— Mum, could you help me?

— Wait a moment. I __________ your clothes.

A.wash B.am washing C.washed D.will wash

— David,_________ I use your computer for a while?

— Of course, come on.

A.must B.need C.can D.should

I ___________ the dog when it began to rain.

A.walk B.walked C.am walking D.was walking

My father loves history. He ____________ hundreds of history books already.

A.reads B.has read C.is reading D.will read

A new swimming pool in our school ____________ next year.

A.build B.built C.will be built D.was building

— Could you please tell me __________________?

— Of course. It's behind YanHua cinema.

A.where YanHua Hotel is B.where is YanHua Hotel

C.where YanHua Hotel was D.where was YanHua Hotel

Dad was an English teacher who taught high school students. Mom _______ at home and homeschooled their four children. Three of us had no trouble learning, but my sister Catherine still could not _______ by fifth grade, and worse still, did not even know the alphabet.

My mother did some research and found that Catherine had some kind of learning disability. She sent Catherine to a public school to _______ some help. Catherine made many friends at school and pleased with everyone for telling creative stories in class, but she still couldn't master reading. After all the testing was done, the school had my _______ come in. They were told that according to the test results, they should just take Catherine home.

Tears of sadness ran down my dad's cheeks, but my mom made up her mind quietly. As they walked back to the car, she turned to him and said, "I know she's not_______."

Soon after, my mom discovered a learning system that focused heavily on lesson repetition ( 重復(fù) ) and building slowly on the previous ( 先前的 ) exercises. She worked with Catherine for four hours every morning while the rest of us studied on our own. It was hard for both of them, but she often told a crying Catherine, "_______ is not a choice. You are going to learn to read, and we'll both try! You have to learn to read! You will learn to read."

In time, Catherine got it. By the time she graduated ( 畢業(yè) ) from eighth grade, she was reading almost at grade level. She continued _______ and was reading above grade level when she graduated from high school.

Catherine came to love reading and writing. All of this because of a wonderfully devoted ( 摯愛的 ) mother who was truly the best _______ ever—for all four of us.

1.A.helped B.stayed C.came D.went

2.A.listen B.speak C.read D.write

3.A.get B.give C.learn D.teach

4.A.mother B.father C.friends D.parents

5.A.shy B.polite C.stupid D.clever

6.A.praise B.kindness C.courage D.failure

7.A.forgetting B.improving C.explaining D.playing

8.A.teacher B.classmate C.learner D.researcher

Ecocentral

This website is all about looking after the earth. There are facts about different animals, as well as information about forests, deserts and oceans. You can upload your own videos onto the site for everyone to see.

TeenPress

This is one of the best sites on the web for teenagers who love reading. You can share your work with others, and there are message boards where you can chat about things that are important to you.

ChannelTwenty

On this site you can watch a daily news program and search for information about big news stories. There are also videos on different subjects, articles about famous bands, games and competitions.

Inside-the-cover

Finding out about your favorite writers is easy on this site. There are lots of interesting articles and information about the latest books. You can read blogs by well-known writers and post questions to them. And you're likely to get replies from them.

ScienceZone

There's lots of information on this site about maths, chemistry and biology. You can visit some of the world's most famous museums or watch wildlife via webcams. There are also some very cool games, such as Save the Planet.

1.Ecocentral is a website about ___________________.

A.the earth B.reading C.news D.museums

2.On ChannelTwenty, you can _____________________.

A.share your articles B.watch a daily news program

C.read the latest books D.learn chemistry and biology

3.If you like visiting online museums, which website is best for you?

A.Ecocentral B.ChannelTwenty C.Inside-the-cover D.ScienceZone

Five middle school students, all wearing "I choose kindness" T-shirts, sit around a table discussing how to turn that message into action.

It was a class called "Ready, Set, Give!" in West Suburban Summer School, Minnesota, US.

For five days, from 8:30 am to 4 pm, Hannah, 13, Annette, 12, Allison, 12, Adelaide, 13 and Ben, 13, designed activities that could turn their kindness into action.

They learned a lot about service projects. For example, after hearing about "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon", a program that provides care to soldiers (士兵), the students made cards for soldiers themselves. They filled care packages (愛心包裹) with nuts, beef jerky, toothbrushes, even fresheners.

The best part, though, was choosing their own service projects. Adelaide is planning to set up a lemonade stand to help the homeless. Annette is interested in protecting animals.

She plans to create posters to help people understand the dangers of ocean litter, pesticides and pollution. Hannah and Allison are paying attention to protecting the rights and health of young people. Ben wants to help people do a better job of recycling plastic ( 塑料回收 ).

The students also visited Prism, a social service agency (服務(wù)機(jī)構(gòu)) in Minnesota. They worked for five hours, sorting donations, putting food on shelves and doing some cleaning.

Sarah Bailey, the activities' organizer, is confident that the students' projects will be successful.

"These guys are ready to take action," Bailey said. "It's more than I hoped for."

1.What is "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon"?

A.It is a "I choose kindness" T-shirt.

B.It is a social service agency in Minnesota.

C.It is a program that provides care to soldiers.

D.It is a poster to help people do a better job of recycling plastic.

2.Whose service projects are designed to protect the environment?

A.Annette's and Ben's. B.Hannah's and Allison's.

C.Allison's and Ben's. D.Adelaide's and Annette's.

3.What did five middle school students do to turn their kindness into action?

A.They designed activities.

B.They wore "I choose kindness" T-shirts.

C.They made "Beyond the Yellow Ribbon".

D.They created a social service agency in Minnesota.

Growing up in the Chinese community in Vancouver, Canada, I had full time to experience both Canadian and Chinese culture during my childhood.

In my community, many traditions and cultural traits brought by Chinese immigrants（移民）remain alive. For example, interactions (互動(dòng)) between Chinese neighbors: People greet each other warmly and sometimes stop for a chat. Families also stay mostly the same after crossing the ocean. Elderly members still live with their children instead of in care homes.

Another similarity is that many of us celebrate traditional Chinese holidays, such as Spring festival. Although it's in a different country, the holidays are still commemorated with the same foods, entertainment ( 娛樂活動(dòng) ) and values as they are in China. My family makes sure to watch the Spring Festival Gala each year, for example.

While many ways of Chinese culture truly remain in Vancouver, there are also certain ways that the Chinese and Canadian cultures have mixed to create something new and special. Many children of Chinese immigrants, like myself, study in English at school and speak Chinese at home, leading to communication without any trouble in both languages. Chinese communities also celebrate Canadian holidays, like Halloween, which are not often celebrated in China.

Canadian culture has even taken on some Chinese foods and language. Chinese dishes are very popular throughout Canada, many people are very interested in trying them. More and more non-Chinese Canadians are learning the language in order to enjoy Chinese holiday celebrations and communicate with their Chinese of the same age.

As someone who grew up Chinese Canadian, I'm very proud of my special background and how it has made me the person I am today.

1.According to the passage, what are Chinese immigrants in the writer's community like?

A.They seem too busy to stop for a chat.

B.Elderly people prefer to stay in care homes.

C.They also remain many Chinese traditions and values.

D.Their lifestyles remain unchanged after moving to Canada.

2.What does the underlined word commemorated probably mean?

A.made. B.started. C.described. D.celebrated.

3.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Canadians are open to Chinese culture.

B.Many Canadians can't get well with Chinese immigrants.

C.Canadians usually do better than Chinese people at school.

D.Canadians are unhappy with the influence of Chinese culture.