Early this month, on the Egyptian-Israeli border not far from her hometown, a series of bombings killed 35 people and injured more than 160. Despite the attack, life quickly returned to normal. Living under the threat of attack is normal here.
Israel teenagers’ interests are not very different from others’. “Low-cut jeans（低腰牛仔褲）and miniskirts are very in,”said Hinanit, an 18-year-old teenager.
“You cannot let the fighting control what you do and don’t do. Of course I am scared sometimes, but I still go out and have fun. Yon always have to be careful, and things are probably more dangerous now, but I still love Israel. It is my home, and I would not leave it for anything!” Cohen said.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian boy named Bilal lies in a hospital bed, with his friends round, praying for his life. He has been in a coma（昏迷）since Israeli soldiers shot him on his way to school last month. In this recent military action, Israeli soldiers have killed at least 83 Palestinians, including 24 children.
Palestinian children lead a dangerous life under the watchful eyes of Israeli soldiers. Israel presents them as terrorists（恐怖分子）and faceless stone throwers. Many Palestinian children have been driven away from homes into crowded and hungry refugee camps with their families. “Even if we are surrounded by Israeli soldiers and have no food, we will stand and defend our country,” said Fatima Al-Aidi，a 13-year-old teenager, who lost a friend in Israel’s recent attack. “I hope to carry a lot of weapons and take my revenge（報復）one day. I hope the day comes when the enemy leaves Palestine.”
小題1:The underlined sentence “Despite the attack, life quickly returned to normal” means “     ”.
A．Life has returned to normal as a result of the attack
B．Life remains normal even if there was an attack
C．Life has returned to normal, although there was an attack
D．If there is not the attack, life will return to normal
小題2:Cohen’s words suggests that she        .
A．is living in horrorB．is peace-loving
C．wants to join the armyD．doesn’t let fighting change her life
小題3:How does Israel think of Palestinian children? They are______
A．lovelyB．smartC．friendlyD．dangerous
小題4:What can we learn from what Fatima Al-Aidi said?
A．He was in poor health.
B．he hated Israeli soldiers.
C．He was eager to invent some other weapons to attack Israel.
D．He wishes more help to be given.
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Step 1 On a note card or piece of paper, write down the subject that you are interested in. Just get the main idea down. For example, you might write:

Discover more about dinosaurs.

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