Dash of Hope

"Dash" is a symbol which represents every day we've spent alive on earth．Therefore, how you spend your "dash" is important．

Recently I   36   about a little girl named Hope．After learning more about her life, I couldn't help but feel it was not by   37   , nor happenstance, that she had been named "Hope"．The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity  38   in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others． 39   I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had．It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special．

Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was   40   a "wish" in early December 2010 by the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation after being   41   that she had a rare type of bone cancer．However, when she found out that more than 150   42   in her area were waiting for their wishes to be granted （实现） , she unselfishly used her wish to   43   that those children have their wishes granted．She also asked tW it be done   44   January 16, 2011．Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her   45   request could not be granted as the funds （资金） were simply   46 ．They calculated that they would need to raise more than one   47   dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish． 48  , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring   49   to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually   50    as well．Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 51   the story of this caring young girl who had   52   the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged．Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in   53   money to help make Hope's dream come true．

Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only   54   , but spiritually and emotionally as well．At the gathering to celebrate her life, "A Celebration of Hope" on January 16, 2011 , the   55   was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars．Her wish had been granted!

1.A．heard            B．thought        C．cared          D．talked

2.A．coincidence      B．independence   C．convenience    D．intelligence

3.A．lost             B．carried        C．expected       D．housed

4.A．Until            B．Unless         C．Though         D．If

5.A．expressed        B．offered        C．made           D．sent

6.A．recognized       B．informed       C．reminded       D．understood

7.A．children         B．citizens       C．villagers      D．relatives

8.A．suggest          B．ask            C．arrange        D．order

9.A．for              B．to             C．on             D．by

10.A．final           B．formal         C．simple         D．noble

11.A．unbearable      B．unbelievable   C．unavailable    D．uncomfortable

12.A．thousand        B．hundred        C．million        D．billion

13.A．Disappointed    B．Surprised      C．Worried        D．Embarrassed

14.A．committees      B．individuals    C．corporations   D．organizations

15.A．theirs          B．ours           C．hers           D．yours

16.A．wrote           B．read           C．broadcast      D．shared

17.A．touched         B．examined       C．won            D．opened

18.A．finding         B．spending       C．raising        D．borrowing

19.A．perfectly       B．physically     C．healthily      D．thankfully

20.A．proposal  B．decision C．conclusion   D．announcement

　The foreiger knows little about ______ is called "Hope Project" in China.

　　　　A. what　　　　　B. that　　　　　　C. which　　　　　D. it

Kalle Lasn was in a supermarket parking lot one afternoon when he had an experience that changed his life．In order to shop at the store, he needed to put money into the shopping cart to use it．Annoyed that he had to "pay to shop," Lasn jammed the coin into the cart so that it wouldn't work．It was an act of rebellion—the first of many—for Lasn．

Born in Estonia, Kalle Lasn moved to Australia as a young man and then later to Japan, where he founded a marketing research firm in Tokyo．Eventually, Lasn moved to Canada and for several years produced documentaries （纪录片） for public television．In the late 1980s, Lasn made an advertisement that spoke out against the logging industry and the deforestation going on in the Pacific Northwest．When he tried to show his ad on TV, though, no station in this area would give him airtime．In response, Lasn and a colleague founded Adbusters Media Foundation, a company for the "Human right to communicate．

Adbusters produces magazine, newspaper, and TV ads with a social message．Many use humor and irony to make their points: In one, for example, a man chain smokes a brand of cigarettes called "Hope"．In another, a child is dressed in an outfit used in fast-food ads．Next to the child is a note from its mother telling the restaurant to leave her child alone．

Adbusters also has a magazine and a web site, the Culture Jammers Network, whose members include students, artists, and activists as well as educators and businesspeople interested in social change．Many of these "culture jammers" are working to raise awareness about different social issues by hosting events like "Buy Nothing Day" , " No Car Day" and "TV Turnoff Week" ．Lasn and his partners hope these events will encourage people to think about questions such as;

·What kinds of things are we being encouraged to buy by the media?

·Should cars be our primary means of transportation?

·How are television and radio being used now? How could we be using them?

Some culture jammers are using other methods to challenge how people think．Some pretend to be shoppers．They move items in stores from one shelf to another making it difficult for people to find things easily．Other culture jammers break into large company well sites and jam them so that they become unusable．The goal in both cases ia to prevent "Business as usual" and to gel people to ask themselves questions such as "Why am I shopping here?" or "Why should I buy this product?"

Lasn and members of the Culture Jammers Network want to make people aware of social issues, but they also believe it's important to think of solutions, too．"A lot of people tell you everything that's wrong but they never say much about how to fix these problems," says Lasn．"But there is plenty we can do．If you start despairing, you have lost everything．"

Though many TV stations still won't show Adbusters' " uncommercials" , some cable TV stations have started to．People all over the world have joined the Culture Jammers Network and are doing their part to promote social change．

1.What does the underlined word "rebellion" in Paragraph 1 most probably mean?

2.What's the main point of the ad for "Hope" cigarettes?

3.Some culture jammers break into websites in order to ________．

4.It can be inferred from the passage ________．

5.Which of the following best describes what Lasn has done?

There is only one winner and in this case it is Gina Rinehart who has won it all. In her own words, "beauty is an iron mine", Gina suggested her recipe for glory and fame. She has been announced as the richest woman of the world by BRW (formerly Business Review Weekly) in May 2012. Let's read more about her life and journey to the top.   

Georgina "Gina" Hope Rinehart was born on 9th February, 1954 in Perth, Western Australia, to Hope Margaret Nicholas and Lang Hancock, the mining king. Her father discovered one of the world's biggest reserves in the early 1950s. Gina gained lots of knowledge of the iron-ore industry while working with her father. She married an Englishman Greg Milton, at the age of 19 and together they had two children, John Langley and Bianca Hope. Soon the marriage broke off and she remarried in 1983. Frank Rinehart and Gina had two children: Ginia and Hope. Frank died in 1990. Since then, Gina has devoted herself to her work and empire.

She was the sole heir (唯一继承人) of her family's wealth. Then after her father died in 1992, she started her professional career as the Executive Chairman of Hancock Prospecting Pty Limited (HPPL) and other privately owned group of companies. At that time, the company centered its functioning to mining-related explorations and accumulation of vast mining leases (租约). From there, Rinehart worked her way towards transforming the leases into profit earning mines. She also worked together with other companies to raise capital. Her efforts made the business increase three times in 2011 as much as before.  

At home, Rinehart was working to expand the family business, but she did not satisfy herself with it. In 2010, she stepped into the media industry by acquiring 10% stake (股份) in Ten Network Holdings. Afterwards, she went on to hold stake in Fairfax Media, proving that mining is not her only interest. In June 2012, by increasing her stake in Fairfax to 18.67%, she became the largest stakeholder in the company. With this, she now stands at the head of $US 29.3 billion worth of an empire. Two new projects related to the mining sector in Central Queensland and Roy Hill are expected to begin in 2013.

Gina Rinehart has made her way from being Australia's Richest Woman to Australia's Richest Person and then to World's Richest Woman.

1.According to Gina Rinehart, what makes her successful and famous?

A．Her own beauty.    B．Her wealth.        C．Her family.         D．The iron-ore industry.

2.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph?

A．Gina Rinehart’s business career.           B．Gina Rinehart’s education.

C．Gina Rinehart’s life and family.            D．Gina Rinehart’s two marriages.

3.How old was Gina Rinehart when she succeeded her father?

A．She was 58 yeas old.                     B．She was 62 years old.

C．She was 38 years old.                    D．She was 36 years old.

4.After being the Executive Chairman, Gina Rinehart made several reforms EXCEPT ______.

A．stepping into the media industry

B．transforming the leases into profit earning mines

C．working together with other companies to raise capital

D．focusing on mining-related explorations and accumulation of vast mining leases

5.Which of the following can best describe Gina Rinehart?

A．Poorly-educated.   B．Stubborn.         C．Hardworking.       D．Modest.

Dash of Hope

"Dash" is a symbol which represents every day we've spent alive on earth. Therefore, how you spend your "dash" is important.

Recently I   36  about a little girl named Hope. After learning more about her life, I couldn't help but feel it was not by   37  , nor happenstance（意外事件）, that she had been named "Hope". The strong feeling of sympathy and generosity  38  in her young heart made a lasting impression on me and countless others.  39   I never had the opportunity to meet her, I wish I had. It seems as though she was wise beyond her tender years and very, very special.

Hope was a twelve-year-old girl who was   40  a "wish" in early December 2010 by the "Make-A-Wish" Foundation after being   41  that she had a rare type of bone cancer. However, when she found out that more than 150   42  in her area were waiting for their wishes to be achieved , she unselfishly used her wish to   43  that those children have their wishes granted. She also asked that it be done   44  January 16, 2011. Unfortunately, however, the organization informed her that her   45  request could not be granted as the funds were simply   46 . They calculated that they would need to raise more than one   47  dollars in thirty days in order to grant her wish. 48 , but not discouraged, she turned her disappointment into an enthusiasm that inspired caring   49  to take up helping grant the wishes of the other children, and eventually   50   as well. Newspaper columnists and reporters for radio and TV stations 51   the story of this caring young girl who had   52  the hearts of so many and as word spread, the community was challenged. Committees were fanned and schools, corporations and various organizations assisted in  53  money to help make Hope's dream come true.

Her efforts were not in vain as they continue to help others, not only   54  , but spiritually and emotionally as well. At the gathering to celebrate her life, "A Celebration of Hope" on January 16, 2011 , the   55  was made that they had indeed received donations totaling more than one million dollars. Her wish had been granted!