China's highly-respected translator and writer Yang Jiang passed away on May 25 in Beijing, aged 105.
Yang graduated from Dongwu University in Suzhou, Jiangsu, in 1932. She went to the UK and France to study in 1935 and returned to China in 1938.
Yang wrote lots of works and most of them are still popular now.
What's more, Yang finished a translation of Don Quixote, This made her the first Chinese to translate a whole book from Spanish. Her translation has been given as national gifts to visiting leaders of other countries.
In 2001, Yang gave away royalties (版税 )from books written by her husband Qian Zhongshu and herself worth 10 million yuan, to set up a scholarship fund (奖学金) to help poor students.
Bill Gates is the former chairman of Microsoft Corporation, a worldwide leader in software and Internet technologies. With his friend Paul Allen, he founded Microsoft in the 1970s. With the development of Microsoft, he becomes one of the richest men in the world.
In 1999 Gates wrote a book named Business@the Speed of Thought. The book shows how computer can solve business problems in new ways. The book was published in 25 languages and is welcome in more than 60 countries.
Bill Gates has made great contributions to education and health all over the word. He has given away about 21 billion dollars for education and health. When China was struck by COVID-19(新冠肺炎),he also offered millions of dollars.
1.Where did Yang Jiang pass away?
A.In Shanghai. B.In Jiangsu. C.In Beijing. D.In Zhejiang.
2.In which language is Don Quixote written?
A.English. B.Spanish . C.French. D.German.
3.When was Microsoft Corporation set up?
A.In 1969. B.In 1965. C.In 1985 D.In 1975.
4.What was the book Business @ the Speed of Thought about?
A.How to solve business problems with computers differently.
B.How to earn money.
C.How to increase the speed of thought.
D.How to be a successful person.
5.What do Yang and Gates have in common (共同点)?
A.They are both successful in business. B.They both care about education.
C.They are both very rich in the world. D.They both have translated lots of books.
A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come _______ play around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, _______ the apples or played under the tree. He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.
Time went by. The little boy had _______ and he no longer played around the tree.
One day, the boy came back to the tree and _______ sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy.
“I am no longer a kid. I do not play around trees any more.” the boy _______ , “I want toys. I need _______ to buy them.” “Sorry, but I don’t have money. But you can pick all my apples and _______ them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so _______. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn't come back _______ he picked the apples. The tree was ________ .
One day, the boy ________ and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a ________ . Can you help me?” “Sorry, but I don’t have a house. But you can ________ my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left ________ .
The tree was glad to see him full of joy but the boy didn’t appear. Since then the tree felt again ________ and sad.
1.A.but B.and C.or D.so
2.A.ate B.destroyed C.played D.loved
3.A.lain down B.stood up C.grown up D.put down
4.A.fell B.saw C.sounded D.looked
5.A.asked B.replied C.told D.laughed
6.A.money B.wood C.branches D.apple
7.A.cook B.eat C.sell D.offer
8.A.surprised B.excited C.nervous D.sorry
9.A.if B.before C.when D.after
10.A.sad B.afraid C.pleased D.angry
11.A.disappeared B.left C.moved D.returned
12.A.kitchen B.yard C.home D.house
13.A.take off B.pick C.cut off D.plant
14.A.happily B.seriously C.slowly D.silently
15.A.alone B.lonely C.proud D.satisfied
—My family and I will travel to Qingdao next week.
— ________
A.Wish you a happy journey! B.Good idea. C.See you then.
Labor can create wealth and at the same time beauty________ by labor, too.
A.making B.made C.is made
There________ only a few things in the room, like a bed, some chairs and an old desk.
A.was B.were C.is
—Can you imagine all these are made by an 8-year-old girl？
—________clever girl!
A.How B.How a C.What a
