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TEN-YEAR-OLD Barack Obama was one of the only three black students at his school in Hawaii，US．He felt very different from most other students．White girls wanted to touch his hair．A white boy asked him whether his father ate people．

“I lied（說謊）to them thin my father was a Kenyan prince（王子）．But I kept asking myself who I am，” said Obama．

However，37 years later，the boy made history．Last Wednesday Obama became the first black president in US history．

Obama was born in 1961．to an African father and a white American woman from a small town in the US．He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii．This unusual background made him wonder who he was．He once turned to wines to help forget this question．

With the help of his friends，Obama finally turned his life around at college．His hard work made him a star at Harvard．Later，he became only the third black senator（參議員）in US history．During his race to the highest post in the US．Obama talked about his background．He called for a United States of America，rather than a white America or a black America．

“Obama's success has made Martin Luther King’s dream come true．That is：A man should not be judged（判斷）by the color of his skin（皮膚），but by the content of his character，” wrote ABC news．

1．Where can we find this passage?

A．In a newspaper．    B．In a novel．      C．In a history book．     D．In a poster．

2．Why did Obama feel different from most other students at school?

A．Because white girls always touched his hair．

B．Because his father looked terrible．

C．Because there were few black students like him in the school．

D．Because his parents were both Africans．

3．we can infer（推斷）from the passage that ________．

A．Martin Luther King fought for his dream and he succeeded．

B．Obama has the same dream as Martin Luther King．

C．Obama was once bothered（困擾）by the question where he was born．

D．Obama became the president at the age of 37．

4．In Obama's opinion，what would “a United States of America” be like?

A．It would be a country made up of fifty states．

B．It would be ruled by the black people．

C．It would be ruled by the white people．

D．It would be a country of all Americans．

5．What is the best title of this passage?

A．A Man who Changed American History．    B．Kenyan Prince．

C．A Top Student of Harvard．                        D．Who Am I?

22、A young woman was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when she noticed an old man following her around．Thinking nothing of it，she ignored him and went on shopping．After she got what she wanted，she went to checkout line，but the old man got in front of her．

“Pardon me．” he said，“I’m sorry if my staring（盯）at you has made you feel uncomfortable，it's just because you look like my granddaughter，who just died recently．And I miss her very much．”

“I’m very sorry，” replied the young woman．“Is there anything I can do for you?”

“Yes．” the old man said．“As I'm leaving，can you say ‘Good-bye，grandpa’ to me? It would make me feel so much better．”

“Sure，” answered the young woman．

As the old man was leaving，she called out．“Bye-bye，grandpa!”

When she stepped up to the checkout counter（收銀臺(tái)），she saw that her total was $178.50．

“How can that be?” she asked．“I only bought a few things!”

“Your grandpa said you would pay for him，” said the clerk．

1．Why did the old man follow the woman and let her say “Bye-bye，Grandpa”?

A．He wanted to steal her money．

B．She looked like her dead granddaughter．

C．He wanted to stare at her．

D．He wanted her to pay for him．

2．According to the passage we can know that _______．

A．the young woman is a careless person

B．the young woman is as clever as the old man

C．the young woman was pleased to pay for the old man

D．the young woman didn't know the old man at all

3．What does the word “ignored” mean?

A．忽視                   B．瀏覽                    C．可憐                      D．鄙視

4．How much did it cost that the young woman bought?

A．More than $178.50．                                B．Less than $178.50．

C．About $178.50．                            D．$ 78.50．

5．Which of the following is the best title of the story?

A．A kind hearted young woman．                B．The total was $178.50．

C．Bye-bye grandpa                            D．An old man and his granddaughter．

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1．In the Friendship Restaurant you can eat _______ food．

A．Chinese            B．Japanese             C．English             D．French

2．Sarah wants to do some volunteer work．She can call _______ to get some ideas．

A．846-3809           B．312-9997            C．822-3331           D．822-5566

3．Red Bird Club is closed on _______．

A．Tuesday              B．Monday             C．Saturday            D．Thursday

4．According to the ad，you can see _______ in the Underwater World．

A．volunteers                                B．excellent dancers

C．sea animals                               D．waiters and waitresses

5．If you want to practice English with native speakers，you can join _______．

A．the Red Bird Club                           B．the Volunteer Project

C．the Dream Corner                          D．the Underwater World

20、There are some easy things you can do to protect the environment and the earth．Choose ideas from the list or come up with a few of your own．

●Plant flowers，grass or trees．

●Whenever you visit a park or beach，take away what you bring there--keep rubbish in a bag until you can put it in a dustbin．

●Turn off the lights，TV sets when you leave the room．This saves a lot of electricity．

●Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth．You can save some water by not letting it run．Also，use a glass cup instead of a paper cup because this saves paper．

●Keep the doors and windows closed in winter to keep warm air in．

●Give your old books and magazines to a library instead of throwing them away．

●Give your old clothes to poor children you know instead of throwing them away．

●Use both sides of paper．

●Stop pouring dirty water into the rivers or the lakes nearby．

●Encourage all your friends to do the same things you do to help protect the earth．

You don't have to wait until Earth Day to do these things．Make every day Earth Day．

If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment，the world will become much more beautiful．

1．From the above，we know that this is _______．

A．a(chǎn) sign          B．a(chǎn) notice        C．a(chǎn)n advertisement        D．a(chǎn) proposal

2．The writer tells us _______．

A．to throw rubbish into a dustbin

B．to pour dirty water into the river

C．to save water by letting it run while we are brushing our teeth

D．that we can't do all these things until Earth Day

3．We can _______ to save paper．

A．use a paper cup                                B．use both sides of paper

C．give old books to a library                       D．pick up waste paper at school

4．Which of the following is WRONG according to the writer?

A．Turn off the lights when you leave the room．

B．Close the doors in winter．

C．Use a paper cup when you brush your teeth．

D．Give your old clothes to the poor children．

5．The main idea of this passage is how to _______．

A．save money                                   B．save water and electricity

C．make better use of old things                      D．protect the earth

18、--_______ has Mary been playing the piano?

-- For three and a half hours．

A．How soon          B．How long        C．How far        D．How often

17、-- What would you like to drink?

-- It doesn't matter．_______ will do．

A．Anything           B．Everything            C．Nothing           D．Something

16、We have _______ homework and _______ free time than the children in America．

A．many；fewer        B．much；less        C．more；less       D．more；fewer