“Make-A-Wish” is one of the world’s most famous charities (慈善機構) . It makes wishes(愿望) come true for children who is badly ill. It gives them hope and joy and helps them forget about their health problems and have fun.

It all started in 1980 in Phoenix, Arizona. Christopher was a 7-year-old boy who was very sick .He always dreamed of becoming a police officer. Tommy Austin and Ron Cox, two police officers , made his wish come true .They gave Christopher a tour of the city in a police helicopter(直升飛機) and made a real police uniform(制服) for him.

There are four kinds of wishes children usually have:

I wish to go. Children usually want to travel or go to a concert, a game or a park.

I wish to meet. Children sometimes want to meet their favorite actors, singers or players.

I wish to be. Some children wish to become actors, singers or police officers.

I wish to have. They often want to have a computer, a game, a bike or many other things.

Let’s hope more wishes will come true in the future. People who work in the charity always try for the best .Almost 25,000 volunteers(志愿者) help, work or give money. Will you be one of them?

1. “Make-A-Wish”is a charity to help __________________.

A. sick children B. serious officers

C. famous actors(演員) D. popular singers

2.What did the two police officers do for Christopher?

A. They give him a computer.

B. They give him a tour of the city.

C. They took him to a concert.

D. They took him to the hospital.

3.Which kind of wishes does Christopher have?

A.I wish to go B.I wish to meet

C.I wish to be D.I wish to have

4.The purpose of the last paragraph is to ______.

A. explain(解釋) what ‘‘Make-A-Wish’’ is

B. encourage(鼓勵) more people to join the charity

C. tell us how Christopher’s wish came true

D. introduce(介紹) different kinds of children’s wishes

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

A. Sick children just wish to get well.

B. Christopher and Tommy are two officers.

C.A few people are working for “Make-A-Wish”.

D. “Make-A-Wish” has a history of over 30 years.

詞匯(本題共10分，每小題1分)

(A) 根據(jù)句意，用所給單詞的適當形式及漢語提示寫出單詞。

1.We’ve made a (decide) to help them.

2.Think of my pet cat’s (die), I can’t help crying.

3.My MP3 player is (break). I want to buy a new one.

4.Thank you for your (kind).

5.With the (develop) of science and technology, our lives are getting easier and easier.

6.Luckily, they have (意識到) the importance of protecting the environment.

7.Can you help me (打掃) the floor?

8.You are always asking me to do this or that. It’s (不公平).

9.The sun (升起) in the east and goes down in the west.

10.My sister has a good (記憶), and she can remember things very well.

The girl is new. We ______ give her a hand.

A. need B. should C. may

We are happy to see our city developing ________ these years than before.

A. very quickly B. the most quickly C. more quickly

—I called you at seven this morning. But you didn’t pick up.

—Oh, sorry. I ______ in the garden then.

A. worked B. am working C. was working

I would rather _____ by myself than _____ in a restaurant. I hate eating out.

A. cook; eating B. cook; eat C. cooking; eat

______ of the information on the event ______ from the Internet.

A. Two thirds; are B. Two thirds; is C. Two third; is

—Listen! Someone is singing in the music room. —Oh! ____ beautiful song!

A. What B. What a C. How

1. On April 12, thousands of people brought their kites to a beach in France. Popular kites in China look like birds or butterflies(蝴蝶). But here at the festival, bears and whales(鯨魚) flew everywhere.

2.Huang Yu-hsiang, a pianist from Taiwan, was born blind. But as a child, he showed the talent to remember any music he heard. It encouraged him to learn the piano.

“Sounds help me to feel the colors of the world,” he said.

3.The school has a club called the Future Farmers of America. The club members grow vegetables in the school’s greenhouse. They had their first crop (收成) of lettuce in March. They gave it to the school cafeteria(食堂).

4.Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holidays. Our hotel can solve this problem. We lend cats or dogs to you. We are sure that you will be happy to stay with them.

5.Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Now pet hospitals are very busy. Kind people who love animals are needed to work in busy hospitals.

給每個小語段選擇正確的標題。

—It’s bad to be late.

—Yes. be late for school,we have to get up early.

A. So that B.In order not to

C. So that not D. In order to