Think about a 11-year-old girl spending her days washing clothes, looking after her baby brother, and doing hard work on the farm.
Think about a little girl. She knows there is no food for dinner, and no water to drink. She has watched her father, brother and sister lose their lives because the family has no money to send for a doctor.
Hard to believe? For Maria Pastoral, these are the facts.
Maria would gladly go to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. Maria had to leave school because her family was so poor.
For just 52 pennies(便士) a day, you can help out a child like Maria. Show her that someone will help her. Through Save the Children, you can help Maria’s mother get better crops from their farm, and make money so that Maria can buy clothes and things for school.
To help Maria most, your money is put with money from other donors(捐赠人),so hardworking people can help themselves to build schools and hospitals, bring in clean water and improve their farms. This is what Save the Children has done since 1932.
For you there are many returns. You can write letters to each other get photos or progress reports. You are helping to save other people. That’s how Save the Children works. Without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment to fill in the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Maria had to leave school because .
| A．Her mother was ill |
| B．Her father didn’t want her to go to school |
| C．Her family was very poor |
| D．She didn’t like school at all |
What would Maria do with the money you send to her family?
| A．She would buy beautiful clothes.. |
| B．She would buy school things. |
| C．She would buy a big house. |
| D．She would buy some medicine. |
Save the Children is something similar to .
| A．IOC | B．Greener China |
| C．WHO | D．Project Hope |
How long has Save the Children been in operation?
| A．In 1932. | B．1932 years ago. |
| C．Since 1932. | D．For 1932 years. |
Which of the following returns can’t you get from Maria?
| A．You can get her letters very often. |
| B．She will give you a lot when she grows up. |
| C．You can often get some pictures from her. |
| D．You can often be told how she is getting along. |
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One day Mrs Black visited her family doctor, Mr Dodd. Mr Dodd was an old funny man with a beard. “What’s the problem ?” the doctor asked her. “I am very worried about my son, Jake,” Mrs Black said, “I can’t stop him from betting. He spends all his money betting on horse races. And even worse he’ll bet on everything. It doesn’t matter what it is.” The doctor said, “I’ve saved many people from gambling before. Send him to me.”
The next day Mrs Black sent her son to see the doctor. While they were talking , the boy was looking at the doctor’s beard. Suddenly he said, “I bet you $ 50 that your beard is not a real one.” “Oh, no, ” the doctor said. “Can I pull your beard and find out ?” the boy said. The doctor thought this is a good way to teach him a lesson; so he said, “Ok, if my beard is real , you will have to pay me $ 50.” The boy pulled it and soon found out it was real. The doctor laughed.
Two days later the doctor telephoned Mrs Black, “I think I’ve saved your son.” He told her the story. But Mrs Black said, “You’re wrong. You’ve made him worse.” “How can that be ?” the doctor asked . “Before he went to see you, he bet me $ 100 that you would ask him to pull your beard !”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Why did Mrs Black ask Mr Dodd to help her ?
| A．Because Mr Dodd was Mrs Black’s friend. |
| B．Because Mr Dodd was a funny man. |
| C．Because Jake believed Mr Dodd. |
| D．Because Mr Dodd was Mrs Black’s family doctor. |
What’s wrong with Mrs Black ?
| A．She had a bad cold. |
| B．She worried about her son. |
| C．Mr black’s son had a fever. |
| D．She worried about her money. |
Which of the following sentences isTRUE?
| A．Jake was badly ill and had to see the doctor. |
| B．The writer tells us that children mustn’t bet on horse races. |
| C．Jake’s problem was that he liked betting too much. |
| D．The doctor himself liked gambling, too. |
Who got money in the story ?
| A．The boy and his mother. |
| B．Nobody except the doctor. |
| C．The doctor and Jake. |
| D．Nobody except Jake. |
Which is the best title for the story ?
| A．Doctors Are Clever | B．The Expensive Beard |
| C．Horse Races Are Bad | D．An Unusual Bet |
Nowadays it’s a common phenomenon that parents drive their children to school and back home, which causes a heated discussion. A survey has just been made a-bout it .and here is the result.
Note：（1）save time （2）comfortable（3）safe （4）easy to communicate
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。According to the survey, we can see of the supporters believe that more valuable time can be saved.
A． |
B． |
C． |
D． |
One of the supporters considered ．
| A．his child couldn’t rest or have meals comfortably in the car. |
| B．he could communicate with his child when driving |
| C．his child might be more dangerous in the car. |
| D．it was a waste of time to drive his child to school |
Which is the TRUE statement below?
| A．few of the people believe that driving kids to and from school can cause traffic jams. |
| B．half of the people think that driving kids to and from school will add to the parents burdens（负担）， such as time，energy. |
| C．still some people worry that in the long time, kids may be more dependent on their parents. |
| D．all the people agree to drive kids to and from school. |
The survey may be read .
| A．in an ad | B．in a novel |
| C．on the Net | D．in a poster |
What can we learn from the chart?
| A．Nowadays it isn’t a common phenomenon to drive kids to and from school. |
| B．Parents can get chances to talk with their children on the way to school in the same car. |
| C．The survey showed all the people had the same view. |
| D．Many people will spend their most time and energy, if they drive kids to and from school. |
A letter of reply is sometimes a most treasured thing. Here is a story that tells about this common and natural human feeling.
The busiest woman in Labrador during one bitter cold Christmas not very long ago, was an Australian nurse named Kate Austen. But Nurse Austen was not too busy to write with a long, friendly letter for every gift of food or clothing received for poor villagers in the north of Australian. Among the gifts was a box of knittings (毛线编织品) for children, knitted and sent by a woman in Toronto.
Nurse Austen, was busy, and not feeling too well that winter. She could have written just ordinary routine notes of acknowledgement. But that was not her way. She sat down and wrote the woman in Toronto a real letter telling all about the village, and the names of the children who were wearing the knitted gloves and caps, and what they said when they got them, and how they looked when they wore them. She wanted the woman who had knitted and sent all those lovely knittings “to see how much happiness and warmth she had created.” Not long after, she received the following answer from Canada.
Dear Miss Austen,
Your letter made me happy. I did not expect such a full return, I am eighty years old, and I am blind. There is little I can do expect knit, and that is why I knit so many caps and sweaters scarves. For sixty years I have been making up missionary packages of such clothing or food or medicine or book as I could collect. But never before in all that time have I had a personal letter picturing the village and telling me who is wearing the clothing and what they said. I did not suppose that ever in my lifetime I should receive a letter like that. My God bless you.
Sincerely yours, Laura N. Russell
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。According to the passage, a letter of reply is not ．
| A．a common thing | B．a treasured thing |
| C．a natural thing | D．a boring thing |
______knitted and sent a box of knittings for the poor in Australian.
| A．Kate Austen | B．Laura Russell |
| C．An Australian mother | D．The writer |
Why did Nurse Austen write the letter?
| A．Because she wasn’t so busy. |
| B．Because she was a kindhearted woman. |
| C．Because she was thankful for the knittings. |
| D．Because she wanted the woman to know the happiness and warmth she had created. |
What do you think of the letter from Nurse Austen?
| A．A waste of much time. | B．A valuable letter. |
| C．An interesting letter. | D．An unforgettable letter. |
What can we learn from the two women?
| A．We should be polite to others. |
| B．When we receive a letter we should write back soon |
| C．We should respect each other |
| D．We should express our thanks to the people who help you. |
In Canada and the United States, there is a new group of children called “satellite kids”, who live in one place but whose parents live in another place.
Asians are immigrating to Canada and the United States in larger numbers than ever believe that they can give their children a better education in the west. In Asia, especially in China, Japan, and Korea, it is difficult to go to university. Students must first pass the strict national examination. However, in Canada and the United States, it is easy to go to university, and anyone who wants to go can go. As a result, Asian parents decide to leave their countries so that their children can go to university.
The problem is that when Asians arrive, they discover that finding a job and making money are more difficult in the West than in the East. Also, they find that they are very lonely, and that they miss their homes. Because of these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the West. Therefore, these two reasons, most Asian parents decide to go back to work while their children study in the west. Therefore, these children become satellite kids”, and most of their parents do not know how sad it is to be a “satellite kid”.
Only until now are Canadians and Americans discovering the “satellite kids” problem. Because these children do mot speak English and because their parents are not there to take care of them, they are often absent from school. To be a “satellite kid” means growing up in a country where you know you are different and where you cannot make friends because you do not speak English well. Also, it means growing up lonely, because your parents are elsewhere. What these “satellite kids ”will probably say to their parents is that it’s better to have parents around than to have a university education.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。Some Asian parents send their kids abroad because______．
| A．they hope their children may easily find a job there |
| B．the kids may not be accepted by universities in their own countries |
| C．all foreign universities are better than the ones in their own countries |
| D．the kids want to improve their English and make foreign friends |
”Satellite kids ”refer to Asian kids ______．
| A．without parents | B．want them to go to university |
| C．with university education | D．speaking no English |
Some Asian immigrant children become “satellite kids” because their parents ______．
| A．want to leave their own country | B．want them to go to university |
| C．return to their country to work | D．want them to be independent |
What is the main idea of the passage?
| A．Parents want better education for their kids. |
| B．Parents feel lonely and miss their families. |
| C．Canadians and Americans begin to notice the “satellite kids ” problem. |
| D．Kids in foreign countries alone are badly in need of care from family. |
Choose the best title for the passage _____.
| A．How to Immigrate Abroad. |
| B．A New Group-satellite Kids. |
| C．It’s Better to Get a University Education |
| D．Making Money Is Easy in the East. |
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根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。David has no classes from May 8 to may 11. He can ______.
| A．go hiking in the mountain | B．go fishing in the garden |
| C．watch plants at night | D．go swimming at night |
Mr and Mrs Smith want to visit the Heaven Garden with their seven-year-old son and eleven-year-old daughter. They need to pay ______ for the trip.
| A．$50 | B．$100 |
| C．$150 | D．$240 |
Lucy is interested in the plants which can only be seen at night. Which of the following is her best choice?
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| C．Trip 3. | D．Trip 4. |
You’d better take ______ for the sightseeing in the Heaven Garden.
| A．a sun hat | B．a camera |
| C．warm clothes | D．strong shoes |
You should call ______ if you want to enjoy the sunshine at the seaside.
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