Do you know a child who has used first aid to save a life or help an injured person?
St. John Ambulance is seeking young people who have acted quickly, calmly and effectively at a real emergency for its annual Young First Aider of the Year awards.
The awards are open to all those under 18, and the closing date for nomination (提名) is April 30, 2016. The winners will be invited to attend a special ceremony in June, 2016.
“St. John Ambulance believes it is essential for young people to learn first aid so that they can help anyone who is injured,” said Sandra Stocker, director of St. John Ambulance Awards Committee. “The Young First Aider of the Year is a wonderful way to celebrate their bravery and quick-thinking.”
Nomination for the Young First Aider of the Year is now open. Please complete and return the nomination forms as soon as possible and certainly no later than April 30, 2016. The committee will decide which of the nominees will receive the Young First Aider of the Year awards by considering the actions of the nominees along with their ages and other factors. You should send any evidence you have with the nomination form, showing the nominees’ actions.
Examples of evidence could include:
◆ Newspaper clippings (剪报) of the incident.
◆ Police incident record numbers.
Once a nomination form is received, the nominee or nominator may be approached for further details of the incident. For further information please get in touch with Sandra Stocker by email or on 020-73244082 or 020-73244083.
Find out who our winners will be for 2016.
1.What does the St. John Ambulance Awards Committee intend to convey?
A. Learning first aid can help young people win an award.
B. Young people should learn first aid to help the injured.
C. The injured are encouraged to act quickly and calmly.
D. St. John Ambulance gains its name by training first aiders.
2.If you suggest someone for the awards, you should ______.
A. provide some evidence of the incident
B. make a speech introducing yourself
C. attend the awards ceremony on time
D. have a good knowledge about first aid
3.Who might win the Young First Aider of the Year awards?
A. A child using first aid to save his father.
B. A child witnessing a girl save the injured.
C. An adult working in the emergency room.
D. An adult helping the injured with first aid.
4.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. Demand for First Aiders
B. Importance of First Aid
C. Young First Aiders of the Year
D. St. John Ambulance Awards
Today was my high school reunion. I was the most remarkable student for all the wrong reasons. I was born with some birth defects and learning disabilities. I overcame them, but it was hard. While working blue-collar jobs, I lived in my car for a few years.
On a cold winter night several years ago, I met Dr. X in the emergency room. He was a former classmate of mine, and we pretended not to know one another. He discovered I was living in my car and heard some of my stories. Then he arranged for me to be admitted to the hospital for a day so I could get warmed up and recover. When I left the hospital, I found a $100 bill in the gas tank door of my van (拖车). I’m sure it was from him.
I now have a home of my own and I'm doing OK, considering everything. When I sent my reservation and check to the reunion committee, it was returned uncashed with a $50 bill along with a note saying “Please don't come.”
I guess my classmates are more closed-minded than I thought they would be. I was hoping age would change them but my wish turned out to be nothing but a joke. In addition to the reservation return, I have also seen a few forwarded emails mocking my attempts to find out about the event. I hope none of those people were blessed with a child with learning or physical issues.
I guess people never change on some things. Thankfully, I have found nicer, caring people along my journey in life, and for that I'd like to thank all of the kind people in the world.
1.What made the author the most remarkable student?
A. Living in his own car.
B. His physical problems.
C. Providing wrong reasons.
D. His efforts to help others.
2.What can we infer from the 2nd paragraph?
A. Dr. X sent a van to the author as a gift.
B. The author was cured by Dr. X that night.
C. The author and Dr. X didn’t recognize each other at first.
D. The author and Dr. X felt embarrassed at first that night.
3.What might be the key barrier to the author’s reservation?
A. His experience in the hospital.
B. The closed mind of his classmates.
C. His uncashed check.
D. The location of the reunion.
4.What does the underlined word “mocking” (paragraph 3) refer to?
A. laughing at B. insisting on
C. caring for D. giving away
So attractive ____ that we can’t wait to go there.
A. does the University Town seem
B. the University Town seems
C. the University Town does seem
D. seems the University Town
When traveling, you sometimes have to go somewhere alone, always ____ your attention on your belongings.
A. focusing B. focuses C. focused D. focus
I’m sorry to tell you your plan sounds good but his plan is ____ worth considering.
A. better B. well C. good D. worse
Teaching is never an easy job which _____ spending quite a lot of time with students.
A. involves B. asks C. practices D. suggests
