also ❹encourage us to think critically.

　　I have a piece of good news to tell you.I'd like to invite you to see Butterfly Lovers, a famous Chinese Shaoxing Opera, which is to ❺be_put_on at the newly built Tianjin Grand Theater at 2：00 pm on August 5th.As your close friend, I know you ❻are_fond_of Chinese culture, especially opera culture.Of course, besides going to the theater, we can do some other ❼meaningful things, such as visiting the museum or the ❽art_gallery nearby, which both contain a lot of items of great ❾value.I'm sure that we will ❿have_a_good_time.

　　I'm looking forward to receiving your reply.

　　Yours，

　　Li Jin

课下作业（二） 高考语篇提能练

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　As a student in one of the schools in Malaysia, I was thrilled to pieces when I learnt that my school had nominated __1__ for a one­year immersion study course in Beijing to learn about China's history, __2__ and its language.

　　On the morning of November 5th, the date to depart from Malaysia and to __3__ in historic Beijing, since there was plenty of __4__ to spare and my __5__ were all packed, I took a leisurely breakfast. At 9：30 a．m., Mum reminded me of my __6__. I had an uneasy feeling that I had not taken it and turned to Mum.

　　She was quite certain that she had put my passport in the __7__ the night before. The next thirty minutes saw Mum and me searched __8__ in my room. We practically emptied drawers, and __9__ looked under the bed! But it was in vain. Mum then made a __10__ that I was to go to the airport and she would remain __11__ and try to recall where she had placed my passport.

　　Fighting back my tears, I waited at the airport. The minutes crawled by and yet there was no __12__ from my mobile phone. At 11：30 a．m., there was a last call to check­in for my __13__.

　　At that moment, I heard one of the __14__ news in my life.Mum told me my passport was in the secret compartment in my red bag.

　　There were spontaneous cheers from everyone. At 12：20 p．m., I was sent off __15__ but warmly.

　　Later, I learnt from Mum what had happened. It seemed that she had a __16__ the night before my flight that my pouch containing my passport was stolen. Therefore, she had __17__ and transferred my passport to the __18__ bag. In the morning, she had forgotten about the __19__. It was only a mother's love that made Mum remember this fact __20__.

语篇解读：本文讲述了作者即将去中国学习，登机前却找不到护照，原来是作者的妈