John Grisham was born on February 2,
1955, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the USA. His father was a construction worker
and moved his family all around the southern states of America, stopping
wherever he could find work. Eventually they settled in Mississippi. Graduating
from law school in 1981, Grisham practiced law for nearly a decade in Southaven,
specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation (诉讼). In 1983,
he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until
1990.
One day at the Dessoto County courthouse, Grisham heard
the horrifying testimony of a 12-year-old rape victim. He decided to write a
novel exploring what would have happened if the girl’s father had murdered her
attackers. He proceeded to get up every morning at 5 a.m. to work on the novel,
called A Time to Kill, which was publis
A. a writer
B. a lawyer
C. a professional baseball player
D. a congressman
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John Grisham was born on February 2,
1955, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the USA. His father was a construction worker
and moved his family all around the southern states of America, stopping
wherever he could find work. Eventually they settled in Mississippi. Graduating
from law school in 1981, Grisham practiced law for nearly a decade in Southaven,
specializing in criminal defense and personal injury litigation (诉讼). In 1983,
he was elected to the state House of Representatives and served until
1990.
One day at the Dessoto County courthouse, Grisham heard
the horrifying testimony of a 12-year-old rape victim. He decided to write a
novel exploring what would have happened if the girl’s father had murdered her
attackers. He proceeded to get up every morning at 5 a.m. to work on the novel,
called A Time to Kill, which was publis
A. A case of murder.
B. A case of rape.
C. His father’s experience.
D. His life on the farm.
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John James Audubon was born in 1785 and died in 1851, but his name is still spoken every day. Andubon was a scientist who loved nature. He wanted to show people the importance of nature in their lives. He was especially interested in birds, and painted many pictures of them.
In 1905, the National Audubon Society was formed by people who were also interested in birds and wanted to continue Audubon’s nature studies. Even now when people think of the Audubon Society, they usually think of birds. But the society does other things besides watching birds.
The members of the Society try to improve the environment as much as they can. They have helped pass many laws that protect birds and animals, and people, too. They taught young people how to protect their environment. They try to make their own communities cleaner, better places to live in.
John James Audubon knew that nature was important. He did not know how important his work would become.
What i A. The earth. B. Birds. C. Scientists. D. The nature.
[填空题]What did Jon’s father tell John one evening
He said he had to go to the airport ______
[填空题]According to an American author, if one is born into poverty in the United States, it is even more difficult for him or her to get out of poverty than in some European countries.
[单项选择]He was found （ ） one month after he was born.
A. quiet
B. still
C. silent
D. dumb
[填空题]John is the only one of the student who (be) ______ to France.
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One Child’s Tomorrow
John Manor
202 Main Street
Toronto, ON M3B 1B5
October, 2010
Jagar Industries
Mr. Mark Allen
President
1296 Pleasant Rd, Suite 900
Toronto, ON M2M 2P3
Dear Mr. Allen Thank you very much for your extremely generous fundraising-efforts for the "One Child’s Tomorrow" fund. The combined efforts of companies such as yours have helped to raise over $250,000 in the last nine months. We are proud to be able to direct more than 90% of the money raised to directly feeding hungry children a hearty breakfast and running programs in our participating schools. By keeping our operating costs at a minimum and with the support of our amazing volunteers, we will continue to expand the program to help underprivileged children.
To date, we have supported 300 schools and more than 3,000 children on a daily basis for 8 years. Some of
A. To volunteer for a charity
B. To plead for more donations
C. To promote a new education program
D. To express gratitude for an act of kindness
[填空题]John is the only one of the student who (be) （ ） to France.
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