Linda was a sixteen-year-old girl in Canada . She was feeling bad for several days . Her mother took her to a hospital and the doctors found out that she had cancer .

    Linda ' s life changed . She began to go to the hospital often for treatment (治疗）,and she also became depressed .

    The hospitals and the doctors were good , but Linda did not have hope herself . Linda ' s mother called a flower shop close to the hospital . “ I want some beautiful flowers for my daughter. She is a teen girl with cancer . ” She told the shop owner .

Later , the flowers arrived . Then Linda saw something unusual . It was a card . It read , “

Linda ,

I own (拥有 ）this flower shop . I had cancer when I was fifteen years old . I am 24 years old now . Good luck . My heart goes out to you .

                                                        Yours ,

                                                         Alice.

Linda smiled . She finally felt some real hope . She found the will ( 意志 ）to live.

Little things make a big difference . All of us can give little things like kindness , encouragement and hope to others .

1.Why was Linda feeling bad for several days ?

A. Because she was seriously ill .

B. Because she had no friend.

C. Because her life changed .

2.What does the underline word “ depressed  ”mean in Paragraph ( 段）2 ？

A. Safe          B. Serious .      C. Sad .

3.Who sent Linda a card ?

A. Her mother .    B. A doctor .      C. A shop owner .

4.What happened to Linda after reading the card ?

A . She became hopeful about life .

B . She wanted to work with Alice .

C . She thanked her mother a lot .

5.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage ?

A . Be kind to yourself .

B .Little things make a big difference .

C . Try something different .

Chinese government has decided to give up the rules of food with no checking .According to the Xinhua News, from September 17th , 2008, Chinese government decided to give up the rules of food with no checking. Many people said yes to it. The officer said that these days, the food safety accident about children milk of Sanlu made the government decide to give it up. In order to keep the food safe and people healthy, Chinese government said that all the food must be checked. The rule of food with no checking made in 1999 was given up from that day.
　　“I think if the companies get the food with no checking, they will never check their food. It gives them the chance of making the food of poor quality,” an old man said in the shop. “ I hope our government not only gives it up, but also makes some strong rules to manage the companies,” a young woman told us. “ The important point is our government should send officers to the companies and check their food every time,” a shop owner said. A young expert of food safety said, “ The department of government should take the food from the shop or supermarket and check, not ask them to send. In that way, we can get the real checking.”
　　But in order to keep people’s health, the government asks the officers to check all the food before they are sent to the shop or supermarket. That means all the food must be checked before they are sold.
【小题1】You may read the passage ___________.

Chinese government has decided to give up the rules of food with no checking .According to the Xinhua News, from September 17th , 2008, Chinese government decided to give up the rules of food with no checking. Many people said yes to it. The officer said that these days, the food safety accident about children milk of Sanlu made the government decide to give it up. In order to keep the food safe and people healthy, Chinese government said that all the food must be checked. The rule of food with no checking made in 1999 was given up from that day.

　　“I think if the companies get the food with no checking, they will never check their food. It gives them the chance of making the food of poor quality,” an old man said in the shop. “ I hope our government not only gives it up, but also makes some strong rules to manage the companies,” a young woman told us. “ The important point is our government should send officers to the companies and check their food every time,” a shop owner said. A young expert of food safety said, “ The department of government should take the food from the shop or supermarket and check, not ask them to send. In that way, we can get the real checking.”

　　But in order to keep people’s health, the government asks the officers to check all the food before they are sent to the shop or supermarket. That means all the food must be checked before they are sold.

1.You may read the passage ___________.

　 A. in a letter        B. in a book      C. in a newspaper      D. in a magazine

2.Chinese government decided to give up __________ from September 17, 2008.

   A. food check rules

B. the rules of food with checking

   C. the rules of food with no checking

D. checking all the food before they are sold

3.Many people __________ to check all the food.

  A. agree with          B. disagree          C. agreement          D. agree

4.A young expert of food safety think the government should_________.

A. make some strong rules to manage the companies.　　

B. take food from shop or supermarket and check

C. ask the companies to send food and check　　

D. send more officers to the company to check the food.

5.According to the officer’s idea, all the food _________ before they are sold.

  A. must be checked             B. must be stored

C. must be handed in           D. can be stored for a long time