Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs. What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?

Suddenly she had an idea. Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t. She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard（纸板）, plastic（塑料）bottles and cans（易拉罐）. When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.

Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.

When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”

1.How old was Joyce?

A. Seven.           B. Eight.         C. Nine.         

2.Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?

A. Because she had no money.

B. Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.

C. Because she didn’t love her mother at all.

3.What was Joyce’s idea?

A. Doing part-time jobs.   

B. Collecting waste things and selling them.

C. Asking her best friend for help.

4.How long did Joyce collect the waste things?

A. A week.      B. A month.    C. More than a week.

5. How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?

A. Very sad.       B. Very happy and moved.     C. Very surprised.

 

 

Information Sheet
1	Lin Yu comes from __________________ in Shanghai.
2	LinYu has such an English name because her mother thought she was __________________ an angel.
3	Lin Yu is a little girl and doesn’t look __________________ at all.
4	Lin Yu knows about many sporting events because she __________________ the sports news every day.
5	Lin Yu has wanted to be a sports __________________ since she was nine years old.

 

 

Joyce was born in a poor family. Next Friday would be her mother’s birthday. Joyce wanted to buy something for her mother, but she had no money. As an 8-year-old girl, she couldn’t do part-time jobs. What could she do to make enough money for her mother’s birthday present?
Suddenly she had an idea. Usually, she would go straight to school, but this morning, she didn’t. She walked along the streets, picking up cardboard（纸板）, plastic（塑料）bottles and cans（易拉罐）. When it was time for school, she hid them in the backyard and ran to school as quickly as possible.
Eight days later, she decided to sell all the things she had collected because the next day was her mother’s birthday. She had to sell them and buy a birthday present for her mother. In the shop, she bought a beautiful hair pin for her mother.
When her mother got the present, she said with tears in her eyes,“This is the best present I’ve ever received.”
【小题1】How old was Joyce?
A. Seven.           B. Eight.        C. Nine.         
【小题2】Why couldn’t Joyce buy a present for her mother at first?
A. Because she had no money.
B. Because she didn’t know what her mother liked.
C. Because she didn’t love her mother at all.
【小题3】What was Joyce’s idea?
A. Doing part-time jobs.   
B. Collecting waste things and selling them.
C. Asking her best friend for help.
【小题4】How long did Joyce collect the waste things?
A. A week.      B. A month.    C. More than a week.
【小题5】 How did Joyce’s mother feel when she got the present?
A. Very sad.      B. Very happy and moved.     C. Very surprised.

It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香花)in the garden.

Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, “I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went, driving down the country roads. There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.

When they were passing an old people’s home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. They stopped the ear and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, “Who is the old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?  I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.”

1.The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother’s Day because________.

A. she didn’t have a present

B. she was far away from her mother

C. she didn’t know it was Mother’s Day

D. she wanted to see her father

2.Which of the following pictures do you think matches well with Paragraph 2?

A.                 B.                   C.                  D.

3.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because _____________.

A. the old granny was her mother

B. she didn’t like those flowers

C. her mother asked her to do so

D. she wanted the old granny to be happy too

4.The following words can be used to describe the young woman except __________.

A. kind       B. understanding       C. friendly      D. surprised

 

--I don't know _________ now.

　　--Her mother says she is much better.

　　A. what is she　　　　B. where is she　　　C. who is she　　D. how she is