16． For more than 30 years, Taylor has always wanted to meet the firefighter (消防员) who saved her life.
It was (1)       December 30, 1983. Taylor was in her room by herself. Her parents were not at home. Suddenly, she found there was (2)       smoke (烟) in her house. Soon she could see (3)       and she was afraid. (4)       she shouted for help loudly.
(5)      , a firefighter named Jack was working near her house. He heard the loud (6)      of Taylor. (7)        by the sound, he ran to her house. When he arrived, Taylor already felt very (8)      . Seeing this, he (9)       carried her out of her house, and gave her mouth-to-mouth (人工呼吸) to (10)       her back. He ran to get her to an ambulance (救护车) when she (11)       and started to cry.
Taylor (12)      about this from the newspaper and her mom. She was six at that time and now she still (13)      the photo from the newspaper. In the photo, Jack held (抱) her in his arms. She (14)       knew him through the black and white photos on the front page of the newspaper.
Now she works as a nurse in a hospital. She doesn't know if the firefighter is still alive, but she says she will find him and say "(15)       " to him and she will never give up.

17． Business
No Screaming in Japanese Amusement Parks (游乐场)
Japan's amusement parks have new rules on visitors screaming (尖叫). They will prepare for the "new normal" COVID-19 life One guideline is NO SCREAMING on rollercoasters (过山车).
Because screaming increases (增加) the amount of virus in the air. Talking quietly cuts the chance of spreading the virus (病毒传播). Park visitors should not talk loudly or scream on rides.
Japan's amusement parks are reopening. Tokyo Disneyland closed in early March. It doesn't know Then it'll reopen parks have rules about masks (口罩) and social distancing (社交距离).
Ghosts in haunted houses (鬼屋) should distance (距离;疏远) from their "victims". Workers in the park dressed as mascots and superheroes should not shake hands or high-five anyone.
Japan Times

18． Do you like instant noodles? Do you know why they are curved (弯曲的) , instead of straight? Many people like instant noodles, but few of them think about why they are curved. It just sounds funny. Then what are the reasons?
First, people make instant noodles by steaming and frying (煮和炸). It makes them quite fragile(易碎的). Straight noodles are easy to break on the trip. But the curved shape keeps them from breaking so easily.
Next, the same bowl can hold more curved noodles than straight ones. If we want to have longer noodles, we need to make them curved.
Also, curved noodles have bigger space (空间) from each other. It makes them easier to cook in hot water and taste better. But when we cook straight noodles, if we don't stir (搅拌) them often, they may stick (粘) together.
Then, the curved shape makes it easy for us to eat the noodles with forks(叉)or chopsticks(筷子). Are you good at using a fork or chopsticks to eat straight noodles? I believe it must be difficult.
Now you know the reasons why instant noodles are curved. It's interesting, isn't it? In fact, there is always a reason behind everything.

19． The story was a true one and still moved (使. . . . . . 感动) me deeply.
Thirty years ago, I got to know a poor lady named Rose. She had no kids and lived on her own. When I went to visit her, I always took Rose some coffee and food. One day, she asked me to have lunch together with her. We talked from my workplace to a little restaurant on David Street.
On the way, I began to worry: I knew she had no money, but if I paid for the lunch, I was afraid I would make her feel bad. There were many people in the restaurant and all of them were happy. Rose told me to sit and drink coffee by the window. Then she went to work in the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, she came out and sat with me. She just paid for one meal and we started to enjoy the delicious food together.
She told me that the restaurant let people work for a meal if they had no money, or would give them a free meal if they could not work. To my surprise, she also told me that the workers there were all volunteers (志愿者).
I still remember the beautiful afternoon that I had with Rose. The weather was warm and bright, and everyone's smile was warm and bright, too.
I'm still thinking that life cannot be easy to us, but we can still do something for our friends and neighbors.

20．
(1)They tell the police artist what the criminal            .
(2)I was so             that I went to bed early.
(3)If he or she blows out the candle in one go, the wish will            .
(4)The farmers             strawberries from December to June.
(5)This             the snake up and it moved into the forest near the lake.

21．
In the Jin Dynasty (晋朝), there lived a man named Yue Guang. He loved inviting friends over to drink wine (酒).
One day he sent for his 1.             friend to his home. When the friend came, Yue Guang found he looked nervous (紧张的), so he asked him why. "It was all because of the 2.            at your home last time. You toasted (祝酒) me and just when we raised the glasses, I found that there was a little snake lying in the wine and its sight 3.             me feel terrible. From that day on, I could only lie in bed and couldn't do 4.            . "
Yue Guang was very puzzled (困惑的). He looked 5.            and then saw a bow (弓) with a painted snake hung (悬挂) on the wall of his room.
So Yue Guang asked his friend to have a drink 6.            . When the glass was filled with wine, he pointed to the shadow (影子) of the bow in the glass and asked his friend to look. His friend took a look and said nervously, "Well, well, that is what I saw last time. It is the 7.             snake."
Yue Guang laughed and took 8.             the bow on the wall. "Could you see the snake anymore?" he asked. His friend was 9.            to find that the snake was no longer in the wine. Since the whole truth had come 10.            , his friend felt much better.

22．疫情期间, 无数医生护士工人挺身而出, 前往武汉支援. 疫情结束, 《中国日报》社组织征文比赛, 题目为"My Idol (我的偶像)". 请你根据以下要点写一篇稿件.
内容要点如下:
(1)我的偶像是钟南山, 他今年84 岁;
(2)他热爱运动, 坚持锻炼, 身体很好;
(3)2020 年初, COVID﹣19 爆发, 他立即从广州乘坐火车来到武汉;
(4)没日没夜地工作, 感动了无数中国人;
(5)补充一到两点有关信息或想法.
注意:
(1)内容连贯, 不要逐条翻译;
(2)60﹣80 词左右 (标题和开头已给出, 不计入总词数).
参考词汇:break out v. 爆发 fight the disease 抗疫 move v. 感动
My Idol
Everyone has his or her own idol.