“Buy-A-Something” Campaign

One way to request for general donations is to tie it into a campaign like “Buy-A-Brick to Help Build a School in Bolivia”.  Make sure you have some literature to give people as well as a registration form(登记表) that includes name, address, and how many bricks the person purchased.

University Funds

If you are a student, one major source of funding is your own college or university. Many school clubs can raise a certain amount of funds through student activities. See if your club is suitable.

Letter Writing

One of the most effective ways of raising money is to do a letter campaign to as many relatives, friends, former teachers, etc. as possible. Sending a detailed letter to over 100 friends and relatives explaining the program and what you hope to accomplish while you’re on it will help you reach your goal.

Parties, Dances, Music

Use the “Who Do You Know” principle. Do you have a friend in a band? Do you know the owner of a bar or restaurant? Some simple events include playing in a band at a club, and your group gets the cover charge or a percentage of the drink sales.

Exhibitions

This is limited to people with professional art genius. If you are an artist, you can ask friends to help you hold exhibitions and donate your profit to charity or give people who need financial help.

Note: Please remember there are some people who are not so lucky as we are and it’s our duty to help them.

1. . What is the best title for the passage?

A．Activities in your spare time	B．Ways to raise more
C．What can you do?	D．Holding exhibitions

2. . What is the “Who Do You Know” principle?

A．Involve people you know in your activity.

B．Try to know more people.

C．Never get in touch with strangers.

D．Always play with people you know.

3.  Which is the best way for Albert, a pianist in a small band, to raise money?

A．Exhibitions.	B．Parties, Dances, Music.
C．“Buy-A-Something” Campaign.	D．University Funds.

4.  What will the money collected be used for?

A．Some important architects.	B．People who need financial help.
C．Festivals like Valentine’s Day.	D．People with professional art genius.

 

 

Steve, Adam, Jenny, Frank和Wendy就自己在学校或学习上遇到的困惑分别给Boy’s Life杂志写信，向编辑咨询。阅读下列编辑的回答（A、B、C、D、E和F）选出可以解答每个人疑问的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。

1.Steve: One of my friends is always copying me．It’s getting really annoying, and I don’t know what to do．Help!

2.Adam: I did badly in school, so my dad switched me to another school to help me．What can I do to stay out of trouble at my new school? My mouth got me in trouble in the first place．

3.Jenny: Some kids are making fun of me because I’m in honors math and read 800-page books．Isn’t that something to be proud of?

 

4.Frank: I have a problem: I can’t socialize．I’m really shy, and I’m already a freshman in high school．Can you help me, please?

5.Wendy: I always make honor roll, but I’m going to high school next year．How can I manage this: keep up my A’s and B’s, and at the same time, do other after class activities I’m interested in．

A	B
A wise man once said, “It’s better to do a few things well than a lot of things poorly．” As you make the transition to a tougher workload, focus on maintaining a balance of schoolwork, scouting, other activities, friends, family and just the games you are enjoying playing．You may always think of this: we can learn things not only in classes, but outside of classes．You’ll be happier, not to mention more successful at the things you like．	If you’re having trouble keeping up, ask your teachers if they can recommend someone to tutor you for an hour after school．I know it sounds like torture, but trust me．I was struggling through math and eventually my mum made me get a tutor．I was very angry．But it turned out that with the tutor’s help, I could get through my work in an hour instead of three hours at home．So after a few weeks, I caught up with the rest of the class．
C	D
You should be flattered—he looks up to you．But I understand; it’s completely up-setting．My little sister went through a stage in which she constantly bought the same exact clothes as me．But after a few months she turned to someone else．Wait it out for a while, and your friend will probably discover his own sense of style．Then let him know you think he’s cool, especially he does his own thing．Your comment will spare him embarrassment, boost his self-esteem and, ultimately, get him to stop cloning around．	You’re right．Intelligence is a quality that everyone wants, and as you get older it’s going to be what people love and respect about you．And yet, just as hyper-social people need to make time for schoolwork, you might benefit from a little balance as well．In addition to exercising your brain with classes and books, exercise your spirit with music, sports, Scouts or other activities．Bonus: Some of those kids who laughed at you might someday realize how cool you actually are and shut up．
E	F
The fact that you recognize what the problem is and want to fix it is fantastic．Avoid becoming a regular in the schoolmaster’s office, and make a good first impression in the new place．This doesn’t mean you have to be a top student．Jus do your work, speak up in class when the teacher asks a question and seek extra help if your grades start to slip．And stay involved in after-class activities so that you can keep yourself too busy to get into trouble and help you burn off some of the energy that tends to land you in hot water．	A teacher once gave me this great advice: Prepare a conversation in your head before going into an uncomfortable social situation．It sounds like a lot of work, but it’s easy – and it works! For example, if you know you’re hiking a certain mountain with Scouts this weekend, go online and Google the area you’re hiking．Find an interesting or funny fact or two and talk about them when your troop is climbing up the mountain．As for the “cool” kids, forget them．Coolness runs out after high school．

 

 

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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~25各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　Mr and Mrs Moore were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year, They 　1　their car outside and went in. Mr Moore had never got drunk (醉) before, so he was 　2 　not to drink too much, 　3 　his friends asked him to drink more 　4 　.

　During the party, Mrs Moore found that she had 　5 　to bring her bag, so she asked her husband to go out to the car and 　6 　it for her. He 　7 　so, but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn (喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought 　8 　might be in need of help and went over to the car with the 　9 　. He found a small black bear sitting in the driving seat and blowing the horn.

　When Mr Moore 　10　the party, he told several people about the bear, but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to 　11　that his story was 　12　, he found that the car with the 　13　in it had gone. There were so many 　14　about Mr Moore's black bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement (广告） in the newspaper; “If any one saw a black bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel 　15　the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”

　Two days later 　16　Mrs Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet (宠物) bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that　17　he had blown the horn.

　Mrs Richards did not 　18　to think there was anything 　19　 about that. “Our bear likes blowing car horns,” she said, “and we don't 　20 　when we are not driving the car.”

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

1．A．pulled	B．stayed	C．left	D．hid	[　　]
2．A．polite	B．careful	C．glad	D．afraid	[　　]
3．A．whether	B．until	C.or	D．though	[　　]
4．A．all along	B．once again	C．just then	D．for ever	[　　]
5．A．learned	B．known	C．remembered	D．forgotten	[　　]
6．A．buy	B．get	C．send	D．return	[　　]
7．A．said	B．went	C．did	D．thought	[　　]
8．A．one	B．someone	C．his wife	D．the bear	[　　]
9．A．noise	B．voice	C．cry	D．shout	[　　]
10．A．was sent to	B．was seated at	C．got rid of	D．got back to	[　　]
11．A．show	B．notice	C．require	D．promise	[　　]
12．A．interesting	B．correct	C．true	D．exciting	[　　]
13．A．horn	B．bear	C．bag	D．driving seat	[　　]
14．A．laughs	B．shouts	C．smiles	D．calls	[　　]
15．A．for	B．at	C．in	D.on	[　　]
16．A．the	B．a	C.／	D．some	[　　]
17．A．quickly	B．completely	C．maybe	D．almost	[　　]
18．A．mean	B．have	C．know	D．seem	[　　]
19．A．useful	B．strange	C．common	D．bad	[　　]
20．A．agree	B．like	C．mind	D．worry	[　　]

　　　Can you imagine(想象)what life would be 　21　if there were no telephone? You could not call on your friends on the phone and talk to them. If fire broke out in your house, you could not call the fire department (救火队). If somebody were sick ,you couldn't call a doctor.

　　　In our daily (日常) life we need to talk with each other. We do this 　22　by speaking to others and listening to what they have to say to us, and when we are close to them we can do this very easily. But, our voices will not travel very far even when we 　23　, and it is thanks to the invention of the telephone that we are able to talk with one another and ask something when we are in different places. We can hear each other as clearly 　24　we were in the same room.

　　　Alexander Graham Bell made this possible. He spent all his spare time experimenting (实验)。 He worded so hard in his research that he had 　25 　time to make money (挣钱) and was very poor at one time.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

21．A．As	B．Like	C．to	D.of	[　　]
22．A．mostly	B．quickly	C.suddenly	D．early	[　　]
23．A．speak	B．smile	C．breathe	D．shout	[　　]
24．A．as	B．Than	C．Only	D．if	[　　]
25．A．some	B．much	C．little	D．good	[　　]