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Li Yan is a girl from a remote mountain village. She had to work in the field all day. She said not go to school and she could not read or write.
One day, a UNICEF officer came to Li Yan’s village. He said it was important for children to  【小题1】  . He wanted all the children in the village to learn to read.
UNICEF is part of the United Nations. It was  【小题2】   in Europe in 1946. It works all over the world now. UNICEF    【小题3】   by selling Christmas cards and organizing other activities.
Half a month later, Li Yan entered a local school. Now she goes to school every day. She enjoys studying with her new friends. She can read and write. She  【小题4】    UNICEF for helping her.
Li Yan says that she hopes to   【小题5】    a volunteer teacher in the futhre. She wants to help more children like her.

完成下列同义句变化

1.---I’m sorry I’m late again. ---That’s all right.

 ---I’m sorry I’m late again.  ---It ___ ___.

2.Our school has twenty classes.

 ___ ___twenty classes ___ our school.

3.These children walk to school every day.

 These children ___ to school ___ ___ every day.

4.Thank you very much for your help.

 Thanks ___ ___ for ___me.

5.Your trousers are very dear. They are nice, too.

 Your trousers are ___ dear ____ nice.

 

Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school, but not all children in the countries are so lucky.
There is a girl called Xiao Fang. She is eight years old and lives in a small village in Guangxi. When she was young, she wanted to go to school. But she could not, because her family was too poor to afford the school fees for her, so her parents had to keep her at home. Instead of studying, Xiao Fang worked in the fields with her parents every day. Then Hope Project heard about Xiao Fang. It agreed to help Xiao Fang to go to school. Her wish of study came true, and now she is studying in a school.
Unluckily there are many thousands of children who can not go to school. You can join in Hope Project and help these children. You know all the good work needs money. Hope Project needs your help.
If you give Hope Project ￥300 each year, it can pay for one child to go to school for a whole year. With more money, Hope Project can build new schools, buy good desks, chairs, blackboards and books. let’s help the children together and give them a chance to have a good start in life.
【小题1】_____ can go to school.

A．Almost every child in the world

B．Almost every child in China

C．Almost every child in big cities

D．Almost every child in small villages

【小题2】Xiao Fang didn’t go to school when she was young because_________.

A．her family was too poor

B．she didn’t like to go to school

C．there was too much work for her to do

D．she could learn nothing at school

【小题3】With ￥300, _________.

A．one child can go to school for nine years

B．a new school can be built

C．many children can go to school

D．a child can go to school for a whole year

【小题4】Hope Project helped Xiao Fang because__________.

A．it heard about her

B．she went to ask for help

C．she knew someone working there

D．she wrote a letter to the newspaper

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Hope Project helps the poor children to go to school

B．Hope Project helps to build new schools

C．Hope Project helps schools to buy desks, chairs, books, etc.

D．All the above

Now many people like the game Angry Birds. Here is a piece of good news for them—soon there will be a lot of Angry Birds-themed activity parks around the world.
The first two parks opened in Finland last year, and a few other parks are going to open in the UK. However, people still don’t know when and where Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK.
“As a kind of online game, it is popular with people of all ages. It’s really an interesting game. And the parks will be interesting places for everyone around the world.” said Peter Vesterbacka, an officer of Angry Birds Company. He also said, “ We want to make Angry Birds a part of pop culture. We’re just getting started.”
Angry Birds-themed activity parks have many interesting places for children to play. They like them very much. People can see the characters and colors from the game in the park. People can also play the Angry Birds game on large screens in the park. The company wants to invite people to not only play it on the sofa, but to go out, move around and have fun. So everyone will be happy in Angry Birds-themed activity parks.
【小题1】Where did the first two Angry Birds-themed activity parks open?
A. In the UK.    B. In Finland.   C. In Australia.     D. In the USA.
【小题2】Angry Birds is _______.

A．an online game	B．an online movie
C．a talk show on TV	D．a game show on TV

【小题3】Lots of people think Angry Birds is very ______.

A．boring

B．easy

C．interesting

D．difficult

【小题4】The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to（指的是）_______.

A．the characters	B．the screens
C．the interesting games	D．the interesting places

【小题5】From the passage, we can know_______.

A．Angry Birds is only popular with young people

B．Peter Vesterbacka works for Angry Birds Company

C．there is no screen in Angry Birds-themed activity parks

D．Angry Birds-themed activity parks will open in the UK in 2015

Helping your children to read and write at home will improve their skills and confidence—it will also make them get ready for learning in the classroom environment.

　     　 are needed by every child in every subject in every year of their life in or outside school. Students who improve their reading and writing skills will increase their vocabulary and their ability（能力）to use the English language correctly. As parents, you can play an important role in improving your children’s literacy（读写能力）. You can make a difference by listening, asking questions, giving information, and reading with your children outside school hours.

Here are 8 tips on how to help your children to read and write:

²  having everyday conversations with your children

²  trying to ask more “wh-” questions instead of easy “yes” or “no” questions

²  encouraging your children to talk about events you don’t know

²  reading to your children each night

²  listening to your children read

²  teaching your children how to use dictionaries

²  talking about your children’s writings

²  practicing filling in forms, writing letters, sending cards or emails

You can also encourage your children to join the Reading Challenge Club and discuss the books they are reading together. In the club, children must read 15 books from the Challenge book list and 5 more books chosen by themselves. There are over 1,000 books on the list. The reading must be done in one year. What’s more, it is a wonderful way to help your children to write. For example, you can encourage them to write diaries or book reviews. Remember to make positive comments as much as possible.

 

1.This passage is mainly written for __________.

A. children             B. teachers         C. parents          D. doctors

2.__________ is the best for the missing part in Paragraph 2.

A. “Listening and speaking skills”              B. “Reading and writing skills”

C. “Listening and writing skills”               D. “Reading and listening skills”

3.__________ is NOT mentioned in the 8 tips above.

   A. “Listening to the radio every day”        B. “Listening to your children read”

   C. “Reading to your children each night”     D. “Talking about your children’s writings”

4. In the Reading Challenge Club, children have to read __________ in one year.

A. 5 books              B. 10 books         C. 15 books         D. 20 books

5. Parents can help children to write by encouraging them to__________.

A. draw pictures or take photos             B. listen to pop music 

C. write diaries or book reviews                D. play computer games