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When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He didn’t look like any doctor I’d ever known. He never invited us to play in his yard, but he was a very kind person.

When Dr. Gibbs wasn’t saving lives, he was planting trees. He owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest.

The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled (寵壞)them, and that if you watered them, each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early on.

He talked about how watering trees made for shallow(淺的) roots, and the trees that weren’t watered had to grow deep roots in search of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important.

So he never watered his trees. He’d planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he’d beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the tree’s attention.

Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. They’re very big and strong now.

I planted some trees a few years back and carried water to them for a whole summer. After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot.

Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I pray(祈禱) that their lives will be easy. But lately I’ve been thinking that it’s time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to face difficulties. There’s always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, we could face it strongly and won’t be beaten down.

1. We know from the reading the doctor _________.

A．didn’t know how to plant trees at all

B．wasn’t good at his own medical job

C．had his own ways of planting trees

D．had nothing to do but plant trees

2. When Dr. Gibbs said, “...pick out the weaker trees early on.” he means that ______.

A．some weak trees would be easily found out at the beginning

B．he would choose the weak trees to water earlier

C．the weak trees would be sent to his patients later

D．he would not plant weak trees so early anymore

3.The passage tells us that the writer _______.

A．should beat his trees with a rolled-up newspaper

B．didn’t often water his trees

C．didn’t have a large field

D．took too much care of his tree

4. The writer wants to change his prayer, hoping that ________.

A．his trees will be stronger than Dr. Gibbs

B．his trees will not be beaten down

C．his sons will be better at planting trees

D．his sons will be able to face difficulties

5.Which can be the best title of the reading?

A．Watering Trees	B．Growing Roots
C．Doctors and his Neighbor	D．Father and his Children

 

    I'm Maria．I'm twelve years old．I have a brother and a sister．My brother is eight and my sister is only three．I like hamburgers and salad．My brother likes French fries and my sister likes ice cream。So we often eat in KFC．We have a small sports collection．We all like tennis．Today is my father's birthday．It's April l6th．There's a birthday cake on the table。How much is it? Do you know? It's seven dollars．Come to my father's birthday party and have some cake．

1．How old is Maria's sister?

A．12                       B．8                         C．16                       D．3

2．Do Maria and her sister and brother like the food in KFC?

A．Yes．they do．                                       B．Yes，they don't．

C．No．they don't．                                       D．We don't know．

3．When is her father's birthday?

A．January 2nd．       B．February 20th．      C．April l6th．             D．April 6th．

4．Where is the birthday cake?

A．On the TV．           B．On the desk．        C．On the table．         D．Oh the sofa．

5．How much is the cake?

A．It's$7．                                                  B．It's$17．

    C．It's $70．                                                  D．We don't know．

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We warmly welcome you to the Shine Sports Centre!
All the young people in this city can become members of the Shine Sports Centre and each member should pay $10 every year. To be a member of us and get your membership card（會(huì)員卡），you need to come to us between 2 pm and 6 pm, Monday to Thursday. I have to tell you that we don't accept new members on Friday. Now, there are three things that you must remember to bring with you when you come for a membership card. They are your ID card, a recent passport-sized photo of yourself and the money. We can't give you the card unless
you bring all the three.
Once you have got your membership card, you need to bring it with you whenever you come to book or use any facility(設(shè)備）in Shine Sports Centre. Booking over the phone is not allowed, so you have to come here with your card when you want to book. There is one more thing I have to tell you. Our opening hours is from 9 am to 10 pm on weekdays and from 10 am to 6 pm on weekends. We hope that every member can have a great time in the Shine Sports Centre.
【小題1】You can use the facilities in the Shine Sports Centre at_______.

A．9 am on Sunday	B．5 pm on Wednesday
C．7 am on Thursday	D．9 am on Saturday

【小題2】You and your classmate have to spend ______ on the membership card for two years.

A．$10

B．$20

C．$30

D．$40

【小題3】What does the underlined word "book" mean in Chinese in this passage?

A．書

B．賬冊

C．預(yù)定

D．記錄

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．All people have the chance to be members of the Centre.

B．You can get the membership card at 6 o'clock in the morning.

C．You can't book the facilities over the telephone.

D．You don't need to bring the membership card when you need to use the facilities.

【小題5】Who is the advertisement written for?

A．Young people.

B．Old people.

C．Couples.

D．Little kids.

Come And Join Us!
We warmly welcome you to the Shine Sports Centre!
All the young people in this city can become members of the Shine Sports Centre and each member should pay $10 every year. To be a member of us and get your membership card（會(huì)員卡），you need to come to us between 2 pm and 6 pm, Monday to Thursday. I have to tell you that we don't accept new members on Friday. Now, there are three things that you must remember to bring with you when you come for a membership card. They are your ID card, a recent passport-sized photo of yourself and the money. We can't give you the card unless you bring all the three.
Once you have got your membership card, you need to bring it with you whenever you come to book or use any facility(設(shè)備）in Shine Sports Centre. Booking over the phone is not allowed, so you have to come here with your card when you want to book. There is one more thing I have to tell you. Our opening hours is from 9 am to 10 pm on weekdays and from 10 am to 6 pm on weekends. We hope that every member can have a great time in the Shine Sports Centre.
【小題1】You can use the facilities in the Shine Sports Centre at_______.

A．9 am on Sunday	B．5 pm on Wednesday
C．7 am on Thursday	D．9 am on Saturday

【小題2】You and your classmate have to spend ______ on the membership card for two years.

A．$10

B．$20

C．$30

D．$40

【小題3】What does the underlined word "book" mean in Chinese in this passage?

A．書

B．賬冊

C．預(yù)定

D．記錄

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．All people have the chance to be members of the Centre.

B．You can get the membership card at 6 o'clock in the morning.

C．You can't book the facilities over the telephone.

D．You don't need to bring the membership card when you need to use the facilities.

【小題5】Who is the advertisement written for?

A．Young people.

B．Old people.

C．Couples.

D．Little kids.

Come And Join Us!
We warmly welcome you to the Shine Sports Centre!
All the young people in this city can become members of the Shine Sports Centre and each member should pay $10 every year. To be a member of us and get your membership card（會(huì)員卡），you need to come to us between 2 pm and 6 pm, Monday to Thursday. I have to tell you that we don't accept new members on Friday. Now, there are three things that you must remember to bring with you when you come for a membership card. They are your ID card, a recent passport-sized photo of yourself and the money. We can't give you the card unless you bring all the three.
Once you have got your membership card, you need to bring it with you whenever you come to book or use any facility(設(shè)備）in Shine Sports Centre. Booking over the phone is not allowed, so you have to come here with your card when you want to book. There is one more thing I have to tell you. Our opening hours is from 9 am to 10 pm on weekdays and from 10 am to 6 pm on weekends. We hope that every member can have a great time in the Shine Sports Centre.
【小題1】You can use the facilities in the Shine Sports Centre at_______.

A．9 am on Sunday	B．5 pm on Wednesday
C．7 am on Thursday	D．9 am on Saturday

【小題2】You and your classmate have to spend ______ on the membership card for two years.

A．$10

B．$20

C．$30

D．$40

【小題3】What does the underlined word "book" mean in Chinese in this passage?

A．書

B．賬冊

C．預(yù)定

D．記錄

【小題4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A．All people have the chance to be members of the Centre.

B．You can get the membership card at 6 o'clock in the morning.

C．You can't book the facilities over the telephone.

D．You don't need to bring the membership card when you need to use the facilities.

【小題5】Who is the advertisement written for?

A．Young people.

B．Old people.

C．Couples.

D．Little kids.