Tom Brown, an office worker, lives in New York, USA. He inherited (继承)$1, 000, 00 when he was 23 years old. He didn't feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn't have to. Tom decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didn't tell any of his friends and gave $100, 000 of his money to a charity (慈善团体) to help poor children to live better lives. Today he is 36, he still wears cheap shoes and clothes and owns a small car only, but he is much happier.
Until now Tom has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, $200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash (现金) . The money pays for the child's school expenses, food, medical care and clothing. Tom receives a report on the children's progress each year. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.
Once Tom went to visit a little girl in Africa. “When I saw her, I felt very happy, ” he said, “I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that giving money alone cannot.” “I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need,” he added.
1.Did Tom need to look for a job after he got the money?
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2.Why did Tom give his money to a charity?
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3.How much does Tom spend on all the children every month?
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4.Where did Tom visit a little girl?
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5.What do you think of Tom? Give at least one reason.
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I have a friend. She doesn't walk, talk or laugh, but she is very kind and friendly to me.
When I feel tired, she can help me ______. She makes me happy almost every day. You can't touch or see her, but she's ______.Do you know who she is? She is my best friend—music.
Music is my favorite type of art. When I was four years old, I began to listen to different kinds of music. The first time I saw a piano, a black-and-white musical instrument, I was attracted by it. At first, I was ______ playing the piano. But as a four-year-old girl, classical(古典的) music is not very interesting to me. So I became impatient and didn't want to play the piano anymore.______, two months later, I changed my mind.
One day, I was listening to The Ninth Symphony (《第九交响曲》) at home. The symphony sounded very beautiful. My mother told me that Beethoven wrote it after he was deaf. Beethoven was deaf, but he didn't give up the piano. So I should ______him. From then on, I began learning to play the piano again and tried very hard to practice. I love playing the piano. When I feel happy, I will play a happy song to share ______ with my parents; when I feel sad, I will choose a sorrowful song to pour out my sadness. I will always remember my best friend, music.
1.A.work B.study C.repair D.relax
2.A.somewhere B.everywhere C.anywhere D.nowhere
3.A.famous for B.poor at C.full of D.interested in
4.A.However B.Though C.So D.Because
5.A.show off B.learn from C.talk with D.look at
6.A.information B.food C.happiness D.invitation
We need you! | ||
Teach Music | Clean People's Park | Help Old People |
Are you good at singing or dancing? Do you have a loving heart? We need three people to work as Music teachers in SOS Children's Villages. If you are free for three hours every weekend, join us. Tel:0398-8858518 E-mail:lovekids@mail.com | We need five people who are strong and can help clean up People's Park. We need you to help pick up, collect and sort rubbish. If you are free for four hours this weekend, come and join us! Tel:0398-8651518 E-mail: cleanpark@mail.com | We need four people to help at Xinxin Nursing Home. You should be good at talking with old people. Your job is to wash clothes for them. If you can take out two hours on May 6, come and join us! Tel:0398-8656869 E-mail: homelove@mail.com |
1.The SOS Children's Villages want ________teachers.
A.Dance B.Music C.Maths D.English
2.If you want to help make People's Park clean, you have to work________.
A.this weekend B.every weekend C.every weekday D.on May 6
3.The underlined word 'sort' means '________'.
A.乱扔 B.捡起 C.收集 D.分类
4.To work at Xinxin Nursing Home, you need to do well in ________.
A.singing and dancing B.collecting rubbish
C.talking with the old D.washing dishes
5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
A.It may be tiring to do the cleaning work in People's Park.
B.Of the three jobs, the work of helping old people takes the shortest time.
C.If you want to do the teaching job, you can send an e-mail to lovekids@mail.com.
D.Eleven people are needed altogether.
6.Where can you most probably find this passage?
A.In a newspaper. B.In a sports magazine. C.In a storybook. D.On a map.
be able to, people , live on, other planets, will(连词成句)
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Mary works harder than Jane. (保持原句意思基本不变)
Jane doesn't work __________ __________ as Mary.
Let's decorate our classroom, __________ __________? (补全反意疑问句)
