I grew up in a small town in South Canada. Every autumn, there was a week-long fair in the town. Thousands of people from other towns came to sell and buy things. It was the most exciting time of the year.
When “Fairtime” came, my grandma became the busiest person of the family. Grandma was a kind, well-educated old lady. She was good at cooking. During “Fairtime”, relatives would come to live in her house and have meals there. Grandma was always happy to look after them.
Year after year, many people moved to big cities. There was no longer “Fairtime”. Grandma became very old and was going a little blind. My parents and I did our best to make her life as comfortable as possible. I was at high school then. What I often did at home was to help Grandma with the daily newspaper’s crossword puzzle. However, she didn’t look happy. She often sat in her room for hours, without saying a word.
To attract people to move back, the Town Hall decided to reopen the Fair. One day, when I came back from school, I saw Grandma wearing her glasses, washing the dishes in the kitchen. With a big smile on her face, she looked excited and a lot much younger. She told me that her two of her cousins would come. "They said they missed hometown and wanted to enjoy my food again." Grandma said happily. "They will stay here for one week and we can have a big party. That must be the busiest week I’ve had in years!”
I suddenly realized that Grandma didn’t want to be looked after. She wanted to be “useful”, appreciated and helpful.
1.Thousands of people came to the town to ______ at the Fair.
A. learn to cook B. sell and buy things
C .enjoy Grandma's food D. have big parties
2.I often helped grandma ____ at home.
A. read newspapers B. do some cooking
C. do crossword puzzle D wash the dishes
3. The Town Hall reopened the Fair to _____.
A. make Grandma happy
B. help people find jobs
C. attract people to move back
D. help the people become richer
4. Why was Grandma unhappy?
A. She couldn't cook as well as before.
B. She couldn't see anything at all.
C. She was no longer a "useful" person.
D. No one lived with her and looked after her.
5.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Grandma was good at cooking
B. Grandma was a kind old lady.
C. Grandma missed her family a lot.
D. Many people moved to big cities.
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Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing World. But in fact, the truth is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a rich, developed country like America?
Kurt Muller and his __________ Rita have spent eleven years making meals for the homeless in Washington D.C, the USA’s capital. ________ first began to do that in a hot summer when most Americans were away and enjoyed themselves on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at ___________, made sandwiches and some delicious food by themselves, set up a table in the street and gave the _________ to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized(意识到) that food wasn’t __________. Most of the homeless people have no friends or relatives. They need love, “___________ these people also need is warmth and caring, ”says Rita. The Mullers gave their phone number to the street people ___________ thinking twice and told them to phone any time. Rita made sure there was ___________ at home to answer the phone and their home was ____________ open to anyone who couldn’t find a place to rest on the street.
The couple were soon ___________ all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to____________ donations(捐赠). Today, over thirty companies donate food and other things and volunteers ____________ to give things out to the homeless.
Kurt and Rita put their love to good use by helping homeless people in New York. They didn’t receive any payment for their hard work. “We feel like __________,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t expect money for helping their children. The love ___________ we get on the streets is our salary(薪水).” _________ Rita says she often gets tired, she feels good about helping other people.
They will go on with their work because they like the feeling of having made a difference in the world.
1.A.friend B.wife C.sister D.mother
2.A.They B.He C.She D.We
3.A.school B.hospital C.home D.factory
4.A.food B.money C.books D.clothes
5.A.enough B.necessary C.helpful D.expensive
6.A.How B.Why C.When D.What
7.A.without B.with C.before D.for
8.A.nobody B.anybody C.somebody D.everybody
9.A.never B.always C.sometimes D.hardly
10.A.spending B.losing C.saving D.lending
11.A.pay for B.ask for C.wait for D.fight for
12.A.let B.make C.offer D.get
13.A.teachers B.parents C.brothers D.doctors
14.A.who B.whom C.where D.that
15.A.And B.Though C.But D.So
– Would you mind my closing the window, please?
– _______. We need some fresh air.
A. Of course not B. We don’t mind
C. You’d better not D. You’re welcome
--- Bill, can you give me the dictionary on that desk, please?
--- I’m afraid I can’t ________ it, Daddy. It’s too high.
A. find B. reach C. sell D. read
-- Who __________ the winner of The Voice of China last month?
--Zhang Bichen __________.
A. becomes； does B. becomes； is
C. became； did D. became； was
I have a piece of good news for you. Guo Jingming’s new book ________last Saturday.
A. came out B. came up with
C. came in D. came to
