The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and picked up four people from the street. One of them was in a most  15  condition, and I told the others: You look after the other three. I take care of this one who looked  16 . So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful  17  on her face. She took hold of my   __18__as she said “thank you” and she died. I asked myself what I would say if I was in her  19. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little 20  to myself. I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something else, but she gave me much more---she gave me her grateful love. And she 21  with a smile on her face. As did that man whom we picked up from the drain (下水道), half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home. “I have lived like an  22 in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.” And it was so  23 to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without complaining, without cursing(诅咒) anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel---this is the 24  of our people.

1.                A．comfortable     B．important       C．difficult   D．terrible

2.                A．better          B．happier         C．worse    D．different

3.                A．smile           B．tear            C．laugh     D．surprise

4.                A．head           B．face            C．coat D．hand

5.                A．place          B．room           C．home    D．side

6.                A．attraction       B．ability          C．advice    D．attention

7.                A．lived           B．died           C．came D．talked

8.                A．ant            B．angel           C．animal    D．actor

9.                A．wonderful       B．difficult         C．grateful   D．important

10.               A．achievement    B．greatness       C．behavior   D．unhappiness

The poor are very wonderful people. One evening my sisters and I went out and picked up four people from the street. One of them  31  a most terrible condition. I told my sisters, "You  32  the other three. I take care of this one who looks  33 .”So I did for her all that my love can do.I  34  her in bed, and there was such a beautiful smile on her face. She took hold of my hand as she   35  ‘’Thank you" and then she died. I could not help but examined my heart before her. I asked myself  36  I would say if I was in her place. My answer was very simple.1 would say I was hungry, cold, homeless, and I was dying, or something else, but she gave me her  37  love. Then she died with a smile on her face.
I am going to try to make a home for many people who have no home. Because I believe that love begins at home, and if we can create a home for the poor, I think that  38  love will spread(延伸、撒开)．Through this love we will be able to bring peace to the poor. So let us always meet  39  with a smile, for the smile is the  40  of love, and once we begin to love each other naturally, we will do something for others.

The poor are very wonderful people. One evening we went out and picked up four people from the street. One of them was in a most  15  condition, and I told the others: You look after the other three. I take care of this one who looked  16 . So I did for her all that my love can do. I put her in bed, and there was such a beautiful  17  on her face. She took hold of my   __18__as she said “thank you” and she died. I asked myself what I would say if I was in her  19. And my answer was very simple. I would have tried to draw a little 20  to myself. I would have said I am hungry, that I am dying, I am cold, I am in pain, or something else, but she gave me much more---she gave me her grateful love. And she 21  with a smile on her face. As did that man whom we picked up from the drain (下水道), half eaten with worms, and we brought him to the home. “I have lived like an  22 in the street, but I am going to die like an angel, loved and cared for.” And it was so  23 to see the greatness of that man who could speak like that, who could die like that without complaining, without cursing(诅咒) anybody, without comparing anything. Like an angel---this is the 24  of our people.

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Our society（社会）needs harmony. Recently, President Hu Jintao said building a harmonious society is the new “Long March” for Chinese people. He said this is the ①________ ________            thing for China now.

②在过去的25年期间，中国发展得很快。Many people became rich. But many others are still poor. The distance between rich and poor people is becoming great.13 percent of the richest people in China have about 27 billion yuan. But more than 3 million children in China still can’t go to school. Many families can’t afford to pay 200 to 300 yuan a year for their education.

Many people in the countryside go to work in big cities. But they live a hard life. Forty-seven percent of them work seven days a week. They often work in poor conditions and can’t be paid on time. ③If the rich are getting richer, and the poor are getting poorer, poor people may think life is unfair. They may become more worried about their future. It won’t bring harmony. This will cause more problems in society.

Building a harmonious society will balance everyone’s interests and make sure a fair chance for everybody .Then we will all live safe and happy lives.

The government has already taken some measures, for example, raising workers’ pay. In 2010 China spent about 1,000 billion yuan on education.

1.在文中空白处①填入适当的词，使上下文完整____________  ____________

2.将②翻译成英语 _____________________________________________________________

3.在文中找出③的同义句________________________________________________________

4.What’s the advantage of a harmonious society?

    ____________________________________________________________________________

5.找出并写下文章的主题句 _____________________________________________________