Last Tuesday, after doing all the family shopping in town, I wanted to have a rest before catching the train. So I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into a station coffee shop with long tables to sit at. I put my heavy bag down on the floor, put the newspaper and chocolate on the table to keep a place, and went to get a cup of coffee.
When I came back with my coffee, there was someone sitting near to me. It was one of those strange-looking young men, with dark glasses, torn clothes, and long hair. But I wasn't surprised at such a young man. What surprised me most was that he had started to eat my chocolate!
I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn't want to get into trouble. I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me. Then he took a second piece of my chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn't say anything. When he took a third one, I felt more angry than uneasy. I thought, "Well, I shall have the last piece." And I got it.
The boy gave me a strange look and then stood up. As he left, he shouted out, "This woman is crazy!" Everyone looked at me. That was embarrassing（令人难堪） enough. But it was worse when I finished my coffee and ready to leave. It wasn't my chocolate I had eaten a moment before. Mine was just under my newspaper.
1.The woman telling the story went to town to_______.
A. catch the train
B. buy some chocolate and coffee
C. have a rest
D. do some shopping for her family
2.The woman was not happy because_______.
A. the train was late
B. she was afraid of the young man
C. she thought the chocolate was hers
D. she couldn't find her coffee
3.According to the story, who got angry at last?
A. The young man B. The woman C. Neither of them D. Both of them
4.The woman found she had made a mistake
A. just after she saw the young man next to her
B. when the young man was leaving
C. after she finished reading her newspaper
D. right before she was about to leave the coffee shop
Dukuly Dogbah, a 14-year-old Liberian(利比亚的) boy, grew up in
a war. He was born in the same year the Liberian war started. Since then fighting between the government forces and the rebel armies has not stopped.
Dukuly is one of around 10,000 child soldiers in Liberia. At 10, Dukuly lost contact with his family in the war and had to fight for the rebels. During the war he learnt to kill people with guns. He has killed many people and seen many of his friends die. “You have to," he said, "because it is war."
Lots of children had to join the army. Some did it out of their own will. They thought they would be safe with a gun. The army leaders use child soldiers because they are easy to control and do not get paid much.
Child soldiers do terrible things. Most of them take drugs. “I cannot control myself because it makes me brave," Dukuly said.
There are 120,000 child soldiers in Africa and 300,000 around the world. Many child soldiers die and nobody cares for them. According to a United Nation's report, 23 armies in the world use children. Some African and Asian countries often use child soldiers. Myanmar(缅甸) has the highest number of child soldiers in their army: around 50,000. Most of the child soldiers are under 18 years of age and the youngest is only 7 years old.
The UN has called for the protection of children in war. The UN Children's Fund wants African countries to ban（禁止） child soldiers. Many UN organizations are trying to take child soldiers away from war and send them back to school.
1.Dukuly was born when .
A. the Liberian war started
B. his family were killed in the war
C. he lost touch with his family
D. the government armies caught him
2.The following are the reasons for so many child soldiers EXCEPT_______.
A. they are easy to control
B. they don't get much paid
C. having a gun makes them feel safe
D. they like to do terrible things.
3.There are child soldiers all over the world.
A.120.000 B.300,000 C.420.000 D.50,000
4.According to the last two paragraphs,we know that the UN .
A. has calle for people to protect children in war
B. has banned African countries from having child soldiers
C. has sent those child soldiers back to school
D. has taken the child soldiers under 7 away from war
Started in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.
In the early years, these schools were nearly the same. Only young men went to college. All the students studied the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin and Greek. Little was known about science. And few people knew that one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.
In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could study in Harvard's law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began to teach modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began to teach American history.
As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them. Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with special fields of learning. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer all.
1.In the early years, people learned_______ in colleges.
A. scienc
e B. medicine C. law D. Latin and Greek
2.Most of college graduates became_______ in the early years.
A. lawyers B. doctors C. ministers or teachers D. businessmen
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to passage?
A. In the early years, everyone can go to colleges.
B. In 1782, Harvard began to teach German.
C. More and more courses were taught in college with the improvement of knowledge.
D. In the early years, different colleges majored in different fields.
4.Nowadays college students_______.
A. can learn everything they are interested in
B. learn the same subjects
C. must learn Latin and Greek
D. go to different smaller schools
Mary loved small animals．One morning while she was walking in the forest，she found weak birds in the grass．She took them home and put them in a small cage．She cared them with love and the birds both grew ．They thanked her a wonderful song every morning．
But something happened one day．Mary left the door of the cage open．The larger bird flew from the cage．She thought that it would ．As it flew close，she grasped(紧抓)it．She was very excited to catch it．Suddenly she felt strange．She opened her hand and looked sadly at the bird．Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth(来回)in the cage．Mary could its great need for freedom(自由)．It wanted to fly into the clear and blue sky．At once，Mary took the bird the cage and let it fly away．The bird circled once，twice，three times…
Mary enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing ．Suddenly the bird flew and landed softly on her head．It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard．
The easiest way to lose love is to hold it too tight．The best way to keep love is to it wings．
1.A．some B．several C．two D．three
2.A．small B．strong C．thin D．tired
3.A．with B．for C．about D．at
4.A．return B．die C．fly back D．fly away
5.A．1iving B．interesting C．lucky D．dead
6.A．take B．feel C．say D．get
7.A．out of B．out from C．out off D．away of
8.A．sadly B．happily C．friendly D．angrily
9.A．higher B．farther C．closer D．1ater
10.A．show B．give C．pass D．Buy
-Do you know the boy is sitting next to Peter?
-Yes,He is Peter’s friend,They are celebrating his birthday.
A./;nineth B.that, nineth C.who,ninth D.who,the ninth
- is it from your home to school?
Ten minutes by bus.
A.How long B.How many C.How far D.How much
