【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 2 children in Africa die． That is 3 they have diseases or don39。t have enough to 4 ． There are two main reasons for this． First， there are no jobs for the children39。s parents， so they have no money to buy food or 5 ． Second， the governments in 6 African countries do not have the money to take care of poor people． Most African countries are poor． The 1and is not good for growing plants and the 7 is also bad for farming． The anization we are trying to help， the Feed Africa Fund， spends a lot of money every year on food for people in Africa . The money es from people 8 you— kind and generous (慷慨，大方 ) people who do not want to see children die from hunger． Just one dollar can buy enough rice or coin to 9 a family of four for three days． How much do you spend on food every day? Ten dollars ? Twenty dollars ? I am sure you can spend a little 10 on your own food so that you have a few dollars for the Feed Africa Fund． Ladies and gentlemen． we will now take a collection． Please be generous． Thank you． 1． A． borrow B． raise C． pay D． 1end 2． A． hundred B． hundred of C． hundreds of D． thousand 3． A． because B． so C． therefore D． why 4． A． eat B． sleep C． play D． drink 5． A． clothes B． medicine C． houses D． toys 6． A． many B． much C． few D． 1ittle 7． A． rain B． weather C． sun D． moon 8． A． and B． as C． 1ike D． of 9． A． feed B． build C． develop D． anize 10． A． more B． few C． 1ess D． 1ittle （ 8） Last spring I was walking in a park． A short distance ahead of me was a mom and her threeyearold 1 ． The little girl was holding a string (細(xì)繩 ) that was attached to a helium balloon． All of a sudden， a 2 wind took the balloon from the little girl． I thought she would scream and cry． But， no! As the little girl turned to watch her balloon 3 into the sky，she cheerfully shouted，“ Wow!” I didn39。t realize it at that moment． But that little girl had taught me 4 ． Later that day． I 5 a phone call from a person with news of an unexpected problem． I felt like saying，“ Oh no， what should we do?” But 6 that little girl． I found myself saying：“ Wow， that39。s interesting! How can I help you?” One thing39。s for sure— life39。s always going to put us 7 balance with things we don39。t expect． However， how we respond (反應(yīng) ) to them is our 8 ． We can choose to be frustrated or fascinated (著迷的 )． No matter what the situation is， a fascinated“ Wow!” will always beat a (n) 9 “ Oh， no．”So the next time you experience one of life39。s unexpected guests， remember that little girl and make it a“ Wow!” experience． The“ Wow!” response 10 works． 1． A． son B． cousin C． daughter D． sister 2． A． soft B． heavy C． strange D． strong 3． A． walk B． rise C． jump D． run 4． A． anything B． nothing C． everything D． something 5． A． took B． received C． gave D． accepted 6． A． thinking B． memorizing C． remembering D． discussing 7． A． off B． into C． on D． in 8． A． problem B． choice C． business D． work 9． A． exciting B． different C． frustrated D． helpful 10． A． sometimes B． always C． seldom D． hardly （ 9） Madison Glinski is young， but she is famous because she often raises l and helps many people in need。 Last year， Madison made a New Year39。s resolution to help poor children． She decided to raise ￡ 500 for a children39。s hospital． 2 did she raise the money? She came up with an 3 ． She thought she could play the violin very well． So she planned to raise money by playing the violin。 Madison went to the street and began to 4 there。 Some people passed by her and asked her why she played the violin there． After they knew about her resolution， they 5 some money without hesitation． Soon she raised ￡ 500 6 ． Madison wanted to raise 7 money for people in need。 She tried some different ways to raise money． Madison once collected old things from her friends and neighbors， She made some money 8 selling them． With the money。 she 9 lots of toys， shoes and clothes for the poor children in Africa． Madison also started a JustGiving page on the Inter． She 10 more people to donate money online． She believed that she could help more people。 1． A． toys B． clothes C． shoes D． money 2． A． Which B． When C． Why D． How 3． A． opinion B． idea C． article D． exam 4． A． cry B． run C． perform D． stand 5． A． put away B． gave away C． ran away D． went away 6． A． clearly B． successfully C． 1oudly D． carefully 7． A． more B． less C． better D． worse 8． A． from B． by C． with D． through 9． A． sold B． bought C． borrowed D． collected 10． A． encouraged B． refused C． stopped D． regretted （ 10） A tired traveler was riding his horse the whole day l he saw a shady grove (小樹林 ) of trees． He 2 the horse and after letting the horse eat the grass nearby， he lay down under a shady tree． After a few hours， the traveler woke up and saw that his horse was 3 。 He searched around the grove but could not 4 his horse． He saw a strong stick lying on the gro