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A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years.
Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.
Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.
Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.
Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "

  1. 1.

    How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?

    1. A.
      4.
    2. B.
      6.
    3. C.
      10.
    4. D.
      14.
  2. 2.

    When did Alexia Sloane become blind?

    1. A.
      When she was born.
    2. B.
      After she had a brain tumor.
    3. C.
      After she became an interpreter.
    4. D.
      When she was on holiday with her parents.
  3. 3.

    Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?

    1. A.
      Richard.
    2. B.
      Isabelle.
    3. C.
      Melissa.
    4. D.
      Robert Sturdy.
  4. 4.

    What is right about Alexia Sloane?

    1. A.
      She can speak five language fluently.
    2. B.
      She is a talented language learner.
    3. C.
      She is the only child in the family.
    4. D.
      She went to France on holiday after she won the award.
  5. 5.

    What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?

    1. A.
      Never give up.
    2. B.
      Believe in yourself.
    3. C.
      Nothing is impossible.
    4. D.
      Failure is the mother of success.
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Liu Yun, 13, pretty and smart. She is a good student. But many students try to stay from her because Liu Yun’s mum has AIDS(爱滋病) and her father has died of AIDS. Luckily, Liu Yun didn’t get it.
AIDS means fear for most people. Nobody wants to play games with her. Even a teacher who used to like her turns his back on her now. The biggest problem is how other people look at her. She sometimes wants todrop out of schoolbecause she can no longer face others’ indifference(冷漠)。
It is said if a person has AIDS, it’s still safe to eat and play with him. So I think Liu Yun’s classmates and teachers are afraid of AIDS because they don’t know much about AIDS. And Liu Yun needs their love and understanding. Even a friendly smile means a lot to her.

  1. 1.

    Why isn’t Liu Yun popular with the students and the teachers?

    1. A.
      She has AIDS.                 
    2. B.
      Her mother has AIDS.
    3. C.
      Her father has died of AIDS.      
    4. D.
      Both B and C.
  2. 2.

    What will you do when you best friend has AIDS?

    1. A.
      I’ll stay away from him.
    2. B.
      I won’t have meals with him.
    3. C.
      I won’t talk with him.
    4. D.
      I should be more friendly to him than before.
  3. 3.

    What’s the meaning of the underlined words “drop out of school”?

    1. A.
      逃学
    2. B.
      辍学
    3. C.
      请病假
    4. D.
      回家
  4. 4.

    Can we have meals with the people that have AIDS?

    1. A.
      Yes, we can.
    2. B.
      No, we can’t.
    3. C.
      No, we shouldn’t.
    4. D.
      We don’t know.
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is TURE?

    1. A.
      Though Liu Yun’s mother has AIDS, every teacher still love her.
    2. B.
      None of teachers love her after her mother has AIDS .
    3. C.
      Most of teachers love her after her mother has AIDS.
    4. D.
      Only a few teacher love her when her mother has AIDS.
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