FOR many young people, having to attend school with a parent would be their worst nightmare. However, Senior 1 student Li Qinmei is happy taking her father with her as long as she can go to classes. He is disabled and unable to take care of himself.

The 16-year-old country girl in Zhucheng, Shandong Province has experienced one disaster after another in her short life. Li lost her mother at three. Four years later, her father became paralyzed after a tractor accident. At 12, her misfortune returned with the death of her grandma. Since then she has been forced to shoulder all the responsibility for her broken family.

Li learnt to cook and managed to live a life with an allowance of only 24 yuan per month. The most difficult thing she had to deal with was helping her father bathe, dress and use the toilet as he could hardly move.

"I felt embarrassed, and so did my dad. It was really hard at the beginning," she recalled.

During most of her junior school years, Li went to classes only once a month as her father was seriously ill at the time.

"I taught myself at home and asked teachers for help on my school days," she explained.

Li's hard work paid off this fall. She was admitted by Zhucheng No 1 High School, a local key school, based on her good performance in the entrance exams.

The school offered Li and her father a room on campus to live in so she could look after him during breaks.

Once in a while, Li felt sad when she saw her classmates going shopping or hanging out with friends.

"I envy them sometimes because they have both mum and dad to look after them. However, I soon feel relieved as I still have my dad with me," she said.

Li admitted that the difficulties in life had taught her to be strong.

"I believe I will go on and continue my studies at a good university," she said, in a confident tone.

Her teacher Mr. Wang has the same belief. Li made great progress in the recent monthly exams. "She works hard and is always eager to excel . It's not easy for her never to be late for school, but she has managed to make it work," Wang said.

1.Li Qinmei has to shoulder the family because ________.

A. her father was badly injured in a car accident

B. her mother passed away when she was 3

C. her grandma died when she was 12

D. misfortune in her life forced her to do so

2.From the passage we can infer that _________.

A. Li Qinmei doesn’t like others talking about her father

B. many young students hate going to school with their parents  

C. Li Qinmei has made great progress in her study

D. Li Qinmei has lost three relatives and has to take care of her father

3.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “hanging out” in the passage?_________.

A. playing outside  B. working hard  C. exchanging ideas  D. talking happily

4.According to the passage, which statement is Not True? __________.

A. Li Qinmei was admitted to a local key school because of his good scores in the exams

B. Li Qinmei is very embarrassed when she helps her father bathe

C. Li Qinmei often goes to attend her father after class

D. Li Qinmei is able to go to class on time though she has to attend her father

5.What’s the best title of the story?________.

A. Difficulties make strong             B. A touching story

C. A strong-minded girl-Li Qinmei       D. Li Qinmei’s successful study life

 

Police in Hangzhou yesterday claimed to have arrested 11 people suspected of running an illegal gambling network.  

“The network acted as a bridge between Chinese gamblers and overseas casinos(赌场),” said Wu Jun, spokesman for the public security bureau of Xiaoshan district, Hangzhou. “About 80 percent of the gamblers are local businessmen, and chances are that the money they bet came from their companies’ accounts,” Wu said. The underground gambling network was set up by a wealthy local businessman surnamed Li last year, he said. The gamblers could view real-time images of a casino in Philippines via the website and place bets through the agent’s account.  

Li registered with the website after coughing up a 5-million-yuan deposit last March. Every time a gambler won, 17% of the winning amount would go to the website as a fee. Li received 10% of the winnings as commission, while the person who introduced the gambler to the website got a 7-percent commission.  

Li ran the gambling network under a pyramid scheme. Gamblers were encouraged to bring in more people to join the website’s network in order to earn more commission.  

“Li had provided a convenient but illegal platform for wealthy businessmen, who wanted to gamble,” Wu said. “Otherwise they had to travel all the way to Macao to do so.” Under the current law, gambling is prohibited all over China, except Macao. “Setting up the gambling network is the stupidest thing I’ve ever done,” Li said. “The whole thing started as a joke, but the joke went too far,” he added. “I was not short of money, I was just being greedy.”  

According to Wu, the police uncovered the illegal network while investigating a local businessman, who fled without paying banks “hundreds of millions of yuan” worth of debt. The cops later discovered the man lost most of the bank’s money in Li’s virtual casino.  

  

61. What’s the main idea of the passage?  

A. More people are addicted to illegal gambling.  

B. Police uncovered an illegal gambling network.  

C. Money can be got through the illegal network.  

D. Mr. Li made gambling spread with the network.  

62. According to the passage, Li ________.  

A. set up the network with a deposit of 5,000,000 yuan  

B. didn’t express regret about what he had done  

C. started the network just because of lack of money  

D. could get a commission of 17% of the winning amount  

63. The underlined word “commission” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ________.  

A. price for some goods  

B. salary one can get from a job  

C. money given to someone freely  

D. fees for one’s service in return  

64. Li ran the network under a pyramid scheme because _________.  

A. this scheme made the management much easier  

B. it could encourage gamblers to bring in more people  

C. this kind of management is popular nowadays  

D. running in this way can not be uncovered easily  

65. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.  

A. gambling is prohibited all over China except Macao  

B. Li had provided an illegal platform for some businessman  

C. being greedy is an evil sometimes leading to crimes.  

D. some gamblers probably use their companies’ money for gambling  

 

 

Police in Hangzhou yesterday claimed to have arrested 11 people suspected of running an illegal gambling network.

“The network acted as a bridge between Chinese gamblers and overseas casinos(赌场),” said Wu Jun, spokesman for the public security bureau of Xiaoshan district, Hangzhou. “About 80 percent of the gamblers are local businessmen, and chances are that the money they bet came from their companies’ accounts,” Wu said. The underground gambling network was set up by a wealthy local businessman surnamed Li last year, he said. The gamblers could view real-time images of a casino in Philippines via the website and place bets through the agent’s account.

Li registered with the website after coughing up a 5-million-yuan deposit last March. Every time a gambler won, 17% of the winning amount would go to the website as a fee. Li received 10% of the winnings as commission, while the person who introduced the gambler to the website got a 7-percent commission.

Li ran the gambling network under a pyramid scheme. Gamblers were encouraged to bring in more people to join the website’s network in order to earn more commission.

“Li had provided a convenient but illegal platform for wealthy businessmen, who wanted to gamble,” Wu said. “Otherwise they had to travel all the way to Macao to do so.” Under the current law, gambling is prohibited all over China, except Macao. “Setting up the gambling network is the stupidest thing I’ve ever done,” Li said. “The whole thing started as a joke, but the joke went too far,” he added. “I was not short of money, I was just being greedy.”

According to Wu, the police uncovered the illegal network while investigating a local businessman, who fled without paying banks “hundreds of millions of yuan” worth of debt. The cops later discovered the man lost most of the bank’s money in Li’s virtual casino.

1. What’s the main idea of the passage?

A. More people are addicted to illegal gambling.

B. Police uncovered an illegal gambling network.

C. Money can be got through the illegal network.

D. Mr. Li made gambling spread with the network.

2. According to the passage, Li ________.

A. set up the network with a deposit of 5,000,000 yuan

B. didn’t express regret about what he had done

C. started the network just because of lack of money

D. could get a commission of 17% of the winning amount

3. The underlined word “commission” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to ________.

A. price for some goods

B. salary one can get from a job

C. money given to someone freely

D. fees for one’s service in return

4. Li ran the network under a pyramid scheme because _________.

A. this scheme made the management much easier

B. it could encourage gamblers to bring in more people

C. this kind of management is popular nowadays

D. running in this way can not be uncovered easily

5. It can be inferred from the passage that __________.

A. gambling is prohibited all over China except Macao

B. Li had provided an illegal platform for some businessman

C. being greedy is an evil sometimes leading to crimes.

D. some gamblers probably use their companies’ money for gambling

 

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