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When Pierre Thiam was getting ready to open his Clinton Hill Restaurant last year, Kassoum Fofana’s family helped him kindly.
“They did an amazing job,” said Thiam, owner of Dakar, who recalled how Fofana’s cousins did construction ,woodworking ,electrical work and other tasks .Now, Thiam wants to do something for Fofana when he needs support.
Fofana lost his wife and two children last month during an early morning fire at 1033 Pacific Street.
On Wednesday, a fund-raiser to benefit the victims of the fire will be held at Dakar.
The event is being organized by Thiam, Councilwoman Letitia James and Bill Batson of Community Board.
“I think I must do something,” said Thiam, who is from Senegal .Fofana, who owns a wood-flooring company, is from Burkina Faso ,which is in West Africa. “People from the West African communities here in Prooklyn are very close-knit,” Thiam said. “We all know each other and support each other.”
The event is intended to bring together Prospect Heights residents when many are on edge.
“We have had 18 fires in this area in the last 14 months,” said Batson, co-chair of the Fire Safety Committee of Community Board. “They always set small buildings on fire while people are asleep. We need to stop this reign of terror.
Batson and James also have organized a neighborhood watch from midnight to 6 a.m.
The Pacific Street fire, ignited at 5:17 a.m. , quickly spread from the first floor to the fourth floor of the building , and its roof.
Five children were tossed out of windows to safety .Fofana escaped by leaping from his third-floor window. His wife, Assita Coulibably ; daughter , Mariam , 3; and son ,Mohammed ,I were later found inside.
Last week ,the building was boarded up and locked .Balloons hung on the fence outside ,along with a dried bouquet（花束）of roses and a teddy bear proclaiming a daddy’s love.
1．Why did Pierre Thiam help Fofana? Because .
A．Fofana gave him some money to open his restaurant
B．Fofana’s family gave him a lot of help when he opened his restaurant
C．they were close relatives
D．they came from the same country
2．How many people were killed in the fire that happened at 1033 Pacific Street? .
A．Three B．Eight C．Five D．Not known
3．A neighborhood watch was organized to .
A．help the victims of the fire B．make sure no one sets fires
C．keep safety in the neighborhood D．stop terrorists from attacking
4．The underlined phrase “on edge” in the middle of the passage probably means” ”.
A．nervous B．frightened C．in danger D．hopeless
查看习题详情和答案>>Little Hossein was the first person I knew who died. We started calling him Little Hossein when Big Hossein moved down from the mountains to live with his brother Mohammed, our cook. Little Hossein was older than me, but just my size. His head was shaved. His father, Mashala, our gardener, spent the whole day, every day, watering the rose bushes, because the minute he stopped they got dusty. Little Hossein’s skin was the color of the dust and smelled like kerosene(煤油). One day, Big Hossein found him stealing Kool Pops from our refrigerator and hit him on the head with his flip-flops. Over and over. Harder and harder. Little Hossein started to cry, and so did I.
After that I guess we were friends, except that I spied on him and he spied on me. He crept onto the terrace and looked through my bedroom window. I told him the picture of President Kennedy on my dresser was the Shah of Emrika. He stared through my window at that picture a lot. Or maybe he was looking at my piggy bank right next to it.
He’d stand outside my window where my bike was parked. It was a three-speed from the States, but finally I let him borrow it. He rode it outside the gate to the village. He didn’t let the village boys ride it, but he rode it round and round the square while the boys tried to push him off. Every morning I had to walk past the sand dunes on my way from the gate to the school bus. The village boys hid behind the sand dunes. They threw stones that hit the gravel near my feet. One day when I came back from school Little Hossein was hiding with them.
56. Little Hossein’s father watered the rose bushes every day because ________.
A. he loved the roses so much B. the rose bushes do not stay clean for long
C. he was required to do so D. he would get better paid in this way
57. Why did Little Hossein get hit on the head of shoes?
A. He ate something without asking. B. He didn’t follow instructions.
C. he made me cry over and over. D. He covered his skin with dust.
58. Which of the following things did the writer share with Little Hossein?
A. The picture of the president. B. His piggy bank.
C. His three-speed bicycle. D. His bedroom.
59. In the story that followed, the author might probably________.
A. ride to school instead of taking the school bus
B. ask Little Hossein to go to school together
C. fight back against the village boys who threw stones
D. be unfriendly to Little Hossein
查看习题详情和答案>>In Indonesian 2-year-old boy who hit the headlines last month due to a 40-a-day cigarette addiction has reportedly cut down to 15-a-day from 40, after the child received treatment.
Images of a two-year-old boy smoking cigarettes have shocked people in Indonesia. The little boy, Ardi Rizal from Sumatra, is addicted to nicotine and smokes 40 cigarettes a day. His father, Mohammed Rizal, thinks there’s no problem with his son’s bad habit. He told reporters that his child looked healthy and that it was the only thing that was important. He went on to explain how Ardi took up smoking when he was 18 months old. That was when he gave his son his first cigarette. Now he’s totally hooked; he screams if his father doesn’t let him smoke.
Ardi’s story is part of a worrying trend in Indonesia. It has one of the worst smoking records in the world, with a population of 250 million people. Government statistics show 25 percent of Indonesia teenagers have smoked and that about 3 percent are regular smokers.
Indonesia is the world’s third largest smoking nation. It is reported that over a third of the country smokes, and 90% of the country’s smokers smoke a native cigarette which has twice the levels of tat and nicotine in an average cigarette used around the world. Cigarettes are everywhere and smoking is still seen as a socially acceptable practice. Many people in the country do not know the health risks connected with smoking.
Health Minister Endang Sedyaningsih said preventing youngsters from smoking would be very difficult because people believe smoking is a good thing. She said tobacco companies are well like because they sponsor many things from education to sporting and public events. She added, “ This is the challenge we face in protecting youth from the danger of smoking”.
60. Why did the Indonesian boy hit the headlines?
A. Because he smoked too much for his age.
B. Because his parents were both heavy smokers.
C. He fought against smoking.
D. Because his parents forbid him to smoke.
61. What does the underlined word “hooked” mean in the second paragraph?
A. Curious B. Tired C. Addicted D. Eager
62. Indonesians who smoke regularly _________.
A. are seen as anti-social people. B. sometimes worry about their health.
C. can’t realize the harm to them. D. receive good education.
63. It’s not easy to forbid the youth to smoke because___________.
A. the government is in favor of smoking
B. smoking is not considered a bad thing.
C. tobacco companies encourage people to smoke.
D. the youth have formed the habit of smoking.
查看习题详情和答案>>Fourteen-year-old Abu Mohammed knows what it is like to go hungry but his extraordinary talent for soccer means he no longer has to.
His life changed two years ago when he was offered a place at the Ghanaian （加纳）Football Academy run by Tom Vernon, the Africa scout （星探）for English soccer giants Manchester United. Impressed by Mohammed’s skill, the academy offered him a four-year academic scholarship. Mohammed cried when his parents failed to understand what was on and said “no”. Now when he goes home, his neighbors are surprised at how big he is : the difference is made by three meals a day.
For many poor children, football offers an escape from poverty. The first step can be getting a place at one of the handful of academies that offer education as well as soccer training. The hope of discovering stars is tempered by the realization that only a few students will make it. So far, only two graduates are currently in talks with European clubs.
“At least, it gives these boys an opportunity to build themselves a better life through talent for football.” Vernon says.
But getting the boys to take education seriously in case their dreams fall apart is difficult, he says. In Mohammed’s case, they had to ban him from the field to make him realize he had to improve his grades.
Fourteen-year-old Waris has been playing soccer in his hometown of Tamale in northern Ghana for several years before he came to the Academy. He knows how hard it will be to succeed.
“I want to be famous. I want to prove to the world that I have something important in me,” he says. “When I was in Tamale, I thought I just had to play. When I came her, I know I have to train and work hard.”
1．The purpose of Tom Vernon’s Ghanaian Football Academy is to .
A．help those poor African children live a better life
B．find promising football players for some famous football clubs.
C．help those poor African children receive better education
D．offer a chance to the children who are good at football
2．Which of the following is NOT true of Abu Mohammed?
A．He no longer suffered from hunger
B．He received education as well as football training
C．He was allowed to work on the farm if he did well in study
D．His parents were very poorly educated
3．The underlined word “tempered” in paragraph 3 probably means .
A．strengthened B．increased C．reduced D．destroyed
4．What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Tom Vernon brings hope for the poor children in Ghana
B．Football offers hope to the poor children in Ghana
C．Playing football for a better life
D．Ghanaian Football Academy: the best choice for poor children
查看习题详情和答案>>Little Hossein was the first person I knew who died. We started calling him Little Hossein when Big Hossein moved down from the mountains to live with his brother Mohammed, our cook. Little Hossein was older than me, but just my size. His head was shaved. His father, Mashala, our gardener, spent the whole day, every day, watering the rose bushes, because the minute he stopped they got dusty. Little Hossein’s skin was the color of the dust and smelled like kerosene(煤油). One day, Big Hossein found him stealing Kool Pops from our refrigerator and hit him on the head with his flip-flops. Over and over. Harder and harder. Little Hossein started to cry, and so did I.
After that I guess we were friends, except that I spied on him and he spied on me. He crept onto the terrace and looked through my bedroom window. I told him the picture of President Kennedy on my dresser was the Shah of Emrika. He stared through my window at that picture a lot. Or maybe he was looking at my piggy bank right next to it.
He’d stand outside my window where my bike was parked. It was a three-speed from the States, but finally I let him borrow it. He rode it outside the gate to the village. He didn’t let the village boys ride it, but he rode it round and round the square while the boys tried to push him off. Every morning I had to walk past the sand dunes on my way from the gate to the school bus. The village boys hid behind the sand dunes. They threw stones that hit the gravel near my feet. One day when I came back from school Little Hossein was hiding with them.
56. Little Hossein’s father watered the rose bushes every day because ________.
A. he loved the roses so much B. the rose bushes do not stay clean for long
C. he was required to do so D. he would get better paid in this way
57. Why did Little Hossein get hit on the head of shoes?
A. He ate something without asking. B. He didn’t follow instructions.
C. he made me cry over and over. D. He covered his skin with dust.
58. Which of the following things did the writer share with Little Hossein?
A. The picture of the president. B. His piggy bank.
C. His three-speed bicycle. D. His bedroom.
59. In the story that followed, the author might probably________.
A. ride to school instead of taking the school bus
B. ask Little Hossein to go to school together
C. fight back against the village boys who threw stones
D. be unfriendly to Little Hossein
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