Dear Reader,

Think about an 11-year-old child spending her days washing clothes, looking after a baby brother, and doing hard work on the farm.

Think about a little girl. She knows there will not be enough food for dinner, and has no water to drink because it is not clean. She has watched her father, brother and sister lose their lives as the family has no money to send for a doctor.

Hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the facts of life.

Maria would gladly walk to school, but her mother, now alone, really needs her at home. Maria had to leave school to work for her poor family.

But for five dollars a week, you can help out a child like Maria. Show her that somewhere, some­one will help her. Through Save the Children, you can help Maria's mother get better crops (收成) from their farm, and earn the money to buy clothes and things for school.

To help Maria most, your money is to put to­gether with other helpers, so hardworking people can help themselves. Build a school or a hospital, make their farm better, bring in clean water... This is what Save the Children has been about since 1932.

For you there are many returns. You can write letters to each other, get photos, or study reports. Know you are helping and saving another person in the same world as you. That's how Save the Chil­dren works. But without you, it can't work. Please take a moment to fill in this form to help a child like Maria and her village.

It can make such a difference in her life and yours.

Save the Children

David L. Guyer

Chairman

(    ) 7. Maria's father, brother and sister died because they_________.

      A. were too poor to see a doctor   B. didn't know where to find a doctor

      C. didn't have enough food to eat  D. were too busy to see a doctor

(    ) 8. This letter mainly tells you to_________.

      A. know about poor people   B. earn some money for poor children

      C. show pity to poor people   D. donate money to help poor children

(    ) 9. If you try to help a child like Maria, which of the following can't you get from her?

      A. You can often get some pictures from her.

      B. You can get more money from her when she grows up.

      C. You can often get her letters.

      D. You can often be told how she is getting on.

(    ) 10. This letter most probably appears_________.

 A. on TV     B. in a magazine     C. in a dictionary    D. on the radio

Dear Reader,
Think about an 11-year-old child spending her days washing clothes, looking after a baby brother, and doing hard work on the farm.
Think about a little girl. She knows there will not be enough food for dinner, and has no water to drink because it is not clean. She has watched her father, brother and sister lose their lives as the family has no money to send for a doctor.
Hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the facts of life.
Maria would gladly walk to school, but her mother, now alone, really needs her at home. Maria had to leave school to work for her poor family.
But for five dollars a week, you can help out a child like Maria. Show her that somewhere, some­one will help her. Through Save the Children, you can help Maria’s mother get better crops (收成) from their farm, and earn the money to buy clothes and things for school.
To help Maria most, your money is to put to­gether with other helpers, so hardworking people can help themselves. Build a school or a hospital, make their farm better, bring in clean water... This is what Save the Children has been about since 1932.
For you there are many returns. You can write letters to each other, get photos, or study reports. Know you are helping and saving another person in the same world as you. That’s how Save the Chil­dren works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment to fill in this form to help a child like Maria and her village.
It can make such a difference in her life and yours.
Save the Children
David L. Guyer
Chairman
(    ) 7. Maria’s father, brother and sister died because they_________.
A. were too poor to see a doctor   B. didn’t know where to find a doctor
C. didn’t have enough food to eat  D. were too busy to see a doctor
(    ) 8. This letter mainly tells you to_________.
A. know about poor people   B. earn some money for poor children
C. show pity to poor people   D. donate money to help poor children
(    ) 9. If you try to help a child like Maria, which of the following can’t you get from her?
A. You can often get some pictures from her.
B. You can get more money from her when she grows up.
C. You can often get her letters.
D. You can often be told how she is getting on.
(    ) 10. This letter most probably appears_________.
A. on TV     B. in a magazine     C. in a dictionary    D. on the radio

 Do you like traveling? Today, I’ll give you some   41  about traveling.

   You should have a good night’s sleep before you travel. If you don’t, you will feel tired on the way.

   You should take some   42   with you. It may be helpful when you feel sick.

   You should eat a meal before traveling. If you don’t eat anything, you will feel hungry. And the food on the train is much more   43  .

You should listen to the weather report earlier, so you can  44  a good plan for your travel. You’d better take a(n)  45  with you. It can keep off the sun and the rain.

You should wear your right clothes. When you’re going from a hot place to a cold place, you have to  46  some warm clothes.

You should drink enough water. Don’t wait to be 47 . You’d better take some water so that you can have a drink when you want to drink any time.

You should write down all the travel  48  : departure(出发) and arrival time, bus or train number, your parents’ names, address and phone number and so on.

You should take a 49  . You can take lots of photos when you see beautiful scenery. When you come back, you can show the pictures to your friends.

Above all(最重要的是),  50   yourself when you are traveling. But please look after yourself and you things carefully.

(   ) 41. A. idea         B. advice      C. time         D. thing

(   ) 42. A. drink        B. food        C. medicine     D. vegetable

(   ) 43. A. expensive    B. delicious     C. different     D. worse

(   ) 44.A. find         B. get          C. make        D. made

(   ) 45.A. umbrella     B. raincoat      C. bag          D. map

(   ) 46.A. bring        B. take         C. fetch         D. carry

(   ) 47.A. happy        B. thirsty       C. hungry       D. angry

(   ) 48 .A. information   B. place        C. way         D. roads

(   ) 49.A. radio         B. computer     C. camera      D. phone

(   ) 50.A. enjoy         B. help         C. forget       D. play