I do volunteer work every Friday． A week ago， I had the pleasure of helping one sick lady．She is in her eighties and is very（1） and I always bring her lunch on Fridays． She looked worried when she opened the door that day． She told me her phone was broken and that she couldn't receive the（2） from her doctor． She went to her neighbors， but they were not at home． She thought maybe the mailman could（3） her， but he didn't come， She was disappointed．
Having heard her story， I decided to do something for her． I tried to satisfy the needs of the old（4） who only needed a helping hand． I called the phone company （公司） and made sure they knew that getting this phone fixed was（5） ． I took down her phone number and her name just to make sure I could call her（6） to make sure that the phone had been fixed．
I called the phone company twice that day．They told me they had checked the phone and got the phone fixed．I called the old woman．She was so（7） that she was in tears．To make sure she was（8） ，I called her every day after that．
Just being able to help her in her time of difficulty filled my heart with such（9） and happiness． It is not so（10） to help someone like a neighbor． Sometimes， all that is needed is just a smile， a hug or a phone call．
（1）A． weak |
B． rich |
C． kind |
（2）A． medicine |
B． call |
C． letter |
（3）A． see |
B． know |
C． help |
（4）A． woman |
B． doctor |
C． mailman |
（5）A． possible |
B． difficult |
C． important |
（6）A． easier |
B． later |
C． quicker |
（7）A． thankful |
B． worried |
C． surprised |
（8）A． alone |
B． busy |
C． fine |
（9）A． love |
B． thought |
C． task |
（10）A． good |
B． hard |
C． useful |
Nothing is a waste if you have a （create）mind．
Our teacher has lots of e in teaching．So he often makes his class active．
Junk food tastes delicious，but it isn't h ．So we should keep away from it．
A group of British students from Woodpark School in London are visiting Xinhua Junior High School in Beijing on an educational exchange．
"I was very nervous at first，"says Sarah．"However，my host family are quite （56） （friend）．I'm glad to be a guest in（57） （they）home．I've learnt to use chopsticks，and they're teaching me a little Chinese!"
The students spend the weekdays（58） （study）with Chinese students．At the weekend，they tour around Beijing and visit（59） （place）of interest with their host families．
"It's（60） （be）a fantastic experience so far，"says Eric．"I've learnt a bit of t'ai chi，and I（61） （real）enjoy it．We've already learnt a lot about Chinese culture and history．The teachers have introduced（62） （we）to Chinese painting as well．We've also tried to paint some pictures ourselves! I haven't had much（63） （succeed）yet，but I'll keep trying．"
"I've made many new friends，"says Sarah．"I plan to keep in touch with them when I return home．We（64） （see）one another soon because they'll come over to the UK for the（65） （two）part of the exchange next month．I can't wait!"．
"Are you sure you're going to be all right at home alone？"Yong's mother asked．
"Yes，Mom，"Yong replied，trying not to roll her eyes．"I'm（31） enough to stay here alone for three hours．"Yong's mom and dad were going to a barbecue that afternoon．（32） kids weren't invited，Yong was staying home alone．It was the first time her parents had left her home by herself．Yong was a little nervous，but she was sure she could handle it．
"Let me give you a last﹣minute quiz to make sure，"her dad said．Yong's father was a teacher，and he was always giving her little（33） ．"What happens if somebody calls and asks for your mom or（34） ？"
"I tell them that you are busy and can't come to the phone right now，"Yong said．"Then I take a message．"
"What if there a knock on the door？"asked her dad．
"I don't answer it，because I can't let anyone（35） anyway．"
"Okay，here's a tough one．"Her father（36） very serious．"What if you hear ghosts in the closets？"
"Dad! "Yong giggled．"Our house isn't haunted（闹鬼的）．I'll be fine．Look，I have the phone number of the house where you'll be，so I can（37） if I need to．I've got the numbers for the police，the fire department，and the poison control center．I won't （38） the stove（炉子） or leave the house．I won't lock the doors behind you when you leave．"
Yong's parents were satisfied．They hugged her goodbye and left for the （39） ．Yong sat for a few minutes and enjoyed the quiet of the empty house．Then she went to the kitchen to （40） herself a snack．She opened the cupboard door．Then she jumped back，startled．There was a ghost in the cupboard! Yong laughed had laughed．
Her dad had taped up a picture of a ghost．It said，"BOO! We love you!"
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31．A．young |
B．old |
C．lucky |
D．clever |
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32．A．Once |
B．While |
C．Since |
D．Although |
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33．A．tests |
B．suggestion |
C．lessons |
D．experiments |
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34．A．you |
B．her |
C．him |
D．me |
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35．A．out |
B．in |
C．away |
D．down |
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36．A．looked |
B．sounded |
C．smelt |
D．felt |
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37．A．shout |
B．cry |
C．call |
D．run |
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38．A．turn up |
B．turn off |
C．turn down |
D．turn on |
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39．A．morning |
B．afternoon |
C．evening |
D．night |
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40．A．buy |
B．eat |
C．taste |
D．fix |