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Sally was a student in a small town. It was going to be her mother’s birthday. She wanted to buy her a present that would be nice and useful but not e       .
She went s     after a quick and simple lunch. After she looked for about forty minutes, she found a shop that was selling cheap umbrellas(雨傘), and she d       to take a black one. She thought, “Mom can carry it when she is w________ clothes of any color.” So she bought a lovely black umbrella and took it to school with her until her class finished. On her way home on the train she felt h       So she went to the buffet car (餐車). She left the umbrella on her s     . But when she returned, it had gone. Sally began to cry. The o_______ passengers(乘客) felt very sorry for her and asked what was the matter. She told them the black umbrella she bought for her mother had gone, and she had to get off at the next station. After the three passengers h______      this , they asked her for her mother’s address(地址) so that(為了) they could send the umbrella to her if someone took it by mistake (弄錯(cuò)) and brought it b       
And now a week passed. Sally g______ a letter from her mother. It said, “Thank you very much for your lovely presents, but why do you send me three black umbrellas?”

On Nov.18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.

Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to use the box to change the weight of the balloon. The three people were also carrying some bags of sand.

After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men's basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.

　　At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were very cold and  they decided to land. They came down in Poland　heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London!

1.Where did they start their travel on Nov.18th, 1908?

                                                                             

2.What was the metal box used for?

                                                                            

3. Why did they have to drop some whole bags of sand during the travel?

                                                                             

4. How long did they travel in the end?

                                                                            

5.

What do you think of the three people and their travel? (請自擬一句話作答)

                                                                             

 

I still remember my first night as a young policeman.
It was a cold and wet night. Over the radio came the message to deal with an accident in one of the side streets of the city. The scene of the accident wasn’t far away and we arrived after 10 minutes. Two cars had crashed. Two women were lying on the street and one driver was still in the car. The driver was quite drunk(喝醉) and kept shouting to us. He didn’t get badly hurt. A young woman died at once when the two cars crashed. I was holding the other woman and tried to stop the bleeding, but at last I had to watch her die in my arms.
Three months later, I saw the driver in court and found him to be a normal person. He was sorry for his actions. In the end, he was put into the prison for several years. A man isn’t a man if he drinks 10 beers in an hour. A man is a man when he knows his limit and takes responsibility(責(zé)任). When he can stay away from wine, he can drive more safely.
【小題1】What was the writer asked to do on his first night as a young policeman?

A．To drink with friends.	B．To tell a story on the radio.
C．To meet two women.	D．To deal with a traffic accident.

【小題2】We know _____ died in the accident.

A．the man

B．one woman

C．two women

D．nobody

【小題3】At that time, the man driver was_____.

A．drunk

B．badly hurt

C．happy

D．singing

【小題4】At last, the driver _____.

A．went home	B．was put into the prison
C．took the two women to hospital	D．died in the accident

【小題5】In the writer’s opinion, a man can’t drive _____.

A．with two women	B．a(chǎn)fter drinking wine
C．on a cold and wet night	D．if he doesn’t drink 10 beers in an hour

A: Good morning, Sue. Did you enjoy your holiday in the country?
B:    【小題1】   And some friends went with us.
A:    【小題2】 
B: In a hotel. And we could enjoy the beautiful scenery from the window.
A: Sounds goood.   【小題3】  
B: The sun shone nearly every day and it didn’t rain at all.
A:   【小題4】   
B: Yes,they were great. We met some farmers and had some food in their houses.    __【小題5】  Did you have a good weekend?
A: Yes,but I didn’t do much. I just stayed at home.

A．What was the weather like? B．Where did you stay? C．How about you? D．Yes,we had a great time. E.Did you like the people there?