Jack: Was the concert good?
Sadie: __1.__
Jack: Why are you angry then? __2.__
Sadie: Well, after the concert I waited outside the theatre—in the rain. I wanted their autographs.
Jack: Did you see them?
Sadie: __3.__
Jack: Did they talk to you?
Sadie: No, they didn’t. They didn’t wave. They didn’t smile. They didn’t say hello. _ 4._ . They just jumped into a big, black car and then disappeared.
Jack: _5.___
Sadie: Yes. But that was yesterday.
A. They didn’t even look at us.
B. No. You love them as before.
C. Yes, it was great!
D. What’s the matter?
E. Were they friendly to you?
F. You once loved them so much.
G. Yes, I did.
Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub(酒馆) for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, the night has a different meaning: helping beggars(乞丐) and the homeless(people without homes).
Cai, who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijing’s Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar, she took the cold, rough hands of the woman with her warm, clean hands, and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves(手套).
The woman was surprised for a few seconds, then burst into tears, saying “for the first time I feel respected(尊重)”.
Cai said, “A beggar’s life is very hard. That’s why I want to help them.”
Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor. They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, visiting 15 beggars in Beijing’s Haidian District.
They brought bread and gloves with them, and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise.
“I know the activity can’t help much, but it’s meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long,” said Sun, head of the group. “And Christmas is a good time for that.”
1.What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students?
A. Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua.
B. Getting together with friends.
C. Showing care to the beggars and the homeless.
D. Selling bread and gloves to the beggars.
2.What does the beggar mean by saying “for the first time I feel respected”?
A. The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long.
B. The beggar hasn’t been shown care for so long.
C. The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time.
D. This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students.
3.What did each beggar feel when they received greetings?
A. Sad B. Amazed. C. Frightened. D. Proud.
4.The word “neglected” in the last passage means _______.
A. protected B. found
C. taken care of D. given no enough care
Waste can be seen everywhere in the school. Some students ask for more food than they can eat and others often forget to turn off the lights when they leave the classroom. They say they can afford these things. But I don’t agree with them.
Waste can bring a lot of problems. Although China is rich in some resources(资源), we are short of(缺乏) others, for example, fresh water(淡水). It is reported that we will have no coal(煤) or oil to use in 100 years. So if we go on wasting our resources, what can we use in the future and where can we move? Think about it. I think we should say no to the students who waste things every day. Everybody should stop wasting as soon as possible.
In our everyday life, we can do many things to prevent waste from happening, for example, turn off the water taps(水龙头) when we finish washing, turn off the lights when we leave the classroom, try not to order more food than we need, and so on. Little by little, everything will be changed. Waste can be stopped one day, if we do our best.
1.From the passage we know that some students often _______ in the school.
A. eat too much B. don’t work hard C. waste things D. throw rubbish everywhere
2.Which is not mentioned in this passage?
A. Fresh water. B. Forest. C. Oil. D. Coal.
3.What may happen in 100 years?
A. We may still have enough oil. B. We may still have enough coal.
C. We may have a little oil. D. We may have no coal or oil to use.
4.Which is the best title of this passage?
A. Stop Wasting B. School life
C. Waste in the School D. Rich Resources in China
Mary’s plan for next week
Monday | 7:30 go to the cinema with Alice |
Tuesday | 11:00 doctor |
Wednesday | 9:00 table tennis game evening-study for exam |
Thursday | 8:30 concert |
Friday | Afternoon—help Uncle Sam in his restaurant |
Saturday | 9:00—10:30 art class 14:00 visit grandmother |
Sunday | 8:00 supper with Betty and Ann |
Peter’s plan for next week
Monday | study group meeting 3:00 p.m. |
Tuesday | basketball match 4:30 p.m. |
Wednesday | go to see some friends 2:00 p.m. |
Thursday | noon, lunch with Larry |
Friday | 2:00—4:00 p.m. volunteer(志愿者) work @ Student Centre |
Saturday | Shopping 10:00 a.m. |
Sunday | Basketball team party 9:00 p.m. |
1.Peter’s study group meeting will be on ______.
A. Saturday morningB. Monday afternoon
C. Saturday eveningD. Friday afternoon
2.From Peter’s plan we learn that Peter likes ______.
A. table tennisB. music C. artD. basketball
3.On Sunday morning Mary will ______.
A. be freeB. be busy C. see the doctor D. go shopping
4.What will Mary do on Wednesday evening?
A. See her friendsB. Play basketball
C. Go to her art classD. Prepare for an exam
We are already familiar with computers—computers work for us at home, in offices and in factories. But it is also true that many children today are using computers at schools before they can write. What does this mean for the future? Are these children lucky or not?
Many people who do not know about computers think of them as machines that children play with. They worry that children do not learn from experience but just from pressing a button and that this is not good for them. They think that children are growing not knowing about the real world.
But people who understand more about computers say that computers can be very good for children. A computer can help them to learn about the real world more quickly, to learn what they want to learn and think for themselves. And for the future, don’t we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information quickly and use it well? What do you think?
1.“To be familiar with” means to ______.
A. know nothingB. know about C. dislike D. like
2.Does everyone think computers are good for children?
A. Yes, they do.B. No, not everyone thinks so.
C. They don’t know.D. They are not sure.
3.What can computers help children to do?
A. To think clearly, to do homework and to write.
B. To play games, to do math and to copy.
C. To think clearly, to get information and to use it well.
D. To count, to clean the house and to get information.
Nowadays more and more Chinese teenagers find life more difficult without their parents. They don’t know how to do . Because their parents do almost __ for them at home . This is a big __ __.
Joy is 14 years old. One day her __ __ went away business, so she had to stay at __ __alone. At first she thought she would be happy her parents were not in. She could do everything she liked. But it was six o’clock in the afternoon, she felt . “Oh, it’s time to have __ __. Where can I get my __ _?” she said to _ __. Later she found some food in the fridge, but she know how to cook. At that moment, she missed her very much. At last she could only go to the supermarket and some food to __ __.
Many__ _ are as Joy. So I think they should learn some basic _ _ skills, like cooking, tidying up their rooms or dressing themselves . They shouldn’t depend too much on their parents.
1.A. homework B. housework C. business D. some shopping
2.A. nothing B. something C. everything D. some
3.A. question B. quarrel C. fight D. problem
4.A. parents B. uncle C. aunt D. brother
5.A. in B. at C. with D. on
6.A. school B. church C. hospital D. home
7.A. becauseB. so C. butD. until
8.A. whenB. who C. where D. that
9.A. fullB. hungry C. excitedD. bored
10.A. supperB. breakfast C. lunch D. brunch
11.A. bookB. orange C. drink D. food
12.A. herselfB. himself C. myself D. themselves
13.A. couldn’t B. didn’t C. might not D. wouldn’t
14.A. cousinB. auntC. parentsD. brother
15.A. madeB. gave C. bought D. saw
16.A. drinkB. eat C. make D. give
17.A. menB. women C. adults D. teenagers
18.A. the same B. difficult C. different D. warm-hearted
19.A. schoolB. study C. life D. play
20.A. properlyB. carelessly C. actually D. Slowly
