A woman lives in a small village. Her husband is a  1  ,but he has only a small piece of farm. He can’t get enough crops for his family. When spring comes. They have  2  to eat.

One winter, the man found a job in a town far away from his village. Before he  3 , he said to his wife, “Please take good care of the children when I am  4 . The work is heavy, but I can get some money. Then I’ll bring some  5  for you and our children. Don’t worry about me. I shall often  6  you.”

After that, the woman got a  7  from her husband every month. But as soon as she got it, she  8  to hide it in the box. She was  9  someone could see them.

“You can’t read.” One of her friends said, “Why don’t you ask someone to read them for you?”

“It doesn’t matter !” said the woman, “My husband will read them all for me when he comes back.”

（�。�⒈ A. farmer             B. doctor             C. soldier               D. driver

（　）⒉ A. everything       B. something         C. anything             D. nothing

（�。�⒊ A. slept               B. left                  C. went home         D. run away

（　）⒋ A. ill                    B. in                    C. away                 D. free

（�。�⒌ A. clothes             B. shoes               C. skirts                 D. food 

（�。�⒍ A. read for          B. write to           C. hear from           D. look after

（　）⒎ A. letter               B. box                 C. newspaper         D. book

（�。�⒏ A. wanted           B. hoped             C. hurried               D. remember

（　）⒐ A. afraid              B. sorry               C. sure                   D. glad

（�。�⒑ A. will come           B. came     C. comes    D. is coming

A woman lives in a small village. Her husband is a  1  ,but he has only a small piece of farm. He can’t get enough crops for his family. When spring comes. They have  2  to eat.

One winter, the man found a job in a town far away from his village. Before he  3 , he said to his wife, “Please take good care of the children when I am  4 . The work is heavy, but I can get some money. Then I’ll bring some  5  for you and our children. Don’t worry about me. I shall often  6  you.”

After that, the woman got a  7  from her husband every month. But as soon as she got it, she  8  to hide it in the box. She was  9  someone could see them.

“You can’t read.” One of her friends said, “Why don’t you ask someone to read them for you?”

“It doesn’t matter !” said the woman, “My husband will read them all for me when he comes back.”

（�。�⒈ A. farmer             B. doctor             C. soldier               D. driver

（�。�⒉ A. everything       B. something         C. anything             D. nothing

（　）⒊ A. slept               B. left                  C. went home         D. run away

（�。�⒋ A. ill                    B. in                    C. away                 D. free

（　）⒌ A. clothes             B. shoes               C. skirts                 D. food 

（�。�⒍ A. read for          B. write to           C. hear from           D. look after

（�。�⒎ A. letter               B. box                 C. newspaper         D. book

（�。�⒏ A. wanted           B. hoped             C. hurried               D. remember

（�。�⒐ A. afraid              B. sorry               C. sure                   D. glad

（　）⒑ A. will come           B. came     C. comes    D. is coming

Dear Students，

I am very happy to be your guest speaker today. It is a great pleasure to visit your school and to meet all of you.

I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I __46__ this job so I could travel the world，but job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes __47__. I have seen famines(饑荒)，earthquakes，poorness and death. But I have __48__ seen courage，hope and happiness.

In India，I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the __49__ and depended on themselves by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year，she was __50__ two hundred children. She clothed them，fed them and taught them. She gave them __51__.

__52__ time，I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake. In one place，I found an old lady whose house was destroyed. Her son was missing and rescue(救援) workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not __53__ hope. For four days，she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop __54__ she found her son. He was alive.

Here in China，I met a young boy who was seriously ill. He had had twenty operationsand spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be __55__，but when I met him，his smile was so warm and welcoming.

In life，we need good models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult，I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.

Dear Students，
I am very happy to be your guest speaker today. It is a great pleasure to visit your school and to meet all of you.
I would like to tell you about myself. I have been a news reporter for the past fifteen years. I __46__ this job so I could travel the world，but job has taught me many unforgettable lessons. The work is sometimes __47__. I have seen famines(饑荒)，earthquakes，poorness and death. But I have __48__ seen courage，hope and happiness.
In India，I visited a city where there were many homeless children. Some were as young as four years old. They lived in the __49__ and depended on themselves by begging or stealing. But then a wonderful lady called Rosa opened a home for them. Within one year，she was __50__ two hundred children. She clothed them，fed them and taught them. She gave them __51__.
__52__ time，I was in Turkey after a terrible earthquake. In one place，I found an old lady whose house was destroyed. Her son was missing and rescue(救援) workers said there was no chance that he was still alive. But the old lady did not __53__ hope. For four days，she moved heavy stones one at a time by herself. She did not stop __54__ she found her son. He was alive.
Here in China，I met a young boy who was seriously ill. He had had twenty operationsand spent nearly his whole life in hospital. I thought he would be __55__，but when I met him，his smile was so warm and welcoming.
In life，we need good models that we can admire and learn from. When my life is difficult，I try to remember the courage and goodness of these three people.