In the tenth grade, I began volunteering at a vet hospital in order to get experience for what I thought would be my future job. As it turned out, the experience I got at the hospital taught me the opposite: my future was not in vet medicine. However, there is one particular Saturday morning that taught me something maybe more important.

The hospital was in the middle of one of the poorer sections of the city and we often had people come in who could just only pay for the most basic treatments. This Saturday a man and his young son, who was probably about 7 years old, walked in with a small cat in a cardboard box. I remember the cat had an eye infection (感染) but the man could not afford to pay for the cost of the medicine in addition to the exam. When he asked where the nearest the animal shelter(庇护所) was, his son cried and started to argue with his father. Out of the blue, an older woman who was sitting in the waiting room stood up, walked up to the counter, and told the man that she would pay for anything that he could not afford. The man thanked her and the son got to keep a healthy cat.

I had always thought it was the right thing to help out a needy person, but it was only seen on TV or in movies. The woman in the vet’s office taught me that these things do happen in real life, and should happen more often. When I am hesitant (犹豫) to help someone who is in need, I remember that woman, and have the courage to do it. Sometimes other people follow.

1.Why did the writer work at the vet hospital?

A.He thought he would work there in the future.

B.He wanted to get some skills of treating animals.

C.He wanted to get some money for his schooling.

D.He wanted to get some experience for his future work.

2.What is the most important according to the writer?

A.How to be a kind person who helps others.

B.The practical experience of the vet job.

C.How to deal with the owners of pets.

D.The knowledge of vet medicine.

3.What does the underlined phrase “out of the blue”?

A.Out of order.       B.All of a sudden .     C.Now and then.      D.First of all.

4.________ made the writer have the courage to help someone in need.

A.The officer        B.The boy           C.The woman        D.The father

 

Buckingham Palace is in London, England. Buckingham Palace is famous because Queen Elizabeth(伊丽莎白女王)of England lives there. She became queen in 1952.

Buckingham Palace is a big and beautiful building. Queen Elizabeth and her family live on the second floor of the palace. The queen also has her office at the palace. Queen Elizabeth often asks important people to eat dinner at the palace. She invites 9,000 people to each party!  

Buckingham Palace is like a small town. It has a police station, a hospital, two post offices, a movie theatre, a swimming pool, two sports clubs, a garden and a lake. The palace has about six hundred rooms. About four hundred people work there. Two people have very unusual jobs. They take care of the clocks. There are 300 clocks in Buckingham Palace. 

Queen Elizabeth’s day starts at 7:00 in the morning. Seven people take care of her. One person prepares her bath, and another person prepares her clothes. Another person takes care of her dogs. The queen loves dogs.

It’s very interesting to have dinner at Buckingham Palace. You have to follow rules. Queen Elizabeth starts to eat first, and then everybody eats. When the queen finishes eating, everybody finishes eating. You can’t leave the table during dinner.

People visit the rooms in Buckingham Palace in August and September. There are wonderful things to see. Don’t forget that Queen Elizabeth is one of the richest people in the world.

1.Which floor does the queen live on?

A. the ground floor    B. the second floor 

C. the sixth floor  D the tenth floor

2.The underlined word “unusual” means ___________ in Chinese.

A.不经常的

B.有意义的

C.特殊的

D.通常的

3.How many rooms does Buckingham Palace have?

A.900.

B.600.

C.400.

D.300.

4.According to the text, everyone has to ____________ during dinner at Buckingham Palace.

A.stay at the table

B.listen to music

C.finish eating later than the queen

D.finish eating earlier than the queen

5.Which sentence is NOT true?

A.We can guess the clocks in Buckingham Palace are very important.

B.Buckingham Palace is a palace and a home, too.

C.People can visit Buckingham Palace all year round(全年).

D.Queen Elizabeth can swim or do other sports.

 

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