Dear One Family Members,
First, please accept our great thanks for your support, trust and donations towards our Ya’an earthquake relief (救济) work!
Recently, many worries were brought to our attention, and we managed to provide answers to some common questions.
Please read the Q&A in the following:
Q: Where may I find the latest news on One Foundation’s Ya’an earthquake relief work?
A: We warmly welcome you to visit our website, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo and you could get
all the news from there.
Q: How may I donate to One Foundation from abroad?
A: Thank you for your kind heart and support. At present, there are two official channels for
donations from abroad: Bank transfer and PayPal.
Q: How may I get a donation receipt (收据)?
A: If you have donated more than 20 U.S. dollars, please send your personal information to
idonation@one-foundation.com. We will send the e-receipt by the end of May.
Because of the large number of donations we have received recently, try as we might, we may
not be able to send the receipt soon enough. Thank you very much for your patience.
Once again, we give our faithful thanks to you. We will carefully plan and use the donations from every One Family Member and we will do our best to help those who need your support. One Foundation
May 9, 2013
1.______ about donating to One Foundation are answered in this passage.
A．Some questions B．Few questions C．All the questions D．No questions
2.You can get up-to-date information by visiting the following websites except ______.
A．Tencent Weibo B．Sina Weibo
C．the website of Red Cross D．the website of One Foundation
3.How many official channels for donations from abroad are mentioned?
A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.
4.Why can’t One Foundation send the receipt soon?
A．Because there aren’t enough receipts.
B．Because there are a large number of donations.
C．Because the people in the foundation are not experienced.
D．Because the people in the foundation are not hard-working.
5.Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
A．One Foundation won’t accept donations from abroad.
B．One Family Members are trying to help people in Ya’an.
C．No worries were brought to One Foundation’s attention.
D．One Foundation will send e-receipts to all the people who have donated.
If you have dinner with people in the west, I think you must pay more attention to the table manners. Here are some good table manners for you.
When you eat something, try not to make a noise or burp (打嗝) at the table. Because people think that is not polite. People will say “Excuse me” when they want to burp.
Talking with food in the mouth is very rude. So you must eat the food quietly and slowly. If you eat too fast, people think you are rude too. Do not talk with others when you have food in your mouth.
It is good to eat all the food on your plate. This means you like the food very much. Remember to say the food is nice. And this can make the host very happy. When you finish eating, you can place your knife and fork together.
1.The topic of this passage is in the west.
A．how to burp B．what to eat C．school rules D．table manners
2.Which of the following is NOT good manners?
A．To eat all the food on your plate.
B．To eat the food quietly and slowly.
C．To talk with others when you have food in your mouth.
D．To place your knife and fork together after finishing eating.
3.According to the passage, which of the following is good?
A．To eat the food on the plate quickly.
B．To tell the host that the food is not tasty.
C．To say “Excuse me” when you want to burp.
D．To talk with people loudly when you have food in your mouth.
1.Which team got the lowest score in total ?
A．Phoenix. B．Memphis. C．Indiana. D．Charlotte.
2.How many teams took part in the games according to the scoreboard above?
A．Two. B．Four. C．Six. D．Twelve.
My friends and I had just finished lunch at a hotel when it started to rain heavily. When it became lighter, I decided to get my 1 which was parked at my office three streets away.
My friends 2 that I shouldn’t go, mainly because I was seven months pregnant (怀孕的) then. I promised that I’d be very 3 . One of them wanted to come with me but I insisted that she stayed with another friend who needed help 4 her baby.
I walked out of the hotel and started making my way to the car. At the crossing, a van stopped and a man came out with an umbrella. Before I knew what was happening, he walked right 5 me and told me he’d escort (护送) me. Although I refused, he insisted that he would.
During our walk, he kept telling me to walk slower, as the ground was 6 . When we got to the car-park, I thanked him and he went away. I did not get his name and can 7 recognize (认出) him now. Did he stop for me? I’ll never know.
So how did I pay it forward? I was at home when I noticed two Indian workers 8 in the heavy rain. They were probably on their way to the working place near my home. I went out and passed them my 9 , telling them they should take and keep it. They were surprised by my action. They were very grateful to me, probably 10 why a stranger was offering such kindness. I was so relaxed and happy that day.
1. A．money B．bag C．car D．raincoat
2. A．argued B．received C．calmed D．disliked
3. A．brave B．careful C．proud D．helpful
4. A．for B．about C．with D．on
5. A．through B．past C．below D．beside
6. A．wet B．dry C．tough D．crowded
7. A．often B．even C．hardly D．nearly
8. A．fighting B．playing C．working D．walking
9. A．umbrella B．coat C．love D．kindness
10. A．trained B．wondered C．talked D．refused
—Are you ready to host the party?
—______. Everything is done.
A．Not at all B．It’s hard to say C．Sure, I am D．I’m afraid not
—Could you tell me ______?
—Of course, last night.
A．when you reached our town B．when did you reach our town
C．how you came to our village D．how did you come to our village
