Thanksgiving Day was near. The Grade 7 teacher asked her students to   16 a picture of something for which they were thankful.
People celebrated the   17  with turkey and other traditional goods of the season. So,   18  of her students’ pictures were about them.
However, Jack made a ___19____ kind of picture. Jack was not the same as other boys. He always looked sad. When asked to draw a picture of something for which he was   20  , he drew a hand. Other students were all very    21  in the picture. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers feed    22  . Another suggested a police officer, because the police   23  and care for people. Still    24  guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the    25  went on until the teacher almost forgot the young artist himself.
When the children had gone on to other subjects, she stopped at Jack’s desk and asked him   26    it was. The little boy looked up and said in a   27  voice, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She remembered the times she had taken his hand and   28    with him here or there, as she had with the other students. She often said, “   29  my hand, Jack. We’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to use your pencil.” Jack was most thankful for his  ___30____ hand.

The Statue of Liberty, which has been closed to the public since super storm Sandy struck in October, will reopen by July 4.
The Statue of Liberty was presented to the United States by the French people in 1886. It stands at Liberty Island as a welcome to all returning Americans.
It’s five months since the monument and Liberty Island were shut down after the storm.
While the statue itself was not seriously harmed by the storm, several buildings on the island experienced the terrible flood. The way used by ships carrying visitors from lower Manhattan and New Jersey was also destroyed.
“It’s good news, it’s a little late, but at least it’s there, and now we’ll watch like an eagle to make sure this promise is kept,” Schumer told NBC New York.
In January, the government spent $59 million repairing both Liberty Island and nearby Ellis Island, which was also damaged in the storm. But the officers have not announced when Ellis Island will reopen. In November, more than a million art works had to be removed from the museum there because of the storm. The Statue of Liberty is one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions. According to the National Park Service, more than 3.7 million people visit the site every year.
【小題1】Why was the Statue of Liberty closed last October?

句型轉(zhuǎn)換

1. My father often helps in the house at the weekend. (改為一般疑問句)

______ your father often _________ in the house at the weekend?

2.My cousin Lucy has been away from home for five years. (改為同義句)

It’s five years _______ my cousin Lucy _______ home.

3.The work is hard enough for me to finish in such a short time. (改為復(fù)合句)

The work is ______ hard ______ I can’t finish it in such a short time.

4.Mr. Lu said, “ I have many good friends and a well-paid job in Beijing.”

(改為間接引語)

Mr. Lu said that _______ _______ many good friends and a well-paid job in Beijing.

5.The government will build a new school in my hometown. (改為被動語態(tài))

A new school will ________ ________ in my hometown by the government.

”It’s five forty-five”means(意思是)”It’s ___________.”

A．half past five                           B．a(chǎn) quarter to five

C．a(chǎn) quarter past five                       D．a(chǎn) quarter to six

用括號中所給單詞的正確形式填空。（5分）

1.It’s five            (dollar)

2.          (we) sweaters are very nice.

3.I’ll          (take) the shorts.

4.These are my                (dictionary)

5.It’s             (relax)