【推荐1】阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。

It was an early winter morning. Joan was sleeping soundly when the phone rang in the living room. She glanced at the clock on the wall—it was already nine o’clock. Every weekend morning, her mother had to work part-time in the cafe. Because her brother Mike was sleeping like a log. She quietly went over to the living room and picked up the receiver. “Good morning, my Dear!” Recognizing the voice from her father, Joan was immediately surrounded by a sense of joy.

Joan’s father was a seaman, who rarely came back. Born in a not-rich family, Joan and Mike felt the stress of life but they were happy to enjoy the family atmosphere. At school, they were straight-A students and actively involved in school activities. They became the pride of the school and the envy of the students.

“Good morning, Dad, what’s up?” Joan said in an easy tone. “I have been very nice recently, my baby. Today is your mother’s birthday, and I have ordered her a cake online and it should come to the house in one and half an hour. Do remember to take the cake.”

Hearing her father’s words, Joan felt a little ashamed. How she could forget Mum’s birthday! She took a look at the dirty clothes on the sofa and the oily floor that hadn’t been mopped (拖地) for a few days. There was two hours before her mother came back. So she planned to prepare a surprise for Mum.

Thinking of this, she felt full of excitement. “Well, Dad, now I’m going to wake Mike up. We will give Mum a surprise !”

Joan hung up the phone with Dad, and hurriedly went to Mike’s room to share her Big Cleaning plan with Mike. After listening to Joan, Mike readily accepted her idea.

注意：1．续写词数应为150左右; 2. 开头已给出。
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The Big Cleaning plan began.

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With the cake placed on the table, Mum came in.

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【推荐3】阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

The Board Meeting (董事会) had come to an end. Bob started to stand up and pushed against the table, spilling (使溢出) his coffee over his papers. “How embarrassing. I am getting so awkward in my old age.” Everyone had a good laugh, and soon we were all telling stories of our most embarrassing moments. It came around to Frank who sat quietly listening to the others. Someone said, “Come on, Frank. Tell us your most embarrassing moment.”

Frank began, “I grew up in San Pedro. My dad was a fisherman, and he loved the sea. He had his own boat, but it was hard making a living on the sea. He worked hard and would stay out until he caught enough to feed his family. Not just enough for our family, but also for his mom and dad and the other kids that were still at home.”

Frank’s voice dropped a bit. “When the weather was bad, he would drive me to school. He would pull right up in front, and it seemed like everybody would be standing around and watching. Then he would lean over and give me a big kiss on the cheek and tell me to be a good boy. It was so embarrassing for me. Here I was twelve years old, and my dad would lean over and kiss me good-bye!”

He paused and then went on, “I remember the day I thought I was too old for a good-bye kiss. When we reached the school and came to a stop, he had his usual big smile. He started to lean toward me, but I put my hand up and said, ‘No, Dad.’ It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this surprised look on his face.

I said, ‘Dad, I’m too old for a good-bye kiss. I’m too old for any kind of kiss.’ My dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear up. I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked out of the windshield (挡风玻璃). ‘You are right.’ he said. ‘You are a big boy......a man. I won’t kiss you anymore.”

注意：1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
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Frank got a sad look on his face and tears welled up in his eyes when he spoke of what happened later that day. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Tears were running down his cheeks as Frank told us the biggest regret in his life.

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【推荐3】阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

To celebrate International Firefighters’ Day, a town’s special school for orphans held a special meet and greeted with the local fire department. That year, the firemen had stopped a forest fire before it could reach houses and buildings. The local newspaper celebrated their feat(功绩)with a front-page story.

The town’s firefighters came to the school dressed in uniform and answered all the kids’ questions. Captain Joshua was the department leader and explained each team member’s role.

After the demonstration, the kids presented the firemen with drawings they had made in class. All of the pictures were inspired by the firemen’s heroics.

A young boy named David approached Joshua with his drawing. Joshua noticed that the young boy had a birthmark in the same spot as his burn mark.

“Nice drawing, little man. Hey, I guess we’re kind of the same,” Joshua told him while pointing at his burn mark. David blushed and smiled. The young boy had another request for Joshua but was too shy to ask at first. David turned to his teacher, Mrs Humphries, for approval, and she gave him a thumbs up.

“Would it be all right if I came to the fire station to see all the equipment and look at the trucks?” David asked timidly. The young boy explained that he dreamed of one day becoming a fireman, which is why he wanted to learn as much as possible.

Captain Joshua told David he would be happy to give the tour, but only if Mrs Humphries agreed. “I’d be happy to accompany you and David on a tour of the station, but there is some- thing you should know, ” Mrs Humphries told the captain.

While watching the young boy playing with his friends, the teacher took a deep breath before saying, “The reason why he’s so obsessed(着迷的)with firemen is that he lost his parents in a fire. ” Captain Joshua decided that the trip would be beneficial for David and agreed to the tour.

注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

That Saturday morning, Joshua, Mrs Humphries, and David visited the fire department.

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22 years later, retired Joshua was at home when a fire broke out in his basement.

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