Dear Reader，

Think about an 11-year-old child spending her days washing clothes，looking after a baby brother，and doing hart work on the farm．

Think about a little girl．She knows there will not be enough food for dinner，and has no water to drink because it if not clean．She has watched her father．brother and sister lose their lives as the family has no money to send for a doctor．

Hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the facts of life．

Maria would gladly walk to school，but her mother，now alone，really needs her at home．Mafia had to leave school to work for her poor family．

But for five dollars a week，you can help out a child like Maria．Show her that somewhere，someone will help her．Through Save the Children．you can help Maria's mother get better crops（收成）from their farm，and earn the money to buy clothes and things for school．

To help Maria most，your money is to put together with other helpers，so hardworking people can help themselves．Build a school or a hospital，make their farm better，bring in clean water… This is what Save the Children has beer about since l932．

For you there are many returns．You can write letters to each other，get photos，or study reports．Know you are helping and saving another person in the same world as you．That's how Save the Children works．But without you，it can't work．Please take a moment to fill in this form to help a child like Maria and her village．

It can make such a difference… in her life and yours．

Save the Children

David L Guyer

Chairman

1．Maria's father．brother and sister died because they             ．

A．were too poor to see a doctor                   B．didn't know where to find a doctor

C．didn't have enough food to eat                     D．were too busy to see a doctor

2．This letter mainly tells you to           ．

A．know about poor people                           B．earn some money for poor children

C．show pity to poor people                            D．donate money to help poor children

3．If you try to help a child like Mafia，which of the following can't you get from her?

A．You can often get some pictures from her．

B．You can get more money from her when she grows up．

C．You can often get her letters．

D．You can often be told how she is getting on．

4．This letter most probably appears            ．

A．on TV                 B．in a magazine        C．in a dictionary         D．on the radio

One Sunday morning Mr Green and his child , Bill ,are in a big shop . Mr Green wants to

buy a new blouse for Mrs Green . Bill likes oranges , so his father buys two kilos(公斤)of

oranges for him , too . Bill wants to buy some picture—books and colour pencils , too . There

are many people in the shop . They are men and women , old and young . They all want to buy

something there .

 1.Mr Green goes to the shop with ___.

    A．Mrs green　　　B．his son 　　C．his daughter　　D．his father

 2.Mr Green wants to buy a new blouse for ___.

　    A．Bill’s mother 　　B．Bill 　　C．his friend 　　D．other people

 3.Bill likes ___.

    A．all the things 　　B．the new blouse 　　C．oranges 　　D．orange

 4.Bill wants to buy ___.

    A．some picture—books  B．some colour pencils  C．clothes in the shop  D．A and B

 5.The shop is ___.

    A．empty 　　B．close 　　C．full of children 　　D．full of people

One Sunday morning Mr Green and his child , Bill ,are in a big shop . Mr Green wants to

buy a new blouse for Mrs Green . Bill likes oranges , so his father buys two kilos(公斤)of

oranges for him , too . Bill wants to buy some picture—books and colour pencils , too . There

are many people in the shop . They are men and women , old and young . They all want to buy

something there .

 1.Mr Green goes to the shop with ___.

    A．Mrs green　　　B．his son 　　C．his daughter　　D．his father

 2.Mr Green wants to buy a new blouse for ___.

　    A．Bill’s mother 　　B．Bill 　　C．his friend 　　D．other people

 3.Bill likes ___.

    A．all the things 　　B．the new blouse 　　C．oranges 　　D．orange

 4.Bill wants to buy ___.

    A．some picture—books  B．some colour pencils  C．clothes in the shop  D．A and B

 5.The shop is ___.

    A．empty 　　B．close 　　C．full of children 　　D．full of people

Reading comprehension.

One Sunday morning, Mr. Brown and his child, Bill, are in a big shop. Mr. Brown wants to buy a new T-shirt for Mrs. Brown. Bill likes oranges, so his father buys two kilos(千克) for him, too. Bill also wants to buy some notebooks and pencils. There are many things and many people in the shop. They're men and women, old and young. They all want to buy something there.

1．Mr. Brown goes to the shop with ________.

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2．Mr. Brown is going to(打算) buy a new T-shirt for ________.

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3．Bill likes ________.

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4．The little boy wants to buy ________.

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5．People in the shop are ________.

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