Old George selected his food in the supermarket more carefully than NASA chose its astronauts. When he left the cashier, he was pleased to think that he had saved 80 cents today.

At the exit, the cold wind made him think of his gloves. He looked for them in his coat and pants but could not find them anywhere. He had bought the black gloves at a good price, for just $35, years ago. They were soft and very comfortable. He had taken great care looking after them, so they were_________

George, calm on the outside but mad on the inside, re-entered the store. He followed the same route he had walked before. Several minutes of searching turned out to be in vain (徒劳). His black gloves were gone. “People have changed,” he said to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Not any more!”

He stared at anybody wearing black gloves to see if they looked like his. On his way to the dairy section, he noticed a lady wearing a pair of black gloves. He sped up and in three seconds was in front of her. But when the surprised woman looked over, his eyes dropped, for her gloves were just far too small to be his. He went over to the cashier to ask if she had received any lost gloves, but she said no. He finally walked out into the street.

A few days later, poor George decided to buy another leather pair. Before getting on the subway, he stepped into the supermarket again to see if by any chance his gloves had been returned to the lost and found office. “What color are they?” the woman in the office asked. “Black,” he gave the same answer. She looked into her drawer and drew out a pair of men’s leather gloves. “Are they?”

“Yes! Those are mine,” George exclaimed, his eyes full of joy.

1.The author tells us that ________ in the first paragraph.

A.George was very poor

B.George was very strange

C.every cent was important to George

D.George was careless in shopping

2.The underlined phrase “in good condition” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”.

A.excellent without damage B.healthy

C.attractive D.good-looking

3.George searched for his gloves in a mad way because ________.

A.they were a precious gift given by his friends

B.they were bought at a high price in a big store

C.he could not find other gloves as good as this pair

D.he would rather not spend money on another pair

4.When George realized he had probably lost his gloves, he ________.

A.thought someone had found his gloves and kept them

B.was calm and confident that he could get his gloves back

C.thought that there were more thieves nowadays than before

D.looked for his gloves everywhere including in the lost and found office

5.How do you think George felt when he finally left the supermarket without finding his gloves?

A.silly B.disappointed

C.horrible D.tired

6.When George entered the supermarket again a few days later, he ________.

A.decided to buy a better pair B.wanted to try his luck

C.held no hope at all D.felt very hopeful

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Everyone can change the world

What can we do to help protect the environment? It seems useless to just pick up a piece of trash (垃圾), but what will happen if you keep doing it every day? Tommy Kleyn, an ordinary man from the Netherlands, may give you the answer.

Tommy Kleyn walked past a polluted river on his way to work every day. It used to be a beautiful view, but the trash on the bank made it dirty and smelly. So Tommy decided to pick up the trash along the river a little bit at a time after work. “It took me about 30 minutes to fill one garbage(垃圾) bag with trash, but one garbage bag didn't seem helpful in a place as polluted as this. I decided to fill one bag of trash each day as I passed by," Tommy said. Every day, Tommy took pictures of the river and shared them on his Facebook page. To his surprise, in just six days, he had made great progress with his cleanup effort(努力). He felt happy and kept doing it. Gradually, more and more people knew about Tommy's story. Other people in the community began following in his footsteps and cleaning up trash on their way home, too.

“The idea is to encourage people to fill one garbage bag with litter each day. It only takes 30 minutes, but it really makes a difference and you will be amazed at how good you feel afterwards," he said.

People from all over the world have been moved and inspired(激发) by Tommy's story. No effort is useless if we keep doing it every day. Ordinary people like you and me can also make a difference to the world we live in if we take actions right now.

1.Did Tommy Kleyn walk past a polluted river on his way to work every day?

2.What did Tommy decide to do after work?

3.Where did Tommy share the pictures of the river that he took?

4.Who began following in Tommy’s footsteps and cleaning up trash?

5.What can you learn from the story?

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