3. In order to call for submissions of the flag, the committee held_______sittings.

　 A 2000　　　　 　B 46 　　　　　　　C 64　　　　　 D 2600

2. The centennial celebration of Confederation was in_________ .A 1925 　B 1946　　 C 1964　　 D 1967

1. The search for a new Canadian Flag started in earnest in _________A 1946　　 B: 1925 　C 1967　 D 1964

8.Shortly after we ___,a waiter came over to our table with a smile. Aseated Bwere seated Csat us

READING　　 The search of a new Canadian Flag started in earnest in 1925 when a committee of the Privy Council began to research possible designs for a national flag. However, the work of the committee was never completed. Later, in1946, a select parliamentary(议会的) committee was appointed with a similar mandate(授权，委任)， called for submissions(提交，投稿) and received more than 2,600 designs. Still, the Parliament of Canada was never called upon to formally vote on a design. Early in 1964, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson informed the House of Commons that the government wished to adopt ( 采纳) a distinctive ( 有特色的) national flag.The 1967 centennial (百年的 )celebration of Confederation was, after all, approaching. As a result, a Senate and House for Commons Committee was formed and submissions were called for once again. The exercise Captured(引起，赢得) the imagination of the country. The committee held 46 sittings. It listened to hours of testimony from heraldic(纹章学的) experts, historians and ordinary citizens. It was flooded by more than 2,000 proposed designs。Thousands of Canadians responded with flag designs of their own, using everything from beavers (海狸) munching ( 用力咀嚼) on birch(白桦) trees to the northern lights shining over the Arctic Oceans to represent the country.

　　　 In October 1964, after eliminating(排除) various proposals, the committee was left with three possible designs-a Red Ensign (旗) with the fleur-de-lis and the Union Jack, a design incorporating three red maple leaves, and a red flag with a single, stylized red maple leaf on a white square. Mr Pearson himself preferred a design with three red maple leaves between two blue borders.

　　　 A key element of the National Flag -- the stylized maple leaf -- was designed by Mr Jacques St. Cyr while the proportions of the flag; were outlined by Mr George Bist, a World War II veteran(老兵) , and the precise(明确的)coloration of the flag was defined(规定) by Dr. Gunter Wyszechi. The final determination of all aspects of the new flag was made by a 15-member 　parliamentary committee, which is officially credited to recommend the single-leaf design, which was approved by resolution(决议 ，决定) of the House of Commons on December 15, 1964, followed by the Senate on December 17, 1964, and proclaimed(宣布) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, to take effect on February 15, 1965.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　

7.The man was seriously wounded and had to ___at once. A be operated　 B be operated on

6.Smith allowed his son ___the meat __the dog.Ato feed,on Bto feed, to Cfeeding ,on D feeding,to

5.Paul doesn’t have to be made ___.He always work hard. A.learn B.to learn C.learned D.learning

4.---Do you smell something __?---Oh, it’s my fish.A.from burning B.burnt Cburning Dbeing burnt

3. In the past five years they _more than 1.2 million trees. A.planted B.have planted C.had planted

2.　　　 John shut everybody out of the kitchen ___he could prepare his grand surprise for the party.

A. which　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　 C. so that　　　　　　 D. as if