decided to spend a short time online, but then you spend several hours.
● You do not go to important family events or you do not do school projects because you like to spend hours on the Internet.
What is the solution? Some experts suggest that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to learn to control it, or the Internet would control you.
