Banker Wins Nobel Peace Prize

Muhammad Yunus and the bank he founded are honored for their work to help the world’s poor. Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. They won the award for their efforts to help bring millions of people, especially women, out of poverty.

“Every single individual on earth has both the potential and the right to live a decent life. Across cultures and civilizations, Yunus and Grameen Bank have shown that even the poorest of the poor can work to bring about their own development,”the Nobel Committee said in its citation.

The Peace Prize is one of the biggest honors in the world. Yunus is the first Nobel Prize winner from Bangladesh, a nation of about 141 million people. In 1983, Yunnus and the Grameen Bank started a now worldwide system that lets people borrow small amounts of money to start businesses. Through these loans, called“microcredit”, the world’s poor have been able to buy much needed things like cows to start a dairy, chickens to run an egg business, or a cell phone in places where there is no other access to a phone.

Yunus said he would use part of the $ 1.4 million award money to create a company that will make low-cost, high-nutrition food for the poor. The rest of his share will go toward setting up an eye hospital for the poor in Bangladesh.“I am so, so happy, it’s really great news for the whole nation,”Yunus said after hearing of his win.

Since the bank began, it has lent $ 5.72 billion to more than 6 million Bangladeshis. About 97 percent of the borrowers are women.

56．Why does Nobel Peace Prize of 2006 come to Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank?

　　A．Because they helped the rich to become richer.

　　B．Because they helped children to finish their education.

　　C．Because they helped millions of people, especially women, out of poverty.

　　D．Because they helped millions of people, especially men, out of poverty.

57．It can be inferred that microcredit system     .

　　A．has made all the people in Bangladesh start their own business

　　B．has a history of about 23 years

　　C．only loaned money to the people of Bangladesh

　　D．has spread all over the world for thirty years

58．Which statement is true according to the passage?

A．The award money will be used in setting up an eye hospital and a food company for the poor.

B．All the $ 1.4 million award money will be shared by the poor in Banladesh.

C．Muhammad Yunus will loan the money to the poor women in Bangladesh.

D．Muhammad Yunus will save the $1.4 million award money in Grameen Bank.

59．According to the passage, we can infer that the average amount of microcredit might be     .

A．140 dollars      B．95 dollars       C．970 dollars      D．572 dollars

Steve, a twelve―year―old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to be lost forever, by the U.S. education system. He was a big boy, yet, went  36  … until Miss White.

Miss White was a smiling, young, beautiful lady and Steve was in love! For the first time, he couldn’t take his eyes  37  his teacher; yet, still he failed.

One day, Miss White’s impatient voice  38  into his daydreams.

“Steve! Pay attention!”

Steve  39  his gaze on Miss White, as she began to go over the test  40 .

“You all did pretty well,”she told the class,“except for one boy, and  41  breaks my heart to tell you this, but…”She  42 , pinning Steve to his seat, with a  43  stare, her eyes searching his face,“… The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”

Steve  44  his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.

After that, it was  45 !! Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained  46 .

“Just try it! ONE WEEK!”He was unmoved.

“Give yourself a chance! Don’t  47  up on your life!”Nothing.

“Steve! Please! I care about you!”

Wow!  48 , Steve got it!! Someone cared about him?

Steve went home from school,  49 , that afternoon.

The following Monday he arrived at school on time. Miss White, gave a quiz on the weekend homework. Steve was the first to  50  his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously  51 , she began to look it over. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart  52  within his chest. As he sat down, he couldn’t  53  another look at the lovely woman.

Miss White’s face was in total shock! The  54  boy in the seventh grade had just passed his first test!

He began to take off! And he continued this  55  throughout his school life. From that moment nothing was the same for Steve.

I wrote the composition      it took my sister, Jane.

A．a two-thirds time                        B．two-third the time

C．the two-thirds time                     D．two-thirds the time

― I wonder what you consider      your greatest victory.

― It was      to Beijing University, I think.

A．to be；being admitted                  B．getting；admitting

C．being；admitted                           D．to have been；to admit

The proposal had been put forward and then arose the question      we were to get the proofs     .

A．what；needed                            B．where；to need

C．what；to need                                   D．where；needed

In front of the house      which came here to be in search of several missing children.

A．several police cars were                  B．were several police cars

C．was several police cars                         D．several police cars was

English is a language that many young people around the world      not speak perfectly but      at least understand.

A．may；can      B．would；might      C．will；must        D．could；might

You must have supper first,      much homework you have to do.

A．even if         B．although          C．however           D．whatever

It’s impossible to      these results without knowing more about the research methods employed.

A．value          B．evaluate           C．absorb          D．benefit

― If the manager would be more considerate to us, he would get more support from us.

―     . He just expects us to work.

A．I believe not                           B．Good idea

C．Yes, I think so                        D．I can’t agree more