19、Every child has a dream of what they want to be，right? When Renee Butts was little，her dream was to become a volunteer firefighter because her father was one．Sadly，when she was 14，her father died and she was never able to volunteer with him．Renee's story doesn't end there，however，which is why I think of her as a true hero．She was strong-minded and never gave up，which makes her a good firefighter．

Some days she must be ready to deal with any emergency，like fighting a fire，dealing with a car accident or helping someone who's sick．Other days she is in the driver's seat．Sometimes Renee works nine to eleven days a month on 24-hour shits．She also has a family to take care of．Her husband is a firefighter，too．

Renee remembers the first time she fought a fire．She was awoken early in the morning by the alarm．She said she was very nervous but did what she had to do．

When I asked Renee what the best part of her job is，she replied，“Helping people and saving their lives．” I think that shows signs of being a true hero．She's always glad to do anything for anyone in need．With 140 people in her station，Renee is one of the only three women．

I think she's great．We could never live without people like her who is glad to help others．Renee's deed helps me believe that I can do anything．I hope someday to be just like her：to wake up and help people every day．

1．When her father died，Renee Butts         ．

A．gave up her dream                                      B．decided to do as her father did

C．married a firefighter                                    D．became a child without family

2．What is Renee's husband?

A．A driver．           B．A writer．              C．A doctor．             D．A fireman．

3．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．The writer learns a lot from Renee．            B．There are 143 members in the station．

C．Renee works 9 to 11 hours every day．        D．Renee wants to be famous by doing so．

4．What does the writer think of Renee Butts?

A．Clever．               B．Careful．              C．Helpful．                D．Outgoing．

5．What’s the best title for the passage?

A．A True Hero                                            B．A Busy Volunteer

C．A Famous Woman                                     D．A Sweet Dream

18、Taking away a city's rubbish is a big job．Every day trucks come into a city to collect it．Most rubbish is made up of things we can't eat or use．If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish．

In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside the city to a dump．Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole．The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system．The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets，bathtubs and other places．

To keep mice and flies away，some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish．Later，grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land．Finally，a house or a school may be built there，and then you'd never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump．

In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places．The fire burns everything except the metal．Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal．The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus，which looks like black earth．It is rich with the kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow．

1．You can most probably read the passage in         ．

A．a(chǎn) science book                                        B．a(chǎn) TV guide

C．a(chǎn) history book                                                  D．a(chǎn) telephone book

2．The main idea of the passage is         ．

A．to let us know taking away rubbish is a big job

B．to explain the need for rubbish collection

C．to introduce different ways to treat rubbish

D．to tell people to take useful things out of rubbish

3．The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means         ．

A．排污                     B．染色                    C．洗滌                   D．吸塵

4．According to the passage，the food parts of rubbish can be used again         ．

A．to feed animals                                        B．to feed plants

C．to build a house                                          D．to make machines

5．How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?

A．By burning it off．                                  B．By putting it in water．

C．By throwing it away．                                D．By reusing and recycling it．

16、It is said that          umbrella was invented over four thousand years ago by Chinese people．

A．a(chǎn)                         B．a(chǎn)n                        C．the                        D．不填

15、As there were not enough chairs in the park，they had to sit on the         ．

A．ground                  B．earth                    C．land                       D．field

14、--This bus is always late，         ?

--It sure is．

A．is not it                B．isn't it                     C．isn't the bus            D．doesn't it

13、--          do you study for a test?

--I study by working with a group．

A．What                    B．When                  C．How                      D．Where

12、Happiness          in her grandfather's eyes every time he hears her voice．

A．shines                  B．is shining                C．has shone               D．was shone

11、Four hundred dollars for a pair of shoes! You          be joking!

A．may                      B．can                     C．need                      D．must

10、--The dish is delicious!

--Well，at least it's          the one I cooked yesterday．

A．a(chǎn)s good as                  B．worse than              C．a(chǎn)s well as               D．a(chǎn)s bad as