【推荐3】I sent a message to my sister at 12:30 p.m. during my lunch to ask her about my father’s progress. He was having his second knee surgery (手术) and my expectations were the same as the last successful surgery. My brother picked me up from school and we headed for the hospital.

★ , my first question was “How is he doing?”. My father was connected to a breathing machine and his face was swollen (肿). I tried my best not to cry because I was supposed to explain to him what was happening as the nurses did not speak Spanish. I had never seen my father this way. He looked so weak and different from the strong man I knew. I asked him how he was feeling and he said he was fine. I returned to the hall and I realized that my hero, best friend, and loved one in life was in a dangerous state and at that point anything could happen.

I recalled what happened when I was a child. “I’m going to the store.” he always said. Of course that was my reason to follow him. We would walk to the car, and sometimes if I was lucky, I was able to sit in the front seat. We would arrive at the store and he always said, “Get whatever you want and something for Ana.” Ana is my sister. My dad and I were best friends. He never showed preference with his children, but I just always happened to follow him. It was okay for me to cry when I wanted something because I was his youngest girl and he couldn’t say no to me.

My father spent his whole life giving us the best. Growing up does not necessarily mean that one must keep oneself away from his parents because it is childish. It is time to take action and value the feelings because it is the right thing to do. Life gives us chances to value what is the most important in life.

1. How was the writer’s father when she saw him at the hospital?

A．He was badly weak.	B．He was not able to speak.
C．He was worried about his life.	D．He was still healthy and strong.

2. How did the writer feel after knowing her father’s situation?

A．Safe.

B．Hurt.

C．Anxious.

D．Relaxed.

3. Which of the following can be put in ★ ?

A．When I was a child	B．When I went to the store
C．When I arrived at the hospital	D．When I returned back to my home

4. What can we learn about the writer’s childhood?

A．Her father likes her the most.

B．She was never refused by her father.

C．She didn’t like her family and left very early.

D．She followed her father a lot when she was a child.

5. The passage mainly wants to tell us to ________.

A．grow up independently	B．value the most important in life
C．ask for everything we like	D．care about our parents’ health

【推荐2】1 January, 2023

Early in the morning on January 1, I get up and take the dog for a walk. When I come back, my parents get up. Dad starts making breakfast of eggs and fruit.

After breakfast, my family starts today’s job—cleaning the house. My mom and I take out all the useless things. Dad puts them in a box for next year. I help him when Mom walks from room to room to put away other things.

Soon, everything is ready. Mom prepares（准备）a special lunch for us. She says it can bring good luck to eat dumplings on New Year’s Day. We enjoy delicious food while watching TV.

I love the big day. ▲ It’s a great time for us to enjoy ourselves. The new year can not be bad if it starts like this!

1. What do the family do after breakfast?

A．Walk the dog.

B．Clean the house.

C．Watch soccer games.

D．Cook a special lunch.

2. Which of the following can be put in the ▲ in Paragraph 4?

A．New Year’s Day can bring us hope.

B．I’m happy to have nice food on that day.

C．My family can stay with each other.

D．It is important for us to start the new year.

3. The passage is written in the order of ________.

A．space

B．time

C．persons

D．places

4. What is the text of the passage?

A．A poster.

B．A diary.

C．A notice.

D．An ad.

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Noticeboard
H.Y. supermarkets Part-time A part-time job for evening or weekend hours. Experience of shelf-stacking is an advantage but not necessary. Request to the store manager.	DRUMMER WANTED Looking for a drummer for recently formed band. If you are interested and free on Friday afternoons, send details and sound samples to rockband@hotmail.com.	Come to Join us, please! Drama Club Mondays and Thursdays, from 6 to 8 p.m. Teacher Mr. Su Contact Lin: 84236412
LOST! I have lost my tiffin box (饭盒) somewhere during my after﹣lunch walk. It’s a square box with three containers. The lovely cartoon sticker is on it. Please call Mary Chen if anyone finds it. PHONE NUMBER: 88153470		Soccer Team Final’s coming and our team needs your support! Come to the stadium on 20th January afternoon.
To let One student is looking for two more to share a house. Both of you can own rooms with single bed, wardrobe, desk and the shopping centre, ¥300 per month bills (including Wi-Fi). Non﹣smokers only. Phone Lu Qian on 89533857.	Public Health If you have a cough, or fever, or shortness of breath and have been to or come from any of these places in the last 14 days. •Taiwan•Thailand•Singapore•England•Japan •France •Korea•Macao•Italy•America •Russia Stay indoors and call NHS111.

1. Where can the noticeboard be found?

A．In a station

B．In a university

C．In a park

2. Which of the following can we infer according to the information above?

A．H.Y.supermarkets need more workers who have weekend working experience.

B．The band won’t form until they find the drummer.

C．There will be a soccer game in the stadium on 20th January afternoon.

3. Which tiffin box is the one that Mary Chen lost?

A．

B．

C．

4. Which “let” below has the same meaning as the underlined word “let”?

A．I love sweets but Mum doesn’t let me have them very often.

B．If you let the house keep empty, it’ll break down easily.

C．She is thinking of letting her house to the foreign couple.

5. Which of the following can be the common theme of all the information?

A．The helpful work.

B．The wonderful activities.

C．Man and society.