C. Earning one’s money is better than asking for money from others.

D. Kids don’t need to get along with others when making money.

5. From the passage we know that ________.

A. parents won’t let their children earn their own money

B. it’s hard for kids under 14 years old to earn money in the USA

C. kids can learn skills if they try to earn money on their own

D. if kids try to earn money, they won’t have enough time to study

D)

I Am a Pencil (Price: $ 59.88)

The writer of this book, Sam Swope, took a job to teach writing in New York City. His students were from different countries, so they had different ideas in many things. But there were a few things they had in common: family troubles, money making and interest in poems. Every student made great progress in writing with the help of this teacher. Swope tells readers that deep in each of us lives a poet (诗人).

What It Takes to Pull Me Through (Price: $ 35.86)

David L. Marcus takes us inside a boarding school (寄宿学校) for troubled teens. He shows the great pressures (压力) that are put on these teens and made them lose their confidence (信心). This should let us think about today’s troubled teens.

The Most Scenic Drives in America (Price: $ 47.88)

This travel book has been put into several languages. It has over 200 photos of wonderful places. It also provides maps, the new information about those places, and advice on travel.

Our Brother’s Keeper (Price: $ 59.40)

Writer Jedwin Smith spent many years trying to forget memories of his brother, Jeff, who was killed in Vietnam. But in this book, he tells what happened when he met several of his brother’s old friends. They first met each other on the Internet, then in person. They also went on a trip to Vietnam, to visit the place where Jeff died. There, a lot of stories happened…

1. From the book I Am a Pencil, we can learn that Swope’s students _____.

A. were all very rich B. were all born in America

C. were all homeless children D. all liked poems

2. The underlined words in the first paragraph means _____.

A. everyone is a poet B. everyone lives with a poet

C. No one can be a poet D. No one is a poet without teachers

3. A reader who cares much about teenagers’ growth (成长) would most probably choose _____.

A. I Am a Pencil B. The Most Scenic Drives in America

C. What It Takes to Pull Me Through D. Our Brother’s Keeper

4. According to the passage, which book is in several languages?

A. I Am a Pencil. B. The Most Scenic Drives in America.

C. What It Takes to Pull Me Through. D. Our Brother’s Keeper.

5. From the passage, we can know that _____.

A. all of Sam’s students are poets now

B. all these four writers tell us their own experiences in their books

C. among these four books, Our Brother’s Keeper is the most expensive one

D. before Jedwin Smith met his brother’s friends, he communicated with them through the Internet
 

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