I was in line waiting to pay．In line there were two people before me．A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes．He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten（幼儿园） party． He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes．

I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change（零钱）．It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank（猪形储蓄罐）to do this shopping．However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money．The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money．

It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8．00 short． The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that．“I told the boy that I could pay the other half．We dug into our handbags．However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills（纸币）and we needed the cashier to get the change for us．Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change．It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react（反应） with the same mind．All wanted to be of help．Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money．” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills．Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”

I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this．“ The little boy smiled and thanked us．We wished him the best and he left．I was left with a good feeling．I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me．The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !”

1．What is this passage mainly about?

A． Love and goodness．                B． Culture and tradition．

C． Friendship and honesty．             D． Communication and understanding．

2．Why did the writer and the woman both feel glad?

A． Because the boy had saved some money．

B． Because they both didn’t need to give anything．

C． Because the cashier didn’t look down on the boy．

D． Because all the shoppers around were willing to help the boy．

3．What does the underlined word “touching” most probably mean?

A．令人感动的         B．令人难过的           C．令人失望的          D．令人害怕的

4．What’s the correct order of the following events?

a． The cashier got enough money for the boy’s shirt．

b． The cashier counted the boy’s money．

c． The shoppers looked for some change in their pockets．

d． The boy went to the line to pay．

A． b, a, e, d           B． b, e, a, d          C． d, b, e, a           D． d, e, a, b

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On a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road.  She was very worried. Her ___1___ had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back home from work as usual.

       The lady wondered, “Is the man going to help me? He looks very cold and hungry.” But to her ___2___, he stopped and said with a smile, “What’s wrong, madam?” The lady told him what was happening.

       After forty minutes, the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.

“No, that’s ___3___, madam.” he said, “I was just helping someone in nee d. If you really want to pay me back, I hope ___4___ you see someone in trouble, please give him a hand.” A few minutes later, the lady saw a shabby（破旧的）house by the road.  She ___5___ Robert’s words, so she stopped.  The hostess（女主人）warmly asked her in. The lady could see that was a ___6___ family and they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady ___7___ 500 dollars on the table and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how hard their life was. Their ___8___ was to be born the next month but there wasn’t ___9___ money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Don’t worry, dear! Everything’s going to be all right. A stranger has helped us out.”

       Let’s always be ready to help others because helping others is helping ___10____.

In England，if people need some help，they can go to Help the Aged，Shelter，Child Line，Weight Watchers and Relate for help．Help the Aged helps old people．Shelter helps the people with no place to live in．Child Line is a telephone help-line for children to call when they have problems．Weight Watchers helps fat people to be thinner and Relate helps people with problems when they can't get on well with（与……相处得好） others．

In universities（大学），students have their own counselors．Jan Murray is such a woman．She works in a university as a counselor．Students can come and see her if they need help．I asked her when her office was open and what kinds of problems students had．

“In my office，I'm here on any day during the week，and the other person is here in the evenings and on weekends．Students can find either of us in the office at any time．There's also an emergency telephone number at night．”

“People come to me with all kinds of problems．A lot of them are worried about their lessons and exams．Some worry about their money．Some need help with finding bedrooms．Sometimes they are ill and they want to talk about seeing doctors．The biggest problem is that though（虽然）universities are wonderful and interesting places，a lot of students find it difficult to make friends．They miss their families and friends and feel lost in this new place．My work is to listen and try to understand what they're feeling．But of course I also give them some ideas when it's needed．”

“I've had a visit from a young student today．I asked him what the matter was．He told me that he was lonely and unhappy（not happy）．He asked me if（是否）other students felt the same and he asked me where he could go to meet people．”

1．Mrs. Hill is about sixty．Now she wants some help．She can go to ____________．

2．Look at the four people．Who should often go to Weight Watchers？ _____________

A．         B．           C．            D．

3．You can find Jan Murray in her office ___________________．

4．In Universities, when students meet some problems, they usually go to see the __________. 5．Students feel it difficult to make friends because _______________________________．

　　An ant（蚂蚁）was drinking by a small river and fell in. She tried her best to reach the side of the river, but she couldn't move at all. The poor ant got too tired, but she was still doing her best. At this time a bird saw her, she threw a piece of wood to her. With it the ant got to the side. When the ant was drying herself in the grass, she heard a man coming up. He was walking without shoes on his feet and carrying a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the bird, he wanted to kill her. But the ant bit （咬）him in one of his feet just as he was going to kill the bird. He stopped to see what had bit him. And at that time the bird flew away at once.

(4)“We ourselves often need help” means __________.

On a cold winter afternoon．Susan was walking home from a supermarket．She was feeling a little tired，as she was carrying her shopping bags．They were so heavy that she decided to have a rest in the park．She walked towards the gate of the park．She noticed a poor man walking out of a restaurant in front of her．The man was holding a paper bag．He walked to a rubbish bin（箱）and started looking through it．

Susan suddenly felt sad．She knew this man would take all that he could get，so she went up to him and gave him some fruit．The man looked up in surprise and took what she gave him．

A big smile appeared on his face and she felt very happy．Then he said，"Wow! First someone gave me this sandwich，then the orange juice，and now some delicious fruit．This is my daughter's lucky day．Thank you，girl．"Then he went away，singing a song．

Just then，Susan understood what the saying "Giving is getting" really meant．Everyone in the world needs help; everyone can offer help and everyone will be helped by showing kindness．

Giving sometimes doesn't cost much，but it means a lot to the people who you help．The man's happiness at that moment comes into Susan's mind every time she has the chance to help others．

1．Susan felt a little tired because she_______．

A．walked so fast                          B．looked through a rubbish bin

C．felt cold                                D．carried heavy shopping bags

2．The poor man felt _______when Susan gave him some fruit．

A．sad                B．surprised         C．interested          D．kind

3．The poor man's daughter couldn't get _______ that day．

A．orange juice        B．some fruit          C．a new coat         D．a sandwich

4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The poor man had no money to buy food for his daughter．

B．It was the poor man's daughter's birthday．

C．The poor man asked Susan for some fruit． 

D．The poor man's daughter was ill．

5．The passage mainly tells us that _______

A．giving means taking                       B．giving is getting

C．we shouldn't look through rubbish bins               D．we should give others fruit