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You will have to keep on asking your parents for money _____ you take a part-time job.

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A. if B. while C. until D. wien

Every December the radio station in my city makes a program in which all the poor children can send letters asking for some Christmas presents. One day, as I was 1 the radio, I decided to do something, so I asked four of my friends if they wanted to help a poor child. They 2 .

After several days, we learned about a 3 from a little child called Juan. In his letter, he 4 some blankets and some clothes and also wanted somebody to help his father 5 the house because it was in bad 6 .

We told the radio station that we wanted to 7 Juan. After that, we started to think about how to 8 all the money to buy all that Juan 9 . After 5 days, we collected much money and bought many things for Juan. We 10 bought some toys as a little 11 for Juan.

12 , on December 22 the radio station gave a party in which all the children who asked for help were 13 , and all those helping these children.

In the party we 14 Juan. We played some games with him and gave him the 15 we prepared for hm. He was very excited and happy, so were my 16 and I.

That day was one of the most 17 days in my life, and I learned something 18 from it. Giving help to those in need is one of the most meaningful things that you can do 19 this makes you feel good and also makes the persons who you are helping 20 .

I am going to keep doing that all my life!

1. A．thinking of B．listening to C．searching for D．looking after

2. A．agreed B．refused C．hesitated D．admitted

3. A．note B．telephone C．message D．letter

4. A．asked for B．cared about C．looked at D．laughed at

5. A．build B．repair C．rent D．buy

6. A．choice B．situation C．condition D．place

7. A．praise B．visit C．help D．teach

8. A．save B．collect C．spend D．keep

9. A．lost B．hated C．needed D．wasted

10. A．hardly B．also C．never D．still

11. A．surprise B．change C．promise D．comfort

12. A．Nearly B．Suddenly C．Immediately D．Finally

13. A．told B．shown C．invited D．allowed

14. A．forgot B．met C．ignored D．caught

15. A．presents B．signals C．plans D．tips

16. A．parents B．neighbors C．friends D．classmates

17. A．difficult B．official C．peaceful D．meaningful

18. A．lucky B．funny C．important D．interesting

19. A．though B．but C．unless D．because

20. A．happy B．angry C．peaceful D．wealthy

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                                                                     A Gift of God
     One fine summer morning-it was the beginning of harvest, I remember-Mr. Earnshaw came
down stairs, dressed for a journey; after he had told Joseph what was to be done during the day,
he turned to Hindley and Cathy, and me-for I sat eating my porridge with them-and speaking to
his son, he said:
    "Now, I'm going to Liverpool today. What shall I bring you? You may choose what you like;
only small things, for I shall walk there and back; sixty miles each way, that is a long time!"
     Hindley named a fiddle (a kind of violin), and then he asked Miss Cathy. She was hardly six
years old, but she could ride any horse in the stable. She chose a whip(鞭子).He did not forget
me; for he had a kind heart, though he was rather serious sometimes. He promised to bring me
a pocketful of apples and pears. Then he kissed his children good-bye and set off.
     The three days of his absence seemed a long while to us all. Mrs. Earnshaw expected him by
supper-time on the third evening. She put off the meal hour after hour. There were no signs of his
coming, however. About eleven o'clock the door opened and in stepped the master. He threw
himself into a chair, laughing and groaning, and told them all to stand off, for he was nearly killed.
He would never again have another such walk for whatever reasons.
     Opening his great coat, which he held bundled up in his arms, he said: "See here, wife. I was
never so beaten with anything in my life. But you must take it as a gift of God though it's as dark
almost as if it came from the devil."
     We crowded round him. And over Miss Cathy's head, I had a look at a dirty, ragged, black-haired
child-big enough both to walk and talk-yet, when it was set on its feet, it only stared round, and
repeated over and over again some strange words that nobody could understand. I was frightened,
and Mrs. Earnshaw was ready to throw it out of doors. She did get angry, asking why he should have
brought that gipsy child into the house when they had their own kids to feed and look after? What he
meant to do with it?
   The master tried to explain the matter though he was really half dead with tiredness. All that I could
make out, among her scolding, was a story of his seeing it starving, and homeless, and almost dumb
(哑的) in the streets of Liverpool where he picked it up and inquired for its owner. But not a person
knew to whom it belonged. He said that as both his money and time was limited, he thought it better
to take it home with him at once than run into vain expenses there. Anyway he was determined he
would not leave it as he found it.
   Well, finally Mrs. Earnshaw calmed down, and Mr. Earnshaw told me to wash it, give it clean things,
and let it sleep with the children.
   Hindley and Cathy then began searching their father's pockets for the presents he had promised
them. But when Hindley drew out what had been a fiddle, crushed (压坏) to pieces in the great coat,
he cried loudly. And Cathy, when she learned her father had lost her whip in attending on the stranger,
showed her feeling by spitting at the gipsy child, earning herself a sound blow from Mr. Earnshaw to
teach her cleaner manners.
                                                               (Adapted from Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte)

1. When did Mr. Earnshaw return home from Liverpool?

A. By supper time.
B. An hour after the meal time.
C. When it was getting dark.
D. Not until it was nearly midnight.

2. Mr. Earnshaw brought the gipsy child back home for the following reasons except that ______ .

A. he couldn't find the parents of the starving child.
B. he found that the starving child was a dumb boy.
C. he couldn't afford to stay longer to look for the child's parents.
D. he couldn't leave the starving child without anyone caring for it.

3. It can be inferred from the passage that .

A. The title "A Gift of God" refers to something he bought in Liverpool.
B. Cathy was very disappointed and she turned her anger at her father.
C. Mrs. Earnshaw agreed to keep the gipsy child in spite of everything.
D. Hindley was good-humoured even if he didn't get his present.

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The kids at Shute Country Primary School in Devon are surprisingly quiet when it’s time to go home in the afternoon. Instead of the usual shouting and running you can hear them asking each other, “Are the lights all off?”, “Shall we check the taps in case they are dripping?”, “How many paper towels did we use today?”

But it’s not unusual here. The kids have declared a war on waste.

“We’ve never made the children do anything,” explains Liz Templar, the school’s head teacher. “They came up with all the ideas themselves. They’re doing this because they want to.”

If you take a look around the school you won’t see anything thrown away unnecessarily. Everything is collected and reused, or sent to be recycled.

Shute School started its green revolution two years ago. They looked carefully at every part of school life—from the teaching to the cleaning. They looked at the way stationery was used especially photocopying, the way cleaning was carried out, and how food was used and wasted!

Even parents were looked at: how many children came in each car? Did they use unleaded (不含铅的) petrol? Could they bring more children in fewer cars?

High on the list was the waste of paper. Next came unfriendly cleaning products. Paper towels were replaced with recycled paper. But the hardest thing for the kids was when they found out how much rubbish was created by the chocolate, crisps and other snacks eaten at lunch time. Of their own accord(自愿的), the children gave them up. Now they bring apples and home-made snacks.

The school has its own garden where they grow vegetables and flowers so that they can learn about the environment. They also use this area for their recycling store—large containers to collect aluminum, bottles, paper and fabric.

Even the school’s play area is made from recycled things.

Since the children started, the school’s heating and lighting bills have fallen obviously and the number of rubbish bags has gone down from seven a week to two or three.

Everywhere in Shute School there are bright posters asking everyone to take their rubbish home, to save energy and paper and to keep the green flag flying.

51. Which of the following BEST describes the writer’s idea?

A. The pupils at Shute School are fighting against pollution.

B. The pupils at Shute School are learning to save things.

C. The pupils at Shute School have declared a war on waste.

D. The pupils at Shute School have found a way to recycle waste things.

52. Children at Shute Country Primary School bring apples and homemade snacks to school in order to .

A. create less rubbish B. save money

C. obey the school’s rules D. keep their promise

53. We can infer from the text that “green revolution” means .

A. beautifying schoolyard B. activity against waste

C. planting green plants D. throwing away waste

54. What do the children think creates the most waste?

A. Paper towels. B. Cleaning products. C. Snacks. D. Paper.

55. We can learn from the text that the children’s behaviour .

A. has brought arguments B. has saved the school’s cost

C. was against their parents D. was forced by their head teacher