“I sat-in at a restaurant for six months, and when they finally agreed to serve me, they didn’t have what I wanted”---so went a famous line. In reality, the sit-in movement was not a joke. It began in Greensboro, North Carolina, at 4:30 P. M. , on the afternoon of February 1, 1960. On that day, Ezell Blair Jr. , Joseph McNeil, David Richmond, and Franklin McClain entered an F. W. Woolworth store. They sat down at a segregated（隔離的）lunch counter, ordered coffee, and then refused to leave when told, ‘We don’t serve Negroes. ”

The four young men had expected not to be served. What no one had expected, however, was that they would sit there and politely, but firmly, refuse to leave. This was 1960, and throughout the South black people were not allowed to sit at the same lunch counters with whites, swim at the same beaches, use the same water fountains, or worship at the same churches. Segregation was the law, and it meant separation of the races in every way.

The next day, the four returned to Woolworth’s---this time accompanied by sixteen other students. Again they sat at the lunch counter and requested service. Again they were refused. And again, they declined to leave. On Wednesday, February 3, seventy students filled the Woolworth’s store. This time, the group included white students as well as black. Many brought school books and studied while they waited. By this time, their protest had become known nationwide as a “sit-in”.

   On Thursday, there was trouble. An angry group of white teenagers began shoving（推搡） and cursing them but were quickly removed by the police. By February 10, the sit-in movement had spread to five other states.

  By September 1961, more than 70,000 people, both black and white, had participated in sit-ins at segregated restaurants and lunch counters, kneel-ins at segregated churches, read-ins at segregated libraries, and swim-ins at segregated pools and beaches. Over 3,600 people had been arrested, and more than 100 students had been driven away. But they were getting results. On June 10, 1964, the U. S Senate passed a major civil rights bill outlawing（宣布為非法）racial discrimination in all public places. President Lyndon Johnson signed it on July 2, and it became law. But the highest credit still goes to the four brave students from North Carolina who first sat-in and waited it out.

1. In this passage, “sit-in” refers to _________.

A. an activity where people sit together and drink coffee freely

B. a bill which outlaws racial discrimination in all public places

C. a form in which people peacefully sit and decline to leave

 D. a polite behavior that everyone enjoys

2. Which statement can be concluded from the fifth paragraph in the passage?

A. The sit-in movement was not successful.

B. The sit-in movement had a positive result.

C. Only black people participated in sit-ins.

D. A lot of protesters were arrested, with some students driven away from school

3. What was the purpose of the civil rights bill passed in 1964?

A. The highest credit went to the four brave students.

B. It declared that segregation was a law.

C. The students were allowed to participate in sit-ins.

D. It made racial segregation against the law in all public places.

4. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Segregation was the law in the South.

B. The first sit-in was in 1960.

C. The sit-ins helped to end segregation.

D. The civil rights bill was passed in 1964 by the U. S. Senate.

     Win a trip to the OREGON COAST-Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean. Build the biggest sand castle on the beach. Search tide pools for sea life. Watch the bright orange sunset over the ocean. Whether you’ve been to the Pacific Ocean before or have only closed your eyes and imagined it, we want to know how you would explore the Oregon Coast if you had the chance to go this summer.

JUDGING

1. Clear relationship between the Essay and the Drawing 40%

2. Creativity and skill in design and form of the Drawing 40%

3. Expression of the passion to draw and explore 10%

4. Journalistic quality, tidy nature and overall quality of the Essay 10%

PRIZE

   By entering, you will have the chance to win an all expense paid trip to the ORECON COAST. Activities will include: kite flying, studying beautiful sea creatures, searching for sea life in a boat, science exploration at a science center and roasting over a beach campfire.

Who may enter: The competition is 0pen to kids aged 6 - 14.

TERM :  Entries(參賽作品) must be postmarked no later than July 31 ,2009.

How to enter

     Surf travelogue. com/kids to download and print out an entry form.

     Be sure to mark whether you have or have not been to the Pacific Ocean in山e form. Create a drawing of the Pacific Ocean on a piece of paper using a pen or paints.

     Write an article of 100 words or less to explain why you want to go, what you think you would see and what you would explore if you have never been to the Pacific Ocean, or describe your favorite memories from your last visit.

Send to Dare to Explore the Pacific Ocean. NG1145 14th street NW. Washington D. C. 20036

1. What is the most important for the judging?

 A. Whether your article is written in a neat way. 

 B. The article and the drawing should be closely related.

C.Whether you show your passion to draw and explore

D. The skill in your drawing the map of the AtlanticOcean.

2. If you win the competition, you may____

   A. search the beach for sea plants      

B. fly a kite on the beach

   C. roast the sea creatures over a beach campfire 

D. win an all expense paid trip to Washington D. C.

3. What information can you get from the passage?

   A. Your article should be 8t least 100 words. 

B. Every kid can rake part in the competition.

   C. You must send the drawing before June 31, 2009.

D. Your entry form should be downloaded and printed out.

4. You can most probably read the passage in_________.

A．a(chǎn) textbook       B．a(chǎn) travel guide    C．a(chǎn) newspaper       D．a(chǎn) research book

---I have some good news for you. You’ve been accepted as a member of our club.

---_____________ That’s great!

       A. Good idea!      B. Pardon?         C. Congratulations!          D. Have I?      

 Yao Juan is the only one of the students who_________to be praised.

A. are        B. have been      C.is       D. has been

. It was the fact _______his father was ill in hospital_________ worried him and kept him awake for a whole night .

A. which ; that       B. which ; which       C. that ; which           D. that ; that

. Teamwork is very important in modern society. ______ an effective team member, you need to

develop a team attitude.

  A. Become                B. Becoming                 C. Having become         D. To become

. Soldiers stood next to a police truck, looking at the crime scene _______ a woman was gunned down in a poor neighborhood of the border city of Iran October 18, 2009.

A. that                B. which              C. where                D. why

.-- I saw Jane and her boyfriend in the park at eight yesterday evening.

  -- Impossible. She _____TV with me in my home then .

A. watched  B. had watched  C.would watch  D. was watching

I got caught in the rain and my suit _____.

   A. has ruined  B. had ruined  C . has been ruined  D. had been ruined.

. The manager made a promise__________anyone could come up with a plan which could save the company out of the financial crisis he would get a large sum of money.

A. that           B that if                       C. what                D. how if