This is a story of two friends — one is blind, the other has no arms. Although the two are “disabled”, they are a powerful team together. They have changed part of their village in North China’s Hebei Province into a rich, green forest.

Their story began in 2000. Haixia was blind in his right eye. Wenqi lost his arms in an accident. Neither could find a job, so they decided to team up. They rented(租) some poor land and began to plant trees.

Haixia and Wenqi never imagined that they would create an environmental paradise(天堂). Their forest now has over 10,000 trees, hundreds of birds and many other wild animals. It also saves the village from river flooding(洪水泛濫) during the rainy season.

When the friends work together, they focus on their strengths not their disabilities. Their day begins at 7 a.m. Haixia carries Wenqi across the river to get to their work place. Since they cannot afford to buy young trees to plant, the two use branches（樹枝）from trees. Haixia climbs to the tree-top and picks up the perfect branch. He then digs a hole and plants it carefully. Finally Wenqi waters the tree.

The two men don’t make much money but they are proud of themselves and they still work hard. As Wenqi says, “We stand on our own feet, so the fruits of our work taste sweeter.”

Neither Haixia nor Wenqi cares about money. As a team, they already have everything they need --- a perfect pair of eyes, two strong hands, and the best friendship in the world!

【1】Haixia and Wenqi decided to team up because ______.

A. Haixia wanted to help Wenqi

B. neither could find a job

C. they had the same interest

D. Wenqi asked Haixia to do that

【2】During the rainy season, Haixia and Wenqi’s forest ______.

A. makes the villagers become richer

B. increases the number of the tourists

C. saves the village from river flooding

D. provides more farmland for the village

【3】In paragraph 5, when Wenqi says “We stand on our own feet, so the fruits of our work taste sweeter”, he means that “ ______”.

A. they hope to make the forest even better

B. the fruits from their trees are very sweet

C. they are proud to depend on their own

D. they are able to do any difficult work

【題目】

Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee, they don’t all have the same coffee culture. In Europe, for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends and to talk while they drink coffee. On the other hand, places like this were not as common in North America in the past. Instead, people in North America liked to drink coffee in their homes with friends. The coffee culture in the USA changed when Starbucks (星巴克) coffee shops spread across the country.

The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington, in the USA. It was a small coffee shop that cooked its own coffee beans. The coffee shop’s business did well, and by 1981 there were three Starbucks stores in Seattle.

Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment. He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, which caused his great interest. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company’s head of marketing (市場營銷).

In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The special environment of the espresso (濃咖啡) bars there caught his eyes. Back in the USA, Schultz created an environment for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable and casual, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Starbucks began opening more stores across the USA. Then the company opened coffee shops in other countries as well. Today, there are more than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops all over the world.

However, that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems. In fact, many Starbucks stores have been closed over the past few years. On the one hand, this is because there were too many coffee shops competing for business in one small area. On the other hand, stores in some countries were closed because the coffee culture there did not match with the “feel the same everywhere” environment offered by Starbucks.

【1】The underlined word “ran” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”.

A. closed B. managed C. left D. sold

【2】According to the passage, which is the right order for the following sentences?

a. Schultz helped to make Starbucks a huge coffee company.

b. Starbucks began as a small coffee company in Seattle in the USA.

c. Schultz went to Seattle to learn about the company and later worked for it.

d. Schultz noticed Starbucks ordered lots of special coffee makers.

A. a-b-d-c B. c-a-b-d C. b-d-c-a D. d-c-a-b

【3】Why were so many Starbucks closed in small areas?

A. Because the coffee in these places was too expensive.

B. Because the style of the coffee stores seems the same.

C. Because people like to drink coffee at home with friends.

D. Because there were too many coffee shops in one place.

【4】Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage? (P=Paragraph)

A. B. C. D.

--Yes,I’d like to.

A.swimming B.to swim C.swim D.swam

-- ．I’d like to choose Kunming．

A. Either B. Both C. Neither D. None

--I think it’s Mark’s.

A.Which B.Whose C.What D.Who

How we can show our

"THANKS!"

Pulaski Road School

Teacher Appreciation(感謝) Day May 5th!!

Posted By: Pulaski PTA

Spring will be over, which means the end of the school year is not too far behind. This is the perfect time to stop and share our thanks with the teachers at Pulaski.

We are so lucky to have such a talented team of teachers guiding our children each day. This is what makes our school what it is and our children who they are.

Now, more than ever, we would like to show them just how much we as parents appreciate all that they do for our children, and for us.

As usual, the Parent-Teacher Association of our school will offer an appreciation lunch for

teachers.

When: Tuesday, May 5th

Where: Pulaski Library

Can you help?

Donate (捐) a dish of either hot or cold food. (Please bring on the morning of 5/5 by10:30)

Donate some drinks.

Donate some money to help defer (延緩)the cost.

Volunteer to help set up (9:00), serve (11:15),or clean up (13:30).

Any questions please email Michele Dawson on atmicdaws@aol.com.

【1】On May 5th, teachers will go to Pulaski Library ________.

A. to have lunch together B. to watch a movie

C. to have a school meeting D. to read some new books

【2】To show thanks to the teachers at Pulaski, the parents can _______.

A. bring food or drinks at 11:15, May 5th B. give some flowers to the teachers

C. donate some money to buy some books D. do some cleaning after lunch at 13:30

【3】From what point of view (角度) is the passage told?

A. A teacher at Pulaski. B. The students of Pulaski.

C. Pulaski PTA. D. Students’ Union.

A. reflected B. effected C. affected D. rejected

A. at; for B. by; with C. by; for D. at; with

---Yeah. She used to___________ in Hawaii and she doesn’t get used to__________here.

A. live; live B. living; living C. live; living D. living; live

A.makes;makeing B.make; makeing

C.make;making D.make;make