Katie was in big trouble．She was such a sweet kid; a third-grade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies, she was never ever a discipline（纪律） problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry．
It seemed that Katie had been spending money in the lunchroom. Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They wondered why but failed．So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.
The next day, I asked Katie to my office. “Why are you buying lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch?” I asked. “I lose it,” she replied. “I don't believe you, Katie. Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie?” I asked. “No. I just lose it,” she said．Well, there was nothing else I could do．
The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad and scared. I thought I would go and sit with him for a while. As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said “Katie”.
Now I understood and I talked to Katie. It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn’t go to the lunch line for a free lunch. He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child.
Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch．
1.What did the writer think of Katie?
A. She behaved well at school．
B. She often tells lies at school．
C. She often made trouble at school．
D. She used to be a discipline problem．
2.Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?
A. She lost her homemade lunch．
B. She had her homemade lunch stolen．
C. She didn’t like the taste of her homemade lunch．
D. She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy．
3.How did Katie’s parents feel when they knew the truth about the lunch?
A. They were very angry.
B. They were quite proud．
C. They were rather sad.
D. They were so scared．
4.What can we learn from the passage?
A. Katie’s secret of lunch was discovered by the writer．
B. Katie was told that her parents had known her secret．
C. Katie told the writer the truth of her lunch during their first talk．
D. Katie stopped buying lunch at school after her secret was discovered．
What power does music have? Band of Hope, a student band in the US, once again brought joy with their music to young patients at a local children's _____.
The children really get a lot from ___with other children in the community, said Ashley Boguszewski, a specialist at Pediatric Specialty Care (a nursing specialty organization for children) .
Seventh and eighth graders at Hopewell Junior High School formed the band _____. On May 27, they were already playing their sixth concert, performing to 20 children at the hospital. The band members ______hosted a story time for the patients and brought small _______for them to play.
The band's 27 members meet once a week for a _____practice after school. Each month, the band heads to Pediatric Specialty Care to perform a mini ___. They play popular music such as songs from the movies Frozen and The Little Mermaid.
Eighth-grader Liam Watters, 13, plays the baritone (男中音) in the band. During one
concert, he ______that one of the patients ______to listen to the singing, so he and a few other band members went back to the patient's room and ______to him.
“That was really_________. ” Liam said. “They had big smiles ______their faces.”
“We're hoping that it's something that grows and becomes an even ___part of our cultures here,” said Kerry Wilson, director of the band, “it really ________a sense that we're all one community and good citizenship__________.”
1.A. hospital B. school C. community D. charity
2.A. dealing B. communicating C. comparing D. connecting
3.A. mainly B. suddenly C. recently D. closely
4.A. still B. also C. only D. just
5.A. candies B. cards C. flowers D. instruments
6.A. two-minute B. two-hour C. two-day D. two-week
7.A. concert B. class C. operation D. play
8.A. thought B. expected C. wondered D. learned
9.A. like B. hate C. hates D. likes
10.A. said B. listened C. sang D. explained
11.A. amazing B. boring C. lasting D. interesting
12.A. at B. in C. on D. with
13.A. bigger B. biggest C. big D. more big
14.A. rises B. sees C. loses D. creates
15.A. as if B. as well C. as long as D. as so
—Do you know ?
—I am not sure.
A. whom does the computer belong to B. when the first watch is made
C. which is the way to the nearest hospital D. how can we finish the work in just an hour
—Simon, I hear that Daniel got full marks in the English speaking and listening test.
—Exactly. . He practises hardest in our class.
A. No pain, no gain B. A miss is as good as a mile
C. Many hands make light work D. Actions speak louder than words
The number of the students in our school very large and there a number of teachers.
A. is, are B. are, is C. is, is D. are, are
— is it from the park to the supermarket?
—It is about fifteen walk.
A. How long, minutes B. How far, minutes
C. How long, minutes’ D. How far, minutes’
