Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do，while others don't.

　The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the president's house on fire. In 1814，in order to hide the marks of the fire，the stone walls of the president's house were painted white and it has been the “White House”ever since.

1. White House is a house for ___________.

　　  A. the American people.　　  B. the soldiers of U.S.A.   C. the presidents of U.S.A.　 

2.England fought with America in ____________.

　　  A. 1810　　　　　　       B. 1812　　　 C. 1814　　　  　　 

3. The house is called “White House” because ____________.

　　  A. it's covered with snow      B. the house is very clean

 C. the stone walls of the house were painted white

4.The White House was painted white because ____________.

　　  A. the house is old　　  B. the house is new  C. it was once on fire and was with marks

5. “ever since” means ___________.

　　  A. never　　               B. once　　   C. from then on　　

Chairman Mao once said: “It is not hard to do one good deed. It is hard to do good deeds all your life.” Guo Mingyi, 52, a worker in Anshan, Liaoning, did just that. Over the past 20 years, Guo has donated 60,000 milliliters(毫升) of blood. That is the blood of 10 people put together.

　　 Once, on a cold winter of 2009, Guo got a call from the hospital. The doctors told him that a patient needed a blood donation. Guo didn’t have time to eat lunch. He travelled in the snow to get to the hospital. When he finished donating the blood, he was so tired that he fell asleep on the hospital bed.

　　 Guo and his family live a simple life. He and his wife and daughter live in a house of only 40 square meters. They don’t have a lot of money, but Guo saves money to support poor children. In the past 16 years, he has donated over 100,000 yuan to more than 180 poor students. When the parents met him, many cried. “He looks poorer than us,” they said.

　　 Guo has also offered hands to thousands of workers, friends and strangers. His warm heart has moved many people. They call him a “Modern-Day Lei Feng”.

　　 Recently, Chinese leaders called on people to learn from Guo. They say young people especially should learn his selfless devotion(无私奉献).But Guo said he did these things in order not to get famous. “It’s just that some people need some help, and there should be someone standing out to give them a hand,” he said.

1.When was Guo Mingyi born in Anshan, Liaoning?

A. In 1940      B. In 1950      C. In 1960      D. In 1970

2.Why did Guo Mingyi donate the blood to a patient on a cold winter of 2009?

A. Because they are good friends.

B. Because he had no money to eat lunch.

C. Because he wanted to sleep in the hospital

D. Because he wanted to help the patient very much.

3.Which of the following is RIGHT about Guo Mingyi?

A. He is a common businessman.      B. He has a very rich family.

C. He wants to be famous a lot.     D. He devotes what he has to helping others

4.What does the writer write the passage for?

A. To learn from Gou Mingyi’s selfless devotion.

B. To donate blood to the people in need.

C. To raise money for poor students.

D. To remember Lei Feng.

5.Which part of the newspapers can we see the passage ?

A. Sports news B. Health care C. People       D. Nature

Mr. Jackson was on duty that evening. It was 1 and there was thick snow outside. So few people came to the hospital and he could  2 on the bed in his office and soon he went to sleep . Suddenly someone knocked at the door and it woke him up. He got up and opened the door. In went an old man. His wife was ill and he asked the doctor to go to look her over.
　It was still 3 when Mr. Jackson came out. The old farmer walked fast and he hardly catch up with him. It was 4 for him to walk on the snowy roads. When he got to the man’s house, he was very  5  . He looked over the old woman and found she had a bad cold. He gave her some 6 and began to return to the hospital. The wind was blowing strongly and he couldn’t walk too 7 .
　And when he was near the hospital, he had a pain in his foot.
　He walked slowly and at last he went into his office, He took 8 his shoe and looked at his foot. There was much blood on it. He  9 he stepped on a broken glass. He looked at his shoe carefully and said to  10 “Luckily, it didn’t prick my shoe!”