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Three Boys and a Dad
Brad closed the door slowly as Sue left home tovisit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, hewas thinking whether to read the newspaper or watchhis favorite TV talk show on his first day off inmonths. "This will be like a walk in the park," he'dtold his wife. "I'll look after the kids, and you can go to visit your mom."
Things started well, but just after eight o'clock,his three little "good kids"-Mike, Randy, and Alex — came down the stairs in their night clothes andshouted "breakfast, Daddy." When food had notappeared within thirty seconds, Randy began using hisspoon on Alex's head as if it were a drum. Alexstarted to shout loudly in time to the beat (节拍).Mike chanted "Where's my toast, where's my toast"in the background. Brad realised his newspaper wouldhave to wait for a few seconds.
Life became worse after breakfast. Mike woreRandy's underwear on his head. Randy locked himselfin the bathroom,while Alex shouted again because hewas going to wet his pants. Nobody could find cleansocks, although they were before their very eyes.Someone named "Not Me" had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes. Bradknew the talk show had already started.
By ten o'clock, things were out of control. Alexwas wondering why the fish in the jar refused hisbread and butter. Mike was trying to show off histalent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colourpencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be readingquietly in the family room, but closer examinationshowed that he was eating apple jam straight fromthe bottle with his hands. Brad realised that the talkshow was over and reading would be impossible.
At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre(日托所). "I suddenly have to go into work and mywife's away. Can I bring the boys over in a fewminutes?" The answer was obviously "yes" becauseBrad was smiling.
When his wife left home, Brad expected to _________.

A．go out for a walk in the park

B．watch his favorite TV talk show with his children

C．enjoy his first day off work

D．read the newspaper to his children

Which of the following did Randy do?

A．Drawing on the wall.

B．Eating apple jam.

C．Feeding the fish.

D．Reading in a room.

Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?

A．Because he wanted to clean up his house.

B．Because he suddenly had to go to his office.

C．Because he found it hard to manage his boys.

D．Because he had to take his wife back home.

This text is developed ________

A．by space

B．by comparison

C．by process

D．by time

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Uniqueness is eye-catching．A picture that no one else took has much more news value than one taken alongside a rank of other photographers．A good news picture will tell a story without words．It will have context by showing the surrounding scene, or show the emotion on the faces of the people in the picture．
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Animal Services
Town Lake Animal Center is the largest animal shelter in Central Texas, offering shelter to more than 23,000 animals each year and animal control services to all of Austin and Travis County．In the shelter, no animal will be turned away．
Hours of Operation
Shelter:
Monday－Friday, 11:30 a．m．to 7:00 p．m．
Saturday－Sunday, 11:30 a．m．to 5:00 p．m．
Closed City Holidays
Homeless or unwanted animals can be safely dropped off at the shelter．
Animal Protection and Control:
Monday ― Friday, 7:00 a．m．to 6:00 p．m．
Saturday ― Sunday, 7:00 a．m．to 5:00 p．m．
City Holidays, 7:00 a．m．to 3:00 p．m．
Officers on call overnight
Administrative Offices:
Monday ― Friday, 9:00 a．m．to 5:00 p．m．
Closed City Holidays
Location: 1156 W．Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78703
Mailing address: Town lake Animal Center, POBox 1088, Austin, TX 78767
What’s New
Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes
PURPOSE: To teach people how to recognize and report animal cruelty．
WHO: All citizens are encouraged to take this class．
CAUSE: Usually animal cruelty is in relation to(与……有关) family cruelty．People who hurt animals often move on to hurt human beings．If you’re able to recognize and report animal cruelty, you can help prevent cruelty from spreading throughout your area．
Programs
Town Lake Animal Center offers a number of animal-related services to Austin and Travis County, including Animal Protection & Control, a Pet Lost & Found, Pet Adoptions(领养) and Pet Registration(登记)．
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A．is the largest animal shelter in the USA
B．kills or sells homeless animals
C．offers many services to animals
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A．send it to the shelter directly
B．call Administrative Offices immediately
C．send it to Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes
D．call Animal Protection and Control officers
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A．avoid family cruelty                             B．know more about the wildlife
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63．According to the passage, Town Lake Animal Center has the right to   ．
A．kill any animal in the area      B．reduce animals’ population greatly
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Q:
I’d like to know about fluency．What can I do to feel better when I’m talking to other people? Do you have some ways to learn it faster? Please help me!　　　—Roberto in Brazil
A:
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A．stress B．expressions      C．dictionaries      D．words
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A．To wear a lot of clothes．
B．To have a secret plan or idea．
C．To hide some tricks into their sleeves．
D．To have sleeves covering their whole arms．
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A．One can only learn stress from dictionaries．
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D．One can become fluent if one practises one of the suggestions．

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A．it improves our health   B．it uses fewer resources
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A．show us the function of major sports
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C．discuss the major influence of popular sports
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A．death    B．panic    C．enemy      D．disease
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C．Because we still don’t know the cause of it．
D．Because it has infected about 5, 000 people．
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