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Today, nothing is more representative of the fast pace of modern society than fast food. There are several reasons for its popularity.It is quick and convenient. Go into a fast food restaurant, and your food will be ready in a minute. You can satisfy your hunger instantly. Precious time won't be wasted in waiting-in-line to order or waiting at your table for your food to arrive.However, I think that fast food isn't healthy enough because it does not compose a balanced diet and is low in nutrition. Doctors suggest that people should avoid eating too much fast food.Its popularity is also attributed to the clean food, the excellent service and the comfortable environment of the fast food restaurant.They could go to a nearby post office to buy stamps and put them on the envelopes before they sent letters. The post office could simply put seals on the stamps to prevent them from being used again.First, it was not convenient. Second, sometimes they had to pay for the letters they didn't want to receive at all, such as advertisements. Third, the postage was high at that time. And it was difficult for postmen to collect the postage.Then one person thought out an idea to solve this problem. He was Rolland Hill, a schoolmaster in England. He was the first to put forward a proposal to use stamps in 1850s. He thought it would be much more convenient for people.In the early nineteenth century, people did mot use stamps. They had to pay for the letters or postcards they received. People didn' t like it.(1)An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operati on could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place a nd counted it carefully.She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl an swered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the sal esm an. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing in side his head and my daddy say s only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a m iracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.“Listen, if it isn’t enoug h, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an opera tion. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$ 1.11, but I can try and g et some more,” she answered.“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$ 1.11, the price of a miracle for litt le brother s.”He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see y our brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation w as successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.How much did the miracle cost? (from )1. What was the trouble in the little gir l’s family?A.Her brother was seriously ill.B.They had no money.C.Nothing could save her brother.D.Both A and B.2. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _______.A.something interestingB.something beautifulC.some wonderful medicineD.some good food3.The little girl said again and again “...I can try and get some more.” That show s _______.A.she had still kept some moneyB.she hoped not to be refusedC.There was no need to worry about moneyD.she thought money was easy to get4. What made the miracle happen?A.The girl’s love for her brother.B.The gir l’s money.C.The medicine from the drugstore.D.Nobody can tell.5.From the passage we can infer (推断) that _______.A.The doctor didn’t ask for any payB.A miracle is sure to happen if you keep onC.The little girl is lovely but not so cleverD.Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought(2)Thanksgiving Day is a very special day for people in the United States. They celebra te it on the last Thursday in November. Canadians also celebrate Thanksgiving Day, but they do it on the second Monday of October. In Britain, where this festival is called Har vest Festival, people celebrate it earlier in the year, in September.A harvest is the fruit you take from the trees and the crops you take from the gro und. In North America and Britain, harvest time for most fruit and crops is in the autu mn. In these countries and other Christian places, people give thanks to God on a special day of the year. They thank God for the good things that have happened during the year and for the good harvest they have had. People usually take small boxes of fruit, f lowers, and vegetables to their churches to show their thanks.The first thanksgiving service (仪式) in North America took place on December 4th, 1619 when 38 English people, arrived in America to make their home in the new count ry. They held this service not to thank God for the harvest, but to thank God for their s afe journeys. The next year, many more English people arrived. They had a bad winter, but fortunately the harvest was good. they decided to celebrate it with a big meal. They shot and killed small animals to eat and cooked everything outside on large fires. Abo ut 90 Indians also came to the meal. Everyone ate at tables outside their houses and p layed games together. The festival lasted three days.A Thanksgiving Day celebration was held every year for a long time, but not always on the same day of the year. Then, in 1789, President George Washington named Nov ember 26th as the Day of Thanksgiving. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln changed th e date, and said that the last Thursday in November should be Thanksgiving Day.Nowadays, North Americans around the world get together with their families on thi s day to eat good food and have a happy time.1.Is Thanksgiving Day celebrated on the same day in North American countries?2.When did the first thanksgiving service take place in North America?3.Who made the last Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day in the USA?4.What does the word “fortunately” mean in Chinese?5.Translate the sentence "They thank God for the good things that have happened during the year and for the good harvest they have had." into Chinese.(3)Reading for pleasure is the easiest way to become a better reader in English. It is also the most important way.Some students say they don’t want to read for pleasure. They say they want to use their time to learn the rules of the language and new words. They say that pleasure re ading is too easy.Many experts (专家) say pleasure reading is very important for learning English. Dr. Stephen Krashen, a famous expert on learning languages, says that pleasure reading hel ps you learn many important things about English. Students learn more grammar and m ore words when they read for pleasure. They also learn more about good writing.Dr. Krashen tells us that pleasure reading helps each student in a different way. Ea ch student needs to learn something different. Pleasure reading makes it possible for ea ch student to learn what he or she needs.Reading for pleasure is not the same as studying. When you read for pleasure, you choose your own books, and you don’t have to remember everything. There are no test s on your pleasure reading books. Pleasure reading will help you:●learn how English speakers use English●read faster in English●find examples of good writing in English●learn new words●learn about the cultures (文化) of English speakers1.Is pleasure reading important for learning English?2.Which is the easier way to become a better reader, pleasure reading or studyin g?3.What do some students think of pleasure reading?4.How can we become better readers?5.What’s the greatest advantage (优点) of pleasure reading?（4） A famous teacher was speaking to the students at our school. He began h is lesson by holding up a ¥100 bill. Then he said to the three hundred students, “Who would like this ¥100 bill?” The students began to put up their hands at once.Then he said, “I am going to give t his ¥100 to one of you, but first, let me do thi s.” He then made the bill into a ball. Then he said, “Who wants it now?” The hands we nt back into the air.“Well,” he said, “What if I do this?” and he dropped it on the floor and stepped on it. He picked up the dirty, crumpled bill and said, “Who still wants it?” Hands went bac k into the air.“My friends,” he said, “you have learned a valua ble lesson today. No matter (无论) what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not go down in value (价值). It was still worth ¥ l00!”Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and stepped on by the chances we take and the things that happen to us. We feel as if we are worth nothing. But re member, no matter what has happened to you, you will never lose your value: you are always valuable to those people who love you. Your value doesn’t come from what you do or whom you know, but WHO YOU ARE.You are special and valuable. Don’t ever forget it!1.Even though it was dirty, the money _______.A.still went up in valueB.was worth nothingC.didn’t go down in valueD.was still ours2.We are always valuable to the people _______.A.who pay usB.who call usC.who hate usD.who love us3.Your value doesn’t come from what you do but _______.A.who you knowB.who made youC.who you rememberD. who you are4.The sentence “Hands went back into the air” means “_______”.A.the students put up their hands againB.the students put down their handsC.the students put their hands behind their backs againD.the students put their hands in front of them5.Why did the famous teacher use a ¥100 bill at his lesson?A.Because he wanted to make the bill into a ball.B.Because he used to drop a bill on the floor and stepped on it.C.Because he was going to give the bill to one of his students.D.Because he wanted to make the students know what value was.。