It was a dark， cloudy evening when Father told us the news． Our family was gathered around the old dinner table． My father（31） from me to my 11﹣year﹣old brother， James， and finally to my mother． Her eyes looked（32） as she met his nervous face． They had been strangely quiet all through dinner． My brother and I（33） spoke at the table unless we were spoken to．
"Jack，" Mother said quietly． "We must（34） the children．"
"These past few years have been hard on all the（35） around here，" Father said slowly． I knew this was true．（36） my parents didn't speak to my brother and me about it， we had heard them talking．"We've lost the farm，"he finally said． Then there was a long（37） ．
"Where will we go？"James asked， his voice shaking．"West Virginia，"Father replied calmly．"Last week there was a man in town from a coal mine（煤矿）down there． He said they have jobs， and the coal company will（38） our train tickets and give us a house when we get there． We'll leave on a train next Wednesday．"
James and I silently got up from the table and （39） the dishes， as we did every night． He said in a low voice，"Anna， I don't want to move．" I replied， "Neither do I． But there's （40） we can do about it． At least we'll all be together．"
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31． A． learned |
B． looked |
C． heard |
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32． A． angry |
B． excited |
C． sad |
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33． A． always |
B． never |
C． often |
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34． A． promise |
B． teach |
C． tell |
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35． A． farmers |
B． workers |
C． bosses |
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36． A． Although |
B． Because |
C． Since |
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37． A． discussion |
B． agreement |
C． silence |
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38． A． pay for |
B． put up |
C． pick up |
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39． A． cleared |
B． placed |
C． broke |
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40． A． something |
B． nothing |
C． anything |
Maciek Czastka was born in Lodz，Poland．He came to China several years ago．So far，he has been working in Chengdu for three years．
"The Belt and Road Initiative（一带一路的倡议）is meaningful，"he said．"Thanks to it，we are offered more chances．"The most powerful support for Chengdu to thrive（兴盛）along the Belt and Road is the Chengdu﹣Europe express railway（高速铁路）．It provides direct train services between Chengdu and the city of Lodz．Because of the express railway，trains can bring things from China to Europe．At the same time，they can bring back European food，wine，meat and so on．In 2016，a total of 460 trains ran between Chengdu and Europe．The number is expected to grow to 1，000 this year．
Since the Chengdu﹣Lodz express railway was opened，Chengdu，together with other cities in west China，has developed close trade ties with the European country．Poland is one's of the largest apple producers in Europe．Czastka's company helps farmers in Poland sell their apples to China．More and more European products will be sent to China in the future．
The Belt and Road Initiative is meaning．
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About Maciek Czastka |
◆Born：（56） ◆Workplace：In Chengdu ◆Working in Chengdu：Since（57） ago |
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The most powerful support for Chengdu |
It's the Chengdu﹣Europe express railway．In 2016，a total of（58） trains ran between Chengdu and Europe．This year it will grow to 1，000． |
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The advantages of"the Chengdu﹣Europe express railway" |
1．The Chengdu﹣Europe express railway provides （59） between Chengdu and the city of Lodz． 2．Chengdu，together with other cities in west china，has developed（60） with the European country． |
Once there were two mice．They were friends．One mouse lived in the country，（1） mouse lived in the city．After many years the Country Mouse saw the City Mouse，he （2） "Do come and see me at my house in the country．"So the City Mouse went．The City Mouse said，"This food is not good，your house is not good，（3） ．Why do you live in a hole in the field？You should （4） and live in the city．You would live in a nice house （5） stone．You must come and see me at my house in the city．"The Country Mouse went to the house（6） the City Mouse．It was a very good house．Nice food was ready for them to eat．But just as they began to eat they heard a great （7） ．The City Mouse cried，"Run! Run！The cat is coming!" They ran away （8） and hid．After some time they came out．When they came out，the Country Mouse said，"I （9） living in the city．I like living in my hole in the field．For （10） is nicer to be poor and happy，than to be rich and afraid．"
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（1）A． the other |
B． other |
C． others |
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（2）A． spoke |
B． said |
C． told |
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（3）A． too |
B． either |
C． also |
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（4）A． come |
B． came |
C． comes |
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（5）A． be made of |
B． made of |
C． making of |
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（6）A． at |
B． on |
C． of |
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（7）A． sound |
B． voice |
C． noise |
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（8）A． quickly |
B． more quickly |
C． the most quickly |
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（9）A． like |
B． don't like |
C． am not like |
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（10）A． it |
B． this |
C． that |
Nowadays we can see more and more electric bikes in the street．Electric bikes （56） （be） easy to ride．They run fast and make no （57） （pollute）．They become very popular，（58） the electric bikes also cause more traffic accidents．So China plans 59． （make） a new rule for the electric bike riders．If an electric bike is （60） （heavy） than 40 kilos and can go faster than 20 kilometers an hour，its rider must get a license．It means rider have to pass driving tests before they ride
（61） （them） electric bikes on the road．
People have different ideas after （62） （hear） the plan．Some welcome the plan．A bus driver said happily，"（63） a good plan! I think it will make the street much safer．：some are not happy with the new rules at all．One rider said （64） （sad），"I don't want to get a license．"That's not convenient （65） me to get one．"Some don't care about it．A young rider said calmly，"I prefer to use shared bikes which are popular in many big cities of China now．I hope they can come to Loudi earlier．"
A long time ago，there was a garden．Many vegetables grew in the garden．And there was a big（21） near the vegetables．
The vegetables and the tree didn't like each other．The vegetables drank a lot of water，so the tree（22） drink enough water．The big tree looked at the vegetables（23） ，and decided to teach the vegetables a lesson．
On a summer day，the（24） was shining in the sky，the big tree decided not to share its shadow（阴影） with the vegetables．
It made the vegetables very hot．There was not enough water（25） ，so they soon became dry and ugly．（26） that time，the gardener came to see these vegetables．He was very sad，（27） almost all the vegetables were dry．Then he decided to build a new garden．
It（28） the gardener too much time to build the new garden．He was so 29 ． that he couldn't take care of the old garden．（30） the big tree and the vegetables felt very thirsty．The big tree felt very regretful，because he chose a wrong way to teach the vegetables a lesson．
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21．A．river |
B．flower |
C．tree |
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22．A．couldn't |
B．shouldn't |
C．mustn't |
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23．A．happily |
B．angrily |
C．kindly |
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24．A．star |
B．moon |
C．sun |
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25．A．to eat |
B．to wash |
C．to drink |
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26．A．At |
B．In |
C．On |
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27．A．so |
B．because |
C．although |
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28．A．took |
B．spent |
C．cost |
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29．A．free |
B．busy |
C．lazy |
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30．A．Either |
B．Both |
C．All． |