1 . The past few years have been difficult for 13-year-old Adeola Abraham. In 2020, the teen was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder, and he survived a successful bone marrow transplant (骨髓移植) and rounds of chemotherapy (化疗). Thankfully, Adeola is now out of the hospital. During his recovery, he found out that he had qualified for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ask for a dream wish from Make-A-Wish Mississippi. While many teens would choose a memorable Disney trip, meet a favorite figure or get a PlayStation, Abraham instead chose to feed the homeless in his local community.
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is famous for brightening the lives of children suffering from critical illnesses by meeting their wishes. A wish typically falls into three categories: a wish to have something, go somewhere or meet someone. Abraham’s charitable wish to give came as a surprise to the organization. Linda Sermons, a Make-A-Wish Mississippi representative, said that Abraham’s generous wish was the first of its kind in the organization’s 35-year history. She was impressed with the teen’s maturity and sense of sympathy.
Make-A-Wish Mississippi approved of the teen’s wish in a big way. They created a service named after the teen, called Abraham’s Table, which would provide free meals to the homeless every month for the next year. Local businesses generously donated food and supplies, and receivers gathered in Jackson’s Poindexter Park for the meals. Abraham and his proud mom personally attended and handed out the food. Abraham’s Table fed more than 80 people at its first event. Abraham said it warmed his heart when the receivers came back to thank him for the meal he provided.
Abraham now wants to inspire other teens to get more involved in local charities. He also wants to continue his mission of helping others by starting his own nonprofit that helps those experiencing food insecurity.
1. What made Abraham a remarkable boy?| A．His exceptional choice for a dream wish. | B．His great sufferings from a critical disease. |
| C．His special qualifications for a dream wish. | D．His successful survival from a blood disorder. |
| A．Eighty people or so benefited from Abraharn’s Table. |
| B．Abraham’s act of kindness received positive reaction. |
| C．The organization provided financial help for the homeless. |
| D．The local businesses were greatly appreciated by the receivers. |
| A．Energetic and determined. | B．Mature and intelligent. |
| C．Sympathetic and selfless. | D．Generous and cautious. |
| A．Hard work always pays off. | B．It’s a blessing to be a giver. |
| C．Actions speak louder than words. | D．Miracles often occur in bad luck. |
2 . People kept coming into St. Stephen’s asking for help with car repairs. Oh, this is obviously an urgent
So I
One day we were
“My
He glared at me. “I’m not going to let you
Tried again. And again. On the fourth try, I
Today I
Some people want to follow in our
| A．discovery | B．promise | C．lesson | D．need |
| A．affordable | B．free | C．essential | D．capital |
| A．imagined | B．examined | C．found | D．absented |
| A．dream | B．fashion | C．strategy | D．reality |
| A．something | B．anything | C．nothing | D．everything |
| A．Hopefully | B．Naturally | C．Luckily | D．Surprisingly |
| A．copy | B．check | C．detect | D．grade |
| A．forced | B．employed | C．assigned | D．permitted |
| A．whispered | B．stated | C．argued | D．yelled |
| A．shaking | B．tied | C．cut | D．waving |
| A．open | B．straight | C．flat | D．steady |
| A．day | B．class | C．term | D．year |
| A．tool | B．brain | C．idea | D．car |
| A．ask | B．relax | C．search | D．quit |
| A．teacher | B．helper | C．graduate | D．failure |
| A．made it | B．got it | C．turned around | D．fell down |
| A．spot | B．launch | C．donate | D．sponsor |
| A．debts | B．hopes | C．bills | D．efforts |
| A．saved | B．left | C．owed | D．repaid |
| A．opinions | B．footsteps | C．details | D．interests |
3 . Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it repaired as there are a whole lot of antique (古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception. I was quite wrong. The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourth, so I decided that my approach must be wrong, and I should try another way.
I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds,” I said. “OK,” he said, “I'II give you twenty pounds.” “It's got a slightly broken leg,” I said. “Yes, I saw that. It's nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. “What will you do with it?” I asked. “Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'll buy it.” I said, “What would you mean? You've just sold it to me,” he said. “Yes. I know but I've changed my mind. I am sorry. I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy.” he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. “I know what you want. You want me to repair your chair.” “You're right,” I said. “And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘Would you repair this chair for me?’” “I wouldn't have agreed to do it.” he said. “We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But I'll repair this for you, shall we say for five pounds?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused by the whole thing.
1. We can learn from the passage that in the first shop the writer ________.| A．was rather impolite |
| B．was warmly received |
| C．asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair |
| D．asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair |
| A．plan for dealing with things | B．way of doing things |
| C．idea of repairing things | D．decision to sell things |
| A．saw the writer's purpose | B．accepted the offer |
| C．changed his mind | D．decided to help the writer |
| A．honest | B．careful | C．clever | D．funny |
| A．The writer wanted to sell his chair for 20 pounds. |
| B．It was very easy to repair the writer's broken chair. |
| C．The writer succeeded in getting his chair repaired at last. |
| D．The man in the first shop thought the chair was too old. |
4 . Snowy was a beautiful little horse. Since she was born she has wanted to be a show jumping horse. Every day she would
Snowy was very
“I did it!” she shouted happily. Soon Snowy developed good
Again, Snowy was
Over the past few weeks, something had
So never be afraid of
| A．ask | B．warn | C．invite | D．advise |
| A．sing | B．dance | C．jump | D．run |
| A．old | B．fat | C．clever | D．careful |
| A．embarrassed | B．bored | C．sad | D．excited |
| A．deep | B．high | C．long | D．far |
| A．wait | B．leave | C．stay | D．catch |
| A．see | B．stop | C．start | D．arrive |
| A．speed | B．power | C．wealth | D．courage |
| A．managed | B．expected | C．agreed | D．happened |
| A．habits | B．skills | C．senses | D．ideas |
| A．Suddenly | B．Immediately | C．However | D．Besides |
| A．although | B．unless | C．until | D．if |
| A．Remember | B．Try | C．Carry | D．Study |
| A．nervous | B．happy | C．sad | D．serious |
| A．missed | B．liked | C．entered | D．needed |
| A．appeared | B．changed | C．begun | D．continued |
| A．dangerous | B．important | C．perfect | D．terrible |
| A．pride | B．anger | C．patience | D．kindness |
| A．early | B．young | C．small | D．smart |
| A．failures | B．worries | C．uncertainties | D．difficulties |
5 . Once a highly successful businessman,
Upon reaching his office, the businessman
After the of office time was
So now the wife got upset, for she got a slap for no
The son got upset now! He walked out of his house and saw a dog passing by looking at him. He picked up a rock and hit the dog in anger and frustration. The dog, getting hit by a rock, ran away barking,
This was the same dog that bit the businessman early morning.
What we can learn from this story is that we should be mindful of our
| A．serving | B．funding | C．running | D．paying |
| A．opened | B．closed | C．locked | D．washed |
| A．felt | B．barked | C．smelt | D．bit |
| A．broke up | B．picked up | C．cut up | D．hung up |
| A．postponed | B．canceled | C．called | D．considered |
| A．partner | B．child | C．customer | D．boss |
| A．till | B．before | C．after | D．past |
| A．luckily | B．finally | C．painfully | D．hopefully |
| A．down | B．over | C．on | D．off |
| A．angry | B．frightened | C．helpless | D．nervous |
| A．good | B．word | C．reason | D．luck |
| A．Break down | B．Put away | C．Turn off | D．Pick out |
| A．in need | B．in trouble | C．in order | D．in pain |
| A．experiment | B．challenge | C．recommendation | D．behavior |
| A．unpleasant | B．unique | C．equal | D．impressive |
“A usual boring day!” This would be the answer from Roman if somebody asked him how his day was. These days he found everything boring, and nothing excited him.
One day he was lying on the bed in his room as usual. Suddenly the light went off. His room was rather hot without an air conditioner. Though he did not want to leave his room, he had to. Unwillingly, he left his room and came to the living room. It was slightly cool there as the living room had two huge windows.
His young brother was playing with his friend. They were rolling on the floor. He was looking out for the TV remote, but couldn’t find it. He got up and searched for it everywhere, but the remote was nowhere to be seen. He looked at his brother who was still lying on the floor, playing.
He asked him, “where is the remote?”
“Under the sofa,” his brother yelled.
He tried to look through the remote, but it was dark. He put his hand under the sofa. He touched something, grabbed it and took his hand out. It was a snake in his hand!
Upon seeing that, his brother started to yell, “Snake! Snake!” Mom came as soon as she heard the shouting. She was too horrified to see a snake. She was so scared that she even couldn’t speak a word. Two kids were trying to hide behind each other’s back. “What an old trick!” Roman thought and threw it to the kids.
As the snake landed on the floor and neared the kids, it started moving from the left side to the right. Only then did Roman realize that the snake was real, and not a toy. He threw the snake to kids because he thought it was a fake snake and it was the kids who were playing some tricks.
This time Mom almost got a heart attack. Now Roman was scared, too. The snake was only 10 meters away from the kids and was staring at them. They even couldn’t call the rescue team. There might be some deadly damage before their arrival. There was not much time to think. It was the time for a quick action.
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As Roman was farther from the snake, he jumped onto the window and grabbed the curtains.
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After the rescue team caught and took the snake away, everyone went inside the home.
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Robert Owens felt
The 27-year-old man had spent days
Out of desperation, Owens went to the bank on Saturday and applied
“Our bank account is empty-we can’t afford
“The fact
I had just passed the bridge on the left side of our school when I saw a young man passing out in front of me. He fell face down onto the steps outside a store, which broke his mouth and left his face covered with blood. Passersby helped him sit up and wanted to know how he was doing by asking him questions, but he made no response.
Some suggested his losing consciousness might be caused by low blood sugar. A woman fetched a bowl of sugar water for the young man and helped him drink it. I bought a pack of paper tissue and a bottle of water to wash clean his face and hands. Some else called 911 for an ambulance.
Two minutes after the kind-hearted passerby called 911, a hospital called back, saying they would charge 200 dollars for sending out the ambulance and wanted to know who was going to pay the money. This added unexpected trouble to the caller. She just wanted to help, but she didn't want to end up paying for the poor man's treatment, so she hung up and quietly walked away.
I was busy cleaning the young man's broken face the whole time. When I finished, I was surprised to hear that the ambulance was not coming. At this time, the young man had got better and was beginning to talk. I asked him if he had any family, relatives or friends who could take care of him, yet his answers were hard to make sense of. A search of his pockets merely revealed a packet of cigarettes and a broken cellphone which was impossible to make a phone call with.
With his face getting cleaned up, the young man's consciousness and speech ability seemed to gradually return. He was able to give short answers to passersby’s inquiries, yet he didn't mention what caused his passing out on the street. He looked skinny and pale, like a cancer patient or a drug addict. His eyes shifted focus when he spoke as if he couldn't look at a person in the eye.
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Suddenly he asked me if I could walk him back to his house to get his medicine.
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The longer we walked in the alley (小巷), the more scared I got.
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9 . More than 25 years ago, Saroo Brierley was one of many poor children in rural India. One day, he played with his brother along the rail line and fell asleep. When be woke up, finding himself alone, the 4-year-old decided his brother might be on the train he saw in front of him—so he got on.
That train took him across the country to a totally strange city, where he did not speak the language. He lived on the streets, and then in an orphanage (孤儿院). There, he was adopted by an Australian family and flown to Tasmania.
As he writes in bis new book, A Long Way Home, Brierley couldn’t help but wonder about his hometown back in India. He remembered landmarks, but since he didn’t know his town’s name, finding a small neighborhood in a vast country seemed to be impossible.
Then he found Google Earth—a digital mapping program. He spent years searching for his hometown in the program’s satellite pictures. In 2011, he came across something familiar. He studied it and realized be was looking at a town’s central business district from a bird’s-eye view. He thought, “On the right-band side you should see the three-platform train station”—and there it was. “And on the left-hand side you should see a big fountain”—and there it was.
Everything just started to match.
When he stood in front of the house where he grew up as a child, be saw a lady standing in the entrance. “There’s something about me,” be thought—and it took him a few seconds but he finally remembered what she used to look like.
“My mother looked so much shorter than I remembered. But she came forth and walked forward, and I walked forward, and my feelings and tears and the chemical in my brain, you know, it was like a nuclear fusion (核聚变). I just didn’t know what to say, because I never thought seeing my mother would ever come true. And here I am, standing in front of her.”
1. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?| A．Brierley’s mother grew shorter and weaker as she aged. |
| B．There was a mix of feelings when Brierley saw his mother again. |
| C．Brierley kept trying and didn’t give up searching for his hometown. |
| D．Brierley didn’t recognise his mother immediately. |
| A．He was taken away by a foreigner. | B．He was adopted by an Australian family. |
| C．He got on a train by mistake. | D．He got lost while playing in the street. |
| A．By analyzing old pictures. | B．By studying digital maps. |
| C．By spreading his story via his book. | D．By travelling all around India. |
| A．His memory of his hometown. | B．His love for his mother. |
| C．His long way back home. | D．His reunion with his mother. |
10 . It was a dark and cold night. The taxi driver didn’t have even one passenger all day. When he went by the railway station, he saw a young man coming out with two bags in his hands. So he quickly opened the door of the car and asked, “ Where do you want to go, sir?”
“To the Star Hotel,” the young man answered. When the taxi driver heard that, he didn’t feel happy any more. The young man would give him only three dollars because the hotel was not far from the railway station. But suddenly he had an idea. He took the passenger through many streets of the big city.
After a long time, the car arrived at the hotel at last. “You should pay me fifteen dollars,” the car driver said to the young man. “What? Fifteen dollars! Do you think I’m a fool? Only last week, I took a taxi from the railway station to this same hotel and I only gave the driver thirteen dollars. I know how much I have to pay for the trip. I won’t pay you one dollar more than I paid to the other driver last week.
1. When did this story happen?| A．In the morning | B．In the afternoon |
| C．At noon | D．At night |
| A．sad | B．sorry |
| C．happy | D．worried |
| A．make the young man happy |
| B．let the young man have a good look at the city |
| C．show the young man around |
| D．get more money from the young man |
| A．knew the way from the station to the hotel | B．had never been to the hotel before |
| C．didn’t want to stay in the city | D．didn’t know the city very well |
