It’s eleven o’clock, and Mr．Sims has just asked the class to pay attention for the fiftieth time while he explained a math problem．Carson Webster is sitting over by the window trying to listen to the teacher, but his mind is not on the problem Mr．Sims is discussing．Carson’s mind is on a little mouse named Millie that is busily moving around in his pocket．Millie is not very happy．At breakfast, she had climbed into Carson’s pocket and gone to sleep while Carson ate two pieces of bread and read the newspaper．Carson had forgotten Millie was there until he was halfway in class．Now that Millie’s morning sleep was over, she was ready to exercise．Lucky for Carson, Millie was in a pocket with a button or he might be in serious trouble．
“Carson?”Mr．Sims, who was usually rather strict with his students, was suddenly looking at Carson with his eyes wide open, rolling his stick in his hand．Carson had to pay attention．
“Could you please repeat the question?”said Carson, feeling his pocket．
“I asked if you would agree with the statement,”said Mr．Sims pleasantly．
“Well, I’m not really attentive at the moment,”said Carson．“I think I would need to give it more consideration．”Carson did not have the slightest idea as to what Mr．Sims was talking about．
“I see,”said Mr．Sims seriously,“Then I guess you’re uncertain about whether the product of zero by any other number is always zero?”
“Oh, I know that,” said Carson, who could feel himself turning red as a couple of kids including Bob began to laugh．He knew his punishment would come soon．To his surprise, however, the teacher didn’t seem angry．
“I’m so glad,”said Mr．Sims, turning back to the blackboard．“Oh, and by the way, Carson,”he continued, “I think a cage would be a healthier place for your little friend．Would you agree with that statement?”Just at that time, Millie let out a weak but clear cry and stuck her head out of Carson’s pocket．
“Yes,”Carson said with a smile．“I would totally agree with that statement!”
(1)
Which of the following is NOT a person’s name?
[ ]
A．
Carson．
B．
Sims．
C．
Millie．
D．
Bob．
(2)
Which of the following statements is true according to the story?
[ ]
A．
Bob was not the only student who laughed at Carson．
B．
The little mouse escaped from Carson’s pocket in class．
C．
Mr．Sims was too anxious to satisfy his students in class．
D．
When Carson was in class, Millie was fast asleep in his pocket．
(3)
What do you think of Mr．Sims after reading the story?
[ ]
A．
He always gave his students punishment when they make trouble．
B．
He was a teacher who was not only strict but also humorous．
C．
He liked to ask his students to repeat what he said in class．
D．
He was a teacher who was always kind to his students．
It’s eleven o’clock, and Mr．Sims has just asked the class to pay attention for the fiftieth time while he explained a math problem．Carson Webster is sitting over by the window trying to listen to the teacher, but his mind is not on the problem Mr．Sims is discussing．Carson’s mind is on a little mouse named Millie that is busily moving around in his pocket．Millie is not very happy．At breakfast, she had climbed into Carson’s pocket and gone to sleep while Carson ate two pieces of bread and read the newspaper．Carson had forgotten Millie was there until he was halfway in class．Now that Millie’s morning sleep was over, she was ready to exercise．Lucky for Carson, Millie was in a pocket with a button or he might be in serious trouble．
“Carson?” Mr．Sims, who was usually rather strict with his students, was suddenly looking at Carson with his eyes wide open, rolling his stick in his hand．Carson had to pay attention．
“Could you please repeat the question?” said Carson, feeling his pocket．
“I asked if you would agree with the statement,” said Mr．Sims pleasantly．
“Well, I’m not really attentive at the moment,” said Carson．“I think I would need to give it more consideration．” Carson did not have the slightest idea as to what Mr．Sims was talking about．
“I see,” said Mr．Sims seriously, “Then I guess you’re uncertain about whether the product of zero by any other number is always zero?”
“Oh, I know that,” said Carson, who could feel himself turning red as a couple of kids including Bob began to laugh．He knew his punishment would come soon．To his surprise, however, the teacher didn’t seem angry．
“I’m so glad,” said Mr．Sims, turning back to the blackboard．“Oh, and by the way, Carson,”he continued, “I think a cage would be a healthier place for your little friend．Would you agree with that statement?” Just at that time, Millie let out a weak but clear cry and stuck her head out of Carson’s pocket．
“Yes,”Carson said with a smile．“I would totally agree with that statement!”
(1)
Which of the following is NOT a person’s name?
[ ]
A．
Carson．
B．
Sims．
C．
Millie．
D．
Bob．
(2)
Which of the following statements is true according to the story?
[ ]
A．
Bob was not the only student who laughed at Carson．
B．
The little mouse escaped from Carson’s pocket in class．
C．
Mr．Sims was too anxious to satisfy his students in class．
D．
When Carson was in class, Millie was fast asleep in his pocket．
(3)
What do you think of Mr．Sims after reading the story?
[ ]
A．
He always gave his students punishment when they make trouble．
B．
He was a teacher who was not only strict but also humorous．
C．
He liked to ask his students to repeat what he said in class．
D．
He was a teacher who was always kind to his students．
It’s eleven o’clock, and Mr．Sims has just asked the class to pay attention for the fiftieth time while he explained a math problem．Carson Webster is sitting over by the window trying to listen to the teacher, but his mind is not on the problem Mr．Sims is discussing．Carson’s mind is on a little mouse named Millie that is busily moving around in his pocket．Millie is not very happy．At breakfast, she had climbed into Carson’s pocket and gone to sleep while Carson ate two pieces of bread and read the newspaper．Carson had forgotten Millie was there until he was halfway in class．Now that Millie’s morning sleep was over, she was ready to exercise．Lucky for Carson, Millie was in a pocket with a button or he might be in serious trouble．
“Carson?”Mr．Sims, who was usually rather strict with his students, was suddenly looking at Carson with his eyes wide open, rolling his stick in his hand．Carson had to pay attention．
“Could you please repeat the question?”said Carson, feeling his pocket．
“I asked if you would agree with the statement,”said Mr．Sims pleasantly．
“Well, I’m not really attentive at the moment,”said Carson．“I think I would need to give it more consideration．”Carson did not have the slightest idea as to what Mr．Sims was talking about．
“I see,”said Mr．Sims seriously,“Then I guess you’re uncertain about whether the product of zero by any other number is always zero?”
“Oh, I know that,”said Carson, who could feel himself turning red as a couple of kids including Bob began to laugh．He knew his punishment would come soon．To his surprise, however, the teacher didn’t seem angry．
“I’m so glad,”said Mr．Sims, turning back to the blackboard．“Oh, and by the way, Carson,”he continued,“I think a cage would be a healthier place for your little friend．Would you agree with that statement?”Just at that time, Millie let out a weak but clear cry and stuck her head out of Carson’s pocket．
“Yes,”Carson said with a smile．“I would totally agree with that statement!”
(1)
Which of the following is NOT a person’s name?
[ ]
A．
Carson．
B．
Sims．
C．
Millie．
D．
Bob．
(2)
Which of the following statements is true according to the story?
[ ]
A．
Bob was not the only student who laughed at Carson．
B．
The little mouse escaped from Carson’s pocket in class．
C．
Mr．Sims was too anxious to satisfy his students in class．
D．
When Carson was in class, Millie was fast asleep in his pocket．
(3)
What do you think of Mr．Sims after reading the story?
[ ]
A．
He always gave his students punishment when they make trouble．
B．
He was a teacher who was not only strict but also humorous．
C．
He liked to ask his students to repeat what he said in class．
D．
He was a teacher who was always kind to his students．
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(1)
Who is suitable to work as a Community Representative in YOUTH International?
[ ]
A．
One who enjoys working with teenagers from different countries．
B．
One who hopes to take action in fighting against diseases．
C．
One who has a strong desire to improve his or her English．
D．
One who wants to earn some pocket money in the program．
(2)
Where will jack, a volunteer, receive the training before he is sent to work in Malawi?
[ ]
A．
In some local offices in the US．
B．
In an ESL organization in China．
C．
In a preparation program in Demark．
D．
In an exchange student center in Africa．
(3)
If Mrs．Black in the US hopes to learn some Chinese at home, she may contact _______．
[ ]
A．
takeaction@betterworld．com
B．
ram3462@hotmail．com
C．
club3864@hotmail．com
D．
staff@youth．org
(4)
What are volunteers for an experiment over the Internet supposed to do?
I’m a newspaper reporter．I don’t have 1 money, but I meet a lot of interesting people．Some are rich, 2 are poor．One or two are dishonest, but the others tell the truth most of the time．On the whole, I like my job and I am good at it．I type fast．I have a good 3 ．I don’t talk, but I’m a good 4 ．I’m probably the best listener in the entire city and I 5 stupid．I have a very stupid face．People look at me, and then they explain things to me very slowly．Other reporters ask people a lot of questions and 6 them angry, but I just look stupid and soon I am getting a lot of 7 ：many uninteresting ideas, many irrelevant(不相关的)facts, but always 8 interesting news for my newspaper．
I have a method for 9 news from the ordinary men in the street．Let me give you 10 ．Yesterday afternoon I needed information about recreation for elderly 11 people in the city．I went to the park, sat on a bench 12 the sun, and waited．Soon, an old lady came and sat next to me．She carried two large paper bags and an old handbag．I sat quietly beside her for about ten minutes, and then I 13 a chocolate bar slowly．I made a lot of 14 with the paper wrapping．Next, I offered her a piece of my chocolate．After that, she told me about 15 ．She doesn’t have real home．She and two friends sleep in the bus station; on warm days she comes to the park with her few belongings in two paper bags．Later, we went to a restaurant for a cup of coffee and a sandwich．I 16 , of course, I didn’t 17 any notes．I asked her a few questions about recreation, but she wasn’t interested in 18 ．She needed money and a place to live in, she said．She told me a lot about the bus station．I gave her a dollar and some 19 ．Finally, I 20 her in the park, went back to the office, and typed up some notes for my newspaper．