Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 am. When I arrived to collect, I found the building was dark except for a single light in a ground floor window.
I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
I took the suitcase to the car, and then returned to help the woman. She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the car. She kept thanking me for my kindness. “It’s nothing,” I told her. “I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated.”
“Oh, you’re such a good man.” She said. When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终关怀). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter（计价器）.
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl. Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a particular building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
At dawn, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
“How much do I pay for you?” she asked.
“Nothing.” I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto tightly. Our hug ended with her remark, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
1.How was the old woman?
A. She was fine, but she wanted to have a family.
B. She missed her hometown very much.
C. She was ill, but not serious.
D. She was ill and she was dying..
2.The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.
A. show she was familiar with the city
B. see some places for the last time
C. let the driver earn more money
D. reach the destination on time
3.The taxi driver did not charge the old woman because he ______.
A. wanted to do her a favor
B. shut off the meter by mistake
C. had received her payment in advance
D. was in a hurry to take other passengers
4.What can we learn from the story?
A. Giving is always a pleasure.
B. People should respect each other.
C. An act of kindness can bring people great joy.
D. People should learn to appreciate others’ concern.
Saturday，March 24th We have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand（泰国）. All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North. Tuesday, March 27th Bangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai. Friday，March 30th Our trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life -- no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “hello”. Kathy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year.
1.The diaries above show the writer’s ______ days in Thailand.
A. 3 B. 7 C. 15 D. 30
2.It seems that visitors ______ in Bangkok.
A. often feel hungry B. can always find cheap things
C. can’t take any photos D. can enjoy themselves
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.
B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.
C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.
D. The writer is traveling alone in Thailand.
4.The people in the village _______.
A. are friendly to others B. like to speak English
C. are very weak D. hope to live in the cities
5.What is the best title（标题）for the whole diary?
A. My First Travel B. The Outside World
C. Traveling in Thailand D. A Country on the Train
Last summer, 15-year-old Bob had a problem. Like a lot of children. Bob was interested in doing many things. He liked dancing most and wanted to join a dancing group. But Bob’s high school didn’t have a boys’ dancing group but a girls’ group. He tried to join the girls’ group. And he made it. Bob thought his problem was over after he had been one of the dancers in the dancing group. But a bigger problem was just beginning. The school didn’t allow Bob to stay in the girls’ group. “If we let Bob stay in the group,” the school said, “other boys will want to join. Soon, there won’t be any girls in the group." They took Bob off the group. Bob was very angry about it, so he went to a judge（法官）. The judge said it was not a right decision and told the school to let Bob go back to the dancing group.
1.Bob’s favorite was ______ .
A. singing B. dancing C. drawing D. driving
2.It was difficult for Bob to join the school dancing group because _______.
A. the school only had a girls’ dancing group B. the school didn’t allow boys to dance C. the group had enough dancers already D. he was not a good dancer
3.The school worried that ______ if Bob stayed in the group.
A. nobody would watch their dance B. other boys would join and the girls might leave
C. other schools might laugh at them D. the parents would be angry about it
4.The judge thought the school’s decision was ______.
A. useful B. necessary C. right D. wrong
5.We can infer（推断）that Bob felt _______ when he went back to the group.
A. hungry B. sad C. happy D. sure
Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable. environment. If the environment(环境) are bad, it will affect（影响）our body, and make us not feel well. Sometimes we may be terribly ill. At that time we don’t want to work, and we have to stay in bed and rest at home. So the environment is very important to us.
It’s germs that makes us ill. There are germs everywhere, They are very small and you can’t find them with your own eyes, but you can see them with a microscope（显微镜）They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing, Germs can always be found in dirty water. When we look at dirty water under the microscope, we shall see them in it. Germs can also be found in air and dust（灰尘）. If you cut your finger, some of the dust from the floor may go into it, and you will have much pain in it. Sometimes the germs will go into all of your body, and you will have pain everywhere.
To keep us healthy, we should try to our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier. This needs us to act together.
1.The writer tell us that________.
A. we like working when we are ill
B. germs can’t live in the water.
C. we can’t feel ill if the environment is bad.
D. we feel well when the environment is good.
2.Germs are________.
A. very small things that you can’t see with your eyes.
B. the things that don’t effect people.
C. the things that you can find with your eyes.
D. the things that are very big.
3.Where can germs be found? They can be found_________.
A. on the small thing B. in air and dust
C. only in dirty water D. everywhere
4.How will you feel if germs go into the finger that is cut?
A. I will feel nothing. B. I won’t mind.
C. I will feel tense. D. I will feel painful.
5.From the passage we know that________.
A. environment doesn’t affect our life
B. we don’t need to improve our environment
C. germs may make us ill
D. if the environment is better, germs will be more.
----Would you like something to eat? --_____ . I’m not hungry.
A. I’d like it B. I would C. Yes, thanks D. No, thanks
They asked him ________ any noise.
A. not making B. no make C. not to make D. not make
