When Christie Andrews was born, she weighed less that half of one kilogram. Her heart was the size of a larg...

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   When Christie Andrews was born, she weighed less that half of one kilogram. Her heart was the size of a large coin. Her mother said Christie was so small that she could hold her in the palm of one hand.
   Christie couldn't breathe without a machine to give her oxygen. If she had been born 20 years earlier, she would probably have died at once. She needed two operations, but she survived without serious damage.
   Twenty years ago , 90% of all premature(早产) babies died. Today, doctors manage to save four out of every five, because they have better machines for breathing and better ways to feed the babies.
   But saving Christie's life cost more than $ 400,000. In some cases, doctors spend 1 million dollars saving a single child. The parents usually don't have enough money to pay. The government, an insurance company or the hospital picks up the bill. Even after a baby goes home from the hospital, it may require medical care.
   Some people think it makes more sense to spend money saving 10 adults who have cancer or other diseases than saving one small baby. But nobody wants to be the doctor who has to tell parents to their faces, “Sorry, I won't save your new child.”

（1）、Parents don't pay their babies' hospital bills because .

A、they don't have enough money B、they would rather save cancer patients C、doctors don't care if the babies die D、it makes more sense to have a bigger baby

（2）、The true cost of saving a baby may be even more than 1 million because .

A、oxygen machine are expensive B、the baby may require medical care after it leaves the hospital C、doctors always charge more than they should D、four out of five premature babies can now be saved

（3）、From the story we know that saving a cancer patient .

A、is easier than saving a baby B、is harder than saving a baby C、is cheaper than saving a baby D、is more common than saving a baby

（4）、The main idea of the article is .

A、doctors must never decide whether to save babies or cancer patients B、doctors are able to save premature babies, but the cost is very high C、having a premature baby was cheaper and safer 20 years ago D、Christie survived because the hospital paid her bills

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   As one of Hollywood's all-time greatest actress, Audrey Hepburn is famous all over the world. When Hepburn died in 1993, the world mourned the loss of a great beauty, a great actress and a great humanitarian.
   Born in Belgium on 4th May 1929, Hepburn dreamed of becoming a successful ballet dancer. She had also been a model before she entered the film industry. In 1951, while acting in Monte Carlo Baby, Hepburn met the famous French writer Colette, who was attracted by Hepburn's beauty and charm. She insisted that Hepburn was the perfect girl to play the lead role in Gigi, a play based on her novel. That event marked the beginning of Hepburn's successful career.
   Shortly after, Hepburn was chosen to play the lead role of a young princess in the Hollywood film Roman Holiday. It was a big success and earned her an Oscar for Best Actress. She also won a Tony Award for the play Ondine.
During her lifetime, Hepburn earned four more Oscar nominations. In 1989, she made her final appearance in her last film Always and played the role of an angel.
   Throughout her acting years, she acted in only one TV series, Gardens of the world with Audrey Hepburn. By showing us the beauty of nature, Hepburn wanted to remind us that we should protect the environment.
   Hepburn is remembered not just as a great actress, but also as a great humanitarian. She was honoured with a number of awards because of her efforts in her charity work. In 1992, the President of the United States presented her with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
   In 1991, Hepburn discovered that she had cancer. In 1993, at the age of 63, she passed away peacefully in her sleep.

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When your dream is to become a footballer and play for Barcelona, nothing should get in your way — even if you have no feet.

An 11-year-old schoolboy Gabriel Muniz, who was born without feet, will fly from his home in Brazil to take part in the Spanish club's summer training camp. Although he is disabled, Muniz is one of the top players at the school and captain of his gym class. He can run, dribble (运球), pass and strike the ball as well as any of his able-bodied teammates. He spends all his spare time on the football pitch.

His best friend Lucas Santos spoke about his abilities on a video for The Sun, “He is skillful, he goes after it, he is fearless and he knows how to organize plays. He also makes good passes.” Mum Sandra was thrilled that her son would achieve his dreams. She said, “He started walking before he was one. We would go after him, expecting him to keep falling, but he never fell.” Muniz's gym teacher added, “He is challenging the social norms (标准). When he arrived there, no one believed in him.” But he showed to everyone that he could play as well as any other boy. So he was invited to go to Spain to show his talent.

The Spanish La Liga soccer club has offered to fly Muniz to Spain in September, where he'll be able to show off his “fancy footwork” and meet his idol, Barça soccer player Lionel Messi.

Muniz wears a prosthetic (假体的) ankle and foot to help him get around in rainy weather. He knows that his disability means he'll never be able to play for a professional football team and so Muniz is hoping that football will one day become a Paralympic (残奥会的) sport.

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{#blank#}2{#/blank#}⑵Mrs. Green has a 7-year-old son. She loves him very much and wants him to go to a very good primary school.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#}⑶Carol is a middle school student. She studies hard and likes reading. But she doesn't have money to buy books.

{#blank#}4{#/blank#}⑷The Blacks are from America. Now they are visiting the old town in Shantou. But first of all, they need a place to live in.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#}⑸Rick is interested in growing things like vegetables and fruits. He also likes animals, especially farm animals.

A. In the zoo in Zhongshan Park, you can see many kinds of animals like tigers, monkeys and elephants. It is a good place for a family trip and for children who love animals.

B. Beach Primary School is in the center of the city. There are over 100 teachers and 24 classes. It's one of the best primary schools in our city.

C. On our farm, you milk a cow, pick strawberries and bananas. There are cute pet cats and lovely dogs. You can see butterflies over the flowers too.

D. Xinhua Bookstore is a big bookstore on Li'an Road. There are all kinds of books here. If you want to buy books, come and have a look!

E. Lotus Market is one of the most famous supermarkets in this city. There is one on Shanzhang Road. You can buy all kinds of things in it. They are good and cheap.

F. There is a nice hotel on Waima Road. It is about 500 meters from the old town of Shantou. The rooms there are clean and quiet.

G. Jinping Library is a small but nice library in our city. It's at 82 Dongsha Road. It's a great place to read books, and you can also borrow books here for free!

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Being disabled doesn't stop Guilhem Gallart, a French musician, from making music. For many years, he was a successful record producer and recording artist. He was known as "Pone" and helped spread hip hop in France in the 1990s and early 2000s, creating many popular songs with his music group Fonky Family.

In 2015, Pone was told to have ALS. ALS is an illness that can influence the ability to move, speak, eat and even breathe. There's no medicine that works for ALs at present. Because of it, Pone has to depend on a machine to breathe, and can't move any of his body parts except his eyes.

But technology has given Gallart new possibilities. With the help of the certain software (软件), his eye movements are tracked (跟踪), and as a result, he is able to write.

"I have once again discovered Pone that I knew before," said his wife Wahiba. "And even stronger than he was before."

The effort has resulted in a album (专辑), Listen and Donate, which came out in June, 2021. With this album, Pone hoped to raise money for the organization called Trakadom. The charity (慈善机构) was set up by him with two doctors. Its goal is to train more care takers and help patients to receive care at home. "Talking about this with my doctors, nurses and care takers, I found that they weren't trained well enough, and that many of them wanted the chance. So Trakadom was born," he said.

"If there's a message in my story, it's that anything is possible," said Pone.

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