The old man would sell his car for 2, 000 dollars, but the young lady ________ 1.5 thousand dollars.

A. offered　　　B. sold　　　C. asked　　　D. charged

Since I took office I’ve done everything in my power to protect our children from harm. We’ve worked to make their streets and their schools safer, to give them something positive to do after school and before their parents get home. We’ve worked to teach our children that drugs are dangerous, illegal and wrong.

Today, I want to talk to you about the historic opportunity we now have to protect our nation’s children from an even more deadly threat: smoking. Smoking kills more people every day than AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, murders, suicides, drugs and fires combined. Nearly 90 percent of those smokers lit their first cigarette before they turned 18. Consider this: 3 000 children start to smoke every day illegally, and 1 000 of them will die sooner because of it. This is a national tragedy that every American should be honor-bound to help prevent. For more than five years we’ve worked to stop our children from smoking before they start, launching a nationwide campaign to educate them about the dangers of smoking, to reduce their access to tobacco products, and to severely restrict tobacco companies from advertising to young people. If we do these, we’ll cut teen smoking by almost half over the next five years. That means if we act now, we have it in our power to stop 3 million children from smoking and to save a million lives as a result.

1. What has the author done in his power?

A. To look after our children.

B. To clean the street.

C. To teach our children.

D. To protect our children from harm.

2. Compared with other disasters, what kills more people every day?

A. Smoking. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. Car accidents.

C. Drugs. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. Murders.

3. How many children start to smoke every day illegally?

A. 1 000. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　   B. 3 000.

C. 90. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　D. 18.

4. For more than five years what have they done to stop their children from smoking?

A. To educate them about the dangers of smoking.

B. To reduce their access to tobacco products.

C. To restrict tobacco companies from advertising to young people.

D. Above of all.

5. How many children will be stopped from smoking if we act now?

A. one million. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   B. 1.5 million.

C. 3 million. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　D. 3 000.

While watching the Olympics the other night,I came across an incredible sight.The　1　was swimming and started with only three men.For one reason or another,two of them had a　2　start,so they were disqualified.That would have been difficult enough,not having anyone to 　3　against.
I watched the man　4　off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong.Now I’m not an expert　5　but I do know a good dive　6　a poor one,and this was not exactly medal　7　.I listened to the crowd begin to　8　this poor man who was clearly having a　9　time.Finally he made his turn to start back.It was　10　.He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few　11　strokes,the crowd had changed.No longer were they laughing,but beginning to　12　.Some even began to　13　things like,“Come on,you can do it！”,and he　14　finished his race.The crowd went　15　.Even though he recorded one of the　16　times in Olympic history,this man gave more heart than any of the other　17　.
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals,feeling they have　18　been cheated out of gold,or when they act so　19　in front of their competitors,it is nice to watch an underdog (失败者),a man that gave his all—knowing that he had no chance,but competed because of his　20　and the spirit of the games.