The Girl From the Street
The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage（孤儿院）knew little about her. The streets where they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long ago. At the orphanage, the girl, like all the children there, was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage, she learned something else—to be independent（独立）. At twenty-one, she left the orphanage and began working as a secretary.（秘书）And then, in 1975, while she was still working as an ordinary secretary, something special happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name, Mary Cheung, was known to everybody.
Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager, she had trouble with her reports. “My English just wasn’t good enough.” She says. Luckily, she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband) to help her.
Mary studied management（管理）at Hong Kong and graduated in 1980, She started her own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987, she had spent a lot of time on photography. She has held several exhibitions of her work in many places---China, New Zealand and Paris. She still found time, however, to work on TV, write for newspapers and bring up her family.
The girl from the street has come a long way, but her journey is not finished yet.
1.Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage, ___________.
A．She had lived with her parents whose names were not known
B．She had lived in the street for many years
C．The workers knew her well
D．She had learned to write and read by herself
2.The sentence “orphanage girl could be something” means that orphanage girls could be_________.
A．popular and successful B．understood by others
C．Miss Hong Kong D．known to everybody
3.This passage is probably taken from___________.
A．a newspaper B．a science magazine C．a history textbook D．a novel
4.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A．All the children at the orphanage liked Mary. B．Mary was not happy as a secretary.
C．Mary’s boyfriend was good at English. D．Mary’s life in the orphanage was difficult.
If we find a bird nest (巢), we will have a good place of watching and knowing about birds. Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, parents often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. So it is good to watch birds. When we watch birds, we'd better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it's better to use binoculars (双筒望远镜).
But how do we make a bird nest? A good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick and comfortable. If you want to make one, please follow these:
a) Each nest must have six boards (木板) for its cover and floor, for its left and right sides, and for its front and back sides. Don't make the boards too slippery (滑的).
b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a "door". The "door" is big enough so birds can fly in or out easily.
c) Make sure the rainwater can't go into the nest.
d) One piece of the board should be easy to open.
e) Don't forget to colour the nest.
1.We need ______ near a bird nest if we want to watch and know about birds.
A．a good place B．some trees C．to sit on eggs D．to make a bird net
2.When we're watching birds, we have to ______.
A．look after the birds more often B．use the binoculars to catch the birds
C．hide ourselves to make the birds do everything as usual D．catch the birds at last
3.We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that ______ easily.
A．we can clean the nest B．birds can fly in or out
C．we can hang it D．we can make it
4.According to the text, we can make a bird nest like
Picture ______ with the boards.
Stephen used to work in a company. Unfortunately (不幸地), he got serious heart disease（疾病）. He couldn't work for a long time. Thinking he could still do something for others, he decided to be a volunteer at a Children's Hospital. Stephen loved children very much. With his love, he did his job well. Sometimes he lost his children. They died. At that time, he would tell these sad parents that he would soon be with their children in heaven (天堂) and he would take care of them. His words seemed to help those parents.
There was a girl who could not walk because of a disease. She couldn't do anything and she was very sad. What was worse, the doctors said that they could do little for her. Stephen decided to try to help her. He started visiting her, bringing paints, brushes and paper. He put the brush in his mouth and began to draw. He didn't use his hands at all. Only his head would move. He always told her that she could do anything she wanted.
At last she began to draw with her mouth. She and Stephen became friends. By and by, the little girl was getting better and better. She was allowed to leave the hospital. One day. to Stephen's great surprise, she walked to see him on her own feet! She gave him a picture she had drawn. At the top, it read: “Thank you for helping me walk. It's all because of your love.”
Love can sometimes be more powerful than doctors and medicines. Love makes our world more beautiful and colorful.
Stephen died a few days after the girl gave him the picture.
1.Stephen couldn't work for a long time because he______________.
A．lost his job B．got serious heart disease
C．decided to be a volunteer at a Children's Hospital. D．was busy helping others
2.How did Stephen help the little girl in the hospital?
A．By visiting her. B．By bringing her a lot of presents.
C．By offering his love. D．By drawing a lot of pictures for her.
3.Why did Stephen only move his head when he was drawing a picture?
A．Because he wanted to show how well he could draw.
B．Because he could only move his head.
C．Because the little girl liked him to do so.
D．Because he wanted to show the girl everything was possible.
4.Which is the best title of the passage?
A．The girl's disease B．Stephen's work
C．How the girl was saved D．Love is more powerful
Come to Austria (奥地利)
Soll is a village in the mountains western Austria. And the Post Hotel is clean and not expensive. It is opened by a local family. From the hotel you can see the whole village, the forests and the mountains. Temperatures in summer are usually 20 °Cto 25 °Cin the daytime, but much cooler by evening.
Enjoy Thailand!
When you visit Bangkok in Thailand, don’t miss the early morning river boat trip to the Floating just outside the city. There you will find many kinds of fruits and vegetables. And you can pay for them when you sit in your boat. Don’t forget your hat: the sun can be strong and it may be as hot as 40℃ at noon.
Visit Hawaii!
Maybe the most beautiful place in Hawaii is Kauai. You can visit its long, sandy beaches in the south and west of the island, and mountains and forests in the north, but don’t be surprised if it rains in the centre of the island. Daytime temperatures there are usually around 24°C to 26°C by the sea, and only a little cooler by late evening.
1.If you go to Bangkok, you can ______.
A．climb mountains B．enjoy the scenery to the forests
C．live in the Post Hotel D．buy fruits while sitting in your boat
2.______ is one way to prevent the strong sunshine in Bangkok.
A．Going to the sandy beaches B．Wearing a hat
C．Climbing up the mountains D．Staying in the forests
3.According to (根据) the advertisements, we know that ______.
A．the hottest travel place is Soll
B．maybe it often rains in the centre of Kauai
C．the Floating Market is in the middle of Bangkok
D．the Post Hotel in Austria is clean but the price is high
There is a girl of 15, who has set up a company of her own. Her name is Wendy Wong. She 1 the business two years ago. She has already__2___several successful computer games. They are so ___3___that over half a million games are __4__out every year. Now all of her family work in her business, and she is _5_ at school.
She gets up early in the morning, and then has a __6__ with her family about the _7__over breakfast. Every day during weekdays, she goes to school in her own car with a _8_, for she is not old enough.
She enjoys her school, but some of the work is too___9__for her to feel __10_. She usually gets “A” grades in all her__11_, so the other students often asks her for__12_.
She finishes her homework in half an hour_13_ her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and__14__ to work on her computer, writing games until 2a.m. She does not usually need so much __15__ as other children.
1. A．wanted B．liked C．started D．decided
2. A．written B．played C．worked D．planned
3. A．cheap B．useful C．surprising D．popular
4. A．made B．sold C．bought D．taken
5. A．still B．often C．bought D．taken
6. A．food B．lesson C．story D．talk
7. A．office B．exams C．teachers D．business
8. A．classmate B．driver C．friend D．visitor
9. A．hard B．possible C．easy D．enjoyable
10. A．unhappy B．difficult C．different D．interesting
11. A．businesses B．students C．subjects D．games
12. A．money B．help C．messages D．news
13. A．after B．if C．when D．before
14. A．fails B．continues C．wishes D．agrees
15. A．pleasure B．fruit C．time D．sleep
—I’m a little bit nervous because I don’t know how to speak in front of so many people.
—_______.
A．I’m sorry to hear that. Let me help you. B．Take it easy. I’ll help you.
C．Don’t say that again. You needn’t any help. D．That’s all right. Do you need my help?
