For 21 years，Georges Bwelle watched his ill father traveling to hospitals，which could not offer him all necessary help.
Jamef Bwelle suffered only a broken arm at first，but it finally developed into a hematoma. That would affect him for the rest of his life. Bwelle spent years taking his father to overcrowded hospitals.
It was not easy. They would leave home at 5 a.m. and ran to the hospital to be the first. There were a lot of patients. Some people could die because they were waiting.
The situation hasn’t changed much since Bwelle’s father died in 2002.
In Cameroon，there is one doctor for every 5,000 people while in the United States there is one doctor for every 413 people. And even if they could see a doctor，many Cameroonians couldn’t afford it.
When he saw his father and so many of his countrymen suffer，Bwelle decided to do something about it.
He became a doctor himself.And he started an organization，ASCOVIME. It travels into the countryside on weekends to provide free medical care. Since 2008，he and his group of volunteers have helped nearly 32,000 people.
Almost every Friday，his team jam into vans and travel to villages in need. In each trip they receive 500 people. Patients come on foot from 60 kilometers around the village for free treatment.
The next morning，the team will do simple operations in a schoolhouse，town hall or home，and work into the early hours of Sunday morning.
On Sunday，the team heads back to the city，tired but proud of their work. They know that their help can make a world of difference to those they help.
For his devotion to his country and people，Georges Bwelle becomes one of the 2013 Heroes voted throughout the world.Jamef Bwelle’s broken arm developed into a serious illness probably because .
| A．he had been hurt too seriously |
| B．he had been taken to hospital too late |
| C．he had not received proper treatment |
| D．he had not followed the doctor’s advice |
Which is one of the problems about medical care in Cameroon？
| A．The country has too large a population. |
| B．Many people are too poor to pay for treatment. |
| C．Doctors generally have too poor medical skills. |
| D．Hospitals are too far away from the countryside. |
We can reach the conclusion that Bwelle and his team are .
| A．patient and confident | B．polite and helpful |
| C．kind and hardworking | D．lively and creative |
The passage mainly tells us .
| A．why Bwelle decided to become a doctor |
| B．what bad conditions Cameroonians are in |
| C．that doctors are badly needed in Cameroon |
| D．how Bwelle has become an admired doctor |
Many young people want to become pop-stars. It is their great ambition（雄心） in life. They think pop-stars earn a lot of money, they lead interesting and exciting lives, thousands of fans love them, and they become famous!
Yes, but first they must become stars. Most performers star life with a group. This is the pattern nowadays. But there are many groups and competitions are hard. Groups appear and disappear almost overnight. Only a small number survive. Almost without exception they have to work very hard before they reach the top.
And very few reach the top and stay there. In England there are perhaps thirty or so groups at the top. Most of these do not earn so much money, perhaps 500 pounds each time they perform. What’s more, they have quite a lot of expenses(开销). They have to pay a manager, for example. He is the key person in their lives and takes about 20% of their earnings-perhaps more. Then there are their clothes, their instruments and their van. Sometimes they are still playing for the last two items.
And don’t forget, they have to travel a great deal-sometimes 2,000 miles in one week. At times they even sleep in their van instead of a hotel, just to save money.
So now, what do you think? Are pop-stars so rich? And do they have such exciting lives?Which of the following is the reason that many young people want to become pop-stars?
| A．Living an exciting life. |
| B．Becoming a rich man. |
| C．Being loved by thousands of fans. |
| D．All of the above. |
Why is the group’s manager well paid? Because __________.
| A．he runs this group |
| B．he looks after them |
| C．he is important to them |
| D．he buys them clothes and instruments |
The writer makes us believe ___________.
| A．it is pleasant to become a pop-star |
| B．if you work very hard in pop groups, you will reach the top |
| C．pop-stars are neither too rich nor too happy |
| D．general persons had better not dream of pop-stars |
Two policemen stopped Andrew Kershaw in his sports car one night, because he was speeding in the street of the town. The young man was very drunk. He knew he was in trouble, so he decided to make fun of them. He was a law student at the university, so he knew the law very well, better than most people.
When the policemen came to his car, Andrew asked one of the policemen to write down in his notebook everything they said. The policemen had to do this because it is the law, although people usually don’t know it. The policemen tested Andrew’s breath and the breathalyzer showed that he had too much alcohol in his blood. This all took a long time because the policemen had to write down everything that he and the policemen said.
In the end, by law, the policemen had to ask Andrew if he wanted to say anything. Andrew decided that he had two things to say and the policemen had to write down. The first thing was “Please don’t hit me again, officer”. And the second thing was “Does the other officer want ￡5, too?” Of course, the poor policeman had to read this in court, in front of the judge , and he was very embarrassed. Andrew, who was in court, thought it was very funny, until the judge took away his license for a year and fined（罚款）him ￡100, ￡90 for drunk driving, and ￡10 for his rudeness!
The policemen stopped Andrew in his car because __________.
| A．it was very late | B．he was drunk |
| C．he was driving too fast | D．he hardly broke the law |
The underlined word “breathalyzer” means __________.
| A．a tool used for repairing machines |
| B．a machine used for examining patients |
| C．a person who is in charge of giving breath test |
| D．an instrument（仪器）used for testing and analyzing（分析）one’s breath |
Andrew made fun of the policemen, only __________.
| A．to be praised by the judge |
| B．to be asked by the judge |
| C．to be taken away by the judge |
| D．to be punished by the judge |
We all know that foods will easily go bad if they get too warm. So we usually put them into our fridges to keep cool in hot weather. But can you make it without fridges?
In 1995, Abba, a teacher from Nigeria, found a cool way. His invention was called Pot-in-Pot Cooling System.
It uses two clay pots (陶罐). There is a smaller pot inside a larger one. The space between the two pots is filled with wet sand. Fruit, vegetables or drinks can be put into the smaller pot. A wet cloth covers the whole cooling system. Some foods can be kept fresh for several weeks in it.
Abba built five thousand pot-in-pot systems for the villagers in his hometown. Then people all over the country began using the invention. Soon it became popular with farmers in other African countries.
In 2000, Abba got a prize --- the Rolex Award. If you are trying to do something to improve human life, you may have the chance to get this prize.Who is Abba?
Where should we put fruit and drinks in the Pot-in-Pot Cooling System ?
What can farmers use Abba’s invention to do?
How many pot-in-pot systems did Abba build for the villagers?
From the passage, how can we have the chance to get this kind of prize like Abba?
阅读下列图表，做1-2小题。
You can’ t _____ at Lisa’s Gym.
A. play basketball B. watch a movie C. danceIf Mrs. White exercises at Lisa’s Gym for two hours every Sunday, she should pay ___ a week.
A. $80 B. $40 C. $160
阅读下面的图表，做1-3小题。
We can probably find the advertisement .
A. in a news report
B. on a website
C. in a TV programSara Myers is .
A. the mother of a child
B. the owner of a pet store
C. the name of a writerWhich of the following is NOT true ?
A. The book is written mainly for children
B. From the book , we can know what dogs eat.
C. The book came out in December, 2013 .
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