Linda was a sixteen-year-old girl in Canada . She was feeling bad for several days . Her mother took her to a hospital and the doctors found out that she had cancer .

    Linda ' s life changed . She began to go to the hospital often for treatment (治疗),and she also became depressed .

    The hospitals and the doctors were good , but Linda did not have hope herself . Linda ' s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital . “ I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter. She is a teen girl with cancer . ” She told the shop owner .

Later , the flowers arrived . Then Linda saw something unusual . It was a card . It read , “

Linda ,

I own (拥有 )this flower shop . I had cancer when I was fifteen years old . I am 24 years old now . Good luck . My heart goes out to you .

                                                        Yours ,

                                                         Alice.

Linda smiled . She finally felt some real hope . She found the will ( 意志 )to live.

Little things make a big difference . All of us can give little things like kindness , encouragement and hope to others .

1.Why was Linda feeling bad for several days ?

A. Because she was seriously ill .

B. Because she had no friend.

C. Because her life changed .

2.What does the underline word “ depressed  ”mean in Paragraph ( 段)2 ?

A. Safe          B. Serious .      C. Sad .

3.Who sent Linda a card ?

A. Her mother .    B. A doctor .      C. A shop owner .

4.What happened to Linda after reading the card ?

A . She became hopeful about life .

B . She wanted to work with Alice .

C . She thanked her mother a lot .

5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ?

A . Be kind to yourself .

B .Little things make a big difference .

C . Try something different .

 

Travel information

 

Place of interest                                Beihai Park                    Dongting Lake           Mount Mang

Location (位置)                                Beihai District                Yue yang City    Yizhang County (县)

Phone Number                                  3886699                        3329666  3726868

Price of Ticket                                    ¥150                             Free         ¥120

Description      An amusement park with a lake        A lake with plenty

of fresh fish     A famous forest park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beihai Park             Dongting Lake         Mount Mang

1.You can visit a famous forest park in         .

A. Beihai District    B. Yue yang City     C. Yizhang County

2.If you do not know how to go to Beihai Park , you can call          to get information .

A.  3886699   B. 3329666    C. 3726868

3.Dongting Lake is famous for         .

A.  birds   B. fresh fish     C. flowers.

4.If you and your parents visit Mount Mang , you need to pay          .

A. ¥120    B.  ¥150   C. ¥360.

5.Which is true according to the travel information ?

A . You can go to  Dongting Lake for free .

B . Mount Mang is in Yue yang City.

C . The price of the ticket for Beihai Park is the lowest .

 

M r . Dawson was an old man with a bad temper(脾气) . And everyone in town knew it. Kids were afraid to go into his yard to pick apples .

     One Friday , 12-year-old Janet and her friend Amy had to walk past M r . Dawson ' s house . When Janet saw him ,she suggested crossing the street to the other side . But Amy said they needn' t .                                                                                                        

      When M r . Dawson saw Amy ,he smiled and said , “ hello , Amy ! I see you have a new friend with you today .” Amy smiled back and told him that Janet would stay with her that night . M r . Dawson looked friendly and gave them each a fresh apple . The girls were glad to get them .

     Later Janet asked Amy , “ everyone says he is the most unwelcome person in town . Why was he so kind to us ? ” Amy explained that when she first walked past his house , she was also afraid of him . But she pretended there was an invisible ( 看不见的 )smile on his face and then started talking to her . Just a “ hello ” at first , and then more .

     “ An invisible smile ? ”Janet was puzzled ,“ Yes ,” answered Amy , “ My grandma told me to think so . She says smiles can run around . If we keep smiling at someone , sooner or later he will really smile back .  ” 

     Remember what Amy ' s grandma said ,and we will find that most people can ' t refuse our smile .

1.What did people feel about M r . Dawson ?

2.What did Janet think of M r . Dawson after getting an apple from him ?

3.What did Amy do when she first walked past M r . Dawson ' s house ?

4.Who did Amy learn “ an invisible smile ” from ?

5.What does the writer advise us to do ?

 

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