My first full-time job after high school was selling vacation packages via the telephone for a well-known company. One day, I was put through to a man who sounded a bit out of breath. I started with my normal pitch (音高), expecting to hear the normal reply —"I don’t want any."

Instead, he spoke in a faint, weak voice and told me how he wished to take a vacation I was offering, but he couldn’t because he was dying of illness. He explained how he was lacking in oxygen then, and it took almost all his energy to answer the call. He asked if I smoked, which I did, and begged me to stop. He told me smoking was what was killing him. He told me to spend every day with my loved ones, and tell them how much I love them. At this point, I couldn’t control myself. We ended the call, but I held on my phone to prevent another call coming in so I could collect myself.

I wrote down his name and address, and sent him a card appreciating his advice and praying for him and his family. Shortly after, I received a letter from Frank, along with a picture of him and his wife. We continued to write back and forth over the next few months, and became very fond of each other. He was old enough to be my grandfather, and in many ways, I felt as if he was.

About a year later I received a letter from his wife. When I started to read, tears came to my eyes. She told me how Frank’s battle with the disease had finally come to an end, and he passed away shortly before the Christmas. She wanted to thank me for the letters to Frank, and explained how Frank touched many lives over the years. At his funeral, to show just that, they read the 1st letter I had written to Frank to show how he affected a 19-year-old he’d never met.

1.The underlined part "collect myself" in the second paragraph probably means "______".

A. gather together B. comfort myself

C. relax myself D. calm down

2.We can learn from the text that the author ________.

A. took down Frank’s name and address to visit him in person

B. was warmly welcomed by her customers when she called them

C. didn’t stop smoking even though Frank asked him to

D. kept in touch with Frank through letters until he died

3.At Frank’s funeral the author’s 1st letter to Frank was read in order to ____.

A. encourage people to fight against disease and live bravely

B. indicate that Frank touched many people’s hearts

C. show the good relationship between Frank and the author

D. praise Frank and give thanks to the author

While smog(雾霾)is a problem in many of the world’s cities, few have it as bad as china. Most of last year, the air around Beijing was polluted. And the people of Harbin, in Northeast China, have not had it easy either. On days in winter, when air was really dirty, people couldn’t even see across streets and airplanes have a hard time landing.

The problem is so serious that it has caused different ways to deal with the smog. The most usual way is wearing face mask(口罩)that almost no city people leaves home without them. There are also different kinds of air purifiers(净化器). Scientists are trying to clean the air using artificial(人工的) rain.

The best way to control smog would be cutting emissions(排放). The government of China decided to do something to fight against the pollution that is becoming a serious health problem for its people. They have shut down some factories. They stop cars from going into cities like Beijing, on days when there is much smog. They have also planned to spend as much as 3 trillion yuan fighting against smog.

But the fact is that is not effective enough to stop the smog and allow people to experience a bright sun. The right thing officials should do is: clean up China’s cities the old way — By cutting down emissions.

1.On days, people couldn’t across the streets in Harbin because .

A. it’s too snowy B. it’s too cloudy C. the air is too dirty

2.The second paragraph talks about ways to fight against the smog.

A. two B. three C. four

3.What does the writer mainly tell us in the third paragraph ?

A. The government is trying to cut down emissions

B. The government has shut down some factories.

C. The government stops cars going into the big cities

4.The underlined word “effective” in the last paragraph means .

A. expensive B. difficult C. useful

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Cutting down Emissions.

B. The Dirty Air in Beijing

C. Heavy Smog in Harbin

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