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2.Thethiefputsomecottoninhisearssoasnottohearanything.
3.Theneighbourranoutprobablybecauseheknewhisdoorbellwasbeingstolen.
4.theneighbourhitthethieftopunishhimforstealing.
5.thethiefthoughttheneighbourcouldn’thearthenoiseofthebell.
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Passage2
MissGreylivedinasmallhouse.Shewasoldanddidnotlikenoiseatall,soshewasverypleasedwhenhernoisyneighbormovedout.AyoungmanmovedinandMissGreythoughtthemanseemedtobequiet.
Butatthreeo'
clockthenextmorning,thenoiseofadogwokeherup.Shethoughtshehadneverheardadogtherebefore.Itmustbetheyoungman'
sdog.Soshetelephonedtheyoungman,saidsomethingbadaboutthedogandthenhungupthetelephonebeforehecouldanswer.Nothingmorehappeneduntilthreeo'
clockthenextmorning.ThenMissGrey'
stelephonerang,andwhensheanswered,avoicesaid,“Youtelephonedmetwenty-fourhoursago.NowI'
verungyouuptosaythatIhaven'
tadog.”
1.MissGreyfeltsorrywhenhernoisyneighbourmovedout.
2.MissGrey'
snewneighbourwasasnoisyastheoldone.
3.Somenoisewokeherupintheearlymorning.
4.Shethoughtthenewneighbourhadbroughtadogwithhim.
5.TheyoungmanrangupMissGreyintheearlymorning,becausehewantedtopunish(惩罚)her.
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Passage3
Yesterdayevening,whenIwenttotownwithmymother,wemetastrangeoldman.Itwasraininghardandwehadnoumbrella.Weweretryingtogetintoataxiwhenhecameuptous.Hewascarryinganiceumbrellaandhesaidthathewouldgiveittousforonlyapound.Hehadforgottenhiswalletandhesaidheneededataxitogobackhome.Mymotherdidn’tbelievewhathehadsaidatfirst,andaskedhimalotofquestions.Butshefinallybelievedthemanandgavehimthepound.Buttheoldmandidn’tgetintoataxi.Wefollowedhimandfoundhewentintoapubandboughthimselfaglassofwhiskeywiththepound.Afterhedrankit,heputonhishatandtookuponeofthemanywetumbrellasthereandwentoffwiththenewone.Soonafterthat,hesolditagain.
1Theoldmansoldanumbrellatothewriterandhermother.
2Hegaveittothemforonlyapoundbecausehehadforgottenhiswalletandneededtaxifaretogobackhome
3Theumbrellawasworthmorethanonepound.
4Theoldmansoldhisownumbrella.
5hewasanhonestman.
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Passage4
December25thisChristmasDay.Inmostcountriesitisthemostimportantdayintheyear.Allthepeoplecomebacktotheirhomestohavethedaywiththeirparentsortheirchildren.OnChristmasdaybellsringeverywhere.TheringingbellstellpeopleChristmasiscoming.Peoplesinganddancedayandnight.Theyhaveagoodtime.
MostfamiliesbuyaChristmastreesfortheirchildren.Andtherearesomepresentshangingfromthetreehereandthere.Peoplealsoputpresentsinchildren’sstockings/inmanyplaces,FatherChristmashimselfbringspresentstothem.Heisakindmanandinredclothes.Thereisabigbagonhisback.Inittherearealotofpresents.
Christmasisalsoadaywhenpeopleenjoyallkindsoffood.Butsomepoorpeoplehavenohomesandhavenofoodtoeat.Theydieofcoldandhunger(饥饿)onChristmasday.
1.Christmasisaveryimportantdayinsomecountriesinayear.
2.manypeoplehaveagoodtimeonChristmasDay.
3.FatherChristmaswearsredclothes.
4.therearealotofChristmastreesinFatherChristmas’bag.
5.somepoorpeopledieonChristmasDaybecausetheyhavenohomeandnofoodtoeat.
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Passage5.
OnceuponatimetherewasagreatGreekhero,Hercules.Hewastallerandstrongerthananyoneyouhaveeverseen.Onhisshoulderhecarriedaclubandinhishandheheldabow.Hewasknownastheheroofahundredadventures.
Herculesservedaking.Thekingwasafraidofhim.Soagainandagainhesenthimondifficulttasks.OnemorningthekingsentforhimandtoldhimtofetchthreegoldenapplesforhimfromthegardenoftheSingingMaidens(歌女).Butnooneknewwherethegardenwas.
SoHerculeswentaway.Hewalkedthewholedayandtherestdayandthenext.Hewalkedformonthsbeforehesawmountainsfarinthedistanceonefinemorning.Oneofthemountainswasintheshapeofaman,withlong,longlegsandarmsandhugeshouldersandabugshead.Hewasboldingupthesky.HerculesknewitwasAtlas,theMountainGod.Soheaskedhimforhelp.
Atlasanswered,'
Myheadandarmsandshouldersallache.CouldyouholduptheskywhileIfetchthegoldenapplesforyou?
'
Herculesclimbedthemountainandshoulderedthesky.Soontheskygrewveryheavy.WhenfinallyAtlascamebackwiththreegoldenapples,hesaid,'
Well,youaregoingtocarrythemountainforever.I'
mgoingtoseethekingwiththeapples.'
Herculesknewthathecouldn'
tfighthimbecauseoftheskyonhisback.Soheshouted:
'
Justoneminute'
shelp.Myshouldersarehurting.HoldtheskyforaminutewhileImakeacushion(垫子)formyshoulders.'
Atlasbelievedhim.Hethrewdowntheapplesandhelpupthesky.
Herculespickeduptheapplesandranbacktoseetheking.
1.Herculeswasthetallestmanintheworld.
2.Herculeswasgivenmanydifficulttasksbecausethekingwantedtogetridofhim
3.Atlaswasthegiantwhoheldupthesky
4.AtlasgotthegoldenapplesforHerculesbecausehewantedtobethekinghimself.
5.HerculesfinallymanagedtogettheapplesbydefeatingAtlas.
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Passage6
“Getup,thewateriscoming.”YanXinzhi,directoroftheneighborhoodcommitteeofChaoyangStreet,Taiyuan,capitalofShanxiProvince,wouldknockatthedoorofeveryhouseholdatmidnighttohavepeoplecollectwater;
otherwise,thetapwaterwouldsoonrundrywheneveryoneinthecitygotupandjoinedthe“waterrush”inthemorning.Yan,anelderlyladyabout60,hadservedascommitteedirectorformorethan20years;
hermajorworkwastorouseherneighborsfromtheirsleeptogetwater.Astimewentby,residentscouldnotgotosleepbeforeoneo’clockinthemorning.
ChaoyangStreetwasnottheonlystreetinTaiyuanthatlackedwater,andTaiyuanwasnottheonlycityinChinawithwaterinshortsupply.
NiuMaosheng,MinisterofWaterResources,toldChinaTodaythatmorethan300citiesnationwidelackwater;
in108citiesthesituationhasbecomecritical.Theannualdeficitofwaterhasreached6billioncubicmeters,leadingtoalossofRMB200billion(approximatelyUS$24billion)inindustrialoutput.
1.Asneighborhoodcommitteedirector,themajorpartofYanXinzhi’sjobwastowakeupherneighborsatmidnighttogetwater.
2.ThepassagerevealsthatallthecitiesinChinasufferfromwatershortage.
3.Thepassageiswrittenbyawaterexpert.
4.ThelackofwaterhasleadtoalossofUS$24billioninindustrialoutput.
5.Xi’anisanothercitywithwaterinshortsupply.
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Peoplewhocannottellallcolorsapartaresaidtobecolorblind.Mostcolor-blindpeoplecanseeyellowandblues,butconfuseredswithgreens.Itisveryrareforapersontobeblindtoallcolors,buttheymayseeeverythinginshadesofblack,white,andgray.
Itisinterestingtonotethatmanycolor-blindpeopledon’tevenrealizethattheyarecolor-blind.Theydon’tknowthatthecolorstheyareseeingandnamingarenottheactualcolorsthatpeoplewithnormalvisioncansee.Thiscanbeparticularlydangerouswhenacolor-blindpersonconfusestheredandgreenofatrafficlight.
Colorblindnessisthoughttobeinherited(遗传).Andalthoughdoctorshavethoughtupteststodetermine(测定)colorblindness,thereisnocuretotreatmentforit.
1.Acolor-blindpersoncantellcorrectlyredandgreen.
2.Manycolor-blindpeopleareunaware(没意识到)thattheyarecolor-blind.
3.It’sespeciallydangerousforacolor-blindpersontocrossastreetwhentherearenotrafficlightsatthecrossofthestreets.
4.Apersonwhoiscolor-blindisnotallowedtodrive.
5.Uptonow,doctorshavefoundawaytofreeapersonfromhiscolorblindness.
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Passage8
Lilyis70yearsoldandshetakescareofher91-year-oldmother.Shetoldusaboutcaringforhermother.
Iwakeupearlyeveryday,it’susuallyabout6.30am,andwaituntilIhearTilly,mymum,movingabout.ThenImakeheracupoftea.Atabouthalfpastsevenshegetsupandwehavebreakfasttogether.Wenormallyjusthavetoast,butonSundayswealwayshavebaconandeggs.Afterbreakfastshereadsthenewspaper,thenshesitsbythewindowandwavestotheneighboursastheywalkby.
Shehardlyevergoesoutbutsheis