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“ABC”and “Banana Persons”
You may know the English letters A, B and C. But do you know there are people called “ABC”? You may like eating bananas. But do you know there are people called “banana persons”? If you don’t know, I will tell you. They are Chinese people like you and me, but they aren’t in China.Why do people call them like that?
“ABC” means American-born Chinese. An “ABC” is a Chinese,
but was born in the United States. Sometimes, people also call them
“banana persons”. A banana is yellow outside and white inside. So when
a person is a banana, he or she is white (American) inside and yellow (Chinese)
outside.
They are born in America and they live in America for a long time. Even
their nationality(国籍) is American. So they think like Americans and do things
like Americans. But they still have Chinese blood(血). Their parents, grandparents
or even great-grandparents were from China.They all have black eyes and black hair.
So they look like us Chinese people. For example, we all know the famous scientist
C.N.Yang. He is an “ABC” and he is a “banana person”. We like him, although(虽然)
his nationality isn’t Chinese.
What does “ABC” mean?

A.American-born Chinese B.American-born Canadian
C.Australian-born Chinese D.Chinese-born Chinese

Why do people call an “ABC” a “banana person”?

A.They look like Americans but they think like Chinese.
B.They look like Chinese but they think like Americans.
C.They like to eat bananas.
D.They can speak “ABC” very well.

Why do ABCs think like Americans?
A. Because they live in America for a long time
B. Because they are born in America.
C.Because they want to be Americans.
D.Both A and B.
What colour are their eyes and hair?

A.Their eyes and hair are black.
B.Their eyes and hair are yellow.
C.Their eyes and hair are white.
D.Their eyes and hair are black and yellow.

Which person of the following is a “banana person”?

A.杨利伟 B.科比 C.杨振宁 D.姚明
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The four boys spent their whole weekend making the change bags. After that they went to see the number of the passengers at each bus stop near their school, and then chose the top six stops to put the bags.
Many people think that the four boys have really done a good job. But, things didn’t go as the boys thought. Two days later, they found that the money was gone, and that even the bags were taken. It really made them sad but they would not give up. Their classmates and teachers came to help them in time. They put their pocket money in bags again. And the teachers also taught them to make better change bags. They tried their best to do it.
The four boys feel very happy because they have done something good for the passengers. Their warm hearts are moving. More and more people are beginning to join in the activity.
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A.on the buses B.at the bus stops
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It took _____ the whole weekend to make the change bags.

A.the parents B.the teachers
C.the passengers D.the four boys

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A.The idea of small change bags came from four boys.
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C.The teachers gave up when the bags were taken.
D.The small change didn’t help the passengers much.

What’s the main idea of this passage?

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A.thirty B.forty C.sixty D.one hundred

The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refers to “ ”.

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