Christmas Eve means a warm get-together with friends, a candlelight dinner, or perhaps a celebration at a pub（酒馆）for students. But, for Cai Yingjie, the night has a different meaning:  helping beggars（乞丐）and the homeless（people without homes）

Cai, who is a student in journalism at Tsinghua, could be found at Beijing's Wudaokou Light Railway Station that special evening. When she saw an old beggar, she took the cold, rough hands of the woman with her warm, clean hands, and gave the woman some warm bread and helped her put on a pair of new gloves（手套）

The woman was surprised for a few seconds, then burst into tears, saying "for the first time I feel respected （尊重）

Cai said, "A beggar's life is very hard. That's why I want to help them."

Cai was one of 14 Tsinghua students spending Christmas Eve among the poor. They walked in the end wind along the streets from 4 to 7 pm on Friday, visiting 15 beggars in Beijing's Haidian District.

They brought bread and gloves with them, and Stopped to greet beggars and offer them some of the warm food. Each beggar greeted them with a look of surprise.

"'I know the activity can't help much, but it's meant to show our respect and care for beggars and the homeless who have been neglected for so long, "said Sun,  head of the group. "And Christmas is a good time for that."

1．What does Christmas Eve mean to the 14 Tsinghua students?

A．Taking 15 beggars to Tsinghua.

B．Getting together with friends.

C．Showing care to the beggars and the homeless,

D．Selling bread and gloves to the beggars.

2．What does the beggar mean by saying "for the first time I feel respected"?

A．The beggar has been waiting for Cai for long.

B．The beggar hasn't been shown care for so long.

C．The beggar has been respecting Cai for a long time.

D．This is the first time the beggar has seen Tsinghua students.

3．What did each beggar feel when they received greetings'?

A．Sad.                     B．Amazed.

C．Frightened.             D．Proud.

When someone says, “Well, I guess I’ll have to face the music”, it doesn’t mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or attend a concert. It is something far less unhappy than you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that.
At some time or another, every one of us has to “face the music”, especially (尤其) as children. We can all remember father?s angry words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a bad thing it was!
In the middle or at the end of every term, we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not. If...that means parents cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.
“To face the music” is well known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really means that you have to do something, no matter (无论) how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.
【小题1】“To face the music"means “to____ ”.

When someone says, “Well, I guess I'll have to face the music”, it doesn't mean that he is planning to go to hear a singer or attend a concert. It is something far less unhappy than you are called in by your leader to explain why you did this and that or why you did not do this or that.

At some time or another, every one of us has to “face the music”, especially (尤其) as children. We can all remember father?s angry words “I want to talk to you”. And only because we did not listen to him. What a bad thing it was!

In the middle or at the end of every term, we students have to “face the music”. The result of the exam will decide whether we will face the music or not. If...that means parents cold faces and contempt (轻视) of the teachers and classmates.

“To face the music” is well known to every American, young or old. It is at least 100 years old. It really means that you have to do something, no matter (无论) how terrible the whole thing might be, because you know you have no choice.

1.“To face the music"means “to____ ”.

  A. do something that we don't like to     B. go to the theatre

  C. go to the music show                   D. do something that we want to

2.In the third paragraph, “If...”really means “If____ ”.

   A. we don't do a good job               B. we get an“A” in the exam

   C. the exam is easy                     D. the exam is difficult

3.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

  A.“To face the music” is well known in the United States.

  B.“To face the music” has a history of more than 100 years.

  C. The young Americans know what “to face the music” means.

  D.Only the old in the United States know the meaning of“to face the music”.

“Don’t care”— so they say—fell into a goose-pond; and “I won’t” is likely to come to no better an end. At last，my grandmother tells me that was how the Miller had to quit his native town，and leave the tip of his nose behind him.

It all came of his being allowed to say “I won’t” when he was quite a little boy. His mother thought he looked pretty when he was pouting（撅嘴），and that willfulness gave him an air which distinguished him from other people’s children. And when she found out that his lower lip was becoming so big that it spoilt his beauty，and that his willfulness gained its way twice and stood in his way eight times out of ten，it was too late to change him.

Then she said，“ Dearest Abinadab，do be better-mannered ! ”

And he replied (as she had taught him)，“I won’t.”

He always took what he could get，and would neither give nor give up to other people.

He quarreled with his friends till he had none left，and he quarreled with the tradesmen of the town till there was only one who would serve him，and this man offended him at last. “I’ll show you who’s master!” said the Miller. “ I won’t pay a penny of your bill-not a penny.” “ Sir ，” “ said the tradesman，“ my giving you offence now，is no just reason why you should refuse to pay for what you have had and been satisfied with. I must beg you to pay me at once.” “ I won’t，”said the Miller，“ and what I say I mean. I won’t. I tell you，I won’t.”

So the tradesman summoned (传唤) him before the justice，and the justice decided that he should pay the bill and the costs of the suit.

“I won’t，”said the Miller.

So they put him in prison，and in prison he would have remained if his mother had not paid the money to obtain his freedom. By and by she died，and left him her blessing and some very good advice，which would have been more useful if it had come earlier.

68. The underlined sentence in the first paragraph means “to say ‘I won’t ’ is ______.”

A. as good as to say ‘Don’t care’                 B. as bad as to say ‘Don’t care’

C. less good than to say ‘Don’t care’            D. much better than to say ‘Don’t care’

69. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. the mother died because the Miller was in prison

B. the Miller’s willfulness did more good than harm to his growth

C. the mother’s allowing the Miller to say “I won’t” badly influenced him

D. the Miller refused to pay the tradesman for being unsatisfied with the trade

70. The writer thinks the mother’s advice was ______.

A. late                     B. useless                     C. timely               D. honest

71. What will probably be talked about after the story?

A. How the Miller saved his trade.                 B. How the Miller started his new trade.

C. How the Miller offended his customers.    D. What made the Miller leave his native town.