The hospital is not far ________ here.

1. A.
   to
2. B.
   for
3. C.
   from
4. D.
   of

I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

 In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.

 My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

1.The writer’s grandmother taught him to     when he was young.

A. read and write           B. sing and dance  

C. draw and sing           D. play and learn

2.His grandmother always made     for family and friends.

A. cakes    B. cards      C. clothes      D. meals

3.While his mom was ___ , his grandmother took care of him.

A. at home   B. at work   C. out of work   D. in hospital

4.At the age of 60, his grandmother     in a hospital for a long time every day.

A. cooked meals         B. worked in the office

C. did the cleaning       D. stayed with his mother.

5.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. His grandmother is hard-working.

B. Her grandchildren all love her.

C. His grandmother could read.

D. His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.

In America, when people say ‘man’s best friend’, they don’t mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal—a dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give joy to people’s lives. Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!

Animals can help people, too. You can teach dogs to be the ‘eyes’ for blind (失明的) people or ‘ears’ for deaf (聋的) people. Scientists have found that pets help people live longer! They make people happier, too. Because of that, they bring animals into hospitals for ‘visits’.

Americans have ‘Be Kind to Animals Week’ in the first week of May. There are many pet shows during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you can also show your love to animals. How? First think about how animals make your life richer (更丰富). If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it nice food. If you don’t have a pet, be kind to

animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, don’t kick it. Just leave it alone, or make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to animals, try to stop them. As people, we must protect (保护) animals because they can’t speak for themselves.???

1.From the sentence ‘Some people even leave all their money to their pets when they die!’, we know that _________.

A. pets also like to get money????

B. money can make pets happy

C. it's the best way to spend money

D. some pets are as important to their owners as their children

2.According to the passage, scientists bring the dogs to hospital because _________.

A. they are ill and they need to see the doctor????

B. they can make the sick happier

C. they can help the doctor find out the problems??

D. all the doctors like them

3.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Dogs can help people in many ways.??????????

B. Dogs can help people live happier.

C. Dogs can help people make everything.????????

D. Dogs can make people’s lives richer.

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Animals are man’s good friends.???????

B. Dogs are too noisy.

C. Pets are lovely and needn’t care and protection.??

D. We have done a lot of things for pets.

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1.The passage is_______．

2.What kind of people can become a member of that group?

3.Which of the following is not talked about in the passage?

4.Who does Susan look after?

5.What will you do if you want to join the group?