Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children that works to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. Our founder Eglantyne Jebb drafted the “Declaration of the Rights of the Child” in 1922 which was adopted by the League of Nations in 1924.

Save the Children works to bring about a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.

Our Approach:

Save the Children actively works with the communities, the State governments and the national government to bring lasting changes for children by:

Providing them with immunisation (免疫) and nutrition.

Ensuring that they have a chance to join formal school.

Exposing and preventing exploitative child labour practices and running prevention programs.

During emergencies, we provide emergency supplies as well to ensure that children are protected in safe places as well to continue schooling.

We cannot do this without your support. Please contribute by choosing an amount below.

Rs. 20,000 can provide Child Friendly Space for 50 children ensuring that they receive Psycho-Social and Educational support.

Rs. 10,000 can provide hygiene kits and house-hold cooking utensils (厨房用具) for 4 families affected by emergencies.

Rs. 5,000 can provide education kits and uniforms for 5 under-privileged (贫困的) children who have lost belongings in an emergency.

Rs. 2,500 can provide a hygiene kits and house-hold cooking utensils for a family during an emergency.

You will receive your Tax Exemption Certificate (免税证明) within 12 days of making a donation.

1.What is the main purpose of writing the passage?

A．To introduce the organization to readers.

B．To raise awareness of children’s living conditions.

C．To draw public attention to educating children.

D．To persuade more people to donate to the organization.

2.Save the Children is an organization ______.

A．founded in 1922 by Eglantyne Jebb

B．joining the League of Nations in 1924

C．only cooperating with the local government

D．concerning children’s physical and mental health

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

A．Save the Children will provide cooking utensils for 4 families with a 2500 RS donation.

B．Providing help during emergencies is a most important part of the work of Save the Children.

C．Save the Children will reply to donors within 12 days of making their donation.

D．Child Friendly Space is a formal school for children to receive social and psychological education.

When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job — but he couldn’t balance his checkbook. “I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip,” says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. “I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement.”

One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don’t get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. “It bothered me that I didn’t understand this stuff,” says Steve, “so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz (能手) I knew to explain things to me.”

He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to live below their means. They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars，cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments.

Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. “Someone would say, ‘I need to refinance my house — what should I do? ‘A lot of times, I wouldn’t know the answer, but I’d go to find it and learn something in the process,” he says.

In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it’s paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry.

“I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education,” says Steve. “You can do anything once you understand the basics.”

1.The underlined part “live below their means” (in Paragraph 3) probably means “______”.

A．take effective measures                  B．live a miserable life

C．spend more money than they had           D．spend less money than they had

2.Since Steve Maxwell became a millionaire, he ______.

A．has been unwilling to help others

B．hasn’t stopped learning from practice

C．has been willing to follow others’ advice

D．has stopped to invest in houses

3.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．A self made engineer

B．How to balance your checkbook

C．Don’t avoid investing

D．Educate yourself to become a millionaire

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A．self education is very important to one’s life

B．everyone should learn how to invest in their life

C．Steve Maxwell was quite interested in finance classes in college

D．Steve became rich because he saved every penny he had earned

There are so many good reasons to send a child to camp.

When children go to camp, they are on their own, sometimes for the very first time in their lives. They have to decide what to wear, what to eat and which activities to participate in. As a result they develop confidence and independence.

As self-respect develops from learning to be on their own, children continue to try new activities. Also it is possible that they will engage in what they are unfamiliar with. In school, children do not experience success in the same way. Camp can be a school without failure because just having fun makes them a success.

One of the greatest benefits of a camp experience is that children develop social skills. In a camp setting, a good counselor will make sure that every camper is included in the activity and that each child interacts with the others in a positive way. They learn the give and take, and they learn how to work and cooperate. Something as simple as clean-up, is not only there to get the cabin clean, but to promote a team atmosphere of working together which in turn results in friendship.

The obvious benefit of camp is that campers make long lasting friendships. These friendships can often be unique and special because campers are living with each other and see the true personalities. Children learn to see others from a different viewpoint. Children tend to be accepted for who they are and do not have to be concerned about what they wear, what they are good at and how they look. This is because in a camp setting, respect and caring finally win out over materialistic objectives. 

In a word, camp does give children fun, friends and fulfillment.

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Research has been limited to ____ production profits, rather than ____ that GM foods are safe.

A．increasing; make sure                    B．increasing; making sure

C．increase; make sure                     D．increase; making sure

I told her we weren’t going to be friends any more because she couldn’t ________ .

A．keep her word     B．have her word      C．keep her words     D．have her words

____ the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.

A．If                B．As               C．Because          D．While

What troubled the teacher was that no one present made an answer when asked who had broken the glasses, so he didn’t know who _____________.

A．was blamed        B．was to be blamed    C．was to blame       D．would be blamed

The production of the factory has grown to _____ in 1999.

A．twice as it was                          B．twice what it was

C．as twice as it was                        D．twice that it was

He pretended _______ a book when his mother entered the room.

A．to read           B．to have read       C．reading           D．to be reading