16． A long time ago, an old kind did not have any son who could become king after him. Then he (1)       to find a boy in his country to be his adopted son (养子).
One day, he gave some seeds (种子) to all the boys in the (2)      . Then he said that who could grow the (3)       beautiful flowers from the seeds would become his adopted son. All the boys planted their seeds (4)       . One of the boys who planted the seeds was a boy (5)      Yong Tu. He (6)       his seeds day after day. However, the seeds he planted didn't sprout (发芽).
Not long after that, the day for selecting (选拔) the adopted son (7)       . All the boys came out (8)       their pots of flowering plants. When the king saw the beautiful flowers, he did not (9)       happy. Then he saw a boy (10)       as he held an empty pot in his hands. The king walked to the boy and asked, "(11)        are you carrying a pot without a flowering plant?" Yong Tu answered, "Every day I looked after the seeds carefully, but (12)       did not sprout at all." The king smiled at Yong Tu.
Then he held the boy's hand happily and said loudly, "This is my adopted son " The other boys were (13)       and asked, "Why did your Majesty choose the boy who brought an empty pot?" the king said, "I gave all of you seeds that were boiled. They can't sprout." The (14)       of the boys lowered their heads in shame. When the given seeds had not sprout, they had planted (15)       seeds to produce the beautiful flowers. Yong Tu was the only honest one.

18． One night when my wife was preparing dinner, our little son took a piece of paper to her which read:
For washing the car. . . ﹩5. 00
Formakingmyownbedthisweek. . . ﹩1. 00
Going to the provision shop. . . 0. 50Playingwithlittlesister. . . ﹩0. 25
Taking out the rubbish. . . 1. 00Gettingagoodreportcard. . . ﹩5. 00
And for sweeping the common corridor. . . ﹩2. 00
Total. . . ﹩14. 75
His mother looked at him standing there expecting payment. I could see a thousand memories flashed through her mind. So she picked up the pen and turning the paper over, this is what she wrote:
For 9 months I carried you, growing inside me. . . No Charge
For the nights I sat up with you, doctored and prayed for you. . . No Charge
For the toys, food and clothes and wiping your nose. . . No Charge
When you add it all up, the full cost of my love. . . No Charge
Well, when he finished reading, he had great big tears in his eyes. He looked at his mother and said, "Mummy, I love you. " Then he took the pen and in great big letters wrote on the "bill" "All paid."

19． It seems usual that a mother should help her daughter with hair braiding (扎辫子). However, there is a different story in America.
"Beer and Braids" is an event started by Calli, who comes from Denver, Colorado. Calli is the owner of a hair salon. She decided to hold such an event for dads and their little girls because of her husband's friend. Not long ago, the friend arrived late for a meeting because his wife was out and he had to help with his daughter's hair braiding. However, he just looked at his daughter's hair and didn't know how to do it.
Hearing the story, Calli had such an idea at once. "Many of my customers are ladies. They work outside while the dads stay at home," she said. "So it's necessary to tell dads how to care for their daughters like mothers."
The event works like this: Dads pay﹩55 to get one-on-one training and then try to create all kinds of hairstyles for a competition. The dad who finally wins the event will get six bottles of beer and all the girls can get a full bag of hair products to take home. According to Calli, the girls love the time spent with their dads. They take the chance to get dressed up and enjoy dinner out after the event. "And the dads become more patient to stay with their daughters after the training," she added. It's no longer embarrassing (尴尬的) for dads to do such things. They are more believable to braid their daughters' hair instead.

20．
(1)What a              a day makes! My father and I decided to go to Penang Hill today.
(2)We think the best way to relax is through exercise. It's healthy for the              and the body.
(3)Tina is taller than Tara. And she also sings more              .
(4)Dream Clothes is worse than Blue Moon. It has the worst              .
(5)I watch news every night. I hope to              what's going on around the world.

21．　　Don and his 11-year-old son, Aaron, love basketball. For Aaron's birthday last October, Don 1.d             to take him to Cincinnati, more than two hours' drive, for the first game of the World Series (联赛). They had no tickets. They 2.h             to buy a pair from scalpers (票贩子).
　　After arriving, they walked in the streets for two hours, carrying a sign that said, "We need two tickets." There were a lot of scalpers but the 3.c             tickets was $175. They were about to leave when a man 4.s             them. He took out two tickets and handed them to the father. "How much do you want?" "No charge (收费)." answered the man, "5.E              the game."
　　Later, the man explained, "I was 6.w             for Joe, who never missed a World Series in 16 years. But he was ill and couldn't make it this time. So he told me to give the two tickets away. He asked me to give the tickets to the 7.r             people. A lot of people looked as if they might just take the tickets and sell them. Then I saw you. You seemed very disappointed (失望) and you made me think of my dad and me when I was a 8.c            . I wanted very much to go to a World Series game with my father. But I 9.n             did."
　　Here is what Don said, "It's the most memorable (难忘的) thing that ever happened to us. We'll never 10.f             that day."

22．请根据以下要点,介绍你和你的朋友田荣
1.田蓉是我的同学,她性格开朗,乐于助人,因此她比我更容易交到朋友.
2.她家离学校很远,她每天比我起得早很多.
3.我们有一个共同的爱好:我们都爱看电影,我们最喜欢去虹光电影院.因为那里有最大的银幕和最舒服的座椅.
4.周末我们经常骑自行车环游东湖(East Lake),很累,但是很愉快.
5.请补充一条关于田蓉和你的其它信息.
要求:1.要点全面,表达清晰;
2.60﹣80词左右;
参考词汇:make friends 交朋友 hobby 爱好 screen 银幕
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