Last summer I went through a training program and became a literacy volunteer (扫盲志愿者). The training I received, though excellent, didn't tell me how it was to work with a real student, however. When I began to discover what other people’s lives were like because they could not read, I realized the true importance of reading.

My first student Marie was a 44-year-old single mother of three children. In the first lesson, I found out she walked two miles to the nearest supermarket twice a week because she didn't know which bus to take. When I told her I would get her a bus schedule, she told me it would not help because she couldn't read it. She said she also had difficulty once she got to the supermarket because she couldn't always remember what she needed. Also, she could only recognize items by sight, so if the product had a different label, she would not recognize it as the product she wanted.

As we worked together, learning how to read built Marie’s self-confidence. She began to make rapid progress and was even able to take the bus to the supermarket. After this successful trip, she reported how self-confident she felt. At the end of the program, she began helping her youngest son, Tony, a shy first grader, with his reading. I found that helping Marie to build her self-confidence was more rewarding than anything I had ever done before.

As a literacy volunteer, I learned a great deal about teaching and helping others. In fact, I may have learned more from the experience than Marie did.

1. What did the writer do last summer?

A. She worked in the supermarket.

B. She helped someone to learn to read.

C. She helped some single mothers.

D. She was trained by a literacy volunteer.

2. Why didn't Marie go to the supermarket by bus at first?

A. Because she liked to walk to the supermarket.

B. Because she didn't have a bus schedule.

C. Because she couldn't afford the bus ticket.

D. Because she couldn't find the right bus.

3.How did Marie use to find the goods she wanted in the supermarket?

A. She knew where the goods were in the supermarket.

B. She asked others to take her to the right place.

C. She managed to find the goods by their looks.

D. She remembered the names of the goods.

4. Which of the statements is TRUE about Marie?

A. She could do many things she had not been able to before.

B. She was able to read stories with the help of her son.

C. She decided to continue her studies in school.

D. She helped to build up my self-confidence.

Late one afternoon, when a professor was walking along a country road, he saw a farmer eating his supper alone on the road before his house.

The professor walked up to the farmer and asked, “Why are you eating here alone?”

“Well, sir,” answered the farmer after a short pause, “the chimney(烟囱) smokes”

“That’s too bad,” said the professor. “But it shouldn’t be too difficult to fix. Let me have a look at it.”

And before the farmer could say a word, the professor was at the door. A broom(扫帚) fell on his shoulder and a woman’s voice shouted, “Go away, you old rascal（无赖）, or I’ll kill you…”

The professor left the house quickly. The farmer sat on the road looking very unhappy. The professor walked up to him and put his hand on his shoulder. “Never mind,” he said, “my chimney sometimes too.”

1.The professor wanted to ________.

A. help the farmer fix the chimney    B. eat supper with the farmer

C. look at the farmer’s wife          D. have a smoke

2.. The woman beat the professor with a broom because ________.

A. she didn’t want anyone to fix the chimney

B. the professor was too rude to her

C. she mistook(弄错) the professor for her husband

D. the professor wanted to eat supper at her house

3.Which of the following is true?

A. The farmer was happy to have the professor to help them fix the chimney.

B. The professor took a broom from the farmer’s house.

C. The farmer was happy to have his supper on the road.

D. The professor was surprised to see the farmer eating supper on the road.

4. “ The chimney smokes” means_______.

A. There was something wrong with the farmer’s chimney

B. The farmer’s wife was angry

C. They needed to fix the chimney

D. The house was full of smoke

Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.

The most important reasons of stress are：death, diseases, exams, making money, getting married, moving houses, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on .

How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the following questions?

If you answer “Yes” to more than two of these questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?

Doing relaxing exercises, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways of relieving（减轻） stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier ways—people should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, be­cause crying is the natural way of relieving stress.

1.Who has got stress in everyday life?

A. Men and women.   B. Young people.

C. Only men     D. Both A and B.

2. If you have over           problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress.

A. two           B. three

C. four           D. eight

3. Which of the followings is NOT the reason for stress?

A. Taking exams.B. Taking sleeping pills.

C. Making money.  D getting married.

4. What’s the easier way to relax your body?

A. Talking with friends.             B. Doing relaxing exercises.

C. Laughing, smiling and crying.     D. listening to light music

1.According to the leaflet, visitors can ______ at Tourist Service Centre.

A. take a bus     B. buy a ticket

C. get guide books   D. have snacks

2. Dingshan Pavilion Dinning Hall ______.

A. is a large-scale dining centre

B. is located next to the Ticket Centre

C. is open to the public 16 hours a day

D. can receive 300 people for dinner in a day

3.Visitors to the Scenic Area can ______.

A. only take a bus there

B. get water for free if they are thirsty

C. have one choice if they want to buy tickets

D. sell souvenirs, such as stamps and postcards

Dear Laura,

I just heard you tell an old story of gift giving and unselfish love in your program. You doubted that such unselfish love would happen in today’s world. Well, I’m here to give you ____.

I wanted to do something very ___ for my fifteen-year-old son, who has always been the perfect child. He ____ all summer to earn enough money to buy a used motorcycle. Then, he spent hours and hours on it ___ it looked almost new. I was so ____ of him that I bought him the shiniest helmet and a riding outfit.(一套服装)

I could ____ wait for him to open up his gift. In fact, I hardly slept the night before. Upon awakening, I went to the kitchen to start the coffee, tea, and morning food. In the living room was a beautiful keyboard with a __: “To my wonderful mother, all my love, your son.”

I was so __. It had been a long-standing (长期存在的) joke in our family that I wanted a piano so that I could ____ lessons. “Learn to play the piano, and I’ll get you one.” was my husband’s response.(反应)

I stood there shocked, crying a river, asking myself how my son could ____ this expensive gift.

Of course, the house awoke, and my son was excited with my reaction. Many kisses were ____, and I immediately wanted him to ___ my gift.

As he saw the helmet and outfit, the look on his face was not ____ what I was expecting. Then I ____ that he has sold the motorcycle to get me the keyboard.

Of course I was the proudest mother ever on that day, and my feet never hit the ground for a month.

So I wanted you to know, that kind of love still exists(存在) and lives even in the ever-changing world of me, me, me!

I thought you’d love to __ this story with me.

Yours,

Hilary

P.S. The next day, my husband and I bought him a new “used” already shiny motorcycle.

1.A. an exampleB. adviceC. supportD. courage

2.A. politeB. similarC. specialD. private

3.A. playedB. studiedC. traveledD. worked

4.A. afterB. before C. unlessD. until

5.A. sureB. fondC. proudD. confident

6.A. perhaps B. reallyC. almostD. hardly

7.A. noteB. noticeC. wordD. sign

8.A. disturbedB. frighteningC. surprisedD. surprising

9.A. giveB. takeC. drawD. teach

10.A. present  B. affordC. findD. order

11.A. exchanged   B. happenedC. helpedD. lost

12.A. tearB. openC. checkD. receive

13.A. purely B. basically       C. obviouslyD. exactly

14.A. realized B. remembered C. imaginedD. supposed

15.A. sendB. publishC. shareD. write