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A man in Pakistan is now working to help children get an education. When he was a child, he did not go to school because he was too poor.
It is reported that Pakistan has 25 million children who do not go to school. That is the secondhighest number in the world. Only Nigeria has more. Many Pakistani children must work to support their families.
Mohammad Ayub was once one of those children. He is now a firefighter. He also manages a small school. VOA recently visited the school in the capital Islamabad.
Ayub started with just one student in 1982. He saw a boy cleaning cars for days. He asked him, "Why don't you go to school?" The boy answered that his parents were dead and he had to work to help support his five brothers and three sisters.
Ayub was also an orphan and he, too, had to work to help support his five brothers and three sisters. He said, "When my father died, everyone who came to the funeral said they were sorry, but no one helped." He sold newspapers and did other work to earn enough money to pay school fees for his brothers and sisters.
Ayub wanted to help the young boy who washed cars, but he did not have enough money to pay the boy's school fees.
Today, Ayub teaches many children at his school in a public park. Some of the children attend other schools in the morning, but come to Ayub in the afternoon to get help with their homework.
Ayub has helped a large number of poor children since he began teaching. Many of them come from very poor areas near the park.
Ayub said," I used to argue with kids who worked ' Why are you washing someone's dishes or their clothes? Why don't you study? ' "
One of the children he advised to attend classes was Farhat Abbas. Ayub found him working with his friends about 12 years ago. "He followed us back home. He told our parents he wanted to teach us and asked them to send us to his school, "Abbas said.
Today, Abbas is taking classes at a college and is helping Ayub.
Many children are out of school, and those who do attend classes often get a poor education. Information gathered by an organization shows half of all Pakistani children in the 5th grade do not understand basic mathematics and cannot read a story in their language.
A group in Islamabad reports Pakistan spends less on education than any other country in South Asia.
42. Ayub did all the following things to help the poor children EXCEPT _____.
A. managing a small school B. teaching the poor children
C. taking classes at a college D. visiting the children's parents
43. Which sentence can be put in the empty box in the passage?
A. So he offered to teach him. B. So he asked his parents to help him.
C. So he gave up his idea. D. So he forced him to go to school.
44. Which is the right time order of what happened in the passage?
a. Ayub began to teach the poor children in his school.
b. Ayub's school in the capital Islamabad was visited by VOA.
c. Ayub advised Abbas's parents to send him to his school.
d. Ayub worked to pay school fees for his brothers and sisters.
e. Ayub saw a boy cleaning cars for days and decided to help him.
A. a-b-e-d-e B. b-c-d-a-e C. d-a-e-c-b D. d-e-a-e-b
45. From the passage, which are the best words to describe Ayub?
A. hard-working and honest B. kind-hearted and helpful
C. creative and confident D. humorous and popular
四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A.根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
46. -When was the new cross-sea _____ （桥）in Lianyungang completed? -In April, 2016.
47. Flight 846 _____ （降落） safely ten minutes ago with 300 passengers.
48. Researchers say temperatures in North Africa will continue _____ （上升）this summer.
49. On his way back home, Frank lost his wallet because of his _____ （粗心）.
50. -Come on, Sandy. Everybody will be lucky or _____ （成功的） sometime in their life.
-Thanks, I'll try again.
B. 根据短文意思和所给首字母，写出一个完整正确的单词。
We need friends when we play and work. If we have friends, we'll feel happy. If we have no friends, we will feel (51) l_____. But what is Forever Friend? When you're down, and the world (52) s_____ dark and empty, your forever friend cheers you (53) u_____ and makes that world suddenly seem bright and full. Your forever friend gets you (54) t_____ the hard times and the sad times. If you turn and walk away, your forever friend follows. If you lose your (55) w_____, your forever friend guides you and cheers you on. Your forever friend holds your hand and tells you that everything is going to be okay.
五、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空（每个词或短语只能用一次）。
busy; difficult; dream of; be covered live ; arrive in;
be away; row a boat; in one's fifties; out of control ; have a chat with
56. -Hi, Nora. Where is Jenny? -Look, she __________on the lake with Diana happily.
57. -How many people were badly hurt in the accident?
-Three, including two teenage boys and a woman __________.
58. -What happened just now? -The truck went __________and hit a tree by the road.
59. My brother Tom shows an interest in outer space and __________becoming an astronaut.
50. Children and old people may have __________understanding the meaning of the online words without the Internet context.
51. A pair of Chinese giant pandas Le Bao and Ai Bao __________South Korea in early March this year. Now they are living in the Panda World at Everland.
52. -Were your parents at home then, Philip?
-Yes, they __________their friends when I got home.
53. -The Lianyungang Summer 2016 Opening Ceremony（开幕式）__________on the evening of July 9th, won't it?
-Yes, many pop stars will attend it.
54. -Kitty, why are you so sad?
-My little dog __________from home since last Thursday. I miss it very much.
55. -Black Friday is the __________shopping day after Thanksgiving Day in America.
-Yes, it marks the beginning of Christmas Shopping Season.
六、完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
56. - __________（让我惊讶的是）, that robot can drive a car.
-I've never seen such a wonderful robot, either.
57. -1 know Jack has already collected __________（成千上万的邮票）.
-Yes, he's crazy about it.
58. Lisa, pay attention to the instructions, please! This sweater __________（应该被洗）by hand in cold water.
59. -Why didn't you finish the project on time?
-I'm sorry. Searching the Internet for some information __________ （占用）the whole afternoon.
70. __________（为了提供） passengers with better service, about 300 trains in China started free Wi-Fi service this year.
七、任务型阅读（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
请阅读下面短文，再短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词
Title: Inner voice helps a lot throughout our lives.
When you couldn't open your mouth till the first two years on the earth, inner voice helps you understand things. Inner voice always shows thoughts and ideas in the body.
It justifies （判断） what is right and what is wrong. When we go against inner voice, we usually feel uncomfortable throughout our lives.
Sometimes when we are feeling sad, we seem to need some kind of support in spirit. We usually speak to our closest friend or our dearest family member during times of unhappiness to feel better. After talking to them, we suddenly feel active again, because our inner voice reminds us to get on with things and leave the things of the past in the memory.