Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐,粒粒皆辛苦).” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.
A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.
Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.
Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.
Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized(批评) the waste of food.
What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips: 
1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.
2. Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.
3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit

  1. 1.

    How many people were hungry in the world in 2010 according to the UN World Food Program?

    1. A.
      200 million
    2. B.
      Six million
    3. C.
      925 million
    4. D.
      625 million
  2. 2.

    What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?

    1. A.
      Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food
    2. B.
      Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and ready to help the weak
    3. C.
      Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food
    4. D.
      Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food
  3. 3.

    The underlined word “leftover” means         in Chinese

    1. A.
      过期的
    2. B.
      剩余的
    3. C.
      腐烂的
    4. D.
      难吃的
  4. 4.

    According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because ______.

    1. A.
      food comes from very hard work
    2. B.
      six million children die of hunger every day
    3. C.
      there is enough food to feed all the people
    4. D.
      Chinese are hospitable and generous
  5. 5.

    Which of the following is a good way to save food?

    1. A.
      Ordering more than you need at a restaurant
    2. B.
      Taking home restaurant leftovers
    3. C.
      Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping
    4. D.
      Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy


A young man from a village called Nawalapitiya married a young woman from Maiyuwa, a small village. They lived with the man’s big family-his parents, his brothers, their wives and husbands and children. The family kept an elephant, in which the woman soon took a great interest. Every day she fed it with fruit and sugar.
Three months later, having quarreled with her husband, the woman went back to her parents’ home. Soon the elephant refused to eat and work. It appeared to be ill and heartbroken. One morning after several weeks the animal disappeared from the house.
It went to the woman’s home. On seeing her, the elephant waved its trunk and touched her with it. The young woman was so moved by the act of the animal .So she went back to her husband’s home

  1. 1.

    The woman left her new home ______

    1. A.
      to visit her own parents in Maiyuwa
    2. B.
      to see if the elephant would follow her
    3. C.
      because she was angry with her husband
    4. D.
      because she was tired of the large family
  2. 2.

    The word “disappeared” in the reading means “______”

    1. A.
      ran away
    2. B.
      lost
    3. C.
      hid
    4. D.
      remained
  3. 3.

    After the young woman left her husband’s home, the elephant______

    1. A.
      returned to the forest
    2. B.
      was sad because it missed her
    3. C.
      went to look for a new home
    4. D.
      was sick because nobody fed it
  4. 4.

    How did the elephant express its feeling when it saw the young woman?

    1. A.
      It waved its trunk and smiled
    2. B.
      It touched her with its trunk
    3. C.
      It touched her and cried
    4. D.
      It waved its trunk and ran around her
  5. 5.

    The writer wrote the story in order to______

    1. A.
      show that elephants are very clever
    2. B.
      tell how a woman trained a wild animal
    3. C.
      show that women care more for animals than men do
    4. D.
      tell how an animal got a husband and a wife together again

I remember my maths teacher Mr Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers. In school Maths was my worst subject. I don’t think there was ever a day I went to school that I was not afraid.
One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, my parents would be called to school.
I tried really hard for weeks to learn Maths. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things; my brain just couldn’t do it, no matter how hard I tried.
The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.
After class ended, I went to Mr Young and told him what would happen if I got another E. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned.
I looked at the teacher and said, “Mr Young, you know how all the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”
He looked at me, and said nothing.
“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and matters like that,” I said.
Again, he said nothing as he looked down at his desk, and began grading papers.
The next day, when I got my report card, I looked at my grades: Geography: B- , English: D-  , History: C- , Gym: B+ , Art: C, Maths: D- .
That Math grade was the most favorite one I ever received in my whole life. I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head

  1. 1.

    Where was Mr Young different from others?

    1. A.
      He had only nine fingers in all
    2. B.
      He played jokes with students
    3. C.
      He usually gave higher mark to students
    4. D.
      He taught Maths in an interesting way
  2. 2.

    What would happen to the writer if he got another E?

    1. A.
      He would be asked to leave school
    2. B.
      He might be punished by his parents
    3. C.
      He would not be allowed to play any more
    4. D.
      He would be laughed at by other students
  3. 3.

    The writer got a Math D- at last because            

    1. A.
      he achieved a higher level after working hard
    2. B.
      Mr Young was afraid of being made fun of again
    3. C.
      Mr Young knew the trouble of being poor in mind
    4. D.
      Mr Young thanked him for telling him the opinions of students
  4. 4.

    The story tells us that              

    1. A.
      students should respect(尊敬) the disabled teachers
    2. B.
      teachers should treat all the students fairly
    3. C.
      students need to be cared for in their study,
    4. D.
      teachers should have an understanding of the students

John sent his mother expensive presents on his mother’s birthday every year. He liked to show her how rich he was.
"I must find something wonderful for her, and it must be the only one in the whole world. "John thought.
He advertised (登广告) in the newspapers. " Wanted—the best present for the woman who has everything. "
For many days his telephone did not stop ringing. People phoned him from all over the world. They wanted to sell him "the best present". But they did not have anything that was the only one in the whole world.
Then less than a week before his mother’s birthday, a man came to his office. He was carrying a cage, and in the cage there was a large bird.
"This bird, "the man said, "can speak ten languages and sing any pop song. There is no other bird like it in the world. "
"I will listen to it, "John said. "If what you said is true, I will buy the bird from you. "
The man spoke to the bird. "Talk to me in French, " he said. The bird spoke to him in French. "Tell me a joke in Japanese, " he said. The bird told him a joke in Japanese. "Sing a famous pop song, "he said. The bird sang a famous pop song.
"I’ll buy it, "John said. "How much do you want?"
"One hundred thousand dollars, "the man said. This was a lot of money but John paid him. Then he sent the bird to his mother with a birthday card.
The day after his mother’s birthday he phoned her. "Well, mother, "he said, "Is the bird wonderful?"
"Oh, it was delicious, dear, "she said

  1. 1.

    Why did John send her mother expensive presents for her birthday every year?

    1. A.
      Because he loved his mother very much
    2. B.
      Because his mother needed these presents
    3. C.
      Because he wanted to show he had a lot of money
    4. D.
      Because he was the richest man in the world
  2. 2.

    How did people know John wanted the best present in the world?

    1. A.
      They rang John up
    2. B.
      They knew it from the newspapers
    3. C.
      John phoned them one by one
    4. D.
      They knew it on TV
  3. 3.

    When did the man with a bird come to visit John?

    1. A.
      Two weeks before John’s mother’s birthday
    2. B.
      On John’s mother’s birthday
    3. C.
      About five days before John’s mother’s birthday
    4. D.
      Less than a week after John’s mother’s birthday
  4. 4.

    Why did John pay the man a lot of money for the bird?

    1. A.
      Because it was such a beautiful bird
    2. B.
      Because he wanted to help the poor man with the bird
    3. C.
      Because the bird could look after his mother
    4. D.
      Because John thought the bird could make his mother happy
  5. 5.

    What does the sentence "It was delicious, "really mean in the story?

    1. A.
      His mother ate the bird
    2. B.
      His mother let the bird fly away
    3. C.
      His mother began to learn languages from the bird
    4. D.
      His mother thought it was the most expensive present in the world

It’s not easy to be an astronaut’s son.Everybody expects you to be special or perfect. I often wonder how my father ever had a son like me. I mean he’s so special and so good at everything he does. Even in middle school he was monitor and captain of the football team.
Well, to be honest, I often dream about being some kind of hero or doing something special—like saving a child from a burning building One morning my teacher said there would be a Father’s Day writing competition for the whole school.“I hope we have a winner right here in my class.”
When I got home,I started to think about what to write.My father is an astronaut. No, I wouldn’t start like that. That was the way others saw him.How did I see my father?
Hmm…I saw him sitting with me in the dark when I had a terrible dream.I remembered how he hugged me for hours when my dog Spotty was killed by a car. Yes, these were the things I was going to write. To me,he wasn’t just a famous astronaut. He was my dad.
My parents and l went to school Thursday night. There were so many people in the big hall! My dad looked at me, and I shrugged(耸肩).
The third prize was announced and it was not me.1 was relieved(释然)and disappointed(失望) at the same time. The second prize was announced. it was me. I went up to the stage and read what I had written,“My father’s son”.When I finished,Dad put his hand on my shoulder.“Son,this is the proudest moment of my life.’’
It was the proudest moment of my life, too. Maybe I’ll never be a great hero or win a Nobel Prize, but it was enough just to be my father’s son

  1. 1.

    The writer felt it        to be the son of a famous person.

    1. A.
      1ucky
    2. B.
      natural
    3. C.
      hard
    4. D.
      pleasant
  2. 2.

    In order to_       the writer would like to save a child from a burning building.

    1. A.
      become astronaut
    2. B.
      become a great hero
    3. C.
      be made school team captain
    4. D.
      be made monitor
  3. 3.

    What did the boy probably write in his composition?

    1. A.
      A lot of special things he had done
    2. B.
      The story of his father as an astronaut.
    3. C.
      The unforgettable time he spent with his father.
    4. D.
      The experiences his father had in middle school.
  4. 4.

    What is the best title for the passage?

    1. A.
      My daydream
    2. B.
      My father’s son
    3. C.
      My famous father
    4. D.
      My happy family

The hottest topic in Yongjin Middle School,it's money. The school held an activity called “making money” last weekend.About 200 Junior1and Junior 2 students were divided into 30 teams.They went out to make money by selling things.
Some sold newspapers;some chose bottled water;some sold environmentally friendly shopping bags.
Hu Qing's team decided to sell some useful books in Activity Center.They thought parents would like to buy the books for their children.But unfortunately,they met urban management officers.The officers asked them to leave.“Finally we had to give up.” said Hu.
Wang Bing and her team sold ice cream in a square.They didn't meet any officers.But few people were interested in what they were selling.The team then put up a board saying “For Country Kids”.It worked.More people came to their stall(小摊).A foreigner even gave them 100 yuan. Later that day they gave the money to the “Project Hope” office.
Meng Zhaoxiang and his team were luckier.They sold all their cakes in four hours.They made 40 yuan.“It was not easy to make the money,” said Meng.“Some people just looked.Others just tasted but didn't buy.Now I know how hard it is for our parents to make the money we need to lead happy lives.”

  1. 1.

                       took part in the activity

    1. A.
      All the students
    2. B.
      Some students of Junior 1 and Junior 2
    3. C.
      Some teachers
    4. D.
      About 200 students of the three grades
  2. 2.

    Why did Hu Qing's team finally give up ?

    1. A.
      their books are not useful
    2. B.
      the parents didn’t like to buy the books
    3. C.
      the officers didn’t allow them to sell anything there
    4. D.
      the Children Activity Center was too crowded
  3. 3.

    According to the passage the students can learn                    

    1. A.
      it’s impossible for them to make money
    2. B.
      it's not easy for their parents to make money
    3. C.
      it's very important for them to make a living
    4. D.
      it’s necessary for school to hold more activities in the future
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