11．　　It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friend's hometown. I didn't see him for years and this was a good(1)      to meet him again.
　　I was busy at school so it was very(2)      when I came back home. It was already 10' clock at night. Time was running out. After a hurried(匆忙)meal, I left. (3)      I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station, I relaxed for a while, imagining what my friend looked like now. I was soon at the station and was sure that I would be able to (4)      the train. Unluckily, I fell on the way and lost some time. To my(5)      , when I reached the plat﹣form(站台), I saw that the train just left!It was the last train so I had to (6)      home.
　　My mother was glad to see me back because as she had a bad feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy. I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a(7)      sleep. The next morning I was very tired. When I was having breakfast the(8)      arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked(震惊)to(9)      that the train I missed had an accident. How(10)      I was that I missed the train!

12．　　In different countries, there are great museums. Museums can bring you into the world of knowledge.

13．　　Socrates (苏格拉底) was famous in ancient (古代的) Greece for his knowledge (知识). One day, one of his friends went up to him and said, "Do you know what I just heard about your friend, Chaerephon?"
　　"Hold on a minute," Socrates said. "Before telling me anything, I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the "triple filter(过滤)test'."
　　"Triple filter?"
　　"That's right, "Socrates continued(继续). "Before you talk to me about my friend, it may be a good idea to think about what you're going to say. The first 'filter' is truth. Are you sure what you are going to tell me is true?"
　　"Actually I just heard about it and•••" the man said.
　　"All right," Socrates said. "So you don't really know whether (是否) it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter-goodness. Is what you are going to tell me something good?"
　　"No,"the man replied(回答).
　　"Okay," Socrates continued, "there's the third filter-usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about Chaerephon useful to me?"
　　"No, not really," the man said.
　　"Well," Socrates said, "if what you want to tell me is not true, good or even useful, why tell it to me at all?"

14．　　One winter night, Mrs. Lord and her two little girls sat by a bright fire in their pleasant(舒适 的)home. The girls were sewing(缝纫), and their mother was busy with her knitting(编织).
　　(1)      She looked up and said. "Mother, I think the fire is brighter than usual. How I love to hear it crackle(噼啪声)!"
　　"And I was about to say, "cried Mary, "that this is a better light than we had last night. "
　　"(2)      Perhaps that is the reason why you think the fire is better, and the light is brighter. "said their mother.
　　"But, Mother, (3)      I do not see why we are happier now than we were then, for last night cousin Jane was here, and we played "Puss in the corner' and 'Blind man' until we all were tired. "said Mary.
　　"I know! I know why!" said Katie. "It is because we have all been doing something useful tonight. (4)      "
　　"(5)      I am glad you have both learned that there may be something more pleasant than play, and at the same time, more educational. " said their mother.

20．
　　Alexander Bell invented one of the(1)      practical telephones in 1876. Since then, people have(2)      able to speak to each other over long distances. Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones. (3)      allow people to keep in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.
　　Thomas Edison(4)      the first practical light bulb in 1879. Before the invention of the light bulb, people had to use oil, gas lamps or(5)      to see at night. With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime.

22．A:Hello, David. (1)      ?
B:It was wonderful. I had a great time last weekend. (2)      .
A:Sounds interesting. Do you often go to the mountains?
B:Yes, once a week. (3)      ?
A:I stayed at home and watched The Battle at Lake Changjin (长津湖). I like it very much. Have you seen it?
B:(4)      . I saw it last Friday evening. I like it very much, too. We should show our respect to the army men (军人) and they tried their best for our country, whatever difficulty they would face.
A:(5)      . We should study hard first, then we can make ourselves useful ones for our country in the future.

23．假如你是李华, 请结合下列信息, 写一篇短文, 介绍你的父亲:出生于贫苦家庭(a poor family);小时候学习努力, 喜欢读书;17岁进入大学(go to college);毕业后(after graduation)成为一名医生;经常去农村(go to the countryside)为老人看病(work for the old people);对我要求严格(be strict with)．
要求:
1)内容须包含所提供的所有信息, 可适当发挥;
2)书写认真, 句子通顺;
3)词数:不少于65词(开头已给出, 但不计入总数)．
My father
　　My father is 38 years old now. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________