Mr. Smith was an old miser (守财奴). He had a lot of   16  , but he never bought anything     17 . He and his wife lived in an old house outside the town. He often went to the shop  18  in order to save some money. In the   19 , as soon as it was dark in the room, he   20 . He had no TV but bought a cheap radio and often 21 the advertisements.

The old man had no   22 , his wife was often ill. He wouldn’t send her to the hospital. He thought he would   23  much to the doctors if they looked her over. He bought a few medical books and bought some  24  for her.

One night, Mrs. Smith felt unwell. She had got a bad headache. She asked her husband to      25 a doctor, but he didn’t agree. He brought out some pills and made her  26  them. But it was no use.

The old woman began to   27  at home. Mr. Smith locked the door and went in another room and     28  there. The next morning, when he woke up, he came into her   29 to see if she was all right. But he found the poor woman had died. He hurried to the telephone, but   30  his mind at once. He ran out and shouted to the servant (佣人), “Don’t cook breakfast for Mrs. Smith this morning, Linda!”

Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school, but not all children in the countries are so lucky.

There is a girl called Xiao Fang. She is eight years old and lives in a small village in Guangxi. When she was young, she wanted to go to school. But she could not, because her family was too poor to afford the school fees for her, so her parents had to keep her at home. Instead of studying, Xiao Fang worked in the fields with her parents every day. Then Project Hope heard about Xiao Fang. It agreed to help Xiao Fang to go to school. Her wish of study came true, and now she is studying in a school.

Unluckily there are many thousands of children who can not go to school. You can join in Project Hope and help these children. You know all the good work needs money. Project Hope needs your help.

If you give Project Hope￥300 each year, it can pay for one child to go to school for a whole year. With more money, Project Hope can build new schools, buy good desks, chairs, blackboards and books. Let’s help the children together and give them a chance to have a good start in life.

1.________________ can go to school.

A. Almost every child in the world       

B. Almost every child in China

C. Almost every child in big cities       

D. Almost every child in small villages

2.Xiao Fang didn’t go to school when she was young because_________.

A. her family was too poor             

B. she didn’t like to go to school

C. there was too much work for her to do  

D. she could learn nothing at school

3.With ￥300, _________.

A. one child can go to school for nine years   

B. a new school can be built

C. many children can go to school       

D. a child can go to school for a whole year

4.Project Hope helped Xiao Fang because__________.

A. she went to ask for help            

B. it heard about her

C. she knew someone working there     

D. she wrote a letter to the newspaper

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Project Hope helps the poor children to go to school.  

B. Project Hope helps to build new schools.

C. Project Hope helps schools to buy desks, chairs, books, etc.  

 D. All the above.

We surveyed 300 young people on what they like to do at weekends. One hundred people are from the ages of 11-18, one hundred 19-26 and one hundred 27-35. The following shows their answers:

【小题1】The people of 19-26 enjoy ______ most.