Jodie’s Daddy Is a Garbageman(垃圾清理工)

Mr Swales wanted to find out what his students’ parents did. He had just called Jodie when some girls burst out laughing. Shirley shouted, “Jodie’s daddy is a garbageman!”

Everybody in the class laughed out loud, except Jodie. She felt her face turn red.

“Silence!” Mr Swales said, “Being a garbagemen is a difficult and useful job. We should all be grateful to Jodie’s father.”

Jodie’s father came to walk her home from school as usual, but she didn’t run up to him the way she always did. When they got back home, Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time.

Her father came into her room, “What happened, Jodie? Why are you so sad?”

Jodie told her father what had happened and looked at him. He didn’t seem angry or hurt. “Well,” he said, “they are right. Being a garbageman is a dirty job. Tomorrow’s Saturday. Come to work with me, Jodie.”

The place really smelt too bad. Jodie wrinkled her nose. “Don’t worry, kid. In five minute you won’t smell a thing.” said her father.

Everybody there was working hard, and they seemed to have a good time. Jodie’s father handed her a pair of gloves and told her to get the little plastic bags and throw them into the truck.

It was fun, but also hard work. Jodie’s arms soon got tired. At last, no more garbage was left and Jodie felt very happy.

“Garbage is disgusting, but when we clear it away, everything’s nice and clean. You can make yourself happy only by making other happy. That’s why I like being a garbageman so much.”

Jodie gave her dirty, smelly garbageman daddy a big kiss(吻). She said, “When I grow up, I will be a garbage-girl!”

Now whenever someone asks Jodie what her daddy does, she says, “He’s a garbageman! Everybody makes garbage, but my daddy takes it away!”

1.What happened in Mr Swale’s class?

A. He wanted to showwhat job was the most useful.

B. He asked an improper (不適宜的）question.

C. Jodie gave an honest answer.

D. The other students laughed at Jodie.

2.Which of the following is Not True according to this story?

A. She didn’t run up to her father the way she always did.

B. Jodie went to her room and cried for a long time after she got back home.

C. She gave her father a sweet kiss as usual.

D. Jodie told her father what had happened and had a talk with her father.

3.Why did Jodie’s father take her to his workplace?

A. To make Jodie cool down.?????????????

B. To prove how dirty his job was.

C. To help Jodie learn about his job.

D. To keep Jodie away from her classmates.

4.Jodie gave her father a big kiss mainly because ______.

A. he was kind????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. he was unselfish?????????????

C. he was cheerful????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. he was hardworking

5.How does Jodie feel about her father now?

A. Sad????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. Dirty????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. Angry????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. Proud

Mrs. Black wants to visit her son. Her son works in a post office in the city ,but she doesn’t know where it is , She begins to look for it , but she can’t find it. She asks an old man, “Excuse me , how can I get to the post office?”

“We have about forty post offices in the city,” says the old man. “Which one do you want to go to ?” She gives her son’s letter to him and the old man says , Walk along this street to the first crossroads and then turn left. You will see it on your left,” She thanks the old man and soon finds her son . They are very happy.

1.Mrs Black’s son works in a       

2.There are about    post offices in the city

3.    tells her the way to the post office. 

4.She can get to the post office by    

5.How does she feel after meeting her son?

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Ben is now fifteen years old. He is interested in collecting coins. He has been collecting them for three years. He can still remember how he started to collect them.

Two years ago, on a Saturday morning, Ben was bored.  He didn’t have anything to do. He wasn’t interested in doing anything. He didn’t want to watch TV or listen to the radio. He didn’t want to play sports or read books. “I’m bored,” Ben said. “What can I do? I want to do something interesting.” Ben’s father had an idea. “I have an idea,” his father said. “Why don’t you collect coins? Coins are fun to collect. And coins are everywhere. You see coins every day. Some coins are valuable. They will make you rich.” Since then, he has been collecting them from his parents.

Now Ben has a big piggy bank (存錢罐) which is filled with coins. Sometimes he can take some of them to buy some snacks with his parents’ permission. In March, 2012, there was an earthquake in Yunnan, and Ben donated many of his coins to help the homeless children in Yunnan. He said he was happy to help others who are in trouble.

1.What is Ben interested in?

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2.Did Ben’s father advise Ben to collect coins?

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3.How did Ben feel when he helped others in trouble?

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James Cameron's "Titanic" has come back, in 3D this time. It was first shown in 1997. It won 11 Oscars(奧斯卡), including best picture and best director(導(dǎo)演) for Cameron. Fifteen years later, Kate Winslet, the leading lady, who played Rose in the movie is happy to be back for the movie . She said, "It's been a really big part of my life. It's kind of never gone away. People keep saying to me, 'How does it feel to be talking about it after 15 years?' Well, I've always been talking about 'Titanic', it didn't go anywhere. So, it's great that it's coming out again, in 3D, and it's wonderful too, it's still the same wonderful film."

The stars in the movie Titanic got together again. However, the film's leading man Leonardo DiCaprio, who's busy with other work didn’t show up. He played Jack in the movie.

       According to the passage, answer the following questions:

1.When was Titanic first shown?

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2.Who did Kate Winslet play in the movie Titanic?

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3.Did Leonardo Dicaprio get together with other stars in Titanic for the 3D movie?

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