2024-2025年中考英語專項訓練：短文填空（雜糅型填空）原卷版

中考真題英語專題訓練一短文填空(雜糅型填空)

基礎篇

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LiWenliveswithhisgrandparentsinthecountryside.Heis]14-year-oldboy.He_2

(work)hardanddoeswellinschool.Itishardtobelievethatheusedtohavemany3

(problem)inschool.Whenhewasalittleboy,hehardlycausedanytrouble.Butafterhisparents

wenttoworkinthecity,theycouldnotlookafterhim4(careful).SoLiWendislikedstudy

5_missedclasses.Thenhisparentsdecided6(send)himtoanewschool.However,he

wasashyboyandcouldn'tmakefriendsquickly.Oneday,hewantedtoleavetheschool.His

parentswereveryworried7himandcamebacktotalkwithhim.Afteralongtalk,LiWen

realizedthathisparentsloved8(he)deeply.He9(move)byhisparents.Now,heis

much10(happy)thanbefore.Ifsveryimportantforparentstobetherefortheirchildren.

—?,、

HiAlice,

Myname'sZhaoMingandI'dliketobeyourpenfriend.I'm16yearsold.Ihavetwolittle

brothers.They9revery21(love).Ioftenhelpmyparentslook22theminmyspare

time.Mymother23(work)inatoyshop.Sheloves24(she)job.Andmyfatheris—

25engineer.Heisbusyeveryday,26hetriestospendmoretimewithus.

I'mintheschoolbasketballteam.Weusuallyplay27(match)onSaturdaymornings.

Lastweek,weplayedagainstanotherschool.Theyran28(fast)thanus.However,wehad

betterteamwork.Finally,we29(win)!Howhappywewere!Thisisthe30(eight)

timewebeatthem.

Couldyoutellmesomethingaboutyou?Pleasewrite.

Best,

ZhaoMing

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Henryis31Americanbusinessman.Oneday,whenhewassailing(航行)onaboat

nearSanFrancisco,hewascarriedoutintotheseabyastrongwind.32(luck),hewas

discoveredandpickedupbyaLondon-bound(開往倫敦的)ship.Sohe33(land)in

Londonbyaccident.Aloneand34(hunger),hewalkedonthestreetsofthecity.

Unexpectedly,he35(call)intoabighouse.Theretworich36(brother),Oliverand

Roderick,gavehimaletterandtold37(he)nottoopenituntiltwoo'clockoftheday.

Henrydidn'tknowitwasamillion-pound(百萬英鎊)banknote.Heleftthebighouseandwent

intoacheaprestauranttogetsomethingtoeat.Everyonewasimpoliteandimpatienttohim.Why?

38hewasinrags(衣衫襤褸)andlookeddirty.Then,39everyone'ssurprise,hehanded

theowneramillion-poundbanknotetopayforthemeal.Onseeingthenote,allthepeopleinthe

restaurantbecamefriendlyandtriedtheirbest40(please)Henry.Don'tyouthinkifsthe

mostunbelievablestoryintheworld?

四、

AChinesedancedrama41(make)thefirstappearanceonsocialmediaplatforms

abroadalready,causingawaveofdiscussiononthebeautyofChinesecultureamongartlovers

worldwide.

ThedancedramaLiBaiis42classicplaymadebytheChinaNationalOperaand

DanceDramaTheater.Ithastouchedpeopleallovertheworld43tellingthestoryofTang

Dynasty(618AD—907AD)poetLiBai.

LiBaiwasbornin701AD44diedin762AD.Maybebecausehetraveledaroundso

muchwhenhewaslittle,hedecided45(keep)travelingaroundthelandwhenhewas25

yearsold.Hewantedtolearnmoreaboutnatureandpeople.Heexpressedhisfeelingsthroughthe

beautifulwordsinhispoems.People46(real)likedhispoems.Eventodaypeoplestill

admirehispoems,notonlyadults,but47(child)too.Kidsstarttolearnhispoemswhen

theyareinprimaryschools.LiBaiisoneofthe48(important)poetsinChina.Heisjustas

importantasWilliamShakespearetotheworld.

Lastmonth,thedancedramaLiBai49(watch)over5.57milliontimes.AndChinahas

onceagaincarriedChinesecultureforwardin50(it)ownway.

五、

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Ten-year-oldOrionJeanhasalwaysknownthatkindnessisimportant.Heoftenpracticedit

byvolunteeringwithhisfamily.51,afterenteringtheNationalKindnessSpeechContest,he

becamemoreactiveinit.Nowheworkstospreadkindnesseverywherethroughprojectswhich

helpothers.Hecalls52(he)actiontheRacetoKindness.

After53teachertoldhimaboutthecontest,Orionhadonly24hourstowrite,

memorize54recordhisspeech.Init,hetalked55theimportanceofkindness.

“KindnessislikespreadinghugsaroundtheworldtothosewhoneeditKOrionsaid.He

encourages56(listener)tojoinhimin"theraceofkindness^^bydoingsmall,kindactsfor

others.Orion9sspeechwonthecontest.Heusedhis$500prize57(collect)619toysfora

localchildren'shospital.Afterthat,Orionwantedtomakeaneven58(big)influence.In

charityhepackedmealboxesforpeopleinneedincludingakindmessageforeachreceiver.

Orionsays,“Ifsomeoneistreated59(kind),itcanmaketheirdaybrighterand

encouragethatpersontobekindtosomebodyelse.Andthenitjust60(grow)andmakesthe

worldabetterplace.^^

六、

用括號中所給詞的適當形式填空或根據(jù)漢語提示寫單詞(注意詞形變化)完成各小題，每

空不超過兩詞。并將正確答案用0.5毫米黑色簽字筆填入答題卡相應的位置上。

Hi,I'mSusan.I'mstudyingFrenchatasummerschool.First,IwanttotalkaboutmyFrench

teacher,Jenny.She'sfromNiceinthesoutheastofFrance.Jennylikes1(棒球).On

weekends,sheoftenplaysitinthesportsclub.She's2(friend)andveryhumorous.Ifsnot

hard3(understand)whatshesays.

Next,rilintroducemyclassmate,Miko,aneleven-year-old4(Japan)girl.Sheisatop

studentinourclass.She'sveryhard-workingand5(嚴肅、穩(wěn)重的).Everyday,shespends

muchtimein6(read)aloud,soherpronunciationiswonderful.Shedoesn'ttalktoomuch,

butsheisakindandhelpfulgirl.OnceI7(ask)toreadatext.Ididitso8(bad)that

someofmyclassmateslaughedatme.AtthattimeIwantedtogiveupFrench.Miko

9(encourage)meandhelpedmetocorrectmypronunciation.10(沒有)her

help,Icouldn'timprovemypronunciationsomuch.Ifeelveryluckytohavesuchakind

classmate.

七、

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WhenteacherMargretAtkins,39,wenttorideherbiketoschoollastFriday,shewas

shockedtodiscoverit](steal).Whenourreporterspoketoher,shetoldhimthatshe'd

beenangrywhensherealizedhebikewasgone.Itwasquite2oldbikehergrandpahad

givenheryearsago.Shesaiditwas3(valuable)giftshe'deverreceived.

Sowhatdidshedo?Shedecided4(write)anotetothethiefandputitwherethebike

hadbeentakenaway.Tohersurprise,she5(find)thethiefhadreturnedthebike,together

withawrittenapology(道歉)laterthatday."WhatIdidwas6(complete)wrong.I'mreally

sorryItookyourbike.Hopeyoucanaccept7(I)apology!"

Mrs.Atkinstoldreportersshewasnotgoingtocallthepolice8shewasnolonger

angry.Shewasjustthankfulthatshecouldgotoschoolonherbikeagain.Sheaddedthatshe'd

probablywriteanotherpassagetothethief."Iwanttothankhim9returningthebikeand

tellhimI'veforgiven(原諒)him,"sheexplained."Peoplesometimesmake10(mistake),

buttheimportantthingisthattheyownupto(承認)whatthey'vedone,"shesaid.

八、

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LastsummerIgotthechancetospendamonthhelpingoutinahospitalinAfrica.Ihadone

yearleftatschool,andIwas](interest)instudyingmedicineatuniversity.

Itwasamonththatchangedmylife.I2(introduce)toaworldthatisverydifferentto

mineinsomanyways.Iwasshockedathowpoorsomany3(family)overthereareand

howdifficulttheirlivescanbe.ButIwasalsosurprisedathowpositivelypeoplespend4

(they)dailylives.

Thewaytheycometogetherandhelpeachotherisarealinspiration,andsomethingIthinka

lotofushereintheUKhaveforgotten.Ithinkmanyofusdon'trealize5luckyweare.My

workinthehospitalwashard.NotonlydidIspendalotoftimecleaningfloors,but6Igot

tospendsometimelookingafterthepatients.AndIgotthechance7(talk)tosomedoctors

andaskthemaboutthejob.Isawsometrulyawfulthingsinthehospital,8noneofthem

changedmymindaboutbeingadoctor.9fact,theyonlymadememoredeterminedtodo

medicine!

WhenIfinish,Iknow10I'mgoingtodo:Iwanttoworkforaninternational

organizationliketheRedCross.Ican'twaittogetstarted.

九、

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MybrotherClaudioisoneofthepeopleIlovemost.Heiswiseandalwayshelpful,taking

careofmeand1(we)youngsister,Sarah.Thedaywhenhelefthometogotocollege,I

2(teach)theimportanceofbeingaman.

Itwasa3(rain)SaturdaymorninginAugust.Wewerewokenupbythesoundof

Sarahplayingthepianoasusual.Inthekitchen,therewas4surpriseforClaudio一his

favoritepancakes.

Momgaveusabigsmileandtoldus5(sit)downforthebreakfast.Thiswasan

importantdayforallofus!

Whilewe6(eat)breakfast,Claudiowentupstairstocollecthisthings.Isuddenly

heardhimcallingmyname.WhenIwalked7theroomweshared,IfoundClaudiositting

atmybedside.a4Ifstime,brother,hesaid.Ithoughthewassayingthatitwastimeforhimto

leavethehouse,8infacthetoldmethatIshouldtakeonabiggerroleinthefamilyfrom

thenon.HesaidIshoulddo9(many)forMomthanbeforeafterhewasgone.

Ithoughtabouthiswordsvery10(careful)andthenunderstoodeverything.That

dayIlearnedaboutfamily,loveandduty.

十、

DoyoulikeChinesefolkmusic?Maybeyouranswerisno,butIlikeitverymuch.Last

night,afriendof91(my)tookmetoaconcertofChinesefolkmusic.Thepiecehada

simplename,ErquanYingyue(MoonRelectedonSecondSpring),whichwasplayedontheerhu,

especiallymovedme.Theerhusoundedsad92tomakemealmostcryalongwithitasI

listened.93themusicwasstrangelybeautiful,underthe94(beautiful)Isenseda

strongsadnessandpain.LaterIlookedupthestoryofErquanYingyue,andIbegantounderstand

thesadnessinthemusic.

Abing,afolkmusician95wasborninthecityofWuxiin1893,96(write)the

music.Hismotherdiedwhenhewasveryyoung.He97(teach)toplaymanyinstruments

byhisfather,andbyage17,Abingwasfamous98hismusicalability.However,afterhis

fatherdied,Abing'slifegrew99(bad).Hewasverypoor.Notonlythat,hedevelopeda

seriousillnessandbecameblind.Forseveralyears,hehadnohome.Helivedonthestreetsand

playedmusic100(make)aliving.

十一、

CominghomeafterworkingforthewholenightIlostmywallet.Itwas101(probable)

veryclosetomyhousebutIcouldn'tfinditandhadtocancelmycreditcards.Ihadkept102

walletfortenyearsanditwasaChristmaspresent.Itwasabright,redleatherwallet.Notevery

adultissadaboutlosingsomething,103Iwasveryupsetaboutlosingmywallet.

Ispoketomy104(friend)aboutmylostwallet.MostofthemsaidImightgetthe

walletbackfinallybutthemoneyinitwould105(appear).Ihadlistedallthethingsinmy

wallet106(get)somenewones.

Icamehomelatethenextnightandmyredwalletwasinfrontofmyhouse.Icheckedit

carefully.

107everythinginmywallet,therewasanote.IwassurprisedwhenIreadthenote

whichsaid,“I108(find)thislastnight.Itwastoodarktogothroughitthen,soIcameback

tonight.Igotyouraddressfromyourlicense.Sorry.Mike.”

Notonlyhadthismanreturnedmywalletbuthewassorryfornotbringingitback109

(early).TherewasnoinformationaboutMikesoIcouldn'tgetintouchwithhimtosay“Thank

you”.ButIdidhopehecouldknowhow110(thank)Iwas!

十二、

ThetopChinesescientistYuanLongping,famousforhis“SuperRice”,diedofillnessatthe

ageof91111May22th,2021.

YuanLongping112(be)bominBeijingin1930.Foralmost60years,hehadgiven

mostofhistimeandenergytoriceresearch.Sofar,thehybridrice(雜交水稻)hedeveloped—

113(pull)millionsofpeopleoutofhungerallovertheworld.Hisachievementsweresogreat_

114hewascalled"TheFatherofHybridRice"andwonWorldFoodPrize.

Duringhislifetime,YuanLongpingspent115(much)timeinthefarmfieldthaninhis

office.Hewasoftenseenwatchingplants116(close)andthinkingofwaystoimprovethem,

justasmanyChinese117(farmer)do.

Yuanoncesaidhehad118dream-toa4enjoythecoolunderthericeplantstallerthan

men”.119apityitisthathecan'tcontinuehisdreamnow!Butsurely,peoplebelieve,his

dream120(come)trueinthenearfuture.

十三、

Inthepast,myoldgrandmotherdidn'tenjoytalkingonthephone.Actually,shehateditso

shewasalwaysrefusing⑵(use)it.Shetoldusthatshepreferredspeakingtopeoplein

person.Italways122(make)hersadthatshecouldn'tseethepersonshewastalkingto.The

otherday,wechattedwithmygrandmother,123mentionedvideocallingovertheInternet.

It124(invent)forpeopletoseeeachotherwhiletalkingonline.Thenwecameupwith—

125idea.Weboughtheralaptop(筆i己本電月值).Oneofmy126(cousin)wentoverto

herhouseandtaughtherhowtouseit.127(lucky),shewasaquickleainer.

Now,sheenjoys128(her)whentalkingwithuseveryday.Sheishappyandyoucan

tellfromtheexpression129herface.Shesaysifsalsoveryconvenient.Shecanputit

anywhereinthehouse130itissmallanddoesn'ttakeupmuchroom.Sometimessheeven

talkstouswhileshe'sinthekitchencooking!

提升篇

、

Lastweek,he1(come)tovisitusinCanada.Buthewasverydisappointedwhenhe

foundnobodyherecouldplaychesswith2(he).

Oneday,whenIcamebackfromschool,Ifoundmygrandpawassitting3(quiet)ina

chair,doingnothing.Iknewhewaslonely.Whynotteachhimtoplayonlinechessonmy

computer?Ithought.

"Grandpa,someoneiswaiting4youtoplaychess."Iwenttohimandsaid.

"Really?"hesaid,hiseyesopeningwide."Who?Andwhere?

Itookhimto5computerinmyroomandsaid,"Righthere."ThenItaughthimhow

tousetheInternetandhow6(play)chessonline.Atfirst,hewasslow.Havingtried

severaltimes,hebecamebetterandbegantoplaychesswithpeoplefromaroundtheworld.

n7interestingitis!Thisissimplyfantastic!"hecriedexcitedly.

Nowheisquitegoodatplayingchessonlineandhasmadealotof8(friend)onthe

Internetatthesametime.Mygrandfatherismuch9(happy)thanbefore.

Grandpawillgobackhomesoon.Ibelievethetimewhenweplayedonlinechesstogether

wassogreat10bothofuswillneverforget.

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式。

BethJoneswasonlyeightyearsoldwhenshefirsttriedplayingthedrums.Thiswasduringa

lunchtimemusicclubatschool,whichsheonlywenttobecauseitwassnowing1(heavy).

Ofallthemusicalinstruments,thedrumswere2(interesting)toBeth.Shethoughtitwas

coolthatthereweremanydifferentshapesandsizesofdrums,andshewantedtohit3

(they),toseewhattheysoundedlike.

Now,Bethisthirteenandgivesconcertsaroundthecountry.ShealsohasherownYouTube

channeland4(get)overamillionhitayear.What'samazingisthatBethhasn'teverbeento

5drumlesson."YoucanlearnanythingontheInternet,soI'veneverfeltitwasimportant

formetotakeclasses,"explainsBeth.

Givingconcertswasn'teasyforBethinthebeginningbecauseusuallysheonlyplayeddrums

aloneinherbedroomwhenshecamehome6school.Atherfirstconcert,sheplayedina

bandwithmany7(adult).Shecouldfeelhundredsofpairsofeyeslookingather,8

thatmadeherfeelafraid.

So,doesBethenjoy9(be)famousnow?nIdidn'tplantobefamous,Mshesays."AllI

wantistoshowotherswhatIlove.Idon*tthinkPmsomeonespecial.Ijustwant

everyone10(have)agreattimeatmyconcerts.

、

Theyeatwildanimals,plants,berries,nuts,andinsects.Theyhuntwithbowsandarrows.

Therearelotsofdangeroussnakesandspiders.IfsoneofsouthernAfrica^11(hot)places,

andthereisoftennowater.Thentheyhavetogetwaterfromplants.12theyareill,thereare

nohospitals.Thepeoplehavetogetmedicinefromplantstoo.

TheyaretheSan,13lastpeoplelivingintheKalahari.TheSanpeoplehaveanother

name—“bushpeople”.14(they)lifestyleisverysimple,buttheyknowmoreaboutanimals

andplantsthanmostpeopledo.TheSanpeopleliveinsmallgroupsof25-50.Theyliveinhuts一

little"houses”.Thesehouses15(make)ofwoodandgrass.Therearenoschoolsforthe

children.Childrenlearnfromtheolderpeopleinthegroup.Therearelotsofthingstheyhaveto

learnsothattheycanlive16adangerousplaceliketheKalahari.Intheevenings,thegroup

ofpeopleoftensitaroundafireandtellstories.

TheKalahariisabigareaofbushlandinthesouthernAfrica.It17(have)twoparts.

Thereislessraininthesouthernpartthaninthenorthernpart,18thesouthisdrier.There

arefewerplantsandanimalsthere,andifsmoredifficultforpeople19(live).Butwhenit

rainsattheendofthesummer,thelandbecomesgreenerandmorebeautiful.Forafewweeks,

thereare20(million)oflittleflowersandevenbutterflies!

四、

Susanwastiredofhavingherthreechildrentalkbacktoher.Oneday,sheclimbedintoher

kids'treehouse.Itwas61goodplace,shethought,foramothertogoonstrike(罷工).

Shewastiredof62(drive)themeverywherewithoutthanksanddoingmorethanhershare

oftheworkaroundthehouse.Until63(thing)changed,Susandecidedtostayupinthetree.

Susan'sstrikegotherkids'attention,64course.Butthatwasnotallthathappened.

Wordofthefed-upmotherspread.Beforelong,acameracrewfromtelevision'sTodayShow

cameintotheiryard.NowpeopleallacrossAmericaweregoingtofind65whodrovethe

kids'motherupatree.

Asthecamerasworked,thethreekidsstoodwiththeirfathernearthetreehouse.Kate,the

TodayShowhost,hadaquestionfor66(they).t4Whatdoyouthinkaboutyourmomon

strikeinthattreehouse?^^sheasked.

“Iamkindofembarrassed,saidMisty.

"I'mreallyshocked,a4saidJoseph."Ididnotthinkitwouldgothisfar.Mymomismuch_

67(crazy)thanwethought.9,

Racheladded,tcIthinkmomissostrange68Icanhardlybelieveit.”

ButSusanhadmadeherpoint.Ifthekids69(want)herback,theyshouldknowwhat

todo.WhentheTVcrewleft,thekidswentintotheirhouse70(quick)andgotbusy.Not

longafterthatSusanclimbeddownfromthetreeandwentbacktobeingamom.

五、

DoesmygoldfishknowwhoIam?

Ithinkthisisagreatquestion.Idospendmydays71(study)howfishgoabouttheir

lives.Firstofall,fisharemuchsmarterthanpeoplethink.Peopleoftentalkofgoldfishhaving

three-secondmemories,butinfacttheycanlearnallkindsofthings,andrememberthem72

quitealongtime.

Thisshouldn,tsurpriseustoomuch.Justlikeotheranimals,theycanfindenoughtoeat,and

73(know)whenitissaletobeoutintheopen.Beingabletolearnandrememberthingshelps_

74(they)dothis.

Manykindsoffishcantellonefromanother,accordingtotheirgroup,theirrelatives,75

eventheirowneggs.Butfishlivein76verydifferentworldfromus.Formanykindsof

fish,althoughseeingisimportant,77(sense)suchassmellandtouchareevenmore

important.

So,doesyourfishknowwhoyouare?Ibelieveyourfishwill78(sure)knowwhenit

isfeedingtime.Myownfishbecomevery79(excite)whenmyhandappearsneartheir

tank,evenbeforeIdropthefoodin.I'mnotsurethatyourfishwillbeabletorememberwhat

yourface80(look)like,butIwouldn'tbetoosurprisedifitcouldrememberyouinother

ways,perhapsbythesoundofyourfootstepsasyouwalktowardsthetank.

八、

Accordingtoarecentsurvey,violence(暴力)didhappeninschools.Studentsshowed81

(they)fearandparentsandteachersalsoexpressedtheirworriesaboutit.Expertshopethat82

wholesocietypaymoreattentiontothementalhealthofteenagers.

Nowadays,schoolviolenceisahotproblem.Ithinkthisisalsoabigproblem83needs

ourgreatattention.Weshouldmakeeveryefforttopreventviolence84(happen)atschool,

formoreandmorestudentswoulddropoutofschooliftheirpersonal85(safe)couldn'tbe

guaranteed.

Infact,violencecan86(learn).Childrenlearnviolentbehaviorfromadultsorfrom

whattheyseeontelevisionorontheInternet.

IfImeetwithschoolviolence,Iwillnotanswerviolencewithviolence,foritwillleadto_

87(much)fighting.IfImeetwithschoolviolence,I88(tell)myteachersorparents

aboutit.Ithinktheywillhelpmedealwithitwellandtheywillprotectmefrombad89

(guy).

Allinall,everystudentshouldbehavewellandkeepaway90violence.

七、

Ed,WilliamandDanarethreeyoungmenwholovemusic.They'velefttheircomfortable

homeswithouttakingany131(money)ormobilephones.Theyplan132(walk)

aroundthewholeBritain,singingfordinnerandsleepinganywherelikefields.

EdandDanmetWilliamwhentheywereatschool.Theyalllikedwalking.133they

finishedschool,EdwenttostudyartinParisandbecame134artist.Danbecameagardener

andWilliamabookseller.Theywerestillfriends,135theyweren'tveryhappywiththeir

lives.

Onedaytheysaid,"Whydon'twestartwalking?^^Andsotheydid.

Theylovesimpleactivities136thebusy,stressfulworld.

“Peopleoftenask137(we)whywe'redoingthis.Butyouknowifsagreatlifeand

we9relearningsomuchonourjourney,9,saysWilliam138(proud).

Lastyeartheystartedawebsitetotellpeoplealotofstoriesabouttheirwalks.Thisyear

they9dliketomakevideosandtell139(many)stories.Nextyear,they140makeCD

oftheirsongsandstarcharity.Thefuturelooksgood.

八、

Duringtheunusualwinterholidayin2020,westayedathomefortwo141(month)

becauseofCOVID-19.Butmyfather,amemberoftheCommunistPartyofChina,didn'tstay—

142usathomefortoolong.

Whenmydadheardaboutsome143(use)work,hebecameavolunteerinaruralarea

tohelpcheckpeople'sinformationandspreadknowledgeaboutCOVID-19.Asthesituation

becamemuch144(bad),24-hourtrafficcheckpointsweresetuponthemainroadstothe

village.Therewasonly145simpletent,afewchairsandtwoheatersforvolunteers146

(spend)thenight.Thewinternightwasverycoldandthevolunteerscouldhardlysleep.Butmy

father147(final)chosetostaybecausehewantedtoguardthegateforotherpeople.

Dad148(join)thePartyafewyearsago.Atfi