How do you feel when you stay in hospital alone? Jenny, 13, a US student, feels bored. She knows the feeling because she has been in hospital many times herself. One day, she thought of an idea—if patients could get some books to read, they would feel better. So, from May, she and many of her friends began to collect books for hospital patients.
In six months the students collected 1,250 books at school. They decided to donate the books to the North Shore Medical Centre, a children’s hospital next door to their school. “There are books for kids of all ages, from babies up to high school level.” said Jenny.
The students put the books into “early readers”, “middle readers” and “advanced readers”. Then they wrote their best wishes to patients on bookmarks (书签) and letters, put the books in big boxes and donated them to the hospital.
“We wrote things like, “Keep on reading!’ and ‘Hope you feel better!’,” siad John, 14, Jenny’s brother. “And we also wrote some funny things to make them laugh.”
Frank, 12, and Steven, 14, helped carry 16 large boxes of books into a car. “I think these books will make me a lot of patients feel happy.” said Frank. Steven shared his opinion. “It is really the most meaningful thing that I have ever done in my life.”
1.Who first thought of the idea of helping those bored patients in hospital?
A. John. B. Frank. C. Steven. D. Jenny.
2.From the article, we can learn that _______.
A. in half a year Jenny and her friends bought 1,250 books
B. the North Shore Medical Centre is far from Jenny’s school
C. Jenny and her friends were willing to help bored patients
D. Steven had a different opinion from Frank and John
3.The best title for the article might be “_______”.
A. Collecting books for bored patients B. Writing a letter to a medical centre
C. Donating books to poor students D. Reading books for hospital patients
4. Which of the following words can be used to describe those student?
A. Polite and hard-working B. Lazy and stubborn
C. Selfish and proud D. Thoughtful and helpful
I sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was 21 , for my whole world was dark.
A young boy ran up to me, out of 22 . He stood right before me with his head down and said 23 , “Look what I found!” In his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and 24 . I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes aways so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play.
25 , he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his 26 and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s 27 I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must 28 it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I 29 .” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not 30 —he was blind.
Tears (眼泪) came down my face as I 31 him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to 32 . I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain (痛苦).
Through the eyes of a blind child, 33 I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been 34 . I decided to see the beauty in life, and 35 every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.
1.A. hopeless B. colourful C. simple D. wonderful
2. A. mind B. trouble C. breath D. work
3.A. sadly B. strictly C. angrily D.excitedly
4.A. dead B. fresh C. alive D. heavy
5. A. So B. Or C. However D. And
6.A. head B. nose C. ear D. neck
7. A. how B. when C. where D. why
8.A. buy B. sell C. accept D. break
9. A. admire B. dislike C. want D. have
10.A. cry B. speak C. smile D. see
11.A. forgave B. thanked C. paid D. hated
12.A. sleep B. study C. dance D. play
13.A. at most B. at times C. at first D. at last
14. A. cheerful B. useful C. blind D. deaf
15. A. waste B. enjoy C. lose D. forget
—It’s a fine day today. Shall we go swimming?
—______ But we need to be home before six o’clock.
A. Have a nice time! B. Not at all. C. You are right. D. Good idea!
We have two foreign teachers here. One is from England, and ______ is from America.
A. another B. the other C. other D. the others
—Wow! What a lovely e-dog! Is it yours?
—Yes, it’s ______. My father bought it for me yesterday.
A. my B. yours C. mine D. your
I don’t have any close friends here. I feel ______ from time to time.
A. alone B. happy C. lonely D. proud
