_________ the girl is only nine, she takes care of her brothers and cooks meals every     day.

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

Kamala is a little girl. She lives in a s__________(1) village(村落) in the mountains(山) of Nepal. There are only 380 people living in i__________(2). Kamala has a big family. She m__________(3) look after her brothers and sisters and the cows(牛), even though(尽管) she is only n__________(4) years old.

She is at s__________(5) from six to eight in the morning. Here she learns(学习) to r__________(6), write and count. A__________(7) class, she helps her mother do housework a__________(8) day.

She wants to go to bed early, b__________(9) she has to wash clothes in the evening. “My days are l__________(10), ”says Kamala, “but I love school. ”

Clara Barton was a small woman. As a nurse, she took care of thousands of soldiers. She    46    the American Red Cross.

Clara Barton was born into a farm family    47    Massachusetts, America in 1821. As a child, she wanted to help others. She    48    injured (受伤的) pets.

For most of Clara’s early years, her brothers and sisters    49    her at home. She was always trying to learn new things.

First, she worked as a teacher. Later, she worked as a clerk in Washington DC.    50    the Civil War started, she wanted to help the soldiers. So she became a    51    . She took care of soldiers, made food for them, and did many other things. People    52    her “The Angel of the Battlefield”.

Later, she went to Europe. There, she came to know the International Red Cross. When she    53    to America, she worked to start a Red Cross in the U.S.A. She gave many    54    and talked to people in the government. At last, she started the American Red Cross. She and the people of the American Red Cross    55    many people in all kinds of trouble. 

Clara Barton died in 1912. But today people all over the world still remember this great woman.

46. A. helped                    B. started                  C. forgot

47. A. of                        B. on                     C. in

48. A. worried about              B. looked after              C. kept away from

49. A. taught                    B. dismissed                C. expected

50. A. Until                     B. Before                  C. When

51. A. nurse                     B. worker                   B. reporter

52. A. gave                      B. sent                     C. called

53. A. left                       B. returned                  C.

54. A.                          B. speeches

55. A. supply                    B. invite                     C. help

_________ the girl is only nine, she takes care of her brothers and cooks meals every day.

1. A.
   If
2. B.
   Because
3. C.
   Although
4. D.
   As

_________ the girl is only nine, she takes care of her brothers and cooks meals every     day.