Bill,a 13-year-old boy, thought he had grown up to be a man. But his parents told him, "You won't be a real man until you begin to think about helping others."
One moming, his parents gave him some money to buy some milk. Outside a shop he saw a homeless old~man who looked very sick. Bill went to him and asked. "what's wrong with you?"
The old man answered, "I'm hungry,I haven't had any food for two days".
“Let's go to the restaurant."
When they got there, Bill asked the waiter to bring out bread and coffee to the old man. The old man finished the meal quickly. Afier the waiter took away the plate and the cup, the old man said, "Sorry for giving you too much trouble. I'm fine now. I'Il never forget your kindness! You're a very good young man."
Bill was happy when he heard this. Just when he wanted to pay for the meal, the waiter came.To their surprise, Bill and the old man leamed that their food was free because it was the birthday of the boss, and they were the first customers that day.How old was Bill?
| A．Eleven. | B．Twelve. | C．Thirteen. | D．Fourteen. |
Bill's parents said when he thought of
| A．helping himself. | B．helping others | C．making money | D．being friendly |
How long haven't the old man had food?
| A．Two days. | B．Two hours. | C．One day. | D．One hour. |
What did the old man think of Bill?
| A．Kind and tall. | B．Kind and good |
| C．Happy and handsome | D．Happy and cool. |
The food in the restaurant is free because that day was birthday.
| A．Bill's | B．the old man's | C．the waiter's | D．the boss's |
Volunteering means that you work to help people without being paid. There are many different volunteers. They help people who really need help. There are many places where you can be volunteers. Here are just a few places for you.
Hospital---ask if you can go and visit people who are really sick. Sometimes what they need is someone to talk to, or someone to give them hope.
Orphanage (孤儿院) ---the children living there really need someone to play with them.
Food Shelter---many food shelters need people to clean up the shelters and help give out food or water to those who need it.
Home for the elderly ---help the elderly people clean up their homes.
Community (社区) Center ---a lot of community centers are very well run. However, some of them really need extra help, especially cleaning and repairs.
As a student you can also do a lot of things to help others at school. Maybe you could start a support group.
Here is some advice:
Help students give up smoking, drinking or other bad habits.
Help students who come from poor families.
Help new students get used to their school life soon.
Provide seniors with information on future studies.Volunteers can’t get when they help others.
| A．everything | B．money | C．some presents | D．a job |
How many places are mentioned for you to be volunteers in according to this passage?
| A．Six | B．Five | C．Four | D．Three |
The volunteers can in the community center.
| A．make the sick hopeful | B．give out food or water |
| C．play with the children | D．clean up the center |
Which of the following volunteer jobs can be done at school except .
| A．helping students who come from poor families |
| B．helping the students who have bad habits |
| C．helping the student to copy others’ homework |
| D．helping the students in trouble with their studies |
Here is an advertisement about two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao.
| Two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao Date: July 15th -16 th Travel: Sightseeing bus in the city and the ship/boat/speedboat between Hong Kong and Macao Places to visit: Hong Kong: Ocean Park and Victoria Peak Macao: Mazu Temple, the Ruins of St. Paul Cost: HK ＄600, including travel, three-star hotel, meals and admission tickets. 40% off for students or children under 1.4 m in height. For more information, call 85 3881 350 or 85 388 3503. |
Bill is a student in Jiangdu Sunshine Secondary school. Last week he joined the two-day tour between Hong Kong and Macao with his parents. Bill enjoyed the beautiful views in the city by last week.
| A．ship | B．boat | C．bus | D．speedboat |
In Hong Kong you can visit .
| A．Victoria Peak | B．Mazu Temple | C．the Ruins of St. Paul | D．Moon lake |
.Which of the following is true?
| A．The trip took Bill two days. | B．The trip cost Bill HK ＄600. |
| C．Bill went travelling alone. | D．Bill should pay more for meals. |
In England people can go to see a doctor nearby when they are ill．When the doctor see them, they usually ask about their troubles and soon give them a prescription（处方）for some medicine．
Usually, when people feel ill, they go to see their doctors．But when they only have a cold, they don't go to see their doctors．They usually go to the medicine shop to buy some medicine．Only when they are terribly ill, the doctor will go to their houses．In an emergency（紧急）, people can call 999 for an ambulance．The ambulance can take them to the hospital very soon．When they are in hospital, their friends or families can go to see them at a certain time, but they can't stay long．
Usually people have to pay for the doctors' prescriptions．And the price is the same for any kind of medicine．But when children, students, old people or people without jobs go to see their doctors, they don't have to pay for their prescription．When people are ill in England, they’ll _________．
| A．go to see the doctor nearby | B．go to the medicine shop |
| C．ask the doctor to their houses | D．call 999 for an ambulance |
If people have a cold, they usually ___________．
| A．go to see a doctor | B．buy some medicine themselves |
| C．ask to be in hospital | D．go to the hospital at a certain time |
What does the underlined words "ambulance" in the second paragraph mean?
| A．救援 | B．报警 | C．救护车 | D．担架 |
When people without jobs go to the doctors, they
| A．get free （免费的） medical care at home |
| B．get free prescriptions |
| C．get free medicine in the hospital |
| D．get free medicine in the medicine shop |
Which of the following is not true?
| A．If people lost their jobs, they'll get free prescriptions． |
| B．In an emergency, people can call 999 for help． |
| C．People can see friends in the hospital at a certain time． |
| D．All the medicine has the same price in England． |
Bruno was a boy of eight His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop．He lived not far from his school．He always walked there and walked home．On his way to school, he had to pass a playground．It was very wet after it rained．One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet．His mother became angry and said,” Don’t play in the water on your way home from school!"
On the next day Bruno came home with wet and dirty（脏的）clothes．His mother became even angrier．"I'll tell your father if you come back wet again," said his mother．"He'll punish（惩罚）You, you know．"
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home．
"You're a good boy today", his mother said happily．"You didn't play in the water．”
"No," the boy said unhappily．"There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon．There wasn't any room（空地方）for me at all!"Bruno went to school ________ every day．
| A．by bike | B．by bus | C．by car | D．on foot |
The playground was between（在……之间）_______
| A．two classrooms | B．the cinema and shop |
| C．Bruno's house and school | D．the shop and Bruno's school |
The little boy liked to play on the playground __________．
| A．when it snowed |
| B．when there was some water there |
| C．when the children played football there |
| D．when his father was busy with his work |
Bruno was afraid of （害怕） _________the most．
| A．his father | B．his mother | C．his teacher | D．the older boys |
That afternoon, the boy's clothes were dry because _______．
| A．There wasn't any room （空地方） for him to play． |
| B．He didn't go to school that day |
| C．he played in the water carefully |
| D．There were too many older girls in the water |
We can not live a modern life without traveling．The fastest way of traveling is by air．With a plane people can travel in one day to places which it took a month or more to get to a hundred years ago．
Traveling by train is slower than by plane, but people can see the country when they are traveling through．Modern trains have comfortable seats and dinning-cars．They make even the longest journey（旅途） enjoyable．
Some people prefer to travel by sea when possible．There are large luxury liners（客轮） or river boats．They are not as fast as trains or planes, but traveling by sea is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday．
Many people like to travel by car．They can make their own timetable．They can travel hundreds of miles or only fifty miles a day, just as their wish．They can stop wherever they want to see something interesting or to enjoy a good meal at a good restaurant, or to spend the night at a hotel．That is why people choose traveling by car for pleasant trips, while they usually take trains or planes for business．According to（根据） the passage, the fastest way of traveling is ______________
| A．by car | B．by train | C．by plane | D．by sea |
People can make even the longest journey enjoyable if they take the _________
| A．train | B．plane | C．sea | D．bus |
______ is a very pleasant way to spend a holiday．
| A．Traveling by bike． | B．Traveling by train． |
| C．Traveling by sea． | D．Traveling by car． |
If we travel by car, we can _________
| A．enjoy the longest journey |
| B．travel only fifty miles a day |
| C．make our own timetable |
| D．travel to a very far place in a few minutes |
When people travel on business, they usually take
| A．a boat or a train | B．a car or a boat |
| C．a plane or a car | D．a train or a plane |
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