1 . Family of a Sydney father sticking to life following a New year’s Eve fireworks explosion (燃放鞭炮) say the incident was an “unexpected accident”. Adrian Alafaci, 28, from Sans Souci, was in a dangerous condition on Thursday afternoon after a firework exploded in his face when he tried to light it just after midnight.
Adrian was ringing in the new year with a small group of friends on a beach near river-side Drive at Sans Souci. The explosion left him with serious face and head injuries and he was taken to St George Hospital without any delay. His daughter was not with him at the time. No one else was injured during the incident, police said.
People around San Souci and Brighton Le Sands said fireworks were going off in the streets for hours with some even thrown from passing cars.
Whitney Pitman posted online that someone threw a cracker at her car from a unit block as she was driving. Luckily, it was only knocked off her car. “Imagine if my window was down,” she said. “Seriously, how stupid are people these days.”
Another woman said one was let off under her son’s window in Ramsgate. “We were up all night, too,” she said.
Colleen Euston, who lives in Sans Souci, posted online that fireworks were going off in her street from 9 p.m to 2 a.m and some were thrown from a passing car.
In New South Wales it is never legal to use fireworks without a license. Only “toy fire works” such as sparklers, party poppers and toy pistol caps, can be used without a license.
1. From the first paragraph we can learn that_________.| A．a fireworks explosion means a disaster |
| B．a Sydney father got injured by a firework |
| C．a Sydney family were injured in an accident |
| D．accidents cannot be avoided at New Year’s Eve |
| A．was on a street | B．was with his family |
| C．was celebrating Christmas | D．lit a firework himself |
| A．Throwing fireworks at passing cars. | B．Throwing fireworks from passing cars. |
| C．Letting off fireworks under the window. | D．Fireworks going off from 9 p.m to 2 a.m. |
| A．always against the law | B．limited to toy fireworks |
| C．not permitted without a license | D．the main cause of human injuries |
Sam correctly guessed 1000X, but he still had to choose between two variables. One variable was the number of cars that would run the stop sign at Hill Street and Lake Avenue in six hours. The other variable was the number of times that a teenage boy would change TV channels in a three-hour period. This was a tough decision.
Finally, Sam flipped a coin. It came up heads, so Sam picked the teenager. He picked right. The stop sign was run only 76 times, but the teen clicked 120 times. Sixty-year-old Sam jumped for joy, for he had just won 1000 times 120, or $120,000.Sam dreamily left the lottery studio. Talking excitedly on his cell phone while crossing the street, he got hit by a little sports car.
Sam is slowly getting better. He was in the hospital for a month. His hospital bill was $110,000.And the insurance company for the little sports car’s owner sued（起诉）Sam for $9,000 worth of repairs．Also, Sam still has to pay federal taxes on his winnings．Sam doesn’t play the state lottery any more. He says it’s better to be unlucky.
1. What can be inferred about Sam from the passage?
| A．He always has bad luck. | B．He seldom goes to a raffle. |
| C．He is a very careful person in life. | D．He used to be crazy about lottery tickets. |
| A．The cube. | B．The coin. |
| C．The blanket. | D．The stop sign. |
| A．The lottery game was a complete lie. |
| B．Sam was quite familiar with the boy. |
| C．The owner of the car is now in hospital. |
| D．Sam will have none of the prize money left. |
| A．Curiosity killed the cat | B．Joy puts heart into a man |
| C．Extreme joy ends in sorrow | D．A bird in hand is worth two in the bush |
