Xiang Xiaowen is a student who survived the earthquake in China’s Sichuan Province. Like thousands of others, she is now living in a tent in the hard-hitting city of Mianyang.

We are now sleeping in a tent city.

The earthquake happened last Monday and our rooms in school were destroyed. There are four tent cities. Everybody is sleeping under tents. The tents are so wet and we feel so cold. Many students feel uncomfortable but we must live in the tent. Although there are many difficulties after the earthquake, we will do our best to solve them.

Yesterday it rained all day. Today the weather is better. There are no dining halls and supermarkets, so we must cook for ourselves. We have got some food and vegetables to eat.

After the earthquake, many students and I together cleaned all the rubble（瓦砾）from our classroom and our dorms. Many of the rooms were destroyed and there was a lot of rubble which we had to clear.

Some students are helping at hospital. Many people are homeless and many are dead. We carried the injured to hospital. There were no buses so we walked to hospital. Many people tried their best to make sure people could live. With the injured, we first let them calm down and then we took them to hospital.

Today, I think people have enough food and drinking water. I think things will be better now.

51. From the passage, we know that the text is probably ______.

A. Xiang’s talk with reporters                    B. a diary from Xiang

C. Xiang’s composition                          D. Xiang’s lecture

52. The writer calls her city a tent one, because ______.

A. the city needs tents badly                 B. tents are from all over the world

C. tents are everywhere in the city            D. all people have to live in tents in the city

53. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A. people feel wet and cold in the tents      

B. people are used to living in the tents

C. some students are clearing the rubble

D. people in the earthquake-hit areas are suffering a lot

54. From the passage, we can learn that Xiang ______.

A. is sleeping under tents                    B. has returned to school to study

C. stays in a tent doing nothing                   D. has joined in the rescue team

The first day of school we were interested to get to know a new classmate.I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I found a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said,“Hi ! I’m Rose.I’m 87 years old.Can I give you a hug?”I laughed and I heartily responded,“Of course!”

“Why are you in college at such a young,innocent(天真无邪的)age?”I asked.

She jokingly replied,“I’m here to meet a rich husband,get married,have children, and then travel around.”

“Not seriously,”I asked.I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she told me.We became instant friends.

Over the year,Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went.She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students.

At the end of the semester,we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.Here are the secrets to staying young.You have to laugh and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams,you die.Unfortunately we have many people like this walking around?”she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesn’t take any talent or ability,”she added.“But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change.Have no regrets.The elederly usually don’t regret what they did,but rather things they did not do.”

One week after graduation that year,Rose died peacefully in her sleep.She taught us by example that__________________.

Why was Rose in college at 87? Because         .

  A.she wanted to meet a rich husband

  B.she wanted to get married and have children

  C.she wanted to travel around

  D.she dreamed of having a college education

According to the passage,Rose loved to do the following EXCEPT        .

  A.dress up

  B.enjoy the attention from the other students

  C.play football

  D.make friends

According to what Rose said,we can know that to stay young you must not      .

  A.laugh                               B.be humorous

  C.have a dream                         D.lose your dream

According to the last paragraph but one we know          .

  A.growing older is quite different from growing up

  B.growing older needs talent

  C.growing up doesn’t require ability

  D.the elderly usually have no regrets

Which of the following can be used to fill in the blank at the end of the passage?

A. where there is a will, there’s a way

B. never too late to learn

C.Study hard and you will be young

D. never too late to be all you can possibly be

The first day of school we were interested to get to know a new classmate.I looked around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder.I found a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said,“Hi ! I’m Rose.I’m 87 years old.Can I give you a hug?”I laughed and I heartily responded,“Of course!”

“Why are you in college at such a young,innocent(天真无邪的)age?”I asked.

She jokingly replied,“I’m here to meet a rich husband,get married,have children, and then travel around.”

“Not seriously,”I asked.I was curious why she took on this challenge at this age.

“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she told me.We became instant friends.

Over the year,Rose became a campus icon(偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went.She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from the other students.

At the end of the semester,we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.Here are the secrets to staying young.You have to laugh and find humor every day.You’ve got to have a dream.When you lose your dreams,you die.Unfortunately we have many people like this walking around?”she said.

“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.Anybody can grow older.That doesn’t take any talent or ability,”she added.“But growing up requires finding the opportunity in change.Have no regrets.The elederly usually don’t regret what they did,but rather things they did not do.”

One week after graduation that year,Rose died peacefully in her sleep.She taught us by example that__________________.

1.Why was Rose in college at 87? Because        .

2.According to the passage,Rose loved to do the following EXCEPT       .

3.According to what Rose said,we can know that to stay young you must not     .

4.According to the last paragraph but one we know         .

5.Which of the following can be used to fill in the blank at the end of the passage?