The wind tried pushing Colin to the ground. It felt as if Colin’s news-bag was full of potatoes.
Maybe it had to do with the news Dad read before Colin left. The morning headlines（标题）were full of the usual sad stories.
“No good news again!” Dad said.
Car accidents! House burns! Storm damage（损害）!
Colin moved quickly from house to house leaving papers in the mailbox. He wished he could bring only good news to his family, also to his friendly neighbours. “How could I make things better for everyone?” he wondered.
Colin noticed Alice coming. She only had one real eye. The other was made of glass. He liked Alice even if many others laughed at her. He didn’t realize how much it helped her, having a friend like Colin.
Each time Colin left a paper by a customer’s door, he thought, “How could I make some good news?”
Colin gave his usual cheerful “Hi” to everyone on his way. His smile was like the rising sun.
Someone was crying and he ran to where a little boy had fallen and hurt his leg. Colin calmed him down until the boy’s mother arrived.
“I’m glad you’re my paperboy,” she told Colin.
He continued on his way, but he didn’t feel tired. It was fun doing what he usually did—helping others.
He raced up the street to his last customer. Mrs. Williams saw Colin coming and had peanut butter cookies as a treat for her favourite paperboy. She wondered why such a lively boy always had time to chat with an old lady.
Colin’s own treat for his customers came from his heart. He did have much good news to share, even if he didn’t realize it. His smile and polite manners brought cheering-up news to all his customers.
1.What was Colin’s trouble?
A. His news-bag was too heavy.
B. He had heard of many sad stories.
C. His dad didn’t like his job as a paperboy.
D. He couldn’t bring good news to his customers.
2.Why did Mrs. Williams think Colin was her favourite boy?
A. Because he would always like to chat with her.
B. Because he liked her peanut butter cookies.
C. Because he didn’t bring bad news to her.
D. Because he always sent papers to her as fast as he could.
3.What was Colin’s treat for his customers?
A. His smile and polite manners. B. His papers full of good news.
C. His honesty and happiness. D. His confidence and friendship.
4.What’s the best title of this passage?
A. No news is good news
B. How paperboys work
C. The boring job as a paperboy
D. A sunny paperboy
The clock struck eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly before a huge pile (堆) of troublesome things they call “books”.
I was going to have my examination the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer, in fact I dared not.
The clock struck 12. “Oh, dear!” I cried, “ten more books to read before I can go to bed!” We pupils are the most poor person in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to study so hard when he was a boy.
The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I had learned. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed, “Oh, God, please help me pass the exam tomorrow. I do promise to work hard afterwards, Amen.” My eyes were heavy, so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the desk, I fell asleep.
1.When the writer was going over his lessons, all the others in the house were ________ .
A.asleep B.working in bed
C.outside D.quietly laughing at him
2.What do you suppose happened to the writer？
A.He went to a church (教堂) to pray (祈祷) again.
B.He passed the exam by luck.
C.He failed in the exam.
D.He was punished by his teacher.
3.The best title for the passage would be __________ .
A.The Night Before the Examination B.Working Far into the Night
C.A Slow Student D.Going Over My Lessons
Jack had an unusual experience last night. He is sharing it with his friends, Ken and May.
Ken: What were you doing, Jack? What did you see?
Jack: It was half past nine last night and I was getting ready for bed. I heard some strange noise outside while I was brushing my teeth. I wondered what was happening and I went to the window and looked out. To my surprise, I saw a bright yellow green light in the sky.
May: Maybe the light you saw was a UFO! Or a ghost! A few years ago, an American man saw a flying saucer (飞碟) while he was driving along a road. He also saw some strange yellow light. You have heard about it, haven't you?
Ken: Don’t be imaginative, May. Jack didn't see anything, or anybody. It wasn't a ghost. It was probably a plane, or a shooting star. Perhaps Jack just made a horrible dream!
Jack: I am very serious. I did see something. The light disappeared and then suddenly some “tiny people” were standing in the garden. There were four of them. Two of them ate some flowers in the garden.
Ken: Oh, come on, Jack. I really doubt what you have said.
Jack: I am not joking! One of the people was looking at me through the window.
May: Really? What did it look like? Were you frightened?
Jack: Its whole body was green. It had no ears and nose. Its hands were huge. Its eyes were very big and looked like eggs. It looked at me and I could hardly move.
Ken: What happened then?
Jack: I was able to move eventually. I ran and got my camera at once.
May: And?
Jack: I didn’t have a film.
May: Oh no!
1.Ken suggested that Jack________________.
A.saw a ghost last night B.possibly had a dream last night
C.met a UFO last night D.was telling them something serious
2.The underlined word “eventually” means ________________.
A.at home B.at last C.in a short time D.after a long time
3.The best title of the passage might “________________”.
A.A horrible dream B.A flying saucer
C.A ghost’s visit D.Alien’s visit
“Kids can make a difference.” Craig Kielburger said. When Craig was 12, he_____ a group that has helped kids all over the world.
How did Craig get started? In the seventh grade he learned something that made him _______. A 6-year-old boy in Pakistan was sent to work in a factory. The boy could not go to school. He could not even play. He had no freedom (自由) at all.
Craig ______that with his own life. Laws in his country said that kids must go to school. _______ was free for all kids. But in some countries school was not free. Children from poor families went to work instead of to school.
Craig wanted to help those who didn’t have the same______ as he and his friends. As a result, Craig and some friends started Free The Children.
Craig and his friends decided that Free The Children should _____ money to build schools. Craig hoped that learning would help kids in poor areas live ______.
Today, Craig’s charity has more than one million members in 45 countries. It is ______going strong. The money they have raised has done many good things. It has helped build more than 500 schools around the world. It also pays for health care in poor communities.
Craig has had a lot of success. ______, he still remembers his unpleasant start in the seventh grade.
“We were _______ by other kids, who said you couldn’t change things,” he says. Still, Craig didn’t give up. Now he wants more kids to help. “Go to freethechildren.com. Bring it to your teachers,” he says. “As you gain more confidence, friends will join you. It just gets easier.”
1.A.expected B.started C.invented D.owned
2.A.angry B.hopeful C.helpless D.excited
3.A.matched B.balanced C.compared D.marked
4.A.Education B.School C.Work D.Reading
5.A.programme B.resource C.advantage D.quality
6.A.save B.store C.win D.raise
7.A.better B.worse C.closer D.surer
8.A.still B.almost C.recently D.simply
9.A.Indeed B.However C.Finally D.Instead
10.A.encouraged B.satisfied with C.laughed at D.praised
—Shall I help you with your heavy bag, lady?
—Thanks a lot. ________________.
A.If you like B.Of course you can
C.That couldn’t be better D.It depends
, when Simon was already__________, he began to learn Russian.
A.In 1870s; in his fifties B.In 1870s; in fifties
C.In the 1870s; in his fifties D.In the 1870s; in fifties
