Mrs Elise was my teacher in the fourth grade. One day at lunch time, I was getting ready to eat my tuna fish (金枪鱼) sandwich and suddenly Mrs Elise asked me if she could buy my sandwich from me. She explained that I could use the money to buy a hot hunch from the cafeteria (食堂).

I was excited. I never bought my lunch at the cafeteria. It was too expensive for my family, and I always carried my lunch and took the bag back home to use it again the next day. So you could understand my happiness when I had the chance to buy a hot lunch.

When we finished lunch that day, Mrs Elise took me aside and said she wanted to explain why she had bought my sandwich. I really didn’t care why, but it gave me a few minutes of her special attention, so I was quiet as she explained. She told me that she was a Catholic(天主教徒) and Catholics didn’t eat red meat on Fridays, they ate fish on Fridays.

Oh, I couldn’t wait to get home and tell my mother that from then on I wanted a tuna fish sandwich on Fridays. After my mother understood why, she gladly made tuna fish sandwiches for me on Fridays. She even made it with brown bread because she knew Mrs Elise liked brown bread. From then on, every Friday I could get in line with other kids for a hot lunch. I didn’t care how many of the kids complained about cafeteria food. It tasted divine to me!

I realize now that Mrs Elise could have made herself tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays. But she bought mine because she saw a little girl who was excited at the simple act of having a hot lunch.

I will never forget Mrs Elise for her pity for me and generosity (慷慨) and what I should do is to follow her example.

42. From this passage we know_______.

　 A. Mrs Elise was the best friend of the writer　

B. the writer came from a poor family

　 C. many or the writer’s classmates liked cafeteria food

D. the writer like to eat tuna fish sandwiches on Fridays

43. Mrs Elise bought the writer’s sandwiches because_______.

　 A. she was tired of cafeteria food　

B. she hated getting in line with kids

　 C. she liked the tuna fish sand writer’s made by the writer’s mother

D. she wanted to show care to the writer

44. The underlined word“divine”means“_____”.

A. perfect　　　 B. sweet　　　 C. unpleasant　　　　　 D. bad

45. Which of the following can we learn from this passage?

A. It is hard to please all.　　　　　　 B. Better to give than to receive.

C. Love makes the world go around. D. The more you offer, the more you get.

Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often provide guests with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer provide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.

Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources (资源) and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better. So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.

Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life: Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dry. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school canteen（食堂）, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones.

(　 )56. Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?

　　 A. Let their guests be convenient during their travelling.

　　 B. Hope their guests use less disposable things.

　　 C. Wish their guests to save money.　　　

　 D. Want their guests to use more disposable things.

(　 )57. Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with _______.

　　 A. cheap food and drink　 　　　　　　B. disposable things

　　 C. good service　 　　　　　　　　　 D. free TV programmes

(　 )58. Which of the following is NOT true?

　　 A. Many disposable things are made of plastic.

　　 B. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources.

　　 C. Plastic is very bad for the environment.　　 D. Plastic breaks down easily.

(　 )59. What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?

　　 A. Use shopping bags made of plastic.　　　　　 B. Do not throw away paper cups.

　　 C. Use disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks.　

　　 D. Do not forget to reuse daily necessities（日用品）.

(　 )60. We can tell from the story that _________.

　　 A. people don't like disposable things at all　　　

　 B. we can't use paper or plastic bowls at school

　　 C. we should use less plastic things and protect our environment

　　 D. hotels won't provide disposable things because they want to save money