If you are given only 1 yuan, can you live in a city for one day? It may be a little difficult. But ______ from Xi'an did it.

On April 10th, more than 60 students from the Middle School Attached to Northwestern Polytechnical University _____ the One Yuan Metropolis Survival. The charity for teenagers called Imperceptible Education held this _______. Students had to live and they had to deal with a lot of ______ tasks. It has happened in eight cities and is going to four others, including Beijing, in May.

To ______ , many students looked for part-time jobs and saw how hard life was. Zhang Qiyue, 14, asked more than 10 restaurants for a job and ______ got one chance. "We were sad when they said ______ . But slowly, we got used to it," he said. After being a waiter for an hour, he ______ 25 yuan.

Some made use of their talents ______ singing and dancing in parks or shopping malls. Many people who walked by took notice and helped ______ . Zhao Jiacheng, 14, drew pictures and made paper crafts (手工). "This showed it's ______ to learn a special skill," he said.

Living was hard, ______ finishing the tasks was not any easier. They went to different places to finish tasks in a ______ time. The most amazing one was when they had to exchange things worth a hundred yuan with only a piece of paper in half an hour. "We learned _____to persuade (说服) others. From a balloon to a cake to a bottle of yogurt…, after almost 20 tries, we got an expensive necklace, "he said, "we would _____all of the money we had raised to poor schools in Tibet."

1.A. teachers B. students C. workers D. waiters

2.A. took a look at B. took photos of C. took care of D. took part in

3.A. activity B. party C. celebration D. festival

4.A. easy B. hard C. perfect D. secret

5.A. make trouble B. make paper C. make money D. make music

6.A. finally B. quickly C. recently D. suddenly

7.A. hello B. thanks C. yes D. no

8.A. borrowed B. paid C. got D. spent

9.A. by B. from C. with D. about

10.A. him B. her C. them D. us

11.A. important B. difficult C. possible D. interesting

12.A. or B. if C. as D. hut

13.A. long B. short C. right D. wrong

14.A. where B. why C. how D. when

15.A. show B. bring C. afford D. give

Alice is a young woman. She likes to exercise for her health. She walks five kilometers before breakfast every morning, and goes swimming twice a week at the swimming pool. She doesn’t smoke and never drinks wine(酒). She doesn’t eat chocolate, and she doesn’t eat sweet and fatty foods.

One day Alice was on her daily walk when she saw a man sitting in a chair. He looked very old and his hair was white. He looked thin and weak, and his hands were shaking(发抖), but he looked very happy.

He smiled at her and said, “Good morning! Lovely day, isn’t it?”

He had a big smile on his face, and his eyes showed his happiness. But Alice saw that he had no teeth.

“Good morning!” said Alice. “Yes, it’s a lovely day.”

Alice thought he was old and clever. She thought he must be more than 90 years old. She wanted to ask him about the secret of a happy old age.

“Excuse me. But what is your secret for being so happy at your age? I hope I can look as happy as you do when I am your age.”

The man in the chair said, “My secret for happiness? I smoke every day, and drink three bottles of wine every day. I eat hamburgers, I eat chocolate and I never eat vegetables. I never walk anywhere and I never play sports. I sit and watch TV all day.”

Alice couldn’t understand. She wanted to know how the man got to be so old when he did everything wrong. She thought he should be sick and unhappy. Perhaps she was wrong. Maybe, she thought, people could live a long happy life without eating well and doing lots of sports.

“How old are you?” she asked.

“It’s my birthday today,” said the man. “I am forty-seven.”

1.What does Alice like?

A. Smoking. B. Drinking wine.

C. Eating unhealthy food. D. Doing sports.

2.Which is NOT TRUE about the old man?

A. He didn’t have any teeth. B. He was more than 90 years old.

C. He looked happy although he looked thin and weak. D. He looked very old.

3.How did Alice feel when she heard the old man’s secret for happiness?

A. Happy. B. Interested. C. Excited. D. Surprised.

4.After the old man told Alice about his age, Alice knew ________.

A. the man was in good health for his age

B. the man had a healthier lifestyle than her

C. a good lifestyle was important for one’s health

D. People could live a long life without a good lifestyle

Years ago I worked at a factory in a small country. Every day I got up very early and often did much extra work at night. I was so tired and exhausted. My whole life was hopeless. Then one day I read the following article from a magazine:

“A woman went to live with her husband in camp on the Mojave Desert (沙漠) during the war. She simply hated the place: the heat was almost unbearable, 125 degrees in the shade, the wind blew incessantly(不停地), and there was sand --- sand everywhere. Finally, in desperation (不顾一切地) she wrote to her parents in Ohio that she couldn’t stand it another minute and was coming home.”

Quickly came the reply by airmail from her father --- just two lines:

Two men looked out from prison bars. One saw the mud; the other saw stars.

The daughter did some real thinking, not only with the intellect (思维) but also with her heart. She decided to stick to her post.

She made friends with the natives, learned to love the country, and finally wrote a book about it.

The desert hadn’t changed, but her attitude had. Because she listened with her heart to the words her father sent, a whole new world opened up to her.

A change of attitude could change everything.

After reading the article, I was deep in thought.

1.The underlined word “unbearable” means _______ in Chinese.

A. 难以想象的 B. 难以克服的 C. 难以忍受的 D. 难以置信的

2.After she received her father’s reply, the woman _______.

A. went back home B. was coming home

C. decided to stay there D. decided to go back home with her husband

3.From her father’s reply, we can infer (推断) that _______.

A. two men looked out from prison bars

B. one man was in prison and the other was out of prison

C. two men were out of prison

D. Her parents wanted her to stay there with her husband

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. A woman went to live with her husband in a big city.

B. The woman finally made friends with the natives.

C. She wrote to her parents that she was coming home.

D. The woman received her father’s reply by airmail.

5.The main idea of this passage is that ______.

A. a woman went to live with her husband in camp

B. the desert hadn’t changed, but her attitude had

C. the daughter’s parents wanted her to stay with her husband

D. a change of attitude could change everything

Almost two million young workers in the UK have to live with their parents because they cannot buy a house or rent (租) a room. House prices in the UK are now so high that many young people cannot afford to buy one. This means a quarter of young workers have to live with their parents.

A survey found that 48 percent of the people said the biggest problem was housing costs. Britain has a long history of young people moving away from the family home when they start working. House prices are getting higher and higher, and it makes it more and more difficult for young workers to live alone.

A 32-year-old woman said she has been saving money for over ten years to pay for a new apartment. She said it was very difficult because the more she saves, the more house prices go up. She is worried about the future if she can buy her own home. She told reporters why she didn’t want to leave the family home and rent.

“If I move out now, I’ll have to pay expensive rents for the rest of my life. But the idea that I’m going to live like a teenager into my late 30s or even 40s is really disappointing,” she said. A charity for homeless people said Britain’s government needed to build more homes and sell them at a price that is low enough for younger people.

1.Why do some of young workers live with their parents?

A. Because they can’t buy or rent a room. B. Because they deeply love their parents.

C. Because it’s a history to live with parents. D. Because living with their parents is relaxing.

2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. 48 percent of the young workers still live with their parents.

B. Young workers don’t like to move away from their parents.

C. House prices are always getting higher and higher in the UK.

D. It’s easy for young workers to move away from parents.

3.What the 32-year-old woman said means that ______.

A. she doesn’t want to leave her family home

B. she doesn’t have enough money for a house

C. the house price will go down in the future

D. she doesn’t want to buy a house at all

4.What does the woman think of living in her family home?

A. She enjoys living with her parents.

B. She is excited at living with her parents.

C. She doesn’t mind living with her parents.

D. She doesn’t want to live with her parents.

5.The best title of the passage may be ______.

A. Buying a House B. Renting a House

C. Living with Parents D. Living Alone

Nothing could stop this man after suffering serious burns on his legs at the age of eight. Glenn Cunningham was given up by doctors who believed he would be a hopeless disabled man to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. “He will never be able to walk again,” they said, “no chance.”

The doctors examined his legs, but they had no way of looking into Glenn’s heart. He didn’t listen to the doctors and set out to walk again. Lying in bed, his thin, red legs covered with scar tissue (瘢痕组织), Glenn promised, “Next week, I’m going to get out of bed. I’m going to walk.” And he did just that.

His mother told how she used to look out of the windows to watch Glenn reach up and take hold of an old plow(犁) in the yard. With a hand on each handle (把手), he began to make his hurt legs function (起作用). And with every step of pain, he came closer to walking. Soon he began to run slower, before long he was running. When he started to run, he became even more determined(坚决的).

“I always believed that I could walk, and I did. Now I’m going to run faster than ever.” And so he did. He became a great runner who, in 1934, set the world record of 4’06’’ in one-mile race. He was honored as the outstanding athlete of the century at Madison Square Garden.

1.What was the matter with Glenn when he was eight?

A. He had bad heart disease. B. A car accident happened to him.

C. His legs suffered serious burns. D. He met a serious medical accident.

2.What made Glenn walk again?

A. Good medicine. B. His determination.

C. Doctors’ encouragement. D. His mother’s confidence.

3.Paragraph 3 mainly tells us _________.

A. how Glenn made himself walk again B. how Glenn ran faster than ever

C. how Glenn’s mother loved him D. how Glenn trained his legs with the plow

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. Glenn had pain in each of his steps when he started to walk again.

B. Glenn’s legs were covered with scar tissue when he was born.

C. Glenn set the world record in one-mile race when he grew up.

D. Glenn was the outstanding athlete in the 20th century.

5.What lesson do we learn from Glenn’s story?

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