[单项选择]The family is too poor to （　） the three children （　） school.
A. send, for
B. take, to
C. send, to
D. bring, to

[单项选择]The family is too poor to（）the three children（）school.
A. send... for
B. take.... to
C. send... to
D. bring... to

[单项选择]The family is too poor to ______ the three children ______ school.
A. send... for
B. take.... to
C. send... to
D. bring... to

[单项选择]Children of poor health are very _______ to colds in winter and should be taken care of particularly.


A. willing
B. ready
C. reluctant
D. prone

[单项选择]The subject of children starving to death is too _________ to joke about.


A. grim
B. grief
C. shrewd
D. snobbish

[单项选择]How did Gabriela Mistral help the poor children of her hometown ？（）
A. By expanding their minds and horizons.
B. By financing their elementary education.
C. By setting up a small primary school.
D. By setting them an inspiring example.

[单项选择]Poor children should not be deprived of the opportunity to participate in sports whenever possible.（　）
A. denied
B. retreated
C. oppressed
D. refused

[单项选择]What do we learn about later children in a family from a recent study of birth order（）
A. They usually don’t follow family rules.
B. They don’t like to take chances in their lives.
C. They are less likely to be successful in life.
D. They tend to believe in their parent’s ideas.

[单项选择]A welfare system divided the poor black family because _______.

[单项选择]The three children looked after their sick mother ______.
A. in return
B. by turn
C. in turn
D. on turn

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Passage Three
My husband and children feel very happy to live here. They can’t see that we live on a dirty street in a dirty house among people who aren’t good. They can’t see that our neighbors have to make happiness out of all this dirt. I decided that my children must get out of this. The money that we’ve saved isn’t nearly enough.
The McGaritys have money but they are so proud. They look down upon the poor. The McGarity girl just yesterday stood out there in the street eating from a bag of candy while a ring of hungry children watched her. I saw those children looking at her and crying in their hearts; and when she couldn’t eat any more she threw the rest down the sewer(下水道). Why Is it only because they have money There is more to happiness than money in the world, isn’t there
Miss Jackson who teaches at the Settlement House isn’t rich, but she knows things. She understands people. Her eyes look st
A. money is the most important thing
B. there is something more important than money
C. we should look into their eyes while talking to people
D. the more money you have, the less happy you would be

[单项选择]The poor lady was too ______ and distressed to talk about the tragedy.
A. engaged
B. exhausted
C. ignorant
D. energetic