In Europe many people died during the Second World War. As a result, at the end of the war there were many orphans（孤儿）there. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help these children. His idea was simple. He wanted orphans to have a home, and he wanted them to have the care and kindness of parents. Gmeiner asked people to give him some money. With this money he built the first SOS Children’s Village at Imst, in Austria. It opened in1949. This is how the SOS stand for “Save Our Souls（灵魂）.” This means “Please help us!” An SOS Children’ village gives help to orphans.

Hermann Gmeiner’s idea for helping orphans soon spread（传播）all over the world. By 1983 there were 170 SOS Children’s Villages in the world. People in many countries give money to help the villages. Today the children from the first village have grown up. Now some of them work in other SOS Children’s Villages.

In SOS Villages orphans live in family groups. There are several houses in each village. The biggest village has 40 or 50 houses! Between seven and ten children live in a house. A woman lives with each group of children and looks after them. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness. She cooks meals for them and makes comfortable, happy home for them.

Of course, the children don’t spend all their time in the village. They go to school, they go out with their friends. But the village gives them a home—sometimes for the first time in their lives.

1.Which of the following came last?

A. People gave Gmeiner some money.   B. There were many orphans at the end of the war

C. Gmeiner built the first SOS Children’s Village

D. A man called Hermann Gmeiner wanted to help the orphans

2.An orphan is a child     .

A. who has no brother   B. who has no sister  C. who has no parents   D. all of the above

3.We can conclude（推论）from the article that the money for helping the SOS Villages mainly comes from       .

A. governments                               B. special organization

C. the orphans themselves                       D. people in general（大体上）

4.Which of the following can best summarize（总结） the work a woman in an SOS Village does for each group of children?

A. She gives the children a lot of love and kindness  B. She lives with each group of children

C. She cooks meals for children                  D. She looks after them

Do you like doing sports every day? A lot of people like doing sports because they can help them to keep fit. Today Yoga（瑜伽）is women’s favorite kind of sports. But many people like to watch others to play ball games. They like Yao Ming and David Beckham very much. Yao Ming plays basketball very well. David Beckham is good at playing football. People often watch their favorite players or teams on TV. When they watch them on TV, they feel excited.

Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. They will swim in summer and skate in winter. In autumn, they enjoy playing volleyball and tennis. They love going on a trip in spring. Doing sports is good for people’s health. Swimming is suitable for the hot weather（天气）but skating is great for the cold weather. Swimming in some places is popular. People living near the sea or lakes or rivers often swim in summer. Many American families do some sports at the weekend. They are happy and healthy.

1.Why do many people like to do sports every day?

2.What does David Beckham do?

3.If you want to do sports in winter, which sports is popular?

4.From the passage, which season is suitable for us to go on a trip?

5.What is the best title (题目) for this passage?

Food may help you understand more about yourself. Choose your favourite food from the five below. See the answers. Does your choice really tell you who you are ?

 A. noodles with beef (the hotter, the better );

 B. big dinner with all kinds of dishes;

 C. pizza;

 D. fried chicken;

 E. cakes.

Answer :

 A. You always try to make yourself different others. Success and fame are your only interests.

 B. You finish things quickly and don’t like changing your ideas. You’re never afraid of hard work. But you always buy lots of things that you don’t need.

 C. You work hard and always save money. But sometimes you aren’t kind to others and always think you are right.

 D. Exercise is not your favourite thing. You don’t like staying by yourself very much. People think that you’re shy but sweet.

 E. Because you are nice and easy-going, you have lots of friends. You are always ready to help others.

1.The passage is probably a/an _________ .

    A. news report          B. science discovery  

C. personality test       D. interesting story

2. According to the passage, a person who has a lot of friends may choose _______ .

    A. noodles with beef                 B. fried chicken   

C. big dinner with all kinds of dishes    D. cakes

3.Who will works hard, but always wastes money according to the passage ?

    A. the man who chooses pizza

    B. the man who chooses cakes

    C. the man who chooses noodles with beef

    D. the man who chooses a big dinner with all kinds of dishes

I don’t eat junk food,____ I like junk food a lot.

A. because    B. as     C. although

A  School  Report

1.After reading this, we know this is ________.

2.Which of the following is not mentioned in the form? ____.

3.Edward’s best subject is ________.

4.Edward is NOT so good at ________.

5.According to the form, which of the following sentences is true?