3. The passengers were ______ to the blind man and his dog.

　　　 A. angry　　　　　　　　　 B. pleased　　　　　　　　 C. kind　　　　　　　 D. unfriendly(ADA)

b

Once upon a time there was a wise man that used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had the habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day he was walking along the shore. As he looked down the beach, he saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought that someone would dance on the beach. So he began to walk faster to catch up.

Ah he got closer, he saw that it was a young man and the young man wasn’t dancing, but instead he was reaching down to the shore, picking up something and very gently throwing it to the ocean.

As he got closer he called out, “Good morning! What are you doing?”

The young man paused, looked up and replied, “Throwing starfish in the ocean.”

“I guess I should have asked, why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?”

“The sun is up and the tide is going out. And if I don’t throw them in they will die!”

“But, young man, don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and starfish all along it. You can’t possibly make a difference!”

The young man listened politely. Then he bent down, picked another starfish and threw it into the sea, past the breaking waves and said. “ it made a difference for that one.”

There is something very special in each and every one of us. We have all been gifted with the ability to make a difference. And if we can know that gift, we will gain through the strength of our visions the power to shape the future.

We must each find our starfish. And if we throw our starfish wisely and well,, the world will be better.

2. When the blind man got on the bus with the dog, ___________.

　 　 A. all the seats had been taken　　　　　　　　　　

　　　 B. the passengers smiled at them

　 　 C. a man was getting off the bus　　　　　　　　

　　　 D. some of the passengers gave their seats to them

1. A seeing-eye dog is a dog which ________.

　　　 A. is blind　　　　　　　　 　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. is trained by police　　 　

　　　 C. helps the blind　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. has good eye-sight

3. Two facts tell about accidents in the year ___________.

　 　 A. 1888　　　 　　　　　 B. 1890　　　 　　　　　 C. 1898　　　 　　　　　 D. 1900　 (BDB)

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 a

A seeing-eye dog is a special dog which helps blind people walk along the streets and do many other things. We call these dogs seeing-eye dogs because the dogs are the eyes of the blind man and help him to “see”. These dogs generally go to special schools for several years to learn to help blind people.

One day a seeing-eye dog and a blind man got on a bus together. The bus was full of people and there were no seats. One man, however, got up and left his seat. The dog took the blind man to the seat. There was very little space. The dog began to push the people on each side with its nose. He pushed and pushed until the people moved down and finally there was enough space for two people.

Then the blind man sat down and the dog got up on the seat at the side of the blind man. He lay down and put his head on the legs of the blind man. He was very comfortable and soon fell asleep. Everyone on the bus had to smile at the cleverness of the dog in making space for the blind man, at the same time making space for himself.

2. This story is mainly about ____________________-.

　 A. building train tracks　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. going around the world

　 C. fuel for trains　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 D. unsafe trains in early times

1. What is the best title for this selection?

　 A. Trains in Vermont　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Trains Before 1900

　 C. Accidents on Trains　　 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Riding on the Railroad

5. In this passage, the writer explains _________.

　　　 A. why people faint and how we can help them

　　　 B. when people faint and when we can help them

　　　 C. why people faint and where we help them

　　　 D. how people faint and why we help them　　　　　　　　 (BDBCA)

Z

In today’s world, it is easy to cover long distances. Jet planes and trains are safe and fast. But less than 100 years ago, traveling was often dangerous. The railroad was the most widely used means of travel. It was also the most unsafe.

　 Train accidents happened very often before 1900. The tracks were in poor shape. Signal lights often didn’t work. In 1890, accidents on the railroad caused 10,000 deaths and 80,000 serious injuries. Trains were heated by open iron stoves(炉) . When a train had an accident, the stove would overturn and cause a fire.

　 Trains almost never ran on time, if they ran at all. A traveler usually found out that a certain would leave “sometime” . In 1888, a rider from Woodstock, Vermont, would need at least two days to get to New York City,325 miles away.

　 The old trains burned wood for fuel. Smoke and cinders(煤渣) blew back from the front of the train. Passengers were covered with soot(煤灰). Closing the windows didn’t help because the cars were too hot.

4. Raise a fainting person's feet if __________.

　　　 A. he sees others hurt　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. he is in a hot or stuffy room

　　　 C. his face looks pale　　　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. he is standing

3. If someone faints, the best way is to __________.

　　　 A. make him sit down　　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. make him lie down

　　　 C. make him not surprised　　 　　　　　　　　 D. give him some blood

2. If someone has fainted, we must help him _________.

　　　 A. not to be surprised　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. by moving him slowly

　　　 C. not to be frightened　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. by returning blood to his brain