I took my 7-year-old daughter to a restaurant by the beach for lunch. When we arrived, I saw JoJo, a rich man in the hotel business. We sat down to chat in an open-air cafe. Suddenly, our conversation was interrupted(打断） by a stranger, who politely asked to speak to me alone.

　 We stood a bit away from my table. Usually, people who asked to talk to mp told me their

opinions on the shows I hosted. But he was different. He said, “I'm James, the father of a 7-year-old girl who's very sick. Doctors have said that if she is treated in the UK, she will probably become better. I don't have much money. Can you please help me?"

I looked into the man's eyes, which were filled with tears. Then I went to sir back at the table. JoJo asked, "What's wrong? Your face changed." I told him why.

I thought of James and his daughter all the weekend. I even thought of doing a special TV show to collect money for the sick girl. On Monday morning, I was at the office when JoJo walked in, which was surprising because JoJo was so busy. I never thought he would have time to come and see me at the studios.

With a check book in hand, he said, "Please call James and tell him I'll pay for his sick daughter's treatment. I've been married for 35 years, but I'm not lucky enough to have a child. I love children and want to help this child." I called James.

The daughter is living a normal life now and JoJo visits her sometimes. I'm so happy that there're so many good people in this world.

30. The father talked alone with the writer in order to _______.

　 A. ask the writer to introduce him to JoJo 　B. ask the writer for help to save his daughter

　 C. ask the writer to give him a lot of money D. tell the writer what he thought of his shows

31. We can learn from the fourth paragraph that the writer _______.

　 A. didn't try to help the sad father　　　　　

B. was usually very busy with his work

　 C. didn't expect JoJo would come for the sick girl

D. was sure he would find a way to help the girl

32. The writer was thankful that _______.

A. Jojo and he are such good friends

B. so many people helped the sick girl

C. Jojo came to the studios especially to see him

D. there are good people who are ready to help others

When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could do this was to work in the local brick factory in my town, or get married. I was nervous when I told my father I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, " No! You are going to college. " He took me by surprise when he said, "OK. We'll go to the brick factory. "
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. ' I had imagined everyone to be friends working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we were inside. My father said, "Take your time. Look around." I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was horrible. I ran back to my. father and said, "I want to go home. "
He asked me, "What do you think of the factory?"
"It's terrible," I replied.
"And marriage is even worse!" he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard so I could get into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the brick factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

1. 1.

   The writer lived in_________ when she was a teenager.

   1. A.
      Russia
   2. B.
      Japan
   3. C.
      China
2. 2.

   At first she thought life in the factory would be _       _ than in school.

   1. A.
      more careful
   2. B.
      more colorful
   3. C.
      more beautiful
3. 3.

   When she told her father that she wanted to leave school, he expressed his disagreement________.

   1. A.
      by doing nothing    
   2. B.
      in a special way
   3. C.
      by saying nothing
4. 4.

   After they visited the factory, the girl________.

   1. A.
      decided to work there       
   2. B.
      decided to get married       
   3. C.
      changed her mind
5. 5.

   The underlined word "horrible" means "_     _" in Chinese.

   1. A.
      糟糕的   
   2. B.
      紧张的   
   3. C.
      浪漫的