【推荐1】Talk about a real-life hero! Ten-year-old Larry Champagne from St．Louis，Missouri, hit the brake（刹车）on a runaway school bus．He saved himself and 20 other kids on board from disaster．
It all happened in one terrible accident．On the way to school，the bus driver，Ernestine Blackman，suddenly fell ill．Seeing the car was running away，the other kids started to scream，but Larry ran to the front and stopped the bus．
“At first I thought，‘We’re gonna die,’ ”says Larry，“but after I pressed the brake, I felt safe．”
Larry’s speedy reaction made news all over the country．He appeared on TV shows as a hero．The bus company gave Larry a big gift．His school hung a medal of honor around his neck．
“My grandmother always tells me to do what’s right，”says Larry．He thanked his brother，Jerrick，9，who “helped me get the bus driver up” during the emergency（紧急情况）．How did he know how to stop the bus? ________________（机械师）．He helps his grandfather work on his old truck．“He gets his hands dirty，”says his grandfather．One thing is for certain：Larry knows where to find the brakes．
1. What did Larry do to save the runaway bus?

A．he pressed the brake.

B．He helped all the kids climb out through the windows.

C．He dialed 911.

2. When did Larry finally feel safe?

A．When the bus driver started driving again.

B．Once he pressed the brake and the bus stopped.

C．When the kids finally stopped screaming．

3. Larry thanked his brother Jerrick for                    .

A．teaching him how to stop the bus

B．teaching him how to find the brake

C．helping him get the bus driver up

4. The underlined sentence “ Larry is something of a mechanic ”tells us that

A．Larry’s job is a mechanic

B．Larry knows something about machines

C．Larry is a robot

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East Daily                                                                                                      January 5, 2022, Wednesday

THEY NEED YOUR HELP This is the chance for you to help those less lucky members. We suggest you give help to the following organizations. Orphan（孤儿）House Children’s toys, books and clothes are needed here. Also we are looking for friendly families who would like to take our children into their homes for a few hours as guests. If possible, please phone Mrs. Liu at 88776655. Street Food In very cold weather, it is no fun being homeless and hungry. We give hot food to at least one hundred people every night. We need new cookers（炊具）. Please give us a hand. If possible, please phone 88775566. Youth Club Have you got an unwanted chair or a CD player? We need them to work in our meeting room! Please call the secretary. Phone number: 88667755. We’ll be happy to collect anything you can give us. Thank you! Night Shelter（护所） We offer a warm bed to anyone who has nowhere to go. Although a bed is not expensive, we do not have enough money to pay for enough beds. If you would like to support us some, please send money to us at 15, Landong Street Office. Phone number: 88557766,

1. The passage appeared in the newspaper in the season of ________.

A．autumn

B．summer

C．winter

2. The people who can offer a kind family to an orphan for a few hours may call ________.

A．88667755

B．88776655

C．88775566

3. To give hot food to so many homeless and hungry people every night, Street Food would like to have ________.

A．toys and books

B．new cookers

C．beds and chairs

4. Reading the passage, you might like to help these organizations which work for ________.

A．Mrs. Liu

B．Landong Street Office

C．less lucky members