【正文】 erful service, and now she is “in her sunset years’* in her service at the library. Sweetie has a special resting carpet behind the scenes in the Children’s Area, so that she can refresh herself with fresh water and some food when she is tired and hungry. This is Sweetie’s third summer that she has been the “regular” partner. On Fridays from 2 pm? 4 pm, Sweetie is ready to listen and act as n devoted partner. 24. What do we know about Sweetie? A. She is stupid. B. She dislikes children. C. She likes playing tricks on people. D. She is a good listener. 25. How did the boy feel when Sweetie listened to him reading? A. Frightened. B. Happy. C. Confused. D. Upset. 26. What does the underlined word “giggling” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Crying loudly. B. Keeping silently. C. Speaking in a rude way. D. Laughing in a silly way. 27. Which of the following can best describe Sweetie? A. Friendly. B. Lazy. C. Honest. D. Violent. C On Monday, April 17, 2017, a unique partnership between Saint Agatha and Phalanx Family Services began. Saint Agatha is a primary school and day care program. Phalanx Family Services is a fullservice, nonprofit (非 盈 利的 ) anization offering various programming for inneed families living in Chicago. Thirteen inschool youths, between the ages of 16? 18, started training as young reporters in an eightweek camp anized by the two anizations. The program is designed to teach them how to bee city reporters. After pleting the program successfully, they will receive a job reporting for one of nine online news about the project. The very thought of 13 youths’ improving reading and writing levels and hunting for career opportunities in journalism (新聞業(yè) ) is exciting! Imagine. Chicago youths report positive and inspiring stories about the happenings around Chicago’s black and brown munities, which are much better than frightening stories ing from local and national medium. I admire Saint Agatha and Phalanx Family Services for training youths in a needed skill set. As I see it, technology has harmed youths’ reading and writing abilities. My father often says, “Youth is wasted on the young. “It sounds like the wisdom of the old. But Saint Agatha offers training and the opportunity for youths to take an active part in reporting the happenings and events they experience day to day in order to prove students don’t waste youth. 28. What is the main purpose of the eightweek camp? A. To improve students’ inte rest in study. B. To help students bee more independent. C. To teach youths how to bee city reporters. D. To let youths know about their local culture and customs. 29. What does Saint Agatha mainly show to us? A. What our father said is right. B. Youth is not wasted by students. C. Technology harms youths’ reading and writing abilities. D. Technology provides the youth with more opportunities 30. The underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refers to “ ” . A. Youth B. Technology C. Youth is wasted on the young D. Reporting the happenings and events 31. What can be inferred from the text? A. The author is in favor of the eightweek camp. B. Phalanx Family Services is aiming to make money. C. The history of the city is mainly recorded by youths. D. The thirteen inschool youths unwillingly pleted the program. D As any person suffering from lack of sleep knows, dark circles under the eyes usually stand out after a bad night’s sleep. But why do people get these dark eye bags? The answer is both geic (that is, relating to your DNA) and environmental (a result of your everyday living, such as rubbing your eyes or getting too little sleep), said Dr. Carol Clinton, a skincare researcher in Dublin, Ohio. But “the biggest reason is genes.” Clinton told Live Science. Eye bags are generally more noticeable in people who, because of genes, hav