Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you had a hundred dollars less.Also imagine what it would be like spending the rest of your life with your eyes closed.Imagine having to read this page，not with your eyes but with your fingertips.
With existing medical knowledge and skills，twothirds of the world's 42 million blind should not have to suffer.Unfortunately，rich countries possess most of this knowledge，while developing countries do not.
ORBIS is an international nonprofit organization which operates the world's only flying teaching eye hospital.ORBIS intends to help fight blindness worldwide.Inside a DC8 aircraft，there is a fullyequipped teaching hospital with television studio and classroom.Doctors are taught the latest techniques of bringing sight back to people here.Project ORBIS also aims at promoting peaceful cooperation(合作) among countries.
ORBIS tries to help developing countries by providing training during threeweek medical programs.ORBIS has taught sightsaving techniques to over 35,000 doctors and nurses，who continue to cure tens of thousands of blind people every year.ORBIS has conducted 17 plane programs in China so far.For the seven to ten million blind in China，ORBIS is planning to do more for them.At the moment an ORBIS team is working on a longterm plan to develop a training center and to provide eye care services to Shanxi Province.ORBIS needs your help to continue their work and free people from blindness.
For just US $38，you can help one person see；for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people；$1,300 helps teach a doctor new skills；and for $13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again.Your money can open their eyes to the world.Please help ORBIS improve the quality of life for so many people less fortunate than ourselves.
1.The first paragraph is intended to ________.
A. introduce a new way of reading
B. advise the public to lead a simple life
C. direct the public's attention to the blind
D. encourage the public to use imagination
2.What do we learn about existing medical knowledge and skills in the world?
A. They are adequate.
B. They have not been updated.
C. They are not equally distributed.
D. They have benefited most of the blind.
3.ORBIS aims to help the blind by ________.
A. teaching medical students
B. training doctors and nurses
C. running flying hospitals globally
D. setting up nonprofit organizations
4.What does the author try to do in the last paragraph?
A. Appeal for donations.
B. Make an advertisement.
C. Promote training programs.
D. Show sympathy for the blind.
So many of us hold on to little complaints that may have come from an argument, a misunderstanding, the way we were raised, or some other painful events. Stubbornly, we wait for someone else to reach out to us—believing this is the only way we can forgive or rekindle a friendship or family relationship.
A friend of mine, recently told me that she hadn't spoken to her son in almost three years. She said that she and her son had had a disagreement about his wife and that she wouldn't speak to him again unless he called first. When I suggested that she be the one to reach out, she said, “I can't do that. He's the one who should apologize.” After a little gentle encouragement, however, she did decide to be the first one to reach out. To her amazement, her son was grateful for her willingness to call and offered an apology of his own. As is usually the case when someone takes the chance and reaches out, everyone wins.
Whenever we hold on to our anger, we turn “small stuff(问题)” into really “big stuff” in our minds. We start to believe that our positions are more important than our happiness. They are not. If you want to be a more peaceful person you must understand that being right is almost never more important than allowing yourself to be happy. The way to be happy is to let go, and reach out. Let other people be right. This doesn't mean that you're wrong. Everything will be fine. You'll experience the peace of letting go, as well as the joy of letting others be right.
You'll also notice that, as you reach out and let others be “right，” they will become less defensive and more loving toward you. They might even reach back. But, if for some reason they don't, that's okay too. You'll have the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your part to create a more loving world, and certainly you'll be more peaceful yourself.
1.The underlined word “rekindle” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”．
A. recover B. develop
C. accept D. replace
2.In the author's opinion, we hold on to our anger often because we think ________.
A. we can turn small issues into big ones
B. our positions are higher than others
C. our own opinions matter most
D. others will be less defensive
3.The best thing to do after a quarrel is to ______.
A. let go of our own rights
B. realize that you are wrong
C. expect others to give in
D. apologize to others first
Katie was in big trouble.She was such a sweet kid; a thirdgrade teacher always dreamed of having a classroom filled with Katies; she was never ever a discipline(纪律) problem. I just couldn't imagine why she had made her parents so angry.
It seemed that Katie had been running up sizable charges in the lunchroom.Her parents explained that Katie brought a great homemade lunch each day, and there was no reason for her to buy school lunch. They assumed a sitdown with Katie would solve the problem, but failed.So they asked me to help them get to the bottom of this situation.
So the next day, I asked Katie to my office.“Why are you charging lunches, Katie? What happened to your homemade lunch？” I asked. “I lose it，” she responded. I leaned back in my chair and said, “I don't believe you, Katie.” She didn't care.“Is someone stealing your lunch, Katie？” I took a new track. “No.I just lose it，” she said.Well, there was nothing else I could do.
The problem was still unsolved the next week when I noticed a boy who was new to the school sitting alone at a lunch table. He always looked sad.I thought I would go and sit with him for a while.As I walked towards him, I noticed the lunch bag on the table. The name on the bag said “ Katie ” .
Now I understood and I talked to Katie.It seemed that the new boy never brought a lunch, and he wouldn't go to the lunch line for a free lunch.He had told Katie his secret and asked her not to tell anyone that his parents wanted him to get a free lunch at school. Katie asked me not to tell her parents, but I drove to her house that evening after I was sure that she was in bed. I had never seen parents so proud of their child.Katie didn't care that her parents and teacher were disappointed in her.But she cared about a little boy who was hungry and scared.
Katie still buys lunch every day at school. And every day, as she heads out of the door, her mom hands her a delicious homemade lunch.
1.What did the author think of Katie?
A. She performed well at school.
B. She was a girl filled with love.
C. She often made trouble at school.
D. She used to be a discipline problem.
2.Why did Katie eat school lunch instead of her homemade lunch every day?
A. She lost her homemade lunch.
B. She had her homemade lunch stolen.
C. She didn't like the taste of her homemade lunch.
D. She gave her homemade lunch to a hungry boy.
3.What was Katie's parents' reaction to the truth about the lunch?
A. They were very angry.
B. They were proud of Katie.
C. They were disappointed.
D. They were rather upset.
Ever since I was a child，my mouth has caused me trouble．I’m not a bad person；I have a ___ time learning when to stop saying bad things to others．
My mom has told me again and again，“Robert，your constant（不断的）bad words are hurting me．If you ____ to be this rude，you will get into big trouble．”
It’s been a problem at school several times too when teachers have told me something I didn’t want to hear．I used to feel it was my ____ to stand up for myself．
One day in English class I was working on my homework when I heard a classmate ____ behind me．It 
was Nathaniel，who liked doing that as usual．
I said ever so _____ ，“Nathaniel，would you be quiet？”
Nathaniel kept saying something to himself．I quickly_______，“Nathaniel，shut up！”
For the next five minutes，we threw hurtful words back and forth at each other．
“At least I don’t have an ugly lazy eye like you！”I cried out．
I knew this would m
ake him ____ and it would hurt his feelings and shut him up．
What I said filled him with anger．He tried to _____over my seat and catch me as he screamed，“That’s it！That’s it！”
___ at his reaction（反应），I sat back in my seat．I had never seen Nathaniel act like this before．Later on，we were taken to the teachers’ office．There，Mr.Black，our English teacher，told us to ____ the matter．It wasn’t until then that I finally found that ____ I hurt someone physically，the woulds finally heal（愈合）．But when I hurt someone with my_____， sometimes the pain never goes away．
At the end of the discussion，I said ____ to Nathaniel．
When I went back to my room，I spent some time praying（祈祷）．I began to ____ how often what I said hurt others．But I believe that as I keep asking God to help me，he’ll tell me when to keep my _____closed．
1.A. busy B. hard C. happy D. valuable
2.A. decide B. like C. continue D. try
3.A. duty B. turn C. time D. choice
4.A. singing B. reading C. beating D. talking
5.A. clearly B. nicely C. carelessly D. angrily
6.A. repeated B. expressed C. replied D. shouted
7.A. crazy B. afraid C. sad D. bored
8.A. fall B. look C. hand D. reach
9.A. Satisfied B. Surprised C. Nervous D. Serious
10.A. discuss B. solve C. explain D. report
11.A. while B. after C. when D. where
12.A. words B. action C. ideas D. experience
13.A. goodbye B. thanks C. sorry D. okay
14.A. imagine B. notice C. record D. consider
15.A. eyes B. mouth C. windows D. door
The best way to deal with an impolite person is to______him.
A. ignore B. neglect
C. omit D. overlook
The police suspected him of carrying drugs so they________his bag，but found nothing.
A. looked up B. turned in
C. searched for D. went through
