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 1914 and August 1915 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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Life in a Chinese School

The school

My name is Daniel. I am in Grade 8. This is my second year at middle school. When we are in Grade 9, we have to take an exam to continue our studies. We go to school five days a week and have seven lessons every day. We study Chinese, Maths and English. We also have other subjects like Geography, History and Computer Studies. I like Maths best among all the subjects.

Activities

We have different clubs after school. Some clubs are for fun, such as the Guitar Club, the Chess Club and the Basketball Club. Some Clubs are for study, such as the Maths Club, the Physics Club and the Geography Club. I am a member of the English Singing Club. It is fun to sing English songs. We sometimes practise English in the English Corner. I have improved my spoken English a lot. On Wednesday and Thursday, we go to the library and borrow some books and magazines. Time seems to travel faster when we do the reading.

Big brothers and sisters

Boys and girls have lessons together at our school. There are more than 1,800 students here. Many new students need help to learn more about the new school. They may have problems with their new school life. When they have problems, they sometimes don’t want to tell the teachers. They may feel better if they can talk to the older students. At our school, the older students can join the Helping Hands Club. These big brothers and sisters talk to the new students and try to help them to work out their problems.

In China, everybody thinks it is very important to go to school. We are happy to be at school. And I should say our school is the best!

Title: Life in a Chinese School

The school

When in the __________ 1. grade, we have to take an exam to continue our studies.

We study Chinese, Maths and English as well as other subjects.

Maths is my favourite subjects.

Activities

We have different __________2.clubs. Some clubs are for fun and some are for study.

We sometimes practise spoken English in the English Corner.

We go to the library twice a week.

Big brothers and sisters

We study at a __________ 3. school with over 1,800 students.

Many new students need help to learn more about the new school.

At our school, these big brothers and sisters talk to the new students and try to help them __________ 4. their problems.

In China, everybody thinks __________ 5.to school is very important. And I think our school is better than any other school!

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