I found a website that has changed my life for the better. The website is wishuponahero.com and it is all about people helping others, not expecting anything in return.
I am a single mom with a son. My son’s 12th birthday was on October 29th, 2007. Knowing that I didn’t have money to buy him a birthday gift had broken my heart. So I decided to post a wish on wishuponahero.com for people to send my son birthday cards.
Many cards just started coming and my little son was very excited and this went on for about three weeks. The smile on his face and the sparkle (閃光) in his eyes brought me to tears.
Then, in the end of November, he started thinking about Christmas and he already knew that there would not be a tree for him because we didn’t have enough money. However, it didn’t matter to him. All he talked about was how much he wanted to make other children smile. So he decided that what he wanted to do was earn money to buy Christmas cards and send them to other children from poor families. My son went out daily and raked (耙) leaves and walked some dogs to make money. Not only did he buy cards, but he also made enough money to buy all the stamps and lollipops (棒棒糖) to be sent with the cards. He sent out about 100 cards. Doing this brought him that same smile and sparkle in his eyes as did the birthday cards that he received.
小題1:The single mother posted a wish on wishuponahero.com because _______________.
A．she wanted to buy her son a card on the website
B．she wanted to get something for free
C．she hoped that people could help her
D．she thought her son would like the website very much
小題2:What did the son think of his birthday cards on October 29th, 2007?
A．Disappointing. B．Exciting.
C．Cheap.D．Poor.
小題3:What can we conclude from the story?
A．Surfing the Internet is of great use.
B．One should take care of his children.
C．People can ask for help from wishuponahero.com.
D．Learning to give makes one’s life more meaningful.
       
小題1:C
小題1:B
小題1:D
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So it is with all of our relationships．The trust factor is vital for relationships to develop．Think of one of your fondest memories, and you will no doubt find a remarkable relationship at its center--one with a spiritual quality that shines outward from the heart．
Time together, caring acts, and unconditional love build trust．I suggest that we each spend plenty of time with our personal "Pinoechio lamps"--those special ways that we choose to strengthen our relationships．
Relationships take time to develop and maintain．It is not always easy, but the results are priceless．"Nights by a Pinoechio lamp", wherever those might be for you, will create enduring relationships of golden "life stuff", spiritual gifts that no one can take away．
小題1:The underlined words in the third paragraph refer to all EXCEPT ______．
A．hands' shadow dancing on the wall
B．reading bed stories
C．sharing each other's tragedy
D．praying to the angels for goodnight
小題2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?
A．The author thinks the relationship with his daughter is so simple that he can't describe with plenty of words．
B．If you take time to attempt to build relationship, you will find it easy to get the satisfactory results．
C．Plant the spirit of trust into others and you will create valuable memories for each other．
D．It's not worth spending time developing relationship if you meet the failure at last．
小題3:Why does the author write the passage?
A．To recall his fondest memories．
B．To stress the importance of trust in building relationships．
C．To explain how to create valuable memories．
D．To tell the readers how to educate children．
小題4:Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?
A．Life Stuff Of Your Own
B．Nights by a Pinocchio Lamp
C．Unconditional gifts---Love
D．A spiritual quality shining outward from the heart

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