A husband and wife were driving down a country road on their way to visit some friends． As they came to a muddy （泥泞的） part of the road， their car（1） （break） down．
They tried to get the car out by themselves， but it didn't work． Then they saw a farmer（2） （come） down the road． He was driving some oxen （牛）． He stopped when he saw the couple was in trouble． He said he would pull the car out of the mud for ￥20 （130yuan）． They agreed and minutes（3） （late） the car was free．
The farmer turned to the husband and said， "You know， you're the（4） （ten） car I've helped out of the mud today．"
The husband looked around at the large land and asked the farmer， "When do you have time to plow （犁） all your（5） （field） ？At night？"
"No，" the farmer answered， "I put the water in the hole at night!"
Jackie is writing a summary（总结）and feedback about School Day to his teacher．
Summary：
School Day was held successfully on May 6th． Twenty﹣four student helpers from Grade 8 were divided into four groups of six． Each group had a task to raise money for the disabled．
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Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
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School postcards （Leader： Natalie） |
Chinese paintings （Leader： Tina） |
Recycling bags made by students （Leader： Leo） |
Homemade snacks by parents （Leader： Nick） |
All of groups performed well on School Day and received praise from the visitors． In short， our School Day went well and we got no poor opinions from the visitors．
Feedback：
Opinions from 100 students have been collected． Most students thought the activities were good． However， some students thought the prices of the school postcards were a little too high．
Satisfaction Feedback（反馈）
Follow﹣up：
Have a meeting with the headmaster about prizes for excellent student helpers．
（1）The text is written to ．
A． give a report
B． have School Day
C． collect opinions from visitors
D． hold a meeting with teachers
（2）What were sold in Tina's group？
A． School postcards．
B． Chinese paintings．
C． Recycling bags．
D． Homemade snacks．
（3）How did the visitors feel about the activities？
A． Disappointed．
B． Satisfied．
C． Worried．
D． Surprised．
（4）How many students like the recycling bags according to the feedback？
A． 50．
B． 25．
C． 15．
D． 10．
（5）Which of the following is TRUE about the activities？
A． Nick was the leader of Group 1．
B． Twenty﹣four students offered their feedback．
C． The postcards were cheap．
D． Student helpers who did well can get prizes．
Ewan Drum has always liked superheroes． He admires how they help people． At the age of seven， he told his parents， "I want to （1） like a superhero and help the homeless．" A few months later， Ewan's family planned a day of （2） ． Wearing his red superhero costume， Ewan（3） helped pass out 70 bag lunches to hungry people in a park in Detroit， Michigan． That's（4） Super Ewan was born．
Word spread about Ewan' s good deeds（事迹）． People donated（捐赠） money and something else， and Ewan handed them out to those in need． When（5） donated bottles of water， Ewan and his family held a drive to get even more． They （6） the water to Flint， Michigan， a city that had unsafe drinking water． Another time， a business donated six turkeys for Thanksgiving． （7） his parents' help， Ewan used social media（媒体）to ask for more turkeys， plus side dishes． In the end， he says， "we handed out 64 turkey dinners to （8） all around Detroit．"
Ewan has a motto： Everyone can be a superhero to someone． At an event called the Hero Round Table， Ewan told the listeners， "It's not（9） to help people． You can keep some socks and snacks in your car to help people in need． Every（10） thing helps and can make someone feel happy．"
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（1）A． get up |
B． dress up |
C． look up |
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（2）A． giving |
B． playing |
C． showing |
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（3）A． safely |
B． seriously |
C． happily |
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（4）A． what |
B． why |
C． how |
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（5）A． someone |
B． everyone |
C． no one |
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（6）A． sold |
B． took |
C． lent |
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（7）A． From |
B． With |
C． In |
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（8）A． heroes |
B． listeners |
C． families |
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（9）A． difficult |
B． possible |
C． necessary |
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（10）A． private |
B． little |
C． interesting |
Lonnie Johnson always loved taking things apart（分开）． He（1） /'sʌmtaimz/ put them back together． Other times he made new things from different （2） （ part）． He learned how to use tools from his dad．
At 13， Lonnie put an old engine（发动机）on a homemade go﹣cart． He loved driving it around． He dreamed of being（3） inventor． By high school， Lonnie built a remote﹣control robot from some waste things． This won him first prize at the Alabama State Science Fair． His friends called （4） "The Little Scientist"． In college， Lonnie was an excellent student． After that， he （5） （become ）an Air Force officer， rocket scientist and business leader． （6） he never stopped inventing． You may have played with his most famous invention﹣﹣﹣the Super Soaker， a kind of water gun． Lonnie got the idea for this（7） /tɔi/ while working on another invention． When he tested a homemade part in his bathroom， it shot water（8） / ə' krɔs/ the room．
Today， Dr． Lonnie Johnson has more than 100（9） （use） inventions． However， he still keeps（10） （try）new things．
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