Michener made a good example, not just in how much he gave, but in his style of giving. The writer worked hard at doing good (行善). He usually follows up his donations to see how the money was used and he had a lot of fun in doing so.

Michener was 90 when he died. He was the only writer on the list of American’s top 25 philanthropists (慈善家). He gave his donations to the college he went to. Michener gave to his college-–US$72million to Swarthmore. He said, “I am from a family without any money, the college made me from darkness into light.’’

Michener was married three times, but he had no children. For his last 15 years, he lived quietly in Austin, Texas. He moved there to write the 1,000-page novel. The film called South Pacific was inspired (改编))by his first book，Tales of the South Pacific, written when he

was 40.

( )16. Michener died in __________.

A. 1991 B. 1994 C. 1997 D. 2000

( )17. Michener cared about __________ after he donated.

A. how much money he gave away B. how the money was used

C. when the money was given back D. how much fun he had

( )18. Michener came from a __________ family.

A. rich B. poor C. big D. small

( )19. What’s the name of the college which Michener went to?

A. Austin B. Texas C. Oxford D. Swarthmore

( )20. He wrote his first book __________.

A. when he moved to Austin. B. in his last 15 years.

C. when he was married for the third time. D. at the age of 40.

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There are a lot of 1 in the world. But the most widely spoken language is English. Many people u___2___ and use it all over the world. Indeed, English is a very important and language. ___4_____ we know English, we can hardly travel anywhere and we will have difficulty 5 ourselves understood. English is greatly used in study of all 6 of subjects. Several books are written 6 English every day to teach people many useful things. Therefore, the English language has 8 to spread(传播) knowledge to all parts of the world.

English has also served to bring together the different peoples of the world by helping 9 to talk with one 10 .

1. ________2. _________3. __________ 4. __________ 5.__________

6.___________7. __________8. ____________9. ____________ 10._________