Jins Benny's poems show his hope, dreams and the difficulties he faced as a child. Different from most______ people of his age, this 16?year?old child had to face the______ of life quite early. His father died when he was six. His mother left him because she______ another man. He had to live in an orphanage(孤儿院). When he studied at the St. Joseph High School, he discovered his interest in ______. “I kept writing because my teachers and classmates always______ me,” said Jins.

Jins Benny's poem Piranal Sammanam(Birthday Gift)______ great love for his father. “I miss him very much,” said Jins. “I can become too happy or too sad sometimes, ______ a man in my orphanage often advises me to control my______,” he said. “I write poems when I feel very sad and listen to songs when I feel happy.”Most of Jins' poems and short stories______ his own experiences. His first story Valley of Tears talks about the love between a mother and her adopted(收养的) son.

By now Jins Benny has written 30 poems and 5 short stories. He also provides ______ poems and short stories for children's publications as well as for school and class magazines.

1.A. old B. poor C. rich D. young

2.A. changes B. development C. lessons D. chances

3.A. killed B. married C. forgot D. saw

4.A. poems B. drawing C. computers D. science

5.A. cheated B. followed C. encouraged D. taught

6.A. hides B. shares C. finds D. expresses

7.A. because B. so C. if D. since

8.A. feelings B. friends C. life D. school

9.A. use up B. give up C. come from D. deal with

10.A. amazed B. sad C. boring D. interesting

The last Thursday of November is Thanksgiving Day. It is a holiday in the U.S.A. Usually, family members and friends get together for a dinner. People sometimes drive their cars a long way for a family reunion(团聚). Many people also take Friday off and make it a long weekend holiday, because most Americans do not work on Saturdays and Sundays.

Thanksgiving Day began in 1621, when the first English settlers(定居者) reached the New World. They did not have enough food. But the American Indians helped the white men and taught them how to farm.

In the autumn after the English settlers came to America, they had a good harvest(收获). They were so pleased. They decided to invite their Indian friends to dinner in order to thank them for their help.

As far as family reunion, Thanksgiving Day is even more important than Christmas or New Year's Eve to most Americans.

1.If November 1 is Monday, when is Thanksgiving Day?

A. November 4. B. November 18. C. November 25. D. November 2.

2.Which of the following is true?

A. The whole family get together for a big dinner on Thanksgiving Day.

B. All the Americans do not work on Thanksgiving Day.

C. Americans still work on Saturdays and Sundays.

D. Thanksgiving Day began in the sixteenth century.

3.When the first English settlers arrived in America, they .

A. had a hard time B. lived a happy life

C. taught American Indians how to farm D. had a lot of things to eat

4.The word "invite" means .

A. stop somebody from doing something B. let somebody do something

C. make somebody do something D. ask somebody to do something

5.We can guess there are more family reunions .

A. on Christmas Day than on Thanksgiving Day

B. on Thanksgiving Day than on Christmas Day

C. on New Year's Eve than on Thanksgiving Day

D. on New Year's Day than on Thanksgiving Day

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