For 72 years, Lisa Gumpel kept a secret. "For a long time, I decided not to tell anyone about it," said Gumpel, 85 years old, who finally settled (定居) in Minnesota 1. the war and now lives in the Twin Cities.
She told people that she and her two sisters were among the 669 Jewish children 2.(save) by a kind man to run away from the Nazi concentration Camp 3.1939. Their rescuer(营救者)was a British businessman named Nicholas Winton, who also kept the story to 4.(he) until his wife found a list of the 5.(children) names.
Gumpel was very surprised in 1988 when the truth about Winton's one-man rescue operation finally came out. "6.(someone) knew that he actually did all by himself," she said. "He 7.(work) so hard to save lives."
Winton still doesn't think he's a hero, saying that his life was never 8. danger and that he was doing what he feels every person should do.
A party was held for him and the people he had saved. Gumpel was 9.(excite) when she finally met him. "He still treats us all like we're his kids," she said with a 10.(warm) smile on the face.
From Monday to Friday people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and ______ they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies, others ______sports. This is decided by their own.
There are many different ways to spend times. It may be something from collecting stamps ______ making model planes. Some hobbies are very ______, but others don't cost anything at all. Some collections are worth ______ of money, others are valuable only to their owners.
I know a man who has a coin collection worth several ______ dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare fifty-cent piece which ______ him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On ______ hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 kinds of them, but I wonder ______ they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are quite valuable. Nothing makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection. That's what a hobby means, I think. It is something we ______ to do in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.
1.A.weekends B.mornings C.days
2.A.did B.do C.doing
3.A.to B.and C.in
4.A.exciting B.expensive C.interesting
5.A.a few B.a little C.a lot
6.A.thousands B.thousand C.thousands of
7.A.cost B.spent C.paid
8.A.other B.another C.the other
9.A.if B.what C.how
10.A.need B.have C.like
It was a quiet village in which there was a camp. It was far from the towns and cities and there were some high mountains around. Of course it was a good place for training the new soldiers. 1.. Mr. White, an officer of forty, was strict with them and he hardly let them leave the camp.
Once Mr. White was ill in bed. He couldn't work and a young officer, Mr. Hunt began to train the new soldiers instead of him.2.And let nine soldiers go to the nearest town to have a holiday. But night fell and none came back to the camp. He was worried about it and stood at the gate. It was five to twelve when Mr. Hunt decided to go to the town and see what was happening with the young men.3.. At that moment the nine soldiers came back. It seemed they were all drunk. Of course they found the officer was angry.
"I'm sorry, sir." said the first soldier." I left the town on time.4.. I had to buy a horse and made it run fast. Bad luck! It died and I had to run back."
And the other seven soldiers said they were late for the same reasons. It was the last soldier's turn. He said, "I'm sorry sir, I got on a bus on time, but..."
Having heard this, the officer became even angrier and stopped him at once. He called out, "If you say something was wrong with your bus, I'll punish you at once!"
"No, no, Sir." said the young man." My bus was all right.5.."
A.He knew the young men well.
B.But something was wrong with my bus on my way here.
C.He was very strict, too.
D.But the dead horses were in the way.
E.He started the car quickly and set off.
F.But it was difficult for the young men to go outside.
Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames (绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence on the world of music.
Although born in 1901 in New Orleans, poor, he lived among great musicians. Jazz was invented in the city a few years before his birth. Armstrong often said, "Jazz and I grew up together."
Armstrong showed a great talent for music when he was taught to play the comet (短号) at a boys' home. In his late teens, Armstrong began to live the life of a musician. He played in parades, clubs, and on the steamboats that traveled on the Mississippi River. At that time, New Orleans was famous for the new music of jazz and was home to many great musicians. Armstrong learned from the older musicians and soon became as famous as them.
In 1922 he went to Chicago. There, the tale (传说) of Louis Armstrong begins. From then until the end of his life, Armstrong was celebrated and loved wherever he went.
His comet playing had deep humanity (仁爱) and warmth that caused many listeners to say, "Listening to Pops just makes you feel good all over." He was the father of the jazz style and also one of the best-known and most admired people in the world. His death, on July 6, 1971, was headline news around the world.
1.Armstrong was called Pops because ________.
A.his mouth looked like a big bag. B.people wanted to show their respect to him.
C.his family name is Pops. D.he lived in New Orleans.
2.The underlined word "parades" may be the name of ________.
A.a man B.an animal C.a place D.music
3.People liked Armstrong's music because________.
A.there was humanity and warmth in it. B.they liked Jazz.
C.Armstrong played the comet D.Armstrong was a great musician.
4.Which statement is true?
A.Armstrong was born in Chicago. B.Armstrong left for Chicago at the age of 20.
C.Armstrong lived to 70 years. D.Armstrong was the father of comet.
5.The passage is ________.
A.a letter B.a story C.a report D.a biography(人物传记)
When we see well, we do not think about our eyes very often. It is only when we cannot see perfectly that we realize how important our eyes are.
People who are near-sighted can only see things that are very close to their eyes. Everything else seems unclear. Many people who do a lot of work such as writing, reading and sewing become near- sighted.
However, people who are far-sighted suffer from just the opposite problem. They can see things that are far away, but they have difficulty in reading a book unless they hold it at arm's length. If they want to do much reading, they must get glasses, too.
Other people do not see clearly because their eyes are not exactly the right shape. They have what is called astigmatisms (散光). This, too, can be corrected by glasses. Some people's eyes become cloudy because of cataracts (白内障). Long ago these people often became blind. Now, however, it is possible to operate on the cataracts and remove them.
1.________ eye problem(problems)is(are)mentioned in the passage.
A.One B.Two C.Three D.Four
2.If you have the problem of astigmatisms, your eyes ________.
A.can only see close things B.can only see things far away
C.aren't exactly the right shape D.have cataracts
3.Long ago, some people became blind because ________.
A.they were near-sighted B.they were far-sighted
C.They had astigmatisms D.they had cataracts
4.Perhaps ________ can become near-sighted more easily.
A.the writers B.the farmers C.the workers D.the policemen
5.Glasses are useful for those who ________.
① are near-sighted ② are far-sighted ③ have astigmatisms ④ have cataracts
A.①②④ B.①②③ C.②③④ D.①③④
Even if you are a good high jumper, you can jump only about seven feet off the ground. You cannot jump any higher because the earth pulls you hard. The pull of the earth is called gravity. You can easily find out the pull of the earth. If you weigh yourself, you will know how much gravity is pulling you.
Since there is gravity, water runs down hill. When you throw a ball into the air, it falls back down. Because of gravity, you do not fall off the earth as it whirls (旋转) around.
Then, can we get away from the earth and go far out into space? Now you can do it, because spaceships have been invented. Then spaceship will go so fast that it can escape the earth's gravity and carry you into space.
1.If you are a good high jumper, you can jump far higher than seven feet high.
2.You can know how much gravity is pulling you by weighing yourself.
3.Because of gravity, the water runs up hill and the balls back if you throw it into the air.
4.We can escape the earth's gravity by spaceship because it can travel very fast.
5.The Chinese meaning of "gravity" is "重力".
