Ever since Jerusha started her college, she began to write letters. Through a series of letters, from freshman to senior in college, she shared her life and study with an unknown gentleman, who never wrote back. Here is the very first letter.

Dear Mr. Kind,
Here I am! I traveled yesterday for four hours in a train. It's a funny experience. I never rode in one before.
College is the biggest, most confusing place — I get lost whenever I leave my room. I will tell you more later when I'm feeling less puzzled. Now I want to write a letter first just to get me familiar to you.
It seems strange to be writing letters to somebody you don't know. It seems strange for me to be writing letters at all — I've never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if they are not a model kind.
Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me how to behave, especially towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be very respectful.
I have been thinking of you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and it's a very comfortable feeling. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imaqination has very little to work upon.
There are just three things that I know:
I .You are tall.
II .You are rich.
III. You hate girl.
I suppose I might call you Dear Mr. Girl-Hater. Only that's rather unpleasant to me. Or Dear Mr. Rich-Man, but that's unpleasant to you, as though money were the only important thing about you. Maybe you won't stay rich all your life; But at least you will stay tall all your life! So I decide to call you Dear Daddy-long-legs. I hope you won't mind. It's just a private pet name — we won't tell Mrs. Lippett.
The ten o'clock bell is going to ring in two minutes. Our day is divided by bells. We eat and sleep and study by bells. There it goes! Lights out. Good night.
You can see how strictly I obey rules due to my training in the John Grier Home.
Yours most respectfully,
Jerusha Abbott
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT the reason for Jerusha to write the letter to Mr.Kind?
A.To get her familiar to him.
B.To present her thankfulness to him.
C.To share her brand-new college life with him.
D.To apologize to him for not writing letters too often.
【小题2】If Mrs. Lippett learned that the writer calls the man she writes to Daddy-long-legs, she would probably        .
A.burst into laughterB.think it acceptable
C.criticize the writerD.inform the man
【小题3】By "when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon.", the writer intends to tell us that       .
A.the man she writes to is dull and boring
B.she is not familiar with the one she writes to
C.it is not interesting at all to write to a stranger
D.she lacks imagination when it comes to writing a letter
【小题4】Jerusha was probably         while she worked on the letter.
A.curiousB.light-heartedC.seriousD.skeptical


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Six months’ preparation in Denmark: Africa studies, team work combined with social work with risk group teenagers.
Six months’ community work in Malawi in People to People Projects: Child Aid, HIV / AIDS. Fights and Teacher Training.
Qualifications: 18 years, hard working and social engagement.
Please contact us by e-mail: takeaction@ betterworld.com.
 
Part-time work with Exchange Students
YOUTH International is a non-profit high school foreign exchange students organization. We welcome teenagers from over 80 countries worldwide and provide host families. The community Representative is a part-time position designed for people with a strong desire to do something rewarding in the community and earn some extra money.
Applicants best suited for this work should enjoy teenagers, have a strong interest in cross-cultural communication and feel comfortable networking. Full training and support will be provided through branch offices throughout the US. Positions available in most states.
If interested, please email staff@ youth. org or call 888—123—9872.
 
International Summer Job
Hi, I’m an ESL student in China. I’m 20, quiet and polite, and I speak reasonable English. I’m looking for a summer job in an English-speaking country. I can teach Chinese or do house and garden work and cook Chinese dishes. Can anybody offer me a job? I don’t need to earn much, just enough in two months ( July --- August) to pay for my return ticket to China. My goal is to improve my English and see a bit more of the world.
My email is: ram3462@ hotmail.com.
 
Call for Native Speaker of English
I am looking for native speakers of English to join in an experiment. This experiment is carried out over the Internet. You don’t need any specific knowledge other than understanding and speaking English at a native level. The first task will take you around 15 minutes. After this task, you can decide whether you want to continue the experiment. The tasks involve reading texts and designing questions and answers.
If you are willing to help me, then please email us: club3864@ hotmail.com
【小题1】Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International?
A.One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries.
B.One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases.
C.One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English.
D.One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program.
【小题2】Where will jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi?
A.In some local offices in the US.
B.In an ESL organization in China.
C.In a preparation program in Denmark.
D.In an exchange student center in Africa.
【小题3】If Mrs. Black in the US hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact _______.
A.takeaction@betterworld.comB.ram3462@hotmail.com
C.club3864@hotmail.comD.staff@youth.org
【小题4】What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?
A.To interview people online. B.To do some house work.
C.To offer advice on Child AidD.To provide language exercises.

Four years ago, I felt lucky after escaping one of those terrible 2-mile runs. I hated running; it was just something that   1  came easily to me. At that time, if you had told me that I would one day run a marathon, I’ d have told you honestly that I had a better   2  of winning the lottery(彩票).

The turning   3  came when I met Mrs. Green. She was fifty years old, going through chemotherapy(化学疗法)for her cancer, and still managed to run 30 miles a week. I thought that if Mrs. Green could run 6 miles at a time, I could run at least two. In February, in cold weather, I started a 2-mile   4  around my neighborhood. Two months later, I   5  the running for the first time. I felt very tired, but I felt happy.

Over the next several years, I continued to push each run for a few   6  minutes, slowly building my endurance(耐力). I didn’t need to  7  against other runners, for my most important competitor was myself.

After continuing to   8  myself, I knew it was time to step my training up. I   9  I would train for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon.

The race day   10  came, and I was filled with excitement and worry. It was final time to see what I was made of. The   11  ended up surprisingly. I did   12  through the last few miles, but after my running, there was no doubt in my mind that I’d finished. As I   13  the finish line, I experienced the strongest sense of   14  and happiness I had ever had in my life. I am now a marathoner.

As John Bingham once said, “The miracle(奇迹)isn’t that I finished. The miracle is that I had the   15  to start.”

1.                A.never          B.always          C.usually   D.often

 

2.                A.belief          B.suggestion       C.chance   D.hope

 

3.                A.situation        B.stage           C.case D.point

 

4.                A.race           B.walk           C.hike D.ride

 

5.                A.closed         B.changed        C.finished  D.considered

 

6.                A.perfect         B.extra           C.actual    D.basic

 

7.                A.compete        B.go             C.speak    D.argue

 

8.                A.treat           B.interest         C.challenge D.enjoy

 

9.                A.forced         B.decided        C.doubted  D.seemed

 

10.               A.certainly        B.immediately     C.frequently D.finally

 

11.               A.experience     B.moment        C.walk  D.reward

 

12.               A.look           B.live            C.travel D.struggle

 

13.               A.toured         B.moved         C.crossed   D.stopped

 

14.               A.touch          B.pride          C.humor    D.belonging

 

15.               A.courage        B.ability          C.choice    D.thought

 

 

 

Take Action for a Better World: Volunteers Needed

Six months’ preparation in Denmark: Africa studies, team work combined with social work with risk group teenagers.

Six months’ community work in Malawi in People to People Projects: Child Aid, HIV / AIDS. Fights and Teacher Training.

Qualifications: 18 years, hard working and social engagement.

Please contact us by e-mail: takeaction@ betterworld.com.

 

Part-time work with Exchange Students

YOUTH International is a non-profit high school foreign exchange students organization. We welcome teenagers from over 80 countries worldwide and provide host families. The community Representative is a part-time position designed for people with a strong desire to do something rewarding in the community and earn some extra money.

Applicants best suited for this work should enjoy teenagers, have a strong interest in cross-cultural communication and feel comfortable networking. Full training and support will be provided through branch offices throughout the US. Positions available in most states.

If interested, please email staff@ youth. org or call 888—123—9872.

 

International Summer Job

Hi, I’m an ESL student in China. I’m 20, quiet and polite, and I speak reasonable English. I’m looking for a summer job in an English-speaking country. I can teach Chinese or do house and garden work and cook Chinese dishes. Can anybody offer me a job? I don’t need to earn much, just enough in two months ( July --- August) to pay for my return ticket to China. My goal is to improve my English and see a bit more of the world.

My email is: ram3462@ hotmail.com.

 

Call for Native Speaker of English

I am looking for native speakers of English to join in an experiment. This experiment is carried out over the Internet. You don’t need any specific knowledge other than understanding and speaking English at a native level. The first task will take you around 15 minutes. After this task, you can decide whether you want to continue the experiment. The tasks involve reading texts and designing questions and answers.

If you are willing to help me, then please email us: club3864@ hotmail.com

1.Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International?

A.One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries.

B.One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases.

C.One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English.

D.One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program.

2.Where will jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi?

A.In some local offices in the US.

B.In an ESL organization in China.

C.In a preparation program in Denmark.

D.In an exchange student center in Africa.

3.If Mrs. Black in the US hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact _______.

A.takeaction@betterworld.com

B.ram3462@hotmail.com

C.club3864@hotmail.com

D.staff@youth.org

4.What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?

A.To interview people online.

B.To do some house work.

C.To offer advice on Child Aid

D.To provide language exercises.

 

Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn’t play well with the other children, that his clothes were torn and that very often he ___31____ a bath.

   In his file, his first-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a bright child with a ___32____ smile. He does his work neatly and he is a ___33____ to be around.”

   His second-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a well-liked boy __34____ he is troubled by his mother’s illness and life at home must be a _____35___. ”

   His third-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy continues to work hard but his mother’s death has been ____36____ on him. ”

   Teddy’s fourth-grade teacher wrote, “Teddy doesn’t show much interest in school. He doesn’t have many friends and he sometimes sleep in class. He could become a ____37__. ”

   On Christmas, Mrs. Thompson received presents from her class, ___38___ in beautiful ribbons and bright paper ____39___ Teddy’s which was in a brown shopping bag.

Mrs. Thompson opened the parcel in which was an old necklace ____40__ some of the stones ____41__, and a bottle that was one-quarter full of perfume (香水). She stopped the children’s laughter, put the necklace on and dabbed some of the perfume behind her ears.

Teddy stayed behind just long enough to say, “Mrs. Thompson, today you smell just like my mom __42____.”

On that __43____ day, Mrs. Thompson began to pay particular attention to Teddy. As she worked with him, his mind seemed to become _____44__. The more she encouraged him, the faster she responded. By the end of the year he had become one of the smartest children in the class.

Every Christmas after Teddy graduated, she would receive a letter from Teddy. Then one day his letter was ____45___: Theodore F. Stoddard, Ph. D.(博士)

Another letter came on a beautiful spring day. Teddy said he’d met his girl and was to be ___46___. He was wondering if Mrs. Thompson might agree to sit in the seat for his mother. She ____47__ on the wedding wearing the necklace Teddy gave her many years ago and using the perfume smelling just like the ___48____ Teddy remembered his mother smelling.

You can never ____49___ what type of effect you may make on another’s life by your actions or ___50__ of actions.

1. A. enjoyed           B. avoided          C. wanted      D. needed

2. A. ready             B. loud        C. false            D. crazy

3.A. joke           B. joy         C. cheer            D. comedy

4. A. for           B. but              C. so          D. and

5. A. shock         B. damage      C. struggle         D. ruin

6. A. rude          B. scary        C. harmful       D. hard

7.A. problem            B. companion     C. difficulty          D. disadvantage

8.. A. none         B. all          C. many         D. few

9. A. together with    B. including      C. except for      D. besides

10. A. besides         B. with         C. without        D. among

11. A. stolen           B. dropping      C. robbed     D. missing

12. A. wished to       B. preferred to    C. used to       D. had to

13. A. very        B. last             C. every            D. extra

14.. A. light          B. right        C. fresh            D. alive

15.. A. signed          B. said          C. copied         D. written

16. A. graduated      B. employed      C. examined     D. married

17. A. pretended      B. appeared           C. occurred       D. practiced

18. A. way          B. manner           C. behavior         D. fashion

19. A. talk            B. say           C. speak            D. tell

20. A. disappearance  B. shortage           C. lack        D. ignorance

 

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