A few weeks ago, a friend from an unknown Smile Groups sent me $120 to do good things. Since then I have used the money in the US. It has helped families and strangers and generally raise a lot of smiles. They have warmed my heart, but none was so much as the gift I was able to give an hour ago.
I was in a charity shop, looking at the second-hand books. It happened that the bookshelves were next to the toy shelf. I noticed a group of poorly dressed women standing behind me. As they looked through the cloth shelf, a little girl about three years old came over to the shelf. Immediately her attention was caught by a toy pram(手推车). She spoke to her mother and she asked the shop assistant how much it cost. $3 was the answer.
The mum looked down at her child, perhaps thinking what she still had to buy and how much money she has left. Then she shook her head. The child did not behave (表现)as badly as some might. Being told “no” was not new for her but she could not keep the disappointment (失望的)from her face.
I had a total of $ 5 in my pocket. I touched the mother on the shoulder, put the money in her hand and said, “Buy her a doll, too”.
I did not wait to see the end. After all, it was not about being thanked. I walked out of the shop and into the sunshine.
The money the friend gave me was to help me find happiness of the world. Was there any better way, I wondered, to get so much happiness for so little money than to buy a little girl a toy and a doll to sit in it?
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| A．To help others who need help. |
| B．To buy something to eat. |
| C．To do bad things. |
| D．To buy a boy pram for a child. |
| A．to thank his friend for his help |
| B．to do some shopping |
| C．to donate(捐助) to a charity organization |
| D．to make a donation in happiness |
| A．because she did not want to behave badly in public |
| B．because she knew her mother did not have enough money |
| C．because she was afraid her mother would be angry |
| D．because she had got used to being refused |
| A．he had no money then |
| B．he had already finished his task |
| C．he was afraid the other women might ask him for help |
| D．he was in a hurry |
| A．It is the cheapest gift he has given so far. |
| B．It is the most heart-warming experience. |
| C．It is the first time that he has helped others. |
| D．The little girl is the youngest person he had helped. |
The Westwood Middle School has decided to hold a blood drive (献血活动), and you can help.
| Help with The Blood Drive |
| The School is holding a blood drive for teachers, parents, and town people. We need everyone’s help to make it a success. That includes you! We need to collect 50 units of blood. That means 65 people are needed to come to the drive. |
| How You Can Help |
| Pick up information brochures (小册子) in the school office. Pass them out to your parents, teachers and any person who is healthy and at least 17 years old. |
| When and Where to Go |
| The blood drive will take place on Tuesday, October 21, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, in the school canteen. |
How many people are needed for the blood drive?
| A．50. | B．65. | C．17. | D．21. |
Students can pick up information brochures ____.
| A．in the school office | B．at the school gate |
| C．in the school canteen | D．on the school playground |
When will the blood drive take place?
| A．On September 20. | B．On September 21. |
| C．On October 20. | D．On October 21. |
Once an unhappy young man came to an old man because he was very sad. He asked how to be happy.
The old man told the unhappy young man to put a small bag of salt(盐) into a glass of water and then to drink it. “How does it taste?” the old man asked. “Terrible,” answered the young man. The old man smiled and asked the young man to take another small bag of salt and put it into the river.
They walked without any words to the river and the young man put the salt into the river. Then the old man said, “Now drink the water from the river.” The young man did so and the old man asked, “How does it taste?” “Nice!” answered the young man. “Can you taste the salt?” asked the old man. “No,” said the young man.
The old man took the young man’s hands and said, “The pain(痛苦) of life is the salt; no more, no less. It is always the same, the only thing you can do is to be a person like a river, not a glass!”Why did the young man come to see the old man?
_______________________________________________________________________What did the old man tell the young man to do first?
_______________________________________________________________________Where did they go after the young man taste the terrible water from the glass?
_______________________________________________________________________What is like salt according to(根据) the old man?
_______________________________________________________________________ What kind of person should we be?
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Lester was walking in the street with two big and heavy boxes. A stranger walked up to him and asked, “What is the time?”
Lester stopped, put down the boxes and looked at his watch. “It’s five fifteen,” he said. “Hey, what a nice watch!” said the stranger. Lester smiled a little and said, “Yes, it’s not bad. Look at this.” Then he showed the stranger the time for 86 big cities in the world.
He hit a few buttons（按钮）and it told the time in Chinese. Lester went on ,“ You can set（设置）it in English, Chinese, Japanese and so on.”
The stranger looked very interested in the watch.
“That’s not all,” said Lester. He then pushed a few more buttons and there was a small map appeared on the watch. “The map can show where we are,” said Lester.
“I want to buy this watch!” said the stranger.
“Oh, no, I’ m not selling it. I designed it myself. I spent nearly two years making it.” said Lester.
“Oh, you are the designer. I’ll give you $ 1,000 for it!” “Oh, no, I spent more than that.”
“I’ll give you $ 5,000 for it!” Lester stopped to think. The stranger quickly gave him a check（支票）and said ,“$ 5,000 . Here it is.”
Lester finally agreed to sell the watch. When the stranger was going to leave with the watch, Lester pointed to the two big boxes and said, “Hey, wait a minute. Don’ t forget your batteries(电池) .” Lester stopped in the street because ___________.
| A．the boxes were very heavy |
| B．he felt very tired |
| C．a stranger wanted to buy his watch |
| D．someone asked him about the time |
What was in the boxes?
| A．Money. | B．Batteries. |
| C．Watches. | D．Paper. |
We can know from the passage that Lester was a _________.
| A．designer | B．sportsman |
| C．teacher | D．doctor |
The stranger paid _____ for the watch.
| A．nothing | B．$ 1,000 |
| C．$ 5,000 | D．$ 4,000 |
Which of the following is NOT true about the watch?
| A．It can tell the time in different languages. |
| B．It can tell you where you are. |
| C．It is easy to wear and carry. |
| D．It can show the time for many big cities around the world. |
Can you think of a sentence? It has the word "and" five times, without any words in between? There is one at the end of this story.
There was an inn. It was called "The Horse and Cart". Many people came to have a drink and chat with each other after work. It had a sign outside it, and there was a horse, a cart and some letters in the sign. But the sign was getting old, so the owner of the inn decided to have a new one. He went to a painter and asked him to draw one and write "The Horse and Cart" on it in large letters.
A few days later, he went to see how the painter was getting on. He liked the picture of the horse and cart very much, but he did not like the writing at all. He said to the painter, "No, no! There's too much room between HORSE and AND and AND and CART!"An inn is a ___________.
| A．a small classroom |
| B．a small horse |
| C．a small place for people to stay and drink something |
| D．a kind of water for writing |
There was a _________ outside the inn.
| A．blackboard | B．house |
| C．painter | D．sign |
The owner of the inn wanted to ____________.
| A．sell his inn |
| B．buy a new sign |
| C．to paint his inn |
| D．ask a painter to paint a new picture |
The owner of the inn thought ____________.
| A．the letters on the sign were too large |
| B．the letters on the sign were bad |
| C．there were too little space between the letters on the sign |
| D．the letters on the sign were too far away from each other |
The owner liked __________ but not __________.
| A．the painter... the letters |
| B．the horse... the letters |
| C．the words… the writing |
| D．the picture.... the writing |
Wonderful trips in Australia(澳大利亚)
Phillip Island Nature Park Adult(成人):￡79.00 Child:￡67.00 Location(位置):Melbourne Have fun at Phillip Island Nature Park. You will spend half a day there. You can see many animals, such as koalas, kangaroos and penguins at the park. |
Balloon Flight Adult:￡209.00 Child:￡161.00 Location: Melbourne Enjoy an early morning balloon flight over the beautiful city of Melbourne. After the flight you will enjoy a wonderful breakfast at the Hilton Hotel. |
Amazing Sailing Adult:￡168.00 Child:￡126.00 Location: Sydney Relax and enjoy the wonderful sights of the centre of Sydney as you sail across the sea in a large boat. |
Restaurant Tour—Lunch Adult:￡56.00 Child:￡50.00 Location: Melbourne Having lunch in restaurants in Melbourne can be a wonderful experience, because they were old trams(有轨电车) in the past. |
11-year-old Tony and his parents will visit Phillip Island Nature Park.
They should pay____________.
| A．￡79 | B．￡146 | C．￡158 | D．￡225 |
The Balloon Flight starts in the_____________.
| A．early morning | B．late morning |
| C．early afternoon | D．late afternoon |
When you_______, you can enjoy the wonderful sights of the centre of Sydney.
| A．visit Phillip Island Nature Park |
| B．sail across the sea |
| C．take a balloon ride |
| D．have lunch in an old tram |
From the passage, we can learn that______________.
| A．people can see animals at the Hilton Hotel |
| B．food in the trams is not good |
| C．Melbourne is a place of great interest |
| D．there are no animals at Phillip Island Nature Park |
If someone wants to_______________, he will be interested in this passage.
| A．travel in Australia |
| B．learn about the history of Australia |
| C．eat Western food |
| D．see forests |