"Make-A-Wish” is one of the world's most well-known charities(慈善机构) . It makes wishes come true for children who have serious illnesses. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.

It all started in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick. He always dreamed of becoming a police officer. Tommy Austin and Ron Cox, two police officers, made his wish come true. They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter(直升飞机)and made a real police uniform(制服) for him.

There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:

I wish to go. Children usually want to travel or go to a concert, a game or a park.

I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their favourite actors, singers or players.

I wish to be. Some children wish to become actors, singers or police officers.

I wish to have. They often want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things.

Let’s hope more wishes Mill come true in the future. People who work in the charity always try for the best. Almost 25 ,000 Volunteers (志愿者) help, work or give money. Will you be one of them?

1."Make-A-Wish" is a charity to help _______.

A. sick children B. serious officers

C. famous actors D. popular singers

2.What did the two police officers do for Christopher?

A. They gave him a computer.

B. They gave him a tour of the city.

C. They look him to a concert.

D. They took him to the hospital.

3. Which kind of wishes does Christopher have?

A. I wish to go. B. I wish to meet.

C. I wish to be. D. I wish to have.

4.The purpose of the last paragraph is to _______.

A. explain what " Make-A-Wish" is

B. encourage more people to join the charity

C. tell us how Christopher's wish came true

D. introduce different kinds of children's wishes

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Sick children just wish to get well.

B. Christopher and Tommy are two officers.

C. A few people are working for "Make-A-Wish".

D. "Make-A-Wish" has a history of over 30 years.

The Acronym, our student newspaper, reports that many students go to sleep at 1:30 a. m. Even if that's an exaggeration(夸张) , it's too close to the truth. Scientists say teens should sleep nine hours each night. But that's hard to do.

Some even pull all-nighters. In the morning they don't look good. One of my classmates did a survey on this problem. She found that most kids pull all-nighters to finish homework, but some do it for other reasons, such as playing computer games.

I usually go to bed around midnight. If I stay up past l:30 a. m., I won't get any work done. I'll fall asleep at my computer. My classes begin at 7:30 a. m. I am partly awake in my first class. By midday, I am finally wide-awake. But by 3:00 p. m. I am slowing down again. Yet I get more sleep than the Acronym's many students.

Most American high schools seem to have a similar problem with sleepy students. High school classes start at 7:30 a. m., so students have to wake up one and a half hours before that to get ready and catch the bus. It's believed that lack of sleep can damage (损坏) both grades and health.

1.Acronym is the name of_______.

A. a TV station B. a school

C. a student D. a newspaper

2.What's the main problem the passage mentions?

A. Many kids have too much homework to do.

B. Many teenagers don't have enough sleep.

C. Many children are crazy about playing computer games.

D. Many kids wake up too early.

3.The underlined sentence means that the report_______.

A. is quite true B. is far from being true

C. is completely false D. is not true

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