I        to        a part-time job.

A. am not allow, have                              B. not allow, having

C. don't allow; have                                D. am not allowed, have

When I was19 years old, I had a part-time job in a hospital. At that time I was shy and didn’t believe in myself. I???? talked with others. I wasn’t confident in any future. Later I met a doctor, Mike, and we became good friends. He???? me to believe in myself and try to communicate with others. He helped me learn to enjoy myself. He also asked me to take some important courses. I did???? he told me and did very well.

One day, he asked me what I???? my life to be like. I hadn’t thought about it before. That night, I thought it over and finally knew the life I had been ???? . From then on, I started to work for it.

Later I got a chance to go to college, but I had another friend. At that time I was too ???? to pay for my education. I was very frustrated and didn’t know what to do. When I wanted to????? my dream, Mike helped me again. He ???? to pay for my college education. He helped me ???? asking for anything in return 作為回報.

After graduating 畢業(yè), I got my dream job and I like it very much. Mike made me enter a different ??? . I am so lucky to have met such a good friend in my life.

1.A. usually???? ? B. often????? ???? C. hardly?????? ? D. always

2.A. encouraged?? ? B. invited??? ????? C. taught?????? ? D. allowed

3.A. why??????? ?? B. how??????? ???? C. what??????? ? D. that

4.A. expected??? ?? B. lived??????? ??? C. enjoyed????? ? D. spent

5.A. taking pride in? B. staying away from? C. running out of? D. looking forward to

6.A. rich??????? ? B. weak??????? ???? C. poor?????? ? D. strong

7.A. achieve??? ? B. give up????? ???? C. think up?????? D. hold on to

8.A. agreed???? ? B. continued??? ???? C. offered??????? D. stopped

9.A. by???????? ? B. with???????? ???? C. except??????? D. without

10.A. world????? B. contest?????? ???? C. university????? D. country

Taking part in charity is not just for grown- up people. Children can do it too! Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.

Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia. Recently, he collected $1,500 by himself and $487 from his classmates to donate to Cooper University Hospital.

Melvin was born nine weeks premature (早產(chǎn)) in Cooper University Hospital, weighing 2.6kg. His father told him how Cooper saved his life, so he felt thankful to the hospital.

Melvin's classmates joined him as soon as they found out about his kind behavior. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. “It wasn’t really about the money,” Berner said. “It was about the face that they were doing something good.”

“It is great, helping someone that I know,” said Jordan, Melvin's classmate. Melvin's neighbors also helped out.

Since Melvin was 8, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year, Gary E. Stahl, the head of Cooper's division of neonatology (新生兒科), went to Melvin's school to accept the money.

The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year. “When they leave, we call them graduates,” Stahl said, “We are pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family.”  

1.How old was Melvin when he started to do charity work?

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2.What caused Melvin to raise money for Cooper University Hospital? 

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3.Did Melvin's teacher and classmates think his behavior was kind?

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4. How many young patients get help every year?

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5.What can we learn from Melvin?

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I ____ to take part in the English speech contest last week.

A. ask　 　　　　 B. asked　 　　　　　 C. am asked　 　　 D. was asked

When my family moved to America from a small village in Guangdong, China, we brought not only our luggage, but also our village rules, customs and culture. One of the rules is that young people should always respect(尊敬) elders. Unluckily, this rule led to my very first embarrassment in the United States.

I had a part-time job as a waiter in a Chinese restaurant. One time, when I was serving food to a middle-aged couple, the wife asked me how the food could be served so quickly. I told her that I had made sure they got their food quickly because I always respect the elderly. As soon as I said that, her face showed great displeasure. My manager, who happened to hear what I said, took me aside and gave me a long lecture about how sensitive(敏感) Americans are and how they dislike the description “old”. I then walked back to the table and apologized to the wife. After the couple heard my reason, they understood that the problem was caused by cultural differences, so they laughed and were no longer angry.

In my village in China, people are proud of being old. Not so many people live to be seventy or eighty, and people who reach such an age have the most knowledge and experience. Young people always respect older people because they know they can learn from their rich experience.

However, in the United States, people think “growing old” is a problem since “old” shows that a person is going to retire(退休) or that the body is not working well. Here many people try to keep themselves away from growing old by doing exercises or jogging, and women put on makeup, hoping to look young. When I told the couple in the restaurant that I respect the elderly, they got angry because this caused them to feel they had failed to stay young. I had told them something they didn’t want to hear.

After that, I changed the way I had been with older people. It is not that I don’t respect them any more; I still respect them, but now I don’t show my feelings through words.

1.Jack brought the couple their food very fast because______.

A. the manager asked him to do so   B. he respected the elderly

C. the couple wanted him to do so    D. he wanted more pay

2.In Jack’s hometown, ______.

A. people dislike being called “old”　　　　　

B. people are proud of being old

C. many people reach the age of seventy or eighty

D. the elderly are the first to get food in restaurants

3. After this experience, Jack ______.

A. lost his job in the restaurant      　

B. made friends with the couple

C. no longer respected the elderly　　　

D. changed his way with older people

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A . The more Jack explained, the angrier the couple got.

B. Jack wanted to show his feelings through words after his experience.

C. The manager went back to the table and apologized to the couple.

D. From this experience, Jack learned more about American culture.

5.Which is the best title for this passage?

A.  Different countries, different customs     B.  Old people, old customs

C.  Different restaurants, different services    D.  Differences between old and young