Volunteering means that you work to help people without being paid. There are many different volunteers. They help people who really need help. There are many places where you can be volunteers. Here are just a few places for you.
Hospital---ask if you can go and visit people who are really sick. Sometimes what they need is someone to talk to, or someone to give them hope.
Orphanage (孤兒院) ---the children living there really need someone to play with them.
Food Shelter---many food shelters need people to clean up the shelters and help give out food or water to those who need it.
Home for the elderly ---help the elderly people clean up their homes.
Community (社區) Center ---a lot of community centers are very well run. However, some of them really need extra help, especially cleaning and repairs.
As a student you can also do a lot of things to help others at school. Maybe you could start a support group.
Here is some advice:
Help students give up smoking, drinking or other bad habits.
Help students who come from poor families.
Help new students get used to their school life soon.
Provide seniors with information on future studies

1. 1.

   Volunteers can’t get      when they help others.

   1. A.
      everything
   2. B.
      money
   3. C.
      some presents
   4. D.
      a job
2. 2.

   How many places are mentioned for you to be volunteers in according to this passage?

   1. A.
      Six
   2. B.
      Five
   3. C.
      Four
   4. D.
      Three
3. 3.

   The volunteers can      in the community center.

   1. A.
      make the sick hopeful
   2. B.
      give out food or water
   3. C.
      play with the children
   4. D.
      clean up the center
4. 4.

   Which of the following volunteer jobs can be done at school except______.
   

   1. A.
      helping students who come from poor families
   2. B.
      helping the students who have bad habits
   3. C.
      helping the student to copy others’ homework
   4. D.
      helping the students in trouble with their studies

Lots of young people like reading magazines in their free time for fun. Of so many different magazines, Reader’s Digest is famous and popular.
Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, it’s just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket”. It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Outside the USA, another 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries also read this magazine in 21 languages.

This magazine’s focus is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else such as TV and newspaper. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, or something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.
This magazine actually used to be a public business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company

1. 1.

   How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?

   1. A.
      Once a year
   2. B.
      Once a month
   3. C.
      Once a week
   4. D.
      Once a day
2. 2.

   How many people all over the world read this magazine?

   1. A.
      38 million
   2. B.
      40 million
   3. C.
      78 million
   4. D.
      108 million
3. 3.

   Which of the following is NOT the focus of Reader’s Digest?

   1. A.
      Timely news
   2. B.
      Personal experiences
   3. C.
      Cultural views
   4. D.
      Local customs
4. 4.

   Which of the following is true?

   1. A.
      Reader’s Digest is the name of a newspaper
   2. B.
      Reader’s Digest is big and not easy to carry
   3. C.
      Reader’s Digest can open people’s eyes
   4. D.
      Reader’s Digest is still a family business today

____________ does it take her to get to school?

A、How many time            B、How long                C、How far

完形填空 (共15小題；每小題l分，計15分)

Everybody wants a new start for a new school year. So, students often go back-to-school shopping. They buy___1___and shoes. But, the story is not so easy.

"Mum, I want this pair of shoes!"

"Dear! Those are 900 yuan! That is too __2___ !"

"But all the boys in my class wear this brand (牌子)!"

So the real story is: Kids___3____to catch up with school fashion.

Chinese students __4___ uniforms at school. Parents think all the kids look the same, but _5___ know the differences. The "rich" kids wear amazing watches, ride good __6___ and use cool pencil cases. They show off their expensive things to __7__ kids. Then everyone else wants them too. For example, some "rich" kids use a pencil box that __8___1,000 yuan! It not only holds pencils, but also has a thermometer (溫度計), a compass (指南針), a music box and even games in it! But think about it. Do you really need ____9___ a special pencil box? What can you do with a compass ___10____a thermometer in class? They only distract (分散注意) you.

As for these "rich" kids, they are not rich at all. __11___ parents buy them all their cool things. They may have an advantage（優勢）now, ____12___ it won't last forever. If you want to show off ___13___ money you have, you have to make it yourself first. So, study hard. You will get a great job in the future.

Parents should also learn __14____to refuse (拒絕) their kids' demands (要求). They should __15__their kids: as students, what is really important is not school fashion but good school grades.

1.                                  A．pictures    B．school things

C．computer games                   D．food and drinks

2.                A．expensive       B．cheap          C．ugly D．nice

3.                A．hate           B．give up         C．want D．get

4.                A．put on         B．take off         C．buy  D．wear

5.                A．kids           B．fathers         C．mothers  D．people

6.                A．cars           B．bicycles         C．MP3 D．CDs

7.                A．another        B．the others       C．others    D．other

8.                A．pays           B．costs           C．spends   D．buys

9.                A．so             B．such           C．as   D．like

10.               A．and           B．but            C．or    D．though

11.               A．His            B．Her            C．Their D．Your

12.               A．but            B．because        C．if D．for

13.               A．how many      B．how much      C．how long  D．how often

14.               A．how           B．what           C．why  D．where

15.               A．say            B．talk            C．speak D．tell