Dear Miss Li,

I’d like to thank you for sending money    1   “Animal Helpers”, an organization set up to help disabled people. You see, you have helped    2   it possible for me to have “Lucky”. My life    3  pleasure because of him now. Let me tell you my story.

Being blind, deaf, unable to walk or use your hands    4   is something that most people cannot imagine. But there are many people who face these challenges, and I am one of them. Because I can’t use my arms or legs well, things like answering the telephone, opening and   5

doors or carrying things have always been difficult for me. Then one day last year, a friend of mine said that she would like to    6  . She said she would talk to “Animal Helpers” to see   

  7    it would be possible for me to get a trained dog. She also thought a dog might cheer me up. I told her that I love animals and that I’d love to have a dog.

   8   six months of training with a dog at “Animal Helpers”, I was able to   9   him

home. My dog’s name is “Lucky” – a good name for him    10   I feel very lucky to have him. You see, I’m only able to have a “dog-helper” because of your kind donation!

  11  , you might ask? Well, he has been trained to    12   different instructions. For example, I say, “Lucky! Fetch my book,” and he does it at once. He is very clever and understands many English words, even some difficult    13   like “upstairs”.

Lucky is an    14   dog. I’ll send you a photo of him if you like, and I could show you how he helps me too one day. And so I thank you again for supporting “Animal Helpers”. It is very important that this organization does not run out of money. Your donation   15   and the money is well used to help disabled people like me.

Best wishes,

Liz Smith

1.                A.of             B.to             C.from D.away

 

2.                A.make          B.made          C.become  D.making

 

3.                A.filled with       B.is full of         C.is fill with D.is full with

 

4.                A.carefully        B.quick           C.easily D.easy

 

5.                A.moving         B.close           C.shutting  D.shut

 

6.                A.help me over    B.give me out      C.dress me up   D.help me out

 

7.                A.who           B.if              C.why D.that

 

8.                A.After          B.During          C.In   D.Since

 

9.                A.carry          B.took           C.bring D.fetch

 

10.               A.because        B.according to     C.depend on D.in this way

 

11.                                A.What do I say    B.Where is Lucky

C.What do I think of Lucky             D.How does Lucky help me

 

12.               A.tell            B.understand      C.listen D.see

 

13.               A.thing          B.word          C.ones  D.one

 

14.               A.amazing        B.surprising       C.clever D.annoying

 

15.                                A.great appreciate  B.greatly appreciate

C.is great appreciated                D.is greatly appreciated

 

 

You might have noticed that the cost of food has gone up.In fact the price of wheat and rice has nearly doubled in the past few years.It’s thought that right now,850 million people—that’s more than 10 times the population of the UK—are short of food because it’s too expensive or there’s not enough of it.

The price of basic food such as wheat and corn has stayed the same for quite a long time,about 30 years.But as the world’s population is getting bigger,there’s more pressure to feed more people,plus there’s less land and water to go round.

Another reason is climate(气候)change.Droughts and floods make it hard to grow crops like rice and grain.The price of oil has gone up and that makes it more expensive for farmers to run their tractors and to transport the food they make.And lots of fields are being used to grow crops to make other things that can’t be eaten—which is bad news for hungry people.

The main losers are poor people who live in cities in poor countries,who are facing higher prices for food.Some people are doing well out of the food crisis(危机) though.Farmers in rich countries like the US,Canada and Australia are getting record prices for their harvests.

World leaders are meeting in the Italian capital Rome to talk about the problem of rising food prices.Some countries are helping out with the cost of foods and international aid agencies have called for more money for food production in poor countries.

1.The price of food goes up because all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A.there are more and more people in the world.

B.American farmers are getting richer and richer.

C.many farm lands are used to make other things rather than food.

D.climate change makes it harder to grow food.

2.Who lose the most because of the food crisis?

A.Farmers in rich countries.

B.Farmers in developed countries.

C.Poor people in cities in poor countries.

D.Poor people in cities in developed countries.

3.What does the food crisis mean to farmers in Canada?

A.They can get a lot of money from the government.

B.They have to save a lot of money.

C.They can make more money from the high price.

D.They are losing a lot of money.

4.What is the best title for this passage?

A.Why is the Price of Food Going Up?

B.How Many People are Short of Food?

C.What Can We Learn from the Food Crisis?

D.Who Can Benefit(受益) from the Food Crisis?

 

Willam Shakespeare was a writer of plays and poems. Some of his most famous plays are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth .He wrote thirty-seven plays in all. They are still popular today.

He was born in 1564 in England. At school he liked watching plays. He decided to be an actor when he finished school at the age of fourteen. In 1582, he married a farmer’s daughter. She was eight years older than he was. Their first child was a daughter .Later they had twins. In1585, Shakespeare left his hometown, Stratford-upon-Avon. His wife and children stayed behind .No one knows why he left or what he did between 1585 and 1592.

At twenty-eight he moved to London and joined a theatre company which opened the Globe Theatre in 1599. He became an actor, and he also wrote plays. He usually acted in his own plays .He earned almost no money from his writing. But he made a lot of money from acting. With the money he bought a large house in his hometown.

At the age of forty-nine, Shakespeare retired (退休) and went to live in Stratford-upon-Avon. He died at the age of fifty-two. He left his money to his family. He left his genius to the world. You still see his plays in English and in many other languages. He is one of the most famous writers in the world..

1.Shakespeare wrote many famous plays except(除了) __________.

A.Hamlet                               B.Macbeth

C.Romeo and Juliet                        D.Man and Superman

2.Shakespeare decided to be an actor in _____.

A.1578             B.1582             C.1599             D.1616

3.In 1585, Shakespeare left his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon ____.

A.with his wife                           B.with his daughter

C.with his wife and children                 D.alone

4.Shakespeare got much money from ______.

A.writing.           B.plays             C.acting            D.retirement

5.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Shakespeare had two children.

B.Shakespeare wrote both plays and poems.

C.Shakespeare left his money to the Globe Theatre.

D.Shakespeare wrote plays in English and some other languages.

 

违法和不良信息举报电话:027-86699610 举报邮箱:58377363@163.com

精英家教网