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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
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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.
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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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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?

A．Trip 1.	B．Trip 2.
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.

A．64639818	B．63986432
C．63875629	D．67538293

One night, I was sitting in my room half listening as my 15-year-old brother Tommy fought with my 12-year-old brother Kevin. I didn’t pay attention when Kevin rushed up the stairs with the hurt on his face.
About 20mintes later, as I was walking up-stairs I heard Kevin crying inside the bathroom. I knocked on the door and asked, “Hey, Kevin, do you want to talk?”
No answer.
I tried again, “Why don't you come out of there?”
Again, on answer.
I tried again, “Why don’t you come out of there?”
Again, on answer.
So, looking around, I grabbed a stack of(一摞) cards and a pencil and wrote, “if you don’t want to talk, we can write notes to each other..”
An hour later, I was still sitting on the floor outside the bathroom with two stacks of cards in front of me. One was blank and one was cards from Kevin on which he had translated all his yucky feeling into words for me. As I read one of Kevin’s notes, tears came to my eyes. It said, “No-body in this family cares about me. I’m not the youngest, and I’m not the oldest. Tommy thinks I’m silly and Dad wishes he had the other Kevin as a kid because he’s better at basketball. And you’re never around to even notice me.”
Tears came to my eyes as I wrote back to him. “You know Kevin, I really do love you and I’m sorry I don’t always show it . I am here for you and you are loved in this family.”
There was no answer for a while, but then I heard a tearing sound coming from inside the bathroom. Kevin, who had run out of words wrote on a torn paper cup. “Thanks.”
I wrote back, “For what?” It returned to me with “Loving me.” On it.
Since then, I try my best to never only half-notice my family members any more. Kevin and I have a closer relationship now. And sometimes when one of us notices that the other is upset, we’ll smile and say “Write it on a paper cup.”
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Why did Kevin stay inside the bathroom alone crying?

A．The writer didn’t help him beat Tommy.

B．He felt no love from the family members.

C．He hurt himself when rushing up stairs.

D．He wanted to be alone.

The underlined word “yucky” most probably means ______.

A．terrible	B．exciting
C．amazing	D．interesting

What could the reason that Kevin’s Dad doesn’t like him?

A．Kevin is not as clever as his brother.

B．Kevin is not good at playing basketball.

C．Kevin doesn’t like to make friends with others.

D．Kevin isn’t interested in playing basketball.

What do we know about the writer?

A．She has two children in her family.

B．She used to show her love to Kevin.

C．She didn’t pay enough attention to Kevin before.

D．She was friendly to all the family members.

What does the writer want to tell us?

A．It’s important to keep peace in the family.

B．It’s hard to get on well with family members.

C．Everyone should show how they love their family members.

D．Everyone should hide their love deeply.

It is easier to find songs for adults than for kids. The market in children’s music is growing, however. Babies learn about music from the simple songs that their parents sing to them. When the children are older, their parents might teach them songs as part of a game. BB King’s recording of Rainy Day Blues follows this tradition. Most of BB King’s fans, however, may not know about his recordings for children. They only know that he writes very popular blues(布鲁斯乐曲) songs for adults.
BB King, a great blues musician, recorded Rainy Day Blues for a company called Music for Little People.
The company began when a man named Leib Ostrow was looking for songs for his children. He looked for them in stores and looked through books. He could not find anything that he really liked, so he decided to begin a recording company of his own. Soon he was recording music for children. Many parents thought it was a great idea. So did many recording artists.
Music for Little People is located in northern California. It started as a mail-order business in 1985.Today it is one of the largest children’s musical and educational companies in the United States.
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Rainy Day Blues is a (n) ______ .

A．book

B．article

C．company

D．song

______ creates a lot of music for children in the United States.

A．Music for Little People	B．BB King
C．Leib Ostrow	D．California

The underlined word “located” probably means “ ______” in Chinese.

A．起源于

B．坐落于

C．追随与

D．针对于

If people wanted to buy music from Music for Little People in 1985, ______ could help them.

A．pilots	B．waiters
C．singers	D．postmen

Which would be the best title for this passage?

A．Rainy Day Blues.

B．Music for Little People

C．Lelb Ostrow, a Kind Father.

D．BB King, a Great Blues Musician.