Twenty years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One night I went to pick up a passenger at 2:30 AM. When I arrived there, I walked to the door and knocked, “Just a minute,” answered a weak, elderly voice.
After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her eighties stood before me. By her side was a small suitcase.
When we got into the taxi, she gave me an address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”
“It’s not the shortest way,” I answered quickly.
“Oh, I’m in no hurry,” she said. “I’m on my way to a hospice(临终医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have very long.”
I quietly reached over and shut off the meter(计价器).
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the furniture shop that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she’d ask me to slow down in front of a special building and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
In the early morning, she suddenly said,” I’m tired. Let’s go now.”
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.
“How much do I pay you?” she asked.
“Nothing.” I said.
“You have to make a living,” she answered. “Oh, there are other passengers,” I answered.
Almost without thinking, I gave her a hug(拥抱). She held on me and said, “You gave an old woman a little moment of joy.”
【小题1】The old woman chose to ride through the city in order to ______.

　　I wonder if there is any girl or boy who does not like to see a rainbow（彩虹）in the sky. It is so beautiful.

　　A rainbow is not a thing which we can feel with our hands as we can feel a flower. It is only the effect（结果）of the light shining on rain-drops. The raindrops catch the sunlight and break it up into all the wonderful colours which we see.

　　It is called a rainbow perhaps because it is made up of raindrops and looks like a bow（弓）.

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A．they are beautiful

B．they are like bows

C．they can find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow

D．they are good to crop

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(3)We can see a rainbow ______．

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A．A rainbow is always far way from us.

B．A rainbow is the effect of light shining on raindrops.

C．A rainbow is made by man.

D．A rainbow is one of the wonders of nature.

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【小题1】Who might be interested in this website?

Do you know what Oscar is? When did it start? Maybe you can find the background of the awards in the following passage.
The awards started in 1929. Their full title is “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Awards”. The Academy is a group of people who have worked in the film industry for many years. They decide who will receive the awards. The awards are often referred to as the “Oscar”. This is a nickname given to the awards by a lady called Margaret Herrick. She was once the director of the Academy and she once said that the little gold statue(雕像) reminded her of her uncle Oscar!
The Oscar is always an exciting event. Each year, at least one unusual thing happens. When the Italian actor and director Roberto Benigni won an Oscar for best foreign film, he danced on stage! When Gwyneth Paltrow, the star of Shakespeare in Love won the Oscar for best actress, she could not make her acceptance speech because she was crying so much with happiness!
In 1987, Roberto Benigni won the award for best director for a film about the last emperor of China. Since then, Chinese film and actors have started to make an impact at the award. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon was a huge success and it won the award for best foreign language film in 2001. It also won several technical awards for its amazing “flying” people. We expect to see more awards for Chinese film in the near future.
It’s time for the Oscar again. Once more, the stars will dress up in their finest and go to Kodak Theater. There, they will find out who had won the awards for best actor, best actress and best director. Millions of people watch the awards every year to find out who the winners are. Some people watch it to see the stars crying and laughing as they receive their awards.
【小题1】Who give the awards?

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A．Because I'm afraid of dogs I ran as fast as I could.

B．I've remembered I was bitten（咬）by a dog.

C．No. But it's important for us to learn it in our everyday life.

D．What's wrong with you?

E．I fell off a tall tree though my mother told me not to climb too high.

F．Are you badly hurt?

G．Then take him to see a doctor. Do you remember?

（T: Teacher S: Students）

T: Hello, boys and girls. This class we'll learn some knowledge about first aid.

S: Why? Is there an accident?

T: 1 Now who wants to tell me an accident you had before?

S: Me.

T: What was wrong with you?

S: 2 .

T: Bad luck! Please listen and remember if someone is hurt, you shouldn't move him at once. You should telephone 120 first and wait until the ambulance comes. Who had another accident?

S: 3 .

T: Really? How terrible! Where did it bite you?

S: My left leg.

T: How did it happen?

S: Last year I was walking on the road when I saw a dog. 4 The dog saw me running. then it ran after me and bit me on my left leg.

T: Oh, poor boy! Here I want to tell you that if a person is bitten by an animal, wash the wound（伤口）with cold running water first. 5 .

S: Yes, we do.

T: OK. This class we know something about first aid. We can save ourselves and other people's lives when accidents happen. Class is over, bye!

S: Bye!