Some people remember the things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious(明显的) places, such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I don’t think I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it’s too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock to tell me what I should do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, I’ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television program, I’ll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set. I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it means. I always remember setting it, but I do not know why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone, but I can’t be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time.

1. Some people like to write notes to themselves so that they can _______.

A. leave them in obvious places    

B. remember what to do at a certain time

C. watch a certain program    

D. make a phone call at a certain time

2. I don’t like to write notes to myself because ________.

A. they are easy to lose or forget to look at 

B. I don’t know where to put them

C. my handwriting is poor               

D. it gives me too much trouble

3.I often use _______ to help me remember things.

A. a notebook   B. a computer    

C. telephone calls    D. alarm clocks

4. Sometimes an alarm clock can’t help me because _______.

A. I put the clock in a wrong place          

B. the clock goes wrong

C. when the clock goes off, I forget why I set it   

D. I’m not sure whom I should call

5. In this passage, “go off” means _______.

A. start off    B. get off    C. go away   D. make a sudden noise

Dear Reader,

Imagine an 11-year old girl whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the field.

Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched life slip away from her father, little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.

Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.

Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. If Maria grows up without any schooling, what will be her future?

But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor a child like Maria. Through “Save the Children”, you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.

To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors, so hard-working people can help themselves. Build a school, a hospital…bring in clean water. This is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932.

For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout(施舍物), but a “handup”. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.

It can make such a difference in her life and yours.

1.We can most probably read the letter in __________.

A．somebody’s diary                      B．a newspaper

C．a progress report                       D．a storybook

2.From the passage, we can infer （推断）that _________

A．Maria is an 11-year-old girl.

B．Maria’s family is very poor.

C．Maria has to do a lot of hard work.

D．Maria is hoping to get schooling.

3.What is “Save the Children”?

A．An organization to help poor children go to school.

B．An office of the government to collect money.

C．A program shown at theatres to help the poor.

D．A group who works for children in poor places.

4.The underlined word “sponsor” means “__________” in Chinese.

A．回报             B．资助　　　　　    C．感恩　　　　      D．抢救

5.What does the last sentence in the letter mean?

A．If Maria goes to school, you will be rewarded.

B．What you give is more than what you take.

C．Both Maria’s life and yours will change a lot.

D．Marie and you can help each other at school.

Tom is a middle school student. He is studying in Grade 7. He usually  1 at 7:00 o’clock in the morning. 2   today he gets up at 6:30 and goes to buy a big cake. After that he helps his grandparents clean their room, because it is his   ___3  birthday. His grandpa is going to be 78 years old.
Tom  4 two CDs about Beijing Opera(京剧)___5  his grandpa. He is sure his grandpa would like  6 very much, because his grandpa likes listening to Beijing Opera.
When Tom   7  home at noon, his mother is making noodles with his grandma. They are laughing and talking about something happily. His grandpa is drinking tea   8  listening to Beijing Opera.
Tom says, “Happy birthday to you, Grandpa!” Then he cuts the big cake and gives grandpa a   9  piece. Grandpa is very happy and eats it.
In the evening, Tom watches TV with his grandparents together. He is a little__  10  but very happy, because he can make his grandparents happy.

Some people remember the things by writing notes to themselves. Then they leave the notes in obvious(明显的) places, such as on the table or on the floor in the middle of the living room. I don’t think I like to write notes to myself. Most of the time I lose them or forget to look at them until it’s too late. I prefer to use an alarm clock to tell me what I should do. I have ten alarm clocks in my house. They could tell me about things. For example, if I have to make a telephone call at a certain time, I’ll set an alarm clock to go off a few minutes early and put the clock by the telephone. Or if I want to watch a certain television program, I’ll set an alarm clock at the right time and put the clock on top of the TV set. I can remember almost anything if I use my clocks. However, sometimes an alarm clock goes off and I don’t know what it means. I always remember setting it, but I do not know why I set it. If the clock is by the telephone, I know I may have set it to tell me to call someone, but I can’t be sure. I might have set it to tell myself that somebody was to call me at a certain time.
【小题1】 Some people like to write notes to themselves so that they can _______.