Esther Snader, a retired （退休的）foreign teacher, said it was hard to have the Chinese university she had taught at for more than 19 years. However, leaving her books to the university was an easy thing.
Snader arrived at the university in Anhui in 1998. When she began working at the university, she taught English. Later, she also taught US history and culture. However, she found the students there didn't have many English books to read.
“I had already taught for 25 years before I came to China. I understand how important and helpful it is to read books,” Snader said. So in 1999, she offered her own books to students every Wednesday in her living room. They could only borrow one book once, When they returned the book, they had to share their ideas about it.
“Each time I went back to the US during the summer holiday. I would choose some books, and send them to my apartment in China, so my library grew year by year,” Snader said.
Before Snader left, she already had more than 1,200 English books. She gave all of them to the university.
1.How long had Snader taught at the university in China?
2.When did Snader arrive at the university in Anhui?
3.What does Snader think of reading books?
4.How many books could the students borrow from Snader at a time?
5.Did Snader give her books to her students when she leave China?
Good news or bad news? It depends on how you see things.
Robert, a great golfer, once won a competition. After 1. （receive） the check （支票）, he went to the club and prepared2.(leave). He walked alone to his car and met a young woman. The young woman 3.（stop）him and congratulated him on his success. Then he told him that her child was bally ill and4. （be） dying but her family was very poor. He didn’t know how he could pay the hospital bill.
Robert5. （ move） by her story. “Make some good days for the baby,” he said, as he put the check into her hand. The next week, he 6. （have） lunch when a policeman came to his table. “Someone told me you met a young woman after you won that competition last week.” Robert nodded. “Well,” said the policeman, “I have news for you. She7. （not have） a sick baby. She’s not even married. You mean there is no baby who is seriously ill?” said Robert. “That’s right. She cheated you, my friend” said the policeman. “That’s the best news I’ve heard the whole week,” Robert said happily. “Life is more important”.
The Chinese Bridge Proficiency Competition （“汉语桥”中文比赛） is an international competition. This competition has become an important platform （平台） for international college students to learn Chinese and learn more about China. 1. .
Georgies Srour, a 25-year-old Frenchman, won the Second Bridge Proficiency Competition in 2009. He started learning Chinese when he was 13. 2. And he was in high spirits when asked to talk about his understanding of Beijing. “The Chinese Bridge is a door,” he said. There’s another world behind it.
Chae is the winner of the third Chinese Bridge in 2010. After winning the competition, 3. He was sent to Nanjing to improve his Chinese when he was young. 4. “I thought returning to my home country was just a transitional （过渡的） period of leaning Chinese, but I didn’t know where to go until I heard about the competition.”
American Nicholas Biniaz-Haris said Chinese Bridge changed his life. He said, “ 5. now, when I’m performing, I worry less about what others might think of me.” As a player, he was interested in the four Chinese tones （汉语声调）. “It was like music,” he said.
根据短文内容,从方框中选出五个句子填人文中空缺处，使短文内容通顺完整。
A. he decided to stick to his own choice.
B. He learned a lot about the history of Beijing.
C. Chinese Bridge helped to build my confidence （自信）.
D. He stayed there for five years and then returned to South Korea.
E. It also helps college students learn to communicate with each other.
F. Chinese is also important in foreign counties.
Once there was a famine（饥荒） in the town. A rich and kind baker （面包师） sent some bread to twenty of the poorest children. He said to them, “In this basket there is some bread for you. Each of you can have a piece of bread every day until the hard days end.”
The impatient children couldn’t wait to gather around the basket. They shouted and fought for the bread because each wished to have the largest bread. At last they went away without even thanking the good gentleman. But Shirley, a poorly-dressed little girl, did not join them. Instead, she remained standing quietly there. When the other children had left, she took the smallest bread in the basket, kissed the gentleman’s hand and went home.
The next day the children were as rude （粗鲁的） as before. Poor shy Shirley still took the smallest bread. When she got home, her mother cut the bread open. Many new shinning pieces of silver fell out of it. Her mother was very surprised and said, “Take the money back to the good gentleman at once, for it must have got into the bread by accident. Be quick, Shirley! Be quick!”
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother’s message, he said, “No, no, my child. It was no mistake. I put silver pieces into the smallest bread to reward （奖赏） you because you are a kind and honest girl. Go home and the money is yours now.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
1.From the story, we know the twenty children lived a _____ life.
A.happy B.poor C.rich
2.The rich barker gave _____ to the children.
A.some bananas B.some books C.some bread
3.When the other children shouted and fought for the bread, Shirley_____.
A.stood quietly B.laughed at them C.joined them
4.Shirley’s mother let her _____ when she saw the money.
A.buy some food B.hide it quickly C.give it back to the rich man
5.The story tells us that_____.
A.it’s not important to say thanks to others
B.fighting with others can help us get more
C.a kind and honest person will be rewarded
The Holi Festival The Holi Festival takes place in India in March every year. Part of the celebration is the lighting of bonfires （篝火） during the day before the start of the festival itself and people will then throw colored power （粉末） and water at one another. |
Saint Patrick’s Day Saint Patrick’s Day is an important holiday in Ireland on March 17. It is to remember Saint Patrick who did good things for the people of Ireland. During the holiday, there are parades （游行） and lots of green. You can see people in green, and you can even see green buildings. |
The Munich Oktoberfest This well-known beer festival is celebrated every year in September and October in Germany and can last about two weeks. Groups of people move towards the large beer tents through the streets of Munich. They can be treated with all kinds of German beer. |
The Quebec Winter Carnival Quebec is an old city in Canada. Many people agree that winter is the best time to visit it. The Quebec Winter Carnival is all about outdoor fun. It starts from the first Sunday in February and lasts ten days. One of the most exciting events is the dogsled （狗拉雪橇） race. With more than 20 teams, the race runs through six kilometers of the city’s streets. |
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。
1.People wear green clothes at the Holi Festival.
2.Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in March.
3.The Munich Oktoberfest lasts about two days.
4.The dogsled race runs through six kilometers of the city’s streets.
5.Winter is the best time to visit Quebec.
—Excuse me, could you please tell me _____?
—Sorry. A city map can help you.
A.where did you go
B.how I can get to the museum
C.when the bookstore closes
