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Ron, the teacher at the skydiving（跳伞运动） school, was surprised when the gray-haired man said that his name was Walter and asked if he could take skydiving lessons. Ron asked him how old he was and he （1） r                 that he was 60. Ron explained to Walter that （2） a                over 50 had to be checked by a doctor before he could learn to jump from a plane. “I’m sorry, but I can’t let you start learning （3） w                a letter from your doctor.”

Walter smiled. “Here is a letter from my doctor. He asked me to take （4） l           of tests and he says that I’m fine.”

So Walter was able to join the skydiving school. He came to all the lessons and worked very （5） h               . Soon it was the time for him to make his （6） f          jump. Ron asked him if he was feeling OK. Walter answered that he had never felt better. However, he added that there was something he should have told Ron （7） e               . Ron asked what it was and Walter smiled. Then just before he jumped, he told Ron that he wasn’t 60. Ron asked how old Walter （8） r                   was and Walter told him he was 75!

Walter has a lot of （9） h                . He enjoys riding fast motorbikes and （10）

c             mountains. Last year he was saved by a police helicopter（直升飞机） in Wales.

His daughter Betty worries about him. “I think he should stop all these activities. But my mother says that as long as he’s happy, it’s OK.”

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Dick is a 9-year-old boy. He is on a bus    1   his father. The bus will go to America and they will have a trip (旅行) there. Dick’s mom is busy, so she doesn’t go with    2  .

Dick    3   a girl on the bus. They are the same age. Dick likes to talk with    4   people. So he says, “Hello! I’m Dick. What’s your name?” The girl says, “Hello, Dick. I’m Maria.” Then, they talk about their schools,   5   and families. Maria    6   Dick she’ll go to America to see her uncle and her cousin, Steve.

“Is Steve a    4   boy?” Dick asks.

“Sure. He is very clever.”

“Can I play ping-pong with him? I think he    8   doing that.”

“I think he likes ping-pong,   9  I don’t think he can play with you,” Maria says with a smile (微笑), “because he is    10  one year old.”

用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文正确，通顺。每词限用一次。