Almost every Chinese person can recite the two lines of the famous poem, “Every grain on the plate comes from hard work(谁知盘中餐，粒粒皆辛苦).” But sadly, many of us don’t actually get the real meaning of these lines: Don’t waste food.

   A CCTV program, News One Plus One, reported that the food Chinese people throw away every year is enough to feed 200 million people for a year.

   Do we have too much food? Of course not. According to the UN World Food Program, there were 925 million hungry people around the world in 2010, especially in developing countries. Six million children die of hunger every year.

   Chinese people are well known for being hospitable(好客的) and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food on the table.

   Luckily, a number of people have realized the importance of saving food. Last November, Li Hong, a waitress in a restaurant in Nanjing, got fired because she took some leftover food home for her son. Many people stood by her side and criticized(批评) the waste of food.

   What should we do in our daily lives to waste less food? Here are some tips: 

   1. Do not order too much in a restaurant. Only order as much as you want to eat. If you cannot eat all the food you ordered, take the rest of it home.

   2. Don’t be too picky(挑剔的) about food. Some food may not taste great, but your body needs it.

   3. Keep an eye on what food you have at home. Don’t buy too much, especially for vegetables and fruit.

1.How many people were hungry in the world in 2010 according to the UN World Food Program?

A. 200 million.        B. Six million.            C. 925 million.               D. 625 million.

2.What does the writer want to show us through Li Hong’s story?

A. Many Chinese restaurants waste a large amount of food.      

B. Many Chinese people are kind-hearted and ready to help the weak.

C. Chinese people feel that they lose face if their guests eat all the food.

D. Many Chinese people don’t agree with the behavior of wasting food.

3.The underlined word “leftover” means          in Chinese.

A. 过期的                B. 剩余的         C. 腐烂的           D.难吃的

4.According to the passage, we shouldn’t waste food because         .

A. food comes from very hard work

B. six million children die of hunger every day

C. there is enough food to feed all the people

D. Chinese are hospitable and generous

5.Which of the following is a good way to save food?

A. Ordering more than you need at a restaurant.

B. Taking home restaurant leftovers.

C. Not knowing what you already have at home when shopping.       

D. Not eating the food you don’t like even if it’s healthy.

“How can I learn English well?” This is a question many students ask. In my opinion, the most effective way is to learn lessons by heart. If you can recite the text and write it out, you’ve learned it fairly well. And if you can tell, in your own words, what the lesson says you’re a very successful learner indeed. Your English will be quite perfect.

This is a difficult task. However, if you try to learn by heart only part of each lesson, you’ll find it not half so hard as you might have thought.

Learning this way, you will make rapid progress. Of course, writing is also necessary. It helps you a lot on our way to success in English.

Equally important is to feel the language. You should be able to laugh at jokes and be shocked at bad news. When using English, try to forget your mother tongue. Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way. So, never try to see English through translation.

1.In the writer’s opinion, the most effective way in learning English is ________.

A. to practise speaking, writing and feeling it

B. to forget your own native language

C. to translate everything into his own language

D. to memorize the English words and grammatical rules

2.“Instead of helping you, your own language gets in your way.”This sentence means that memorizing your own language can ________.

A. help you to study English well

B. stop you mastering English

C. make English easy to learn

D. help you notice mistakes

3.Equally important is to feel the language. “to feel the language” here means________.

A. to get a knowledge of English by touching

B. to be able to read and write English

C. to translate English into your own by imagining

D. to be able to experience the rich sensation of the language

Has a doctor ever given you a note to take to the chemist for some medicine? Are you able to read the note easily? Some doctors write clearly , but most doctors do not. Chemists（药剂师） have more chances to read doctors’ notes, but sometimes doctors write so badly that even the chemist can’t read them.

   One day a lady wrote to a doctor inviting him to have dinner at her house. The doctor wrote an answer, but he didn’t write clearly and the lady couldn’t read it.

   “What shall I do?” she said to her husband, “I don’t know whether he is coming or not. I don’t want to give him a telephone call and say that I can’t read his writing.”

   Her husband thought a moment, then he had an idea.

   “Thank you,” said his wife. “That’s a very good idea.”

   She went to the chemist’s shop and gave the doctor’s note to the chemist. The chemist looked at it very carefully. Then he said politely, “Could you wait a moment, madam?” He went to the back of the shop. After a few minutes he returned carrying a large bottle. He gave the bottle to the lady and said, “Three times a day and one spoonful at a time.”

1.It isn’t ______ for us to read the notes written by most doctors.

A. right                  B. pleased       C. easy        D. difficult

2. A chemist is a person who ______.

A. takes medicine              B. studies chemistry

C. can read doctors’ writings     D. sells medicine

3. The lady wrote a doctor a letter because ______.

A. she wanted to see him                                        

B. she wanted to invite him to dinner

C. she wanted to get some medicine for her husband

D. she didn’t want to give him a telephone call

4.. The husband thought ______.

A. the chemist could give them answer            

B. the letter was for the chemist

C. the chemist would give them the right medicine

D. the chemist couldn’t read, either

5. After reading the story, we know ______.

A. the doctor agreed to come to the lady’s house            

B. the doctor refused to come to the lady’s house

C. the chemist couldn’t read the doctor’s note        

D. the doctor could not read the doctor’s note, either

If you go to a supermarket and find that there is no cashiers (收银员), would you still pay (付钱) for your things? People in our   1  are having a test of honesty(诚信测试) now． The supermarket here has a special area． This area sells    2   things like pens and knives． People need to scan (扫描) their things, and put the    3    into the cash desk all by themselves．   4   watches them． By now, the supermarket runs（经营） very   5   ． People say they enjoy the feeling of being honest．

Once (又一次) I go to the supermarket to buy a note book． When I am ready to pay, I find I have no    6    on me． I am just going to put the note book   7  when a neighbour of mine sees me． He knows what my    8   is． And he says he will be glad to   9  me five yuan． I thank him and pay the note book    10    the money．

Do you think the supermarket is doing a great job? And will you be glad to pay when you are in such a supermarket?

1.                A．school         B．class           C．neighborhood  D．grade

2.                A．important       B．expensive       C．small D．pecial

3.                A．things          B．money         C．price D．name

4.                A．Somebody      B．Nobody         C．Everybody D．Anybody

5.                A．well           B．bad            C．right D．poor

6.                A．change         B．book           C．box  D．pockets

7.                A．away           B．back           C．home    D．in

8.                A．lesson          B．note book       C．problem  D．idea

9.                A．lend           B．take           C．borrow   D．spend

10.               A．for            B．of             C．about D．with

On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and asked us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. “Hi, girl! My name is Rose, I’m 87 years old.”
“Why are you in college at such a young age?” I asked jokingly.
“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!”she replied.  Rose became a college symbol(象征) this year and she easily on her from the other students.
At the end of the term we invited Rose to speak at our football party. I’ll never forget what she taught us.
“We do not stop playing because we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humour every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose you dreams, you die!” she said.
“There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do anything, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, I will turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But every minute counts for young men,” she added.
She ended her speech by singing The Song of Rose. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live then out in our daily lives.
At the year’s end, Rose finished the college education she had begun all those years ago. One week after graduation Rose did peacefully in her sleep.
【小题1】Rose went to college because she_________.