A. besides B. except C. with

--- Yes, It’s _______ pen. Thank you!

A. my B. your C. his D. her

A. eat B. eating C. eats D. to eat

This Family Keeps Their Community Warm by Cutting Firewood for Those in Need

Washington is home to lots of trees—it is the Evergreen State, after all—— and it has lots of fireplaces and wood-burning heaters too. But what if you lived there and couldn’t cut wood or couldn’t afford to pay someone to do it? Luckily, Shane McDaniel and his twin sons, Harrison and Henry McDaniel, are happy to help. The three men cut truckloads of wood—then give it to those m need.

The idea actually started as a father-son relationship project, Shane told msn.com. “I cut wood with my dad. He just loved doing it, " said Shane. He wanted to pass along that feeling, so he and the twins spent the summer cutting. The result was a great wall of wood piled up （堆積）around their house. To buy that much it would cost about $10,000.

It was too much for the McDaniels to use themselves, and when the weather turned cold that November, Shane started thinking of others. He posted online: "IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF FIREWOOD AND CANNOT AFFORD IT, PLEASE PM [personal message] ME! ... If you know someone who BURNS WOOD, please help me and my boys make sure NO ONE GOES COLD IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, The response（反應(yīng)）was immediate. One man offered to donate （捐贈）a wood-burning stove. Others raced over to Shane's house with more wood. One woman, noticing the photo of the McDaniels, started to feel warm in other ways: "I don't need the wood. But I am truly happy for what you have done! ”

Single mom Katelyn Ticer, 29, and her four-year-old daughter depended on a wood-burning stove as their only way of heat, so it was so good to receive a truckload of firewood from the McDaniels. "To get that much wood brought me to tears/' she told msn.com. “ So much stress and worry is off my shoulders. I couldn't be more thankful.

Shane is ready to help more people. “Giving is the reward”, he said. "It has nothing to do with how well it’s received; it's about how much it’s needed.”

【1】What did Shane and his sons do to help their neighbors?

A.They gave firewood to those in need.B.They bought wood-burning stoves.

C.They raised about 10,000 dollars.D.They paid someone to cut wood.

【2】What happened after Shane posted messages online?

A.His family received lots of presents.B.Some people quickly offered to help.

C.Lots of wood piled up around their house,D.The weather suddenly turned freezing cold.

【3】What did Shane think of what he had done to help others?

A.Being needed drives us to give.B.Love is not giving but receiving.

C.Helping others is just helping ourselves.D.It’s better to help people fish than to give them fish.

My name is Jackson. I'm a great reader with good memory. I rememberalmost everything I read. But I don't like to speak in class. When Mr.Knoll announced an oral book report, the idea of going up and having myclassmates staring at me while I talked filled me with anxiety.

As for the date, if the book report was due in two weeks, I would do itright then. Mr. Knoll, though, gave us a month to get the report ready, so Ithought I had plenty of time.

Finally, I chose Fire-Hunter by Jim Kjelgaard. It looked really interesting. I read the first few pagesand then I set it aside. I wasn't worried. I had plenty of time. Then the book got buried in the clutter(雜物）in my room.

Before I knew it, the date of the book report was a week away. Some kids had already finished. Iwas in a panic. I raced home and found the book. Trembling（顫抖），I turned to the back and discoveredthere were 218 pages! I read like crazy

The last day came. When Mr. Knoll called on me to give my report, I still had eighty pages to go.

The class looked sorry for me when I pulled myself forward. They could see my fear.

"My book is Fire-Hunter, by Jim Kjelgaard," I began slowly. Then I started to tell the story and theclass seemed interested. To my surprise, I discovered I was enjoying myself. However, I had no ideahow the book ended. I really didn't know what came over me. I made up the rest of the story on the spot.The class loved it, and applauded as I finished.

At break time, Mr. Knoll called me over. "You know, Jackson, I don't really remember the book

ending that way."

I gulped（倒吸氣）．

"You told a pretty good story，”he continued. "The assignment was an oral book report. You did a great job on the oral part’

"Uh, thanks," I said.

"When you actually finish Fire-Hunter, please come to me and give me the book report’

"Yes, I definitely will," I said. I knew I would never make that mistake again.

【1】How long did Mr. Knoll give students to prepare the book report?

A. One week.B. Two weeks.C. Three weeks.D. A month.

【2】We know from the passage that＿＿·

A. Jackson's classmates didn't like his story

B. Jackson was the first to finish his book report

C. Jackson had to give Mr. Knoll his book report later

D. Jackson was criticized for his bad oral book report

【3】Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Jackson's HobbyB. Jackson's Book Report

C. Jackson's ProblemD. Jackson's Good Memory

It was the middle of July. I had spent two days exploring a bat cave in thedesert in southern New Mexico. The cave was part of an ancient flow of lava（熔巖流），now hardened into rock. I had left the cave and was driving my pickup truckon a rough（高低不平的）track across the________surface of the lava flow.

Suddenly, the truck came to a stop, caught on a black lava rock.

A quick check of the underside ______the worst: the truck's axle（車軸）was bent，nearly broken intwo. I couldn't ______ help in such faraway country. I put the food and cans of water into my backpackand set off on foot, going north, the direction of the main highway．I was low on water. Too little food didnot matter much, but hiking across the desert in July without water could be dangerous. As I set out,unreasonable ______ came over my mind. I was afraid of everything around me. Each creature mademy heart jump. In my mind, every movement was a scary animal about to strike and kill me.

I walked for hours and cried until I________that nobody was around to hear me. Complaining wasuseless. A change came over me. I began to feel less afraid. Fear was replaced by curiosity. I went on,and slowly but surely began to see the desert world differently, through_______ eyes, not frightened ones.That night I lay on the warm sand, using my backpack as a pillow. The sky went dark. The starsbegan to shine in the hugeness of the heavens. With a smile I thought how little there was to fear, afterall. By noon the following day I ______north. I began to think how lucky I was to see the wild desertworld. A wrecked truck and a forced hike across the desert gave me an/a ______ to see what few othersever saw

Late in the day, I came to a farmhouse. I drank all the lemonade that the farmer and his wife had intheir refrigerator. "I liked it out there," I told them when we got to talking. "I just wish I had been lessfrightened. I would have noticed more that way "I know what you mean," the man said thoughtfully."It's a rare sight, that desert wilderness, a rare sight’

【1】A. cleanB. flatC. hardD. smooth

【2】A. provedB. orderedC. thoughtD. imagined

【3】A. chooseB. explainC. suggestD. expect

【4】A. prideB. fearsC. painsD. surprise

【5】A. wonderedB. rememberedC. describedD. realized

【6】A. tiredB. nervousC. interestedD. satisfied

【7】A. continuedB. searchedC. improvedD. increased

【8】A. changeB. opportunityC. attentionD. responsibility

【題目】

In the busy city of New York, such an astonishing thing ever happened.

On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the underground station, playing his violin. Many people slowed down their paces and put some money into the hat of the young man.

The next day, the young artist came to the gate of the underground station, and put his hat on the ground gracefully. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground and put some stones on it. Before long, the young violinist was surrounded with people, who were all attracted* by the words on that paper. It said, "Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to claim it soon."

After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and rushed through the crowd to the violinist and grabbed his shoulders and said, "Yes, it's you. You did come here. I knew that you're an honest* man and would certainly come here."

The young violinist asked calmly, "Are you Mr. George Sang?"

The man nodded. The violinist asked, "Did you lose something?"

"Lottery. It's a lottery," said the man.

The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang's name was seen. "Is it?" he asked.

George nodded and seized the lottery ticket and kissed it.

The story turned out to be this: George Sang is a manager in a big company. He bought a lottery ticket issued by a bank a few days ago. It opened yesterday and he won a prize of $500,000. So he felt very happy after work and felt the music was so wonderful, that he took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Arts College and had planned to study in Vienna. He had booked the ticket and would fly that morning. However when he was cleaning up he found the lottery ticket. Thinking that the owner would return to look for it, he cancelled* the flight and came back to where he was given the lottery ticket.

Later someone asked the violinist: "At that time you were in need of money. Why didn't you take the lottery ticket for yourself?"

The violinist said, "Although I don't have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I won't be happy forever."

【1】Where did the poor young artist play the violin?

A. In a nice hall of a big company. B. On the playground of Arts College.

C. Outside the meeting room of a bank. D. At the gate of the underground station.

【2】George Sang put _____ into the young artist's hat on Friday night.

A. some stones B. a piece of paper

C. 50 dollars and a lottery D. his air ticket and some money

【3】The young artist cancelled the flight to Vienna because he thought ______.

A. the owner would return to look for the lottery

B. he didn’t have enough money to pay for his study

C. Arts College asked him to wait for Mr. George Sang

D. people in the underground station didn’t let him leave

【4】What do you think of what the young violinist said in the last paragraph? ▲ (請用約40詞回答)

A．is used to drinking; used to drink

B．used to drink; uses to drink

C．used to drink; is used to drinking

D．is used to drink; is drinking

--- ____________!

A. OK B. It’s good C. You’re welcome D. Thank you

A. bore B. boring C. bored D. bores