Every August on the island of Heimaey, off the southern coast of Iceland, young people often take a walk along the streets throughout the night. What’s more, their parents 1 them to stay out. Why? The children of Heimaey are going to 2 young puffins-small black-and-white seabirds.
The cliffs above the town are 3 to puffins. The birds dig holes all 4 the cliffs. Their young stay in the holes for about seven weeks before they begin to leave. Some move slowly on their 5 wings and fell down to the northern Atlantic Ocean 6 surrounds Heimaey. There, they swim, which they can do 7 , and learn to dive for fish 8 , however, may lose their way at night and 9 themselves in the town instead. On the ground, the young seabirds are in 10 . Because their wings are not fully developed, they can’t 11 quickly to sea and safety. The birds then become a good 12 for cats and other animals.
For many years, islanders have helped the 13 puffins. Early at night in late August, children 14 thick paper boxes and light sherry(雪利酒)gather to the sea shore to catch puffins. They spend most of the night 15 after the birds. They put the birds they’ve caught in 16 and take good care of them.
The next morning the children take the puffins to the 17 and set them free. The birds will live at sea 18 they are at least two years old. Then they will 19 to the cliffs to build homes of their own for their families.
Will the children of Heimaey always come to save puffins? “Yes”, answer the boys. “We look forward to it. The 20 time for us is setting the birds free.”
1.A.agree B.allow C.forbid D.promise
2.A.catch B.butcher C.save D.chase
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4.A.into B.down C.around D.above
5.A.developed B.undeveloped C.developing D.undeveloping
6.A.this B.that C.what D.it
7.A.naturally B.happily C.hardly D.hopefully
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9.A.satisfy B.hide C.puzzle D.find
10.A.trouble B.surprise C.happiness D.fun
11.A. take out B.take up C.take away D.take off
12.A.friend B.meal C.honey D.partner
13.A.old B.young C.wounded D.injured
14.A.carrying B.carry C.to carry D.carried
15.A.looking B.running C.catching D.chasing
16.A.birdcage B.holes C.pockets D.boxes
17.A.town B.cliff C.ocean D.forest
18.A.before B.when C.until D.since
19.A.leave B.fly C.return D.start
20.A.best B.first C.hard D.last
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Visit the Edinburgh Festival
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival.For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from over the world.They come to Edinburgh the biggest arts festival in Britain.During this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from morning till late at night.You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.One of the best parts of the Festival is the “Fringe”, students do comedy shows in small halls and cafés.
of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music performed by famous musicians.This year, you can see over five hundred performances actors from more than forty countries.
The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favorite stars in Edinburgh it is in London.Come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, why not book your hotel now?
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Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that fits the context.
Visit the Edinburgh Festival
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival.For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from over the world.They come to Edinburgh the biggest arts festival in Britain.During this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from morning till late at night.You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.One of the best parts of the Festival is the "Fringe", students do comedy shows in small halls and cafés.
of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music performed by famous musicians.This year, you can see over five hundred performances actors from more than forty countries.
The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favorite stars in Edinburgh it is in London.Come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, why not book your hotel now?
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Every August on the island of Heimaey, young people often take a walk along the street throughout the night. Why their parents allow them to stay out ? The children of Heimaey are going to save young puffins ---- small black-and-white seabirds.
The cliffs(悬崖)above the town are home to a large group of puffins . The birds dig holes all around the cliffs . These holes are their homes. The young stay in the holes for about seven weeks. Then they begin to leave . Some move slowly on their undeveloped wings and feet down to the sea around Heimaey. There they swim, which they can do naturally , and learn to dive for fish . Others, however, may lose their way at night and find themselves in the town instead. On the ground, the young birds are in trouble. Because their wings are fully developed, they cannot take off quickly to sea and safety. The birds then become a good meal for cats and other animals .
For many years, islanders have help the young puffins. At night in late August, children carrying thick paper boxes and lights hurry out to catch puffins . They spend most of the night running after the birds. They put the birds they've caught into boxes and take good care of them .
The next morning the children take the puffins to the sea and set them free. The bird will live at sea until they are at least two years old. Then they will return to the cliffs to build homes of their own.
The children of Heimaey look forward to August !
16.Every August the children of Heimaey are allowed to stay out all night.
A.to catch puffins and take them home B.to save puffins from danger
C.to drive puffins away D.to run after puffins for pleasure
17.The young puffins that lose their way are in the danger of ______.
A.being killed by hunters B.knowing nothing about the sea
C.being eaten by animals D.having no fish to eat
18.The children put the seabirds into boxes and ______.
A.look after them carefully for several days, then set them free
B.set them free when they grow bigger and can take off to sea and safety
C.carry them to the sea right away to set them free
D.they don' t set them free until the next morning
19.The children look forward to August because ______.
A.they enjoy playing the game of running after seabirds
B.it' s time for them to go out at night to save puffins
C.it' s time for them to catch seabirds
D.they like to stay out at night to catch puffins
20.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A.Once a year the children are allowed to stay out at night to have a good time .
B.The earlier home for the young puffins is in the cliffs, not in the sand of shores .
C.Young puffins make their way down to the sea when they are about seven weeks old.
D.The young birds that get to the sea will stay there for at least two years before they return to the cliffs .
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Visit the Edinburgh Festival
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival.For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from 1. over the world.They come to Edinburgh 2. the biggest arts festival in Britain.During this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from 3. morning till late at night.You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets.One of the best parts of the Festival is the "Fringe", 4. students do comedy shows in small halls and cafés.
5. of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music performed by famous musicians.This year, you can see over five hundred performances 6. actors from more than forty countries.
The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favorite stars in Edinburgh 7. it is in London.Come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, 8. why not book your hotel now?
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