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　　Tom Edison was in school for only three months. During those three months he asked a lot of strange questions. Most of the questions were not about his lessons. His teacher didn't think he was a good pupil. So his mother taught him at home. He became very interested in science. He grew vegetables and sold them. With the money he built a science lab.

　　Tom was a clever boy. He was always trying out new ideas. One day his mother was very ill. She sent him for a doctor. When the doctor came,he looked over Tom's mother carefully and said that she needed an operation at once. But it was night, and the light in the room was very bad. Tom thought for a moment. Then he had an idea. He took all the lights in the house and put them on a long table. Then he put a big mirror behind them. Now the doctor was able to see clearly. He operated on her at once. Edison's mother was saved.

(1) Edison studied in school for________.

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(2) --Edison wasn't clever, was he?

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(3)--Who sent him away from school?

--________did.

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(4) Where did Edison get money to build a science lab?

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A. His mother gave him.

B. He found work in town.

C. His friend gave him.

D. He grew vegetables and sold them.

(5) ________ saved Edison's mother.

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　　Tom Edison was in school for only three months. During those three months he asked a lot of strange questions. Most of the questions were not about his lessons. His teacher didn't think he was a good pupil. So his mother taught him at home. He became very interested in science. He grew vegetables and sold them. With the money he built a science lab.

　　Tom was a clever boy. He was always trying out new ideas. One day his mother was very ill. She sent him for a doctor. When the doctor came,he looked over Tom's mother carefully and said that she needed an operation at once. But it was night, and the light in the room was very bad. Tom thought for a moment. Then he had an idea. He took all the lights in the house and put them on a long table. Then he put a big mirror behind them. Now the doctor was able to see clearly. He operated on her at once. Edison's mother was saved.

(1) Edison studied in school for________.

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(2) --Edison wasn't clever, was he?

--________.

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(3)--Who sent him away from school?

--________did.

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(4) Where did Edison get money to build a science lab?

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A. His mother gave him.

B. He found work in town.

C. His friend gave him.

D. He grew vegetables and sold them.

(5) ________ saved Edison's mother.

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　　There was a bridge over the river. 1 often took some parts away. So Mr White, a farmer of fifty-two, 2 to watch it. He had neither wife nor children and lived in the house 3 the bridge. He worked hard and always got up several times at night. So it was much 4 than before.

　　Once the old man 5 to his sister's birthday party. He asked two days' leave and went there. He 6 much that day and fell to sleep as soon as the 7 was over. His sister had to carried him to a room with her husband. At midnight he 8 . He forgot where he was and went out to see if the bridge was all right. But he didn't 9 it. He was surprised and told the police station about it on the 10 .

　　“You'll be punished (惩罚) for it!” an officer said angrily. Later on he forgot what 11 that night and he returned to his house the following afternoon. When he saw the bridge, he 12 it all. He hurried to ring up the police station again and told them the bridge wasn't 13“It's too late, Mr White,” said the officer. “We 14 the criminal (罪犯) last night. The judge sentenced him for ten years in prison (法官判他十年徒刑) this 15 !”

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　　There was a bridge over the river. 1 often took some parts away. So Mr White, a farmer of fifty-two, 2 to watch it. He had neither wife nor children and lived in the house 3 the bridge. He worked hard and always got up several times at night. So it was much 4 than before.

　　Once the old man 5 to his sister's birthday party. He asked two days' leave and went there. He 6 much that day and fell to sleep as soon as the 7 was over. His sister had to carried him to a room with her husband. At midnight he 8 . He forgot where he was and went out to see if the bridge was all right. But he didn't 9 it. He was surprised and told the police station about it on the 10 .

　　“You'll be punished (惩罚) for it!” an officer said angrily. Later on he forgot what 11 that night and he returned to his house the following afternoon. When he saw the bridge, he 12 it all. He hurried to ring up the police station again and told them the bridge wasn't 13“It's too late, Mr White,” said the officer. “We 14 the criminal (罪犯) last night. The judge sentenced him for ten years in prison (法官判他十年徒刑) this 15 !”

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     Claude and Louris are “giraffes”. So are police offices Hankins and Pearson. There men and women don’t look like giraffes; they look like you and me. Then, why do people call them “giraffes”?

     A giraffe, they say, is an animal that sticks its neck out, can see places far away and has a large heart. It lives a quiet life and moves about in an easy and beautiful way. In the same way, a “giraffe” can be a person who likes to “stick his or her neck out” for other people, always watches for future happenings, has a warm heart for people around, and at the same time lives a quiet and beautiful life himself or herself.

     “The Giraffe Project” is a 10-year-old group which finds and honors “giraffe” in the US and in the world. The group wants to teach people to do something to build a better world. The group members believe that a person shouldn’t draw his and her head back; instead, they tell people to “stick their neck out” and help others. Claude and Louris, Hankins and Pearson are only a few of the nearly 1,000 “giraffes” that the group found and honored.

     Claude and Louris were getting old and they left their work with some money that they saved for future use. One day, however, they saw a homeless man looking for a palace to    keep warm and they decided that should “stick their neck out” and give him some help. Today, they lived in Friends’House, where they invite twelve homeless people to stay every night.

     Police offices Hankins and Parson work in a large city, They see crlmes every day and their work is sometimes dangerous. They work hard for their money. However, these two men put their savings together and even borrowed money to star an educational center to teach young people in a poor part of the city. Hankins and Pearson are certainly “giraffes”.

51. Which of the following is true?

  A. Some of the people around us look like giraffes.

  B. Giraffe are the most beautiful animal in the world.

  C. “Giraffes” is a beautiful name for those who are ready to help other people.

  D. A “giraffe” is someone who can stick his neck out and see the future.

52. “The Giraffe Project” is a group      .

  A. of police offices    B. which appeared ten years ago

  C. of ten-year-old children   D. which takes care of children

53. People call Claude and Hankins “giraffes” because they      .

  A. do what is needed for a good world         B. are not afraid of dangerous work

  C. found a home for some homeless people     D. made money only for other people

54. What does “The Giraffe Project” do?

  A. It tells people how to live a quiet life.

  B. It helps the homeless and teaches the young people.

  C. It tries to find 1,000 warm-hearted people in the US

  D. It shows people what their duty is for a better world

55. The passage mainly tries to tell us     .

  A. what giraffes are like

  B. what the Giraffe Project is

  C. why Claude, Louris, Hankins and Pearson are called “giraffe”

  D. what we should do for a better world