Standing in Hot Water

 One morning Sally told her husband, "Jack,I have an important meeting of our ladies' club (倶乐部)at Mrs Perry's house at lunch time today, and I want to go there. Fll leave you some food for your lunch. Is that all right?"

  "Oh，that's quite all right. What are you going to leave for my lunch?"

  "A tin(罐)of meat,and there are some eggs and vegetables and some bread here,too.”

 Then Sally went to her meeting. All the ladies had lunch at Mrs Perry's house, and at about three o'clock Sally came home. To her surprise, she saw her husband's feet were hurt.

  "What's the matter?" Sally asked.

  "Well,on the tin it was written—OPEN THE TIN AND STAND IN HOT WATER FOR FIVE MINUTES."

(   ) 1. Sally wanted to        .

A.     visit her old friends

B.     go to Mrs Perry's house

C.     have a dinner in a restaurant

D.     enter a parents' meeting

(  ) 2. Sally's husband had to        .

A.     buy some food himself

B.  cook dinner for Sally

C.     have lunch at a restaurant

D.     have lunch by himself at home

(   ) 3. Sally's husband had for his lunch.

A.     some eggs and vegetables

B.     some vegetables and a tin of fish

C.     some eggs,vegetables and some bread

D.     some eggs,vegetables, some bread and a tin of meat 

(   ) 4. Sally's husband's feet were hurt because .

A.      that tin of fish hurt his feet

F.      he fell down and hurt his feet

G.     he himself stood in hot water for five minutes

H.     his wife didn't tell him how to open the tin
(   ) 5. In "stand in hot water"，"stand" means       

A. put    B. push C. send    D. sink

 In England nobody under the 1 of eighteen is allowed (允许)to drink in a public bar. Mr Wilson often went to a nearby bar but he 2 took his son,Nick,because he was too young. When Nick had his 3 birthday, Mr Wilson 4 him to his usual bar for the first time. They drank for half 5 and then Mr Wilson said to his son, "Now,Nick, 6 a good piece of advice for you. You must be always careful not to drink too much. And 7 do you know when you have had enough? Well,I'll tell you. Do you see those two lights 8 the end of the bar? When they 9 to have become four,you have had enough and should go home.” "But Dad," said Nick, "I can see only 10 there.”

(   ) 1. A. class    B. time    C. age    D. year

(   ) 2. A. always    B. usually   C. never    D. hardly

(   ) 3. A. eighteenth    B. first    C. eighteen    D. last

(   ) 4. A. showed    B. took     C. told    D. required

(   ) 5. A. a glass    B. an hour    C. money    D. a piece

(   ) 6. A. I'm     B. it's    C. there's    D. here's

(   ) 7. A. why    B. if    C. how    D. what

(   ) 8. A. on    B. in    C. at    D. by

(   ) 9. A. want    B. turn    C. have    D. seem

(   ) 10. A. one    B. four     C. six    D. eight

  Sam hates doing chores. And he has 1 chores. For example, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays he takes out the trash. And on weekends he always 2 his father's car. He also cleans his own room once a week. Sometimes he even has to 3 his little sister and brother.

  Sam has a foreign friend at school. His name is Kumar. Doing chores in Kumar's 4 is very different. In the house only the 5 do chores. His sisters make all the 6 and clean all the rooms too. His mother always cooks the meals, and his sisters help her to 7 and prepare (准备)the food. So when Kumar talks to Sam about chores, he feels very 8 

  Sam and Kumar are very good at 9 . They want to be scientists in the future. They want to make a robot(机器人)to do chores in the future. Then everyone―mothers and fathers, sons and daughters will be 10 ！

(   ) 1. A. no    B. a few    C. many    D. any

(   ) 2. A. does    B. washes   C. makes    D. drives

(   ) 3. A. look for    B. take care of   C. write to    D. come over

(   ) 4. A. city    B. school    C. class    D. family

(   ) 5. A. girls    B. boys    C. parents    D. children

(   ) 6. A. clothes    B. dishes    C. beds    D. floors

(   ) 7. A. go to the movies    B. go shopping

       C. have dinner    D. play sports

(   ) 8. A. tired    B. sad     C. boring    D. lucky

(   ) 9. A. science    B. English    C. Chinese    D. maths

(   ) 10. A. busy    B. warm     C. strong    D. free

根据提示内容写一篇80词以上的短文。

提示：1.每天我放学回家，都能看见几个小孩在路边乞讨；

2. 没有人来关心他们；

3. 我多么希望他们的父母把他们领回家；

4.他们的父母是多么狠心呀！如果他们的父母很穷，那么可以去求助希望工程呀。参考词汇：beg(乞讨)，cold-hearted(狠心的)，the Hope Project(希望工程)

 Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help other people in your spare time? Then join us and be a v 1！

  We are a non-profit organization. We have volunteer jobs for people of all a 2  Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.

  You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with t 3 care of children while parents are working. H 4 need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats w 5 homes. There is something for everyone.

  "As a volunteer,I don't want to get a 6 Seeing the children's happy f 7，I am happy, too," said Carlos Domingo,an old woman of 62.

  "I often played computer games in my s 8 time before. Now I help older people 1 9 how to use computers," said another volunteer at the age of 18.

  If everyone helps out a bit,we'll all have a b 10 world to live in.

  Interested? Call us at 1-800-555-5756. Or visit our website;www. activol. com

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 Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to this concert. I hope you have e 1 the music.

We had this concert to r 2 money for children in Africa. Every day hundreds of children in Africa die because they have illness or don't have enough f  3 to eat. There are two r  4  First, the children's parents have no jobs,so they have no money to buy medicine or food. Second，the governments in many African countries do not have the money to t 5 care of poor people.

  Most African countries are p 6 . The land is not good for g  7 food and the weather isn't good for farming, either. The organization "The Feed Africa Fund" s  8 a lot of money every year on food for poor people in Africa. The money comes from generous('慷慨的)people,for they do not want to see children d  9 from hunger. Just one dollar can buy enough rice or corn to feed family of four for three days.

  How m 10 do you spend on food every day? Ten dollars? Twenty dollars? I am sure you can spend less on your own food so that you have a few dollars for "The Feed Africa Fund".

  Ladies and gentlemen, we are now taking a collection. Please be generous. Thank you.

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Helping Hands

  Jane Warner's husband, Jack,was sent to prison for two years for stealing. While he was in prison, Jane had a very difficult time.      

  She had two children, but no job. Her husband, of course，did not make any money either. The only money she had was a small amount from the government."I don't know how we will manage," she wrote to her husband in prison. "I get only enough money to pay the rent. There isn't enough money for food. I think I'll have to plant vegetables in the garden. They'll grow quickly. We can live on vegetables.”

  The garden was quite large, and much of it was covered with grass.

  "Don't dig up the garden," he wrote. "That's where the money I stole is hidden."

  When the guard read Jack's letter, he took it to the head guard.

  When the head guard read it,he telephoned the police. He told them what Jack had written to his wife.

  The police immediately went to Jack's house. They took forks and shovels with them. They dug up the garden, looking for the money, but they did not find anything. When they had gone,Mrs Warner wrote to her husband.

  "The police came today," she wrote. "They dug up all the grass. What should I do?" Her husband wrote back immediately, "Plant the vegetables."

1. 判断正(T)误(F)。

(   ) 1) Jane had a very difficult time while her husband was in prison.

(   ) 2) She wrote to Jack that she would have to plant vegetables.

(   ) 3) Jack wrote that the stolen money was in the house.

(   ) 4) The head guard phoned the police.

(  ) 5) The police found the money in the garden.

2. 从故事中找出适当的动词，并用其适当的形式填空。

1) Jack Warner          to prison for two years.

2) Jane          two children and her husband did not          any money.

3) All letters          by the prisoners          by one of the guards before being        .

4) When the head guard the letter, he         the police.

5) Her husband          back that she should          the vegetables.

 Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub(酒馆)for students. But,for Cai Yingjie,the night has a different meaning： helping beggars(乞丐)and the homeless (people without homes).

  Cai, who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijing's Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar, she took the cold,rough hands of the woman with her warm，clean hands，and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves (手套).

  The woman was surprised for a few seconds，then burst into tears，saying，" For the first time I feel respected (尊敬)”.

  Cai said, "A beggar's life is very hard. That's why I want to help them.”

  Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor. They walked in the cold wind along the streets from 4 pm to 7 pm on Friday, visiting 15 beggars in Beijing's Haidian District.

  They brought bread and gloves with them，and stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise.

  "I know the activity can't help much,but it's meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long," said Sun,head of the group. " And Christmas is a good time for that."

(   ) 1. What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students?

A.     Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua.

B.     Getting together with friends.

C.     Showing care to the beggars and the homeless.

D.     Selling bread and gloves to the beggars.

(   ) 2. What does the beggar mean by saying "For the first time I feel respected"？

A.     The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long.

B.     The beggar hasn't been shown care for so long.

C.     The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time.

D.     This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students. 

(   ) 3. What did each beggar feel when they received greetings?

A. Sad.   B. Amazed.

C. Frightened. D. Proud.
(   ) 4. The word "neglected" in the last paragraph means         .

A. protected    B. found

C. taken care of    D. given not enough care

(   ) 5. In this article, how many students like Cai spent their Christmas Eve among the poor?

A. Only one.     B. Four.

C. Fourteen.      D. Seven.

  Sam is a bus driver in a big city. All day he drives a bus through busy streets. Driving a big bus is very 1 work. It makes some drivers 2 But not Sam！

  Sam is always happy. And the people who ride in his bus seem to be happy, too. This story shows 3

Early one 4 ，Sam started his big green and yellow bus. He went off on the 5 work. "Oh， what a beautiful morning!" he sang. "Oh， what a beautiful day!"

  At the first bus stop, a man was 6 . "Good morning,Mr James," said Sam 7 a big smile. "How are you?"   "Fine,thank you, Sam," said Mr James. "How are you?"

  "Wonderful!" Sam answered. "Just WONDERFUL！This is a fine day."

  Mr James smiled. He took a seat. As he looked 8 the window，he still smiled. At the 9 stop a man came running up. He was puffing(气喘吁吁)."I have to catch a train at seven,” he said. "Can you get me to the station?"

  "Now,just sit down and rest," said Sam. "I，ll drive a little 10 . We will be there in time. Then you 11 run again."

  "Thank you!" said the man. He sat down.

  Sam 12 drive just a little faster. He got to the station before seven！

  "Thank you," said the man,as he got off the bus. "You are the best bus driver in the city！"

  As he drove on,Sam 13 talking again. By this time,many people were on the bus. They were  14 going to work. But Sam made the ride seem like fun.

  "It is now ten minutes after seven," Sam called out. "The sky is blue. It will not rain today.

We all like sunshine, don't we?"

  He began to sing, "I love you,Mr Sunshine. I love you, Mr Sun. In all the world I love you best. You are the only one.”

  "What is that song,Sam?" a girl asked.

  "It's my song," He said. "I made it up. I like to sing. It makes 15 people want to sing,too.”

Sam was right！The man behind him started to sing！

(   ) 1. A. easy    B. great    C. interesting    D. hard

(   ) 2. A. good    B. happy   C. bad    D. unhappy

(   ) 3. A. what    B. why    C. when    D. who

(   ) 4. A. morning    B. afternoon   C. evening    D. night

(   ) 5. A. month's   B. week's   C. day's D. night's

(   ) 6. A. waiting    B. talking   C. laughing    D. riding

(   ) 7. A. in    B. with     C. within    D. without

(   ) 8. A. into    B. out of   C. at    D. up

(   ) 9. A. first    B. last    C. other    D. next

(   ) 10. A. faster    B. slower    C. quicker    D. farther

(   ) 11. A. don't   B. won't   C. won't have to D. mustn't

(   ) 12. A. could    B. would   C. did    D. might

(   ) 13. A. liked    B. started    C. enjoyed    D. finished

(   ) 14. A. all    B. both     C. none    D. every

(   ) 15. A. another    B. the others   C. others    D. other

  Mr White lived in a town. He worked in a 1 there. As a good psychologist^姊奇;^病医生)， he 2 his patients(病人)well and was kind to them. He 3 most of them. And they liked him very much.

  One day,an old woman brought her 4 to his office. Mr White looked over the girl carefully. She 5 healthy. But when the doctor asked her 6 questions, she answered nothing and held up her 7 and cried like a hen as if(似乎)she had just laid(产)an egg. He 8 all at once.

  "How long has she been like this,madam?" asked Mr White.

  "For about a year,sir," answered the old woman.

  "Why not bring her here 9，madam?"

  "She always 10 she's a hen and she'll lay some gold(金子的)eggs," said the old woman. "I thought it was true and waited for her laying some."

(   ) 1. A. school      B. hospital   C. cinema      D. shop

(   ) 2. A. knew      B. liked     C. hated      D. taught

( ) 3. A. sent away    B. caught up with

       C. got on well with      D. saved

(   ) 4. A. son    B. husband    C. daughter    D. aunt

(   ) 5. A. looked      B. had    C. kept      D. hoped

(   ) 6. A. little      B. a little    C. few      D. a few

(   ) 7. A. legs      B. arms     C. head    D. feet

(   ) 8. A. heard      B. listened to    C. understood      D. changed

(   ) 9. A. early      B. earlier    C. earliest      D. the earliest

(   ) 10. A. calls      B. called    C. says      D. said