One day, Mrs. King asked Lucy to go shopping for her.

   "Here is a shopping list, so you won't forget anything," she said.

   "OK, Mum"said Lucy. When she got to the shop, she picked up all the things on the list.

   "I haven't forgotten anything , "she said to herself. But then it was time to pay for them.

   "Oh, sorry!" she said to the shopkeeper. "I've forgotten my money! Well, I'll keep the things on this shelf for you," said the shopkeeper.

   Lucy ran home at once. Her mother saw her when she arrived.

   "That was quick! "she said. "Have you finished yet?"

   "No, Mum, "said Lucy. "I forgot the money!"

   "Well, you should take the shopping basket with you, too! "said Mother.

   In the shop, Lucy got all the things on her shopping list, and took them home. When she reached home, her mother asked:

   "Have you got everything?"

   "Yes, Mom, "said Lucy. "I haven't forgotten anything. "

   She quickly put the basket on the table. She was taking things out of the basket when she dropped a bag of sweets. The bag fell on the floor and broke open. The sweets went every- where! "Oh, my dear !"she said.                                

    "Bad luck ! "said Mother. "It doesn't matter !"

    They both started to pick them up.

    "How much did you pay for all these things? "asked her mother.

"Not too much," said Lucy. "I didn't spend all the money. I brought some back. "

"Where is it?" asked the mother.

"Here it is, Mum! That's one thing I haven't forgotten today!"

1   What did Mrs. King give Lucy before she went shopping?

2   Why did the girl have to run home?

3   What her mother tell her to take?

4   Did Lucy get everything at last?

5   What happened when she was taking the things out of the basket?

6   Do you often forget anything? Do you have any good ideas to improve your memory?

 

John Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington, and he inherited(继承)1,000,000 when he was 23. He didn’t feel happy at all. His college friends were looking for their first jobs, but he didn’t have to. John decided to keep living a simple life like everyone else. He didn’t tell any of his friends and gave100,000 of his money to a charity(慈善团体) that helped poor children to live better lives. Today he is 36. He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and owns a small car only, but he is much happier.

Up to now John has helped 15 children from poor countries all over the world, 200 a month for each. The child does not receive the money in cash(现金). The money pays for the child’s school expenses, food, medical care and clothing. John receives a report each year on the child’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English.

When John first heard about these children, he wanted to help them. “It was not anything special,” he said, “Until I had the chance to go to these countries and meet the children I was helping, I did not know any thing about the type of life they had.”

Once John went to meet a little girl in Africa. He said that the meeting was very exciting.

“When I met her, I felt very happy,” he said,“ I saw that the money was used for a very good plan. It brought me closer to the child in a way that giving money alone cannot.” “I want to do everything I can. I will go on helping those children in need.” he added.

根据短文内容回答下列问题。

1 What kind of life is John living?

He is living a ________________________________________________________

2. Did John want to look for a job or stay at home after he got the money?

___________________________________________________________________

3 Does John only help the poor children in Africa?

___________________________________________________________________

4 The child receives the money in cash, doesn’t he?

_________________________________________________________________

5 Why did John say that the meeting with the little girl was very exciting?

Because he saw his money was well used and this made him_______.

6 How do you like John Brown?

He is_______________________________________________________________

 

Mary Allen was my best friend like a sister. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding. When I was 13, my family moved away. Mary and I kept in touch through letters, and we saw each other on special dayslike my wedding (婚礼)and Mary’s. Soon we both had children and moved to new homes, and we wrote less often. One day a card that I sent came back stamped “Address Unknown. ”I had no idea how to find Mary.

 Over the years, I thought of Mary often. I wanted to share stories of my children and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my sadness when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my heart that only a friend like Mary could fill. One day, I was reading a newspaper when I noticed a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman Mary’s married name. “There must be thousands of Wagmans, ”I thought, but I wrote to her. She called as soon as she got my letter. “Mrs. Tobin! ”She said excitedly. “Mary Allen Wagman is my mother. ” Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized (认出)at once even after 40 years. We laughed and cried. Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there’s one thing that Mary and I know for sure: we won’t lose each other again!

1. Whose family moved away when they were children?

2. Did they keep in touch all the time?

3. Who was the young woman on the newspaper?

4. How did the writer feel when she heard Mary’s voice?

5. How long haven’t they seen each other?

 

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