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2022-2023学年高二下学期期末考试英语试卷分类汇编
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Jack's grandmother's birthday was around the corner and all the family members were busy preparing a big party for her. It would be a special birthday party, because Grandma Sophie would turn 100 years old on the birthday. The family was filled with atmosphere of mystery and kind of excitement. Everyone was busy doing something secretly. Jack's sister was knitting(编织)a woolen scarf for Grandma Sophie. She even brought the threads and weaving sticks to school and knitted between the class intervals. Jack's brother would play the guitar of Grandma Sophie's favorite song at the birthday party, so he practiced playing whenever he was free. And Jack's parents were decorating the house and doing shopping.
However, little Jack, the 8-year-old boy, sitting with his favorite toy dinosaur, looked unhappy. He wanted to engage in the big event and to make his grandma happy, but he had no idea. He couldn't knit as his sister did, nor could he play any musical instrument as his brother did. A birthday card with beautiful pictures would be a good choice. But he had no money to buy a card. What he possessed were lots of cards, which were from families and relatives for his birthday or Christmas and New Year. So little Jack turned to his mother for help.
Jack's cards came from his friends and relatives all over the country. There were funny cards and serious cards. Some cards had beautiful pictures. Others had silly drawings. Jack saved them all. But his favorite card was from his grandma.
“Why don't you recycle some of your old birthday and Christmas cards?” Jack's mother suggested. “What does that mean?” asked Jack. “Recycle means 'to use again', ” said Jack's mother. “You can create something new from things that have already been used. ”“Recycling is a good idea, ” said Jack. “I know. I'll cut out pictures and poems from my old cards. Then I'll make