It is time for students to sell such things as chocolate bars and greeting cards to raise money for their school, class or club.It is inevitable that they will knock on your door and you will easily hand over your cash for overpriced items that you really do not want.That is okay, though, because there are many reasons why children should be allowed to raise money for their schools and clubs.

Fundraising is a great way to help children learn social skills.It is not easy to go up to a complete stranger and ask him for his money.They have to nicely ask for help, show the interested buyer what they have to offer and explain how it will help them in school.If someone refuses to buy an item, that child has to take the failure in stride(不特别费力地), and that is a learning lesson as well.

Students can learn how to deal with money by fundraising.Of course, it might seem safer for us to take charge of our children’s earnings from their fundraising before it is turned into the school.However, by making them keep track of it, count it, and make sure everyone pays the right amount, they are learning an important lesson.Dealing with more Fundraising helps improve their schools.It is the children’s school.They have to learn there and grow there.Why not let them help in making it a better place?

Fundraising allows for more life experiences for the child.The raised money is used towards things like parties, trips, or for the music club to go to see a Broadway play.The children receive the rewards for their hard work at raising the money.Without fundraising, these field trips and special school memories would be missed.

In a word, fundraising helps children a lot in many ways.

The underlined word “inevitable” in the first paragraph means “_______”.

    A.unlikely    B.improper     C.unavoidable       D.unrealistic

One of the important indications that children are grown up is that __________.

A.children learn to care for others    

B.children can deal with money     

C.children like to make up     

D.children make a date with friends of the other sex

The author thinks that fundraising _______.

 A.adds to the family’s burden               

    B.wastes the learning time

    C.builds up the children’s bodies

D.helps to develop the children’s character  

Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

   CP: Central point   P: Point      Sp: Sub-point     C: Conclusion

For Chinese wanting to work as nurses in the United Sates, the arrival of the test of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) may be a welcome move.

 The CGFNS has a certification programme for people wanting to work as registered nurses in the US. The first CGFNS test in China is to be held in Beijing in July. Registrations is open till April 9. According to US labour law, nurses have to pass the National Council License Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) before they can practise. However, the NCLEX-RN is only useful in the US, making it difficult for people from other countries to get in. But, the US expects a shortage of 50,000 nurses by 2010. So, the CGFNS has not replaced the NCLEX-RN, which is still needed for work as a registered nurse in the US.

So what exactly does CGFNS do?

First of all, it helps international nurses qualify for a work visa for the US. Nurses educated abroad who do not have a US license by the NCLEX-RN, must get the CGFNS certificate. “But not everyone who gets a CGFNS certificate can get a work visa. There are many requirements for a visa, and the CGFNS is just one,” said John Ratigan, immigration officer for the CGFNS.

The certificate helps applicants meet requirements for the NCLEX-RN. Forty-two states require a CGFNS certificate from nurses educated abroad before taking the NCLEX-RN examination.

About 85 percent of those who passed the CGFNS have passed the NCLEX-RN. According to Barbara Michols, chief executive officer of CGFNS, “the CGFNS is cost-efficient for the Chinese. If they can’t pass the CGFNS here in China, their chances of passing the NCLEX-RN for the US are tiny. This saves time and money on visa applications and the long trip. ” In a word, to get a CGFNS certificate, a person must have: a credentials review, the CGFNS qualifying exam of nursing knowledge and an English language proficiency exam.

   We can infer from the text that to people hoping to work as registered nurses in the US, CGFNS tests can be taken _____.

A. nowhere but in the US                    B. somewhere outside the US

C. in every country but the US              D. both in China and the US

According to American labour law, people cannot work as nurses until they pass                    _____.

NCLEX-RN                            B. CGFNS

C. CGFNS and NCLEX-RN                   D. CGFNS or NCLEX-RN

We can learn from the text that _____.

A. if you get a CGFNS certificate, you can pass the NCLEX-RN in the US and get visa

      applications

B. if you pass the NCLEX-RN in the US, you can get a CGFNS certificate and get visa

    applications

C. if you can't pass the NCLEX-RN in the US, you will not be able to pass the CGFNS

examination

D. if you get a CGFNS certificate, you will be more likely to pass the NCLEX-RN examination

The sentence "CGFNS holders have a higher rate of success on the NCLEX-RN examination" can be arranged at the beginning of Paragraph _____.

Two                 B. Four                 C. Five             D. Six

What is probably the best title of this passage?

The CGFNS helps international nurses       

B. The first CGFNS test in China

C. The CGFNS and the NCLEX-RN          

D. Working as registered nurses in the US

Not long ago the movie 2012 came into screen. The people were threatened by those scenes of destroying flood, severe earthquake, terrifying hurricane and constructions representing human civilization being destroyed and even swallowed by disaster. Luckily, they are just the director’s imagination, but the present situation is not heading a positive direction, either.
Take my own experience in Alaska as an example. Once I took a trip to the glacier. Along the way there stood signposts marking the snow lines of different years. They started from the foot of the mountain, but it was at the top when I finally saw melting glaciers(融化的冰川). My heart ached seeing the beautiful blue ice melting at every second.
Sad but true, they are the effects of global warming and the result of our human impact. Furthermore, each year the rising sea level will kill 56 million people, and that's about the population of the en tire Italy. According to studies, if the temperature keeps on rising like this, by the year 2050, some islands and coastal cities including New York, Shanghai, Tokyo and Sydney will be drowned in water.
Our fortune is in our own hands. It depends on us to shape our future, to reduce future human impact and find ways to form a peaceful relationship with our environment. Therefore, it's time for actions to be taken right now. Contribute a little to energy saving by using more efficient light bulbs and less hot water. Let recycle become our habit by thinking twice before throwing something away. Let us take public transportation as our first choice when going to a certain place. It might cost more time for now, but it' s to the benefit of a permanent future. Take care of every tree and grass around us by watering them or simply just avoid destroying them.
In a word, small drops of water make a big ocean. The earth does not belong to us. On the contrary, we belong to the earth. Please bear in mind that the earth is our home. It is our responsibility to build a brighter and better future of our planet and prevent what happened in the movie 2012 from becoming reality.                
【小题1】Why does the author talk about the movie 2012 in the passage ?     

A.To give example.B.To lead into the topic.
C.To make prediction.D.To provide the evidence.
【小题2】How did the author feel when he took a trip to the glacier?
A.Worried.B.Puzzled.C.Scared.D.Bored.
【小题3】It can be inferred from the third paragraph that          .
A.56 million people in Italy have been killed owing to the rising sea level
B.Some islands and coastal cities will be drowned in water by the year of 2050
C.Human being w订l be in danger if we don't take actions to prevent the global warming
D.It is certain that what happened in the movie 2012 will come into reality
【小题4】According to the passage, you are advised to             .
A.drive our own private cars instead of taking buses to some place
B.recycle everything that is used
C.go to see the movie 2012 at once
D.work together to take good care of our planet
【小题5】What does the author mean by saying "small drops of water make a big ocean"?
A.Think twice before taking action,
B.It's our duty to protect the ocean.
C.Everyone together can make a difference.
D.It's important to save every drop of water.

Friend is better than fortune. Friend is worse than poison in some cases. The two sentences above are opposite and seem to be unreasonable but they can be explained as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good while the second all bad ones who lead us to wrong ways.
My ideal friend is of course a good friend whose goodness is shown below---he has no bad likings, such as smoking and drinking. He lives in frugality (节俭). He studies hard so as not to waste his golden time. At home he honors his parents and loves his brothers; at school he respects his teachers and shares feelings with his classmates. He treats those truly who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characters better than mine. I can follow him as a model. With his help I am free from all difficulties.
Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear difficulty and I shall never know the existence of the word "failure".
【小题1】This passage tells us (   )

A.how to make friends with others
B.how the writer' s friend helps him
C.what kind of person the writer's friend is
D.what kind of person we should make friends with
【小题2】An ideal friend means (   )
A.a true friendB.a false friendC.an imaginary friendD.an excellent friend
【小题3】From the passage we can learn that (   )
A.the writer and his ideal friend have a lot to learn from each other
B.the writer has a lot to learn from his ideal friend
C.the writer's ideal friend has a lot to learn from him
D.the writer has only a little to learn from his ideal friend
【小题4】From the second paragraph, we can infer the writer is sure that (   )
A.nothing cannot be done with friend
B.only the first sentence is reasonable
C.he who does not smoke or drink must be a good friend
D.good friends should always help each other

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