Elizabeth lived with her six children in a small house. One winter, there was a big flood and quite a 1. f houses were washed away, but Elizabeth’s house was high2.e to escape it. Elizabeth took in one of the families which had lost everything. She shared her home until the family could build 3. a house. Elizabeth’s friends could not understand why she did so. She already had so many4.c to support, her family wasn’t so rich.
“Well,” Elizabeth 5.e to her friends, “at the end of World War I, there was a poor woman in a town in Germany. Her husband had been killed in the war and she had a lot of children, just6. l me now.”
After a moment of silence, she continued, “The day 7. b Christmas, this woman said to her children, ‘We won’t be able to have much for Christmas. I’m going to get just one present for us all. Now I’ll go and get it.’ She came back8. w a little girl who had no parents. ‘Here’s our 9. p , ’ she said to her own children.”
“The children were more than excited to get such a present. They welcomed the little girl warmly, and she 10.g up as their sister. I was that Christmas present.”
1.It’s polite of you (thank) others for their help and support.
2. In order to join Oxfam Trailwalker, they (train) themselves two months ago.
3. I (design) the home page for my class when my friend called me last night.
4.Amy’s father (be) away for three months. He will be back in a week.
5.We are confident that the environment (improve) with our efforts in the future.
1.Zhang Cunhao and Cheng Kaijia are both great (science).
2.Mary, a friend of (I), is very helpful and modest.
3.Mr and Mrs Green are going to celebrate their 20 years of (marry) tomorrow.
4.It’s (pleasant) to see so much smog in the sky.
5.I think human beings and animals should live together (peace) on the earth.
1. I’d like to buy the nicer one of the two (牙刷).
2. He has decided to go abroad for (进一步) study after he finishes school.
3. Eddie was sleeping (当……时候) Millie was watching TV.
4.Grandpa Wang is in good health, though he is already in his (九十).
5. Millions of foreign people like Chinese dishes a lot (遍及) the world.
Almost all the students go to traditional schools now. But there will probably be a new type of education in the future—open education.
There are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to develop their interests in many subjects. Open education asks students to be strict with their own education. The open classroom may help them to enjoy learning. Some students will be happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules.
But many students may not do well in open education. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. The last point about open education is that some teachers do not like it. They do not believe in open education.
I think that open education is only a good idea. It may not work very well in a real class or school. I believe that most students want and need to have some rules. They have to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find the subjects that they have to study so interesting. They will not study those subjects if they do not have to in an open education school.
Open 1. | |
Explanation | ☆ It is a way of teaching which 2. the students to learn what they are interested in without many rules. |
Advantages | ☆ It is good to develop the students’ 3. in many subjects. ☆ In open education, many students don’t need to 4. about grades or rules. ☆ Some students will be 5. in an open education school. |
6. | ☆ Many students cannot prove themselves as good in open education as in 7. classrooms. ☆ There are so many 8. for students to make that they can’t use open education properly. |
The writer’s opinion | ☆ It is just a good idea, but in a 9. class or school, it may not work very well. ☆ Some students will not study some subjects 10. they have to. |
Recently, China Dream has been the subject of a public topic. Although it is quite common for Chinese people to dream of a developed China, most people also have their own dreams. I interviewed several young Chinese students with higher US educational backgrounds. They all had their own dreams for their native country.
Fred Wang, an MBA student in the US, said, “I dream of equal chance for the young in China. Equality means all young people can compete fairly, based on the rule-of-law no matter whether they are rich or poor.”
Yujie Zhao, another MBA student in California, said, “I dream of having the best education for my children so they will not lose at the starting line, and I dream of being able to take good care of my parents after they return home from work.”
Yiqiong Zhang, an MBA graduate from the US, shared her dreams. “I have a dream which I have been holding for many years, that is after working hard for about 20 to 25 years, I can have enough money to build and manage a bookstore or a flower shop. Besides working hard, I am able to enjoy life, to play the piano, to hike and to enjoy a two-month-long vacation every year. This may be a common dream among young Chinese students.”
There is no doubt that all of these young students have their own China Dream. They all love chasing their dreams. The beautiful China Dream requires everyone’s hard work. Everyone should work hard to make their dreams come true.
1.Which is TRUE about the three young Chinese students?
A. They receive higher education in their native country.
B. They receive education of all levels in California.
C. They have their own hopes and dreams for China.
D. They have their own hopes and dreams for the US.
2.What does the word “compete” in the second paragraph mean?
A. 竞争 B. 完成 C. 对待 D. 成功
3.Which one is Yiqiong Zhang’s dream?
A. Having an equal chance for the young in China.
B. Having the best education for her children.
C. Managing a bookstore or a flower shop in her middle ages.
D. Taking a four weeks’ vacation every year.
4. From the passage we can learn that China Dream ____________.
A. is very difficult to come true
B. requires everyone’s hard work
C. is a subject we need to teach in school
D. is only a dream of young Chinese students
