【正文】 11 – year – old child whose days are often spent washing clothes, looking after a baby, working hard in the fields.Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched life slip away (消失) from her father and little brother and sister because the family is too poor to see a doctor.Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pastora, these are the real life.Maria would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother, now alone, needs her badly at home. Chances are Maria will grow up without any schooling. What will be her future? In many ways, it will be disastrous (災(zāi)難性的).But for just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor (資助) a child like Maria. Show her that somewhere, someone cares about her. Through Save the “Children”, you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria. To help Maria most, your money is put together with that of other sponsors, so hardworking people can help themselves. Build a school … a hospital … bring in clean water. This is what “Save the Children” has been about since 1932.For you there are many rewards. Have the chance to write to or hear from your sponsored child. Receive photos or progress reports. Know you are reaching out to another person. Not with a handout, but a hand up. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria and her village.It can make such a difference … in her life and yours. For the children, David L. Guyer somebody’s diary B.a progress report D. a story book( ) 7. What is Maria’s most serious problem? A.Hard work has made her suffer a lot. D. Her mother needs her badly at home.( ) 8. What is “Save the Children”?B. An office of the government to collect money. D. A group who works for children in poor places. ( ) 9. The last sentence in the letter means _________. .B. what you give is more than what you takeD. Maria and you can help each other at school七、從方框內(nèi)選擇合適的詞或短語，并用其正確形式填空，完成句子。 On the one hand fit … into … ask ... for … be angry with all kinds of borrow … from … plain about 1. When you lose your way in the city, you can ___________ the policemen ___________ help.2. — How did Susan get so much money? — She ___________ it ___________ her best friend.3. My father ___________________ me, because I failed the math test. 4. ___________________, I have no time。(共7分，每小題1分)1. I think he should ___________ (write) him a letter. 2. The books are ___________ (color).3. I would like to give you some ___________ (advice). 4. They finished all the work by ___________ (they) last night.5. My brother was not at home last night. He ___________ (invite) to a birthday party. 6. Parents should give their children more time and _________ (free) to relax.7. Today many children are under too much __________ (press). 九、完成句子。 1．他們怎么啦？ It’s not easy to ___________ ___________ _________