Mainland couples who give birth to a second child in Hong Kong will be fined forbreaking the family planning policy a senior official has warned． As more women flock to Hong Kong to give birth to their second child，Zhang Feng，family planning department director of Guangdong Province，stressed that this violated Chinaspolicies． “And those who are government employees will even be dismissed from their posts．”he said．
''It doesn't matter if they give birth to their second child on the mainland or in other countries and regions, they have violated the country's policies and the province's regulations''.
He said that some families had been punished in the past few months after having a second child in Hong Kong, but gave no details.
Zhang made his remarks when a Hong Kong newspaper carried a controversial notice claiming residents' medical services had been affected by the growing number of mainland women who arrive in the city to give birth and gain right of abode (居住) there.
According to statistics revealed by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, about 88,000 babies were born in Hong Kong in 2010, but more than 41,000 or 47 percent, were to mainland couples, including a large number from Guangdong.
Hong Kong has limited the number of mainland women permitted to give birth in the city at 34,000 this year.
The issue also has caused calls for an amendment to Hong Kong's Basic Law so that babies born to mainland women are no longer granted permanent right of abode.
''I support Hong Kong government's decision to reduce or limit the number for mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong.'' Zhang said.
China introduced its family planning policy in 1979 to limit births in the world's most populous nation, although the rules have been relaxed in recent years.
1.Which of the following is true?
A. Zhang Feng is family planning department director of Guangdong Province.
B. Many government employees have been dismissed from their posts.
C. Those who give birth to a second child in Hong Kong will be fined.
D. It doesn’t matter if they give birth to their second child on the mainland.
2. What does the word ''violated'' mean in the second paragraph?
A. was obeyed B. went against C. was for D. was dismissed
3.Zhang Feng said that______.
A. few families had been punished after having a second child in China
B. about 88,000 babies were born in Hong Kong in 2010
C. he agreed to reduce or limit the number for mainland women giving birth in Hong Kong
D. the residents' medical services in Hong Kong had been affected
4.From the passage we can infer______.
A. in 2010 most of the babies born in Hong Kong belonged to mainland couples
B. babies born to mainland women in Hong Kong can't get permanent right of abode now
C. the number of mainland women permitted to give birth in Hong Kong has been reduced
D. the family planning policy in China is as strict as before
5.Which is NOT the reason why some people want to give birth to a second child in Hong Kong?
A. They want to gain right of abode there for their babies.
B. They want to escape being punished for breaking the family planning policy.
C. They want their babies to enjoy the good medical services in Hong Kong.
D. They want to cause calls for an amendment to Hong Kong's Basic Law.
Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.
I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father 36 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is 37 for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no 38 than tomorrow morning.”
My stepmother walked over to me, 39 my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “ You are 40 . This is not the worst boy at all, 41 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet for his enthusiasm.”
That statement began a (n) 42 between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my 43 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.
She changed many things. She 44 my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the country seat, where my father’s career could be more 45 and my brothers and I could be better 46 .
When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand 47 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I 48 it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her 49 and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of 50 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the 51 beneficiary(受益者). My father became the 52 man in town. My brothers and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.
What power 53 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is 54 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible force which poverty and temporary defeat can never 55 .
You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.
1.A. rushed B. introduced C. sent D. carried
2.A. mistaken B. favored C. distinguished D. rewarded
3.A. later B. sooner C. longer D. earlier
4.A. dragged B. raised C. shook D. bent
5.A. perfect B. right C. impolite D. wrong
6.A. so B. but C. or D. and
7.A. agreement B. gap C. friendship D. relationship
8.A. opinion B. image C. mind D. expectation
9.A. persuaded B. begged C. ordered D. invited
10.A. meaningful B. successful C. helpful D. useful
11.A. treated B. entertained C. respected D. educated
12.A. camera B. radio C. typewriter D. bicycle
13.A. considered B. appreciated C. ignored D. suspected
14.A. criticism B. belief C. request D. description
15.A. writing B. teaching C. studying D. reading
16.A. only B. next C. same D. real
17.A. cleverest B. strongest C. healthiest D. wealthiest
18.A. fortune B. sympathy C. enthusiasm D. confidence
19.A. deliberately B. constantly C. traditionally D. happily
20.A. win B. reach C. match D. doubt
---Come to my family for dinner, please.
---- .
A. I’m very busy B. See you in the evening
C. Yes, I would D. Oh, thank you for your invitation
in a story book, the girl didn’t notice the stranger.
A. Burying B. Buried C. To bury D. Having buried
I believe it must have been in the hotel we stayed I lost my computer.
A. that, where B. that, that
C. which, that D. where, that
he visited the new school, he showed great interest in everything he saw.
A. It’s the first time B. For the first time
C. The first time D. At first
