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It was a beautiful sunny day in a small village in Africa. I was playing with the children outside. A little boy, about 7 years old, gestured to me to follow him. He had a shy smile on his small face and said something to me.
"You want me to go to your home?" I asked. He nodded. So we went hand in hand to his home.
We went to the place where the cabbages were growing. "Piga picha" he said … "Take a picture". Then, I took a photo and showed him the photo on the camera, and he nodded.
We walked closer to the house and the little boy stood by the coffee tree. There his younger brother was picking coffee berries（咖啡豆）. "Piga picha" he said again. I took a picture quickly for his younger brother.
He then pulled me by the hand to his mother's grave（墓地）around the back of the house. "Mama Sue," he said almost in tears, "Piga picha." It was my turn to nod. I silently obeyed his simple request. "Piga picha."
A picture of a little boy at his mother's grave! That reminded me: 40 years ago, when I was 7 years old, I was also standing at my own mother's grave.
What a day!
1.What did the little boy really want the writer to do?
A. To play with him.
B. To go to his home.
C. To see his shy smile.
D. To visit the small village.
2.From the passage we know "Piga picha" means "________________".
A. take a photo
B. grow cabbages
C. pick coffee berries
D. look at the camera
3.How did the boy feel at his mother's grave?
A. Anxious.
B. Worried.
C. Happy.
D. Sad.
4.What is the best title for this article?
A. Mother's love
B. Taking photos
C. An unforgetable day
D. A small African village
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It was early morning in a small village in Kenya, Africa. Women and children were c1. heavy containers (容器) of water on their heads. They walked many miles to get the water. It was hot, and they were t2.. They could only take a few containers a day. A young British woman learned about how difficult this was for them. She wanted to help.
Who is the young woman? Her name is Emily Cummins. How did she help? She invented a water carrier for the people in Kenya.
Emily Cummins is an engineer (工程师). She designs (设计) useful products for places without many n3. resources (资源). These places often don’t have a lot of water. They also don’t have a lot of oil, coal or gas. Cummins’ products don’t use oil, coal or gas. They use other kinds of e4., such as the sun. So people can c5. to use them in the future without hurting our planet.
How did Cummins get started? As a young child in England, she loved to work with her grandfather in his workshop. He t6. her how to use his tools. He showed her how to make toys and boxes from small p7. of metal (金属).
Cummins designed her first product when she was in high school and just 15 years old. While she was s8. a high school student, Cummins designed a new kind of fridge. Why? Fridges normally use a lot of electricity. They are too e9. for many people in developing countries. Cummins’ fridge costs less money. It’s made of cheap, local materials (材料).
After leaving school, Cummins spent five months in Africa. She wanted to learn more about life there, so she volunteered at a school in Namibia. There, she could test and improve her designs. Her fridge became a great s10.! It has helped thousands of people.
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--It was a beautiful, cloudless sunny day at the end summer.
A. of B. for C. at D. from
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---What a beautiful photo!
---Thanks. It_______ in a small village in Bama.
A.has taken B. took
C. had taken D. was taken
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It was a beautiful, sunny, spring day. I had just driven my daughter to the _____ to catch an early morning flight. My sons and I then went to a fast food place for breakfast. The restaurant was at the very top of a hill. At the bottom of the hill was a stop sign so we found _____ at the end of a long line of traffic waiting.
As I looked down to the bottom of the hill, my eyes saw an elderly man standing by the stop sign. He held a cardboard sign: Need Help, Please! My heart went out to him and I _____ myself in his situation.
As car after car turned onto the road without _____ for him, but I saw a young woman walk up to him along the side of the road. She was carrying a bag full of food from the _____ I was just at. To my surprise, after she gave the food to the man, she hugged him. This _____ choice for kindness shook my heart.
By the time I reached the bottom of the hill, both the man and the lady who had helped him were gone. As I drove home the sun seemed to shine even _____ and Heaven felt a bit closer _____ Earth.
A choice is such a(n) _____ thing. It can touch a heart and change a life. Each day we are given a thousand choices. May you make all of yours for ______.
1.A. station B. stop C. airport
2.A. ourselves B. myself C. themselves
3.A. thought B. imagined C. guessed
4.A. asking B. making C. stopping
5.A. restaurant B. hotel C. home
6.A. slow B. cheap C. simple
7.A. lighter B. brighter C. darker
8.A. to B. as C. of
9.A. energetic B. active C. powerful
10.A. kindness B. illness C. happiness
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This story happened in a small mountain village. One day there was an earthquake. Nothing was destroyed and ______ was hurt. But a huge rock fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.
When the earthquake _______, many people came to the road and saw the huge rock. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the rock off the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to _______ it with ropes but nothing worked.
"Well," they all agreed, "There's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the ______. At this time a boy of 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the rock."
"You?" they shouted, "What are you talking about?" The men all ______ at the boy.
The next morning some people came into the street. One of them shouted, "The rock is gone !" More people ran out to see. It was true. The rock wasn't in the road any more. It wasn't even near the road.
"This is______," they said, "Where did it go?"
The boy stood in the street, _____, "I told you I could move it last night."
The boy walked over to where the rock had been and uncovered some earth. "I buried it," he said.
The people looked______. "You see," he said, " I dug a deep hole next to the rock and I dug a small incline （斜坡） up to the rock and the rock ran down into the hole by itself. I covered it with earth."
The crowds shouted, "What a ____ boy!" And some of them said, "Why haven't we thought of this good _____?"
1.A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody
2.A. stopped B. started C. happened D. appeared
3.A. push B. lift C. change D. pull
4.A. road B. stone C. rope D. village
5.A. looked B. laughed C. called D. pointed
6.A. heavy B. dangerous C. special D. impossible
7.A. crying B. smiling C. thinking D. lying
8.A. surprised B. sad C. happy D. relaxed
9.A. clever B. strong C. brave D. poor
10.A. boy B. hole C. story D. way
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This story happened in a small mountain village.One day there was an earthquake.Nothing was destroyed and ______ was hurt.But a huge rock fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.
When the earthquake ______，many people came to the road and saw the huge rock.Some of the strongest men tried to lift the rock ______the road.But they couldn't move it.They tried to push it but failed.They tried to ______ it with ropes but nothing worked.
“Well，” they all agreed，“There's nothing we can do about it.We'll have to change the ______．”At this time a boy of 12 years old said，“I think I can help you to move the rock.”
“You？” they shouted，“What are you talking about？”The men all ______ at the boy.
The next morning some people came into the street.One of them shouted，“The rock is ______！”More people ran out to see.It was right.The rock wasn't in the road any more.It wasn't ______ near the road.
“This is ______，”they said，“Where did it go？”
The boy stood in the street，______，“I told you I could move it last night.”
The boy walked over to where the ______ had been and uncovered some earth.“I buried it，”he said.
The people looked ______．“You see，”he said，“I dug a deep hole next to the rock and I dug a small incline(斜坡) up to the rock and the rock ______ down into the hole by itself.I covered it with earth.”
The crowds shouted，“What a ______ boy！”And some of them said，“Why haven't we thought of this good ______？”
1.A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody
2.A. stops B. started C. happened D. stopped
3.A. over B. into C. off D. onto
4.A. push B. lift C. change D. pull
5.A. road B. stone C. rope D. village
6.A. looked B. laughed C. called D. pointed
7.A. gone B. missed C. broken D. stolen
8.A. very B. quite C. even D. still
9.A. heavy B. dangerous C. special D. impossible
10.A. crying B. smiled C. thinking D. smiling
11.A. street B. town C. rock D. mountain
12.A. surprised B. sad C. happy D. relaxed
13.A. lay B. dropped C. walked D. ran
14.A. clever B. strong C. brave D. poor
15.A. boy B. hole C. story D. way
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This story happened in a small mountain village. One day there was an earthquake. Nothing was destroyed and was hurt. But a huge rock fell from a nearby mountain and stopped in the middle of the road.
When the earthquake , many people came to the road and saw the huge rock. Some of the strongest men tried to lift the rock the road. But they couldn't move it. They tried to push it but failed. They tried to it with ropes but nothing worked.
"Well," they all agreed, "There's nothing we can do about it. We'll have to change the ." At this time a boy of 12 years old said, "I think I can help you to move the rock."
"You?" they shouted, "What are you talking about?" The men all at the boy.
The next morning some people came into the street. One of them shouted, "The rock is !" More people ran out to see. It was right. The rock wasn't in the road any more. It wasn't near the road.
"This is ," they said, "Where did it go?"
The boy stood in the street, , "I told you I could move it last night."
The boy walked over to where the had been and uncovered some earth. "I buried it," he said.
The people looked . "You see," he said, " I dug a deep hole next to the rock and I dug a small incline （斜坡）up to the rock and the rock down into the hole by itself. I covered it with earth."
The crowds shouted, "What a boy!" And some of them said, "Why haven't we thought of this good ?"
1.A. somebody B. nobody C. anybody D. everybody
2.A. stops B. started C. happened D. stopped
3.A. over B. into C. off D. onto
4.A. push B. lift C. change D. pull
5.A. road B. stone C. rope D. village
6.A. looked B. laughed C. called D. pointed
7.A. gone B. missed C. broken D. stolen
8.A. very B. quite C. even D. still
9.A. heavy B. dangerous C. special D. impossible
10.A. crying B. smiled C. thinking D. smiling
11.A. street B. town C. rock D. mountain
12.A. surprised B. sad C. happy D. relaxed
13.A. lay B. dropped C. walked D. ran
14.A. clever B. strong C. brave D. poor
15.A. boy B. hole C. story D. way
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There was a farmer in a small village. One day, he had a headache. He heard that there was a famous doctor in the nearby village, so he decided to go to visit her. His neighbor told him that he had to pay the doctor five dollars for the first visit, but only one dollar for the second visit. It was cheaper.Later he came up with a good idea. Then he went to see the doctor with only one dollar
There were many sick people in the doctor's home, so the farmer had to wait. About: one hour later It was bis turn.
“Morning, doctor. I am here again. The farmer said to the doctor. And then he gave the doctor one dollar. The doctor knew this was the first time that he had been here but she wasn't angry about it. She examined(检查)him and then said, Well, sir, there is nothing serious with you. Please continue to take the medicine I gave you last time.”
1.The man wanted to go to see a doctor because of________.
A.a toothache B.a headache C.a stomachache D.a cold
2.The doctor lived in________.
A.a village B.a city C.a town D.an island
3.If the man went to visit the doctor for the second time, he could pay less________dollars.
A.one B.two C.three D.four
4.When the man said, "Morning, doctor. I'm here again. The doctor wasn't________.
A.angry B.sad C.angrily D.sadly
5.In the end. we know that________.
A.the man paid only one dollar and got some medicine.
B.the doctor gave the man some medicine last time.
C.the doctor knew the man came for the first time.
D.the doctor got very angry.
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This story happened about a hundred years ago in a small village . One day , there was an earthquake . A huge rock fell from a nearby . The rock on the main road in the village .
When the earthquake stopped , many of the villagers came out into the road and saw the rock . They decided to try to move the rock it was in the middle of the road . Some of the men in the village c
ame to try to lift the rock out of the road . no matter how they tried , they couldn’t move it . “well ,” they , “there is nothing we can do for the rock . We will have to change the course of the road .”
All the while a young boy about 12 years old was watching the men trying to move the rock . “Excuse me , sir ,” he said , “but I think I can help you the rock .” “You ?” they shouted . “What are you about ? You can’t move this rock . All of us have just tried , and even we can’t move .” The men all at the boy .
The next morning some people came into the street . One of them shouted , “The rock is gone .” It was true . The wasn’t in the road anymore . In fact , no one could see it anywhere . “This is impossible ,” they said , “Where did it go ?” The twelve – year – old boy stood in the street , . “I buried it last night ,” he said , “You see , I dug a deep next to the rock and then I dug a small incline（斜坡）up towards it . The
n I covered it with dirt .”
1.A. mountain B. corner C. tree D. table
2.A. walked B. stopped C. pulled D. cleaned
3.A. small B. large C. tiny D. fine
4.A. while B. though C. if D. since
5.A. smallest B. fattest C. strongest D. weakest
6.A. carefully B. quickly C. hard D. heavily
7.A. said B. chose C. answered D. asked
8.A. feel B. shake C. push D. move
9.A. caring B. talking C. hearing D. worrying
10.A. towards B. around C. together D. besides
11.A. at most B. at least C. at last D. at all
12.A. rushed B. laughed C. threw D. called
13.A. box B. bridge C. rock D. hill
14.A. smiling B. appearing C. playing D. begging
15.A. wall B. farm C. hole D. field
ame to try to lift the rock out of the road . no matter how 
n I covered it with dirt .”