Task 4

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Ⅰ. 语法填空

A 90?year?old has been awarded “Woman Of The Year” for 1.             （be） Britains oldest full?time employee—still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9am to 5pm daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield， 2.             she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have 3.             （final） been acknowledged after a customer nominated （提名） her to be Cheshires Woman Of The Year.

Picking up her “Lifetime Achievement” award， proud Irene 4.            （declare） she had no plans 5.             （retire） from her 36?year?old business. Irene said， “I dont see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I 6.            （make） over the years. I work not because I have to， 7.             because I want to.”

Granddaughter Gayle Parks， 31—who works alongside her in the family business—said it remained unknown as to who nominated Irene for the award. She said， “We dont have any idea who put grandma forward. When we got a call 8.            （say） she was short?listed， we thought it was

9.             joke. But then we got an official letter and we were blown away. We are so proud of her. Its 10.            （wonder）.”

Ⅱ. 书面表达

假定你是李华，请你为某英语报社写一篇新闻报道，内容包括：

[时间 2020年9月8日 人物 钟南山（Zhong Nanshan） 事件 荣获“共和国勋章” （the Medal of the Republic） 先进事迹 2003年抗击非典型性肺炎（SARS），2020年抗击新冠肺炎（COVID?19） 社会反响 …… ]注意：

1. 写作词数应为80左右;

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。