Dear Students，
I am very happy to be your guest speaker today. It is a great pleasure to visit your school and to meet all of you.
I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I __46__ this job so I could travel the world，but job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes __47__. I have seen famines(饥荒)，earthquakes，poorness and death. But I have __48__ seen courage，hope and happiness.
In India，I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the __49__ and depended on themselves by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year，she was __50__ two hundred children. She clothed them，fed them and taught them. She gave them __51__.
__52__ time，I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake. In one place，I found an old lady whose house was destroyed. Her son was missing and rescue(救援) workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not __53__ hope. For four days，she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop __54__ she found her son. He was alive.
Here in China，I met a young boy who was seriously ill. He had had twenty operationsand spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be __55__，but when I met him，his smile was so warm and welcoming.
In life，we need good models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult，I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.

Everyone should do something to protect the environment. How did we help to save our earth this week? Let me tell you.

First, my family try to save ??? ???? . We never left the lights on when leaving the rooms. We turn off the TV when ??? ??? is watching it. Mom only uses cold water in the washing machine.

　　Second, we also start recycling this week. We ??? ???? to write on both sides of the paper, not just on one side. We also ??? ???? our rubbish into different bags for bottles, cans, paper and food. Mom keeps the plastic shopping bags from the supermarket to use them again as rubbish bags. These are great ??? ??? to help our environment.

　　Third, my family also save water. We never take long baths and have short showers ??? ???? . We wash the toilet with used water. My sister and I don’t

??? ?? the tap running when we brushed our teeth.

　　At last, mom and dad begin to save gas. Mom ??? ???? to drive us to school, but now my sister and I start riding our bikes to school. It’s hard work ??? ???? good exercise! This week dad and his workmates(同事) also start to go to work together in one ??? ???? and share the cost. This also help reduce greenhouse gases.

　　These are great ways to help protect our environment.

1.A. water????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. oil????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. electricity????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. food

2.A. somebody??? ????????????? B. everybody?? ????????????? C. nobody??? ????????????? ????????????? D. anybody

3.A. want??????? ? ????????????? B. keep??????? C. refuse????? ????????????? ????????????? D. try

4.A. divide????? ????????????? ??? B. check???? ? ????????????? C. buy?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. change

5.A. ways??? ????????????? ????????????? B. advice????? ????????????? C. information?? ????????????? ??? D. news

6.A. again??? ????????????? ????????????? B. instead???? ????????????? C. already?? ????????????? ????????????? ??? D. too

7.A. leave??? ????????????? ????????????? B. stop???? ????????????? ??? C. finish?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. watch

8.A. hoped??????? ????????????? B. began????? ????????????? C. used?? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. needed

9.A. or???????? ????????????? ??? B. but???????? ????????????? C. for????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? D. and

10.A. car???????? ????????????? B. bus???????? ? C. subway?? ?? ????????????? ??? D. train

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One night a man came to my house. He said to me, “There is a family with eight 　1　. They have not eaten for days.” After I asked him where the family was, I took some 　2　 with me and left.
When I finally got to that family, I 　3　 those little children were too hungry to say 　4　. I gave the food to the mother. She took half of it, and then 　5　. When she returned, I asked her, “　6　 did you go?” She gave me this simple 　7　, “To my neighbours — they are also 　8　!”
I was not surprised that she gave the food to others, because poor people are always very 　9　. But I was surprised that she gave her 　10　 half the food when her children were still hungry. Usually, when we are in trouble, we always think of ourselves first, and we have no time for others.