My kids and I were heading into the supermarket over the weekend.On the way,we spotted a man holding a piece of paper that said,“____my job.Family to Feed.”
At this store,a ____ like this is not normal.My 10-year-old noticed him and made a ____ on how bad it must be to have to stand ____ in the cold wind.
In the store,I asked each of my kids to ____something they thought our “friend”there would ____.They got apples,a sandwich and a bottle of juice.Then my 17-year-old suggested giving him a ____.I thought about it.We were ____on cash ourselves,but...well,sometimes____from our need instead of our abundance is ____ what we need to do!All the kids ____something they could do away with for the week.
When we handed him the bag of ____,he lit up and thanked us with ____ eyes.When I handed him the gift card,saying he could use it for ____his family might need,he burst into tears.
This has been a wonderful ____ for our family.For days the kids have been looking for others we can ____!Things would have played out so ____if I had simply said,“No,we really don’t have ____to give more.”Stepping out not only helped a brother in ____,it also gave my kids the ____taste of helping others.It’ll go a long way with them.
1.A. Lost B. Changed C. Quit D. Finished
2.A. condition B. place C. sight D. show
3.A. suggestion B. comment C. decision D. call
4.A. outside B. proudly C. by D. angrily
5.A. draw B. say C. arrange D. pick
6.A. order B. supply C. appreciate D. discover
7.A. dollar B. job C. hot meal D. gift card
8.A. easy B. low C. soft D. loose
9.A. giving B. saving C. spending D. begging
10.A. yet B. even C. still D. just
11.A. declared B. shared C. ignored D. expected
12.A. toys B. medicine C. food D. clothes
13.A. sleepy B. watery C. curious D. sharp
14.A. whoever B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever
15.A. experience B. example C. message D. adventure
16.A. rely on B. respect C. learn from D. help
17.A. suddenly B. vividly C. differently D. perfectly
18.A. time B. power C. patience D. money
19.A. fear B. love C. need D. memory
20.A. strong B. sweet C. strange D. simple
Once there lived an unhappy king who slept badly and didn’t feel like eating anything.This made the queen and his people worried. 1. The doctor said it’s all in his mind instead of his body.So neither medicine nor rest could help him but a shirt of a happy person.
2. When hearing the king’s situation,he said,“Although I have much power,it doesn’t make me happy.I’m always worried about losing it.” Then,the king’s banker came and said he had lots of wealth,but he also worried about losing it.He was never happy,either. 3.
Finally,the top general was told to find a happy man in three days.Luckily,he found a poor man without power,money or fame,singing happily on a street. 4. The poor man answered that he had everything he wanted and he didn’t want those he couldn’t have. 5. When the general asked for the man’s shirt,to his surprise,the man said,“What shirt?I don’t own any shirts!”
A.A doctor was called in to examine him.
B.The doctor examined carefully and said he can’t make the king well.
C.The prime minister was called to the palace.
D.The general asked him what made him so happy.
E.His songs came from the happiness in his heart.
F.Everyone gave the same answer,which made the queen angry.
G.Next,the palace singer came and his words were almost the same.
This is a true story from Guyana.One day,a boy took a piece of paper from a box.He made a paper ball and pushed it into his nose.He couldn’t get it out.He ran crying to his mother.His mother couldn’t get the paper out,either.A week later,the paper was still in the boy’s nose.His nose began to have a bad smell.
So his mother took the boy to a hospital.The doctor looked up at the child’s nose,but she couldn’t get the paper out.She said she had to cut the boy’s nose to get the paper out.
The boy’s mother came home looking sad.She didn’t want her child to have his nose cut.The next day she took the boy to her friend Sidney who lived in a house with an old lady called May.May wanted to see the child,so the child let her look up his nose.
“Yes,I can see it,” May said.“It will be out soon.”
As she spoke,she shook some black pepper on the child’s nose.The child gave a mighty sneeze(喷嚏)and the paper flew out.His mother was surprised.May told his mother to take the boy to the seaside for a swim,for the salt water would go up his nose and stop the bad smell.
So the lucky boy didn’t have to go to the hospital to have his nose cut.
1.After the boy pushed a paper ball into his nose, .
A. he took it out
B. his mother took it out
C. he did nothing but cried
D. he tried to take it out but failed
2.The paper ball stayed in the boy’s nose for .
A. almost seven days B. less than seven days
C. more than seven days D. exactly seven days
3.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The doctor helped to take the paper ball out of the boy’s nose.
B. May succeeded in taking the paper out.
C. The boy’s mother found some black pepper to solve the problem.
D. The boy had to have his nose cut at last.
4.The boy should be taken to the seaside for a swim because .
A. he needed to learn to swim
B. the sea water would wash out the paper ball
C. the sea water would stop the bad smell of his nose
D. he needed a rest
Have you ever wanted to achieve something really amazing in life?Well,Greg Morten wanted to climb a mountain,but he ended up helping thousands of people to have a better life.
Greg’s story began with failure.In 1993,he set out to climb the world’s second highest mountain.But Greg never made it to the top.After five days,he stumbled (踉跄)into the village of Korphe in northern Pakistan,injured(受伤)and hungry.The kind villagers there looked after him for several days.
Greg saw that the villagers were very poor and hungry,and some of them were ill.Also,the village school didn’t have a roof(屋顶)and the children wrote on the ground with sticks.Greg knew he wanted to do something to help.“I’ll build a school for you,” he told the villagers.“I promise.”
Greg went back home to the USA to raise money for the school.He even lived in the car to save money!Finally he went back to Korphe and built the school.But this was just the beginning of something bigger!Since then,Greg’s organization has built around 80 schools in Pakistan and other countries,too.
Greg hasn’t finished yet.He does many other things to help people in poor countries.He has got many prizes,but it’s the smiles of the children he has helped that make him happy!
Greg has just written a best-selling book about his story called Three Cups of Tea.It’s an interesting and exciting book which tells us what ordinary(普通的)people can do with courage and determination!
1.What was wrong with Greg when he got to the village for the first time?
A. He fell ill.
B. He was badly hurt and hungry.
C. He lost his way.
D. He failed in his business.
2.How did Greg keep his promise to build a school?
A. He raised and saved money.
B. He did business to make money.
C. He wrote a book to sell for money.
D. He borrowed money from his friends.
3.What does the underlined word “this” refer to?
A. Saving money. B. Living in the car.
C. Raising money. D. Building the school.
4.What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Building schools can help people to have a better life.
B. We have to do something in return to those who help us.
C. Ordinary people can make a difference to people’s lives.
D. Climbing mountains is a good start to help poor people.
Molly Boylan is one of the most successful business women in Canada after setting up her cosmetic (化妆品)company Blazes in 1992.Though she is very successful,she says that she finds it harder every year in balancing her business with her family life.She sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby-sitter than about her.
Molly employs around eighty people in her factory and warehouse,and ten others in her two new fashion stores,but her newest employee is the most important one for her.After years of worrying about her business more than her family,she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manager in her company.Molly will still be involved in decision-making,and she’s going to stay in touch with the people who work for her,but Sally is going to look after day-to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with the kids.
The new arrangement (安排)is going to start on Monday,and both of them are already excited about it.Sally says,“I’m very nervous,actually,but I’m sure Molly will help me a lot in the early days,even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mistakes.”
Molly,on the other hand,seems quite relaxed about the whole thing.“I know that Sally’s going to be a very nice manager.” she says,“She’s only been here a couple of days and she’s already shown me how to work out a few problems.The best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier than I’ve been in years.I mean,I honestly can’t remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this,and my kids are really excited about my being at home more.To be honest,I wish I had made this decision years ago.”
1.The underlined phrase “be involved in” in the passage probably means .
A. be interested in B. take part in
C. be nervous about D. learn about
2.Sally seems to be a good manager because .
A. she has set up a new Blazes
B. she keeps in close touch with the workers
C. she has been able to solve a few problems
D. she has been working for the company since 1992
3.According to the passage,Molly .
A. will not run her business any more
B. seems satisfied with the new arrangement
C. was not pleased with the baby-sitter
D. was successful both in her business and her family
4.The best thing for Molly now is that .
A. she has more than eighty people working for her
B. her kids know more about the baby-sitter
C. she can have more time to be with her kids
D. she has got a new general manager in her company
Donna Ashlock,a 14-year-old girl from California,was very sick.She had a bad heart.“Donna needs a new heart,” her doctor said,“she must have a new heart,or she will die soon.”
Felipe Carza,15,was worried about Donna.Felipe was Donna’s friend.He liked Donna very much.He liked her freckles,and he liked her smile.Felipe didn’t want Donna to die.
Felipe talked to his mother about Donna.“I am going to die,” Felipe told his mother,“and I am going to give my heart to Donna.”
Felipe’s mother didn’t pay much attention to Felipe.“Felipe is just kidding,” she thought,“Felipe is not going to die.He’s strong and healthy.”
But Felipe was not healthy.He had terrible headaches sometimes.“my head hurts,” he often told his friends.Felipe never told his parents about his headaches.
One morning Felipe woke up with a sharp pain in his head.He was dizzy (眩晕的),and he couldn’t breathe.His parents rushed Felipe to the hospital.Doctors at the hospital had terrible news for them.“Felipe’s brain is dead,” the doctors said,“we can’t save him.”
The parents were very sad.But they remembered Felipe’s words.“Felipe wanted to give his heart to Donna,” they told the doctors.
The doctors did several tests.Then they told the parents,“We can give Felipe’s heart to Donna.”
The doctors took out Felipe’s heart and rushed the heart to Donna.Other doctors took out Donna’s heart and put Felipe’s heart in her chest.In a short time the heart began to beat.
The operation was a success.Felipe’s heart was beating in Donna’s chest,but Donna didn’t know it.Her parents and doctors didn’t tell her.They waited until she was stronger;then they told her about Felipe.“I feel very sad,” Donna said,“but I am thankful to Felipe.”
Three months later Donna went back to school.She had to have regular checkups,and she had to take medicine every day.But she lived a normal life.
Felipe’s brother John says,“Every time we see Donna,we think of Felipe.She has Felipe’s heart in her.That gives us great peace.”
1.Felipe was worried about Donna because .
A. she had freckles
B. she was very sick
C. she would have a new heart
D. she had a sharp pain in her head
2.We learn from the passage that .
A. Felipe promised Donna to give her his heart
B. Donna needed a new heart instead of her own
C. the doctors asked Felipe’s parents to donate Felipe’s heart
D. Felipe never told anyone about his terrible headaches
3.Donna knew nothing about Felipe’s heart until .
A. Felipe’s parents told her the bad news
B. the operation was going to start
C. she was well and strong enough
D. she went back to school
