A friend invited us to help serve dinner at Tent City. A number of tents (帐篷) were set up for the homeless in that area.

I took my two boys with me. They were 9 and 5 at the time. They had a lot of questions because this whole thing challenged their common ideas about how people lived in the world.

“ Why don’t they have homes?”

“ Why don't they get food the way we do?”

We talked through the reasons why people end up in this type of situation and the importance of creating a safety net for them. I explained that many times, the only safety net is other people who are willing to share some of their time and care.

The people we served were different in age from the young to the elderly. Many of them were missing teeth or had dirty clothes. Surprisingly, they were quite thankful that I had brought the boys. Many said how fun it was to have active, joyful children around.

After dinner, I saw my older son sitting together with several elderly gentlemen who were talking about sports in front of a small television set. He was having a great time sharing and hearing stories. As some people returned to their tents, I heard him tell them, “ Thanks so much for coming to dinner with us.” I could see through their facial expressions that his simple words touched them greatly. I hugged him a little tighter as we left to go home because it touched me too.

It reminds us that treating people with respect (尊重), no matter who they are, can lift all of us up.

1.Before the dinner, the boys thought that______.

A.elderly people should eat kitchen B.a lot of poor people lived in tents

C.the homeless people were not healthy D.everyone in the world lived the same way

2.What did the older boy do with the homeless?

A.He cleaned their teeth . B.He washed their clothes.

C.He fixed their television set. D.He listened to their stories.

3.After hearing the boy say “ Thanks so much for coming to dinner with us”, the homeless were very______.

A.excited B.moved C.nervous D.annoyed

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A.Be ready to serve anyone. B.Don't be afraid of challenges.

C.Meet all kinds of people. D.Treat everyone with respect.

A reader wrote in to say that she was feeling lonely at break because her best friendwasn’t around.Here’s our advice to her—and to all kids who feel lonely sometimes.

It’s hard when a best friend isn’t around—maybe because she moved to a differentschool or a different class.You may feel lonely at break or lunchtime.You want to have newfriends.but how do you make them? Maybe it seems like everybody else already has theirfriends.But remember, there’s always room for more friends.

Start by looking around your classroom—think about which kids you’d like to playwith at break.Look for chances to say hi to them,smile,and be friendly.Offer to sharesomething or express your appreciation(欣赏)to them.Invite someone to play with you or say “Do you want to sit here?” in the lunchroom.When you’re at break,walk over to kidsyou want to play with.act friendly,and say “Hi,can l play, too?” or just join in.

If you have trouble doingthisor if you’re feeling shy, ask your teacher to help you make new friends.Teachers are usually pretty good at matching up friends.The best way to makefriends is to be a friend.Be kind,be friendly,share,say nice things,offer to help—and pretty soon,you’ll have one,or two,or even more new friends.

You might still miss that special best friend.But when you see each other, you can sharesomething you didn’t have before she left:You can introduce her to your new friends!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。

1.This text is written for

A.teachers B.parents C.students D.visitors

2.According to the writer, some kids feel lonely at break because they

A.have trouble with their studies B.don’t have their best friends around

C.need their parents to be with them D.are too young to look after themselves

3.The underlined wordthisin Paragraph 4 refers to(指的是)

A.sharing your ideas B.talking before many people

C.studying better at school D.developing new friendship

4.Some kids need help from teachers to make friends because ·

A.they miss their old friends a lot

B.they have no time to stay with others

C.teachers know who wants a new friend

D.they are shy or not good at making friends

5.The expression “feeling left out’’ means“ ”in Chinese.

A.受冷落 B.被调侃 C.挨批评 D.遭攻击

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