I don’t feel comfortable when giving money to 【4】 (stranger). People fear that when you give money to someone in need, they will use it for drugs or alcohol or something else【5】we may not think right. I didn’t give anything to the woman that time.

I felt bad after【6】(meet)with her because I didn’t help her that time. Yesterday, I saw her again. I decided to go to the nearby grocery store and got her a grocery gift card and dropped by to give it to her, along with a bundle of fresh yellow tulips(郁金香). I chatted【7】(brief)with her and she 【8】(move)by the gesture.

We may not be able to help every person in need【9】our own, but if we can help one person from time to time, we can really make a 【10】(different) in our world.

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One day a lady saw a mouse running across his kitchen floor. She was very afraid of mice, so she ran out of the house, getting on a bus and went to a nearby shop. Here she bought a mousetrap and was advised to put any cheese in it. The lady went home with her mousetrap, and could not find any cheese. She had no choice but cut a picture of some cheese out of a magazine and put it in the trap. Surprising, the picture of the cheese is quite “successful”! When the lady came down to the kitchen in the next morning, she found a picture of a mouse in the trap besides the picture of the cheese!

A. wrap B. withdraw

C. wind D. wipe

The research shows that parents are creating crazy schedules for their children with after school activities in addition to school tasks. This means children are actually working harder than the average parents who only work for 37.5 hours a week.

The average child already completes 30 hours and 50 minutes a week at school from Monday to Friday, as well as seven hours and 51 minutes of clubs and homework. Actively reading with parents daily takes a further five hours and 49 minutes a week. The Center Parcs study of 2,000 parents also found the average child also helps with housework for up to an hour and 37 minutes each week.

Colin Whaley, marketing director from Center Pares, said, “We made this report to further understand family life and what challenges parents and children are facing and overcoming, so we can always make sure we’re offering what they need. What has undoubtedly come out of this is the need for families—parents and children alike—to take time out to relax.”

In response to the findings, Center Parcs let child psychologist(心理學(xué)家)Dr Sam Wass to develop a Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for free time which needs three hours and 51 minutes every day. The RDA provides a variety of free-time activities, which will allow children to use their imagination and develop creative thinking. The RDA really creates the best environment to relax and the best short break possible for children.

【1】According to the survey, what problem are most children faced with?

A. They spend little time in doing homework

B. They spend too much time enjoying after-school activities

C. They have no time to help their parents around the house.

D. They are working more hours than their parents each week

【2】It takes children the most time in a week_____

A. to say at school B. to do housework

C. to read with parents D. to finish their homework

【3】In the opinion of Colin Whaley,______.

A. schools should increase the time of activities

B. both parents and children need spare time to relax

C. parents do right things for their children all the time

D. parents should spend more time keeping children company

【4】Who can gain the greatest benefit from the RDA?

A. Teachers B. Psychologists.

C. Parents D. Children

25-year-old Souda arrived at the Puente Ayala prison in Barcelona, Venezuela, last weeks, to visit her boyfriend, Jose Antonio, who was serving a sentence of 9 years and 8 months for stealing cars. She had brought their six-year-old daughter and a large pink suitcase, which is common for an overnight stay by family members in South American prison. Little did the guards know that Souda and Jose Antoni were planning to leave the prison together the next day, as a big happy family.

Their plan seemed to go smoothly as the woman carrying the bright pink baggage didn’t attract the guards’ attention, but it failed when they finally noticed the short woman struggling to pull the seemingly light suitcase out of the door. They stopped Souda and asked her to open the suitcase so they could check its items. Left with no choice but to meet the guards’ demand, the woman opened the suitcase to show young Jose Antonio looking like a professional contortionist (專業(yè)柔術(shù)演員)and covered with different clothing items.

Puente Ayala guards sent the car thief back to the prison. Souda has been caught by guards and is waiting for official charges, and the couple’s six-year-old daughter, Mary, has been placed in the care of social services.

If only Souda had gone to the gym to improve her strength before going through escaping from prison with her lover, things might have gone differently.

【1】The underlined word “suspicious” in Paragraph 1 can be best replaced by_____.

A. pleased B. doubtful

C. worried D. violent

【2】Where did Souda put her husband while leaving the prison?

A. In a car. B. In a box

C. In a suitcase. D. In a bag

【3】Mary lives in the care of social services because______.

A. she broke the law

B. her parents’ marriage has ended

C. her parents are both caught by guards

D. her mother is busy building up her body

【4】What can we learn from the text?

A. Souda and her daughter stayed in the prison for a night

B. Souda has escaped from punishment by law

C. Jose Antonio made a living by selling cars once

D. Jose Antonio was a professional contortionist.

I was recently looking through Eastern-European pictures and news as I usually do, 【3】 I came across a collection of strange beach photos where everyone had a cloth wall surrounding their 【4】 (limit) space of sand. The cloth wall was everywhere, but I had never seen anything like it before. 【5】 (fortunate), except the title, “Polish Beach Introverts (性格內(nèi)向的人),” there was no 【6】 (explain) as to why everybody was using it. So I did some research online. Finally, I found a Russian website talking about it.

According to the website, beach separators 【7】 (be) a part of Polish beach-going culture for a very long time, but have recently been getting a lot of attention online, since foreign tourists 【8】 (take) a vacation at the Baltic Sea started posting photos of separator-covered beaches 【9】 the Internet Actually, beach separators weren’t designed to protect their users from prying (窺探的) eyes. It’s no secret that strong winds are very common on the beaches of the Baltic Sea, so the separators allow beach-goers 【10】 (enjoy) sunbathing without having their things blown off.

To travel far enough to meet yourself

Sometimes you find yourself in the middle of nowhere. 【1】 You find out your abilities. When you are offered a different lifestyle, you can find out what you are made of. The farther you go from your home, the nearer you come to your true self.

【2】

If you look back at all the amazing memories of your life, you will realize that most of them were out of your comfort zone. Travelling is dangerous, full of life threatening possibilities and will not always be comfortable, but at the same time, it gives irreplaceable memories.

To slow down and relax

A wise man once said that never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life. Money is worth nothing if you cannot spend it on a little adventure. While we are deeply involved in making money, we forget that time is going through our fingers. 【3】 The feeling of being away from your workplace is pure happiness. The feeling of not having to worry about the never ending piles of files is pure joy. 【4】

To celebrate life

Life is short and the world is wide. One day you might wake up and realize that you don’t have time to do everything that you have always wanted to do, anymore. Once in a while, make time to appreciate the fact that you are alive, young, free and healthy. 【5】

A. To become a storyteller

B. Travelling lets you discover yourself

C. To break through your comfort zone.

D. So, go travelling to celebrate life itself.

E. You can relate to the world and connect to others.

F. And the feeling of being away from your boss for a few days is pure pleasure.

G. Escape life for a little while because experience is far more valuable than money.

1．詢問Tom美國學(xué)生的高三學(xué)習(xí)和生活；

2．談?wù)劽绹鴮W(xué)生的課外活動；

3．向Tom了解美國高中生應(yīng)該具有的素質(zhì)。

注意：1．詞數(shù)：100左右；

2．可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

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【5】 him, the Bulls won their first NBA championship in 1991. There are many fantastic stories to tell about Michael Jordan. He 【6】(step) to the line and made two free 【7】 (throw). At one point, he was so much 【8】 (good) than other players 【9】 they changed the rules of the game. Jordan was also in the United States Olympic Basketball, 【10】 won the gold medal in Barcelona.

—I think she’s great. ________

—I agree.

A. I’m with you on that. B. It’s up to you.

C. Let’s get going. D. She’s really got something.