An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother， "Only a miracle can save him now，" the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore （药店） with the money in her hand.
"And what do you want？" asked the salesman. "It's for my little brother，" the girl answered. "He's really， really sick and I want to buy a miracle."
"Pardon？" said the salesman.
"My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？" "We don't sell a miracle here， child. I'm sorry，" the salesman said with a smile.” Listen， if it isn't enough， I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs." A well-dressed man heard it and asked， "What kind of a miracle does your brother need？"
"I don't know，" she answered with her eyes full of tears. "He's really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can't pay for it， so I have brought all my money." "How much do you have？" asked the man. "$ 1.11， but I can try and get some more，" she answered.” Well， what luck，" smiled the man. "$ 1.11， the price of a miracle for little brothers."
He took up the girl's hand and said， "Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need." That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn't long before Andrew was home again. How much did the miracle cost？
1.What was the trouble in the little girl's family-________？
A. Her brother was seriously ill. B. They had no money.
C. Nothing could save her brother. D. Both A and B.
2.The little girl said again and again "……I can try and get some more."
That shows _______.
A. she had still kept some money
B. she hoped not to be refused
C. There was no need to worry about money
D. she thought money was easy to get
3.What made the miracle happen__________？
A. The girl's love for her brother.
B. The girl's money.
C. The medicine from the drugstore.
D. Nobody can tell.
4.From the passage we can infer （推断） that _______.
A. The doctor didn't ask for any pay
B. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on
C. The little girl is lovely but not so clever
D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought
Wildwood School Library Guide
This will offer you some information about our school library. You can use this guide to help your kids use our library.
Service hours： 3：00 p．m.—5：30 p．m.on school days; 8：30 a．m.—11：00 a．M.on weekends On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to.At the weekend, our library is open to both you and your kids.
Borrowing：
Each student can borrow one or two books at a time. More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research.
Returning：
Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days. The books must be returned before the due (到期的) date or the kid can not borrow other books.
Damaged (受损的) or Lost Books：
When a book is returned in a damaged condition, the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage. Full price must be paid if a book is lost. We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather.
Please call us at 33621323 for more information.
1.Students can borrow more than two books at a time________.
A. for sending exams
B．to do school research
C．for afterschool activities
D．to read together with their parents
2.________ must be paid when a student loses the book he borrows.
A. Three dollars
B．Half the price of the book
C．Full price of the book
D．Twice the price of the book
3.This library guide is for________.
A. teachers from Wildwood
B．workers in Wildwood School Library
C．visitors to Wildwood School
D．parents of the Wildwood School students
4.Which of the following is NOT true________?
A. The library is open for two and a half hours every day.
B．Students' parents can go to the school library on weekends.
C．Students can go to the library during opening hours as they like.
D．Students can keep the books that they borrow for fifteen school days.
What are you going to do if you are in a burning house？ How will you escape？ Do you know how to save yourself？ Please read the following passage.
Escaping a fire is a serious matter. Knowing what to do during a fire can save you life. It is important to know the ways you can use and show them to everyone in the family， such as stairways and fire escapes，but not lifts.
From the lower floors of the buildings， escaping through windows is possible， learn the best way of leaving by windows with the least chance of serious injury.
The second floor window is usually not very high from the ground. An average person， hanging by the finger-tips will have a drop of about six feet to the ground. It is about the height of an average man. Of course， it is safer to jump a short way than to stay in a burning building.
Windows are also useful when you are waiting for help. Be sure to keep the door closed. Or smoke and fire may be drawn into the room. Keep your head low at the window to be sure you get fresh air rather than smoke that may leaked（渗） into the room.
On a second or third floor， the best windows for escape are those that open onto a roof. From the roof a person can drop to the ground more safely. Dropping onto cement might end in injury. Bushes and grass can help to break a fall.
1. It is important to _______.
A. put out the fire in the burning house
B. know the ways to escape the fire
C. jump off a burning house
D. keep the door closed
2.It is possible to escape through the windows _______.
A. if there are some bushes on the ground
B. if you are strong enough
C. if you live on a lower floor
D. If you have a long rope
3.Which of the following escaping way is NOT right？ _______.
A. You can escape though stairways.
B. You can choose fire escapes.
C. Escape from the windows that open onto a roof.
D. Use a lift to come down at once.
完形填空
阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Many people think the ____ time is spent, the more work will be done. So students have to spend the whole ____doing school work except the three meals.
Modern students have many ___. They love sports, computers and music. A __holiday can get them away from too much school work, and they can do ____ they like. But still teachers do not think about it. Because students have too much homework, they have no time to ____ themselves. Students are really tired ___their weekend homework. So they don’t do it ___ Sunday night. And there is not enough time to finish the homework ____. The poor weekend homework usually makes teachers __.
Things always get __ without right ideas. Too much school work makes students lose interest in learning. It’s also bad for their ____ . A horse runs faster after a ___ . But for students only rest is not enough. So such a condition (状况) should be ____ to give students both ___ and knowledge.
1.A. many B. much C. more D. most
2.A. week B. morning C. evening D. day
3.A. interests B. books C. pens D. friends
4.A. two days B. two-days C. two-day D. two-day’s
5.A. that B. If C. What D. when
6.A. learn B. enjoy C. teach D. look after
7.A. with B. of C. at D. for
8.A. in B. on C. After D. until
9.A. carefully B. angrily C. quickly D. fast
10.A. happy B. angry C. worried D. surprised
11.A. better B. best C. worse D. worst
12.A. eyes B. ideas C. healthy D. health
13.A. meal B. rest C. moment D. while
14.A. changed B. kept C. taught D. made
15.A. food B. pleasure C. money D. time
The number of giant pandas is getting ______ because their living areas are becoming farmlands.
A. less and less B. larger and larger
C. smaller and smaller D. fewer and fewer
Mrs. Li was very angry ___ her son ___ his words.
A. with; with B. to; with C. with; at D. with; to
