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ent has also been learning about cancer and raising money for his best friend Zac after learning how expensive his chemotherapy is. He made more than 20 scarves and sold them. He raised more than $200 in total. Zac’s mum is thankful that her son has such an amazing friend. When he was asked what friendship was, Vincent looked at his friend Zac and answered, “It’s a beautiful thing.” ( )31. What happened to Zac? A. He lost his left leg. B. He was sick. C. He was hurt badly. D. He lost his family. ( )32. What does the underlined word “shave” mean in Chinese? A.剃光 B.剪短 C.染 D.燙 ( )33. To help Zac, Vincent raised money by . A. cutting off his hair and selling it B. selling cookies after school C. making scarves and selling them D. asking other people for help ( )34. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Vincent has raised $100 so far. B. Zac feels very lonely at school. C. Zac has a truly good friend Vincent. D. Vincent made more than 200 scarves. ( )35. The passage is mainly about . A. honesty B. courage C. ambition D. friendship ( B) If you have no special plans for your holidays, why not spend your time helping others? Don’t listen to people who say the young people today often think only of themselves. It’s not true at all. More and more people in the USA volunteer to spend their school holidays working for others. And they don’t do it for money. Here are some of their stories. Alice Hamilton, 17 I’m going to help the Forest Centre build new hiking paths in the mountains. It’s going to be terrific— I’ll spend the whole summer living in the tent and breathing the 6 clean mountain air. I’m going to sleep under the stars. It’ll be a nice sport, and I’ll be able to do something good at the same time. Jason Moore,18 This summer, I’m going to volunteer with Special House Program. They build go od, lowcost houses and sell them to families that are not very rich. They’ll teach me what to do, so I’ll help people and also have a chance to learn how to build houses. Trish Anderson, 16 I’m going to teach kids who have trouble reading. I’ll work for a program called Reading For Life. Every day, I’m going to help kids choose and read books that they like. I want to be a teacher and I love children and reading, so this is going to be a great experience for me. ( )36. Young people in the USA volunteer to spend helping others. A. school holidays B. Weekdays C. every morning D. every afternoon ( )37. What does Alice volunteer to do in summer? A. To breathe the clean mountain air. B. To spend the whole summer living in the tent. C. To sleep under the stars. D. To help build new hiking paths in the mountain. ( )38. From the passage, we know that Special House Program helps . A. children in poor families B. workers who build houses C. poor families can’t afford houses D. build hiking paths ( )39. wants to be a teacher. A. Alice Hamilton B. Jason Moore C. Trish Anderson D. none of them ( )40. Which is the most possible title for this passage? A. Reading for life. B. A Special House Program. C. The Forest Centre. D. Young American 7 Volunteers. ( C) Mr. and Mrs. Turner live outside a small town. They have a big farm and they are always busy working on it. Their son, Peter, studied at a middle school. The young man studied hard and did well in his lessons. It made them happy. Last month Pet