Welcome to the Amazing Kids Website! Here you can read about clever children all over the world.

Gina, who is thirteen years old, got the first prize in the “Young Cook of the Year” competition and is now writing her own recipe(烹飪) book for kids. “ I want it to be fun to read and easy enough for children to use,” she says. Gina learned by observing(觀察) her father, who’s also good at cooking, in the kitchen. She wants to encourage other children to cook because “everyone needs to eat, so it’s a skill that always be useful!”

Fourteen-year-old Bren used to love running until he had a serious car accident three years ago. He lost part of one leg and didn’t even expect to walk again. Now he’s an athlete who has recently completed a marathon. “ After my accident I wanted to give up,” he says, “ But now I’m happy to be alive and able continue running.”

Helga has always been good at science, but she thought it was too difficult to become an inventor. Then she heard about an accident that had happened when a car hit a train in her town. “That gave me an idea,” says the clever sixteen-year-old girl. It took her over a year to invent a special machine that tells car drivers when a train is coming. One company is already interested in selling it, so it may be in the shops soon!

54. How is Gina trying to encourage other children to cook?

   A. By observing her father.                B. By writing a recipe book for kids.

   C. By giving them delicious food to eat.      D. By getting the first prize in the competition.

55. Why is it surprising that Bren is an athlete?

   A. Because he can’t walk.                 B. Because he lost part of one leg.

   C. Because he gave up running.             D. Because he used to love running.

56. Which of the following is TRUE about Helga?

   A. She saw a car hit a train in her town.          B. She sold special machines to car drivers.

   C. She invented a special machine for car drivers.  D. It is impossible for her to become an inventor.

57. Which would be the best title for the passage?

   A. Amazing Kids, Special Abilities           B. How to be a Good Student

   C. Different People, Different Ideas           D. How to Get Living Skills

Once upon a time, there lived a rich man. He had a servant (仆人). He and the servant loved wine and good food very much. Each time the rich man left his home, the servant would drink the wine and eat up all the nice food in the house. The rich man knew what his servant did, but he had never caught his servant doing that.
　　One morning, when he left home, he said to the servant, “Here are two bottles of poison (毒藥) and some nice food in the house. You must take good care of them.” With these words, he went out.
　　But the servant knew that the rich man had said was untrue. After the rich man was away from his home, he enjoyed a nice meal. Because he drank too much, he was drunk and fell to the ground. When the rich man came back, he couldn’t find his food and his wine. He became very angry. He woke the servant up. But the servant told his story very well. He said a cat had eaten up everything. He was afraid to be punished（懲罰）, so he drank the poison to kill himself.
(　　 )56.In the story, _______ liked wine and good food very much.
A. the rich man 　　B. the servant 　　C. both A and B 　　D. neither A and B
(　　 )57.The rich man knew that it was _______ that drank the wine and ate up all the nice food.
　　 A. the cat 　　 　　B. himself 　　　　　 C. nobody 　　　　D. the servant
(　　 )58.The rich told the servant that there was poison in the two bottles, because ________.
　　 A. there was in fact poison in the bottles
　　 B. he did not want the servant to drink his wine
　 　C. he wanted to kill the cat
　 　D. he wanted to kill the servant
(　　 )59.In fact, _______ ate all the nice food and drank the wine.
　　 A. the servant 　　 　　　 B. cat 　　　 C. the rich man 　 D. nobody
( 　 )60.From the story, we know that the servant is very _______.
　 　A. lazy 　　　　 　 　　　 B. bad 　　　　　　 C. clever 　　　　　 D. kind

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Today is Saturday. It’s sunny and warm. Many children from No. 1 Middle School are at the Old People’s Home. Now, they’re helping the old people.
Look! Li Min and Zhan Ran are cleaning the windows. Ma Lan and Liu Qian are washing clothes.
What’s Li Na doing over there? Many old people are clapping their hands(鼓掌)for her. Oh,  she’s singing for them. Her song is really beautiful. And where’s the American boy, Tom? He likes helping others and he often comes here. Listen! Who’s speaking English? It’s Tom. He’s teaching two old people to speak English.
All the children and the old people are very happy. “We are happy when we help others, ” says Tom. 
【小題1】How’s the weather today?

A．It’s snowy.	B．It’s windy.
C．It’s Saturday.	D．It’s sunny and warm.

【小題2】How many children in the passage?

A．Three.

B．Four.

C．Five.

D．Six.

【小題3】The old people are clapping hands, because Li Na sings ________. 

A．very well	B．very badly
C．really beautiful	D．very good

【小題4】Where is Tom from?

A．the United Kingdom

B．the United States

C．China.

D．The Old People’s Home.

【小題5】What is Tom doing?

A．He is singing English songs.

B．He is teaching English.

C．He is washing clothes.

D．He is cleaning the windows.

It’s never easy to admit（承認(rèn)）you are in the wrong. We all 1 to know the art of apology（道歉）. Think how often you’ve done wrong. Then count how many 2 you’ve expressed clearly you were 3 . You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do 4 about it.

A doctor friend, Mr Lieb, told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs: headaches, heart trouble and insomnia（失眠癥）. 5 some careful exams, Mr Lieb found nothing wrong with him and said, “If you don’t tell me what’s 6 you, I can’t help you”.

The man admitted he was cheating（騙�。� his brother of his inheritance（遺產(chǎn)）. Then and there the clever doctor 7 the man write to his brother and 8 his money. As soon as the letter was put into the post box, the man suddenly cried.“Thank you ,” he said to the doctor, “I think I’ve got well.”

An apology can not only save a broken relationship（關(guān)系）, but also make it 9 . If you can think of someone who should be 10 an apology from you, do something about in right now.

1.                A．decide 　　 　  B．have           C．need 　　　  D．try

 

2.                A．mistakes 　　   B．people         C．ways D．times

 

3.                A．sorry 　　　    B．weak           C．sad 　　　    D．wrong

 

4.                A．something 　    B．a(chǎn)nything        C．nothing　　   D．everything

 

5.                A．Before 　　　   B．After           C．Till 　　　    D．Since

 

6.                A．hurting 　　    B．changing        C．touching　    D．worrying

 

7.                A．made 　　　    B．helped         C．let　　　　   D．saw

 

8.                A．gave 　　　    B．kept           C．returned 　   D．paid

 

9.                A．newer 　　　   B．worse          C．harder　　    D．stronger

 

10.               A．received 　　   B．given          C．known 　　    D．forgotten

 

 

There was once a millionaire(百萬富翁).He loved money more      anything else in the world. He didn’t know exactly how       he had. So he asked a little girl to count(數(shù))        his money for him. It        the little girl six days to count his money. When she told the millionaire       he had forty-two million dollars, he was very glad       asked, “How much pay do you want ?”He     that she was only a child, he could cheat(騙) her.

    The little girl said, “Well, I worked      six days, so I think you _    pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that,       give me the amount(數(shù)量) you gave the day before multiplied (乘)by itself.”

    The millionaire thought that in this way he would only had to give her very few dollars. What a _    _ little girl! So he immediately(立刻) asked his lawyer to make a contract (條約). He was afraid that she would change _ ___.

On the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, __    pennies. He did what he had planned. And on the sixth day the foolish(愚蠢) millionaire      to give the clever little girl all his money.

  At last, it was more than he had .Do you know why? If you have       in it, you may try to work out this math problem..

1.A. as          B. so         C. than        D. then

2.A. many       B. much       C. often        D. far

3.A. both        B. some       C. most        D. all

4.A. cost        B. spent       C. used         D. took

5.A. that        B. what        C. how         D. if

6.A. and        B. but         C. so           D. or

7.A. asked      B. thought      C. told        D. spoke

8.A. in         B. on          C. for          D. at

9.A. had to      B. need        C. should       D. must

10.A. still       B. just         C. really       D. finally

11.A. kind       B. foolish      C. lovely       D. clever

12.A. his plan    B. her life      C. his place     D. her mind

13.A. two       B. four         C. six         D. eight

14.A. need      B. had         C. must        D. may

15.A. interest    B. interested    C. interesting    D. interests