Sing a Song of People
by Lois Lenski
Sing a song of people!
Walking fast or slow;
People in the' city
Up and down they go.
People on the sidewalk,
People on the bus;
People passing, passing,
In back and front of us.
People on the subway
Underneath the ground.
People riding taxis
Round and round and round.
People with their hats on,
Going to the doors;
People with umbrellas
When it rains and pours.
People in tall buildings
And in stores below;
Riding elevators
20 up and down they go.
People walking singly,
People in a crowd;
People saying nothing,
People talking loud.
People laughing, smiling,
Grumpy people too;
People who just hurry
And never look at you!
Sing a song of people
Who like to come and go;
Sing of city people
You see but never !
1.The poem is about a ______________ city.
A.beautiful B.busy C.rainy D.small
2.In Line 21, the word "singly" means ___________________.
A.alone B.fast C.slowly D.quietly
3.According to the poem, the best word for the blank is________________.
A.borrow B.throw C.know D.allow
At my heaviest I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to__bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of diets but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do nothing about my weight.
When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me____. I didn’t want to live the rest of my life with this extra weight any more.
That year, I____a seminar(研讨课) where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her____story —she had not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised ＄25,000 for homeless children.
____by her story, I created the As We heal(痊愈), the World Heals project. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000. In this way, I could not only heal myself but heal the world by supporting a movement set up 30 years ago to end hunger.
____I began my own personal weight program, I was filled with the fear that I would run into the same difficulties that beat me before. While the____hung over my head, there were also signs that I was headed down the right path. I sent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations began ____in from hundreds of people.
Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I hired a fitness coach. I began to eat small and___ meals and exercise often.
A year later, I____my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that I’ve been given a second life to devote to something that is meaningful and great.
1.A.add B.mix C.kill D.share
2.A.simply B.specially C.secretly D.seriously
3.A.organized B.mentioned C.attended D.recommended
4.A.sad B.successful C.ancient D.cartoon
5.A.Surprised B.Reminded C.Influenced D.controlled
6.A.AS B.Until C.If D.Unless
7.A.excitment B.fear C.anger D.joy
8.A.breaking B.stepping C.jumping D.flooding
9.A.heavy B.healthy C.expense D.full
10.A.reached B.remembered C.missed D.dropped
–The actor says he’ll celebrate his 28th birthday next week. His fans…
- ____________. That can’t be right. I’m pretty sure he was born in 1985.
A. No kidding B. Sure he will C. Never mind D. Wait a minute
–You haven’t said a ___________word since last Friday. What’s wrong?
-Nothing. Just leave me alone.
A. simple B. single C. similar D. silent
With their new lock, you __________ search for keys in your bag any more. Isn’t it cool?
A. needn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. shouldn’t
Yao Ming, a basketball giant , ___________ water polo when he was young.
A. is playing B. used to play C. is used to playing D. was playing
