Tom had once worked in a city office in London, but now he was out of work．He had a large family to support, so he often found himself in difficulty．He often visited Mr．White on Sundays, told him about his troubles, and asked for two or three pounds．

    Mr．White, a man with a kind heart, found it difficult to refuse to give the money, though he himself was poor．Tom had already received more than thirty pounds from Mr．White, but he always seemed to be in need of some more．

    One day, after telling Mr．White a long story of his troubles, Tom asked for five pounds．Mr．White had heard this sort of thing before, but he listened patiently to the end．Then he said,“I understand your difficulties, Tom．I’d like to help you．But I’m not going to give you five pounds this time．I’ll lend you the money, and you can pay me back next time you see me．”

Tom took the money, but he never appeared again．

1.Tom was now in difficulties because he ____．

A．worked in a city office and was poorly paid

B．was poorly paid and had a large family to support

C．was poorly paid and always spent money carelessly

D．was out of work and had a large family to support

2.Tom went to Mr．White for help ____．

A．twice a week                                     B．often on Sundays

C．always on Sundays                                               D．whenever he needed money  

3.Altogether Tom received             from Mr White．

A．at least thirty-five pounds                                         B．just thirty-five pounds

C．less than thirty pounds                                              D．five pounds

Dear editor，

During last year's winter holiday，I went shopping with my grandmother．We saw several beggars，some of whom were disabled，which made me feel sad．Among them were old people，young people and even children! When I wanted to help them，my grandmother stopped me．She told me they were not worth showing mercy（慈悲）to because some beggars cheat（欺骗）people out of their money．Should I help them?

Yours，

Huang Wei From Yichang

Dear Huang Wei，

While I understand your grandmother's point of view，l think that just because some beggars have cheated people，but this doesn't mean you should never help any beggars．

Showing mercy and compassion（同情）to people who are not as fortunate as us is one of the kindest things we can do．

While some beggars may use dishonest means probably because they desperate for（极想得到）food and feel they had no choice but to cheat people．

It is important to be careful for your own safety．But if you want to help，you don’t necessarily have to give to beggars in the street．

Another way you can help is by donating（捐赠）money to China charity federation．Visit its website at www.chinaeharity.cn.net．

Editor

1．The two letters are most probably taken from _________．

A．a story book                                 B．an English book

C．a science book                               D．a newspaper

2．From the grandmother's words，we can learn that _________．

A．she never helped the beggars

B．she doesn't believe there are real beggars nowadays

C．she had probably been cheated by some beggars

D．she shows no pity for the poor

3．The word “fortunate” in the passage means _________．

A．lucky                B．unlucky               C．happy              D．good

4．The editor suggested that Huang Wei should _________．

A．have his own mind                                      B．follow his grandmother

C．do something for those unfortunate                     D．be careful about his own safety

B.根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。

One day, an old couple around the age of 70 walked into a lawyer’s office. They were there to get a divorce(离婚). The lawyer(律师) was very puzzled. A  1   having a chat with them, he got their story.

    This couple had been quarrelling in their 40 years of marriage and nothing ever seemed to go right. They stayed together because of their children. Now all their children have grown up and have their o  2   families. There’s nothing else the old couple have to w  3   about. All they want is to live their own life, so both have agreed on a divorce.

    The lawyer was having a hard time trying to get papers done. He couldn’t understand why the old couple w  4    a divorce. While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband, “ I really love you, but I really can’t carry on any more.”

     “It’s Ok, I understand,” said the husband. Looking at this, the lawyer suggested a

d   5    together, just the three of them. The wife thought, why not, since they were still going to be f  6   .

    The first dish was roasted chicken. At once, the old man took the chicken leg and gave it to the old lady. “Take this, it’s your f  7   .

    Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe here was a chance, but the wife looked

u  8    when she answered, “This is the problem. You always think so highly of yourself and never think about how I feel. Don’t you know that I h  9   chicken legs?”

    Little did she know that, over the years, the husband had been trying many d  10   ways to please her; little did she know that chicken legs were her husband’s favourite.

B.根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。
One day, an old couple around the age of 70 walked into a lawyer’s office. They were there to get a divorce(离婚). The lawyer(律师) was very puzzled. A  1  having a chat with them, he got their story.
This couple had been quarrelling in their 40 years of marriage and nothing ever seemed to go right. They stayed together because of their children. Now all their children have grown up and have their o  2  families. There’s nothing else the old couple have to w  3  about. All they want is to live their own life, so both have agreed on a divorce.
The lawyer was having a hard time trying to get papers done. He couldn’t understand why the old couple w  4   a divorce. While they were signing the papers, the wife told the husband, “ I really love you, but I really can’t carry on any more.”
“It’s Ok, I understand,” said the husband. Looking at this, the lawyer suggested a d   5   together, just the three of them. The wife thought, why not, since they were still going to be f  6  .
The first dish was roasted chicken. At once, the old man took the chicken leg and gave it to the old lady. “Take this, it’s your f  7  .
Looking at this, the lawyer thought maybe here was a chance, but the wife looked
u  8   when she answered, “This is the problem. You always think so highly of yourself and never think about how I feel. Don’t you know that I h  9  chicken legs?”
Little did she know that, over the years, the husband had been trying many d  10  ways to please her; little did she know that chicken legs were her husband’s favourite.