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  MILLBURN, New Jersey ---- an 11-year-old who gave up television for a year in a bet (打赌) with his mother says he'll use some of the money to buy himself an astronaut's (宇航员的) suit. The bet ended at 9:01 on Monday morning, but Benjamin Barreaux waited until his mother, Roslyn , handed him five 100-dollar bills in front of a gathering of newspapermen in the afternoon before switching on the TV. During the past year, he has filled his time with reading and his grades (成绩) have improved from “satisfactory” to “very good”.

1.Who lost a bet to whom?

[  ]

A.The boy's mother to his father.

B.Benjamin's father to Roslyn .

C.Benjamin to his mother.

D.Roslyn to Benjamin.

2.How long had the boy kept himself away from TV?

[  ]

A.From Monday morning till afternoon.

B.One year and several hours.

C.One year and a day.

D.One year.

3.Why did the mother hand the bills to the boy?

[  ]

A.Because his grades had been improved.

B.Because he had won some money.

C.Because he wanted to buy an astronaut's suit.

D.Because she had given him her promise.

4.Why do you think the newspapermen came?

[  ]

A.They came to judge who should be the winner.

B.They came to congratulate the winner.

C.They came for the money.

D.They came for the news.

5.The mother obviously (明显地) believed that ________ .

[  ]

A.children shouldn't watch TV too much

B.children should have their own money

C.children should be regarded (对待) as their parents' equal (平等)

D.children's interest in space should be encouraged (鼓励)

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  MILLBURN, New Jersey ---- an 11-year-old who gave up television for a year in a bet (打赌) with his mother says he'll use some of the money to buy himself an astronaut's (宇航员的) suit. The bet ended at 9:01 on Monday morning, but Benjamin Barreaux waited until his mother, Roslyn , handed him five 100-dollar bills in front of a gathering of newspapermen in the afternoon before switching on the TV. During the past year, he has filled his time with reading and his grades (成绩) have improved from “satisfactory” to “very good”.

(1) Who lost a bet to whom?

[  ]

A.The boy's mother to his father.

B.Benjamin's father to Roslyn .

C.Benjamin to his mother.

D.Roslyn to Benjamin.

(2) How long had the boy kept himself away from TV?

[  ]

A.From Monday morning till afternoon.

B.One year and several hours.

C.One year and a day.

D.One year.

(3) Why did the mother hand the bills to the boy?

[  ]

A.Because his grades had been improved.

B.Because he had won some money.

C.Because he wanted to buy an astronaut's suit.

D.Because she had given him her promise.

(4) Why do you think the newspapermen came?

[  ]

A.They came to judge who should be the winner.

B.They came to congratulate the winner.

C.They came for the money.

D.They came for the news.

(5)The mother obviously (明显地) believed that ________ .

[  ]

A.children shouldn't watch TV too much

B.children should have their own money

C.children should be regarded (对待) as their parents' equal (平等)

D.children's interest in space should be encouraged (鼓励)

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K.L. Rothey, 71, from the United States, a retired lawyer ?
Rothey has given himself the Chinese name of Luqi or “roadside beggar(乞丐)”. In his eyes, beggars are doing important work collecting rubbish. What they do is not dirty. Littering the street is, he adds.?
Rothey first visited China in 1984 and soon he became interested in Chinese culture. Married to a Chinese calligrapher (书法家), he lived in Huangshi, Hubei Province.?
Many people know him because he often shows up in the street collecting rubbish. “Huangshi is my home so I hope it becomes cleaner and more beautiful,” says Rothey. He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities, including Wuhan.?
Rothey says he’ll continue collecting rubbish, as long as he is able to.?
Jill Robinson, 50, from Britain, founder(创立者)and CEO of Animals Asia Foundation.
She has been working for nearly 20 years to stop people from getting the bile(胆汁)from moon bears for use in traditional medicine.?
She began working for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in Hong Kong in the mid-1980s. A business trip to a bear farm in the mainland in 1993 changed her life. She saw so many moon bears killed by people. That made her cry. She said she would be back to set them free.?
In 1998, she set up the Animal Foundation. In July 2000, the foundation agreed to free 500 farmed moon bears. In 2002, the Moon Bear Rescue(救援)Center was set up in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan.?
Now, bear farms have been stopped in the area of two-thirds of China. “As much as we rescue them, they rescue us. These bears rescue us every single day and they teach us to be better people,” Robinson says.?
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Name 
  K.L.Rothey  
Jill Robinson
Nationality
  77. 
  British
Age 
71
50
Events
He first visited China in 1984 and became interested in Chinese culture.?
He often 78.       in the streets in Huangshi.?
He has also organized volunteers to collect rubbish in other cities.
She began working for the International Fund for Animal Welfare in the mid-1980s.
?79.               in the mainland changed her life in 1993.?
She set up the Animal Foundation in 1998.
In 2002, the Moon Bear Rescue Center was set up in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan.
The two passages are about two foreigners who have helped improve Chinese lives with their contributions(贡献).We should 80.           them and do what we can to protect the environment.

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