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17﹣year﹣old Brennan Agranoff， a colorblind boy， started his custom sock business in middle school，with a small loan （贷款） he got from his parents． Up till now， he has sold over ￥1 million worth of socks online in the last four years.

Brennan thought of the idea for his custom sock company at just 13years old. He was attending a high-school basketball game in his hometown of Sherwood. Oregon. and noticed that many kids his age were wearing the same white Nike sport socks. The boy told himself that if these white plain socks were so popular with kids, then some cool custom designs would surely be an even greater hit.

But the boy didn't tell his parents about the business idea immediately. He spent six months researching things like printing machines and technology and drawing up a business plan. Only when he had everything planned out did he ask his parents for a loan. "They thought the idea was a little out there." Brennan recently told CNN Money, but he kept pushing, and finally received a ￥3，000 loan to start his company． Then he began to work on his own designs． The fact that he was colorblind didn't stop him and he has created over 200 designs now．

Business was slow the first year， but then Brennan started pushing his HoopSwagg products heavily on the Internet． Orders soon started coming in large numbers， and HoopSwagg became a popular brand among custom sock lovers． Right now， his designs can be found on HoopSwagg website， Amazon and eBay．

Four years after starting his business， Brennan has achieved great success while balancing （平衡）school，house chores and his social life． And he says he loved every minute of it．

（1）The second paragraph mainly tells us how Brennan 　　．

A． designed his custom socks

B． got his business idea

C． organized the basketball match

D． managed his company

（2）To start his business， Brennan 　　．

A． bought some Nike socks

B． made a business plan

C． asked teachers for advice

D．got money from friends

（3）It can be inferred（推断） from the passage that Brennan 　　．

A． got no support from his parents at all

B． stopped designing because of his eyes

C． was too busy to do house chores

D． enjoyed both his study and business

（4）Which word can best describe Brennan according to the passage？　　

A． Honest．

B． Kind．

C． Creative．

D． Helpful．

CHARITY BOOK DRIVE BY

FAMOUS FIVE CHILDREN'S CLUB

Give the gift of reading!

The charity drive （慈善活动） is to support children at Grace Orphanage （孤儿院）．Help develop and inspire （激励） our children through reading!

18th & 19th August 2018

9：00a．m．﹣﹣ 5：00p．m．

Room 202， Loyang Gardens Clubhouse

Donate （捐赠） books suitable for Children from 5 to 12 years old!

All kinds of books

Magazines

Fiction， Non﹣fiction， Magazines， Comics，Textbooks， Picture books， etc．

Do your part to help these children at Grace Orphanage． We believe you are willing to donate a few of your used books for the charity drive． You can write your name on your books and give them to the volunteers on duty． Not only that， you can also meet some famous people from Mat Yo﹣Yo children's program on Youth Sports Channel of Ostar Television． They will be giving a wonderful performance on Sunday， 19th August 2018 at 10： 30 a．m． Don't miss this great chance to meet our local performers!

Thank you for your kindness!

（1）The purpose of the charity drive for Grace Orphanage is to 　　．

A．encourage children through reading

B．teach children to draw pictures

C．introduce some local performers

D． raise money for children aged 5 to 12

（2）According to the text， we can 　　 in the charity drive．

A．play Yo﹣Yo with the volunteers

B． give away used books to kids

C． watch performances on Saturday

D． enjoy children's TV programs

（3）The text might be 　　．

A．a news report

B．a meeting notice

C． an advertisement

D． a science story

Most people use their mouths to talk， but do you know some people use their hands to speak？ Some people who cannot bear use their hands to communicate messages to others． This is called sign language． These people make shapes with their fingers， movements with their hands， as well as different faces in order to talk to other people．

One way people speak with their hands is by making shapes for letters with their fingers． For example， if you make an "OK" sign with your thumb and finger， that is the shape for the letter "f" in American sign language． Each letter has a hand shape． This way people can spell words using their hands． For example， if you want to spell "fun"， you need to make three shapes． First you make the shape for the letter "f"， then the shape for the letter "u"， and then the shape for the letter "n"．

______．If you move your hand from your nose to your chin（下巴）， you can say "mother" in American sign language． Of course， you have to use the correct hand shape， too． That shape is like holding

your hand open with all five fingers showing． If you move your hand from the top of your head to your chin， you can say "father"． Again， you have to use the same hand shape that you used for "mother"．

Finally， people can change their faces to communicate in a sign language． For example， if you want to ask a question， you need to make your eyebrows（眉毛）go up． You also need to move your head forward a little． If you want to say "I do not know"， you need to make your eyes smaller and make your eyebrows go down．

（1）If you want to spell the word "nice"， you need to make 　　hand shapes．

A．one

B．two

C．three

D．four

（2）Which of the following can be put in the blank in Paragraph 3? 　　

A． People also need to learn sign language

B． People also make hand shapes to communicate

C． People also move their hands to talk in a sign language

D． People also make different faces to express their meanings

（3）You need to use your 　　to say "I do not know" in American sign language．

A． eyes and eyebrows

B． eyes and head

C． hand and head

D． fingers and eyes

（4）The purpose of the passage is to 　　．

A． help people know more about America

B． introduce American sign language to readers

C． teach readers how to make hand shapes

D． encourage people to use more sign language

Do you use a calendar to help you organize your life？ By listing what you need to do on any special day，you can make sure to keep all for your appointments and not worry whether you've forgotten something．Calendars are also useful for reminding（提醒） people what day a certain holiday is on and what days you might have off from work． Besides， they are used for planning fun things like vacations and outings．

A calendar is usually divided into twelve parts， and each one stands for a month with all the days laid out

in a grid﹣like（网格状的） form． A block of space usually is for one day， and there is enough space for you to write down what you need to do on that certain day． You probably use all different kinds of calendars． A calendar on your cell phone screen is easy to use， and so is a large paper calendar that hangs on your wall．

Here is one page of Mary's calendar and it shows her plans in May．

（1）People use calendars to 　　．

①make plans for vacations and outings

②buy birthday presents on the cell phones

③help remember their appointments

④remind themselves of the holidays and the days off

A．①②③

B．①②④

C．①③④

D．②③④

（2）From Paragraph 2 we can know 　　．

A． what a calendar looks like

B． what a calendar is used for

C． how we draw a calendar on the wall

D． how we organize our life with a calendar

（3）When is Greg's birthday 　　？

A． Friday May 11．

B． Sunday May 13．

C． Friday May 18．

D． Sunday May 20．

（4）How many full days will Mary spend in London 　　？

A．Two days．

B．Three days．

C．Four days．

D．Five days．

I have read plenty of articles about self﹣improvement these past few months， and most of them tell you that you need to wake up and keep positive（积极的）． When you wake up， you need to think that something great is going to happen today， and that you are going to have a great day． This kind of positive attitude（态度） is supposed to change your whole day．

So this morning I woke up and decided to give it a whirl． The sun was shining brightly through my bedroom window， and it immediately gave me this warm feeling inside． I thought to myself， "Today is going to be a great day． One of the best days ever!" I got out of bed， took my morning shower and began to get dressed． I put on a pair of dress pants I have not warned in a while， followed by my dress shirt and that is when it began． I reached into my left pocket and pulled out what felt like some paper．

You know that feeling of finding a 20 bill in your pants and it feels like free money？Because you forgot all about it and thought you never did？

I pulled out a 100 bill and a 50 bill in the same pocket．It seemed like the best thing that had happened to me these days．Yes，150 starts off my day! I'm sure if someone could have seen the smile on my face， they would have understood， I shouted in joy， with my poor dog looking at me like I was crazy!

Start your morning off thinking you are going to have the best day ever and you just might! I really want to know what will happen next．

（1）　　made the writer think in a positive way．

A． A person he knew

B． A message he received

C． The articles he read

D． The pants he wore

（2）The meaning of the underlined phrase "give it a whirl" is probably similar to "　　"．

A．get dressed

B．have a try

C．read books

D．make money

（3）The underlined word "It" in Paragraph 4 refers to 　　．

A． finding money in the pocket

B． receiving help from others

C． getting up early in the morning

D． enjoying the morning sunshine

（4）What does the passage mainly tell us 　　？

A． It is important to be honest．

B． Confidence leads us to success．

C． Sharing with others brings us happiness．

D． A positive attitude may bring a good result．