江苏省苏州市2024-2025学年高一下学期7月期末考试 英语（含解析）

这是一份江苏省苏州市2024-2025学年高一下学期7月期末考试 英语（含解析），共7页。
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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the wman trying t sell?
A. Iced tea. B. Ckies. C. Cakes.
2. What did the speakers’ team study in America?
A. Heat waves. B. Flds. C. Wildfires.
3. Where is the cnversatin prbably taking place?
A. In a restaurant. B. In a car. C. In a subway statin.
4. Why is Sarah unable t attend the event?
A. She is ill. B. She is traveling. C. She is busy wrking.
5. What is the main tpic f this cnversatin?
A. A ftball game. B. A big cncert. C. A new stadium.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What are the speakers in a hurry t d?
A. Catch a flight. B. Pack their bags. C. G t a gym class.
7. Why are the wman’s legs painful?
A. She hurt them by accident.
B. She had a gym class yesterday.
C. She just came back frm a hliday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What des the wman wish the building had?
A. A garden. B. A gym. C. A lift.
9. Wh will the wman live with?
A. Her friends. B. Her pet. C. Her family.
10. What des the wman think f the apartment?
A. The size is a bit small. B. The rent is expensive. C. The lcatin is incnvenient.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Cffee shp wrker and custmer.
B. Bkshp wner and emplyee.
C. Writer and fan.
12. Which bk is the man ging t give t his friend?
A. The Jupiter Rainbw. B. The Silver Mn. C. Venus Fall.
13. What will prbably happen this Octber?
A. The man will finish his university curse.
B. The wman will publish a new bk.
C. The man will travel t meet his friend.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What des Gary warn Megan?
A. Wrking in the kitchen can be tiring.
B. She shuld set a higher expectatin.
C. The jb training will be lng.
15. What will Megan mainly d tday?
A. Make dumplings. B. Cut vegetables. C. Wash dishes.
16. When can Megan try t serve custmers?
A. Tday. B. Tmrrw. C. Next week.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What des the speaker suggest the passengers ging t Lndn d?
A. Take a bus t Lndn. B. Change their travel plan. C. Wait anther 30 minutes.
18. When will the train t Edinburgh arrive?
A. At 11:30. B. At 12:00. C. At 12:40.
19. Why has the train t Aberdeen been canceled?
A. The repair wrk hasn’t been finished.
B. There is a fallen tree n the track.
C. A passenger is ill n the train.
20. What are the listeners asked t d at 12:30?
A. Leave the statin. B. Be silent fr ne minute. C. Celebrate the anniversary.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Discvery Farm Field Trips fr Kids
Discvery Farm field trips ffer visitrs a chance t experience farming first-hand and understand the influence f farming n everyday life.
Schedule & Registratin
●Available Tuesdays thrugh Thursdays frm April 1-24.
●Registratin pens n February 3.
●Each visit lasts 1.5 — 2.5 hurs.
Featured Activities
●Petting Farm: Get up clse and persnal with animals while experiencing hw they prvide fd and fiber like wl.
●Wagn Tur: Learn abut the histry f ur farm and hw ur farm peratins prvide students with learn-by-ding pprtunities.
●Children’s Garden: Explre the life cycle f plants, hw certain crawlies (小爬虫) cntribute t plant grwth and hw tasty fd helps us grw healthy.
●Seasnal U-Pick Harvest: Pick fresh prduce and enjy the fruits and vegetables. Field Trip Packages
●Student Package ($15): It includes all activities plus a take-hme basket f U-Pick vegetables.
●Adult Package ($11): Only parents wh have been registered by the schl r grup can attend a field trip.
Nte: One teacher fr each grup f 25 children will nt be charged t participate in activities.
Guidelines
Clsed shes and sunscreen are highly recmmended.
●Cntact ur manager 48 hurs ahead f time fr persnalized arrangements.
●Free parking is available fr private cars.
●The picnic area, tables, and tents are available fr free n a first-cme, firstserved basis.
1. Which activity helps visitrs learn abut plant nutritin?
A. Petting Farm.B. Wagn Tur.
C Children’s Garden.D. Seasnal U-Pick Harvest.
2. Hw much shuld a grup f 26 students and 2 teachers pay fr the field trip?
A. $390.B. $401.C. $412.D. $420.
3. What are student visitrs expected t d?
A. Take their parents fr cmpany.B. Bring lightweight picnic equipment.
C. Use public transprtatin t travel arund.D. Infrm the manager f special needs in advance.
B
At 90 years ld, Barby Keel is prving that cmpassin (同情心) knws n age limit. Over the past 54 years, she has devted her life t rescuing animals in need — saving an estimated 10,000 frm neglect, abuse, and abandnment thrugh the Barby Keel Animal Shelter in Sussex, England.
What started with a simple favr in the 1970s — caring fr a sldier’s dg while he was statined in Nrthern Ireland — turned int a lifelng missin. The dg never left, and sn Barby was asked t take in a few cats. Decades later, her shelter nw spreads 12acres and is hme t mre than 600 animals.
Barby spent the first 20 years running the shelter entirely n her wn, and tday she is supprted by a devted team f vlunteers. Despite having faced cancer three times, she still wakes at 7 a.m. every day t care fr her belved animals and says she “never” takes a day ff. “Sme days I am tired ut — it’s hard wrk,” she said. “But then I get a little nse tuch r a face lk up at me, and I remember why I’m ding this. My animals cme first and always will.”
Tday, the shelter is a nnprfit that relies entirely n public dnatins. It recently repened t the public and welcmes visitrs every Sunday thrugh Octber 2025, free f charge. Guests can meet the animals, visit the café and gift shp, and learn mre abut the lives that have been saved. Barby als uses her wn pensin (养老金) t buy amunts f pet fd, which she resells at lw prices t help struggling pet wners.
“I’m s thankful fr my brilliant team f vlunteers and all the kind peple wh supprt us,” she said. “I knw I can’t d everything anymre, but I still get up early t feed the cats and check n them all. It’s a lvely life.” Her secret t staying strng? “Hard wrk and a breakfast f beans every mrning.”
4. What riginally made Barby set up the animal shelter?
A. Her wish t make friends.
B. Her desire t gain reputatin.
C. Her prmise t lk after a dg.
D. Her intentin t raise pet animals.
5. Why des Barby cntinue her wrk despite the challenges?
A. The shelter needs dnatins.
B. She hpes t treat her disease.
C. She wants t earn mre mney.
D. The lve fr animals inspires her.
6. Which f the fllwing can best describe Barby?
A. Selfless and determined.B. Strict and intelligent.
C. Generus and knwledgeable.D. Hnest and innvative.
7. What des the writer intend t tell us?
A. Vlunteers are essential fr animal shelters.
B. Running an animal shelter is extremely difficult.
C. Many animals are suffering frm bad cnditins.
D. Age des nt limit ne’s ability t make a difference.
C
In an inspiring leap tward sustainable innvatin, three high schl students — Dhruv Chaudhary, Mithran Ladhania, and Mridul Jain — have invented a revlutinary salt-pwered refrigeratr called the Thermavault. The device requires n electricity and has the ptential t transfrm life in cmmunities withut reliable access t pwer. Their inventin just earned them the authrative 2025 Earth Prize and a $12,500 award, which the grup plans t use t build 200 units and distribute them t 120 hspitals fr realwrld testing.
The Thermavault is an innvative cling device that uses incalric cling (离子热冷却) — a methd that relies n salt disslving (溶解) in water t absrb heat. The main cling agent is ammnium chlride, a type f salt that can lwer water temperature by 28°C. Fr even strnger cling, dwn t -10°C , the students mixed it with barium hydrxide ctahydrate, allwing the device t freeze things when needed.
T keep the cld inside, the Thermavault has a metal bx wrapped in special wl and rubber, which helps t insulate. Using it is simple: just pur salt int the bx, add water, and stir — either by shaking r with a small gyrscpe (陀螺仪). The mixture cls evenly, making it perfect fr string fd r medicine withut needing electricity.
The team imprved their prcess thrugh a wide range f testing, wrking clsely with Prfessr Mbin Shaikh, a material sciences expert at IIT Indre. They experimented with 15 different salts, applying scientific laws and specific heat t perfect the design. Their careful research and testing physical mdels paid ff, impressing expert advisrs and members wh supprted their innvatin.
Beynd its scientific brilliance, the Thermavault hlds prmise fr ff-grid living, disaster relief, and rural healthcare — places where reliable electricity isn’t a given. By ffering an envirnmentally friendly way t preserve essentials, these yung inventrs are making a real impact.
8. What can be learned frm the first tw paragraphs?
A. The inventin has cme int wide use.
B. The device is unlikely t change peple’s life.
C. The hspitals used incalric cling t take in heat.
D. The students emplyed a cmbined way fr strnger cling.
9. What des the underlined wrd “insulate” in paragraph 3 prbably mean?
A. Mix things.B. Prevent heat.
C. Save electricity.D. Increase temperature.
10. What might be the writer’s attitude t the students’ innvatin?
A. Appreciative.B. Cncerned.C. Dubtful.D. Unfavrable.
11. What des the last paragraph mainly fcus n?
A. An explanatin f the inventin.
B. The backgrund behind the inventin.
C. Ptential significance f the inventin.
D. Supprting infrmatin fr the inventin.
D
In the ever-changing wrld f health trends, the claim (声称) that green tea is a pwerful fat-burner has caught the public’s fancy. Driven by marketers and the spread f infrmatin in the media, this idea has becme a ht tpic. Being the curius cat I am, I reached ut t tw experts fr their thughts: cmputer scientist Chris Jhnsn, wh’s really gd at seeing thrugh false claims, and physicist Philip Taylr, wh bases his ideas n research.
Green tea has a lng-standing reputatin fr health benefits, but the recent craze abut its fat-burning abilities has taken it t new heights. Health magazines and nline articles are full f stries and suppsed scientific evidence suggesting that a few cups f green tea a day can speed up metablism (新陈代谢) and burn fat effrtlessly.
Hwever, Jhnsn warns that such claims are ften nt based n scientific research. “The green-tea-fr-fat-lss industry is a classic case f peple just fllwing the crwd,” he says. Cmpanies are ging alng with the trend, making grand prmises withut scientific backing t supprt them. This ver-prmtin f green tea as a fat-burner is risky. Cnsumers, hping fr a quick and easy way t lse weight, may waste their mney n ineffective prducts. When these prducts fail t deliver, it can lead t disappintment and a lss f trust in the health and wellness industry.
Taylr, thugh he knws what’s ging n, has a mre balanced view. Frm his research, he thinks there might be a little bit f truth t the claim that green tea can aid in fat lss, but nly when cmbined with a balanced diet and regular exercise.
S, des green tea really burn fat? Well, it’s nt a simple yes r n. There might be sme small effects n yur metablism, but it’s definitely nt a magic pill fr lsing weight. As cnsumers, we shuld be careful abut these claims and nly believe infrmatin that’s based n real evidence. In the end, a healthy and lasting way t lse weight invlves prper nutritin, regular physical activity, and a realistic understanding f what different fds and drinks can d fr ur bdies.
12. Why did the authr ask tw experts fr their thughts?
A. T satisfy his curisity.B. T find new cnsumers.
C. T test a thery.D. T jin the crwd.
13. Which may Jhnsn agree with abut the green-tea-fr-fat-lss industry?
A It des the trick fr peple’s health.
B. It lacks reliable evidence t supprt the claims.
C. It encurages cnsumers t buy fitness prducts.
D. It transfrms peple’s understanding f getting int shape.
14. What can we infer frm the last paragraph?
A. Green tea can be made int a magic pill.
B. Green tea is the first chice fr weight reductin.
C. Prper diet and exercise cntribute t weight lss.
D. It’s easy t tell the weight-lss effect f green tea.
15. Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Des Green Tea Really Burn Fat?
B. Des Green Tea Remain a Mystery?
C. Green Tea: A Magic Weight-Lss Slutin
D. Green Tea: A New Fcus f Scientific Research
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Building self-esteem (自尊) is significant because it directly impacts hw yu view and care fr yurself, influencing yur verall well-being. High self-esteem ften reflects healthy self-care practices. ____16____ We can bserve the fllwing glden rules t achieve healthy self-esteem.
Write ut a list f things yu admire abut yurself. The gal is t change yur negative beliefs abut yurself. It can be challenging t sit dwn and think abut ur admirable qualities. Yet recgnizing yur skills r things yu like abut yurself can imprve yur self-talk. Yu can try keeping a jurnal f what yu enjyed r admired. ____17____
Stp being a peple pleaser. ____18____ They ften put helping thers befre their wn mental health. This can lead t great stress and burnut at wrk r in life. It’s nice t be helpful and thughtful when yu can. But yur self-esteem will suffer when yu tie it t the supprt fr thers.
____19____ Thse with lw self-esteem tend t avid challenges and new pprtunities. This can be due t fears r self-dubt. Yu shuld face difficulties bravely and try t pull thrugh rugh mments. Thus, yu will gain increasing cnfidence in life. Of curse, breaking yur cmfrt shell desn’t mean thrwing yurself int highly dangerus situatins.
Stp cmparing yurself t thers. Yur prgress and self-wrth shuldn’t be cnnected t hw well ther peple are ding. It’s nt easy t stp cmparing yurself t thers. ____20____ Remind yurself that peple nly share the best parts f their life nline. Dn’t let likes n a pht determine yur self-wrth.
A. Step ut f yur cmfrt zne.
B. Learn t remve yur self-dubt.
C. Staying away frm scial media can help this effrt.
D. Hwever, it’s n easy task t build healthy self-esteem.
E. It wrks wnders fr imprving attitude twards yur life.
F. Peple with pr self-esteem feel dutiful t say yes t requests.
G. Yu need t appreciate yur differences when cmpared t thers.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I live in a suburb f Charlestn, West Virginia. My partner and I have lived here fr 20 years and have built gd ____21____ with ur neighbrs. Hwever, ne f ur neighbrs, wh has been here fr abut 15 years, has had an unpleasant ____22____ with the peple living n either side f her. There have been several terrible ____23____ ver the years, including plice being called due t disputes with ne neighbr, and her bitterly ____24____ the ther.
While I understd her truble — ne side ften hsted ____25____ parties and the ther piled up bags f garbage beside their hme — it didn’t ____26____ bad behavir. Once, she even gave my partner the middle finger, ____27____ the fact that we had always made an effrt t be friendly.
Abut a year ag, her husband was diagnsed with brain cancer. I nly fund ut because she came ver t ur huse t ____28____ abut smething. A few mnths later, I thught a small act might bring sme ____29____. We bught a _____30_____ card, put it int a greeting card, and drpped it ff at her huse as we were heading ut ne day.
We never heard anything back. But nt lng after, her behaviur began t _____31_____. She became friendlier — nt just with us, but even with the neighbrs she had _____32_____ argued with. The husehld that had nce been _____33_____ with trash cleaned up.
Then ne day, as my _____34_____ and I were walking ur dgs, she came utside and spke t us. “Yu have n idea what that gift card _____35_____ t me,” she said. “I was telling my family abut it when I visited them ut f state. Thank yu!”
21 A. balanceB. bndsC. teamwrkD. systems
22. A. jurneyB. cnferenceC. histryD. trial
23. A. challengesB. casesC. activitiesD. discussins
24. A. shuting atB. appealing tC. fcusing nD. taking ver
25. A. ludB. fficialC. impressiveD. plain
26. A. cntrlB. relieveC. expandD. excuse
27. A. beneathB. despiteC. beyndD. thrugh
28. A. jkeB. careC. learnD. cmplain
29. A. wisdmB. trubleC. cmfrtD. stress
30. A. businessB. creditC. giftD. reprt
31. A. changeB. shapeC. functinD. wrsen
32. A. eventuallyB. abslutelyC. instantlyD. previusly
33. A. fldedB. cmbinedC. decratedD. supplied
34. A. leaderB. neighbrC. partnerD. dctr
35. A. whisperedB. meantC. returnedD. repeated
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，使句子通顺。
36. In ur childhd, we have a great fndness fr chicken sup ______ flavr becmes tied up with the feeling f being taken care f. (用适当的词填空)
37. Cmpsed by He Zhanha and Chen Gang, Butterfly Lvers is really a masterpiece ________ (deserve) t be heard. (所给词的适当形式填空)
38. The Internet has made ur lives ______ (unbelievable) cnvenient, prviding all srts f gds and services. (所给词的适当形式填空)
39. Mst f the sngs are abut hardship and heartbreak, but als abut hpe — as plenty f humur ______ (thrw) in fr gd measure. (所给词的适当形式填空)
40. What amazed the child was nt a new wrld, __________ the unnticed music f the ld. (用适当的词填空)
41. I walked dwn the street, had dinner with friends r lay in bed at night with my eyes ________ (glue) t the little screen. (所给词的适当形式填空)
42. Over the past 50 years, abut 17 per cent f the rainfrest __________ (disappear) due t human activities. (所给词的适当形式填空)
43. Tu Yuyu was awarded fr her cntributin t the fight against malaria, ne f the ______ (deadly) diseases in human histry. (所给词的适当形式填空)
44. Hwever, enugh qingha extract was hard ______ (prduce) due t limited research resurces. (所给词的适当形式填空)
45. Human activities have brught many animals clse t ________ (extinct).（所给词的适当形式填空）
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你要参加课前一分钟英语演讲，请针对动物保护写一篇演讲稿。内容包括：
1.动物的重要性；
2.保护动物的方法。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Gd mrning, everyne!
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank yu fr yur attentin.
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“There nw, just a cuple f mnths and the wait will be ver!” Jhn, an elevenyear-ld by, thught happily as he cunted the mney in his little bx. Jhn had been saving his pcket mney fr mnths, planning t buy a new gaming device.
Jhn’s parents had always stressed the imprtance f saving, teaching him that small amunts added up ver time, s every mnth, Jhn wuld set aside sme f his pcket mney. Of curse, this was nt enugh and he was als relying n his birthday gift mney, which wuld arrive in three mnths. “Just a little mre, and I’ll have enugh!” he thught, excited abut wning the gaming device he had lnged fr sn.
One afternn, while ding his hmewrk at hme, Jhn verheard (偶然听到) a cnversatin between his mther and their neighbr, Mrs. Brwn. Mrs. Brwn, wh lived next dr, was struggling t pay fr her daughter’s schl fees (学费) and asked Jhn’s mther if she culd lend her sme mney. “Can yu lend me sme mney right nw? I’ll pay it back in a cuple f mnths. Things are really hard fr me nw,” she requested. Jhn’s mther respnded that she wuld help as much as she culd and wuld reach ut t ther relatives t see if mre mney culd be gathered.
As Jhn listened, he began t think, “I have sme mney saved up, but if I give it t Mrs. Brwn, what abut my gaming device then?” After all, he really wanted the gaming device. But then he remembered hw Mrs. Brwn ften lent a helping hand — whether it was bringing ver a ht meal when his parents were busy r lking after their huse during vacatins. Hw culd he refuse t d smething fr her in return?
That night, Jhn lay in bed and had a heartfelt cnversatin with himself. Eventually, after much thught, Jhn made up his mind. He decided that the educatin f Mrs. Brwn’s daughter was mre imprtant than his wn material desires.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The next mrning Jhn went directly t his mther after waking up.
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Three mnths passed and finally it was Jhn’s birthday.
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2025年高一学年度质量监测
英语答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
略
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
【1~3题答案】
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
B
【4~7题答案】
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. A 7. D
C
【8~11题答案】
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C
D
【12~15题答案】
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. C 15. A
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
【16~20题答案】
【答案】16. D 17. E 18. F 19. A 20. C
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
【21~35题答案】
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. D 29. C 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. B
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，使句子通顺。
【36题答案】
【答案】whse
【37题答案】
【答案】deserving
【38题答案】
【答案】unbelievably
【39题答案】
【答案】is thrwn
【40题答案】
【答案】but
【41题答案】
【答案】glued
【42题答案】
【答案】has disappeared
【43题答案】
【答案】deadliest
【44题答案】
【答案】t prduce
【45题答案】
【答案】extinctin
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
【46题答案】
【答案】Gd mrning, everyne!
I’m Li Hua. Tday I want t talk abut animal prtectin. Animals are very imprtant t us. They are part f ur ecsystem and maintain eclgical balance. Many animals are als ur friends, bringing us jy and cmpaninship.
T prtect animals, we shuld first raise awareness abut their imprtance and prtect their habitats. We shuld nt hunt r trade endangered animals illegally. At the same time, we can participate in animal prtectin activities and dnate t relevant rganizatins. Small actins like nt eating wild animals als cntribute t animal prtectin.
Let’s wrk tgether t prtect animals and create a harmnius wrld fr humans and animals.
Thank yu fr yur attentin.
第二节（满分25分）
【47题答案】
【答案】The next mrning, Jhn went directly t his mther after waking up. He said, “Mm, I heard abut Mrs. Brwn’s difficulty. I want t lend her the mney I’ve saved fr the gaming device. Her daughter’s educatin is mre imprtant.” His mther was tuched by his genersity and praised him fr his selflessness. Later, Jhn explained his decisin t Mrs. Brwn. With the help f Jhn and his family, Mrs. Brwn managed t gather enugh funds fr her daughter’s schl fees. The neighbrs’ gratitude and smiles made Jhn realize that helping thers brings mre jy than any material pssessin culd.
Three mnths passed and finally it was Jhn’s birthday. T his surprise, his parents and Mrs. Brwn gathered t celebrate. Mrs. Brwn presented Jhn with a brand-new gaming device as a thank-yu gift, saying, “Yur kindness deserves a reward.” Jhn was verjyed, nt just because he received the device, but because he understd the true meaning f giving. Frm then n, he cntinued t save, but this time, he als helped thers whenever he culd, knwing that small acts f kindness culd make a big difference.