Mary, a 22-year-old young woman, stands in the kitchen of the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel inManila, preparing a cake. It would seem to be for a cook, but Mary is not normal. She has no hands.
Her disability (残疾), however, only slows her down while working. Using other parts of her body, Mary can cut grapes and strawberries into pieces. “When I first saw Mary, I was worried she might hurt herself when using a knife, but that has never been a ,” says the boss of the hotel. “She does not get special treatment and works just as hard as the rest of the cooks.”
Mary has come a long way since the day in September 2002 when she and her uncle were attacked by two men, who were trying to force her family off their land. The 11-year-old girl passed out (晕倒) as she tried to herself from the attack. After she came to her sense, she found her uncle dead and saw her arms broken. Later, the doctors did an operation. They saved her life but could not save her hands.
In 2006, with the help of the family, Mary went to live at the House with No Steps, a Manila rehabilitation (康复) and training centre for disabled people. She learned how to write and do housework there. And more , she became used to her disability. She believed she could live a normal life although she was disabled. She thought she had something important to do in life because she was alive after the terrible attack. After she finished high school, she took a two-year Hotel and Restaurant Management course because she had enjoyed cooking since she was a little girl.
Mary didn’t shy away from the attention when she was reported on television. “I wanted others living with disabilities to believe it’s to live a normal life,” Mary says. “It is difficult to make a living, but I don’t lose hope. I believe nothing is impossible if you dream and work hard.
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A．moment B．way C．problem D．topic
A．save B．keep C．prevent D．protect
A．strangely B．importantly C．suddenly D．politely
A．yet B．already C．just D．still
A．possible B．excellent C．simple D．exciting
People enjoy taking trips. But what are the reasons they leave home? One reason is for education. People travel because they want to learn more about other people and other places. They are curious about other cultures. When people are tourists, they get a quick look at different ways of living. Even a short look at another kind of lifestyle is an important lesson. On a trip, a person can learn directly by visiting museums and historic spots. What does a tourist learn who sees the art museums, visits the historical palaces and other scenic spots in Paris and shops along the River Seine? He gets a vivid picture, a real life of one of the French people. He learns about their attitudes（态度）, how they feel about business, beauty and history.
What about the tourist who goes to Hong Kong? Does he get the same information that he could get from a book? He might read that Hong Kong is crowded, that there is less than 200 square meters of space for each person. But seeing and feeling the lack of space will impress him much more. He might read that there are nearly 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. But the sight of so many vehicles parked along the roadside would be a much more vivid lesson. The tourist to Hong Kong will never forget the contrasts(对比，对照): the straight vertical lines of tall modern buildings and the moving lines of boats that people live in.
Why do people leave home to travel according to the passage?
A．For education. B．For adventure. C．To enjoy themselves. D．To look for a different lifestyle.
A．It has a large population. B．It has many tall buildings. C．There are 200 vehicles for every kilometer of roadway. D．There are many museums and palaces.
A．It has many big and beautiful parks. B．It is very crowded. C．It has many historical spots. D．It is an important industrial center.
A．It makes our life more interesting. B．It enables us to get first-hand knowledge. C．It helps develop our personalities. D．It brings about changes in our lifestyle.
Dear Jenny．
How is it going? Are you busy with your study these days?
I've been back at school nearly four weeks. I am very glad to tell you that great have taken place in our school this term. First of all, we are aked to "clean our plates" when having our meals and say to waste. Some of us used to order more than what we could eat. That was a big waste of food and money. Now we need to the food we order.
We should also stop wasting in some other ways. For example, we should turn off the lights when we the classroom. And our school has opened up some for us to learn how to grow vegetables. Each class is given a small garden and our class has to grow some tomatoes and beans in our spare time. I think it'll be very interesting. Maybe I'II be able to you some beans we've grown next time.
What's more, we have only two classes in the afternoon we have more time for after-school activities. I am one of the traffic safety volunteers in our school. After school, we take turns asking people in the streets near our school to the traffic rules.
I think our school life is now improving! Please write back soon and tell me more about your school.
Yours truly,
Wang Wei
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A．rooms B．fields C．groups D．sports
A．searched B．appeared C．decided D．compared
A．plant B．buy C．give D．lend
A．because B．when C．before D．so
A．follow B．make C．break D．think
Li Ping，a Junior One student at High School was quite busy over the last winter vacation，not just with homework .Li，together with ten other classmates made a group to call on people to join the Clean Your Plate Campaign(光盘行动).
The students went to many restaurants and told the people the importance of food. “Excuse me，do you know that 20 million people around the world still haven’t got enough to ? Could you please notfood ?”They would say this kind of thing hundreds of times every day．
,the activity has got the support of many people．In a restaurant in Chengguan District，the owner gives the guests who have eaten all the food they ordered a ticket．People can enjoy a meal when they have ten tickets . More than 50 restaurants in Lanzhou have begun to offer dishes and encourage their guests to take leftovers(剩菜)home.
Wasting food is a serious problem around the，not only in China. It's said that 1.3 billion tons of food ends up as waste last year. This is asas one third of all the food in the world．The UN Environment Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization held a“ Think ,Eat，Save”program in January,2013 to help reduce food waste.
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A．eat B．wear C．spend D．sleep
A．buy B．waste C．order D．sell
A．Luckily B．Rudely C．Unluckily D．Quietly
A．delicious B．sweet C．free D．rich
A．1arger B．smaller C．cleaner D．cheaper
A．city B．country C．world D．restaurant
A．often B．expensive C．many D．much
My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely.
Last year, I couldn’t believe thethat I was allowed to enter the only key high school in my hometown. Then I rushed to my home and told my parents. But my father didn’t seem asas I was. He just kept smoking without saying a word and my mother put her head down and couldn’t help .
I knew very well what my family was . My mum had been ill in bed for2 years. We lived a hard life and I couldn’t continue my schooling. I felt so upset but I could sayto my parents. I decided to help my father with his workmy family.
To my surprise, things completely changedthe beginning of the new term. My head teacher came to my family with some money, which had beenby my schoolmates. He encouraged me, “Always have a dream.” With tears in my eyes, I stepped into the key high school.
I have been studying hard since I entered the high school. Whenever I meet difficulties, I alwaysmy teacher and schoolmates. I have a college dream and I must work hard for it, no matterhard the life is. Just as a great man says, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.”A. newsB. story C. idea
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I have a good friend. Her name is Kate. She is American girl. She is eleven. She with her family in China. There are people in her family. They’re her father, her mother, her brother and herself(她自己). She has a cat. name is Mimi. It’s Sunday today. They at home. Look! Kate with Mimi. Her father is reading newspapers. Her mother is cleaning the house. Where is her brother Jim? He is doing homework in his study. Kate Chinese very much, but she can’t it very well. Jim likes soccer. He can play it very well.
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A．It B．It’s C．Its D．It is
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A．play B．plays C．playing D．is playing
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A．speak B．tell C．say D．talk
A．play B．plays C．plaies D．playing