1 . In 1990, Hal Donaldson was 23 years old, fresh out of college and found himself in Calcutta, India, where he was asked to interview Mother Teresa.
Donaldson says about the great woman famed for feeding the hungry, “She wasn’t wearing shoes and her ankles were swollen. She sat down with me and was very polite.” After the interview, Mother Teresa asked him, “What are you doing to help the poor?” Donaldson admitted that he was young and wasn’t focused on helping others. With a smile on her face, Mother Teresa said, “Everyone can do something.”
Those words deeply struck Donaldson and forced him to face hard truths about himself.
Hal Donaldson grew up in the San Francisco Bay area. When he was 12 years old, his parents were hit by a drunk driver; his father died, and his mother was seriously injured. To make ends meet, they went on welfare. Donaldson says, “I had holes in my shoes and clothes. When you’re teased at school for that, you just want to escape.”
He managed to do just that. Donaldson got into college and turned his focus to making money for himself. He says, “I was just trying to find my way out of insignificance.” However, it’s easy to overlook others along the way. I was the guy that would see a homeless person and cross the street, so I didn’t have to confront (面对) him. My focus was on climbing to the top instead of helping those trying to climb with me.
Donaldson returned home from India with a different thought. He traveled to eight cities in America and stayed on the streets and listened to stories of the homeless. “My heart broke,” he says. “I knew I could no longer just live for myself.”
Inspired by Mother Teresa’s words and the stories he’d heard across America, Donaldson loaded a pick up truck with $300 worth of groceries and handed them out to anyone who needed help. In 1994, Donaldson created the nonprofit organization, Convoy for Hope, which works with communities across America and around the world. Their work focuses on feeding children, women’s empowerment, helping farmers and disaster services.
1. What did 23-year-old Hal Donaldson do in India?A.He interviewed Mother Teresa. |
B.He fed the hungry with Mother Teresa. |
C.He attended an job-interview for a college. |
D.He did something to help the poor. |
A.He was born with disability. | B.He led a hard life as a child. |
C.He was well treated at school. | D.He survived as an orphan. |
A.Self-centered | B.Sympathetic | C.Popular | D.Generous |
A.He preferred traveling to volunteering. |
B.He suddenly fell in love with journalism. |
C.He turned his focus to living for himself. |
D.He gradually devoted himself to helping others. |
A.appoint | B.appearance | C.appointment | D.afraid |
A.why | B.that | C.whether | D.which |
A.much | B.long | C.many | D.far |
—_________.
A.That sounds great | B.Good idea |
C.Sure. I’d love to | D.I’m sorry to hear that |
6 . What must you do when you receive a present for your birthday? You have so sit down and write a thank-you note. The words “Thank you” are very important. We have to use them on so many occasions. We say them when someone gives us a drink, helps us to pick up things, hands us a letter, lends us a book or gives us a gift.
Another important word is “please”. Many people forget to use it. It is rude to ask someone to do something without saying “please”. We have to use it when we ask for something, too. It may be a book or a pencil, more rice or more sauce, help or advice. It may be in the classroom, at home, at the bus stop or over the counter. We have to use “please” to make requests pleasant.
We have to learn to say “sorry” too. When we have hurt someone’s feelings, we’ll have to go up and say we’re sorry. When we have told a lie and feel sorry, we’ll have to explain with that word, too. “Sorry” is a healing (和解的) word. We can make people forget wrongs by using it sincerely.
These three words are simple but important. Man had to use them long ago. We have to use them now. Our children will have to use them in the future. They are pleasing words to be used in any language.
1. When we receive a birthday present, we have to _________.A.return it | B.do nothing |
C.give it to one of our friends | D.write a thank-you note |
A.thank him | B.say sorry to him |
C.use the word “please” | D.not say nothing |
A.When someone gives us a drink. |
B.When we ask someone for a book. |
C.When many people forget to use it. |
D.When we are in the classroom. |
A.you can tell a lie with it |
B.it will hurt someone’s feelings |
C.you can make requests pleasant with it |
D.it can make people forgive you if you use it sincerely |
A.thanks, hello and goodbye |
B.yes, no and really |
C.thanks, please and sorry |
D.well, please and pardon |
7 . Every country has its favorite food. Italians like to eat pizza. Indians like to eat hot food. Japanese like to eat fish.
In England, one of the most popular foods is fish and chips. People usually buy it in a fish and chip shop. They put it in paper bags, and take it home, or to their workplace. Sometimes they eat it in the park or on the road. American fast food is the most popular in the world. In a lot of big cities in the world, you can find people eating hamburgers and chips.
Fish and chips, and Chinese take-away food are very popular in England. But they are less popular in the USA. The Americans eat take-away food, too, like chicken. But the most popular kind of take-away food is the hamburger. It looks like bread with meat in it. Ham (火腿) is kind of pork, but the hamburger does not have any pork in it. The hamburgers are also popular in England and Australia.
1. Italians like to eat _________.A.dumplings | B.pizza | C.hot food | D.fish |
A.England | B.Australia | C.the USA | D.Canada |
A.different | B.the same | C.delicious | D.great |
A.beef | B.fish | C.pork | D.vegetables |
A.meat | B.juice | C.food | D.fruit |
A.such | B.that | C.so | D.as |
A.something, anything | B.anything, something |
C.anything, nothing | D.nothing, anything |
10 . It was Sunday morning. A butcher (屠夫) heard the doorbell (门铃) and thought it must be a customer (顾客). But he was surprised to see that a dog was coming into his shop. The dog had $10 and a note in its mouth. The butcher took the note and read it. It said, “10 pork chops (排骨), please.” So the butcher took the money and put a bag of chops in the dog’s mouth.
Then he quickly closed the shop because he decided to follow the dog. He found the dog on the street. The dog was waiting for a green light. Then the dog walked across the road. The dog went to a bus stop. When a bus arrived, the dog checked (核对) the number and then got on the bus.
After a while, the dog stood up on his back paws (爪子) to push the “stop” button (按钮). The bus stopped and the dog got off. Then the butcher followed it to get off the bus.
The dog ran to a house and dropped the bag in front of the front door. It then began to beat its head against the front door. After a while, a big man opened the door and began shouting at the dog. The butcher ran up and shouted at the man, “What are you doing? Your dog is a genius (天才).”
The owner of the dog said, “Genius? No way! I always tell him to take the keys when he goes to the stores. But he never listens to me!”
1. Who was the customer that Sunday morning?A.A big man. | B.A butcher. | C.A dog. | D.A little boy. |
A.20 | B.10 | C.5 | D.62 |
A.In the bag. | B.On its back. | C.In its mouth. | D.Around its neck. |
A.The dog stood up on its back paws to push the “stop” button. |
B.The butcher quickly closed the shop to follow the dog. |
C.The big man was pleased with his dog. |
D.The butcher thought the dog was a genius. |
A.A customer. | B.A smart dog. | C.A butcher. | D.A big man. |