Two local girls recently decided to forgo receiving presents for their birthday from their friends, and gave them to those in need. “I don’t want anyone to be hungry, Mattie Dimmitt said.
Mattie is the daughter of Travis and Elizabeth Dirnrnitt and celebrated her 6th birthday earlier this month. For her birthday, she wanted to do something for other children.
For her party, Mattie’s friends arrived with gifts, but the packages weren’t filled with toys, cans and boxes of food instead. Once her party was over, Mattie, with some help, took the donations of food to the Maryville Ministry Center and presented it to Ministry Center coordinator Merlin Atkins,
“It shows her character. She’s an empathetic kid and she feels things deeply, ”Elizabeth said. “If she sees someone upset, sad or in need. she wants to help them out.”
Mattie was not the only local child who recently decided to give back to their community for their birthday. Mattie’s best friend, Eliana, celebrated her 5th birthday in February and decided that she wanted to give back, as well.
“If we could pay the support and love we get from people forward, it would be a great thing, ”Eliana’s father, Tim Wall, said, "For Eliana’s birthday, she wanted to invite her friends and instead of asking for more toys or presents, she thought it would be a good idea to raise some food for the Ministry Center.”
“For being so young, it’s a blessing to have kids that are living for something more than themselves,” Wall said. “I’m hopeful that it will continue over time and it’s amazing to see kids doing things for others.
1.What does the underlined word “forgo” in paragraph 1 mean?
A. Give up. B. Agree with.
C. Consider D. Admit
2.How did Mattie do to help the people in need?
A. By inviting them to her birthday party. B. By giving a birthday cake to them to eat
C. By refusing to accept gifts from her friends. D. By donating some food as an action of charity.
3.What similarity do Mattie and Eliana have?
A. They don’t want to be famous B. They are fond of helping others
C. They were born in the same year. D. They don’t like birthday presents.
4.What do we know about Wall according to the text？
A. He decided to give more food to his daughter.
B. He supported what his daughter had done.
C. He felt worried about his daughter’s action.
D. He wanted to do something to help his daughter.
Including the following food or fruit in your breakfast makes you healthier and full of energy.
Grapefruit
“Even if you changed nothing else about your diet, eating half a grapefruit before each meal may help you lose up to a pound a week, ”says Patricia Bannan, author of Eat Right When the Time Is Right, “Researchers found that when obese people ate half a grapefruit before each meal, they dropped an average of 3. 5 pounds over 12 weeks, ”she says.
Tart Cherry
Tart cherries have been shown to benefit heart health as well as body weight in a study on obese rats, A 12-week study by the University of Michigan found that rats fed tart cherries showed a 9 percent belly fat reduction. Moreover, the researchers noted that the cherry consumption had great ability to alter the expression of fat genes. Enjoy them during breakfast to kick your morning off right.
Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes are packed with nutrients and ean help you burn fat. They are high in fiber and have a low glycemic index（血糖指数）， which means they re absorbed slowly and keep you feeling full longer. Min Chen likes to use them to whip up a sweet potato hash. “I love any kind of this dish because it provides rich vitamins, minerals and fiber. It is very filling, which helps keep appetite and portions under control as the day goes on, ”she says.
Bell Pepper
Green, red or yellow, fresh or frozen, peppers are never a bad companion for your eggs. Thanks to their high vitamin C content, eating them can help burn stored fat. Studies also indicate that vitamin C helps muscles process a fatty acid called carnitine that’s essential to muse growth and recovery.
1.Which food or fruit is beneficial to the patients who suffer from heart diseases?
A. Grapefruit B. Sweet potato
C. Tart cherry D. Bell pepper
2.What benefit do these food and fruit have in common
A. Making people live longer.
B. Makine muscles grow strong-
C. Helping control glycernic index
D. Helping people lose weight.
3.In which part of newspaper can you read the text?
A. Education. B. Health
C. Agriculture. D. Technology
作文题目：A letter to your pen-pal
次词数要求：80～100词
写作要点：假如你叫李华，你交了一个美国笔友Mike，请你写信介绍中国。你选择了介绍京剧Peking Opera和饺子。
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改错：从A、B、C、D四个画线处找出一处有错误的选项，填入相应题号后的括号内并在横线上写出正确答案
1.He was[A]praised[B]because[C]what he[D]had done for the disabled boy.
（__________） 应为_______________
2.He[A]said[B]that the picture[C]is worth[D]looking.at.
（__________） 应为_______________
3.[A]Try[B]to not depend[C]on[D]others.
（__________） 应为_______________
4.This[A]is the[B]steel plant[C]where we[D]visited last week.
（__________） 应为_______________
5.[A]Following the road[B]and you[C]will[D]find the house.
（__________） 应为_______________
单词拼写：根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在横线上写出单词的正确形式
1.Smoking is not allowed anywhere in _________（公共的）areas.
2.How many _________（秒） are there in a minute?
3.She _________ (假装) not hear me when I called her.
4.An _________ (表情) of surprise appeared on his face.
5.Erhu is a _________ (传统的) musical instrument.
补全对话：根据对话内容，在空格中填写一个句子，使对话完整、正确
A: He is very good, isn’t he?
B: 1.
A: I said the singer was great.
B: 2.
A: Have you seen him here before?
B: 3. I think he probably writes the music and words because I’ve never heard any of the songs before.
A: 4.
B: People with musical ability like that having to stand around here to make a living.
A: Perhaps he enjoys it or makes money than you think.
B:5.
A. What do you mean?
B. Sorry, what did you say?
C. I hope so.
D. Do you like popular music?
E. Be quiet, listen to him.
F. Yes, and interesting to watch.
G.. Oh, yes. He’s always at exactly the same place on Saturdays.
