He is         busy with the work that he has no time to visit his parents．

      A．too                      B．very                    C．such                      D．so

In many African countries, the care of orphans has been mainly led by foreign donor organizations. However, Sister Florence has changed all that. Using her own resources, Sister Florence is leading the work of raising orphans from different backgrounds. Sister Florence Wanjala’s biggest motivation to start the orphan program was when she saw a little boy whose parents had died. The boy was living with a cruel grandparent and he would visit the grave of his mother, crying for support. Sister Wanjala wanted to give a helping hand and give him hope. From that time, she started feeling the call to help a larger number of orphans.

She opened an office with a few friends and coordinated (协调)a program to help the orphans. All the registrations were done in the office and the program so far has 8000 children. Sister Wanjala said, “My dream is to help the orphan to live a holistic (完整)life and be a good Kenyan citizen to help this country. Many people think that the way to support orphans is to put them in an institution. Others support them up to the age of eighteen, but here, we do it very differently.” For Sister Wanjala, putting a child in an institution is normally her last choice. She prefers the orphans to live in a foster home.

She said, “I’m so encouraged and happy to see the orphans succeeding. When they come first or second in class, it shows how the program has helped them, and that’s encouraging to me as I continue to coordinate the program.” Through her charity work, more than 1000 orphans have been able to find a home. Sister Wanjala, as a mother, takes care of her own family.

1.What inspired Sister Wanjala to start the orphan program?

A. Her preference for kids. B. Her own similar experience.

C. A sad story about an orphan. D. Her successful charity work.

2.Sister Wanjala opened an office mainly to ______.

A. set up as many institutions as possible for orphans

B. start a program to offer orphans a foster family

C. provide school education for those orphans

D. raise more money for the homeless kids

3.What does the underlined sentence probably mean?

A. She didn’t want orphans to live in an institution.

B. She preferred to put orphans into an institution.

C. She had no choice but to put orphans in institutions.    

D. She sent orphans into an institution in the end.

4.What can we learn from the text?

A. Sister Wanjala finally adopted the little boy.

B. Sister Wanjala found foster homes for 8000 orphans.

C. Sister Wanjala was too busy to care for her own family.

D. Sister Wanjala was not alone in helping orphans.

In many African countries, the care of orphans has been mainly led by foreign donor organizations. However, Sister Florence has changed all that. Using her own resources, Sister Florence is leading the work of raising orphans from different backgrounds. Sister Florence Wanjala’s biggest motivation to start the orphan program was when she saw a little boy whose parents had died. The boy was living with a cruel grandparent and he would visit the grave of his mother, crying for support. Sister Wanjala wanted to give a helping hand and give him hope. From that time, she started feeling the call to help a larger number of orphans.
She opened an office with a few friends and coordinated (协调)a program to help the orphans. All the registrations were done in the office and the program so far has 8000 children. Sister Wanjala said, “My dream is to help the orphan to live a holistic (完整)life and be a good Kenyan citizen to help this country. Many people think that the way to support orphans is to put them in an institution. Others support them up to the age of eighteen, but here, we do it very differently.” For Sister Wanjala, putting a child in an institution is normally her last choice. She prefers the orphans to live in a foster home.
She said, “I’m so encouraged and happy to see the orphans succeeding. When they come first or second in class, it shows how the program has helped them, and that’s encouraging to me as I continue to coordinate the program.” Through her charity work, more than 1000 orphans have been able to find a home. Sister Wanjala, as a mother, takes care of her own family

1. 1.

   What inspired Sister Wanjala to start the orphan program?

   1. A.
      Her preference for kids
   2. B.
      Her own similar experience
   3. C.
      A sad story about an orphan
   4. D.
      Her successful charity work
2. 2.

   Sister Wanjala opened an office mainly to ______

   1. A.
      set up as many institutions as possible for orphans
   2. B.
      start a program to offer orphans a foster family
   3. C.
      provide school education for those orphans
   4. D.
      raise more money for the homeless kids
3. 3.

   What does the underlined sentence probably mean?

   1. A.
      She didn’t want orphans to live in an institution
   2. B.
      She preferred to put orphans into an institution
   3. C.
      She had no choice but to put orphans in institutions
   4. D.
      She sent orphans into an institution in the end
4. 4.

   What can we learn from the text?

   1. A.
      Sister Wanjala finally adopted the little boy
   2. B.
      Sister Wanjala found foster homes for 8000 orphans
   3. C.
      Sister Wanjala was too busy to care for her own family
   4. D.
      Sister Wanjala was not alone in helping orphans

When I was a small boy my family was very poor. My father always used his savings to       my mother to visit her parents who lived far away. There was just my younger brother and myself in the house. One evening Dad came home from       and there was no food in the house, not       a piece of bread. Although we were       , my brother and I went to bed without eating anything.

My father had no money, but I knew from the         on his face that he could not let us have an empty stomach. He         the house and about two hours later returned and quickly       us up. He had in his hand two small potato pies, which he gave us to eat. I don't know where he got the       but somehow he       to get us something to eat.

My father had not eaten and had worked all day       he sat there with great satisfaction watching us eat. This has       stayed in my mind and left more of an impression than any amount of       he may ever have given me.

At that moment, I felt happy knowing that he was there and would not let us      .

I guess the       I am trying to make is that in difficult times it is       not to show weakness but strength and character. If a       is the cement (粘合剂) that holds a family together, then the father is       that strengthens that cement.

 It is his values and       and memories that have carried me forward and helped me to      my own problems in life. In my own       I have learned that it is the valuable time you spend with your children and the values you give to them that will remain with them always.

1.A. force                       B. encourage                      C. send              D. teach            

2.A. hospital              B. work             C. school                D. shop

3.A. quite                B. just                      C. only                  D. even

4.A. nervous                    B. hungry               C. sleepy                D. busy

5.A. worry                       B. pleasure                        C. disappointment          D. surprise

6.A. cleaned         B. observed                     C. left                   D. searched

7.A. brought                    B. put                             C. called                 D. woke

8.A. chance                      B. food              C. support                     D. recipe

9.A. managed                   B. decided                         C. agreed                          D. waited

10.A. so              B. or                    C. but                   D. and

11.A. normally                  B. always                C. shortly                D. softly

12.A. cost            B. time                  C. salary                 D. money

13.A. suffer                    B. know                 C. leave                 D. cry

14.A. decision                  B. promise                         C. point                  D. apology

15.A. strange            B. important                C. difficult               D. common

16.A. father                   B. brother                       C. sister                 D. mother

17.A. something                B. anything               C. everything                     D. nothing

18.A. words             B. records                 C. actions               D. failures

19.A. work out                 B. carry out              C. run into               D. look into

20.A. opinion        B. home                         C. order                         D. turn