A woman repeated a bit of gossip（流言） about a neighbor. Within a few days, the whole village knew the story. The person she talked about was deeply hurt and angry.
Later, the woman spreading the rumor（谣言） learned that it was completely untrue. She was very sorry and went to a wise man to find out what she could do to repair the harm.
"Go to the marketplace," he said, "buy a chicken, and have it killed. Then on your way home, pick its feathers and drop them one by one along the road." Although surprised by this advice, the woman did what she was told.
The next day the wise man said, "Now, go and collect all those feathers you dropped yesterday and bring them back to me."
The woman followed the same road, but she was so discouraged when she found the wind had blown the feathers all away. After searching for hours, she returned with only three in her hand.
"You see," said the wise man, "it's easy to drop them, but it is impossible to get them all back. So it is the same with gossip. It doesn't take much to spread a rumor, but once you do, you can never completely undo（ 弥补） the wrong." Why did the the woman feel sorry ?
| A．She didn’t know the story. |
| B．She hurt her neighbor deeply. |
| C．She was hurt deeply. |
| D．She was told an untrue story. |
What did the wise man tell the women to do?
| A．Kill a chicken. |
| B．Drop the feathers of a chicken. |
| C．Collect the feathers of a chicken. |
| D．All above. |
The underlined word “discouraged” might mean .
| A．surprised | B．excited | C．upset | D．pleased |
Which of the following statements is true?
| A．The gossip didn’t hurt anyone at all. |
| B．The wise man was not kind enough. |
| C．All the feathers had been blown away. |
| D．The woman was given a lesson. |
What the wise man said has nearly the same meaning as the Chinese phrase______.
| A．覆水难收 | B．欲速不达 | C．无中生有 | D．得道多助 |
He was a single father, raising a 5-year-old boy alone. He worried about his son growing up without a mother to care for him.
One day he went away on business, leaving the child alone. He was worried about the child all the way, not knowing if he had eaten. But his child always told him not to worry. He went home quickly after finishing his work.
When he got home, the child was deep asleep. He was tired out. When he was about to sleep himself, he was surprised to find an overturned bowl of noodles under the quilt. He spanked his sleeping son angrily: "Why are you so naughty, making the quilt dirty? Who will wash it?" It was the first time that he had hit his boy after his wife's death.
"I haven't," the boy explained with tears in his eyes. "This is your supper, Daddy." In order to let his father eat dinner as soon as he got home, the boy cooked two bowls of noodles: one for himself, the other one for his father. He was afraid his father's noodles would get cold, so he placed them under the quilt to keep them hot.
Hearing this, the father hugged his boy tightly without saying a word. According to the passage we know the boy only had _________.
| A．a grandfather | B．a mother | C．a father | D．a grandmother |
The single father was always worried about ______.
| A．his work | B．his money | C．his son | D．his quilt |
When the father got home , __________________________
| A．His son wasn't at home. | B．He was tired out |
| C．His son was doing his homework | D．He was very happy. |
When the father knew the truth, _________.
| A．He hit his son | B．He was very upset. |
| C．He hugged his son tightly. | D．He went outside. |
Food waste has become a big problem in China．According to Xinhua News Agency, the food waste by Chinese people equates to about 50 million tons of grain every year or 10 percent of the country’s total annual grain production．This food could feed another 200 million people．
Qi Haoran, a Junion9 student was quite busy over the past winter holiday, and not just with homework．Qi, together with 10 other classmates made a volunteer group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign(“光盘行动)．
The 11 students went to many restaurants and told people the importance of saving food．“Excuse me, do you know that 950 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to eat．Please don’t waste food．” They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day．
The Clean Your Plant Campaign began on the Internet in January．It calls on people to reduce food waste．
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的)and generous．Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food．
Luckily, the campaign has got the support of many people．More than 750 restaurants in Beijing have begun to offer smaller dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers(剩饭剩菜)home．In a restaurant in Xinjiang, the owner give the guests who have eaten all that they ordered a sticker．People can enjoy a free meal when they have 10 stickers．
To reduce food waste is a big task, and it needs time．It’s important that everyone does their bit ,just like Qi．Did you finish your meals today?The the Clean Your Plate Campaign calls on people to________．
| A．do voluntary work | B．work part time in restaurants |
| C．cut down on food waste | D．wash your plates after dinner |
From the passage, we leant that _______
| A．wasting food isn’t a serious problem in China at present |
| B．Chinese people waste the most food in the world |
| C．Chinese people want to show off that they are rich |
| D．many Chinese people are afraid of losing face at the table． |
What did the restaurant in Xinjiang do to support the campaign?
| A．The owner would have dinner with those who had eaten up their food． |
| B．It offered a free meal to the guests who had finished all their food ten times． |
| C．It gave stickers to the guests who ordered small dishes． |
| D．It encouraged customers to take leftovers home． |
Where can we probably read this passage?
| A．In a newspaper． | B．In a traffic report． |
| C．On a health website． | D．In a story book． |
Kindergartens( 幼儿园 ) may teach you very important things you need to know．Dancy, a 5-year-old boy, saved his father’s life with the skills he learned．
The boy’s father became seriously ill on the way home from a father-son shopping．He couldn’t speak and could hardly move, but he tried hard to stop the car safely．At that point, Dancy used his father’s phone to call his mother for help．The 5-year-old boy tried his best to give her useful information and he was able to tell where they were．Just as he had learned in the kindergarten, Dancy read the letters he saw on a nearby store sign: “F,U,R,N,I,T,U,R,E．” But that wasn’t enough for his mother to find them．Then he added that they were near a bridge．Finally, his mother understood he was talking about a store called Furniture 22 on New Jersey’s Route22．The mother called 911 and the father was saved in time．
“He just thought his dad needed help,” Dancy’s mother told the reporter．She also pointed out that her husband was a hero, too．“ It is surprising for him to get off the highway ( 高速路 ) and get himself and his child to safety even when he was so sick,” she said．
Shine, head of the kindergarten, felt proud of his pupil．“ Dancy’s spelling skills helped him seize the moment,” he said．“And that’s the real value (价值) of education．”When the father became seriously ill, he and his son were ________．
| A．on the highway | B．at home | C．in a shopping center | D．in a hospital |
Dancy called ________for help when his father couldn’t speak．
| A．his mother | B．911 | C．Shine | D．the reporter |
The Chinese meaning of the word “seize” in this passage is probably“________”．
| A．成功 | B．抓住 | C．救援 | D．失去 |
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
| A．Dancy drove his father home |
| B．The reporter was really a hero． |
| C．Shine sent Dancy’s father to hospital |
| D．Dancy saved his father with his spelling skills． |
Canadian school buses are called “the safest school buses in the world”．All the school buses，which are in deep yellow，have the same style．School bus drivers have to receive strict training before getting driver’s licenses． When a school bus runs through the city and carries children to a stop, the driver will turn on the red light and then show the sign“Stop”．At this time，all the vehicles(车辆)following the school bus must stop as if they met a red light．After all the children get on or off，the school bus will drive away．Then other vehicles can go on． |
| Many people will think of cartoons as soon as they talk about Japanese school buses．For a long time，cartoon pictures on school buses have already been popular and become models of Japanese school buses．When children see pink Hello Kitty or blue Doraemon, no one will refuse to go to school any more．  On Japanese school buses，there’s always a headman caring for kids．If something happens suddenly，the headman will tell parents about it as soon as possible． |
The color of Canadian school buses is ．
| A．red | B．yellow | C．pink | D．blue |
From the passage, we know that ．
| A．Canadian school buses must have a headman |
| B．Canadian school buses should follow other vehicles |
| C．Japanese school buses may look cute |
| D．Japanese school bus drivers can get licenses easily |
The passage is written mainly to________．
| A．introduce school buses in Canada and Japan |
| B．suggest schools choosing better school buses |
| C．welcome students to Canada and Japan |
| D．ask students to obey traffic rules |
Wildwood School Library Guide
This will offer you some information about our school library．You can use this guide to help your kids use our library．
Service hours:3:00 pm—5:30 pm on school days;8:30 am—11：00 am on weekends
On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to．At the weekend, our library is open to both you and your kids．
Borrowing
Each student can borrow one or two books at a time: More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research．
Returning:
Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days．The books must be returned before the due (到期的）date or the kid can not borrow other books．
Damaged(受损的） or Lost Books
When a book is returned in a damaged condition, the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage．Full price must be paid if a book is lost．We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather．
Please call us at 3362—1323 for more information．Students can borrow more than two books at a time__________．
| A．for sending exams | B．to do school research |
| C．for after-school activities | D．to read together with their parents |
________must be paid when a student loses the book he borrows．
| A．Three dollars | B．Half the price of the book |
| C．Full price of the book | D．Twice the price of the book |
The students are advised to _________to prevent rain．
| A．carry their library books in plastic bags |
| B．cover their library books with raincoats |
| C．put their library books into their pocket |
| D．keep their library books in their classroom |
This library guide is for_______．
| A．teachers from Wildwood |
| B．workers in Wildwood School Library |
| C．visitors to Wildwood School |
| D．parents of the Wildwood School students |
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