“Does he study in the university, too?”

“No, ”said the woman. “He is one of the professors.”

( )l. The story happened in ________.

A. America 　 B. France C. Germany D. England

( )2. Mr. and Mrs. Turner were happy because ________.

A. their son did well in his lessons B. they have a big farm

C. they h ave a good harvest D. their son studied at a middle school

( )3. Mrs. Turner wanted everyone to know ________.

A. her son finished middle school B. her son was handsome

C. her son wa s going to study in a university D. her son was very friendly to others

( )4. Mrs. Turner spoke so loudly in the bus that __________.

A. her friend could hear her B. all the people could hear her

C. she hoped to make all the people happy D. she hoped they would say congratulations to her

( )5. Which of the following is true? __________.

A. The woman wasn't interested in Mrs. Turner's words B. Mrs. Turner knew nothing about the famous university

C. The woman wanted to stop Mrs. Turner from showing off (炫耀)

D. The woman next to Mrs. Turner wanted to show off her son, too

B

If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others?

Don’t listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of thei r stories.

Alice Hamilton, 17

I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific—I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It’ll be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time.

Jason Moore,18

This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build good, low-cost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses.

Trish Anderson, 16

I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every d ay, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me.

( )6. Young people in the USA volunteer to spend ___ helping others.

A. school holidays B. Weekdays C. every morning D. every afternoon

( )7. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer?

A. To breathe the clean mountain air B. To spend the whole summer living in the tent

C. To sleep under the stars D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountain