1 . One 18-month-old welcomes her big brothers home from school in the most beautiful way possible.

Having spent most of her ________ in the COVID-19 pandemic, Emelia “Emmy” Muddamalle has grown used to always having her three ________ brothers- Liam, 10; Levi, 8; and Lucas, 6—around.

With the school year in Charlotte, North Carolina, now in full ________ her brothers are back in school for in-person learning, ________ Emmy at home with their parents.

“She never ________ her brothers gone,” said Emmy’s mother, Brittany Muddamalle.

“This is the ________ time. She’ll wake up from her nap (小睡) like, Where in the world are my brothers?’ and ________ them all day.”

In a video recently posted online, Brittany ________ her kids’ lovely reunion (团聚) one day after school. The video has since gone viral (走红), and has had over 4 million ________ and 75,000 comments.

The video shows Liam, Levi and Lucas on one side of a road and Emmy on the other as both run to ________ in the middle while ________ each other’s names. At the end, the boys ________ their schoolbags and give Emmy a group hug (拥抱).

“It’s such a ________ family moment,” Brittany said. “They just dote on (宠爱) her. They just do everything with her all day long, so when they were ________, she was like “What am I supposed to do?”

“One of the things in Indian culture is that________ is everything,” Brittany explained. “I’ve worked really hard at teaching our kids that kind of love.

1.

A．energy

B．life

C．nights

D．vacations

2.

A．new

B．younger

C．adult

D．older

3.

A．view

B．play

C．length

D．color

4.

A．visiting

B．finding

C．leaving

D．teaching

5.

A．agreed

B．wished

C．needed

D．experienced

6.

A．first

B．right

C．final

D．wrong

7.

A．learn from

B．stay with

C．look for

D．listen to

8.

A．planned

B．recorded

C．announced

D．celebrated

9.

A．likes

B．copies

C．questions

D．suggestions

10.

A．meet

B．hide

C．win

D．score

11.

A．writing down

B．handing in

C．calling out

D．searching for

12.

A．wash

B．pack

C．open

D．drop

13.

A．busy

B．quiet

C．sweet

D．private

14.

A．born

B．gone

C．lost

D．finished

15.

A．time

B．power

C．money

D．family

2 . Get Digital Scotland, Simon Community Scotland’s digital inclusion programme, is proud to announce the start of Get Connected 100! This is a Scotland-wide project giving 100 people experiencing homelessness access to the digital world.

Our Get Connected 100 project will connect and support 100 people to get online. Each participant (参与者) will receive a free digital device (设备) and unlimited connectivity for 12 months. In addition to free digital technology, frontline workers at Simon Community and in our partner organisations are trained as digital champions to provide person-centred support based around a digital skills learning framework (框架). The project will give people easy access at all times, right in their pocket, and support to build skills and confidence to get online.

Research from the University of the West of Scotland shows us that people who experience homelessness are among the most digitally excluded (排斥的) groups in our society. This is a great disadvantage in life which has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to COVID-19 we depend even more heavily on digital technology for many daily activities: socialising with friends, managing finances (资金), getting the latest news, accessing health services and having fun. Digital technology has never been so important to our lives.

The project is being funded by the Scottish Government. Housing Minister Kevin Stewart said: “I am glad to fund this project to support 100 people experiencing homelessness in getting connected to the digital world. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us that access to digital equipment, data and skills is a basic necessity. The funding, as part of our £100 million winter support package, will certainly help people deal with the additional financial pressures of winter and COVID-19.”

Last year, Simon Community Scotland funded a “Get Connected Pilot” in Edinburgh to develop and test this approach. We wanted to make sure people facing loneliness during lockdown could get support and be connected with loved ones and professional services. The results for the people who were part of the pilot were life changing. 100% of participants said that getting a connected device and support through this pilot positively affected their lives. Our pilot showed that digital access opens up a whole world of opportunities!

1. What will the Get Connected 100 project provide?

A．Costless digital devices.

B．Improved broadband access.

C．Lifelong unlimited connectivity.

D．Training in communication skills.

2. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?

A．How digital technology has changed our life.

B．Where digital technology will lead us.

C．Who the project will benefit most.

D．Why the project is needed.

3. How does Kevin Stewart sound in paragraph 4?

A．Curious.

B．Carefree.

C．Confused.

D．Confident.

4. What can we learn about the Get Connected 100 project from the last paragraph?

A．It is sure to be successful.

B．It needs some improvements.

C．It will spread all over the world.

D．It has made a powerful difference.