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y couldn’t he? “Stand straight, stand tall,” he would remind himself. Thanks to the help of a loyal and trusting friend, my grandfather gained a jewelry booth on Canal Street, New York City .He once told me how nervous he was on that first day of work. He was not only trying to learn this tough new business, but also a new language. To his surprise, the men in neighboring booths— who could have taken advantage of him— offered their help and advice. Within months, my grandfather was manding his spot behind the counter, selling diamonds and cultured pearls as if he’d been doing it his whole life. Stand straight and stand tall. In later years, my grandfather would take both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings. As he stood with each of them, he thought about their new beginnings, and of the adventures and journeys they would experience together .He also thought about the children who would one day carry on his family name. I am so proud to be one of those children. Listening to my grandfather’s remarkable experiences has changed the way I view my own life. 24. Which is the correct order of the things that happened in the passage? a. My grandfather took both my mother and her sister down the aisle at their weddings. b. World War II broke out in Europe. c. My grandfather went to America. d. My grandfather began to run his diamond business. e. The men in neighboring booths helped him. A. b, c, a ,d, e B. b, c,d ,e ,a C. b, c ,e , a ,d D. c, b ,e ,d ,a 25. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. My grandfather was a soldier during World War II. B. My grandfather went to America by sea. C. My grandfather had been doing a jewelry business his whole life. D. My grandfather ran his business successfully. 26. Grandpa probably inspired his grandchildren in time of trouble by saying “_______ ”. A. A friend in need is a friend indeed B. God help those who help themselves C. Stand straight , stand tall D. Practice makes perfect 27. It can be concluded that____________ . A. Grandpa never lost heart in time of hardships B. Grandpa never threw doubt upon his fate C. Grandpa was born to be a businessman D. Grandpa didn’t live up to his friend’s expectations C Are you carrying too much on your back to school? I’m sure lots of your age will say “Yes”. Not only the students in China have this problem, but children in the United States also have heavy school bags. Doctors are starting to worry about that younger and younger students are having problems as a result of school bags being too heavy for them.“It’s hard for me to go upstairs with my bag because it’s so heavy,” said Rich Hammond, an 11 yearold student in the US. Rich is among students who have mon school bags with two straps (帶子 ) to carry them, but many other choose rolling (轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)的 ) bags. But even with rolling bags, getting up stairs and houses is still a problem for children. Many of them have hurt backs and necks because of the heavy school bags. But how much is too much? Doctors say students should carry no more than 10% to 15% of their own body weight. Scott Bautch, a black doctor, said children under Grade 4 should stay with 10%. But it is also important that older children don’t stay with over 15%, because their bodies are still growing. “Children are losing their balance and falling down with their school bags,” he said. Parents and teachers are starting to tell children to only take home library books that they will be reading at night. Some teachers are using pieces of paper or thin workbooks for students to take home. One of the best answers is, as some children said, to have no homework at all. 28. From the passage we can learn that ________. A. only children in China carry too heavy school bags B. children in other countries don’t carry too heavy school bags C. both children in China and the US carry too heavy school bags D. only children in the US carry too heav