Dear One Family Members,
First, please accept our great thanks for your support, trust and donations towards our Ya’an earthquake relief (救济) work!
Recently, many worries were brought to our attention, and we managed to provide answers to some common questions.
Please read the Q&A in the following:
Q: Where may I find the latest news on One Foundation’s Ya’an earthquake relief work?
A: We warmly welcome you to visit our website, Sina Weibo, Tencent Weibo and you could get   
all the news from there.
Q: How may I donate to One Foundation from abroad?
A: Thank you for your kind heart and support. At present, there are two official channels for  
donations from abroad: Bank transfer and PayPal.
Q: How may I get a donation receipt (收据)?
A: If you have donated more than 20 U.S. dollars, please send your personal information to
idonation@one-foundation.com. We will send the e-receipt by the end of May.
Because of the large number of donations we have received recently, try as we might, we may
not be able to send the receipt soon enough. Thank you very much for your patience.
Once again, we give our faithful thanks to you. We will carefully plan and use the donations from every One Family Member and we will do our best to help those who need your support. One Foundation
May 9, 2013
【小题1】______ about donating to One Foundation are answered in this passage.

A.Some questionsB.Few questionsC.All the questionsD.No questions
【小题2】You can get up-to-date information by visiting the following websites except ______.
A.Tencent WeiboB.Sina Weibo
C.the website of Red CrossD.the website of One Foundation
【小题3】How many official channels for donations from abroad are mentioned?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three. D.Four.
【小题4】Why can’t One Foundation send the receipt soon?
A.Because there aren’t enough receipts.
B.Because there are a large number of donations.
C.Because the people in the foundation are not experienced.
D.Because the people in the foundation are not hard-working.
【小题5】Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the passage?
A.One Foundation won’t accept donations from abroad.
B.One Family Members are trying to help people in Ya’an.
C.No worries were brought to One Foundation’s attention.
D.One Foundation will send e-receipts to all the people who have donated.

BALTIMORE. MARYLAND—An old postcard changed the lives of an eleven-year-old boy and a very sick woman. The postcard had a picture of the steamship Titanic. The Titanic was the largest ocean ship in the world. It hit an iceberg(冰山)and sank on April 14. 1912. More than 1,500 of the 2,200 people on the ship were killed.
  The postcard was passed from one person to another for more than 80 years. Then it appeared at a card show for people who liked to collect postcards. An eleven-year-old boy, Joey Russell, came to the show with his grandfather. His grandfather knew everything about the Titanic and its trip from England to New York. “Let’s buy that postcard.” he told Joey. “It will be important someday.”
  Two years later, Joey’s grandfather took him on a special trip. They went on a trip to the North Atlantic ocean to watch as workers pulled the Titanic up from the bottom of the ocean. Joey put his special postcard in his bag for the trip. On the ship, Joey met Edith Haisman. This woman was on the Titanic when it sank. She was one of the people who were rescued. Joey pulled the postcard out of his pocket. “Please sign this, Mrs. Haisman.” he said. She was happy to write her name on the back of the postcard.
When Joey got home, he put the postcard away and forgot about it, Then Kate Shelley, one of Joey’s friends, told him that her mother was very sick. She needed an operation, but there was a problem. The operation was very expensive, and the family needed $80, 000 to pay for it. Friends and relatives tried to help. But where could they get so much money?
  Then when Joey went to see the new movie “Titanic”, he had an idea. “Millions of people are seeing this movie and reading about the Titanic.” Joey thought. He remembered the old postcard with Edith Haisman’s signature on it. “Maybe I can sell it for some money. Then I can help Kate’s mom.”
  Joey told his mother and father about his idea to help Mrs. Shelley. His parents helped him try to sell the postcard to the person who would pay the most money for it. Joey’s story was on television and in newspapers. Joey and Kate even went to New York to be on a national TV show. After the show, many people called in to offer money for the Titanic card. Someone bought it for $60. 000.
Joey’s kind heart and the old Titanic postcard worked together to save a woman’s life.
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT true about the old postcard?

A.The Titanic was the largest steamship in the world in 1912.
B.The steamship Titanic hit an iceberg and sank about a hundred years ago
C.Over two thousand passengers were killed in the ocean accident.
D.More than eighty years had passed before the postcard belonged to Joey.
【小题2】Joey Russell _________.
A.decided to buy the postcard at a shop
B.showed great interest in collecting postcards
C.took the postcard with him to see Mrs. Shelley
D.asked Mrs. Haisman to sign her name on his postcard
【小题3】What does the underlined word “rescued” mean in the sentence?
A.Be made safe from danger.
B.Be on an ocean trip.
C.Be working on board.
D.Be asked to sell the postcard.
【小题4】When did Joey Russell have the idea of selling his old postcard for money?
A.When Kate Shelley told him of her mother’s sickness.
B.When he went to see the new movie “Titanic”.
C.When he was reading the new book of Titanic.
D.When he remembered Mrs. Haisman’s signature on his card.
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.The Titanic arrived in New York at the end of April, 1912.
B.At the age of 13, Joey Russell got Mrs. Haisman’s signature.
C.Joey Russell sold out his postcards on a national TV show.
D.The Titanic card was sold to many people for $60, 000.


Do your parents ever say, “Act like a lady” or “Be a gentleman” to you? But in the eyes of today’s teenagers, what qualities (品质) should a lady or a gentleman have? Let’s take a look.
What is a gentleman?
The girls have their say:
Huang Xiaoyu of Guizhou: A gentleman is not a strong, stupid guy. He doesn’t get angry. He cares about others’ feelings. He’s always ready to help. There is a boy in my class I think is a gentleman. I didn’t do well in the mid-term English exam. He comforted (安慰) me by saying I would do better next time. His words made me feel happier.
Chen Tingting of Henan: A gentleman always says, “ladies first”. When cleaning the classroom, he does the heavy work. He lets girls go into rooms first. There aren’t any gentlemen in my class. When there are snacks, the boys in my class are always the first to grab them!
Boys tell us what they think a lady is:
Wu Yifan of Dalian, Liaoning: A ladylike girl is gentle and quiet. But she’s not shy; she’s not afraid of expressing herself. She is kind and beautiful. To me, actress Dong Jie is a lady. She is pretty and gentle. She also has a kind heart. She does a lot for charity.
Wang Lichao of Tianjin: A lady is not just pretty-looking but wise too. She never says rude words. She is not noisy. She is always calm and at ease. There aren’t any real ladies in my class, I think. Most of the girls are of a style I call “wild beauties”.
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People
Qualities of gentlemen/ladies
Examples
HuangXiaoyu
(A girl, Guizhou)
He is not a strong, stupid guy. He doesn’t get  1   .
He cares about others’ feelings and gets ready to help.
A boy in her class
Chen Tingting 
(A girl, Henan)
He says “  2   ” and lets girls go into rooms first.
He does the heavy work when cleaning the classroom.
 3    gentlemen in her class.
Wu Yifan
(4  , Liaoning)
She is gentle, quiet, kind and beautiful.
She is not shy or afraid to  5     herself. 
Actress Dong Jie
Wang Lichao
(A boy, Tianjin)
She is both pretty-looking and  6    .
She is not noisy. She is calm and at ease.
No real ladies in his class.

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