Have you ever heard of a famous charity called Operation Smile? We hope we can help you understand how we are trying to help children all over the world.
Operation
Smile was started by a doctor and his wife. In 1982, together with some
volunteers, they went to Philippines to help children who had holes in their
lips or inside their mouths. It was very difficult for them to eat and drink.
These volunteers worked very hard. But they worried that they could not carry on
with the work because they were short of money. Then they decided to start a
charity so that they could help these needy children. They called it Operation
Smile.
Operation Smile works in more than twenty developing countries and has cured over 10,000 children who have problems with their mouths. Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999 they even started a special event called“The World Journey of Hope”. 5,000 children in 18 countries are cured during the event.
On the other hand, Operation Smile trains local doctors and nurses in developing countries so that they can continue to help children when Operation Smile has left. As to the children with much more serious problems, they will send them to America for further treatment.
So show your kindness and generosity to the needy children now. You can send your donation to Operation Smile at local banks. Many thanks from the children who can smile now will come to you.
1.Operation Smile is a famous _____, which was started by a doctor and his wife.
A. school B. charity C. building D. person
2.Operation Smile helps the children by _____.
A. curing the children who have problems with their mouths
B. helping poor children go back to school
C. helping blind children to see again
D. offering houses to homeless children
3. Five thousand children from _____ countries are cured during the event “The World Journey of Hope”.
A. ten B sixteen C. eighteen D. twenty
4.Why did they worry that they could not carry on with the work?
Because _____.
A.there were no more volunteers
B.they went to America for further study
C.they didn’t have enough money
D.the doctors were too busy
5.What does the writer ask us to do to show our kindness and generosity to the needy children?
A. To donate money at local banks.
B. To be a volunteer in Philippines.
C. To send cards to the needy children.
D. To be a doctor of Operation Smile.
On a hot summer day, Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine, they lay down in a tent for the night and went to sleep.
Some hours later, Holmes woke up and pushed his friend. “Watson, look! What can you see in the sky?"
Watson replied, “I see millions and millions of stars.”
“What does that tell you?” asked Holmes.
Watson thought for a while. “First, it tells me that we will have a beautiful clear day tomorrow. Second, it tells me that the time is about twelve o’clock. And…”
“What else?” Holmes asked.
“Well, it also reminds me that the world is so big and we are so small. What does that tell you?” Holmes said with a grin on his face, “You silly guy! It only tells me that someone has stolen our tent!”
1.Holmes woke up _____.
A. in the middle of the night B. early in the morning
C. soon after he fell asleep D. after Watson pushed him
2.Watson thought of at least _____ things after he saw the stars.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The story happened in the afternoon.
B. They had some wine before they went to sleep.
C. Holmes asked Watson questions because Holmes didn’t know what happened.
D. Holmes and Watson were in their tent while they were talking about the question.
1.If you want to learn something about computers, you may send e-mails to _____.
A. zhaoweiping@sohu.com B. wudong@yahoo.com
C. tomsmith@163.com D. lwh988@263.com
2.A five-year-old boy has something wrong with his teeth. He should go to see _____.
A. Mr. Zhao B. Mr. Wu C. Mr. Smith. D. Mr. Li
It was almost 9:00 pm when Mia Janson left her office to go home. It was 16 . She started her car and 17 down the dark road that led to her house in the country.
She 18 the radio and listened to songs while she was driving. The heater wasn’t working, and singing helped to keep her 19 .
The snow was heavy. Then Mia went across a small 20 . The bridge was covered with ice and the car went out of control. Mia hit her head on the steering wheel and lost consciousness(知觉).
When she woke up, her head was bleeding (流血)，and she was shaking from the cold. She didn’t know 21 she was. Mia opened the car door and looked around. She was under the bridge, and her car was sitting on the frozen river! She felt very sad. She 22 the ice wouldn’t hold her car for very long. She tried to walk up several times, but she kept falling into the snow. Mia tried 23 time. She fell again, but this time she couldn’t get up. She knew that 24 could see her car under the bridge. She was lying in the snow, and she couldn’t move. Mia closed her eyes and waited to die.
Then she heard a voice. Mia 25 her eyes. There was an old man standing over her. She stood up and walked up with the help of the old man. “That’s my truck”, said the old man. “Get in and I’ll take you home.”
1.A. raining B. sunny C. snowing D. windy
2.A. ran B. drove C. walked D. rode
3. A. turned on B. turned over C. turned off D. turned down
4. A. happy B. excited C. tired D. warm
5. A. bridge B. village C. town D. farm
6.A. how B. what C. why D. where
7.A. know B. knew C. knows D. knowing
8.A. one B. one more C. other D. the other
9.A. somebody B. anybody C. everybody D. nobody
10.A. close B. closed C. opened D. open
—Would you please help me with my drawing?
—_____. You can come to my workroom every Saturday.
A. That’s all right B. No problem C. No, thanks D. Quite well
The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2,1666.In four days it destroyed more than three quarters of the old city,where most of those houses were built out of wood and close together.One hundred thousand people became homeless but only few lost their lives.The fire started on Sunday moring.By eight o’clock three hundred houses were on fire.On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames.Tuesday was the worst day.The fire destroyed many well–known buildings.
The fire stopped only when the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path(路线) of the fire.With nothing left to burn,the fire became weak and finally died out.
1.What day die the Great Fire happen in London?
A.Sunday. B.Monday. C.Tuesday. D.Wednesday.
2.The Great Fire of London destroyed more than ________ of the old city.
A.25 percent B.30 percent C.half D.75 percent
3.What were most of the houses made of?
A.Plastic. B.Wood. C.Stones. D.Bricks.
4.Finally,the fire was out because there wasn’t ________ left to burn it ________.
A.nothing,the fire B.anything,the city
C.anything,the path of the fire D.something,the streets
5.How long did the fire last?
A.Two days. B.Three days.
C.More than four days. D.Half a month.
