1 . Some people have a very poor sense of direction. Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited ________ place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.

When I was a little girl, I was very shy and never asked others the way. And so I ________ walked round in circle and hoped that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.

Now, I am no longer too shy to ask people for ________, but I often receive helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people ________ directions. If anyone ________ me the way somewhere, I will say, “Sorry, I am a stranger here.”

Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man on a street corner. He asked me ________ tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave _________ my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way ________ my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. At that time, I ________ to meet with someone at my office and I didn’t want to keep him waiting.

When I just got to my office, the secretary showed in the man _________ had asked me for the direction. Imagine how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight!

1.

A．a

B．an

C．the

D．/

2.

A．polite

B．politely

C．normal

D．normally

3.

A．direction

B．directions

C．direction’s

D．directions’

4.

A．wrong

B．central

C．crowded

D．convenient

5.

A．ask

B．asks

C．asked

D．has asked

6.

A．if can I

B．if I can

C．if could I

D．if I could

7.

A．he

B．his

C．him

D．himself

8.

A．for

B．in

C．of

D．to

9.

A．is rushing

B．was rushing

C．will rush

D．have rushed

10.

A．where

B．which

C．who

D．whom

2 . Helping others is a great thing to do. You can learn new things and have fun. There are many ways of helping others in your community. You can help people, animals or the environment. It can make you feel good, too! How can you help?

Charities (慈善机构) are organizations that help others, for example, UNICEF or the World Wildlife Fund. You can help charities by giving your time, giving money or giving things that you own. You can also help people or places you know.

Volunteering

Volunteering is when you give your time to help others. It’s something which you do not have to do or for which you will not be paid. Some ways of volunteering are:

●visiting old people to talk to them or help them.

●walking dogs at an animal shelter (避难所).

●cleaning up a park.

Fundraising

Fundraising is when you collect money to help others. Some ways of fundraising are:

●making cakes or biscuits to sell.

●doing a sponsored (赞助的) activity. For example, family and friends give you money if you finish a long walk.

Donating

Donating is when you give away your things or money to help others. Some ways of donating are:

●giving your old toys or clothes to a charity that helps sick children or poor people.

●giving your old books to a library.

●giving your money to a charity.

So, what can you do to help others?

1. You’ll ________ when you help other people.

A．feel uncomfortable

B．have a great job

C．feel good

D．have a hard time

2. How many ways of volunteering are mentioned in the article?

A．Two.

B．Three.

C．Four.

D．Five.

3. The underlined word “Fundraising” means “________” in Chinese.

A．募款

B．慰问

C．志愿

D．捐物

4. Which of the following is a way of donating?

A．Cleaning up a park.	B．Giving your old computer to a charity.
C．Taking care of sick people in hospital.	D．Making pancakes or sandwiches to sell.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．Charities	B．Ways of volunteering
C．A great thing to do	D．Helping others

4 .

Helping Seniors(老年人)
Matt	Posted 5 / 15 / 20 4：53PM
	I created Teens Helping Seniors with my friends. The group has about 200 volunteers. The volunteers deliver food or other supplies for the elderly in town. I spend six to eight hours a week buying food and making deliveries. By now we have completed 350 deliveries.
Linda	Posted 5/ 15 / 20 6：25PM
	I organized Mittler Senior Technology, a program to help the elderly learn how to use computers and smartphones. Now there are 50 local seniors in the weekly technology classes. I want to make sure that the seniors could stay connected to the world.
Jordan	Posted 5 /16 /20 5:20PM
	I came up with a way to help lonely seniors with my friends. We call it the Joy 4 All Project. By dialing 569-4255, the elderly can hear pre-recorded jokes and poems. The hotline has received more than 1, 800 phone calls.
Kathy	Posted 5 / 16 /20 7:46PM
	I heard that the seniors in the nursing home couldn’t see their families and friends very often, so my friends and I decided to cheer up the elderly by writing them letters. We want them to know that nobody is being forgotten. By now more than 100 students in my school have joined us.

1. Who created Teens Helping Seniors?

A．Kathy.

B．Linda.

C．Jordan.

D．Matt.

2. How many local seniors are there in the weekly technology classes?

A．50.

B．100.

C．200.

D．350.

3. To help the elderly in the nursing home, Kathy and her schoolmates_________.

A．taught them how to use computers

B．recorded jokes and poem for them

C．wrote them letters to cheer them up

D．delivered food or other supplies for them

6 . As we all know, too much trash is a big problem for our environment. A woman in Indonesia’s Java island has come up with a great idea—lending books to children in exchange for trash.

Raden Roro Hendarti, nearly 50 years old, is a librarian in Muntang village. She started a “trash library”, hoping to make children read more as well as make them realize the importance of environment protection. Each weekday, Raden puts all kinds of books on the back of her three-wheeler (三轮车) and rides to Muntang village. There, children line up to exchange plastic cups, bags and other trash for books from Raden’s mobile library. After finishing the exchange, Raden carries back all the trash.

In the library where Raden works, there are thousands of books. Every time she shows up, children run to her “trash library”. They all carry trash bags, and Raden’s three-wheeler quickly fills with trash as the books fly out. Raden collects about 100kg of trash each week. It is then sorted out (分类) and sent for recycling or sale. She is happy that children spend less time on online games because of the books.

Raden plans to take the mobile library service to neighboring areas as well. She says, “We all should take care of our trash in order to fight climate (气候) change and save the earth.”

1. What does the underlined word “trash” mean?

A．plastic

B．rubbish

C．paper

D．information

2. Which of the following shows how Raden’s idea works?
①She rides to Muntang village.             
②She carries back all the trash.
③Children line up to get books for their trash.
④She puts books on her three-wheeler.

A．

B．

C．

D．

3. How much trash can Raden collect each weekday?

A．About 100 kg.

B．About 50 kg.

C．About 25 kg.

D．About 20 kg.

4. What’s Raden going to do next?

A．To ask her neighbors for help.

B．To give the mobile library to her neighbors.

C．To exchange books for trash in more villages.

D．To tell children to spend less time on online games.

7 . Joe's parents were both book lovers. Several years ago, the couple and other people in their community raised money to build a _______. And the books in the library were _______ by people in the community. They had been _______ of driving twenty miles to the nearest public library.

Mrs. Hong, a retired librarian, was the director of the library. Volunteers often helped Mrs. Hong keep the book-shelves(书架) clean and _______. Sometimes after school, Joe also _______ at the library. He loved reading books and enjoyed being _______ them.

One day, Mrs. Hong talked to Joe about her _______ of building a children's reading room. But it would _______ much more money than the library could afford.

Later Joe talked to several friends about _______ to raise money. Finally they developed a plan to do some fundraising(筹款) ________ which kids could take part in, such as ________ the street and doing housework. Joe and his friends tried to invite more kids to join them.

________ everyone's surprise, less than a year after Joe's conversation with Mrs. Hong, the kids had raised enough money to ________ the reading room. During the opening ceremony of it, Mrs. Hong said, “This reading room is for the ________ in our community. And under the leadership of Joe, their hard work has made a dream ________. What great kids they are!”

1.

A．bridge

B．house

C．library

D．laboratory

2.

A．given up

B．picked up

C．thrown away

D．given away

3.

A．careful

B．tired

C．proud

D．afraid

4.

A．lovely

B．ugly

C．tidy

D．popular

5.

A．danced

B．played

C．checked

D．volunteered

6.

A．in

B．for

C．with

D．between

7.

A．dream

B．ability

C．skill

D．hobby

8.

A．pay

B．cost

C．spend

D．give

9.

A．marks

B．games

C．ways

D．tools

10.

A．accidents

B．activities

C．experiences

D．problems

11.

A．giving up

B．cleaning up

C．picking up

D．putting up

12.

A．To

B．Of

C．With

D．By

13.

A．buy

B．draw

C．build

D．visit

14.

A．poor

B．women

C．kids

D．old

15.

A．come out

B．fall over

C．turn on

D．come true

8 . When Juliet was a child, she often went to the city park and played with her friends. On a sunny morning, when Juliet came to the park with her mom, she looked around and felt very _______.

“What’s the matter, dear? What’s wrong _______ you?” asked her mom.

Juliet replied, “Mom, how beautiful and _______ it used to be! But now there’s so much trash on the ground.” Juliet’s mom looked around. There were pieces of paper, boxes, glass bottles and a lot of other trash _______.

“What can we do?” asked Juliet sadly. “I’m sure you will think of something.” said her mom.

As soon as Juliet and her mom went home, Juliet painted a picture of the park and wrote a sign in big _______ at the top of the picture. The sign read “PLEASE KEEP OUR PARK CLEAN”. Later, she _______ plenty of bags and went back to the park with her mom. Juliet put up her picture on a big trash can(垃圾桶). “Will you help me _______ trash, mom?” Juliet said as she handed her mom a bag. “I surely will.” replied her mom with a big smile.

The children at the park ran over to _______ what was going on. Juliet handed them each a bag. “Let’s clean this place up,” said Juliet. Then they began to pick up the trash, talking and laughing. Soon all the bags were _______.

“We need to come back _______ day. There’s still some trash on the ground, but the park looks much better,” said Juliet. Her mom said “So it does. I’m proud of you. I knew you would think of a way to help.”

1.

A．interested

B．excited

C．unhappy

D．relaxed

2.

A．to

B．with

C．on

D．for

3.

A．noisy

B．clean

C．dirty

D．happy

4.

A．everywhere

B．anywhere

C．somewhere

D．nowhere

5.

A．letters

B．boxes

C．bags

D．bottles

6.

A．left

B．returned

C．built

D．took

7.

A．set up

B．pick up

C．put up

D．take up

8.

A．think

B．laugh

C．see

D．say

9.

A．full

B．big

C．empty

D．broken

10.

A．the others

B．other

C．another

D．others

10 . 是否应该帮助陌生人

最近，你们班就“是否应该帮助陌生人”展开了讨论，同学们就这一话题意见不一，你的看法如何？根据所提供的信息，以“Should We Help Strangers?”为题，写一篇短文。

	原因
赞成	帮助他人是美德； 帮助他人就是帮助自己；
反对	怕陷入麻烦； 怕被误解；
你的观点？（至少两点）

要求：（1）表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
（2）必须包括表格中所有的相关信息，并适当发挥；
（3）词数：100左右（征文的开头已给出，不计入总词数）；
（4）不得使用真实姓名、校名和地名等。
参考词汇：美德virtue

Should We Help Strangers?

Recently our class had a discussion about whether we should help strangers. Different students have different opinions._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________