【推荐1】阅读下面短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。（1至4题每题答案不超过3个单词，5题须用完整句子回答。）

Sosina Challa lives in Ethiopia (埃塞俄比亚), in eastern Africa. When she was about 16, she and her friends saw a group of boys skateboarding (滑板运动) in a parking lot. “I used to watch skateboarding in the movies,” Challa said. “But I never got the chance to try.” That changed one day. “I just asked if I could try to skate,” she says. “It was fun!”

At the time, skateboarding was still something new in Ethiopia and it was mainly played by boys, just as it is today. But Challa was crazy about it. She wanted more girls to experience skateboarding, so in 2020, she teamed up with her friend Micky Asfaw to start a club called Ethiopian Girl Skaters (EGS). Since then, the club has provided free skateboarding lessons to more than 150 girls and young women. It brought more than just athletic benefits. “It’s not just about skateboarding,” she says. “We try to build a community.”

EGS lessons take place on Saturdays, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Addis Skatepark. Each class has about 35 students. “You get skating lessons and friendship and family,” skater Kenan Menasse said. “That’s the best.”

“When I started skateboarding,” Challa says, “there were no girls actively taking part in the skate community because of the old customs.” In traditional Ethiopian society, she explains, girls are expected to stay at home and help their parents. “The sport is for everyone,” she tells parents who hesitate (犹豫) to let their daughters join the club.

“It’s not just what we give them,” Challa says about EGS and its members. “Everyone in the community helps each other. That’s how we try to build our sistership.”

1. Challa thought skateboarding was ________ when she had the chance to try.
2. Ethiopian Girl Skaters was set up to provide ________ for girls and young women.
3. EGS lessons are usually on Saturdays and they last for ________ hours.
4. According to old customs in Ethiopia, girls should ________ to help their parents.
5. What kind of sport do you like best? Why?
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【推荐2】阅读短文回答问题。

My name is Wang Lei. I’m a Chinese boy and I’m thirteen. I’m a student in No.2 Middle School. I like sports very much. I can play volleyball and basketball. I play them very well and I’m in the school sports club.

Wang Fei and Wang Yi are my sisters. They are students, too. We are in the same school. They like music. Wang Fei plays the piano and the guitar very well. Wang Yi plays the drums very well.

We live in Shanghai with our parents now. My mother is an English teacher and my father is a music teacher. My mother swims well. My father can play the violin.

1. How old is Wang Lei?
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2. Is Wang Fei a student?
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3. What can Wang Yi play well?
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4. Where do Wang Lei’s parents live?
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5. What can Wang Lei’s father do?
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【推荐3】请阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，在方框内的缩写文章中，填入与短文意思最符合的单词。每空一词。
Dear Alan,

Thanks for your e-mail. You asked me about my life in my free time. Now let me tell you something about it. I like watching TV in my free time. I love sports programs because I like sports. And I like talent shows very much. I think most of the performers in the talent shows are great. I can learn a lot from them.

Of course, I like to watch movies too. As for movies, I like action movies best because they are exciting. My favorite movie is Mulan. It’s an action movie. It’s about a girl named Mulan. She dresses up like a boy and takes her father’s place to fight in the army. She is very brave.

What do you think of TV shows and movies? Please write to me soon.

Yours,

Mike

Mike’s life in his free time Mike’s favorite     1     programs are sports programs and talent shows. Because he likes sports. In his opinion, the performers in the talent shows are so     2     that he can learn a lot from them. As for movies, his favorite movies are action movies     3     they make him feel     4    . There is an action movie     5     Mulan. It tells of a brave girl. Mulan dresses up like a boy and takes her father’s place to fight in the army. I enjoy watching it.