“Look, it’s Baldy (秃子)!” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Even though I was used to this kind of insults (侮辱) because of the scars (伤疤) on my head, it was still horrible to hear. I felt so sad as I headed back to the class.

When I was just 20 months old, I suffered serious burns after a bowl of hot oil fell on my head. I was rushed to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while the doctors fought to save my life. “Holly’s very lucky to be _______________,” they told Mum and Dad. “But she’ll be ________________ with scars on her head, and of course her hair won’t grow there.”

As a child, I cared much about my scars, so I usually wore a ________________ to cover them up when I left home. If I didn't, people would call me horrible names like Baldy. ________________ my friends were always comforting me, they never really understood how it felt.

Then through the hospital, I was introduced to a children’s burns camp, where children like me can get any help. There, I __________________ 14-year-old Stephanie, whose burns are a lot more serious than mine. But she is _________________ strong that she never lets anyone put her down. “You shouldn’t listen to what people say about what you look like because we’re not different from ________________ else, Holly,” she encouraged me. “And you don’t need to wear a scarf because you look great without it!” __________________ the first time in my life I could speak to someone who’d been through something similar. So weeks later, at my 13th birthday party, encouraged by her bravery, I _______________ up my scarf and showed off my scars. It felt amazing not having to hide away behind my scarf.

Now, I am _________________ of what I look like and much happier, because I have realized it is your personality that decides who you truly are.

1.A.live B.life C.alive D.lively

2.A.leaves B.left C.leaving D.to leave

3.A.scarf B.hat C.tie D.hairband

4.A.Unless B.Although C.If D.Until

5.A.heard B.realized C.met D.helped

6.A.such B.too C.very D.so

7.A.someone B.nobody C.anybody D.no one

8.A.At B.For C.In D.During

9.A.gave B.put C.took D.looked

10.A.afraid B.excited C.upset D.proud

Looking for Teens Interested in Child Care

This is a chance for teens to accompany(陪伴) a child through projects and activities, play with them indoors and outdoors, help with arts and crafts, deliver flyers to homes in the neighborhood, and so on.

When: We welcome teen volunteers whenever they are available.

How often: Our volunteers determine the amount of time they give and their schedule

Where: Wilder Child Development Center, 911 Lafond Ave. St Paul

Library Intern

Part-time, Temporary, $12.48-$13. 87/per hour

Program: Wilder Research

Responsibilities: Help with moving to new buildings, record reports and other documents using a specialized database, get items from area libraries, help library users, help with literature searches, other everyday library chores and so on.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree(学士学位) with some library experience or a current Master(在读硕士) of Library and Information Science student. Strong attention to detail, good search skills and customer service skills.

How to apply: Send personal information to Wilder Research, 1295 Bandna Blvd, or send an e-mail to jobs @wilder.org

Site Responder

Part-time, Regular, $9.46-$10.52/per hour

Program: Jackson St. Village

Responsibilities: Work at night to handle emergencies(紧急情况) provide services such as lawn care and clean off the snow, support the needs of residents(居民) and take care of the property and buildings.

Qualifications: Must have good communication skills and must be able to solve the problems and be friendly to their visitors, and staff. Individuals or teams are encouraged to apply.

How to apply: Send personal information to Wilder Foundation, 516 Humboldt Avenue, St.

Paul, MN 55107 or a fax to (651)223-7273, or an e-mail to jobs @wilder. org

1.As a volunteer in the child center, .

A.you should follow the schedule of the center strictly

B.you must keep the child you look after indoors

C.you will get some money for what you have done

D.you can decide how long to stay there by yourself

2.What may NOT be needed if you apply to Wilder Research program?

A.A college degree and library experience. B.Having knowledge of the Internet.

C.Being willing to help others. D.Being able to handle emergencies.

3.The three advertisements

A.are not all for part-time opportunities. B.are not all chances to make some extra money.

C.all can be communicated on the Internet. D.are offered by the same organization.

New York, London, Paris and other big cities are exciting places to live in. There are many interesting things to see and to go to. You can go to different kinds of museums, plays and films. You can also buy things from all over the world.

But there are some problems in big cities too. It is expensive to live there and there are too many people in some places of big cities. Every year many people move to the cities to find jobs, to study at good schools.

But sometimes these people can’t find work or a good place to live in. Also it is hard to keep the cities safe (安全的) and clean.

Some people enjoy living in big cities, others do not. Before moving to a big city, they should think about the problem of living there.

1.In big cities people can __________.

A.go to different kinds of museums B.see all kinds of plays and films

C.buy things from all over the world D.A, B and C

2.Which of the following is true?

A.Big cities are not clean and safe enough.

B.People can easily find good places to live in big cities.

C.People can always have many chances to find work to do.

D.All people like to live in big cities.

3.In this passage the writer thinks it is right for people __________.

A.to move to big cities

B.not to move to big cities

C.to move to big cities without thinking of any problems

D.not to move to big cities before they think over the problems of living there.

4.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.Big cities. B.Interesting Things in Big Cities

C.Good School in Big Cities D.New York, London and Paris

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