Title	Time	Event
Grandmother Student	today	An  83—year—old great grandmother received a   bachelor’s degree(学士学位)   from South—Eastern University today, more than 50 years after she took her   first college course.
Early Spring Storm	last night	An early spring heavy snow dumped 18 inches of   snow on the city in less than six hours last night.
Two Men Win Freedom	today	Two men picked up for disorderly conduct(不法行为)won their freedom today when   they helped police officers save 20 persons from burning North Side apartment   building.
Henley Street Bridge Closed	On Friday	The Henley Street Bridge over the Tennessee will be   closed at 8:00 on Friday, a State Highway official said today.
Husband Kills Wife	today	Just 15 minutes after  he shot and killed his   unfriendly wife , a 22-year –old truck driver jumped to his death from the   State Street Bridge.

1. 1.

   From the first piece of news we know that ______.

   1. A.
      it took the old woman over 50 years to study at South-Eastern University
   2. B.
      the great grandmother was the oldest who received a bachelor’s degree
   3. C.
      the 83-year-old woman’s story surprised everyone
   4. D.
      the 83-year-old woman has a strong will
2. 2.

   The underlined word “dumped” means______.

   1. A.
      fell
   2. B.
      left
   3. C.
      hit
   4. D.
      lasted
3. 3.

   In the third piece of news, “picked up” means ______.

   1. A.
      given a ride
   2. B.
      saved from danger
   3. C.
      freed
   4. D.
      caught
4. 4.

   Which of the following is right according to the last piece of news?

   1. A.
      The wife was a 22-year-old truck driver
   2. B.
      The wife was shot after her husband died
   3. C.
      Shortly after having shot his wife, the young truck driver finished himself
   4. D.
      The wife died, but the husband didn’t
5. 5.

   Which is TRUE according to the news above?

   1. A.
      A person who is about 70 years old can get a bachelor’s degree
   2. B.
      It never snows heavily at night in spring
   3. C.
      There were only 20 persons living in North Side apartment building
   4. D.
      Maybe today is Wednesday

“Cool” is a word with many meanings. It means a little cold at first. As time changes, the word gets many different meanings. We can use “cool” when we talk about something wonderful or somebody looking smart. For example. When you see a beautiful and expensive car in the street, you can say, “It is cool.” You may think the famous film star Keanu Reeves is cool. You can also use the word to mean something new and surprising. Here is an example. One day a teacher took the students to a farm and then asked them to write something about the visit. One of her students just wrote, “The farm is so cool.” Because he thought “ cool” was the best word to show what he saw and felt. It also shows some people don’t have enough words. Without “cool”, they seem to have no other words to use. Can you think of any other words like “cool: with so many meanings? If you can they are also very “cool”.

1.The meaning of the word “cool” ______.

A. is always the same                 B. changes a lot

C. is “wonderful or smart”           C. is “new and surprising”

2.“You may think the famous film star Keanu reeves is cool”. Here “cool” means ______.

A．a little cold        B．a little hot         C．new and surprising  D．good-looking

3.“It also means some people don’t have enough words”.  Here “it” means_____.

A．the example                           B．the student

C．the word “cool”                      D．the visit to the farm

4.When some people use “cool” everywhere they don’t have other words, the writer seems a little ______.

A．excited           B．happy            C．surprised          D．worried

5.The best title is _____.

A．Something about the word “Cool”        B．“Cool”, the Best Word to Use

C．People use “Cool” Too Much            D．“Cool’ Is A New Word

Everyone would like to be remembered. A few people even try to do something that no one else in history has ever tried to do. These people sometimes have their names recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.
Often it takes a group of people to do something unusual. One such team paddled(用浆划)a bathtub（浴缸）145 kilometers for 24 hours. This group had 13 members. They paddled their bathtub on a river near Ashford, Great Britain on May 28 and 29, 1983. A month later, a racing team of hospital bed pushers in Avon ,Great Britain, pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometers in just 50 minutes! However, the distance record for hospital bed pushing is still held by the men of Brunt field Bedding Center. This team from Edinburgh pushed a hospital bed 5,203 kilometers in 1979. It took the team 35 days to cover the distance.
Another group of record makers held the highest dinner party in the world. Nine people from Sydney, Australia, climbed Mountain Huascaran on June 28 1989.The climbers carried a dinner table, chairs, and a meal up the mountain .When they reached the top, they all put on warm suits for dinner.
People all over the world are trying hard to do something unusual to make a record. It should be understood; however, that now not all the records will be kept in the Guinness Book of Records.
【小题1】According to the passage, what record was made near Ashford in May, 1983?