Many years ago, when I was working as a volunteer at a hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa. The poor little girl had a very serious disease(疾病)and was dying. The doctor had done his best but no medicine really worked. The only chance to save her seemed to be a blood transfusion(輸血)from her five-year-old brother. The little boy had the same disease before and had developed the antibodies(抗體)to fight the illness.

The doctor talked to the little boy about what they planned to do, and asked him if he would like to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate(遲疑) for a moment. Then he took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I'll do it if it can save Lisa."

As the transfusion was going on, the little boy lay quietly in bed next to his sister. He looked at her and smiled all the time. When everything was done and the color returned to his sister's face, his smile disappeared and he looked a little afraid. He looked up at the doctor and asked, "Will I start to die now?"

He was too young to understand the doctor. He thought he would have to give all his blood to his sister, but he agreed.

1.What happened to the little girl named Lisa later?

     A. She died of a very serious disease.

     B. She got better with the antibodies from her brother.

     C. She lost her little brother.

     D. The transfusion failed and her illness got worse.

2.How did the five-year-old boy understand the doctor's plan?

     A. He thought he was going to lose all his blood.

     B. He thought he was going to be killed.

     C. He thought he was going to die together with his sister.

     D. He thought he was going to die when he was older.

3.What did the boy feel when the doctor talked to him about the transfusion?

     A. He was unhappy to help his sister.

     B. He was so afraid that he refused to do anything.

     C. He was worried about his sister.

     D. He was willing to give his blood.

 4. The writer still remembers the story after many years ______.

     A. because the little girl had a very strange disease

     B. because the sister and brother had the same disease

     C. because the doctor saved the little girl's life

     D. because of what the boy did for his sister

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1  at the answer. Thinking he had not made   2   understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” But the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   3   to say.

What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   4   a compliment (恭維)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She     5      understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and   6  when they are praised(贊揚). So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”

In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not   7  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident    8   being modest.

  9    you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down on by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try ”, he or she will  10  get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.

1.                A．excited         B．surprised       C．relaxed   D．frightened

2.                A．her            B．herself         C．himself   D．him

3.                A．when          B．which          C．what D．how

4.                A．a(chǎn)ccept         B．receive         C．refuse    D．disagree

5.                A．hardly          B．really          C．rarely    D．badly

6.                A．kind           B．modest         C．shy  D．confident

7.                A．think           B．say            C．a(chǎn)sk  D．mean

8.                A．different from   B．a(chǎn)s well as        C．instead of D．the same as

9.                A．Unless         B．Until           C．Whether  D．If

10.               A．expect to       B．fail to          C．succeed in     D．believe in

Miss Evans taught physics in a London school. Last month she was explaining to her class about sound, and she decided to test them to see how successful she had been in her work. She said to them, Now, I have a sister in Washington. If I was calling her on the telephone, and at the same time you were 20 meters away and listened to me from the other side of the street, who could hear what I said earlier, my sister or you? And why?

   The cleverest boy at once answered, “Your sister, Miss Evans, because electricity (電)travels faster than sound waves(波).” That's very good, Miss Evans answered, but then one of the girls put up her hand, and Miss Evans said, Yes, Betty?

    “I don't think so. Betty said, Your sister would hear you earlier because when it's eleven o'clock here, it's only six o'clock in Washington.”

(   )6. Miss Evans was teaching her class __________.

       A. about sound                       B. to hear some strange sound

       C. about electricity                    D. how to say time

(   )7. She wanted to make her students know__________.

       A. whether she could hear her sister in Washington

       B. whether her students could hear her from 20 meters away

       C. which was faster, London or Washington

        D. electricity travels faster than sound waves

(   )8. The cleverest boy thought that___________.

        A. sound waves travel faster than electricity

        B. they would hear her sister in Washington first

        C. Miss Evans's question wasn't right

        D. Miss Evans's sister would hear her earlier

(   ) 9. Miss Evans________.

        A. thought Betty's answer was much better

        B. thought the cleverest boy's answer wasn't so good

        C. was satisfied with what the girl had said

        D. was satisfied with(對...感到滿意) what the cleverest boy had said

(   )10. Betty thought the cleverest boy was wrong, because_____________.

       A. clocks in Washington showed a different time from those in London

       B. electricity was slower than sound waves

C. they were only 20 meters away from the telephone

       D. electricity travels as fast as sound waves

One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, “You speak very good English.” But the girl answered, “No, no. My English is very poor.” The foreigner was quite   1  at the answer. Thinking he had not made   2   understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, “Yes, indeed, you speak very well.” But the girl still kept saying, “No.” In the end the American boy could not understand and didn’t know   3   to say.
What’s wrong with the girl’s answer? She didn’t   4   a compliment (恭維)in the same way as the American people do. She should answer, “Thank you” instead of “No”. She     5      understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and   6  when they are praised(贊揚). So if someone says the dishes you have cooked are very delicious, you should say, “Thank you.”
In our country we think being modest is a virtue (美德) and being proud is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not   7  being proud, so sometimes you should be confident    8   being modest.
  9    you are modest and say, “No, I’m afraid I can’t do it well”, while working in a western country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say “No”, you will certainly be looked down on by others. When asking for a job, if one says something like “Yes, I can certainly do it” instead of “Let me have a try ”, he or she will  10  get it. So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence.