I want to let you know about an event that changed my life many years ago. We were living in College Station, Texas and my wife and I were on our way home from Houston, Texas one Sunday morning. We decided to stop at a local gas station to get something to eat since we had enough time.

      When we finished, we got back into our car and before I started it, we noticed a homeless man standing in front of the building. His clothes were worn and it looked as if he didn’t have any money. It was cold and I was sure he wanted something to drink. However, it was not this that moved(感动) me.

　　A dog was also walking up to the front of the building. Being a dog lover, I noticed that the dog was a mother and that she had just had some puppies(小狗). She was hungry and weak and I felt so bad for her. I knew if she didn’t eat soon, she and her puppies would not live on.

　　People walking by didn’t even notice her. She might not have been as pretty and clean as most, but she still deserved(值得) better. But we still did not do anything, someone else did. The homeless man, who I thought could not afford anything to eat, went back into a store and bought dog food with all the money he had.

1. From the passage we can know that______.

　A. the author didn’t like dogs

　B. the dog was not pretty enough to be loved

　C. the author wanted to help the dog but he was unable to

　D. the dog and her puppies were in danger of dying of hunger

2.Which of the following moved the author?

　A. Most people walking by the dog didn’t notice her

　B. The homeless man wore worn clothes on the cold day

　C. The homeless man bought food for the dog with all of his money

　D. The homeless man had not any money to buy any food for himself

3. The author did the following except that he_______.

　A. had pity on the dog that was in danger

　B. bought dog food with all the money he had

　C. was a person who treasured dogs very much

　D. went home from Houston one Sunday morning

4.According to the passage, we know that the homeless man was _______.

　A. kind and helpful           B. brave and kind

　C. clever and helpful          D. clever and brave

5.. The best title for this passage would be_______.

　A. My Memory　　           B. My wife and I

C. Animals Are Parents Too      D. A Mother Dog and Her Puppies

Every ________ space on the wall was covered with pictures．

1. A.
   available
2. B.
   valuable
3. C.
   ordinary
4. D.
   comfortable

We believe that life will be    1   after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are discouraged that the kids aren’t    2   enough and we’ll be more pleased when they are. After that, we’re discouraged that we have teenagers to   3   . We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our   4   will be complete when we get a nicer car, when we have our    5   house, when we are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire, when we win the lottery(彩票).

The    6   is, there’s no better time to be happy than right now. If not now,   7   ?Your life will always be filled with challenges. It’s best to admit this to yourself and decide to be    8  

right now.

So,   9   every moment that you have. Recognize that each    10   you take is a gift and be    11   . Remember that time waits for no one. So stop    12   until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you    13   the weight, until you have kids, until your kids    14   the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get    15   , until you get divorced(离婚), until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is    16   , until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you’ve had a drink, until you

    17   , until you are born again—to decide, that there is    18   better time than right now to be happy.

Happiness is a(n)    19   , not a purpose. So, work like you don’t need    20   , love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one’s watching.

1. A. harder　　　　　　　　  B. better　　　　　　　　　　   C. prettier　　　　　　　　  D. worse

2. A. young　　　　　　　　   B. clever　　　　　　　　　　   C. strong　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. old

3. A. deal with　　　　　　   B. look at　　　　　　　　　　  C. take over　　　　　　   D. grow up

4. A. work　　　　　　　　    B. condition　　　　　　　　  C. life　　　　　　　　　　    D. society

5. A. hope　　　　　　　　　　 B. wish　　　　　　　　　　    C. dream　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. love

6. A. business　　　　　　   B. truth　　　　　　　　 　　   C. matter　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. difficulty

7. A. when　　　　　　　　    B. why　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. how

8. A. active　　　　　　　　   B. healthy　　　　　　　　　　 C. comfortable　　　　　　　　  D. happy

9. A. treasure　　　　　　    B. admit　　　　　　　　　　   C. grasp　　　　　　　　　　 &n

bsp;　　 D. consider

10. A. step　　　　　　　　    B. breath　　　　　　　　　　  C. action　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. measure

11. A. helpful　　　　　　    B. meaningful　　　　　　    C. thankful　　　　　　　　 D. wonderful

12. A. worrying　　　　　　 B. keeping　　　　　　　　    C. wondering　　　　　　　　    D. waiting

13. A. lose　　　　　　　　    B. get　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. overcome　　　　　　　　　　 D. reduce

14. A. clean　　　　　　　　  B. leave　　　　　　　　　　    C. afford　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. enjoy

15. A. fired　　　　　　　　   B. paid　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. satisfied　　　　　　　　 D. married

16. A. used up　　　　　　   B. broken up　　　　　　　　 C. paid off　　　　　　　　 D. taken over

17. A. die　　　　　　　　　　  B. succeed　　　　　　　　    C. fail　　　　　　　　　　    D. grow

18. A. little　　　　　　　　    B. far　　　　　　　　　　　　   C. always　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. no

19. A. idea　　　　　　　　    B. journey　　　　　　　　　　 C. future　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. fact

20. A. rest　　　　　　　　    B. money　　　　　　　　　　  C. comfort　　　　　　　　 D. support

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　　The richest man in the world is an American, Bill Gates. He started Microsoft, the company that makes computer programs and operating systems. Two years ago, Mr. Gates and his wife Melinda decided to use some of their money to improve the lives of people in developing countries. They started the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington. The foundation has twenty--four thousand million dollars. It is the biggest not-for-profit organization in the world. Bill and Melinda Gates started the foundation because they believed progress in medical science and information technology was not reaching people in developing countries. Their foundation finances programs aimed at improving health and education in poor countries. One of the foundation's major goals is the development of new medicines to prevent and treat tuberculosis (肺结核 ),malaria (疟疾) and AIDS. The World Health Organization reports that these three diseases kill more than five million people a year.

　　Another leading foundation project is an effort to reduce death rates for babies in poor countries. The foundation also supports efforts to provide necessary medicines to prevent diseases among children in seventy-four developing countries. It also supports training programs for healthy workers. Bill and Melinda Gates are also concerned about connecting people to The Internet computer system. The foundation believes men and women of all ages and races should be able to use the Interact as a tool for life-long learning. For example, the foundation gave nine million dollars to more than three hundred fifty public libraries in Chile (智利) for computers and technology training. The Gates Foundation usually provides money to developing countries in the from of a gift or a grant. However, there are conditions for receiving grants. Governments or other not-for-profit organizations working in a country must promise to provide an equal amount of money. The receiver must also meet performance goals or risk losing the money.

(1)What's not the aim of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?

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A. Providing information technology for the developing countries.

B. Developing new medicines to prevent diseases.

C. Earning more money from these developing countries.

D. Helping men and women of all ages and races use the Internet.

(2)What do you think of Bill Gates from this text?

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A. Clever.

B. Rich.

C. Able.

D. Warm-hearted.

(3)What's the main idea of this passage?

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A. Bill Gates, the richest man.

B. Bill Gates set up foundation to help the people in developing countries.

C. Information technology needs popularizing.

D. The people in developing countries need to be helped.

(4)Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?

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A. Tuberculosis, malaria and AIDS kill many people every year.

B. A person can receive a grant as long as he lives in a developing country.

C. Gates Foundation is the largest not-for-profit organization in the world.

D. Bill Gates supported training healthy workers.

(5)What's the meaning of the underlined word “grant”?

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