A great French writer says that we should help everyone as much as possible because we often need help ourselves. The small even can help the great. Then he tells a simple story. An ant is drinking at a small stream and falls in. She tries to reach the side but makes no progress at all. The poor ant, almost exhausted, is still doing her best when a bird sees her. Moved with pity the bird throws a blade of grass into the water. It supports(支撑) the ant like a boat, and the ant reaches the bank. When she is having a rest in the grass, she sees a man walking along barefooted and carrying a gun in his hand. He wants to kill the bird nearby. When he raises his gun to fire, the ant bites him in the foot. So he stops to look down and the bird flies away quickly. It is an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that has saved her life.

1.According to the French writer, we often need help from others, so we should ________.

A. not help others

B. help those who may be helpful to us

C. get as much help as we can

D. help others as much as possible

2.The ant finally got on the bank ________.

A. when the water pushed her

B. with the help of a piece of wood

C. with the help of a piece of grass

D. when the bird reached out a leg for it

3.The French writer tells the story in order to show ________.

A. how an ant saved a bird

B. how brave the ant was

C. how clever the ant was

D. even the small can help the great

4.Though the poor ant was too tired, she ________.

A. lost hopeB. stopped trying

C. stopped to restD. didn’t give up

Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children.

During the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport.

He reported the case to the police and then sat there, lost and lonely in the strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a faraway country while trying to settle down in a new one.

Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husband’s name and was asking him a lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile(堆) of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶) that had been left out on the footpath.

My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents(文件). Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar(不熟悉的) papers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents. At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend.

That family not only restored the important documents to us that day but also restored our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way.

1.What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney?

A. Go shopping.B. Find a house.

C. Join his family.D. Take a vacation.

2.The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from _______.

A. a friend of his familyB. a Sydney policeman

C. a letter in his papersD. a stranger in Sydney

3.What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Showed.B. Sent out.

C. Delivered(递送).D. Gave back.

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A. From India to AustraliaB. Living in a New Country

C. Turning Trash to TreasureD. In Search of New Friends

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