One Friday Mrs. King asked her class to write a story. “Use your imagination!” she cried, “You can write your story about anything.” Kenny looked worried. “A story?” he thought, “What could I possible have to write about? I don’t know any stories.” The bell rang and all the kids went home.

The next day, Kenny sat at his desk at home, thinking and thinking. The warm sun was shining through the windows, making him drowsy. And soon he fell fast asleep. As he slept, Kenny began to dream about fantastic things.

First he dreamed that he was a world-famous doctor, saving whole cities and curing diseases. Then he dreamed that he was in a UFO. He was talking to strange but friendly space creatures. Then he dreamed that he had become as small as a mouse by a bad scientist. He had to find a way to stop the plot（阴谋）of the mad scientist!

Kenny dreamed wonderful and exciting things until his little brother woke him up. “What were you dreaming about?” he asked. Kenny told his brother the wonderful dreams. His brother enjoyed the stories. Suddenly, Kenny knew that he had his kinds of stories in his imagination.

1.What did the teacher ask the students to do as homework?

A. To act as a doctor            B. To read some stories   

C. To help family members       D. To write a story

2.How many dreams did Kenny have?

A. One              B. Two        C. Three           D. Four

3.What was Kenny in his first dream?

A. A great doctor              B. A mad scientist         

C. A visitor on a spaceship       D. A good student

4.The underlined word “drowsy” means_______.

A. unhappy          B. sleepy        C. upset          D. awake

5.The best title for this passage is _______.

A. A strange dream                 B. Mrs. King's class    

C. Writing a story with imagination    D. An evil scientist

 

Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random(任意的) kindness. His students did not understand the homework and didn’t know what to do, but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out for themselves.

   One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to share their stories. One student told of giving away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping a dog to find its owner, and another student had been trying to find a long, lost friend. Students were energized (给予活力) by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. With the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind---not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.

   Since then, similar kindness activities have been started in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, around November 13^th, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform a different kind act, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and thank about how small actions can make the world a better place.

1.The professor’s homework was to ask his students _________.

A. to write about kindness.

B. to be kind to strangers

C. to spend time helping other

D. to go out to raise money

2.We learn from the passage that ________.

A. Chuck’s students are not clever enough

B. the students didn’t do Chuck’s homework

C. Chuck Wall is an unusual teacher

D. no students enjoyed Chuck’s homework

3.It is certain that _________.

A. the students got good grades in Chuck’s class

B. kindness activities are not widely accepted

C. Chuck Wall was not good at designing homework

D. the students only helped people they knew

4.In kindness activities students learn _________.

A. to deal with difficult things

B. to do great things every day 

C. to know about the world

D. to consider other people

5.Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Learning Kind Things                     B. Teaching Kindness

C. World Kindness Day                      D. Bakersfield College

 

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good  live  come  classmate  our  trip  with  work  swim  draw  teach  club

 

Nancy is from the USA but she   1. in Shanghai now. She is 12 years old. She 2.to Shanghai with her parents because they 3.here. Her father 4.English in her school and her mother is a doctor.

Nancy and I are 5..We study in No.21 Middle School in Shanghai. Nancy likes6.school very much. She is nice to others(其他人). She often helps us 7.our English and we often help her learn Chinese. Nancy loves 8.very much. Every Sunday she has a swimming class with twelve students. She is 9.at swimming and she is in the school swimming 10..

 

We provide summer English courses which are the best you can find. You will enjoy coming to Los Angeles to learn about American culture and improve your English at the same time. The courses last for four, six or eight weeks. They start at the beginning of July and August. Our teachers are well-trained and very experienced. They teach English classes for four hours a day, You can choose between small groups of two or three, or larger groups of up to 15. We provide weekly

tests to see the progress you' re making with your language skills of reading, writing, speaking and listening. We also provide books and other materials.

      As well as learning English, we want you to experience life in the USA. You live with an American family, and you take part in American life. You have meals with an American family and do some activities with them, too. For many of our students this is the most interesting part of the course. Many families create friendships with the students which last a long time. Of course, if you

prefer, we can arrange hotel accommodation.       

      Of course, there are many things to do in Los Angeles. Every day we have activities which take place after class. You can choose to take trips to Hollywood, Disneyland or the famous beaches around LA. You can also go to various shopping centers, sports centers, movies and concerts. There are also weekend visits’  organized to San Francisco and other places of interest in California.

      We try to give our students the best possible experience of English and life in the USA. Just ask our students! They say our summer English courses are fantastic!

      We hope that you' ll  enjoy a course with us, too. If you' re interested, please fill in our application form where you will also find our list of prices.' The course must be paid for one month before it begins.

1. The shortest summer English course will last for         

A. two weeks         B. four weeks        C. six weeks         D. eight weeks

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the summer English courses?   

     A. The students have to take an entrance test.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

     B. Each class has two or three groups of students.

     C. All the teachers are young but very experienced.

     D. Tests will be provided regularly to see if students have made progress.

3. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?

     A. Accommodation and food.

     B. Why the students enjoy themselves.

     C. Sightseeing and other activities after class.

     D. The most interesting part of the summer English courses.

4.If you want to take part in the course, you must __ first.

     A. pay for a one-month course                B. fill in the application form

     C. choose an American family               D. learn about American culture

5.The passage is a __

     A. guide to Los Angeles              B. description of life in Los Angeles

     C. description often English course     D. newspaper article on language learning

 

       Chuck Wall teaches management and human relations at Bakersfield College. He walked into class one day and told his students that their homework was to perform one act of random kindness. His students did not understand the homework and didn’t know what to do, but the professor would not answer their questions. He encouraged his students to work it out for themselves.

       One week later, the students entered the classroom excited to share their stories. One student told of giving away blankets to the homeless. Another reported on helping a dog to find its owner, and another student had been trying to find a long, last friend. Students were engergized by the homework assignment and wanted other people to be kind too. With the support of local businesses, the students made stickers to put on cars that invited people to do something kind for others. They sold the stickers and decided to donate the money to a center for the blind—not surprising as Professor Wall is blind.

       Since then, similar knidness activities have been started in schools around the world. Many schools organize a Random Acts of Kindness Week, around November 13th, to celebrate World Kindness Day. Some schools use each day of Random Acts of Kindness Week to perform a different kind act, such as making a new friend, helping someone, doing community service, or raising money for a charity. Students learn to consider other people and think about how small actions can make the world a better place.

61. The professor’s homework was to ask his students _________.

A. to write about kindness

B. to be kind to strangers

C. to spend time helping others

D. to go out to raise money.

62. We learn from the passage that __________.

A. Chuck’s students are not clever enough

B. the students didn’t do Chuck ‘s homework

C. Chuck Wall is an unusual teacher

D. no students enjoyed Chuck’s homework.

63. It is certain that ___________.

A. the students got good grades in Chuck’s class

B. kindness activities are not widely accepted

C. Chuck Wall was not good at designing homework

D. the students only helped people they knew

64. In kindness activities students learn ___________.

A. to deal with difficult things

B. to do great things every day

C. to know about the world

D. to consider other people

65. Which is the best title of the passage?

A. Learning Kind Things                                   B. Teaching Kindness

C. World Kindness Day                                     D. Bakersfield College