A young, dark haired woman appeared in the doorway.
"Good morning, children! My name is Mrs. Murray. I am replacing your regular teacher," she said, as
she wrote her name on the blackboard. "I will enjoy getting to know each of you personally, over the
next few months."
The children in the class remained silent, as this was totally unexpected.
"Come on, someone say something," she thought nervously. The children were too quiet.
"This probably won't last long," she thought, smiling kindly at them. Grade Three students were normally
very lively and seldom, if ever silent. "If you have problems, please come to me. I will help you."
The children gradually began to relax, but not one of them spoke.
"How can I get them to accept me?" she wondered. Suddenly, she had an idea.
"Your first homework will be to write a new song. To make it even more exciting, challenging and fun for
everyone, it must be a new love song for Valentine's Day. The winner will be awarded a prize, at our class party."
The children looked amazed, but pleased.
"You may sing your new song, or play it with a musical instrument."
As if something had suddenly awakened the children, the silence in the room ended suddenly.
"A love song?" a boy asked, smiling sweetly, at his new teacher.  [來(lái)源:Zxxk.Com]
"We each have to write one," said a dark haired girl, "We never had to do that before."
"And perform it too!" a red haired boy responded, laughing aloud. "I love it! Me, sing a love song?"  
"Want to know what the first prize will be?"
Immediately, every hand in the room went up.
Mrs. Murray reached into her handbag and pulled out a harmonica(口琴).
"What do you think of this?" She waited.
"I am also a music teacher, so I will be able to help you write your new love songs." added Mrs. Murray,
smiling at her new students. Obviously, her smile and intelligent idea about the homework impressed every student in the class.

1. The children remained silent at the beginning because __________.
A. they missed their former teacher
B. they were surprised at the situation
C. they didn't know the teacher's name
D. they were not allowed to speak in class

2. We can learn from the passage that __________.
A. children in the class liked to write their own love songs
B. most children in the class were good at performing music
C. it was the prize that made the students accept their new teacher
D. the students in this class are not as active as other Grade Three students

3. Which of the following words can best describe Mrs. Murray?
A. Kind and curious.
B. Helpful and clever.
C. Faithful and honest.
D. Patient and humorous.  

     Galaxy saw a man and a woman who communicated with the sign language at the train station when
she was on the way home one evening. She noticed that the woman asked the man for the direction. He
told her that he did not know. Galaxy decided to help them. She had learned the sign language when she
served as a volunteer in the deaf and mute（聾�。﹕chool. Then she showed the woman the direction
and left her email address to them in case they needed her help later.     
     She received an email from that man the next day. Kazrim was his name. Galaxy replied his mail
sincerely. They both started chatting online soon after and began seeing each other. Although they only
communicated with the sign language, it never bothered her.     
     Galaxy was fond of him gradually. Obviously, Kazrim was the same too. He presented Galaxy with
a bunch of sunflowers and asked her sincerely, "Are you willing to be my girlfriend?" Galaxy was
pleasantly surprised. She requested him to give her some time to persuade her parents.     
     As she had expected, her parents were very angry after they had learned of their love story. Galaxy
explained, "Kazrim is an excellent and a very optimistic person. He has a very positive attitude towards
life and work. He cares for others always. He is 100％ better than the normal. Moreover, the mute is
still a human. He should possess a perfect and wonderful love."   
     Her parents asked to see him, then. The very worried Galaxy took Kazrim home a few days later.
When they were on the train, Kazrim told her, "I'm going to tell your parents I’ll be looking after you
well with all my life!" Galaxy was deeply moved.     
     As soon as they had entered the house, Galaxy introduced him to her parents. She said, "This is
Kazrim." Just right after her speech, an unbelievable thing happened. Kazrim threw the gift away and
held her in his arms tightly.     
     He said, "YOU CAN TALK?" It was the same question that Galaxy wanted to ask, too. The four
people were shocked all of a sudden. As a matter of fact, Kazrim always believed that Galaxy was a
mute and he still fell in love with her deeply.

1. How did Galaxy and Kazrim get to know each other?

A. They were introduced to each other.
B. They met each other by chance.
C. They once studied at the same university.
D. They both served in a special needs school.

2. How did Galaxy probably communicate with Kazrim before she took him home?

A. Writing words on paper.  
B. Speaking her native language.
C. Judging from his expression.
D. Using the sign language.

3. What did Galaxy expect her parents to do?

A. To have a talk with Kazrim.
B. To prepare for her marriage.
C. To accept Kazrim as her boyfriend.
D. To treat Kazrim as a normal man.

4. What can we learn about the two young people from the passage?

A. They mistook each other for being mutes.
B. They cheated each other to win love.
C. They fell in love at the first sight.
D. They ignored the anger of Galaxy's parents.

     Grandpa Nybakken loved life-especially when he could play a trick on somebody. At those times,
his large Norwegian frame shook with laughter while he pretended innocent surprise, exclaiming, "Oh,
forevermore!" But on a cold Saturday in downtown Chicago, Grandpa felt that God played a trick on
him, and grandpa wasn't laughing.
     Grandpa worked as a carpenter. On this particular day, he was building some boxes for the clothes
his church was sending to an orphanage abroad. On his way home, he reached into his shirt pocket to
find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back
to the church.His search proved fruitless.
     Suddenly, he realized what had happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and
fallen into one of the boxes, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses were heading for China!
The Great Depression was at its height, and Grandpa had six children. He had spent twenty dollars for
those glasses that very morning.
     "It's not fair," he told God as he drove home in frustration. "I've been very faithful in giving of my time
and money to your work, and now this."
     Several months later, the director of the orphanage was on vacation in the United States.He wanted
to visit all the churches that supported him, so he came to speak on Sunday night at my grandfather's
small church in Chicago.Grandpa and his family sat in their usual seats among the small congregation
(教堂會(huì)眾).
     "But most of all," he said, "I must thank you for the glasses you sent last year."
     "Even if I had the money, there was simply no way of replacing those glasses.Along with not being
able to see well, I experienced headaches every day, so my co-workers and I were much in prayer
about this.Then your boxes arrived.When my staff removed the covers, they found a pair of glasses
lying on the top." After a long pause, he continued, "Folks, when I tried on the glasses, it was as though
they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!"
     The people listened, happy for the amazing glasses.But the director surely must have confused their
church with another, they thought, there were no glasses on their list of items to be sent overseas.
     But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the
Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.