1 . Emily Bhatnagar has always loved reading. “Growing up, I was really shy, so I always turned to books,” she said. “They became my best friends when I didn’t have one.”
In 2019, when Emily was in her second year of high school, her dad suffered from cancer. The news was difficult for the family. Books became an even bigger comfort, and she started thinking about families in similar situations. When her father recovered, she came up with a plan to help others. “The idea came from the fact that there were kids who were facing the same problem,” she said.
Then, Emily started the book drive in her hometown, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The goal was to collect books and give them to kids being treated for cancer in local hospitals. Her father was not surprised by this plan. “She always wants to do things for the neighborhood,” he said. Since the start of the book drive, which she calls For Love & Buttercup, Emily has collected more than 10,000 books.
Emily had no idea how much attention her work would get. She started by posting on social media, asking people in her area to donate. “I was expecting maybe two or three neighbors to do it,” she said. “But it ended up blowing up,” especially when newspapers began reporting it.
The Children’s Inn is one of the places where Emily has donated books. “Donations like Emily’s share a piece of the world with kids and families that they may not experience,” said its director, Aisha Campbell. Emily continues to run the book drive with her parents’ help. She hopes to one day make it reach more kids. The memory of the first time she visited children who’d received her books sticks with her. “It was the best day of my life,” she said. “I realized I wanted to do this type of work forever.”
1. What made Emily come up with the book drive?| A．Her father’s illness. | B．Her care for others. |
| C．Her habit of reading. | D．Her own shyness. |
| A．Help her father defeat cancer. | B．Give her father a surprise. |
| C．Comfort other kids in need. | D．Collect books for hospitals. |
| A．Uncertain. | B．Surprised. | C．Proud. | D．Disappointed. |
| A．Getting more help from her parents. | B．Starting another book drive very soon. |
| C．Making her program benefit more kids. | D．Writing books about her experiences. |
2 . Not being able to see someone you love for a long time is hard, but it does make a reunion (重逢) more special.
Owen and Stevie
Recently, Owen’s dad was
That day, Stevie’s mum
“What are you doing here?!” Stevie said with a big
“I’m
“I feel like I’m dreaming,” Stevie said…
1.| A．cheated | B．debated | C．fought | D．met |
| A．separate | B．attract | C．damage | D．calm |
| A．recognized | B．built | C．challenged | D．admired |
| A．annoyed | B．determined | C．confused | D．frightened |
| A．Therefore | B．However | C．Besides | D．Instead |
| A．attacked | B．threatened | C．scheduled | D．forgiven |
| A．choice | B．opportunity | C．holiday | D．adventure |
| A．joy | B．opinion | C．secret | D．emotion |
| A．hardly | B．extremely | C．completely | D．likely |
| A．cycled | B．ran | C．walked | D．drove |
| A．waiting for | B．searching for | C．focusing on | D．taking control of |
| A．left | B．pushed | C．drove | D．reached |
| A．eyes | B．basketball | C．schoolbag | D．mother |
| A．breath | B．apology | C．wish | D．surprise |
| A．visiting | B．helping | C．contacting | D．rescuing |
3 . Early in my college experience, the chair of the department, Susan, gave me a model of leadership. At first, she was a kind but
Then, a few months later, I was attacked by several men one Friday night. Susan emailed asking how I was doing. I guessed she was
So, years later, I tried to develop the same
I’m
| A．distant | B．different | C．absent | D．lucky |
| A．worried | B．knew | C．doubted | D．believed |
| A．simply | B．slightly | C．seriously | D．truly |
| A．struggle | B．exchange | C．match | D．program |
| A．Otherwise | B．Therefore | C．Besides | D．However |
| A．lonely | B．sleepy | C．ashamed | D．frightened |
| A．demanded | B．encouraged | C．required | D．ordered |
| A．on purpose | B．in turn | C．in short | D．on time |
| A．reminded | B．transferred | C．informed | D．contained |
| A．guilt | B．tension | C．anger | D．loss |
| A．desire | B．love | C．grief | D．ignorance |
| A．memory | B．interest | C．idea | D．duty |
| A．experiment | B．research | C．discussion | D．sharing |
| A．certain | B．confident | C．grateful | D．free |
| A．judge | B．prepare | C．support | D．study |
4 . On the first day of fourth grade, my teacher, Mrs. Brown, told my class a story about her husband Rob, who is a brain cancer survivor. After what Mrs. Brown experienced with Robs’ illness, she decided to devote part of her life to an organization called Be head Strong, which works to support families with a member suffering from brain cancer.
Along with typical math and science, throughout the year, Mrs. Brown shared stories with us about people in Be Head Strong who had overcome some tough and unfair battles. Mrs. Brown never showed any sadness or confusion toward the disease. She instead spoke only with words of determination to find a cure. Whether news from Be Head Strong was good or bad, she always looked at the situation as an opportunity to improve and do more.
My parents taught me from a very young age that making wise choices with my money is important. I would always set aside most of my $ 2.50-a-week allowance. By the end of the school year, I had saved over one hundred dollars, $ 131.30 to be exact. One day was wondering what to do with it. I did not feel like any game or toy was worth the time I had spent saving. I thought about the stories Mrs. Brown told us, then I decided that was where I wanted my money to go.
As the last day of school approached, my mom helped me wrap the heart-shaped box full of dollars and coins. After all the other kids had left on the last day of school, I handed Mrs. Brown the present. As she opened it, I told her that I wanted the money to go to Be Head Strong to help people like Rob. She broke into tears and hugged me tightly.
People may not always realize how big of an influence one kind gesture can make. One teacher encouraged a decision in my life that has changed the way how I live.
1. What do we know about Mrs. Brown from paragraph 1?| A．She had just survived a brain cancer. |
| B．She lost her husband to a brain cancer. |
| C．She founded a non-profit organization for brain cancer. |
| D．She was devoted to helping people with brain cancer. |
| A．Outgoing and organized. | B．Positive and delightful. |
| C．Enthusiastic and patient. | D．Kind-hearted and strong-willed. |
| A．The author thought the money was worth something more meaningful. |
| B．The author’s parents were strict with him in buying games and toys. |
| C．The author was old enough to get rid of games and toys. |
| D．The author had no time to pick his favorite games and toys. |
| A．A Teacher—a Role model. | B．A Teacher—A Life-long Learner. |
| C．An Unforgettable Science lesson. | D．A Special Teacher and Her Life Story. |
5 . Before COVID I used to go swimming a lot. I’d also do yoga a couple of times a week, but because of the situation, everything suddenly
One day as I was
This community is so lovely that I
I’ve
| A．worked | B．survived | C．stopped | D．moved |
| A．changing into | B．going through | C．looking at | D．picking up |
| A．thought | B．rest | C．go | D．look |
| A．website | B．park | C．store | D．room |
| A．Rarely | B．Originally | C．Similarly | D．Immediately |
| A．reader | B．teacher | C．kids | D．manager |
| A．serious | B．optimistic | C．honest | D．kind |
| A．attracted | B．respected | C．exhausted | D．confused |
| A．life | B．news | C．fitness | D．school |
| A．introduced | B．dropped | C．contributed | D．returned |
| A．expressed | B．borrowed | C．reported | D．explored |
| A．showing off | B．joining in | C．depending on | D．turning down |
| A．work | B．education | C．health | D．future |
| A．inside | B．nearby | C．outdoors | D．back |
| A．something | B．anything | C．everything | D．nothing |
| A．lists | B．recordings | C．details | D．prices |
| A．dreamed | B．painted | C．learned | D．taught |
| A．relax | B．entertain | C．replace | D．travel |
| A．soft | B．active | C．smart | D．brave |
| A．pass | B．create | C．love | D．imitate |
6 . Having made several very important medical breakthroughs (突破), I was once asked why I was able to be so much more
Well, that all came from a(n)
Several minutes later, she said, “You know, Robert, whenever you make a
After the cleaning up, she added, “What we have here is a(n)
It was at that moment that I knew I didn’t need to be afraid to make
| A．attractive | B．creative | C．energetic | D．fortunate |
| A．contact | B．broke | C．stopped | D．set |
| A．experience | B．conversation | C．lesson | D．quarrel |
| A．steal | B．drink | C．carry | D．draw |
| A．weight | B．sight | C．control | D．power |
| A．fell | B．disappeared | C．moved | D．exploded |
| A．in case of | B．in terms of | C．in return for | D．instead of |
| A．catching | B．punishing | C．bothering | D．greeting |
| A．wonderful | B．powerful | C．painful | D．skillful |
| A．change | B．favour | C．damage | D．job |
| A．pick | B．clean | C．bring | D．put |
| A．rule | B．point | C．mess | D．decision |
| A．return | B．reduce | C．allow | D．add |
| A．natural | B．scientific | C．fun | D．failed |
| A．quickly | B．effectively | C．normally | D．frequently |
| A．offer | B．suggest | C．remember | D．discover |
| A．dropping | B．covering | C．passing | D．mixing |
| A．check | B．survive | C．make | D．get |
| A．accidents | B．mistakes | C．enemies | D．efforts |
| A．reasonable | B．enjoyable | C．personal | D．valuable |
Chen Xingrong, 16, was diagnosed (诊断) with autism (自闭症) when he was a baby. However, he managed
After being diagnosed with autism, his parents were worried. “We did not understand
Besides swimming, learning basic life skills
8 . Taking back my life
I received a private message on Facebook. It began harmlessly enough: "Hey, girl. Wanted to invite you to
It was all becoming too much. Facebook was
“Likes“ are signs of
At that moment, I set up my mind to
I'd been in the
I started to remember a few things. I have friends who will help me out when I'm in
I stopped looking at the world through my cellphone. I felt completely
After a few weeks, I
| A．celebrate | B．join | C．check | D．hold |
| A．developing | B．running | C．ruining | D．improving |
| A．described | B．took | C．posted | D．saw |
| A．wake-up | B．warm-up | C．mind-up | D．hold-up |
| A．reality | B．power | C．identity | D．acceptance |
| A．unlikely | B．impossibly | C．unknowingly | D．unusually |
| A．close | B．fix | C．lose | D．load |
| A．form | B．shape | C．habit | D．way |
| A．run out | B．result from | C．make use of | D．come up with |
| A．class | B．trouble | C．silence | D．advance |
| A．ordinary | B．healthy | C．weak | D．famous |
| A．imagine | B．waste | C．afford | D．miss |
| A．present | B．lost | C．absent | D．blank |
| A．blocked | B．encouraged | C．forced | D．left |
| A．broke through | B．returned to | C．ended up | D．dated from |
| A．impression | B．opinion | C．balance | D．eyes |
| A．value | B．predict | C．examine | D．search |
| A．heavy | B．high | C．long | D．far |
| A．more often | B．no longer | C．right now | D．once in a while |
| A．dream | B．doubt | C．addiction | D．inspiration |
9 . Taylor Pollard remembers when her younger sister, Kheris Rogers, was in first grade she once asked to stay in the bathroom longer---she hoped it would make her skin lighter. Kids were making fun of Rogers’ dark complexion. So Erika Pollard, the girls’ mom, moved Rogers to another school. Kids still made fun of her, but this time the kids bullying（霸凌）her were black.
Taylor Pollard wanted to help her sister feel good about herself. In 2017, she took a picture of Kheris. She posted it online. She wrote Kheris was “flexing in her complexion”. That is an expression their grandmother used often to encourage the girls to feel beautiful. Complexion means skin color. Flexing is a term for “showing off” or “showing pride”.
Then the sisters received many messages supporting Rogers and decided they wanted to direct that energy. Together, they came up with the idea of putting the message on a T-shirt Their business, Flexin’ In My Complexion, started shortly after that in April 2017. Erika gave the sisters about $100. Then their project got off the ground. They used some of the money to build a website. They also learned how to screen print T-shirts. The sisters set up shop in the garage behind their mom’s house in LA.
The sisters are co-CEOs. So far the sisters have sold more than 10,000 T-shirts. Flexin’ in My Complexion has done more than make money for the sisters. It has also helped Rogers become confident. When she was being bullied, Rogers says she would come home from school upset.
“I would always come home crying; I would just have tears coming down my face,” she says. “My confidence is probably 10 million times higher right now. You have no way of knowing but my confidence back then was probably as low as it could be.”
1. What made Rogers’ classmates laugh at her?| A．Her skin color. | B．Her behavior. |
| C．Her schoolwork. | D．Her family background. |
| A．By visiting their grandmother and asking her for help. |
| B．By choosing a new school for her. |
| C．By introducing her to kids with similar experiences. |
| D．By sharing her picture online. |
| A．To remember their grandmother. | B．To advertise their T-shirts. |
| C．To encourage others. | D．To support their family. |
| A．Honest and polite. | B．Brave and confident. |
| C．Popular but unhappy. | D．Hard-working but impatient. |
10 . If someone said they’d pay you 1,800 dollars to stay off social media for six years, would you do it? Could you?
Sivert Klefsaas did just that. “I thought it was awesome,” Sivert told CNN Tuesday. “I thought, what’s 6 more years?”
In 2016, Lorna Goldstrand Klefsaas challenged her 12-year-old son Sivert to stay off social media until he was 18. If he completed the challenge, she’d award him the cash on his eighteenth birthday. On February 19, 2022, Sivert claimed his prize.
Lorna was inspired by a challenge she heard on the radio called the “16 for 16”, where a mother gave her daughter 1,600 dollars when she turned 16 if she stayed off social media, she told CNN. She decided to add to two extra years and 200 dollars more.
Sivert said it wasn’t too difficult to live without social media, and he didn’t think about it much during the six years. “I wouldn’t say there was ever a time when I was about to break,” Sivert told CNN. “As it went on, it was more of a pride thing.” He also had his friends to keep him up to date on the latest information or trends. “I got to avoid all the unnecessary drama that was on there,” Sivert added. It also meant he had more time to focus on his grades and sports instead.
Now with 1,800 dollars, Sivert told CNN he hasn’t thought about what to buy (when he was 12, he joked he’d get a house), but it’ll likely be something for his dorm room at the University of Northwestern St. Paul, which he’ll attend in the fall. But he has already decided on his first attempt into social media: getting Instagram. “There’s definitely a learning process,” Sivert said. “I see my friends fly through their social media apps and I can’t do that quite yet.”
After Sivert’s success, Lorna shared the challenge on Facebook. She said it was some of the best money she ever spent. Other parents have seemed interested in trying it out too, she told CNN. “We are certainly not against social media, but it’s the healthy using of it. It’s about not letting yourself get weighed down by it, or addicted to it, or affected by things that people post.”
1. What does the underlined word “claimed” in paragraph 3 mean?| A．Offered. | B．Raised。 | C．Shared. | D．Received. |
| A．Sivert was badly addicted to social media. |
| B．A girl’s mother told her to follow her advice. |
| C．She was influenced by a story on the radio. |
| D．She wanted Sivert to win the prize by a radio programme. |
| A．Sivert thought it hard to live without social media at first. |
| B．Sivert gained the latest information from his friends. |
| C．Sivert could pay more attention to his study and sports. |
| D．Sivert would spend his prize on his university life. |
| A．Unfavorable. | B．Worried. | C．Encouraging. | D．Objective. |
