Are you always busy with your studies and forget to read a story? April 2 is the perfect time for you to enjoy your favorite book. It is International Children’s Book Day. The day is the same date as Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen’s birthday. He wrote many famous children’s stories like The Little Mermaid and The Ugly Duckling. Here, we have chosen some of the best books for you to read. Are you ready to pick up a book and get reading?

Kids Who Are Changing the World by Anne Jankeliowitch, France

Can only scientists and great people change the world? Of course not. As a young adult you can also make a difference. Kids Who Are Changing the World finds 45 of these kids and young adults. For example, Felix Finkbeiner is a 15-year-old boy from Germany. At the age of 9, he started a website to tell kids that planting trees can reduce greenhouse gases. Other kids in the book have recycled computers and raised money for clean drinking water. They share their success and what role their parents played in their story. A few also tell us their biggest mistakes and how they learned from them. Who may inspire you most?

All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot, UK

For people living in big cities, a busy lifestyle can easily make them forget small beauties and touching moments. But James Herriot wants us to remember them and fully enjoy them. In the book, he tells us his experience as a vet in the English countryside. Some of his experiences are fun, such as when he welcomed the birth of little lambs (羊羔). Some are heartbreaking, such as when he saw the death of a very sick dog that was the only friend of an old man, although he tried his best to save it. Herriot shows us the wonderful relationship between man and animals with his loving eyes.

Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink by Gail Carson Levine, US

Do you love writing? Have you ever wanted to catch readers with great opening, or make your characters lively? Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink can help you achieve your goals. The book tells readers to look deeper at life around you. At the end of many chapters (章節(jié)), there are exercises in which you can test yourself. You will find that writing is difficult but that it should also be enjoyable.

【1】From Paragraph 1, we can learn that ________.

A.foreign students don’t need to do homework on April 2

B.many famous children’s stories were written on April 2

C.International Children’s Book Day is celebrated on April 2

D.all of Hans Christian Andersen’s books came out on April 2

【2】Which of the following statements is true about the book Kids Who Are Changing the world?

A.It was written by Anne Jankeliowitch and Felix Finkbeiner.

B.It teaches us how to start a website and how to plant trees.

C.It suggests that parents should learn from their biggest mistakes

D.It’s about 45 young people trying to make the world a better place.

【3】James Herriot is a(an) ________ writer.

A.BritishB.AmericanC.FrenchD.German

【4】What does the underlined word “vet” most probably mean in the article?

A.A kind of clothes.B.An animal doctor

C.A beautiful flower.D.A place to keep lambs.

【5】In Writer to Writer: From Think to Ink, Gail Carson Levine tells us ________.

A.the secrets of great writingB.how to score goals

C.how she opened a libraryD.two writers daily life

A. /e / B. /i / C. /i: / D./a: /

A. came out B. comes out

C. come out D. will come out

A. good B. better C. well D. best

---Sure.

A. where is the library B. how can I find the library

C. where the library is D. how far is the library

An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation (手術(shù)) could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money.

When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇跡) can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.

She hurried to a drugstore (藥店) with the money in her hand.

“What do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?” said the salesman.

“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.

“If it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”

A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?”

“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes foil of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”

“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.

“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”

He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.

How much did the miracle cost?

【1】What was the trouble with the little girl’s family?

A.Her parents couldn’t send her to school.B.Her little brother was seriously ill.

C.Her father lost his job and had no money.D.Nothing could save her little brother.

【2】In the eyes of the little girl, a miracle might be ________.

A.something interestingB.something beautiful

C.some wonderful medicineD.some delicious

【3】The little girl said again and again “…I can try and get some more.” That shows ________.

A.there was no need to worry about moneyB.she hoped she wouldn’t be refused

C.she was old enough to make some moneyD.she thought money was easy to get

【4】What made the miracle happen?

A.The girl’s love for her brother.B.The girl’s money.

C.The medicine in the drugstore.D.The kind salesman.

【5】From the passage we can infer (推斷) that ________.

A.the little girl is lovely but not so clever

B.the little girl’s brother had the operation at home

C.the little girl’s brother finally became an engineer

D.the doctor didn’t ask the girl’s parents for any pay

A. What a B. What C. How D. What an

------Twice a week.

A. do B. does C. doing D. Did

A. on bicycle B. by a bicycle

C. on my bicycle D. ride a bicycle

---_____ next year. Only two thirds been built.

A. Until； has B. Not until； has

C. Until； have D. Not until； have