1. The children are taking c________ of the woman.

2. Don’t forget______( 喂 ) my dog every day.

3. ---Who s________ the floor just now? —Lily and Anny did.

4. John is going to i________ his friends to the party when his birthday comes.

5. ________ (青少年) always enjoys sports and pop music.

Basketball stars are usually tall．The stars of other sports are sometimes short．Some of the best football players are not very tall．

Short people often have better balance(平衡)than tall people．So they do not fall over very often．In some sports the players must have good balance．For example，table tennis and running．

You do not need long legs to run fast! Some of the fastest runners in the world are not very tall. Some people are tall and some people are short. There is no medicine to make people grow taller or shorter．

The tallest woman in the world is Sandy Allen．She is 2.41 metres tall and lives in the United States. The shortest person in the world is Gul Mohammed from India．He is only 57 centimetres(厘米)tall.

Today young people in many countries grow taller than their parents．This is because they eat better food today．Good food can help children grow．

53．Basketball players are ____________.             

A．usually tall     B．all tall        C．very short     D．usually short

54．The tallest woman in the world is in ___________.

A．America        B．India         C．China       D．Japan

55．What can make boys and girls grow taller according to the passage?

A．Playing basketball．                 B．Taking some medicine

C．Playing football．                   D．Eating good food．

56．Which of the following is true ?

A．The fastest runners are all tall.          B．The shortest person in the world is in India.

C．Young people are not as tall as their parents.    D．Tall people have better balance.

根据句意和首字母及汉语意思，完成句子。

1. The children are taking c________ of the woman.

2. Don’t forget______( 喂 ) my dog every day.

3. ---Who s________ the floor just now? —Lily and Anny did.

4. John is going to i________ his friends to the party when his birthday comes.

5. ________ (青少年) always enjoys sports and pop music.

Now some women are spending a weekend at Mother's Camp．There, husbands and children are not allowed．Why would a woman want to take a vacation without her family? Some women say they need time to be alone．

At Mother's Camp a woman has room for herself．She can sleep, read or watch TV, and no one will bother her．No children will ask, "Morn, what's for dinner?" No husband will say, "Oh, dear, I can't find any clean socks．" In fact almost 50% of women in the United States work outside the home．Many of them work full - time and then come home to a second job—taking care of their homes and families．These working women say one of their biggest problems is housework．

In the United States, working wives do about 75% of the housework．Many of their husbands say they want to help．But then they burn the rice or they can't find the pans．They ask so many questions that their wives decide it is easier to do the job themselves．

Some women go to Mother's Camp just to get a break from housework．For two days they don't cook, they don't clean, they don t look after their children and husbands．What do they do? They enjoy warm, sunny weather, walking, swimming or boating in a clear blue lake and singing songs around the campfire．They relax away from home．They have a really wonderful vacation at Mother's Camp．

1．From this passage we can see        in the United States．

A．women want to work outside the home

B．working wives do most of the housework

C．husbands do as much housework as their wives

D．women do not like to stay at home with their families

2．At Mother's Camp, women can't              ．

A．watch TV                           B．read newspapers

C．swim in the lake                      D．bring their husbands and children

3．Why would some mothers like to be alone? Because

A．they don't like their husbands and children

B．they have to work full -time

C．they are too busy to relax themselves

D．they want a new life

4．        is one of the biggest troubles for working wives in the United States．

A．Housework                                                B．Working outside the home

C．When to take a vacation                              D．Looking after their children

5．What's the best tide for this passage?

A．Busy Working Mothers                                B．Welcome to Mother's Camp

C．Mothers Relax Away from Home                  D．Mothers in the US

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    We are a non-profit organization(非盈利性组织). We have volunteer(志愿者) jobs for people of all ages. Anyone, from twelve years old children to people in their 80s, can become a volunteer.

　　You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents see a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.

　　“As a volunteer, I don't want to. get anything. Seeing the children's happy faces, I am happy, too. ” Said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my spare time before. Now I help elder people learn how to use computers. ” Said another Volunteer at the age of 18.

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

　　Interested? Call us on 1-800-555-5756, or visit our website: www. activol. com

(1) What kind of people can become volunteers?

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A. Only teenagers.

B. People from 12 years old to about 80.

C. Only old people.

D. Only students and teachers.

(2) _________ need volunteers.

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A. Animals without homes

B. Doctors

C. Non-profit organization

D. Everyone

(3) Volunteers want to get ________ when they are help others.

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(4) Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with ________.

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(5) This passage is _________.

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