1 . The Chicago Fire of 1871 was the worst disaster of the 19th century.

The fire is said to have started one evening in Mrs. O’Leary’s barn (牲口棚) on the West Side of Chicago. Several hours after she milked her cow, it kicked over an oil lamp, and the cow started the fire. We do not know if the story is true, but we do know that the fire began in a barn on the West Side.

The fire spread quickly because of the wooden buildings, a strong wind, and a dry season. The fire lasted 27 hours and spread to all parts of the city. Other cities sent 25 fire companies to help put out the fire. Federal troops (联邦军队) were also used to help fight the fire and keep order, too. At last rain put out the fire.

There was a lot of damage. 90,000 people were homeless, and 18,000 buildings were destroyed. Property damage (财产损失) was almost 200 million dollars. In addition, about 300 people died.

People from all over the world helped Chicago by sending food and clothing. Within a month, 4,000 cottages (小屋) with two rooms had been built. In a few years, Chicago was completely rebuilt.

1. Which parts of the city were hurt by the fire?

A．The West Side.	B．The South Side and the East Side.
C．The North Side.	D．All sides.

2. How many people lost their lives in the fire?

A．90,000.

B．18,000.

C．almost 200.

D．about 300.

3. People who stayed in Chicago after the fire showed__________ .

A．courage

B．fear

C．weakness

D．laziness

4. What helped to spread and to end the fire?

A．A cow.

B．Firemen.

C．The weather.

D．Carelessness.

2 . 假定你是李华，你的美国笔友和乒乓球爱好者Mike对去年世乒赛中美选手配对参赛很感兴趣，来信向你了解中美两国“乒乓外交”的情况。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1. 中美两国球员之间的 “乒乓外交” 始于 1971 年日本名古屋 (Nagoya) 世乒赛，并直接促成了尼克松 (Richard Nixon) 总统 1972 年的访华破冰之旅；
2. 邀请他在方便的时候来中国进行训练和比赛。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇： the Ping-Pong Diplomacy 乒乓外交
Dear Mike,
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Yours,

Li Hua

3 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

"Take good care of yourself, my darling, not just for your own sake, but for mine also," wrote     1     unknown serviceman stationed in the Waziristan region.

The letter is one of the 717 that were never delivered by the ship, the SS Gairsoppa, which     2    (destroy) off the coast of Ireland by a German U-boat on February 16th, 1941. Of the 86 crew members     3     board, only one survived.

With a     4    ( hand) of the more complete letters displayed in an exhibition at the Postal Museum in London in 2018, the museum has been working on the more damaged letters intending     5    (expose ) wartime lives.

Two other letters are from a father to his children in Torquay,     6     the museum believes they may have escaped. The father wrote, “Mummy will send you back to Wycombe sooner or later. Meanwhile we all have to make the     7    (good) of things as they are: the war has upset most people's dreams and     8     (mode) of living including mine!”

“It feels somewhat mournful and appropriate to unite these letters on the     9    (eighty) anniversary of the ship's sinking,"   said conservator Jackie Coppen. "It is inevitable that while     10     (piece) the letters together I have come to form a close relationship with them.”