A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. They loved to play together.
As time went by, the boy had grown up and no longer played around the tree. One day, he came back and the tree excitedly invited him to play. But the boy said he needed money to buy toys." Sorry, I have no money, but you can pick all my apples and sell them," said the tree. The boy did as he was told and left happily but never came back. The tree was sad.
Many years passing by, the boy, who was then a man, returned and told the tree he had to make money to build a house for his family. The tree happily offered his branches for the house. With the branches, the man left, satisfied. The tree was again lonely and sad.
Then one hot summer day, the tree was delighted to see the man back again." Come and play with me!" the tree said. "I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax. Can you give me a boat?" the man asked. "Use my trunk to build your boat." The man cut down the tree, made a boat and went sailing but never showed up for a long time.
Finally, the man returned after so many years. "Sorry, but I don't have anything for you any more," the tree said with tears.
The man replied that he was too old and needed nothing. "Good! Old tree roots are the best place to rest. Come and sit down with me." The man sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________After graduation, Jason went to work in a big business. The schedule was very tight and he was so busy working, travelling from one place to another, that he was always on business for weeks without going to his mother’s home. And this year, he hadn’t seen his mother for months. Mother’s Day was coming up. He would have managed to go back home, but this year he was just too busy and too tired. One day when he was driving in a small town, he saw a flower shop. He said to himself, “I know what I will do. I’ll send my mother some flowers.”
He stopped and went into the flower shop and saw a boy talking to a girl in it. “How many roses can I get for five dollars?” the boy asked. The girl was trying to explain that roses were expensive. Maybe the boy would be happy with something else.
“No, I have to have roses,” he said. “It has to be red roses, because my mum likes them best. It is Mother’s Day. I want to get something special.” He was stubborn.
The girl in the shop looked at the boy and was just shaking her head. Something inside Jason was touched by the boy’s voice. It seemed that he wanted to get those roses very much. Jason looked at the boy and said to the girl that he would pay for the boy’s roses.
The girl looked at the boy and said, “Okay, I will give you a dozen red roses for your dollars.” The boy almost jumped into the air. He took the flowers and ran out. It was worth more than fifty dollars just to see that kind of excitement.
Jason ordered his own flowers and asked the girl to have them delivered to his mother. After that, with a sigh of relief, he drove down the road.
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Not long after his driving, he saw the boy who got the flowers just now.
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Nila sat alone on the bus. Her older sister, Lexi, was one seat ahead, acting as if this was the best day ever. But for Nila, it was the worst. It was the last day of swimming lessons. Test Day.
“If I pass my test, I can sign up for Junior Lifeguarding over the summer,” Nila heard Lexi telling her friend Jess.
Nila hit the back of their seat with her foot.
Lexi’s head popped up. “What are you doing?”
“I ...,” Nila started. Maybe she could talk to Lexi about the test. After all, Lexi had passed Level 4 several summers ago. “I’m sorry. It’s just —”
“Everything OK back there?” asked the bus driver.
“Yep.” Lexi quickly turned to face the front.
“I thought sisters should be there for each other,” Nila said in a low voice to the window.
An hour later, Nila nervously held the edge (边缘) of the pool. She didn’t know if she could swim all the way across. But the coach blew the whistle (哨子). She had no choice but to push off.
Lexi swam quickly. She’d passed Level 7! Junior Lifeguarding. Here I come, she thought. A kid from her class accidentally hit her, but she just smiled at him. She liked everyone right now. Nila, too — even though she’d been troublesome earlier. Where was she, anyway?
After a minute, Lexi saw her sister crossing the pool. Nila was way behind the others, and Lexi could see why. For one thing, she lifted her whole head out of the water to breathe (呼吸), instead of turning it to the side. That was a waste of energy (精力). Even worse, she wasn’t swimming straight. As Nila neared the middle of the pool, she stopped.
“Keep going,” Lexi called. “You can do it!”
Nila threw one arm forward and dragged it back. Now the other arm. When she stopped to check her position, she felt discouraged. Only halfway across! Some kids in her class were already at the wall. The coach was talking to one of the kids, so he didn’t see her. Better keep going, she thought. But she was tired.
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| A．Her mother. | B．Her father. | C．Her sister. |
| A．Through the Internet. | B．In person. | C．By making phone calls. |
| A．She seldom visits her sister. |
| B．She is accustomed to her life. |
| C．She hasn’t seen her mother for ages. |
6 . When I returned from a trip abroad, I felt that something was wrong between Keith (one of our twin sons) and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really
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Though the Christmas was past, I still took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The
| A．showed | B．hurt | C．hid | D．expressed |
| A．sweet | B．book | C．picture | D．toy |
| A．warning | B．message | C．news | D．fact |
| A．complained | B．apologized | C．continued | D．explained |
| A．suggestion | B．answer | C．action | D．blame |
| A．hospital | B．church | C．school | D．garden |
| A．took | B．forgot | C．brought | D．opened |
| A．excuses | B．plans | C．ideas | D．details |
| A．angry | B．moved | C．happy | D．satisfied |
| A．praised | B．punished | C．helped | D．saw |
| A．sank | B．lied | C．warmed | D．stopped |
| A．tell | B．leave | C．forgive | D．support |
| A．mother’s | B．brother’s | C．sister’s | D．father’s |
| A．bought | B．borrowed | C．left | D．promised |
| A．strange | B．interesting | C．important | D．difficult |
1. Who does the woman admire most?
| A．Her grandfather. | B．Tu Youyou. | C．Yuan Longping. |
| A．Music. | B．Medicine. | C．Math. |
1. What is the man’s job probably?
| A．A university professor. |
| B．A seaport manager. |
| C．A ship captain. |
| A．China. | B．Italy. | C．Singapore. |
1. When will the grass be cut?
| A．Today. | B．Tomorrow. | C．In three weeks. |
| A．She is too busy. | B．Jim hasn’t cut it. | C．Her husband hasn’t cut it. |
Hello! My name is Zhan Bingbing.
Lately, all of us have seen Chinese people on TV in far-off places in the world, helping other countries to develop. We see Chinese workers building roads in the Congo, a port in Pakistan, railways in Panama, and an airport in Sri Lanka. And we see Chinese miners, oil workers, agricultural experts, mechanics, and doctors working in nearly every corner of the world. And some people may ask, “Is it worth it? Why help people overseas when China has many areas that are still in need of development?”
I had the same questions myself. But for me, it was much more personal. You see, my mother is a medical doctor, and for the last two years, she has been working as a volunteer consultant in Tanzania, Africa, as a part of a medical team sent by the Chinese government.
To be honest, when my mother first left for Africa, I was upset. My mother cooked me dinner every night, and she took good care of me. But more importantly, she was my best friend. We talked together, we spent our leisure time together, and except for school and work, we were never apart. So I was unhappy about her leaving without even asking for my input.
But then I began to hear about the work she was doing in Tanzania, a country that has many health problems, and now I am singing a different tune. Many dangerous diseases which are rare in China are quite commonly contracted in Tanzania. And, while the country is quite beautiful and has much natural wealth, many of the people are quite poor and live without things we take for granted, such as electricity, running water, cars and good transport systems, and supermarkets. One project that my mother worked on was helping to build a cardiac hospital. Prior to this, if a Tanzanian had a heart condition and needed surgery, they would have to go abroad. Since this was quite expensive, many people went without medical treatment and some even died. Now, not only are Tanzanians helped by the hospital, but people in neighbouring countries are helped as well. It has made a big difference to their lives. My mother also does a circuit of the rural villages to provide medical treatment, help those with disabilities, and provide consultation and training for local doctors. In addition, her team has given patients a new malaria treatment invented in China, and this has saved many lives.
Today, I want to relay to you that I’m proud of the work my mother has done, and I am now supportive of it. Is her work worth it? Yes, to the lives of the people she is helping, it is worth it.
But by any criteria this work is worth it to us as well, because it shows that we are global citizens interested in world stability, and that we feel responsible for others and are ready to build a community with a shared future for mankind. Everyone deserves a fair chance in life. When I think of all the things that we as Chinese citizens can be most proud of, helping others comes at the top of this list. Now that I understand how important my mother’s work is, I’ve decided to become a volunteer myself to help people in other lands. In the future, I pray that you will do the same.
Thank you!
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