I am Jackie Lee, an American Chinese. Let me tell you about my grandfather's life story.
My grandfather was 1. in 1932 and grew up in a poor village in Fujian, China. At the age of 14, he first heard of America. It was said to be the land of gold and poor people could easily become 2. there.
So, my grandfather came to America. "I had thought it was easy to __3. money in America," he told me. "But when I 4. in Los Angeles, I realized it was not true. I couldn't find a good job because I spoke little English. I wanted to go to a language school to learn English, 5. I couldn't afford it. Later, I worked in a small ___6._ , serving the guests, cleaning up the tables, washing the dishes and sweeping the floors. I was such __7. helpful and honest worker that my boss was pleased with me. I was popular with my workmates, 8.. Life became easier and in the end I entered an evening school to learn English."
My grandfather kept working hard, and finally made 9. dream come true. Things do not come easily in life. That is what I have learned 10. my grandfather.
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1.Animal LOST5/23/2014 A black cat, old and thin. He's about14 years old. Our children have grown up with him and he is part of our family. If you see him, please call us right away. Posted by: Debbie6424111 2.Animal LOST6/5/2014 Medium short haired, all black, about two years old, ears standing up, a very sweet dog. Posted by: Kori3480542 3.Animal LOST5/4/2014 A dog,3 months old. She is brown with white hairs on her chest. Her eyes are greenish colored. Her nose is pink. Posted by: Senia3405442 4.Animal LOST4/30/2014 1/2 years old. She has big ears and white chest with white front legs. She is a small dog and weighs about6 pounds. One of her front legs got hurt, so she walks with difficulties. Posted by: Jennifer Tomlinson3607734 5.Animal LOST5/11/2014 Our pet is a small, medium white haired,4-year-old cat. She has two big eyes and they are bright green. Posted by: Lauren2407131
| A. I found a cat in my backyard around NW Street on May 11th, 2014. It's a small cat with white hairs and big green eyes. Please call Paul Smith at 9503341. B. A wounded(受伤的) dog was found at the corner of my house at Millplain on April 30th, 2014. She has white front legs and big ears. Please call me at 9108846. C. A white dog was found in our yard playing with our dog on March 23rd, 2014. She is a lovely big dog. There seems something wrong with one of her legs. Adamson at 8024156. D. Our kids found a cat close to our house at SW Alexander Street. It's a black cat. It is old and thin. Please call Gordon at 7768585. E. A cat was found in my garden on April 30th, 2014. It's old and thin. Please call Jeff at 8034477. F. A baby dog was found around Kauffman Street. It's about 3-5 months old. She has green eyes and a pink nose. Please call Morrie at 9019968. G. I found a dog at Molalla Area on June 5th, 2014. It's a small black dog, about 2 years old. Please call Larry at 7058864. |
If man’s best friend is a dog, then who is a dog’s best friend? That would be Rover, Glow, Ivan, or Raina. These four dogs donated (捐献) blood to other dogs. And they did it without having to travel far from home. They visited an animal bloodmobile (血液车).
Similar to the Red Cross vehicles for humans, the University of Pennsylvania’s animal bloodmobile goes to where the donors are to make it easier to give. Kym Marryott is manager of Penn’s Animal Blood Bank. “You don’t really think about it until you need it,” Marryott said. “Just like us, dogs need blood too.”
Like humans, not every dog can donate blood. Dogs must have the correct blood type, weigh at least 55 pounds and be younger than 8 years old. About 150 dogs take part in the program. Each donates three or four pints a year, which can help animals suffering from illnesses like cancer or an accidental trauma (意外伤) like being hit by a car. One pint can save up to three dogs. Just like people, the dogs get a snack and a heart-shaped “U of P Blood Donor” sticker after giving. In addition, they receive free dog food to take home.
Sandy Lucas brought her 7-year-old black dog, Raina, to the bloodmobile last week. “I was excited that she had the right blood which could help another dog out,” she said. “We’ll do it again.”
1.Where did the dogs donate blood?
A. In a zoo. B. In their homes.
C. In an animal hospital.D. In an animal bloodmobile.
2.Which of the following dogs can probably donate blood?
A. Mary,3 years old,25 pounds. B. Kate,6 years old,60 pounds.
C. Tony,10 years old,56 pounds. D. Cindy,8 years old,50 pounds.
3.What can each dog get after donating blood?
①A snack ②A suit of clothes
③Some dog food ④A heart-shaped sticker ⑤A toy car
A. ①②③④ B. ①③⑤ C. ①④⑤ D. ①③④
4.What can we infer推断 from the underlined划线的 sentence?
A. Sandy Lucas feels excited that Raina can help other dogs.
B. Sandy Lucas wants to get dog food for her dog.
C. Sandy Lucas doesn’t think that donating blood is good for dogs.
D. Sandy Lucas doesn’t want to come to the animal bloodmobile again.
5.What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Dogs are always man’s best friends.
B. An animal bloodmobile is very useful.
C. Dogs can help dogs by donating blood.
D. Dogs and people can get along well with each other.
Welcome to Jiulong hotel and we will do all we can to make your stay an enjoyable one. We hope you will find the following useful to you. |
Meal times Breakfast 7:30 － 9:30 am Lunch 12:00 － 2:00 pm Afternoon tea 4:00 － 5:30 pm Dinner 7:00 － 9:15 pm Tea, coffee, cakes and sandwiches can be brought to your rooms from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm except during the meal times listed above. Cold drinks in your rooms can be used at any time. |
Room cleaning The waiters will clean the room if you leave the room at any time between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm. |
Valuables Please put your valuables in our safe (保险箱), or we can’t be responsible (负责的) for your loss. |
Leaving If you want to leave, please tell us before 6:30 pm of the day. Or you will have to pay for another day. |
Attention To make sure of other people’s good rest, turn down the radio or the TV after 11:00 pm. |
1.The hotel serves 提供 the following foods in rooms EXCEPT除了_________.
A. coffeeB. cakes
C. candyD. cold drinks
2.The underlined下划线的 word “valuables” means “_________” in Chinese.
A. 贵重物品 B. 行李
C. 随身物品 D. 包裹
3.If you’re about to leave, you should tell the hotel before_________ of the day so as not to pay for another day.
A.10:00 am B.4:00 pm C.6:30 pm D.11:00 pm
4.You should _________after11:00 pm.
A. watch TV B. turn down the TV
C. clean your room D. turn off the radio
5.What do we know from the reading above?
A. The waiters in the hotel work for8 hours a day.
B. The hotel can look after your things in the room well.
C. You can’t book 预定 a room in the hotel after6:30 pm.
D. Your room is cleaned when you leave between9:00 am and4:00 pm.
Jack was a hard-working student when young but he had some big problems. He used to be shy before his classmates. So he had_________ friends at school. Bob was a new student in his class. All the students were soon familiar 熟悉的 with him and got on well ___________ him except除了Jack.
One day, some boys put some money into Jack’s bag and Bob pretended 假装 to have _________his money. Of course, they found the money in bag at last.
Jack felt shameful 可耻的_________he could not say anything about it. Soon his classmates called him a thief and_________ him in the school. His teachers also_________ that and called his parents to the school, too. Just then, Bob stood out and helped Jack make everything_________.
From that day, Jack and Bob_________ good friends. Bob often took Jack to take part in many activities and Jack became outgoing. Bob was weak in English and Jack often helped him_________it. Now Jack became the monitor in his class, and he had more friends. He enjoyed the nice friendship and the school life.
1.A. many B. few C. several D. new
2.A. against B. like C. with D. for
3.A. lost B. wasted C. found D. made
4.A. your B. their C. Bob’s D. Jack’s
5.A. but B. if C. sinceD. unless
6.A. agreed with B. laughed at C. dealt with D. got excited about
7.A. allowed B. faced C. developed D. believed
8.A. clear B. easy C. hard D. wonderful
9.A. greeted B. met C. became D. loved
10.A. to B. in C. by D. with
— I am going back to America for Thanksgiving Day.
—_________. And we will miss you.
A. Enjoy yourself B. You’re welcome
C. That’s interesting D. The same to you
