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　　In a small village in England about 150 years ago, a mail coach(邮车)was standing on the street．Around the coach many people were talking to one another about it．

　　Mail coach did not come to that village so often in those days．People had to pay a lot of money to get a letter．The person who sent the letter did not have to pay．The person who got the letter had to pay the postage(邮资)．

　　“Here’s a letter for Miss Alice Brown,” said the mailman．Everyone turned to a girl of about eighteen who was standing by the coach．“I’m Alice Brown,” she said in a low voice．The mailman gave her the letter．

　　Alice looked at the envelope for a minute, and then handed it back to the mailman．

　　“I’m sorry I can’t take it,” she said．“I don’t have enough money to pay the postage．”

　　The people standing around were very sorry for the girl．They were silent for a while．Then a gentleman came up to the mailman and paid the postage for Alice’s letter．

　　When the gentleman gave her the letter, she said with a smile, “Oh, thank you very much, sir．This letter is from the young man I’m going to marry．His name is Tom．He went to London to look for work．He has to get enough money for our marriage(结婚)．I’ve waited a long time for this letter, but now don’t need it．I don’t have to open the envelope because there is nothing inside．”

　　“Really?” the gentleman said in surprise．“How do you know that?” “He told me that he would put some signs on the envelope．Look, sir, this cross in the corner means that he is well, and this circle means he has found work．That’s very good news．”

　　The gentleman was Sir Rowland Hill．He did not forget Alice and her letter．

　　“The postage to be paid by the receiver has to be changed,” he said to himself．He thought and thought for many years．At last he had a good plan．

　　“The postage has to be much lower,” he said．“What about a penny(便士)for a letter? And the person who sends the letter pays the postage．He has to buy a stamp and put it on the envelope．”

　　“A good idea!” people said when they heard of his plan．

　　The Government decided to adopt(采纳)the plan．The first postage stamp was put out in 1840．It was called the “Penny Black”．It had a picture of the Queen on it．

(1)

The first postage stamp was made ________．
[　　]
A．	in England
B．	in America
C．	by Alice
D．	in 1910

(2)

The girl handed the letter back to the mailman because ________．
[　　]
A．	she did not know whose letter it was
B．	the letter had already told her what she wanted to know
C．	she could not pay the postage
D．	the gentleman promised to pay the postage for her

(3)

When the girl returned the letter to the mailman ________．
[　　]
A．	the people around her felt sorry for her
B．	the people thought that the girl was too poor
C．	none of them wanted to pay the postage for her
D．	the people was angry with the girl

(4)

Alice knew how Tom was getting from the signs on the envelope because ________．
[　　]
A．	Tom had told her what the signs meant before leaving for London
B．	Alice was clever and could guess the meaning of the signs
C．	Alice had put the signs on the envelope herself
D．	Tom had put the signs as Alice had told him to

(5)

The idea of using stamps was found by ________．
[　　]
A．	the government
B．	Sir Rowland Hill
C．	Alice Brown
D．	Tom

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Monty Robert's father was a horse trainer. Asa child, Monty often went from one farm to 1 with his father. Sometimes they didn't haveenough money to 2 food, but Monty stillkept hoping to own a 3 farm. 　　When he was in school, his teacher asked himto write a paper___4___what he wanted to be and do when he grew up. He wrote a seven-page paper 5 his dream of having a horse farm one day.He 6 drew a picture of a horse farm in thepaper. 　　The next day he handed ___7___in to histeacher. Two days later, he got his paper back.On the front page was a large red "F" with somewords "See me after class." 8 the boy didand asked his teacher, "Why did I get an F?" The teacher said, "This dream will not 9 for ayoung boy like you. 10 a horse farm needs alot of money. You have to buy the land. You haveto pay for a lot of things. There is no way youcould ever do it. " Then the teacher added, "If you write this paper again with a 11 dream, I will give you a good grade." 　　After school.he thought about it ___12___. Atlast, he decided to hand in the same paper, making 13 changes at all. He wrote, "You can keep the F and I'll keep my 14 ."Many years later, Monty had his own 200acres horse farm. His dream came true. 　　So don't let ___15___ take away your dreams.Follow your dreams, no matter what they are.
( )1. A. another ( )2. A. look for ( )3. A. horse ( )4. A. in ( )5. A. talking about ( )6. A.ever ( )7. A. them ( )8. A. Or ( )9. A. come back ( )10. A. Owning ( )11. A. difficult ( )12. A. easily ( )13. A. any ( )14. A. horse ( )15. A. anyone	B. the others B. pay for B. chicken B. at B. talking with B. even B. farm B. So B. come from B. Drawing B. high B. hard B. some B. hand B. everyone	C. other C. wait for C. pig C. about C. talking to C. never C. it C. But C. come true C. Asking C. bad C. heavily C. all C. dream C. someone	D. the other D. ask for D. flower D. off D. talking over D. over D. picture D. And D. come down D. Writing D. simple D. hardly D. no D. paper

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Very often, newborn babies are not beautiful. They are wrinkled （多皱的）or hairless, or they have an 1 look on their faces. They seem to say," Get 2 ! I hate everybody. "But to a 3, that hairless, wrinkled, angry -faced baby is the most beautiful and 4 child in the world. What are you going to say when that proud father or mother asks you, "Well, what do you think... Isn' t she beautiful?" Is this the time for you to 5 the truth? Of course not!

You look at that proud father in the eye and say, "Yes, she is! She is really a beauty. She's one in a million. She' s going to 6 a movie star ! I can tell ! She is as beautiful as a picture. "

In English, this is a white lie. White lies don' t 7 people. They are not cruel (伤人的) or bad words. People use them to 8 a difficult thing a little easier. When people don' t want to meet 9, or eat something new that they really don' t like at a friend's house, they often tell a white lie. They are trying to be honest, 10 many people feel that being kind is sometimes more beautiful.

1. A. amazing B. angry . C. excellent D. active

2. A. up B. over C. away D. back

3. A. parent B. friend C. relative D. doctor

4. A. creative B. athletic C. perfect D. polite

5. A. say B. speak C. talk D. tell

6. A. love B. be C. help D. refuse

7. A. hurt B. burn C. influence D. hit

8. A. keep B. take C. show D. make

9. A. anyone B.. someone C. everyone D. one

10. A. so B. and . C. but D. or

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Are you looking for something fun and would you like to help others in your free time? Then join us to be a volunteer(志愿者)! We’re a non-profit (非营利的) organization(组织). We have volunteer jobs of all ages. Anyone, from twelve-year-old children to people about seventy years old can become a volunteer.

You can help people in many ways. Schools need help with taking care of children while parents are working. Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor. Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes. There is something for everyone.

“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy, too.” said Carlos Domingo, an old woman of 62. “I often played computer games in my free time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers,” said another volunteer at the age of 18.

If everyone helps out a little, we’ll have a better world to live in. Interested? What are you waiting for? Start volunteering now! Call us on 1-800-555-5756 or visit our website: www.activol.com.

57. When do the volunteers help others?

A. In their free time. B. At the weekend. C. On weekdays. D. At any time.

58. Who can be a volunteer?

A. Children. B. Old women. C. Anyone aged 12-70. D. Parents.

59. What do volunteers want to get when they help others?

A. Money. B. Computers. C. Everything. D. Nothing.

60. Carlos Domingo does volunteer work with __________.

A. animal lovers B. children C. her parents D. older people

61. We can read this passage ___________.

A. in a newspaper B. in a storybook C. in a picture book D. in a textbook

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