When Mike bought his home on Guava Street ill La Mesa，California．he was excited．The neighbourhood（社区）was clean and there were many trees there．1Guava Street was near a freeway exit(高速公路出口)．The cars made the street2and dangerous．Mike was a little worried．He3the street needed speed bumps(减速带)．
So he4numbers for government offices in La Mesa in the phone book and called everyone he found．Finally,he found someone to5him．Her name was Kathy Feline．
Kathy sent Mike some papers．The papers were about6to ask for speed bumps or other things to make the neighbourhood safe and quiet．Then Mike asked his neiehbours(邻居)to sign(签署)a letter(信)asking for speed bumps．
He7 the letter to the City Council. He visited town meetings and called City Council members．Some of them came to8neighbourhood to see the problem．One night Mike spoke to a large group of people9a City Council meeting．
Eight months later,city Workers put speed bumps on Guava Street．Now the neighbourhood is safe and quiet．Everyone10Mike for his work．
I'm Maggie．When l was a teenager(青少年)，I wanted to leave school and have my own life．The only1I could think of doing this was to work in the brick(砖)factory in my town．I was very2when I told my father my idea．I thought he would say,"No!You are going to college．"But he3said．"OK．Let's go to the brick factory．"
Two days later,he took4to the factory．I had a romantic(浪漫主义的)idea of working in a factory．I imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun．I5imagined that there would be music and singing．I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager．
When we6the factory gate,my father spoke to the guard(警卫)and one minute later we were inside．My father said．"Take your time．Have a close look before you decide to work here．"I walked7the factory,looking at the buildings and workers and listening to the noise．Later,I ran back to my father and said，"I want to go home．"
He asked why,looking into my eyes.
"It's8here."I answered.
I went back to school the next day.From then on ,I began to9very hard.I got into a good college.After I left college,I 10a good job at a big company.Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory,I'm now living a really happy life!
I have known my friend Rebecca for a long time．We first mat a friend's birthday party five years ago．We found out that we both liked music，sI asked Rebecca to come to my home one weekend．We listened to music together and soon became very good friends．We s almost every weekend doing homework and playing together．
Three years ago．Rebecca's parents ime to go on a holiday with them．It was great．We spent three wonderful weeks in a cottage(小别墅)na beautiful beach．Rebecca and I got up eevery morning．We loved walking along the beach in the morning．We took a lot of pand had a lot of fun．
Two years ago．I hurt my leg when I was learning to ra bike and had to spend a week in hospital．Rebecca came to see me every day．But last year,Rebecca's father changed his job,and they mto another town．Since then we haven't seen each other very much，but we have talked on the phone and we have wemails to each other．
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Joe Smith is a player in a football team．Severalago，he and his family were taking a holiday in a small town．One rainy afternoon，it was for them to play outdoors，so the family decided to go to the cinema．Joe，his wife(妻子)and children drove down to the town's cinema．They bought fourand then went into the hall．The lights were still on(亮着)，and there were justother people there．When Joe walked in．some of them saw him andlapping(鼓掌)．Joe gave them a smile and turned to his wife，"Ah，what a warm welcome!I can't believe they know me here．"he said．"Ithey've seen my games on TV"When they sat down．a young man turned around to shake hands with Joe．"I just can't believe you knowI am，"Joe said．The man puzzled(困惑的)．"All I know'"said the man,"is that they said they would not show the film at least ten people had bought tickets．"
City Classes
Mexican Folk Dance
Classes in dances from different places in Mexico．Students will give a performance(表演)．
◎Tuesday 2：00 pm——2：50 pm
◎Age：Adults(成人)only
◎Fee：$14 for 8 weeks
Judo
Self-defense(自卫)skills are taught．
◎Saturday 7：00 pm一7：50 pm
◎Age：5 years——18 years
◎Fee：$25 for 6 weeks
Painting
Learn to paint nature and people.Wear old cloth.Paper is provided(提供)，but you need to bring some paints(颜料)．
◎Wednesday 4：30 pm一5：20 pm
◎Age:8 years一18 years
◎Fee：$31 for 5 weeks
Swimming
Learn to swim in Loma Vista Pool．
◎Thursday 7：00 pm——8：00 pm
◎Age：16 years and over
◎Fee：$23 for 10 weeks
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
①wear a watch
②wear old clothes
③bring some paper
④bring some paints
I'm Philip．Whenever I think about my past life,one unusual experience comes into my mind．It happened during my summer holidays last year．
Last May,my father began to work in a new factory and we moved to a house near it．There were hundreds of fish and snakes in a river not far from the factory．Among them，the cobra(眼镜蛇)was the most dangerous one．My brother and I played a lot in the river during our summer holidays．In the afternoons,we liked to go out to catch fish from the river．Sometimes we also caught some water snakes，but they were not harmful．
One afternoon,as I put my hand into the river,I touched something cool．Thinking it was a fish．I gripped(紧抓)it at once and tried to bring it out．But to my surprise, it was a cobra!I relaxed my grip at once and ran away．My brother,a few metres away,was too surprised to speak when he saw the cobra moving towards him with its mouth open．He started to run．I stopped to pick up a rock and threw it at the cobra．Surprisingly,the cobra now turned towards me and I had to run again．But I was very tired at that time，and couldn't run quickly．Luckily, my brother soon found a big rock．He threw it at the cobra and killed(杀死)it．
After that,my mother didn't allow us to play in the river any more．We listened to her．After all,it was something we'd never want to experience again．
