One of Britain’soldest dads is celebrating the birth of his second child with his wife PollyJackson D’zaccheus, who is 43 years younger than him. 

      Coach driver JohnWillows, 73, first became a proud father on Christmas Day 2011. 

     But the loved upcouple are now celebrating the arrival of new son David, who was born atLincoln County Hospital on November 21.They say that they are more in love thanever, and are now looking forward to Christmas with their new arrival.

      John said, “I’venever been happier in my life. I lost my wife to cancer 11 years ago and ittook a long time to move on from that. I was very happy to meet Polly and sheis the love of my life. The kids make me feel young and keep me going. We havethe age gap but it doesn’t bother us. You cannot put an age on love and themajority of people are very supportive. They are just glad to see us so happy.”

       Polly says that John has proved to be afantastic father. She added, “It doesn’t bother me. He is a brilliant fatherand a fantastic person.”

       The couple are now looking forward totheir first Christmas together with their young son.

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1.Where did the story happen?

A UK.

B South Korea.

C Paris.

D Singapore.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一句One of Britain’s oldest dads is celebrating the birth of his second child with his wife Polly Jackson D’zaccheus, who is 43 years younger than him. 可知选A。

2.How old is John Willows now?

A 40.

B 43.

C 70.

D 73.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句Coach driver John Willows, 73, first became a proud father on Christmas Day 2011. 可知选D。

3.John’s wife died 11 years ago because of_________.

A the car accident

B the fire

C the cancer

D the flood

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第四段第二句I lost my wife to cancer 11 years ago and it took a long time to move on from that.可知选C。

4.Which of the following is not true according to the passage?

A Polly is 43 years younger than John.

B They had the first baby in 2011.

C Polly thinks John is a good father.

D The children made John feel angry and sad.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第四段第四句The kids make me feel young and keep me going.可知选D。

5.You can see the passage in a_______.

A travel book

B news website

C culture magazine

D story daily

解析：选B。文章出处题。文章在讲一位七十三岁的老人有了孩子，这是一则新闻，所以从新闻网上可以看到这篇文章，故选B。