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New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate and enter the new year with a smile on your face. This year, there’re plenty of local activities for all ages and interests, so the smiles will come easily. 
BLUE CONCERT
Blues band the Coyotes is playing at the Dance Barn，at 8 Barn View in Sudden Valley, The show will start at 9 p. m. and benefit the charity Bikers Fighting Cancer. Tickets cost $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Call 224-2308 for more information. 
NEW YEAR’S LAUGHS
Ring in the New Year and laugh out the old one at the Upfront Theatre Comic improvisers will hit on all the highlights of the year with The Last Laugh of 2008. The 9 p. m. show will cost $15 and is open to all ages. The 11 P. m. show is to 21 and older and costs $18, which includes a champagne (香槟酒) toast. Call 733-8855 for more information. 
MAZE
For a fun activity earlier in the evening，walk the labyrinth (迷宫) at the Leopold Crystal Bellroom. Wander through the maze, based on the French Chartres Cathedral, for free from 4 to 9 P. m. Call 752-0048 for more information. 
COUNTRY DANCING
At the Bellingham Eagles Hall, live local music will help get the dance started at 8 p. m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for kids 12 and younger. For more information, call 676-1554. 
61. In what way do these activities have in common?
A. They’re all held in the same day.  
B.They’re all held by the same organization. 
C. They’re all organized for children.  
D. They’re all about the dancing and music.
62. Which of the following activities may be free for Tom aged 16?
A. COUNTRY DANCING.       B. NEW YEAR'S LAUGHS. 
C. MAZE.              D. BLUE CONCERT.
63. If you want to know something about the Coyotes at 8 Barn view, you'd better call        .
A. 676-1554     B. 733-8855   C. 752-0048        D. 224-2308
64. Which of the followings will be the highlights of NEW YEAR'S LAUGHS?
A. Wander through the maze.        B. The champagne toast. 
C. Its live music.            D. The Last Laugh of 2008.
65. It can be inferred from the text that            . 
A. $10 is enough to book a ticket to Blue Concert  
 B. you can read the text on a telephone book
C. all these activities are international ones    
D. New Year’s Laughs will hold shows three times

卷二
一．阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。
 [1] When I was born, my mother immediately made learning a necessary and fun part of my life．Everything we did was a positive learning interaction, whether we were baking cookies or spending the day at the library．I never watched TV, not because I was not allowed to, but because it was more fun writing stories with my mom．
 [2] When I finally entered a school classroom at age five, I was excited, but terrified．That first day of kindergarten I quietly sat at my desk during snack time and opened my Miss Piggy lunch box．Inside the box I found a note from my mother written on a napkin（餐巾）．The note said that she loved me, that she was proud of me and that I was the best kindergartner in the world! Because of that napkin note I made it through my first day of kindergarten…and many more school days to follow．
 [3] There have been many          since the first one．There were napkin notes in elementary school when I was struggling with my math, telling me to “Hang in there, kiddo! You can do it! Don’t forget what a great writer you are!” There were napkin notes in junior high school when I was the “new girl” telling me to “Be friendly．Don’t be scared．Anyone would be lucky to have you as her best friend!” In high school, when my basketball team was the first team in our school’s history to play in a state championship, there were napkin notes telling me, “There is no ‘I’ in team．You have gotten this far because you know how to share．” And there were even napkin notes sent to me in college and graduate school, far away from my mother’s physical touch．Mother’s encouragement, support and teaching are always with me, echoed in years of love, commitment and napkin notes．

1．Why did the writer never watch TV? （within 10 words）

2．When did the mother begin to leave the writer napkin notes? （within 8 words）

3．Please fill in the blank in Paragraph 3．（within 2 words）

4．The writer has got many lessons from the napkin notes, like “to hang in”．Please give another two examples．（each within 3 words）

5．Who has had great influence over the writer according to the passage? （within 2 words）

二．书面表达：
在三年的高中学校生活中你一定有一位你喜欢的老师，请你结合他（她）的外貌、性格和爱好，并以“My favorite teacher”为题，向大家介绍一下这位老师，并表达出你对老师的敬爱之情。
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