On a sunny morning, children in Ganale stood in front of their new school and expressed their thanks to Tina Charles. Tina Charles, a woman member of the WNBA, plays for the women’s basketball team of America. She understands the importance of education and of giving back to others. So the WNBA star made sure to support a school in an African village when she heard about the chance to give money to it.
Charles first knew about the chance while she was in a college. But she didn’t have the money to help out at that time. After she played for the WNBA, she made much money. With the help of charitable organizations(慈善机构), Charles donated $32,000 to the school.
Charles did the charity work while playing basketball and getting ready for the London Olympics. She played for the team that had won the gold medal in the last four Olympic Games. And they got the fith gold medal in London.
Charles always works hard on both working for the country in the Olympic Games and giving back to others.“The more I give, the more happiness I get.”she said.
1.What’s the Chinese meaning of WNBA?
A、国家篮球队。 B、美国篮球队。
C、美国女子篮球队。 D、篮球协会。
2.Why did Charles make her mind to support the African village school?
A、Because she had enough money.
B、Because she played for the WNBA.
C、Because she worked for charitable organizations.
D、Because she understands the importance of education and of giving back to others.
3.Did the team she played for win the gold medal in London Olympics?
A、Yes, of course. B、No, it didn’t.
C、It’s hard to say. D、Sorry, we don’t know.
4.What do you think of Charles?
A、She works hard. B、She is helpful.
C、She is kind-hearted. D、All of above.
5.What’s the Best title for the passage?
A、The history of WNBA.
B、An Olympic Athlete Lends a hand.
C、The Charitable Organization.
D、The Gold Medals of Olympics.
Mr. and Mrs. Hill were invited to a Christmas party at a hotel one year. They ____ their car outside and went in. Mr. Hill had never got drunk(醉) before, so he was ____ not to drink too much, though his friends asked him ____ more all along.
During the party, Mrs. Hill found that she had _4__ to bring her bag, she asked her husband to go out to the car and get it for her. He ____ so, but on his way back to the hotel gate, he heard a car horn(喇叭) blowing near his own car. He thought ____ might be in need of help and he went over to the car with the noise. He found a bear sitting in the driving-seat and blowing the horn.
When Mr. Hill ____ the party, he told people about the bear but of course they did not believe him and thought he was drunk. When he took them out of the hotel to show that his story was ____, he found that the car with the ____ in it had gone. There were so many ____ about Mr. Hill’s bear during the next week that he at last put an advertisement(广告) in the newspaper,“If anyone saw a bear blowing the horn in a car outside the Century Hotel ____ the evening of Christmas Day, please tell…”
Two days later Mrs. Richards called him and said that she and her husband had left their pet(宠物) bear in their car outside the Century Hotel for a few minutes that evening, and that ____ he had blown the born.
Mrs. Richards did not ____ to think there was anything ____ about that.“Our bear likes blowing car horns,”she said,“and we don’t ____ when we are not driving the car.”
1.A、pulled B、stayed C、parked D、hid
2.A、polite B、careful C、glad D、afraid
3.A、to drink B、drink C、drank D、drinking
4.A、learned B、known C、remembered D、forgotten
5.A、said B、went C、did D、thought
6.A、one B、someone C、his wife D、the bear
7.A、was sent to B、was seated at C、got red of D、got back to
8.A、interesting B、correct C、true D、exciting
9.A、horn B、bear C、bad D、driving-seat
10.A、laughs B、shouts C、smiles D、calls
11.A、for B、at C、in D、on
12.A、quickly B、completely C、maybe D、almost
13.A、mean B、have C、know D、seem
14.A、useful B、strange C、common D、bad
15.A、agree B、like C、mind D、worry
—Tom, I lost my purse this morning. All my money is in it.
—_______. Let me help you find it.
A、That’s great! B、You’re welcome!
C、No problem! D、Bad luck!
He tired his best to find a proper roommate to _______.
A、live B、live in
C、live with D、living in
—Sally, which dress do you like best?
—Oh, I’ve tried several ones on, but _______ of them fit me well.
A、both B、either C、neither D、none
.Our country _______ rapidly in recent years, but it is still a _______ country.
A、develops; developed
B、has developed; developing
C、has developed; developed
D、develops; developing