Mary is an American girl．She  1  to China last year．She is now in Beijing  2  her parents．Mary doesn't know  3 , but she is learning it．She often  4  Chinese to her Chinese friends．Sometimes they don't understand (明白) her because she can't speak it well．

One Sunday morning she went out．She  5  in the street ．Sloe was going to the  6  to see elephants and pandas,  7  she didn't know  8  to get there．She asked a Chinese boy．The boy  9  understand her．Then she took out a pen and a piece of paper．She drew an elephants on it and showed the picture to the boy．The boy understood．Then he told Mary  10  a No. 5 bus．The bus stop was across the street．

1．A．comes                      B．came                  C．is coming

2．A．with                        B．a(chǎn)nd                        C．for

3．A．English                       B．Japanese               C．Chinese

4．A．speaks                             B．tells                         C．talks

5．A．walked                    B．walks                      C．walking

6．A．museum                   B．zoo                               C．school

7．A．a(chǎn)nd                            B．but                   C．or

8．A．how                         B．where                            C．what

9．A．could                        B．couldn't                C．can't

10．A．to take                      B．taking                       C．take

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.
When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“Only a miracle （奇跡）can save him now，”the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.
She hurried to a drugstore（藥店）with the money in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother，” the girl answered. “He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the salesman. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We don’t sell a miracle here，child. I’m sorry，”the salesman said with a smile.
“Listen，if it isn’t enough，I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”
A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？”
“I don’t know，”she answered with her eyes full of tears(眼淚). “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have？” asked the man. “$ 1.11，but I can try and get some more，” she answered.
“Well，what luck，”smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for little brothers.”
He took up the girl’s hand and said， “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”
That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.
How much did the miracle cost？
【小題1】In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be ______________.

A．something interesting	B．something beautiful
C．some wonderful medicine	D．some good food

【小題2】What made the miracle happen？

A．The girl’s love for her brother.	B．The girl’s money.
C．The medicine from the drugstore.	D．Nobody can tell.

【小題3】From the passage we can infer （推斷）that _______________.

A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B．a(chǎn) miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．the little girl is lovely but not so generous

D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother，“Only a miracle （奇跡）can save him now，”the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore（藥店）with the money in her hand. “And what do you want？” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother，” the girl answered. “He’s really，really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon？” said the salesman. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing in-side his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost？” “We don’t sell a miracle here，child. I’m sorry，”the salesman said with a smile.

“Listen，if it isn’t enough，I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked，“What kind of a miracle does your brother need？”

“I don’t know，”she answered with her eyes full of tears(眼淚). “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it，so I have brought all my money.” “How much do you have？” asked the man. “$ 1.11，but I can try and get some more，” she answered.

“Well，what luck，”smiled the man. “$ 1.11，the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said， “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong，a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost？

1.In the eye of the little girl，a miracle might be ______________.

A．something interesting                    B．something beautiful

C．some wonderful medicine                 D．some good food

2.What made the miracle happen？

A．The girl’s love for her brother.            B．The girl’s money.

C．The medicine from the drugstore.           D．Nobody can tell.

3.From the passage we can infer （推斷）that _______________.

A．the doctor didn’t ask for any pay

B．a(chǎn) miracle is sure to happen if you keep on

C．the little girl is lovely but not so generous

D．Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought

 

Anna lived by the river．One summer, there was a very big flood，and a lot of houses were washed away．Anna's house was   1     enough to escape the flood．Her house was still all right when the   2   was gone．

Her house was quite small，her husband was dead，and she had four children，  3   Anna took in one of the families that had lost   4   in the flood．She shared her home with them until it was  5    for them to rebuild their houses．

    Anna’s friends were puzzled when they saw Anna do this．They could not understand why Anna wanted to give herself so much work and    6    when she already had quite a few children to  7    ．

    “Well,”Anna said to her friends, “at the end of the First World Wall a woman in a town found herself very poor, because her husband was   8   in  the war and she had a lot of children, as I have now.

    “The day   9   Christmas, this woman said to her children．’We won't be able to have much for Christmas this year, so I’m going to   10  only one present for all of us．Now I'll go and get it．She   11   with a girl who was even poorer than they were，and   12   had no parents．

    “’Here's our   13  ．she said to her children.”

    “The children were excited and   14  to get such a present．They welcomed the little girl as their   15  ．Such was that present.”

1．A．low                       B．high                     C．small                     D．beautiful

2．A．fire                       B．snow                   C．water                     D．ice

3．A．but                        B．so                       C．for                        D．though

4．A．nothing                  B．everything            C．a(chǎn)nything                 D．something

5．A．possible                 B．important             C．fun                        D．difficult

6．A．time                      B．trouble                 C．energy                   D．money

7．A．have                      B．spend                  C．waste                    D． feed

8．A．killed                     B．eaten                   C．fooled                    D．sold

9．A．of                         B．for                      C．before                    D．a(chǎn)fter

10．A．get                      B．send                    C．open                      D．make

11．A．ran off                 B．went away                  C．came back             D．got up

12．A．who                    B．which                  C．whose                   D．what

13．A．relative                B．friend                  C．present                  D．classmate

14．A．sorry                   B．sad                      C．happy                    D．nervous

15．A．mother                B．a(chǎn)unt                     C．daughter                D．sister

She could have lived an easy，comfortable life．But   1   she chose to work hard and care for the   2 

Florence Nightingale was one of the    3   great nurses．Every year on her birthday，May 12，people celebrate International Nurses Day to remember the love and help that she gave to so many people．

Nightingale was born into a rich family in 1820 in Italy．When she was 24，she told her parents she wanted to be a nurse．But they   4  that idea．The family had a lot of money，so they thought it would be better    5    she didn't work．But Nightingale went on with her   6  ．She went to Germany to learn to be a nurse．

During the war in 1854，Nightingale and a team of 38 nurses from England went to   7  soldiers near Turkey．She made the hospital much cleaner there．

__8   ，she would look after the soldiers．She carried a lamp with her，and the soldiers began to call her "The Lady with the Lamp"．

In 1860，after the war，Nightingale    9   the first nursing school．She also worked to make the hospitals better and make   10  for nurses．She died in 1910 in London，at age of 90．

Nightingale's birthday became International Nurses Day in 1974．

1．A．finally               B．instead            C．in the end            D．immediately

2．A．sick                B．poor              C．rich                D．children

3．A．city's               B．hospital's           C．country's          D．world's

4．A．liked                B．didn't like            C．had               D．didn't have

5．A．if                  B．why              C．when              D．where

6．A．study               B．work            C．dream             D．trip

7．A．look for              B．wait for            C．a(chǎn)sk for             D．care for

8．A．At night               B．At noon              C．In the day          D．In the afternoon

9．A．went to              B．closed           C．opened             D．broke

10．A．plans               B．suggestions         C．decisions           D．rules