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7、oungpeople'spiratedreamcometrue.Nexttime,whenyouhaveagoodidea,whynotshareitwithyourfiendsandinsistonyourbelief?Maybeyoucancreateanotherwonderfulholidayfortheyouthinthefuture.1.HowdidJohnBaurandMarkSummersinventthespecialholiday?A.Manyyoungpeopleaskedthe
8、mtodoit第9页共9页嘉兴英语教学网www.jxenglish.com收集整理欢迎使用B.TheydiditjustforpleasureC.TheythoughtouttheideabychanceandimaginationD.Theydiditinordertohonorpirates2.Whyaretheholidaybecomemoreandmorepopular？.A.Youcanhavefunandrelaxyourselffreely
