Last October， I told my pupils in Pompton School about my plan． " I'd like you to do jobs to make some （1）　　，" I said． Then we'll buy food for someone in need．

I wanted them to experience that it's （2）　　 to give than to receive． I hoped they could experience a sense of their own ability to make a change．

Early in Thanksgiving week， the children couldn't wait to（3）　　． Before paying for the turkey and other food we chose in the supermarket， Kristine cried．

"Flowers!" And the group all ran toward the holiday （4）　　．

"You can’t eat flowers!" I said （5）　　． After all， it was helpful to buy more food．

"But Mrs． Sherlock，" came the loud （6）　　， "we want flowers．"

In the middle of the plants， there was a pot of unusually purple mums． "（7）　　 will like this one．" the children agreed．

（8）　　 the address of a poor grandmother who had lived alone for years， we set off． An hour later， we stopped in front of a small house． A thin woman with a （9）　　 face came to meet us．

As the kids carried all the food in， the old woman oohed and aahed﹣much to her visitors' pleasure． When Amy put the mums on the table， the woman seemed （10）　　． "She's wishing it was a bag of food" I thought．

"（11）　　 is your close friend in the woods？ "Michael asked．

The woman brightened． "The birds． They often fly over for food （12）　　 I share my bread with them，" she said．

Then we returned to the car． Through the window we saw her walk past the turkey， straight to the （13）　　． She put her face in them and looked up with a big smile． She was （14）　　 before our eyes．

In that one short moment， the children had seen for themselves the（15）　　 they owned to make a change． Sometimes a person needed a pot of nice purple flowers on a dark November day．

（1）Totally Wild Hotel is special because of　　．

A． its high price

B． its good breakfast

C． the lovely giraffes

D． the old buildings

（2）According to the text， people can　　 in Kenya．

A． cheer on camels in Lamu Old Town

B． have breakfast with zebras in Totally Wild Hotel

C． see lions， zebras， elephants in East National Park

D． watch the bright pink birds near Lake Nakuru

（3）　　 will most probably be interested in the text above．

A． People who enjoy travelling

B． Scientists who study birds

C． Players who are good at running

D． People who have a pain in the neck

"Made in China" is having its moment now﹣and it's a fashionable one．

The story of Chinese fashion began in 2011 when Feiyue and Huili， both Chinese sports shoe brands（品牌）， suddenly got international attention． Their products were seen all over the world． Chinese sportswear brand Li Ning was at the New York Fashion Week in September， 2018． They showed their new designs﹣sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters．

Shaun Rein， managing director of China Market Research Group， said that the latest Chinese brands no longer catch customers' eye by low price． He told CNN， " They are sure that they can go head to head with foreign brands．

Maybe it is because China's young people are now more confident about their own culture． They don't show immediate interest in western culture any more．

"Today's young people in China are crazy about Chinese cultural elements（元素）．" Jin Qu， the manager of a clothing shopping website， said at a cultural festival in 2018． They like these elements printed on their clothes， even the brand picture of Laoganma in China， which was once seen as outside of fashion． But now young people are proud of these Chinese symbols．

"In fact， many stars in the West are now interested in Chinese cultural elements in fashion． Rihanna， a US singer， for example， wore a Chinese red dress to the 2015 Met Gala in New York． The dress was designed and made by Chinese designer Guo Pei．

"We have to move from making to creating，" Chinese﹣American designer Aric Chen once told The New York Times． "We want to replace the words ‘Made in China ' with ‘Designed in China '．"

（1）The new designs of Li Ning Company in September 2018 were　　．

A． coats and scarves in Chinese red

B． sweaters and jackets with English words

C． coats and scarves with American symbols

D． sweaters and jackets with Chinese characters

（2）The underlined word " They " in Paragraph 5 refers to　　．

A． Today's young people in China

B． The workers in Jin Qu's shop

C． Some famous stars in the West

D． Directors of some Chinese companies

（3）What can be the best title for the passage？　　

A． Chinese Clothes Brands

B． Sports in China

C． Chinese Cultural Festival

D． Designed in China

（4）The passage above may be taken from a（n）　　．

A． newspaper

B． guidebook

C． novel

D． ad

The world has a plastics problem． And not just with bottles． Straws（吸管）， toothbrushes， toys﹣all kinds of plastics are placed in landfills． There are 5 billion tons of plastic waste in the world． Landfills have a large part of it． By 2050， they could have 13 billion tons．

Much of plastic rubbish finds its way into the ocean． Scientists say 165 million tons of plastic pieces are floating around out there． And most plastic won't disappear itself． It will remain in the ocean forever． Whales get caught in plastic fishing nets． Birds die because of eating plastic straws and bottle caps． It endangers ocean life． Plastic rubbish even ends up in the food we eat．

Governments are realizing that recycling may not be enough． They are taking more actions． Though it is hard work， it is still a solvable problem． In Britain， people are not allowed to use plastic bags except in hospitals． Scotland and several coastal cities in the US stop people from using plastic straws as well． The US alone throws away some 500 million plastic straws a day． That's enough to circle the Earth twice． "Saying no to a plastic straw is an easy way to make a big difference，" Dana Lofflin who started said． "Do we really want to pass on to our children a world harmed by plastic？"

People have found some tasty ways to reduce waste． A company in India made the first﹣ever spoon that people can eat． You don't have to eat the spoon． You can throw it away． It decomposes（分解） in just a few days． David Edwards， a scientist at Harvard University， designed an eatable bag which can protect the food or drink inside． It is a delicious replacement for plastic ones．

（1）According to the write， birds die because they　　．

A． eat bottle caps and straws

B． get caught in fishing nets

C． feed on ocean animals

D． have the spoons in India

（2）The underlined word "endangers " in Paragraph 2 probably means　　．

A． brings

B． loses

C． harms

D． saves

（3）The purpose of the passage is mainly to　　．

A． introduce some ways to recycle waste

B． tell readers about the problem with plastics

C． compare air pollution and plastic pollution

D． describe how the US is reducing plastic waste

（4）From the passage， we can tell that the plastics problem　　．

A． is too big for people to solve

B． can be solved by recycling alone

C． can be solved， but it wont be easy

D． will have to be solved by future scientists

Texting while driving is against the law in 47 states． But what about texting while walking？ A 2018 study reported that more than 2， 500 people in the US ended up in hospitals resulting from using a mobile device（设备） while walking．

Hawaii passed a law making it illegal（违法的） to text or look down at a mobile device while crossing the street． It is the first state with a law like this． Do people think more places should accept such a law？ The LA Times did a survey． Here are some replies they received．

（1）According to the passage， in　　， it is against the law if people text while crossing the street．

A． Alaska

B． California

C． Hawaii

D． New York

（2）The LA Times did the survey most probably to　　．

A． win the hearts of more readers

B． encourage more states to pass the law

C． ask readers if they agree with texting while driving

D． learn about people's opinions on texting while walking

（3）In Rena's reply， she showed the danger of texting while walking by　　．

A． using numbers

B． giving examples

C． asking questions

D． telling stories

（4）Which of the following is Andrew Black's opinion？　　

A． Texting is more important than safety．

B． The law would help to keep Americans safe．

C． It's easy to please everyone when passing a law．

D． Whether to text or not while walking is people's own choice．