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Learning behind the bars

　　Bobby Leonard was serving a 104-year prison sentence when he learned to read . And his illiteracy (文肓) , he now believes , was a big part of his 1 .

　　Now 42, Leonard grew up in rural Louisiana and attended 2 when he wasn't working on the family farm. Moving to Washington D. C. at age 12, he 3 refused to go to school any more. He canpleted tie seventh grade with the skills 4 of a third-grader.

　　But Leonard learned to make 5 nevertheless. “I was good in 6 because of the money I was making. ”he said. “ I was a 7 burglar(竊賊).”

　　Fairly good, but not good enough to avoid 8 and confronted (使面臨)with a shut-off from the 9 . It was because he needed to keep contact with people outside the 10 that he sought out a tutor (輔導(dǎo)教師) he hoped would write letters for him. The tutor 11 , on condition that Leonard learn to write for himself.

　　“It was just a real 12 for me learning, but the guy recognized that I had sane potential(潛能) I didn't recognize 13 .”he said. Once Leonard even hit the tutor for suggesting he was 14 . “I didn't understand the word he was using.” Leonard said. “When you can't read, your vocabulary is very 15 . That's part of the problem.”

　　Leonard 16 learn to read, however, and earned a college degree in psychology (心理學(xué)) in the dozen years 17 his being set free. In the yeas 18 , he has worded with youth and anti-death denalty(死刑) programmes and is now a volunteer with Literacy Volunteers of America.“There's truly a message of 19 . ” said Leonard, a saleasman at Lincoln Cemetery who still drives by the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary (聯(lián)邦監(jiān)獄)each day to 20 himself of his past. “I don't think any body was as bad off as I was when I started. ”

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CHINA

Coal mines claim (使…失蹤) more lives

A COAL mine blast (爆炸) in Jixi, Helongjiang, left more than 100 miners dead on Thursday .Ten mines in Jixi were ordered to stop production. The government has tried to shut down thousands of small, illegal (非法的) mines in the country that do not meet safety standards.

MIDDLE EAST

Bombers continues to kill

PALESTINIANS killed 32 Israelis in three major attacks between Tuesday and Thursday. There were two suicide bombing (自殺性爆炸) and a militant (武裝的) attack on Jewish settlement . They yielded one of the highest Israeli death tolls ( 死亡人數(shù)) in such a short period over the last two years.

CHINA

Young people stand tall

THE average height of Chinese young people has risen by 6 centimeters compared to that of 20 years ago. This year far exceeds (超過) the word’s average growth speed. A survey on health conducted by a panel(調(diào)研組) of Chinese students found the results. According to the world average level, youths get taller by 1 cm every 10 years.

CANADA

Talking about world issue (援助)

The Group of Eight (G8)—the US, Japan , Germany, Britain, France, Italy , Canada and Russia ---- will hold a summit on June26 and 27 in Kananaskis , Canada. The G8 are the richest and most powerful countries in the world. G8 leaders and some African presidents will discuss strengthening global economic growth and helping Africa. Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General, will also attend.

1. Thousands of mines have been shut because ______.

A. they have blast　　　　　　　　 B. they produced less coal　

C. they are very small and illegal　　 D. they don’t meet the safety standards

2. How many Israelis died in the three major attacks by Palestinians?

A. 23　 　　　　 B. 32　 　　　　 C.100　 　　　　　　 D. We don’t know.

3. In the last 20 years, the average growth speed of Chinese youths exceeds the world’s average level by _______.

A.1 cm　 　　　　 B.4 cm　 　　　　 C. 5 cm　 　　　　　 D. 6 cm

4. What’s the purpose of the Summit ?

A. to strengthen the global economic growth and helping some poor African countries.

B. To make these eight countries much more powerful.

C. To help some African president to strengthen their economic growth.

D. Kofi Annan will have an important speech on world issues.

5. This passage may probably taken from _______.

A. a story book　 　 B. a text book　 　 C. a newspaper　 　 D. a novel