That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in the city I lived. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. I was having trouble dealing with my part－time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and the life in this awful place.
As I walked down the empty street under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. “Run！” I told myself and began to do so, both to keep warm and keep away from any possible danger.
About a block from my flat, I heard a noise behind me. I turned quickly, but the street was empty. The noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. I didn't realize what the noise had been until I reached my flat. It had been my wallet falling to the street.
I wasn't cold or tired any more. I ran back to where I had heard the noise. Although I searched the street for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard a rubbish truck stop next to me. A voice called from the truck driver,“Alisa Camacho？”I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and a man jumped out.“Is this what you're looking for？” he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a．m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much sleep that night. But I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life.
回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。
1. How many jobs did the writer do in the city she lived?
2. How did the writer keep herself warm and safe in the street?
3. When did the writer realize that the noise had been her wallet falling to the street?
4. How long did the writer herself spend looking for her wallet?
5. Who found the wallet for the writer?
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【推荐2】Anna lived in a village. Although she was poor, she was always helpful. One winter, there was a very big flood （ 洪 水 ） ,and a lot of houses fell down. Anna's house was high enough to escape （ 逃 过 ） the flood. So when the water disappeared, her house was not damaged （破坏）.
However, Anna's house was quite small and there were only two little bedrooms. Her husband died of illness when their four children were very young. But, Anna shared her house with one family. because the family lost everything in the flood.
Anna's friends were very surprised when they saw Anna do this. They could not understand why Anna wanted to give herself so much trouble. life is so hard for her.
"Well," Anna told her friends, "30 years ago, a woman in the town found herself very poor. because her husband died in the war , and she had a lot of children, as I have now. The day before Christmas, the woman said to her children, 'We won't have much for Christmas this year, so I am going to get only one gift for all of us and I am sure we will be happy to have it. Now I'll go and get it. ' She came back with a little girl who was even poorer than they, and who had no parents. 'Here's our gift, she said to her children. "
"The children were very excited and happy to get such a gift. They welcomed the little girl, and she grew up as their sister. I was that Christmas gift. "
1. What happened to many of the houses in Anna's village in the flood?Many of the houses
2. Why could Anna's house escape the flood?
Because it was on a
3. What did Anna do after the flood?
She
4. Who was Anna brought up （养育）by?
She was brought up by
5. What does the passage want to tell us?
It wants to tell us
【推荐3】Laura has an aunt who works in London. She loves Laura so much that she invites Laura to London every summer.
Last year Laura was happy to go to London and saw some famous places in London, including the British museum, National Gallery (画廊) and other great buildings. How beautiful! She fell in love with them, but one thing made her unhappy. It’s her first time to go to a big square, but when she passed the square alone, a thief stole her wallet in her pocket. She had to walk to his aunt’s house angrily.
This year Laura’s aunt invited her to London again, one day, when she passed the same square with her aunt, she was more careful not to be stolen. She saw a man go close to her and put his hand in her pocket with a smile. Then he took out his hand quickly and left. She became very angry and shouted, “Stop it, or I will call the police!” To her surprise, she found her aunt and all the other people there laughing with the word “Congratulations!” In fact, the man was not a thief. Instead, he put ten pounds in her pocket. It was an interesting game. The organizers wanted to correct the bad impression (印象) of the square, so they hired (雇佣) some “thieves” to do that game.
1. Who invited Laura to London every summer?2. How did the first visit to the square make Laura feel?
3. Was Laura’s wallet stolen this year
4. Why did the organizers play the game with visitors?
5. How many times has Laura been to London so far?
