Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing World. But the  ? ? ?   is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a developed country like Germany?

??? Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making  ? ? ?   for the homeless of Berlin, the capital of Germany. They first  ? ? ?    doing that during a long hot summer when most Germans were  ? ? ?  on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made? sandwiches,    ? ?? a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.

?? The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t  ? ? ??? . “What these people also need is warmth and   ? ?? ,” says Rita. The Mullers were always willing to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita  ? ? ?? there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always  ? ? ?? to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.

??? The couple were soon  ? ? ?   all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to  ? ? ?  donations. Today, over thirty companies  regularly donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to  ? ? ?? them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer  even gives away new shoes.

??? Kurt and Rita receive no payment for their hard work. “We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t    ? ? money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita says she often gets ? ? ? , she says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a  ? ? ?? in the world.

1.A. result           ???? ? B. reason          ??? C. fact        ??  ? D. idea

2.A. meals   ???????? ? B. houses           ?? C.  preparations      D. suggestions

3.A. began           ???? B. met           ???? C. called          ??? D. left

4.A. asleep           ???? B. alone           ??? C. across          ?? D. away

5.A. brought up       ?? B. put aside          ? C. set up      ???? ? D. gave away

6.A. enough       ????? B. necessary       ?? C. helpful          ? ? D. expensive

7.A. right          ?????? B. freedom           ? C. courage           ? D. caring

8.A. found out     ???? B.  made sure     ?? C. looked up     ?? D. worked out

9.A. open           ????? B. crowded       ??? C. noisy          ?? ? D. near

10.A. spending       ??? B. wasting           ? C. costing        ?? ? D. taking 

11.A. pay for       ???? B. ask for           ?? C. look into      ?? D. carry out

12.A. give away       ?? B. give in           ?? C. give out           ? D. give up

13.A. raise        ????? B. borrow         ??? C. save          ??? ? D. expect

14.A. surprised       ?? B. excited           ?? C. tired          ??? ? D. shy

15.A.  difference           B. decision        ?? C.  plan    ?????? ? D. rule

 

During the last winter holiday, I went to China with my parents. The five-day trip left me with a deep impression.

As the capital of China, Beijing is a very beautiful city with fresh air and clean streets which make the travelers feel very pleased. To my surprise, many people there were learning English. Later I was told that they did so because Beijing would hold the 29th Olympic Games and they wanted most foreigners to understand them. They strictly kept the traffic rules. When there was a red light, no one was seen crossing the street.

Of all the places I visited, I liked the Summer Palace best. To our surprise, although it was winter when we were there, we still saw green trees and many fresh flowers. The whole park was very beautiful. We visited a very modern football field. We were told the buildings where the Olympic Games would be held were even better than that. I also enjoyed skiing in Xiangshan. Skiing is an interesting and exciting sport liked by many people.

In my eyes, China is a nice place and Chinese people are very kind. In Beijing Station, there were so many people, and most of them were going home to spend the Spring Festival—the most important Chinese festival, with their families. Passengers helped each other carry luggage(行李), and they were very kind to foreigners. We were given a card by the hotel we stayed at, on which was the address of the hotel. With the card we never got lost in the city.

The five days passed quickly, but the trip left me a lot of sweet memories.

根据短文内容选择正确答案。

1.From the passage, we know the Summer Palace ______.

A. has flowers only in summer

B. is worth visiting all the year round

C. is a place where people visit only in summer

D. is a place where many people ski in winter

2.The writer enjoyed ______ in Xiangshan.

A. skating????????????? B. swimming????????????? C. skiing????????????? D. board-skating

3.The five-day trip of Beijing was ______.

A. during New Year’s Day????????????? B. after the Spring Festival

C. on the Mid-Autumn Day????????????? D. before the Spring Festival

4.The foreigners were given a card each by the hotel ______.

A. so that they could easily find their hotel

B. in order to go shopping

C. so they could get something freely from the hotel

D. as the New Year’s gift

5.In the writer’s eyes, Chinese people ______.

A. are kind????????????? ????????????? B. are helpful

C. strictly kept the traffic rules????????????? ????????????? D. all of the above

 

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