Jodie’s Daddy is a Garbageman(垃圾清理工)

Mr Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s Daddy is a Garbageman!”

Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.

“Silence!” Mr Swales said, “Being a garbagemen is a difficult and useful job. We should all be thankful to Jodie’s father.”

Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.

Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”

Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”

The place really smell too good. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minutes you won’t smell a thing.” said her father.

Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.

It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie’s arms soom got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.

“Garbage is disgusting, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making other happy. That’s why I like being a garbageman so much.”

Jodie give her dirty, smeely garbageman daddy a big kiss(吻). She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbagegirl!”

Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”

1.What happened in My Swale’s class?

A. He wanted to show what job was the most useful.

B. He asked an improper question.

C. Jodie gave an honest answer.

D. Jodie was laughed at.

2.Why did Jodie’s father take her to his workplace?

A. To make Jodie calm down

B. To prove how dirty his job was.

C To help Jodie learn about his job.

D.To keep Jodie away from her classmates.

3.Jodie gave her father a big kiss mainly because ______.

A. he was kind

B. he was unselfish(无私的)

C. he was cheerful

D.he is hard-working

4.How does Jodie feel about her father now?

A. Sad B. Curious C. Guilty(有罪的) D. Proud

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Years ago, while I lived in England, part of my college task was to help the children with special needs. I was chosen to __ in a school with disabled children. The teacher asked me to ___ Nancy, a ten-year-old girl. One of___ hands could not move. At her school the teachers would think it was an achievement(成就,成绩) ___ she was able to put on her own coat. But I saw more in her. She had always wanted to put a string ____ the hole of a key.

For the 5 years Nancy was in the school, the teachers always ____ to help her, but always ended up doing all the work for her. I knew Nancy could do ____ , so I encouraged her to do something herself. At first Nancy often failed and got very ____ . Sometimes I wanted to give up too. ____ , after a week Nancy was able to do 45 she had wanted to alone for so many years. Her teachers cried ____ when they saw the thing she was able to do with just some encouragement.

Disabled people should ____ be told they can’t do this or that. With just some encouragement they can do it. The look ____ that girl’s face when she was able to do it herself meant _____ to me. I hope everyone will encourage people to do all they want by themselves ____ telling them they can’t do it.

1.A. read B. study C. work D. visit

2.A. look after B. look for C. look at D. look over

3.A. his B. her C. my D. your

4.A. before B. through C. if D. until

5.A. through B. across C. over D. into

6.A. failed B. refused C. agreed D. tried

7.A. less B. more C. nothing D. anything

8.A. excited B. pleased C. unsafe D. unhappy

9.A. And B. However C. But D. So

10.A. which B. that C. what D. how

11.A. in danger B. in fear C. with care D. with joy

12.A. never B. always C. often D. sometimes

13.A. of B. in C. on D. at

14.A. the earth B. the sun C. the moon D. the world

15.A. instead of B. because C. together with D. more than

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