A ten﹣year﹣old girl raised over 30，000 pounds for a children's hospice （收容所）in just eight months．What she did was to play her violin to the people who passed by in the street．
Madison Glinski from the U．K．is a very caring girl．She made a New Year's resolution to help poor children last year．She planned to try and raise 500 pounds for a local children's hospice before Christmas．But since she began playing the violin in the street at Easter，she had raised a surprising 32，520 pounds by the end of the year．She also raised money by selling her own toys．
Madison's mother supported her daughter's idea．She said，"Madison has a musical talent．She has played the violin since the age of four．I am glad that she has used it to help others．She has a special passion （热情）and dedication （奉献） for it．"
It is not the first time for Madison to help others．A few years ago，Madison asked her parents if they could all go to Africa at Christmas to help the children there．She collected toys，shoes，school things and clothes from her friends and neighbors to take to Africa．As soon as the family returned，Madison started to plan for the next trip．
46．How did Madison Glinski raise money for the children's hospice？
47．Who supported her idea in her family？
48．How long has she played the violin？
49．What did she do to help the children in Africa a few years ago？
50．What do you think of Madison Glinski？ ．
Henry Bond was about ten years old when his father died．His mother found it（16） _ to provide for a large family．By good management，however，she（17） to do so，and also to send Henry，the oldest，to school，and to buy him，for the most parts such books as he needed．
At one time，however．Henry wanted a（18） in order to join a class，and his mother could not（19） him with the money to buy it．He was very much troubled about it，and went to bed with a heavy heart，thinking what could be done．
（20） he woke in the morning，he found that a deep snow had fallen，and the cold wind was blowing（21） ．"Ah，"said he，"every problem brings an advantage for some people，"
He rose，ran to the house of a neighbor，and offered his service to dear a path around his house．The（22） was accepted．When he had completed this work，and received his pay，he went to（23） place for the same purpose，and then to another，until he had gotten enough money to buy a grammar．
When school began，Henry was（24） his seat，the happiest boy there，ready to begin the lesson in his new book．
From that time，Henry was always the first in all his classes．He knew no such word as fail，but always（25） in all he tried．Having the will，he always found the way．
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16．A．successful |
B．easy |
C．difficult |
D．important |
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17．A．agreed |
B．managed |
C．decided |
D．tried |
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18．A．seat |
B．notebook |
C．schoolbag |
D．grammar |
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19．A．provide |
B．protect |
C．promise |
D．produce |
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20．A．Because |
B．If |
C．As soon as |
D．Until |
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21．A．quietly |
B．slowly |
C．hard |
D．hardly |
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22．A．offer |
B．agreement |
C．plan |
D．decision |
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23．A．other |
B．another |
C．the other |
D．some |
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24．A．over |
B．in |
C．at |
D．with |
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25．A．resulted |
B．arrived |
C．failed |
D．succeeded． |
Everyone has his derams of the future．But do you know （81）w future really is？I think future is now．That is to say．we （82）m treasure（珍惜） every minute and second．
There is old English （83）s ．"Gain time，gain life"Then what is time？Time is something （84）t can't be seen or touched，but we feel it passing by．Time is always with us．We often say"Time is money"．but it is more valuable （85）t money，beacuse when money is spent．we can earn it back．But if time is gone （86）a ．it will never return．That′s why we say time is priceless．
Grasping the present is grasping the future．As students，we should work hard in （87）o _ to creat a bright future of own．We should （88）m the best use of every hour and be the master today．We should do everything as （89）p ．And never put off what can be done today till tomorrow．
Time and tide （90）w for no man．If you waste today，you will regret tomorrow．
The five boys attended a birthday party last Sunday and they enjoyed （they）very much．
Group treats everyone with kindness and （warm），spreading positive energy．
Please promise （not tell） lies any more，will you？