21、One day in early March of 1993，Pauline and Tom Nichter and their 11-year-old son Jason，were shopping for a toy in Buena Park．Suddenly，Pauline saw a wallet lying on the floor．When she looked inside，she found $200．The family，homeless and without work，knew that could change their lives．But they took the wallet to the nearby police station and turned it in．The wallet was found to have some other pockets，and more money in-over $ 2，000! The police called the man who lost the wallet to pick it up．The man thanked the Nichters and shook their hands，but did not reward them．Luckily for the family，a TV news reporter filmed the story．People from all over the world heard the story and sent them letters，money and even jobs．A businessman even let them live in his house for free for six months．So far，the family has received over $1,000,000．Now the Nichters' future is bright．

1．What were the Nichters doing when Pauline saw a wallet?

A．They were looking for the lost wallet．         B．They were visiting a park．

C．They were doing some shopping．               D．They were walking on the street．

2．The Nichters _________．

A．were homeless                                          B．had no job

C．were poor                                              D．All of the above

3．From the reading，we know many people _________．

A．work hard to change their lives                    B．are friendly to the loser

C．are ready to help others                               D．often have good luck

4．The words “reward them” in the reading mean _________．

A．speak to the Nichters                            B．give something to the Nichters

C．pay the police                                D．meet the news reporters

20、Dear editor，

During last year's winter holiday，I went shopping with my grandmother．We saw several beggars，some of whom were disabled，which made me feel sad．Among them were old people，young people and even children! When I wanted to help them，my grandmother stopped me．She told me they were not worth showing mercy（慈悲）to because some beggars cheat（欺骗）people out of their money．Should I help them?

Yours，

Huang Wei From Yichang

Dear Huang Wei，

While I understand your grandmother's point of view，l think that just because some beggars have cheated people，but this doesn't mean you should never help any beggars．

Showing mercy and compassion（同情）to people who are not as fortunate as us is one of the kindest things we can do．

While some beggars may use dishonest means probably because they desperate for（极想得到）food and feel they had no choice but to cheat people．

It is important to be careful for your own safety．But if you want to help，you don’t necessarily have to give to beggars in the street．

Another way you can help is by donating（捐赠）money to China charity federation．Visit its website at www.chinaeharity.cn.net．

Editor

1．The two letters are most probably taken from _________．

A．a story book                                 B．an English book

C．a science book                               D．a newspaper

2．From the grandmother's words，we can learn that _________．

A．she never helped the beggars

B．she doesn't believe there are real beggars nowadays

C．she had probably been cheated by some beggars

D．she shows no pity for the poor

3．The word “fortunate” in the passage means _________．

A．lucky                B．unlucky               C．happy              D．good

4．The editor suggested that Huang Wei should _________．

A．have his own mind                                      B．follow his grandmother

C．do something for those unfortunate                     D．be careful about his own safety

19、Water is all around us．Water is in the ocean．Water is in the lakes and rivers．Water is in the air．There is more water than land on the earth．All things must have water to live．The plants must have it．The animals must have it．We must have it，too．We cannot live without drinking water．Sometimes，we do not have all the water that we need．The land will dry up without water．Sometimes，there can be too much water in the land．If it rains very，very hard，the rain water will run down the hills．It takes some of the land with it when it runs down the hills．It is called erosion when the water takes the land away．

Water on the earth will never be used up．It goes from the ocean to the air to make clouds．Then，it falls from the clouds down to the land．It runs off the land and out to the ocean again．The clouds make rain．The rain falls onto the land．Some of it goes into the ground．Some of it washes down and goes back into the ocean．Some water that falls down from the clouds is not rain．Some of it washes down and goes back into the ocean．Some water that falls down from the clouds is not rain．Some of this water is snow．The snow is made of water．Some water that is not rain or snow falls down from the clouds．Some of this water is sleet（雨夹雪）．The sleet is made of little pieces of ice．Some water that is not rain or snow or sleet falls down from the clouds．Some of this water is hail（冰雹）．The hail is made of ice balls!

1．According to the passage，we know that _________．

A．We can live without water                           B．the animals don't need water

C．Human beings can't live without water          D．only plants must have water

2．Which of the following is not made of water?

A．Snow                  B．sleet                    C．hail                      D．land

3．Erosion in the passage means _________．

A．地震            B．雪崩                           C．侵蚀                   D．霜冻

4．Which of the following shows the water cycle （循环）?

A．Water from the ocean→air→clouds→ rain→land→ocean

B．Water in the air→clouds→rain→land→hail

C．Water in the clouds→snow→land→ocean

D．Rain→land→river→ocean→storm

17、-- What does the sign  mean?      

-- It means “_________” ．

A．Turn left      B．No crossing           C．Crossroad         D．No smoking

16、_________ number of students in our school _________ more than 2000．

A．The，is             B．A，are          C．The，are             D．A，is