A small ,white envelope stuck among the branches of our Christmas tree and it has been there for the past ten years or so.
It all began because my husband Justin hated Christmas—oh, not the true meaning of Christmas.Overspending was one thing, but compared to the difficult experience of choosing gifts—running around at the last minute to get a tie for Uncle Harry and a pair of gloves for Grandma…,spending money is nothing. I felt too tired to think of any special gifts.
Knowing Justin felt the same way, I decided one year not to buy the usual shirts, sweaters, ties and so on. I reached for something special just for Justin. The inspiration came in an unusual way.
Our son Kevin, who was 12 that year, was wrestling （摔跤）at the junior level at the school he attended; and shortly before Christmas, there was a match against a team sponsored (贊助) by an inner-city church.These youngsters, dressed in such worn-out shoes that shoe strings seemed to be the only thing holding them together, while our boys were in their blue and gold uniforms and new wrestling shoes.
As the match began, I was shocked to see that the other team were wrestling without wearing helmets (頭盔) to protect their ears. Well, our boys ended up defeating them. We took every weight class.
Justin, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, “I wish just one of them could have won,” he said. “They have a lot potential (潛力) , but losing like this could take the heart out of them.” Justin loved kids—all kids, and he knew them, having coached little league football and baseball. That’s when the idea for his present came. That afternoon, I went to a local sporting goods store and bought different kinds of wrestling helmets and shoes. I sent them to inner-city church without leaving my name.
On Christmas Eve, I placed the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Justin what I had done and that was his gift from me. His smile was the brightest thing about Christmas that year and since then the envelope has become the highlight of our Christmas.
【小題1】Justin hated Christmas because _____.

A．he didn’t enjoy receiving gifts

B．he had a hard time choosing gifts

C．he spent too much money buying gifts

D．he disliked putting gifts under the Christmas tree

【小題2】We know from the passage that the team sponsored by inner-city church_____.

A．were well dressed	B．paid no attention to safety
C．feared Kevin’s team	D．couldn’t afford a helmet

【小題3】How did Justin feel about the team’s failure ?

A．Upset

B．Angry

C．Hopeless

D．Shameful

【小題4】Why did the writer send gifts to the inner-city church without leaving her name ?

A．To avoid being thanked	B．To play a joke on Justin
C．To give Justin a surprise	D．To protect her private information

【小題5】Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

A．The Church Gift	B．A Special Note
C．The White Envelope	D．A Christmas Card

3D printers are still _____ expensive for most of us ______ afford.

A．so, to             B．such, to           C．too, to            D．much, to

 

China is the country with the largest population in the world．Too many people cause too many problems such as food problem．And today，China 's population is still growing very fast，so in order to control the population，China has formulated(系統(tǒng)的提出)the policy of family planning，that is late marriage，late childbirth and having fewer healthier children．Men of 22 years old and women of 20 years old can get married．If a man of 25 or over 25 gets married to a woman of 23 or over 23，their marriage is a late marriage．Childbirth by a woman at the age of 23 or later is a late childbirth．The country encourages people to have only one child．Family planning is a useful policy to control China population．And it is still needed in China 's in the following years．

1．What is the passage about?

A. China 's population problem．     B. China 's childbirth．

C. China 's late marriage．          D. China 's family planning．

2．China has formulated the policy of family planning because     ．

       A. population problem can cause many other problems

       B. China has too many people

       C. China wants to control its population

       D. A，B and C

3．Which of the following is a late marriage?

       A. A man of 23 with a woman of 23．

B. A man of 25 with a woman of 22．

       C. A man of 26 with a woman of 23．

       D. A man of 23 with a woman of 20．

4．    can be born by most of the couples?

A. Two babies          B. Only one baby

C. One or two babies     D. Many babies

5．Family planning is      in today 's China?

       A. still needed    B. not needed    C. not good    D. not useful