There was a pleasant feeling of anticipation (期盼) in the air on my first working——as a teacher day. But it was not to last.

       It was a Saturday, and I was on the way to my aunt’s. Sitting in the bus, I __1_ what I would do to deal with my little sister and her friend, who were both in ___2__ third year of primary school. My __3__ and that girl’s mum expected me to help their children with spoken English, and had agreed to __4_ me.

       I started my two girl “class”. Their school books were on the desk, but I didn’t use them, __5__ my own teaching plan.

       At the beginning, the girls were calm and studied  _6  _. But an hour later, after a 15 minute break, they quit concentrating on study. Instead, they ran about the ___7 _ giggling (咯咯笑) madly, paying __8__ attention to me.

       The room got messier-books and toys covered the floor. I was just about to___9 __this when suddenly the door opened. Their parents looked stunned (受惊吓的).

       My aunt asked, “You have finished the task?” My face __10__, I lied and nodded slightly. Before the girl’s mum could hand me the money, I ___11____ out of the house. I knew I couldn’t accept it.

       Being a teacher with a messy ending is surely __12  _……

  1. A. expected    B. planned      C. thought      D. guessed

  2. A. my         B. her          C. our         D. their

  3. A. teacher      B. friend      C. aunt        D. mum

  4. A. pay         B. call         C. visit        D. invite

  5. A. making      B. following    C. noticing      D. correcting

  6. A. quietly      B. happily       C. carefully     D. hardly

  7. A. yard       B. floor       C. table       D. room

  8. A. no          B. a lot        C. a little      D. more

  9. A. keep       B. stop        C. warn       D. solve

  10. A. shaped     B. frozen       C. burning      D. hiding

  11. A. rushed     B. went       C. walked       D. rode

  12. A. unusual    B. unforgettableC. unlucky    D. uninteresting

The Red Cross Society of China(RCC)(中国红十字会)has so far received 150 million yuan(18 million US dollars)in donation(捐款)for tsunami-hit(遭受海啸袭击的)countries, reports from the RCC said on January 14,2005.

2.66 million US dollars of the money were sent to Indonesia,Sri Lanka, Thailand and Maldive(马尔代夫) soon after they were hit by the killer disaster(灾难)late last month. The rest of the money will be sent for rebuilding villages, schools and orphanages(homes for children who lost their parents)in the disaster area, the reports said.

According to the reports, two RCC's rescue(营救)teams have arrived in Indonesia and Sri Lanka on Friday. A third team will go to Thailand early next week.

The RCC will report how much money has been collected and the uses of the money on its Website on time, the reports said.

1.The countries were hit by         .

A.a forest fire   B.a tsunami    C.a big flood    D.a drought disaster

2.The RCC collected money for         , Thailand and Maldive.

A.Indonesia, China               B.Indonesia, Sri Lanka

C.China, Sri Lanka               D.Indonesia, America

3.The rest of the money will NOT be used to rebuild          in the disaster area.

A.villages        B.schools      C.airports       D.orphanages

4.Which statement(陈述)is true according to the passage?

A.The RCC has so far received USD 20.66 million in donation for tsunami-hit countries.

B.Two RCC's rescue teams have arrived in Thailand.

C.A third team will be sent to Maldive next week.

D.The uses of the money will be reported on its Website on time by the RCC.

5.The passage is probably from         .

A.a newspaper                    B.an advertisement

C.an instruction book            D.a storybook

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