【正文】 gh to feed the family. He looked at us and said, I 18 you could have met my dad. He was a big man and strong from pulling the s and fighting the seas for his catch. When you got close to him, he 19 like the ocean. He would wear his old canvas, foulweather coat and overalls with the rain hat 20 down over his brow. No matter how much my mother washed them, they would still smell of the sea and of fish. Frank39。No, Dad. It was the first time I had ever talked to him that way, and he had this 30 look on his face. My dad looked at me for the longest time, and his eyes started to tear 31 . I had never seen him cry. He turned and looked out of the windshield. 39。he said, 39。t kiss you any more. 39。t long 32 that when my dad went to sea and never came back. It was a day when most of the fleet stayed 33 but not dad. I looked at Frank and saw that tears were running down his cheeks. Frank spoke again, Guys, you don39。 A Baranda Historic Society Mr Tim Benton PO Box 22 55 Hillview Terrace Baranda, NSW 2526 Bellevue Hill NSW 2023 Dear Mr Benton, Baranda Historic Society (BHS) has recently restored a slab hut (板條木屋 )which we believe was built by your greatgrandfather, Mr Gee Bentonin the early 1880s. The hut is on the Old Wattle Road, 10 kilometres from Baranda in central New South Wales. In August there was an article in the Baranda Times about the restoration of the hut. BHS asked if anyone had any information about the original owners of the hut and about any living relatives. We were flooded with responses. As a result, we have already found several of Mr Gee Benton39。s history. We have invited many of your relatives as you can see from the list enclosed. We would appreciate it if you could let us know of any relative not on the list. I also enclose a copy of the newspaper article and a photo of the slab hut. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely Eva Catania RSVP: October 1st Ph: 4334 8676。s family to the opening of the hut B. find relatives of Gee Benton C. tell Tim where the hut is D. find the original owner of the hut 37. We were flooded with responses means that BHS _________. A. got wet from the rain B. got a lot of replies C. got a reply from the original owner D. got a few replies 38. Ms Catania didn39。re disturbed by too many uninvited guests, are you? said the hairdresser. Why don39。s that? asked Norah. Well, the hairdresser answered, when the bell rings, I put on my coat and take my shopping bag. If it39。t want to see, I say innocently, 39。m sorry, but I39。 40. In paragraph One the underlined word spray probably means _________. A. wastes produced by some birds living near the sea B. great waves caused by strong wind C. plants floating on the surface of the sea D. very small drops of sea water sent through the air by something 41. We can infer that _________. A. a lot of friends came to visit them in winter B. few friends came to visit them in winter C. Friends came to visit them only for drinks and meals D. Norah was a good cook 42. The best title for the passage might be _________. A. A Good Place of Enjoying the Sea B. A Warmhearted Couple C. A Clever Way of Escaping D. A Visit to Norah 43. What the Hairdresser is likely to continue to say in the end is _________. A. If I am tired, I say, 39。s someone I like to see, I say, 39。ve just e in!39。s someone I like to see, I say, 39。ve changed my mind. D. If it is fine that day, I My, 39。ll show you around the place, anyhow. 39。 like a leg, or even the brain. It is a function, an activity. Aristotle, 2,300 years ago, observed that the mind was to the body what cutting was to the axe. When the axe is not in use, there is no cutting. So with the mind. Mind, said Charles H. Woolbert, is what the body is doing. If this activity is necessary for thinking, it is also necessary for carrying thought from one person to another. If you have never done this with great efforts, you have a surprise in store, for good conversationalists are almost constantly in motion. Their heads are continuously nodding and shaking sometimes so vigorously (精神旺盛地 ) that you wonder how their necks can stand the strai