It was a hot morning when I started my flight training. Nearly two hundred of us stood at attention. We were very excited that on this day, we would finally begin the "hands-on" part of flight training. We had been through thirteen tough weeks of basic training.
That morning, we were delighted to wait for the moment to climb into the training plane to actually begin learning to fly. Each of us was convinced that we would soon fly "above the best".
As we stood facing the officers, waiting for instructions, a tiny bird jumped out in front of us. It seemed confused and a little frightened. Suddenly, its mother flew over, as if encouraging it to fly. Everyone's eyes followed the birds. Even our officers turned to watch, mesmerized by the scene.
Over and over, the tiny bird ran as fast as its little legs could move, but it still failed to fly into the sky no matter how hard it had tried.
Completely ignoring the crowd of staring bystanders, the mother bird went on flying to and encouraging her little bird. AII two hundred of us watched breathlessly. Each time it made its way across the grass in front of us, we sighed at its failure.
Finally, after we had stood at attention for what seemed like hours just watching, those tiny wings could fly at last. You could almost see the little bird feel very proud. Then, we burst into wild cheers. We watched, as the little bird followed its mother to fly into the sky. Our officers turned back to us, smiling. We learned a lot from the little bird.
1. Why was the author excited before his fight training?| A．Some birds would accompany him during the training. |
| B．His outstanding ability to fly would be proved soon. |
| C．He would begin to get practical experience on planes. |
| D．There would be no boring basic training any more. |
| A．attracted. | B．touched. | C．influenced. | D．puzzled. |
| A．Keeping practice can make a person braver. |
| B．One should not give up when meeting with failure. |
| C．The young must be modest to learn from the old. |
| D．Nothing is more important than mother's love. |
| A．My Exciting Experience | B．Strict Flight Officers |
| C．A Strong-minded Bird | D．The Best Flight Lesson |
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【推荐1】When I left my home in rural (乡下) Missouri to attend college in New York City, I didn’t consider myself an experienced subway rider. Because of my family’s warnings, I was afraid to take the subway at first. Luckily, I was able to overcome this fear by having my first trip by subway guided by a neighbor named Sasha. He had grown up in Manhattan, so he was familiar with the busy subway routes. He had taken the subway almost every day as a child with his family, and so I was encouraged to set off with him to learn the ins and outs of the New York subways.
Sasha showed me to the stop nearest our building led me down the steps from the busy street, and guided me skillfully through the fast–moving crowd in the station .I couldn’t decide whether to buy my ticket from the woman on the left of from the woman on the right, but Sasha confidently tugged (拉) me right up to the one on the left. I managed to speak out, ‘Canal Street, please,’and the woman silently took away my change and handed a ticket to me.
I couldn’t tell to which platform to go; I had always used landmarks to find my way around my hometown. After a little searching, though, I saw the sign that read ‘Canal St.’ hanging above the escalator (电动扶梯)，so Sasha and I climbed aboard and rode down to our platform.
When we were finally seated on the train, Sasha looked at me with a pleased expression. I suppose, he was proud of how well he had served as a guide. ‘You look like you belong here in the big city,’ he said. I smiled back at him, wondering if I had already changed.
We arrived at the Canal Street station, and we rode up the escalator toward the street, taking care to stand well to one side to let more impatient passengers by. I had a feeling that I have been exploring fantastic caverns (洞穴) filled with treasures and new wonders of an undiscovered continent. I’ll always remember my first subway ride, when ‘going underground’ took on an entirely new meaning.
1. The subway station close to where the author lived was probably_______.| A．quite small | B．newly built |
| C．very crowded | D．easy to find |
| A．He is an only child. | B．He is very warm-hearted. |
| C．He is from a rural town. | D．He is a tourist guide |
| A．He almost lost his way. |
| B．He took the wrong train. |
| C．He asked Sasha to buy the tickets. |
| D．He was too nervous to take the escalator. |
| A．Shaming. | B．Worrying. |
| C．Successful. | D．Respectful. |
| A．became much more impatient |
| B．got to know more about New York |
| C．found some treasures underground |
| D．wasn’t afraid to take the subway anymore |
【推荐2】Nyota had just arrived at the school’s track and put on her volunteer name tag when her best friend, Lily, came up. “I’m sorry that you can’t participate in the track meet today,” said Lily.
“I am, too,” Nyota replied, looking at the track in front of her. Nyota had fallen and fractured her wrist the previous week while training for the long jump, so she was volunteering to sell refreshments instead of competing along with her teammates.
Nyota wished Lily good luck and watched her friend run over to the track as spectators started to arrive. Nyota knew she should head over to the stand, but she kept staring at the place where she had fallen. “What’s the point of being here?” Nyota thought to herself.
Just then, she heard a friendly voice behind her say, “Hello, Nyota! Can you help me find a seat?” It was Mrs. Ogaz, Lily’s grandmother, whom Nyota knew well. “I want to sit up high so I can see, but I need help going up the stairs.”
“I would love to help you, Mrs. Ogaz,” replied Nyota.
Mrs. Ogaz leaned on Nyota’s good arm as they carefully climbed up the bleachers to a spot with a great view of the finish line. “Thank you so much! You’re very helpful.” Mrs. Ogaz’s comment lifted Nyota’s spirits.
Nyota hurried over to the stand and started selling soft drinks. Before she knew it, the track meet was over. After the last winner had accepted his ribbon, the principal made an announcement to thank all of the student volunteers who had helped out at the meet. Nyota turned and caught sight of Mrs. Ogaz, whose eyes lit up. Nyota beamed back.
1. Why couldn’t Nyota compete in the track meet?| A．Lily took her place. | B．She volunteered to sell refreshments. |
| C．She got injured accidentally. | D．She was training for the long jump. |
| A．She couldn’t win honor and glory for her class. |
| B．She felt discouraged about being unable to compete. |
| C．She was awkward in the stand selling soft drinks. |
| D．She lost heart after Lily comforted her |
| A．Waved | B．Greeted | C．Admired | D．Smiled |
| A．A Track Meet | B．A Helpful Friend |
| C．A Winning Volunteer | D．A Beautiful Smile |
【推荐3】In the third grade, ten-year-old Jane read a book about poaching (偷猎) the endangered tigers and cutting down forests at will. She told her friend Holt about it and she really wanted to help save the tigers.
Despite being in elementary school, the two girls have organized fundraisers(资金筹集).During their first year, the girls raised $1,500 to save tigers. “We went to a zoo and asked if we could help and it became this huge fun thing. We never expected it to get so big,” the girls said.
When Jane and Holt pitched their ideas in the zoo to ask for funds, their table was packed with zoo guests all afternoon. This year’s goal is $2,500. Whatever they raise will be matched by the Zoological Society and all be donated(捐赠) to the Tiger Protection Fund.
On top of helping the animal, the girls would also be excited about their names to be proudly posted at the zoo’s entrance on a sign with other donors. “If we get our names on it, it’s going to feel like being famous, and it’s going to be like a dream come true for us,” Jane said. They said they were close to their goal and the zoo couldn’t be happier.
“Their awareness of what’s happening to tigers and their wanting to educate people on what’s happening to tigers are unbelievable,” Kassner, an animal expert, said. “Three kinds of tigers have already died out and the remaining six are all endangered. The ‘Tiger Girls’ are bringing a big and positive effect and won’t be stopping anytime soon.”
“I’m so happy that we’ve come this far. We can do this now though we’re only fifth graders and just imagine what we can do in the future,” Holt said.
1. What led Jane to have the idea of saving tigers?| A．The support of her school. | B．Her teacher’s encouragement. |
| C．The suggestion from her friend. | D．Her personal reading experience. |
| A．Investigated. | B．Accepted. | C．Publicized. | D．Considered. |
| A．They have made a great difference. |
| B．They succeed in stopping people poaching. |
| C．They enable people to focus on school education. |
| D．They realized the dream of becoming well-known. |
| A．Proud and traditional. | B．Creative and confident. |
| C．Serious and humorous. | D．Courageous and curious. |
【推荐1】A teenager in Georgia will no longer have to walk 7 miles to work after school thanks to one woman’s act of kindness.
Jayden Sutton, a high school senior, went on foot each day from school to his job at a restaurant and then back home. Sutton was determined to work and make enough money to eventually buy his own vehicle.
Sutton said he’d leave school at 3:30 pm, then walk miles to his job at the restaurant. After his work, which usually lasted six to eight hours, he walked home, sometimes not arriving back until almost midnight.
That all changed when Myers saw him walking down the road in the rain in December. “The young man was insistently in a rush walking to work, saying ‘I can’t be late,’” Myers said. “He begged me to give him a ride. I told him I could take him as far as I was going. I began to create small talk along the way. It was revealed to me that his name was Jayden, 12th grader, worked 40 hours a week, walked 5 miles to work immediately after school, got off at 10:30 pm at night and walked back home another 5 miles if co-workers didn’t offer a ride.”
After dropping Sutton off, Myers said his heart and determination filled her with tears. “He was smiling in good spirits and that’s a child worth blessing,” she told Fox News. So, Myers shared Sutton’s story on the GoFundMe page, which raised more than $ 9, 000 from 186 donors.
She surprised Sutton with a new car after she managed to convince the general manager to drop the price of the vehicle to meet the budget.
1. Why did Sutton work so hard in his spare time?| A．To gain working experience. | B．To pay for his education. |
| C．To own a car. | D．To support his family. |
| A．He worked longer than other workers. | B．His work was too tiring. |
| C．His job was much less paid. | D．He had to walk to work. |
| A．Known. | B．Attached. | C．Believed. | D．Limited. |
| A．It could buy more than a new car. |
| B．It was not enough to buy a new car. |
| C．It was given to Myers to buy herself a new car. |
| D．It mainly came from a car sales manager. |
【推荐2】In 1939,two brothers,Mac and Dick McDonald,started a drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino,California.They carefully chose a busy corner for their location.They had run their own businesses for years,first a theater,then a barbecue restaurant,then another drive-in.But in their new operation,they offered a new,shortened menu:French fries,hamburgers,and sodas.To this small selection they added one new concept:quick service,no waiters or waitresses,and no tips.
Their hamburgers sold for fifteen cents.Cheese was another four cents.Their French fries and hamburgers had a remarkable uniformity（一致）,for the brothers had developed a strict routine for the preparation of their food,and they insisted on their cooks sticking to their routine.Their new drive-in became incredibly popular, particularly for lunch. People drove up by the hundreds during the busy noontime.The self-service restaurant was so popular that the brothers had allowed ten copies of their restaurant to be opened.They were content with this modest success until they met Ray Kroc.
Kroc was a salesman who met the McDonald brothers in 1954,when he was selling milkshake-mixing machines.He quickly saw the unique appeal of the brothers' fast-food restaurants and bought the right to franchise（特许经营）other copies of their restaurants.The agreement struck included the right to duplicate the menu,the equipment,even their red and white buildings with the golden arches（拱门）.
Today McDonald's is really a household name.Its names for its sandwiches have come to mean hamburger in the decades since the day Ray Kroc watched people rush up to order fifteen-cent hamburgers.In 1976,McDonald's had over$1billion in total sales.Its first twenty-two years is one of the most incredible success stories in modern American business history.
1. This passage mainly talks about_______.| A．the development of fast-food services |
| B．the business careers of Mac and Dick McDonald |
| C．how McDonald's became a billion-dollar business |
| D．Ray Kroc's business talent |
| A．a drive-in | B．a theater |
| C．a barbecue restaurant | D．a cinema |
①Sell the right to franchise their restaurants
②Allow ten copies of their restaurant to be opened
③Start a drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino,California
④Has over$1 billion in total sales
| A．③②①④ | B．③①②④ | C．③①④② | D．③②④① |
【推荐3】After noticing that her eighth grade students had problems focusing during math class, a North Carolina teacher decided to channel (引导) their energy in a different way—cycling.
It doesn’t sound like the most common thing to do during math class, but Bethany Lambeth, a teacher from Wake County, says that ever since she fixed cycling machines under her students’ desks, the quality of their work has improved greatly. They are paying more attention to what the teachers say, and, most importantly, they are no longer fidgeting all the time.
“Before, they were drumming on their desks or touching other students. They don’t do that any more now. Their feet are getting the movement out,” she said. “There has been a huge increase in the quality of our students’ work and a decrease in the amount of missing work. I think the world is changing a lot and kids need to be able to do something different.”
Lambeth fixed the cycling machines at the end of last year, which cost around $150 each. The cost was covered by money from kind people. Not all desks have pedals (踏板) under them, so not all the children have to use one. The school is hoping to get more pedals because of the role cycling machines could play.
The kids clearly love the new “toys”. Sofia Fedele, one of Lambeth’s students, said cycling helped her focus on her work during class. “I usually tap my feet and stuff to keep me focused, I think pedaling is much better, it keeps me exercising and focused,” she said.
Quinn Spear, another student in Lambeth’s class, also mentioned the good effect on health of cycling during class. He told reporters that he had pedaled 5.5 miles and burned 133 calories, all before 10 a.m.
1. What does the underlined word “fidgeting” in paragraph 2 mean?| A．Keeping moving the body. | B．Competing with each other. |
| C．Doubling themselves. | D．Laughing at others. |
| A．The school. | B．The students. | C．Some companies. | D．Some nice people. |
| A．The kids’ improvement in math. | B．The kids’ love for the machines. |
| C．The easy operation of pedaling. | D．The importance of exercising. |
| A．The school helps students concentrate on class. |
| B．A new way of exercising is becoming popular. |
| C．How a machine changes students’ performance in class. |
| D．How students in a North Carolina school have class. |
【推荐1】France has the most beautiful castles throughout Europe. Here are some of the best French castles to visit. You’ll surely want to visit one of them during your travels in France. Have a look and enjoy!
Chateau de Versailles
The Chateau de Versailles is about 20kms southwest of Paris. When the castle was built, Versailles was a small village. Today, however, it is a famous area in Paris. The castle was built as a small hunting lodge (乡间小屋) for Louis XIII in the 1620s. Years later, he made it bigger. Later, louis XIV also made it larger, making it one of the largest palaces of the world.
Chateau de Chambord
The Chateau de Chambord is one of the largest castles around the world. It sits in the Loire Valley. Being at the heart of Europe’s largest enclosed wooded park, Chambord, it was built for King Francis I to serve as a hunting lodge. It is one of the world’s most well-known castles in the world because of its French Renaissance (文艺复兴) building.
Chateau de Chenonceau
As one of the most famous castles in the Loire Valley, the castle was built during the 11th century on the River Cher. It was passed through many bands. The castle was not destroyed during the French Revolution because it was the only bridge across the river for many miles.
Chateau de Chantilly
This historic castle sits in the town of Chantilly, France. This beautiful castle is made up of two buildings: the Petit Chateau built around 1560 for Anne de Montmorency, and the Grand Chateau which was destroyed during the French Revolution and rebuilt in the 1870s. There are many interesting pieces of 17th century history about the castle. Every two years a fireworks competition is held in the castle gardens.
1. What makes the Chateau de Chambord special?| A．Its long history. | B．Its wealthy owner. |
| C．Its building style. | D．Its fireworks competition. |
| A．It was far from Paris. | B．It played a very important role. |
| C．It hid in the Loire Valley. | D．It was built by a famous French king. |
| A．The Chateau de Chantilly. | B．The Chateau de Chenonceau. |
| C．The Chateau de Chambord. | D．The Chateau de Versailles. |
【推荐2】High school freshmen always have a lot of questions on their minds. “What can I do when I grow up?” is one of them. It's definitely not too early to start thinking about this tough question. The following tips may help equip you for your future career.
Think beyond grades
Getting good grades in high school is important, but focusing only on straight A's could go wrong. Spending too much time on your schoolwork will leave you little time to explore opportunities outside of the classroom. Extracurricular (课外的) activities are necessary because they serve as form of career exploration. They can help you figure out your work preferences, like whether you are a “people person (擅长交际的人)”or prefer to work alone. Nowadays, most well-known colleges care about candidates' experiences as much as their grades.
Seek advice from grown-ups
Talk to your parents, teachers and school counselors (顾问) about how they started their careers. Even though you're not interested in the careers they are in, it would be useful to learn about the process which got them where they are now. If you find your friend's' mother doing worthwhile job by chance, ask her if job shadowing (体验工作) is possible in her company during vacation After all, seeing a typical day in the position you have an interest in can be an invaluable experience.
Start your search online
If you really have no idea what you can do when you grow up, take online career quizzes to get ideas about what professions naturally match your skills, interests and personality traits (特点). For the time being, you just need to focus on finding a field or two that interests you, rather than a specific career. Chances are you'll change your mind several times before finding a career that you want to stick to. Starting to explore career options now can at least help you decide what your potential major might be.
1. Spending some time taking part in after-school activities can help high school students .| A．get A's in all subjects |
| B．explore their work preferences |
| C．have access to well-known universities |
| D．get along with their classmates |
| A．possible professions |
| B．main disadvantages |
| C．specific occupations |
| D．ideal majors |
| A．college professor |
| B．school counselor |
| C．advertising manager |
| D．computer programmer |
【推荐3】Brownie and Spotty were neighbor dogs who met every day to play together. Like pairs of dogs you can find in any neighborhood, these two loved each other and played together so often that they had worn a path through the grass of the field between their houses.
One evening, Brownie’s family noticed that Brownie hadn’t returned home. They went looking for him with no success. Brownie didn’t show up the next day, and although they made their efforts to find him, by the next week he was still missing.
Curiously, Spotty showed up at Brownie’s house alone, barking and jumping. Busy with their own lives, they paid no attention to the nervous little neighbor dog.
Finally, one morning Spotty refused to take “no” for an answer. Ted, Brownie’s owner, was continuously disturbed by the angry, determined little dog. Spotty followed Ted around, barking all the time, then darting toward a nearby empty lot (an area of land) and back, as if to say, “Follow me! It’s urgent (紧急的)!”
Eventually, Ted followed Spotty across the empty lot as Spotty stopped to race back and barked encouragingly. The little dog led the man to a deserted spot. There Ted found his beloved Brownie alive, one of his legs stuck in a steel trap. Frightened, Ted now wished he had followed Spotty earlier.
Then Ted noticed something. Spotty had done something else besides leading Brownie’s human owner to his trapped friend. In a circle around the injured dog, Ted found some food remains of every meal. Brownie had been fed that week! Spotty had been visiting Brownie regularly, in the hope of keeping his friend alive. Spotty had actually stayed with Brownie to protect him from hunger and other dangers, and keep his spirits up.
Brownie’s leg was carefully treated and he soon got well again. For many years thereafter the two families watched the faithful friends running after each other down that well-worn path between their houses.
1. At the very beginning, Brownie’s family paid little attention to Spotty because __________.| A．they were not free at the moment | B．they were sure Brownie would be OK |
| C．they didn’t like Spotty | D．their missing dog made them sad |
| A．managed to free his dog at once | B．was very thankful to Spotty |
| C．regretted not following Spotty earlier | D．was angry with the trap-maker |
| A．it was Spotty’s timely help that saved Brownie |
| B．it’s not right to hunt animals in any neighborhood |
| C．Ted has to take better care of his beloved dog later on |
| D．humans and animals depend on each other for comfort |
【推荐1】At a large forest park in eastern Beijing, 11 birds on the state-level protection list were recently released.
These birds had recovered after the Beijing Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center rescued and took care of them. “We will speed up our efforts to push the establishment of district-level wildlife rescue centers to jointly guard the health of wildlife,” said Du Lianhai, director of the center.
The center was set up in 2001 and built a wildlife rescue base in the capital’s Shunyi District in 2005. Staff at the base have rescued and rehabilitated over 30,000 wild animals in total.
Wildlife protection has been strengthened in Beijing in recent years. On June 1, the city’s newly adopted regulation on wildlife protection took effect, introducing stricter and more concrete measures to protect the environment and wildlife.
For example, the regulation states clearly that Beijing bans hunting throughout the year, compared with the previous regulation which bans hunting during the periods of March to May and September to November each year. The new regulation also gives severer punishment for poachers.
After years of monitoring, data with the Beijing Gardening and Greening Bureau recently showed ecological reconstruction progress. The species and quantity of wild animals in Beijing are continuously increasing, with the number of terrestrial spinal wild animals (陆地脊椎野生动物) growing from 461 species in 1994 to more than 500. The habitat of the endangered bird has expanded from Fangshan District to the whole city, according to the bureau.
“The enforcement of the new regulation marked a new phase in Beijing’s wildlife protection work,” said Dai Mingchao, deputy director of the Beijing Gardening and Greening Bureau.
“We will step up the publicity of the regulation and raise citizens’ awareness of wildlife protection,” Dai said. “In our integrated protection of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes and grasslands, we take into full consideration the requirements of food-chain construction, ecological corridor construction, and wildlife and their habitat protection.”
1. In writing Paragraph 1, the author aims to ________.| A．introduce the topic. | B．present an argument. | C．reach a conclusion. | D．describe a place. |
| A．They have sped up their efforts to recover the birds. |
| B．They have guarded people’s health against danger. |
| C．They have saved wild animals from a dangerous situation. |
| D．They have pushed the establishment of district-level wildlife rescue centers. |
| A．Practical. | B．Temporary. | C．Effective. | D．Specific. |
| A．It is mainly targeted at poachers. |
| B．It is the first such regulation in Beijing. |
| C．It takes many years to come into being. |
| D．It prohibits people from hunting in Beijing all the year. |
| A．Beijing citizens are still not familiar with the new regulation. |
| B．After taking the new regulation, Beijing will enter a new phase. |
| C．They rarely give full consideration to the requirements of food-chain construction. |
| D．The protection of mountains, rivers, forests, farmlands, lakes and grasslands are not in the new regulation yet. |
| A．How to protect wild animals in Beijing. |
| B．Beijing steps up wildlife protection with new regulation. |
| C．More district-level wildlife rescue centers established in Beijing. |
| D．Wildlife protection has been strengthened in Beijing. |
【推荐2】College for $1 a day? If it sounds too good to be true, it’s not. Walmart, the largest private sector employer in the U.S., announced a new plan to pay for college for its 1.4 million employees.
Walmart will offer all full-time, part-time and salaried Walmart staff an opportunity to attend college for $1 a day for the study of their college program. Walmart will cover the full cost — beyond financial aid — of tuition, fees and books. According to personal finance comparison site Make Lemonade, there are more than 44 million borrowers who collectively owe more than $1.4 trillion of student loan debt. With this program, Walmart wants to ensure that its staff can earn a college degree without being involved in student loan debt.
Walmart has partnered with three non-profit universities where its employees can earn a degree online while working. Walmart staff are qualified to apply once they have worked at Walmart for at least 90 days. Walmart expects that all Walmart staff who apply will be accepted. If an employee leaves the company before completing a degree, the employee does not have to pay back any costs to Walmart, but will no longer have his/her education subsidized (被资助).
Currently, Walmart will only cover Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees in business and supply chain management since they are “parts of a broader approach to preparing the workforce to succeed today and into the future.”
“Investing in the personal and professional success of our staff is vital to Walmart’ s future success,” said Greg Forman, CEO of Walmart U.S., in a statement. “We know training and learning opportunities enable the staff to deliver for customers while growing and advancing in their career.”
Walmart is partnering with Guild Education, a leading education benefits platform, which will provide academic counselors to help Walmart staff with everything from the application process to choosing the right degree. According to The Washington Post, Walmart expects as many as 68,000 staff members to join the program in the first five years.
1. What does Make Lemonade expose to us?| A．Walmart helps employees out of student loan debt. |
| B．Millions of students are under the weight of debt. |
| C．44 million students have paid off their debts. |
| D．$1.4 trillion has been donated to students. |
| A．Apply for a top university. |
| B．Pay back the education fees. |
| C．Gain a degree while working. |
| D．Offer good service to its customers. |
| A．It is a waste of time and money. |
| B．It could bring benefits to Walmart. |
| C．It aims to make contributions to society. |
| D．It stops employees from learning further. |
| A．Walmart offers employees college for $1 a day |
| B．Guide Education helps Walmart win attention |
| C．Walmart first turns impossible to possible |
| D．68,000 Walmart employees have a college degree |
【推荐3】The Right Thing
“Hi, Mrs. Grady,” said Mark when their neighbor opened her door. “Would you like us to shovel your sidewalk and driveway?” Shoveling was Jamie’s idea, a way to earn enough money for the new Ocean Kingdom video game that came out the next day .Mrs. Grady was happy, “That would be wonderful, boys. I think the job is getting to be too much for me.
“It will cost 10 dollars,” Jamie said.” If that’s OK “, Mark added.
“Oh dear, ”Mrs. Grady said disappointedly, “I haven’t been able to get to the bank. I can offer homemade cookies, but I realize that’s not what you had in mind.”
Mark was going to say that Mrs. Grady could pay them another time, but Jamie cut him off. “We’ll come back later.”
Mrs. Grady doesn’t look like the person who’d come to his rescue last summer when Mr. Dunn’s collie, Goldie had just wanted to play, but Mark didn’t feel comfortable around big dogs. He wanted to call for help, but his tongue seemed locked behind his teeth. Then Mrs. Grady’s front door had flown open. She must have seen him from across the street. “Hold on, Mark. I’m coming!” “Goldie” she’d called. As soon as Goldie had turned her head, Mrs. Grady had slipped between Mark and the dog. She wasn’t much taller than Mark, but she’d stood firm as a rock in front of him. “Goldie, go home!” Then she’d swept her broom to hurry the dog along. “ Get!” Goldie had obeyed.
When Mark showed thanks to Mrs. Grady, Mrs. Grady laughed. “It was nothing. Good neighbors watch out for each other, don’t they? ”
And now Mrs. Grady needed Mark as much as he’d needed her last summer. He smiled and waved at Mrs. Grady, then his shovel deep into the snow.
“Hey!” Jamie shouted. “What are you doing?” Mark couldn’t explain about Goldie and watching out for neighbors.” I like Mrs. Grady’s cookies,” he said.
1. Why did Jamie and Mark plan to clear the snow for Mrs. Grady at first?| A．To help the lady | B．To do volunteer work |
| C．To earn pocket money | D．To visit New Kingdom |
| A．she didn’t have enough cash | B．she couldn’t find the bank |
| C．she thought it was worthless | D．she couldn’t afford it |
| A．Positive | B．Helpful | C．Hopeful | D．Brave |
| A．A clear conscience | B．Kindness is repaid with kindness |
| C．A penny saved is a penny earned | D．Actions speak louder than work |
