Edith Cavell was born in a little English village．She was a clever，hard—working girl and did well at school，especially in music and French．After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）The language they spoke was French，so she found that her school studies were useful．She could understand them easily，at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano．

After hearing that her father was seriously ill，Edith returned home to look after him．She then decided to become a nurse．Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional（专业的）at her job．A Belgian doctor was so impressed（印象深的）that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses。The First World War（第一次世界大战）broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital．She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers（伤员）．Edith treated them with kindness Between November l914 and August l915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners（囚犯）escape from the Germans．Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her．Finally，the Germans killed her，but they could not kill her memory．A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square，London, in honor（纪念）of the brave English nurse．

1．Edith Cavell was from ________ ．

A．France            B．England            C．Belgium           D．Germany

2．Edith Cavell's first job was to________

A．teach French                                 B．look after the children of a rich family

C．teach English                           D. look after the sick and wounded soldiers

3．Why did Edith return home from Belgium?

A．Because she found work in an English hospital．

B．Because she organized a training school for nurses．

C．Because the First World War broke out

D．Because her father was seriously ill．

4．What's the Chinese meaning of "kill her memory" in this passage?

A．杀死她                                                   B．使她失去记忆

C．抹去对她的记忆                                     D．摧残她

5．According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A．Edith was good at music and German at school．

B．Edith was a highly professional doctor．

C．Edith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses

D．People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith．

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　　Mike Robinson is a 1 English schoolboy. His sister Clare is 14. 2 the moment, Mike and Clare are at a school in Sydney, one of the biggest cities in Australia. They 3 there for two years. They like the school, but they know that soon they will leave and 4 England with their parents.

　　Mike and Clare have 5 been to schools in America, Germany, France and China. This is because their father, Peter, works for a very big international company. The company has offices in many different countries. The company 6 Peter to work in many different countries. Peter usually stays in one country for about two years. Then the company moves him again. His family 7 goes with him.

　　The Robinsons are a 8 family and love seeing the world. Mike and Clare have learnt to speak French, German and a little Chinese. The two children have friends 9 . But they are glad that they are going to return to England. Recently, the children told their parents, “We want to stay in England. We don't want to move again.” Their father agrees and has asked his company to keep him in England. The company 10 . Mike and Clare are very happy about this.