Giving Back

Fair Way

The Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong x>n one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as a 7. They were not the state prize winner; Wobum High had won. "No one would have known," said Wobum's instruc??tor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasn't a difficult decision: "The prize wasn't ours to take."

Coin Stars

"College students are lazy, but they also want to help," says University of Pennsylvania graduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their rooms. Her " Change for Change" effort has collected $40,000 for charities 慈善机构), which were decided upon by students.

Never Forgotten

A school in Massachusetts received a $ 9.5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took offi??cials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s. When his family fell on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.

60. What did Greg Rota probably do in the end?

       A. Took photos of Doran.

       B. Had a meeting with Doran.

       C. Returned the prize to the organizer.

       D. Apologized to Wobum High School.

61. Greg Rota's decision shows that he was _______.

       A. honest               B. polite                C. careful               D. friendly

62. The underlined word "Change" in the second paragraph means _______.

       A. Idea            B. Decision      C. Cups                D. Coins

63. What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth?

       A. They tried to find out why he gave them the money.

       B. They went to Belgium to pay their respects to him.

       C. They dug out the records that were buried underground.

       D. They decided to offer their students free room and board.

64. Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because _______.

       A. the school asked for it                

       B. he had no need for that much money

       C. the school had helped him in the past  

       D. he wanted to be remembered by the students

Fair Way

    The Westborough High School golf team had taken the official photos with the state prize. The other teams, disappointed, were on the bus heading home. And then Westborough instructor Greg Rota noticed something wrong on one of the score cards. A 9 had been recorded as A 7. They were not the state prize winner; Woburn High had won. “No one would have known,” said Woburn’s instructor, Bob Doran. For Rota, it wasn’t a difficult decision: “The prize wasn’t ours to take.”

Coin Stars

“College students are lazy, but they also want to help,” says University of Pennsylvania graduate Dana Hork. So she made it easy, placing cups in rooms where students could leave their spare coins, and handing out cups to first-year students to keep in their homes. Her “Change for Change” effort has collected $40,000 for charities, which were decided upon by students.

Never Forgotten

    A school in Massachusetts received a $9.5 million check from Jacques LeBermuth. But it took officials several days of digging to discover his connection to the school. Records showed the LeBermuth came from Belgium and studied in the school in the 1920s. When his family fell on hard times, he was offered free room and board. LeBermuth became a trader, owned shares of AT&T and lived off the earnings until he died, at age 89.

What did Greg Rota probably do in the end?

  A. Took photos of Doran.                B. Had a meeting with Doran.

C. Returned the prize to the organizer.      D. Apologized to Woburn High School.

Greg Rota’s decision shows that he was _____.

  A. honest           B. polite         C. careful        D. friendly

The underlined word “Change” in the second paragraph means _____.

  A. Idea            B. Decision       C. Cups          D. Coins

What did the school officials do after receiving the check from Mr. LeBermuth?

  A. They tried to find out why he gave them the money.

B. They went to Belgium to pay their respects to him.

C. They dug out the records that were buried underground.

D. They decided to offer their students free room and board.

Jacques LeBermuth gave the money to the school because ____.

  A. the school asked for it

  B. he had no need for that much money

C. the school had helped him in the past

D. he wanted to be remembered by the students

Before she appeared on the reality show (真人秀) Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle was just an ordinary middle­aged British woman.Now all this is going to change.

She lives in a house with her cat Pebbles in a tiny Scottish town.Because of learning difficulties, she doesn't have much education.But what she does have is a very good voice.As a kid, she sang in church and choirs and school plays.For a living, she sang at local pubs.

When she took the stage on April 10th her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just_one_step_up_from rags.The audience laughed at her.

But then she opened her mouth.A few bars into the song and the laughing audience went silent.A beautiful voice was singing I Dreamed a Dream from the musical Les Miserables.Everyone was amazed.At the end of her song, the audience jumped to their feet and applauded wildly.

Almost overnight, Susan became a household name.She won fans and millions of admirers.Her online videos have drawn over 85.2 million hits.

Susan's story proved the truth of an old saying: “Never judge the book by its cover.” Susan may look ordinary, and doesn't have much dress sense, but she can certainly sing.

Susan's fans admire her courage, as much as they do her voice.She has experienced mockery and many disappointments, but her love for music has kept her going, which is worth anyone's respect.

1.According to the passage, Susan Boyle ________.

A.is a famous young actress                 B.became famous after a show

C.used to be a good student                 D.is good at dancing and has millions of admirers

2.The underlined phrase “just one step up from” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A.far from          B.close to           C.different from      D.the same as

3.The audience jumped and applauded wildly because ________.

A.her hair was untidy and her clothes seemed just one step up from rags

B.she looked very funny

C.she sang so well that everyone was amazed

D.she made a foolish mistake in the end

4.Susan Boyle has many fans now because of ________.

A.her beautiful face                       B.her knowing how to dress

C.her good education                      D.her beautiful voice and courage

5.The passage is mainly about ________.

A.how to win fans                         B.how to sing well

C.a woman's sudden success                D.a woman's simple life

 

Doing community service work, I spent three or four hours handing out warm dinner to the homeless out in the streets. After that I went to a   16  shelter not far from the Bay Bridge.

I was in high school and at the time my sister was too young to   17  . She wanted to help,    18  she made four or five dozen chocolate chip cookies for me to    19   and hand out to people. When getting to the homeless shelter I passed out the remaining meals. I had the containers with my   20  cookies in them and began to   21  , offering them to anyone near me.

I    22   an old gentleman and said, “Sir, would you like a cookie?” He stopped and turned around, looked at me    23  in the eye and said, “What did you say? Did you call me sir?” I told him I had, and his eyes    24   a little bit and he said, “No one has    25   called me sir.” He was completely taken aback.

It struck me. 

I explained I had been raised that    26   color and social status, everyone deserved     27   . It made me    28   to think that just because he was homeless, no one    29  him the honor. It broke my   30  , and I couldn’t help   31  cry. I just didn’t understand    32  no one ever called him sir? I had never thought that anyone was below me because I wasn’t raised that way. Every    33  person deserves to be treated with dignity. Years later, I still carry that memory and the    34  it taught me. Sometimes, what we take for granted can    35  make a difference in someone’s life.

How have you made a difference to others? How have others made a difference to you?

1.

A.useless

B.careless

C.homeless

D.hopeless

 

2.

A.participate

B.involve

C.choose

D.go

 

3.

A.however

B.but

C.yet

D.so

 

4.

A.bring

B.fetch

C.collect

D.take

 

5.

A.classmate’s

B.schoolmate’s

C.sister’s

D.family’s

 

6.

A.walk around

B.knock around

C.come around

D.stand around

 

7.

A.went

B.came

C.approached

D.met

 

8.

A.right

B.even

C.still

D.just

 

9.

A.watered

B.cried

C.tore

D.dropped

 

10.

A.already

B.ever

C.still

D.yet

 

11.

A.in spite

B.regardless of

C.concerned about

D.for fear of

 

12.

A.happiness

B.truth

C.respect

D.help

 

13.

A.strong-minded

B.sad

C.frightened

D.pleased

 

14.

A.handed

B.afforded

C.provided

D.supplied

 

15.

A.eyes

B.mind

C.opinions

D.heart

 

16.

A.but

B.and

C.until

D.or

 

17.

A.what

B.when

C.whether

D.why

 

18.

A.single

B.poor

C.ordinary

D.normal

 

19.

A.stories

B.lessons

C.experiences

D.tears

 

20.

A.equally

B.hardly

C.really

D.finally

 

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