On February 12， 2019， Brendon Fontaine blew out five candles on a birthday cake． "He loved the cake so much，" says his mother， Faith， who lives in Winnipeg with Brendon． "I had to hide it in the back of the fridge．
Brendon's surprise came from Cakes for Kids， a group of home bakers（烘焙师） who know that a simple birthday cake can be uncommon for poor families like the Fontaines．
The group was set up three years ago by Christy Rogowski， a 40﹣year﹣old who works in health care was really upsetting，" Rogowski says．
A Facebook call out for volunteers finally added 150 bakers to their name list．' When volunteers first apply （申请），they're asked why they want to do so．"Some people have said that they didn't have a cake on their birthday growing up，and they know how important it is，" says Singleton． More commonly， though， they say they want families in need to know that their neighbors care about them．
The names of the cake receivers are provided by community organizations and Winnipeg Child and Family Services． A child might receive a cake because the family is poor． Sometimes a child is sick， leaving the family too busy to make the treat themselves． Cakes also go to children living in foster care （寄养）．Jodi Korolyk， a worker with Winnipeg Child and Family Services， has so far ordered birthday cakes for five of the almost 800 kids in their system．"It shows the child they have a lot of people there to support them，" she say．
By the end of last year， Cakes for Kids had baked over 575 cakes to mark kids' birthdays， and the baking continues． Rogowski and Singleton are even considering developing the program nationally and also providing cakes for old people who live alone． After all， there's no age difference when it comes to the positive role of a well﹣ timed cake．
（1）The example of Brendon is given to help explain why ．
A． cakes should be put in the fridge
B． children like cakes so much
C． Cakes for Kids was set up
D． some families became poor
（2）We can see from the passage that the group Cakes for Kids ．
A． pays its workers much money
B． has a history of three years
C． cares about volunteers' health
D． gives away cakes online
（3）Paragraph 5 mainly tells us ．
A． where kids can celebrate birthdays
B． how cakes are sent to kids
C． who can probably receive cakes
D． when cakes need to be ordered
（4）The last paragraph shows that Rogowski and Singleton plan to ．
A． offer cakes to the old living alone
B． make another 575 birthday cakes
C． improve their skills in making cakes
D． create new kinds of birthday cakes
Children a11 over the world like to celebrate their birthdays．American children are the same．They usually celebrate with a party．They ask their friends to their parties They don’t have the party on the right date of their birthday if it comes on a school day．They may hold it at the weekend then．
Today many children like two kinds of parties．One is at home．Parents make the house beautiful with balloons and coloured paper．They make a birthday dinner．The children play games．The other kind is away from home Some are at a restaurant．The children eat pizza and ice cream The waiters also sing and say happy birthday to the children．Other parties are at a park or at a cinema．or in some other places．
There is a cake with candles at every birthday party．There is one candle for each year of a birthday boy’s or girl’s age．When the candles are lighted，everyone sings the birthday song：
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU．
Birthday parties change．Many people don’t have them when they are not young．They say they would like to forget how old they are．But they do like to keep the happy birthday parties of their childhood in mind．If Tom’s birthday is on October 29th，Wednesday, he may have the party on.
| A．October 29th | B．October 28th |
| C．November 1st | D．November 3rd |
On Tom’s birthday ,who usually makes a big dinner for the children at home?
| A．Tom． | B．His friends |
| C．His teachers． | D．His parents |
The Chinese for“waiters”may be．
| A．服务员 | B．老板 | C．等候的人 | D．亲戚 |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Birthday Parties in China |
| B．Birthday Parties in the World |
| C．Birthday Patties in America |
| D．Birthday Presents for Children |
Some parents don’t know how to talk about sensitive(敏感的)topics(话题)with young children．In fact，our kids know about them from TV，movies，magazines and school friends．If we don’t talk with them early and often，they may get them from others．So start to talk with them now．
Start early
Kids know about some sensitive topics at early ages．You are a parent．You have a good chance to talk with your child about these things first.
Start conversations with your child
Start the discussion ourselves．TV is a good topic．If you and your 12-year-old child watch a TV show，ask your child，“Do you like the show ?Why or why not?”and then discuss with your child．
Listen to your child
Do we know about our children’s ideas ?Do we know about our children and have a talk with them．What does the underlined word “them”refer to(指代)?
| A．Movies． | B．Magazines． |
| C．School friends | D．Sensitive topics． |
There areways of talking about sensitive topics with children．
A．two B．three C．four D fiveThis passage is for．
| A．teachers | B．students |
| C．parents | D．doctors |
One day Mrs．Jones goes shopping．When her husband comes home in the evening，she begins to tell him about a beautiful cotton dress．“I see it in a shop this morning，”she says．
“And--and you want to buy it．”says her husband，“How much does it cost?”
“Forty pounds．”
“Forty pounds for a cotton dress? That’s too much!”
But every evening，when Mr．Jones comes back from work，his wife continues to say only about the dress，and at last, after a week，he says“Oh，buy the dress．Here’s the money！”She is happy．
But the next evening，when Mr．Jones comes home and asks，“Do you buy the famous dress?--'No，”she says．
“Why not?”he asks．
“Well，”Mrs．Jones says，“it is still in the window of the shop after a week，I think nobody else wants this dress，so I don’t want it，either．”At first．Mrs Jonesthe beautiful dress in the window of the shop.
| A．dislikes | B．1ikes | C．buys | D．wears |
Her husband doesn’t give her the money right away because
| A．he doesn’t love her at all |
| B．he doesn’t have any money |
| C．he thinks the dress is too expensive |
| D．he wants a better one |
How long does Mrs．Jones talk about the cotton dress?
| A．A week． | B．one day． |
| C．Two days． | D．Two weeks |
In the end, Mrs Jones
| A．is happy to get the dress |
| B．doesn’t buy the dress |
| C．is angry with her husband |
| D．doesn’t get the money to buy the dress |
Here is a menu for a fast food restaurant．The prices are in British money, called pounds and penny．There are 100 pence in a pound．
| Main meals |
small |
large |
Drinks |
small |
Large |
| Hamburger |
1.80 |
2.30 |
Cola |
0.80 |
1.00 |
| Chicken burger |
2.00 |
2.50 |
Orange |
juice |
0.90 |
| Side dishes |
Sweets |
||||
| Fries |
0.90 |
1.10 |
Ice |
cream |
1.20 |
| Chicken wings |
1.30 |
1.60 |
Apple |
pie |
0.70 |
A thirsty(口渴的)boy has only eighty pence—He may ask for
| A．a large bottle of orange juice |
| B．a small bottle of orange juice |
| C．a large bottle of Cola |
| D．a small bottle of Cola |
Which is not sold(卖)in this restaurant?
| A．Fries． | B．Coffee |
| C．Chicken wings | D．Apple pie． |
Which of the following is the most expensive main meals?
| A．A small hamburger． |
| B．A large hamburger |
| C．A small chicken burger |
| D．A large chicken burger． |
How much does a small hamburger and a large bottle of cola cost?
| A．One pound and eighty pence． |
| B．Two pounds and eighty pence． |
| C．Two pounds and sixty pence． |
| D．Two pounds and thirty pence． |
Years ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her window each afternoon, sewing or reading.
After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesn't wash her window. It really looks terrible.”
One bright morning I decided to clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside. Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!
Then it dawned on me. I had been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window. That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings? Since then, whenever I wanted to judge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?” Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.The writer couldn't see everything clearly through the window because_____.
| A．the woman's window was dirty |
| B．the writer's window was dirty |
| C．the woman lived nearby |
| D．the writer was near-sighted |
The writer was surprised that_____.
| A．the woman was sitting by her window |
| B．the woman's window was clean |
| C．the woman did cleaning in the afternoon |
| D．the woman's window was still terrible |
"It dawned on me" probably means "____".
| A．I began to understand it | B．it cheered me up |
| C．I knew it grew light | D．it began to get dark |
From the passage, we can learn ______.
| A．one shouldn't criticize others very often |
| B．one should often make his windows clean |
| C．one must judge himself before he judges others |
| D．one must look at others through his dirty windows |