Singaporean Singer Stefanie Sun (Sun Yanzi) goes to Tahoua, West Africa (西非尼日塔瓦) to visit the children who have suffered from famine(饥荒)and war. Stefanie Sun is touched by those poor kids there: “Some children are already 3 or 4 years old, but they are so skinny that you can hold them with your single（单个的）arm. You can see scare and hopelessness in their eyes. The children only wish to have food to eat, and can survive and go to school. However, these basic needs are like dreams to them.”

Stefanie Sun is deeply touched by a 4-month baby who weighs only 2.5kg! Stefanie says that the children have nothing but leaves to eat during famine. The reconstruction (重建) in that area needs enough food, education, and clean water.

1.Stefanie Sun is a singer, who is from ___________.

        A. West Africa     B. Singapore        C. China            D. Taiwan

2.The children in Tahoua, West Africa have suffered from ___________.

        A. water and food   B. illness and war  C. famine and war   D. earthquakes and typhoon

3.The 3 or 4-year-old children are so__________ that you can hold them with your single arm.

        A. thin         B. fat          C. heavy            D. light

4. “these basic needs are like dreams to them.”  Here basic needs means____________.

        A. having food to eat               B. going to school     

C. surviving                        D. all of above

5.From this passage, we can see the charity ____________ can help them.

A.          B.           C.          D.

  Bob was happy. He was at a new school, and the other students were friendly. “ Hi, Bob!” They said. But some students said, “ Hi, Peter!” Bob didn’t understand. He asked another student, “ Why do some students call me Peter?”
“Oh, that is easy to answer,” the student said. “Peter was a student here last year. Now, he goes to a different school. You like Peter. Some students think that you are Peter.”
Bob wanted to meet Peter. He got Peter’s address(地址) from a student and went to Peter’s house. Peter opened the door. Bob couldn’t believe his   eyes. He looked really like Peter! Bob and Peter had the same colour eyes and the same smile. They had the same black hair. They also had the same birthday.
Bob and Peter found out that they were twin brothers. They both were adopted(领养) by two different families. Soon after the boys born, one family adopted Bob, and another family adopted Peter. Bob’s family never knew about Peter, and Peter’s family never knew about Bob, either.
(    ) 1 Bob didn’t understand why __________.
A. he was happy                          B .he went to a new school
C . some students called him Peter            D. he was named Bob
(    ) 2. Another student told Bob that __________.
A. students liked Peter                     B. he looked liked Peter
C. Peter was a good student in that school     D. Peter liked his studies very much
(    ) 3.How did Bob feel when he saw Peter?
A. He felt very sad.                        B. He was greatly surprised.
C. He felt that Peter was very funny.          D. He was very angry because they looked the same.
(    ) 4. What is not mentioned(提及) about Peter and Bob?
A. Their eyes had the same colour.           B. They had on the same clothes
C. They had the same black hair.             D. They were born on the same day.
(    ) 5. Bob and Peter _____________.
A. lived in different countries               B. lived in the same family
C. lived in different families                D. lived with the same parents

根据句意，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。

1.After so many ________ (year) practice, Li Na is a well-known tennis player.

2.We’ll have a surprise party for my mother’s ________ (forty) birthday next Saturday.

3.The higher the mountain is, the ________ (thin) the air is.

4.To tell the ________ (true), I don’t like the drinks in that café.

5.It’s a (an) ________ (usual) experience, few people have chances to do it.

正误判断

In the United States, children start school when they are five years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they leave secondary（中等的） schools. There are two kinds of schools in the United States: public schools and private（私立的）schools . Most children go to public schools. Their parents do not have to pay for their education because the schools receive money from the government. If a child goes to a private school, his parents have to get enough money for his schooling. Some parents still prefer private schools, though they are much more expensive. Today about half of the high school students go to universities after they finish the secondary school. A student at state university does not have to pay very much if his parents live in that state. But many students work while they are studying at universities. In this way they develop good working habits and live by their own hands.

1.Children can go to school at the age of four in the U.S.

2.Most parents prefer to send their children to private schools in America.

3.About fifty percent of high school students can go on to universities after they leave the secondary school today.

4.Lots of American students go to universities by depending on their parents completely (完全地).

5.The passage is mainly about American education.

Most people _______when the big earthquake took place in that area.