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   Ryan Hickman is only seven years old, but he’s already been saving for his college fund with profits he’s making from his recycling business.

When Ryan was three-and-a-half, he went with his dad to the local recycling center and made money from a few bags of cans and bottles. When he learned money can be made from that, Ryan decided recycling was his future.

“We had gone to the center with a couple of bags, and he really loved the actual act of putting all the cans and bottles into the machine and getting the money from it, and that kind of act got him hooked, ” described Damion Hickman, Ryan’s father.

Ryan told his parents that he wanted to give empty plastic bags to all the neighbors and hoped they would save their recyclables for him. Not only did the neighbors save their cans and bottles for Ryan but so did their co-workers, families, and friends. Soon after, Ryan started his own business, Ryan’s Recycling, and has since recycled over 200,000 cans and bottles. Every week, he and his family sort through bags of recyclables and they take them to the local recycling center where they are sorted and weighed.

So far, Ryan has saved more than $ 10,000 for college from his profits and he also sells T-shirts on his website and donates the profits to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach. “For the sea lions to get food and medicine,” he said.

Ryan has an important message for everyone, “If you already recycle, just keep on recycling. If you don’t recycle, start recycling.” Always a great businessman, Ryan added, “If you want to buy one of these T-shirts, it’s $ 13 on ryansreecycling.com.”

【小题1】When did Ryan think of recycling as his future?
A.When he was taken to the recycling center.
B.When he was 3 years old.
C.When he got some rewards for selling T-shirts on his website.
D.When he learned recycled cans and bottles could be sold for money.
【小题2】What did Ryan do when he planned to begin his career?
A.He went to ask his family and neighbors to sell him the used bottles and cans.
B.He gave empty plastic bags to all the neighbors to get their used cans and bottles.
C.He went to the local recycling center first and sold the cans and bottles.
D.He and his family sorted through bags of recyclables of their own.
【小题3】Which of the following words can best describe Ryan based on this passage?
A.Caring and determined.
B.Honest and generous.
C.Independent and energetic.
D.Rich and thoughtful.
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   Shortly after the war,my brother and I were invited to spend a few days with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented a cottage in the country,although he rarely spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after our arrival: the cottage had no comfortable furniture(家具)in it;many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked(渗漏),making the whole house terrible.

On our first evening,we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories which our uncle had to tell of his many adventures in distant countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed;but I could not stand missing any of my uncle's exciting stories.

He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrifying experience he had once had when there was a loud crash from the bedroom above,the one where my brother and I were going to sleep.

"It sounds as if the roof has fallen in!"cried out my uncle,with a loud laugh.

When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door,we could see nothing at first because of the thick clouds of dust which filled the room. When the dust began to clear,a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had fallen down,falling right onto the pillow(枕头)on my bed.

I was glad that I had stayed up late to listen to my uncle's stories,otherwise I should certainly have been seriously injured,perhaps killed.

That night we all slept on the floor in the sitting room downstairs,not wishing to risk our lives by sleeping under a roof which might at any moment fall down on our heads. We left for London the very next morning and my uncle gave up his cottage in the country. This was not the kind of adventure he cared for either!

【小题1】Why did the uncle seldom spend much time in the country cottage?
A.Because the roof of the cottage had fallen.
B.Because the cottage was in bad condition.
C.Because he was used to living abroad.
D.Because the rooms were too small to live in.
【小题2】When the author and his brother opened the bedroom door,they could see nothing at first because.
A.it was completely dark inside
B.there was too much dust in the air
C.something strange stopped them
D.it was a mess inside
【小题3】The author felt glad that he had stayed up late because.
A.he did not miss the exciting stories
B.he spent more time with his uncle
C.he had a lucky escape
D.he saw a strange sight
【小题4】Which of the following can best describe the writer's uncle?
A.Adventurous and good at storytelling.
B.Humorous and good at making jokes.
C.Dependable and generous with money.
D.Thoughtful and sensitive to danger.

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The freezing Northeast hasn’t been a terribly fun place to spend time this winter, so when the chance came for a weekend to Sarasota, Florida, my bags  were packed before you could say “sunshine”. I left for the land of warmth and vitamin C(维生素C), thinking of beaches and orange trees. When we touched down to blue skies and warm air, I sent up a small prayer of gratefulness. Swimming pools, wine tasting, and pink sunsets(at normal evening hours, not 4 in the afternoon) filled the weekend, but the best part- particularly to my taste, dulled by months of cold- weather root vegetables- was a 7 a.m. adventure to the Sarasota farmers’ market that proved to be more than worth the early wake-up call.
The market, which was founded in 1979, sets up its tents every Saturday from 7:00 am to 1 p.m, rain or shine, along North Lemon and State streets. Baskets of perfect red strawberries, the red-painted sides of the Java Dawg coffee truck; and most of all, the tomatoes: amazing, large, soft and round red tomatoes.
Disappointed by many a broken, vine-ripened(蔓上成熟的) promise, I’ve refused to buy winter tomatoes for years. No matter how attractive they look in the store, once I get them home they’re unfailingly dry, hard, and tasteless. But I homed in, with uncertainty, on one particular table at the Brown’s Grove Farm’s stand, full of fresh and soft tomatoes the size of my fist. These were the real deal- and at that moment, I realized that the best part of Sarasota in winter was going to be eating things that back home in New York I wouldn’t be experiencing again for months.
Delighted as I was by the tomatoes in sight, my happiness deepened when I learned that Brown’s Grove Farm is one of the suppliers for Jack Dusty, a newly opened restaurant at the Sarasota Ritz Carlton, where- luckily for me- I was planning to have dinner that very night. Without even seeing the menu, I knew I’d be ordering every tomato on it.
【小题1】What did the author think of her winter life in New York?
A.Exciting.B.Boring.
C.Relaxing.D.Annoying.
【小题2】What made the author’s getting up late early worthwhile?
A.Having a swim.
B.Breathing in fresh air.
C.Walking in the morning sun.
D.Visiting a local farmer’s market.
【小题3】What can we learn about tomatoes sold in New York in winter?
A.They are soft.B.They look nice.
C.They taste greatD.They are juicy.
【小题4】What was the author going to that evening?
A.Go to a farm.B.Check into a hotel.
C.Eat in a restaurant.D.Buy fresh vegatables.