Is a nearby neighbour better than a faraway cousin? An American lady, Anna Lane, believes it's true. Her kind neighbours once helped her out when she was in a big trouble.
Mrs Lane was living alone in a city in Texas, US. The woman in her 70s could do a lot of housework herself. However, she was too old to mow(修剪) her lawn(草坪). Then a big trouble found her. She let the grass grow over 18 inches high and it broke the law in her city. As a result, she was in danger of paying lots of money or even going to prison! Luckily, her neighbour, the Adams brothers, heard the news about her on TV. They decided to do something to help. “We haven't met her yet, but she's 75 years old and she needs some help.” said Sam Adams, one of the boys. “That's the least we could do.”
The Adams brothers took their mowers(修剪机) and came to Mrs Lane's house to mow her lawn without telling her. Once they got started, other neighbours saw what was going on and joined in the effort.
Together they worked hard in the sun and finished mowing the whole lawn in about two hours. When Mrs Lane saw what her neighbours did for her, she was surprised and moved to tears(感动得落泪). “I cannot believe this,” she said. “They were so kind to spend two hours helping me and I didn't even know their names.” As for the Adams brothers, they said they would always be ready to help her.
1.What can we know about Mrs Lane?
A.She was 70 years old. B.She could not do her housework.
C.She was living with her children. D.She could not cut the grass on the lawn.
2.Mrs Lane was in danger of going to prison because ________.
A.she broke the education law in her city
B.the grass on her lawn was over 18 inches high
C.the news about her on TV was made up by her
D.she didn't pay enough money to her neighbours
3.Which of the following is true?
A.The Adams brothers knew Mrs lane very well.
B.Mrs Lane knew some of her neighbours' names.
C.Mrs Lane didn't expect her neighbours would help her.
D.The Adams brothers used Mrs Lane's mowers to cut the grass.
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Nowadays, as the world's climate changes, extreme weather is becoming more and more. For example, in Britain, there 1. (be) very few tornadoes(龙卷风) in the past. But now, there are more than 50 tornadoes a year. Tornadoes look fascinating on the TV, but it is very 2.(danger) to humans. However, tornadoes are j3. one sign of the world's climate changes. In many 4. (country), there are more floods. In some other places, it is much 5.(hot) than before in summer. W6. do these happen? Because the global temperatures are rising.
However, scientists still don't know enough about the reasons. Some believe the climate changes naturally. But most scientists think the real reason is human activity, such as cutting 7. trees, driving cars too much and so on. I8. we cannot stop the temperatures from increasing, the ice will melt completely one day. As 9. result, sea levels will rise and many islands will disappear forever. So we should work together to save the earth, and to save 10. (we)．
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