On the Ninth Festival this year，we'll visit the old people's home near our school.
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"Mom，what's the time？" Then your mother has a look at the clock and （1） you，"It's seven o'clock． It's time to get up． " We know the time by （2） and clocks．
Switzerland can give the （3） of them in the world． So it is（4） "Watch Kingdom"． Now people in the country have a new type of clock﹣air clock．
You needn't wind up（上弦）（5） put a battery in this kind of clock． It can keep on going （6） 600 years． The clock is in a transparent（透明的） plastic film． The film expands（膨胀） or contracts（收缩） according to the temperatures， and the clock goes on and on by（7） ．
The clock is very popular with many people（8） like to live a simple life． Now， when the guests from （9） countries come to Switzerland，the government takes the clock as a （10） gift to them．
A： Excuse me． （1） near here？
B： Yes， there is．
A： （2） ？
B： Go along this street and turn right at the third crossing． You can see the cinema on your right．
A： By the way， （3） ？
B： It's big and comfortable． I like it very much． My friends and I often watch movies there．
A： （4） ？
B： No． The ticket is very cheap．
A： （5） telling me so much．
B： You're welcome．
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A． I want to go there with you． B． But I don't know where to go． C． Can you tell me something about it？ D． Do you have any suggestions， Helen？ E． That sounds good． F． Did you go anywhere interesting？ G． Have a good trip． |
M： It's wonderful that I have a seven﹣day holiday． I want to have a trip．
（1）
W： That's a long holiday． You can relax yourself， Bill．
M： OK． （2）
W： Well，how about Yalu Villa（山庄）？Last month my friend Kate went
there for a trip． When she came back，she told me many interesting
things about it．
M： （3）
W： Sure． For example， the people there are friendly． The most interesting thing is that you can have a barbecue（烤肉）． At the same time，you can also go fishing or enjoy the beauty of nature． It's relaxing．
M： （4） I have decided． I will go there．
W： （5）
Huang Feng is a girl from Anhui． She（1） as one of the Second China Top Ten Self﹣motivated（自强的）Girls （2） November 16，2011．
（3） the age of 6，Huang has looked after her father and grandmother on her own． Her father is paraplegic（截瘫的）．Her mother left and Huang has had to （4） the family ever since．
In 2008，with 27 yuan in her pocket，Huang took her father on a handmade handcart（板车）to Shanghai． She begged（乞讨）on the street，but didn't get enough to （5） medical treatment （治疗）．But Huang didn't give up． "I won't leave my father （6） ． I'll do my best to look after him，''． Huang said． In 2010，Huang took her father to Beijing．（7） ，a hospital received her father and successfully operated（手术）on him．
Life is hard for Huang， （8） she stays optimistic（乐观的）．Huang likes singing，especially when she's cooking．
Huang′s biggest wish is to see her father （9） better． After she got the honor（荣誉），she said，"However difficult life turns out，I should study hard and go to college． I'll become a nurse to take （10） care of my father．
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（1）A．chose |
B．was chosen |
C．chooses |
D．will choose |
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（2）A．in |
B．at |
C．on |
D．for |
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（3）A．When |
B．Since |
C．Though |
D．After |
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（4）A．support |
B．miss |
C．leave |
D．hate |
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（5）A．look for |
B．care for |
C．pay for |
D．call for |
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（6）A．alive |
B．alone |
C．asleep |
D． awake |
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（7）A． Unlucky |
B．Lucky |
C．Unluckily |
D．Luckily |
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（8）A．and |
B．so |
C．or |
D．but |
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（9）A．get |
B．to get |
C．got |
D．to getting |
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（10）A．worse |
B．well |
C．better |
D．little |
Photographing a Black Hole
The whole world felt excited on the night of April 10th，2019．For the first time in history，people saw an image（图象）of a black hole．The picture became （1） at once．But attention soon turned to a computer scientist，Katie Bouman．Without （2） efforts，the historic image wouldn't have been possible．
Black holes are very far away．It （3） easy to photograph one．It's like taking a photo of an orange that is on the moon．Many scientists had tried．However，none of them（4） ．
These failures didn't stop Bouman from trying．Three years ago，the scientist started working on a special computer programme．Over the years，she has improved the（5） many times．Finally，it turned telescope（望远镜）data into the black hole image．
Bouman has received lots of praise for her work．The young woman，however，is modest（谦虚的）．She says the efforts of her colleagues（同事）were important，too．"None of us could do it （6） ，"she told reporters．
Do you want to make history as Bouman did？Set yourself a goal and work towards it．One day，you will make the impossible possible，too．
