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he had cancer. The doctor told him that he needed an operation at once. And he said the operation would 2
thousands of yuan. It was too much money for Mr Chen and his wife. They had no job and 3 their sons were
at school. The situation seemed 4 .
Two weeks later, however, Mr Chen got some good news. He was told about a health care project which
provides medical treatment 5 poor patients in western China. They need to pay only half the cost or even less.
Thanks to the project and the kindness of his family and neighbours, he was able to receive an operation just 6
to prevent the illness from getting worse. Now he has returned to his family.
The 7 of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in western China. So far, the
project has helped more than 5,000 people 8 medical aid. The Chinese government is 9 working together
with other countries and international organizations to do this. They hope to develop a new health care model 10
China. As our country develops, we must remember the responsibilities (责任) of caring for the weakest
members.
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| Close your eyes for a minute and imagine what life would be like if you couldn"t see. Imagine having to read this page, not with your eyes but with your fingers. How do you feel, then? With medical knowledge and skills today, two-thirds of the world"s 42 million blind people should not have to suffer (受苦). Unluckily, rich countries have this knowledge, but developing countries do not. ORBIS is an international charitable organization (慈善组织). Its goal is to help fight blindness all over the world. Inside a DC-8 airplane, there is a teaching hospital with television room and classroom. Doctors are taught the latest technology of helping the blind get sight again here. ORBIS is always trying to keep a closer relation among countries. ORBIS helps those developing countries by providing sight-saving training. It has taught over 35,000 doctors and nurses. They continue to treat thousands of blind people every year. They have travelled around the earth 3 times, visited 76 countries and treated over 20,000 blind people. They need your help to continue their work and free people from blindness. For just $38, you can help one person see; for $380 you can bring sight to 10 people; $1,300 helps train a doctor new skills; and for $13,000 you can provide a training program for a group of doctors who can make thousands of blind people see again. Your love can help them open their eyes to the world. 1. 判断正误：“T”表示正确，“F”表示错误。 ( ) Both rich and developing countries have the knowledge of helping blind people. 2. 完成句子：ORBIS" goal is to ____________________________________________. 回答下列问题： 3. How many doctors and nurses has ORBIS taught? _____________________________________________________________________ 4. What can you do for $380 according to the passage? _____________________________________________________________________ 将文中划线句子翻译成中文。 5. _____________________________________________________________________ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxes are a big part in the United States. Most Americans pay city taxes, state taxes, social security (安全) taxes, sales taxes… and the list seems endless. The biggest tax for most Americans is the incomes tax. The personal income tax is called a "progressive tax", because it takes more from those who earn (挣钱) most. For example, a person who earns about ＄3,500 a year, will pay a tax of only about 3.5% of earning, but if the same person earned ＄85,000 a year, he would pay an income tax of 35%. Over years the incomes tax has become more and more difficult for people to understand. Almost one half of all Americans now have to pay experts to prepare their tax reports. In fact, preparing taxes and giving tax have become a big industry (工业) in America. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Most Americans pay ______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. taxes which are too many to list B. taxes either to the cities or the states they live in C. several kinds of taxes D. so many kinds of taxes that they even don"t know the names | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. Which is the biggest tax for most Americans is ______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. the state tax B. the social security (安全) tax C. the income tax D. the city tax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Which of the following is NOT true? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. Americans have all kinds of taxes. B. Personal income tax is the biggest tax in American. C. The more a person earns, the more income tax he should pay. D. Personal income tax can prevent the rich from getting richer. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. The so-called "progressive tax" is the tax ______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. collected for social progress B. that increases with each passing year C. that is collected from those who earn most D. that varies (变化) according to how much money a person earns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5. Why have preparing and giving advice become a big industry in America? Because . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. the list of taxes seems endless B. they would rather spend their time and energy elsewhere C. they find their knowledge about taxes is too limited to write a tax report by themselves D. paying experts to prepare their tax reports and asking for tax have been very popular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The United States, Great Britain took the war (战争) on Iraq (伊拉克) in late March, 2003. 1 over twenty days American soldiers were in Baghdad (巴格达市), the 2 of Iraq. They ended the government (政府) of Saddam. 3 Iraqis died in the war. Saddam was 4 at first. No one knew 5 he"s dead or alive. In some parts of the city there was no light because of the war. Some oil wells (油井) were set on fire. Now the Iraqis need food, water and 6 . Many soldiers and people who were hurt in the war need medical care. People also need 7 to find their family members. After the war, some Iraqis broke into Saddam"s palace, government buildings, and stores. They 8 many things from Iraqi Museums. Other Iraqis are angry that the U.S. soldiers didn"t stop the robbers (抢劫者). So far there is 9 no government of Iraqis. The reason for American soldiers taking the war is that they are 10 weapons of mass destruction (大规 模***伤性武器). But by June 6th, 2003 they hadn"t found any at all. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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