True to what the doctor said, the worst came, but thanks to Mom, my sense of hearing now allows me to "see". This was the most precious gift from a mother to her child.

　　　4．The author and his parents keep silent on their way home from hospital because ________.

　　　A．what the doctor said was worrying

　　　B．the author failed in the exam

　　　C．they were exhausted

　　　D．they focused on the scenery along the road

　　　5．The author manage to raise his marks in learning by ________.

　　　A．being confident B. getting help from his teacher

　　　C．listening carefully D．competing with his classmates

　　　6．What can be inferred from the passage?

　　　A．The author's eyes recovered finally.

　　　B．Reading made the author more sensitive.

　　　C．The author's mother quitted her job to look after him.

　　　D．Reading helped the author a lot both academically and mentally.

　　　7．Which of the following could be the title of the text?

　　　A．My eyesight trouble B．A precious gift from mother

　　　C．My good hearing D．An unforgettable experience

　　　Our local Community Youth Club is a very popular organization with young people in my town. I have been a member for four years now and I've taken part in a lot of interesting projects. These include fun activities such as holiday camps and discos. We have organized sports competitions and we even made a video.

　　　But it isn't all just enjoyment, we have also started doing social work to help people in our neighbourhood. We have organized activities for small children during the holidays. We have also formed a social support group to help young people stop smoking.

　　　We are particularly proud of the most recent group we have created. It organizes regular visits to the local old people's home. This idea came from a school visit to an old people' home. My class spent an afternoon at a home and everyone found the visit very rewarding.

　　　The old people at the home were very excited by our visit. They were very talkative(健谈的) and they told us their personal stories. During our visit ,the home was filled with the sound of laughter. We sang songs and played games with the old people and had tea together. But we realized that life wasn't always easy. Some of them were in poor health and were very unhappy. They couldn't go outside the visits by children brought some sunshine into their lives.

　　　Many young people like me do not live with our grandparents and we have very little contact with elderly people. As a result, many young people don't know what they are like and we have a lot of wrong ideas about them. We have little or no idea of the kind of lives they lead in their homes. After this visit, my friends and I decided we should do something to help improve the quality of their lives.

　　　Since the creation of our visiting group, over twenty volunteers(志愿者) have joined us. Up to now, we have organized three group evenings and a concert. But it is the individual(单独的) visits which are the most important. Club members regularly visit old people and everyone finds the experience rich and rewarding.

　　　8．The writer ____________.

　　　A．works at an old people's home B．lives with her grandparents.

　　　C．lives in an old people's home. D．regularly visits old people.

　　　9．The Community Youth Club_______________.

　　　A．only organizes leisure activities for young people

　　　B．has made a video about life in an old people's home

　　　C．has arranged a school visit to the local old people's home

　　　D．mainly does social work.

　　　10．The writer thinks that many children today __________.

　　　A．are not interested in how old people live

　　　B．do not want to get to know old people

　　　C．have very little contact with old people

　　　D．live with their grandparents

　　　11．The Phrase "bring some sunshine into their lives" means to__________________.

　　　A．take the old people to the beach B．only visit the elderly on sunny days

　　　C．make the old people feel happy D．take the old people outside

　　　（题文）There is a popular saying in the English language："Sticks and stones may break my bones，but words will never hurt me."Well，that is not true.Unkind words，name­calling or even the so­called"the silent treatment"can hurt children as much as being physically hit，sometimes even more so.

A recent study of middle school children showed that verbal (言语的)abuse by other children can harm development in the brain.The study was a project of researchers at Harvard Medical School in