---Can Sally play the piano?

---________. She thinks it is easy for her.

A. Yes, she does. B. No, she doesn’t. C. Yes, she can. D. No, she can’t.

Susan had long blonde hair and big blue eyes. So did most of the other _____ in her school class, which troubled her a lot. “I look like everyone else! I’m not special! I’m bored!” Susan _____ to her mother.

She decided to try to make herself look _____. She painted big pink spots on her neck and when she didn't get attention, she stuck a long plastic nose on top of her real nose. Nobody noticed that, _____. She took ink (墨水）and poured it all over her _____ .She wore clown(小丑）clothes to school and stuck leaves in her ears. _____ no matter what she did, she still didn’t get any _____ and nobody thought she was special.

One morning her _____ went to wake her up and told her to get ready for school. She made Susan _____ the ink out of her hair and clean her neck. “I’m not going to school ______! I’m bored!” She buried (埋葬）her head ______ the quilt and cried.

“Susan, her mother said, “you are different. You are unique(独一无二）and special. ______ in the world looks just like you. Some people have blonde hair like you and some have blue eyes like you, but none of them has your smile or the twinkle in your eyes or your pink face. Nobody laughs like you, either. Now ______ and get ready for school.”

Susan went to school that day and looked at all the other kids in her class. “Mom was ______ .Nobody looks just like me,” Susan said. “I am special. I am unique and I am not ____!

1.A .children B. boys C. men D. women

2.A. complained B. listened C. talked D. spoke

3.A. beautiful B. simple C. different D. happy

4.A. too B. either C also D. neither

5.A. neck B. nose C .eyes D. hair

6.A. Though B. So C. But D. And

7.A. attention B. help C. prize D. answer

8.A. father B. mother C. sister D. brother

9.A. pull B. wash C. throw D. turn

10.A. tomorrow B. next week C. next year D. today

11.A. under B. on C. before D. beside

12.A. Everybody B. Somebody C. Nobody D. Anybody

13.A. get up B. get off C. put up D. put off

14.A. wrong B. right C. special D. common

15.A. moved B. interested C. tired D. bored

二、选词填空。

know; lucky; proud; problem; good; decide; he; work; child; interest

Martin Murray is a school boy and he is fifteen years old. He used to be a “problem child”. He used to give his mother many 1. However, after his father’s death, Martin’s life became much more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her 2. education. She had to work, and so was often not at home.

His mother tried her best to look after him. Unfortunately, Martin still caused trouble. He was not 3. in studying and he often got into trouble with the police. 4., his mother was very patient and didn’t give up trying to help him. In the end, she made a difficult 5. to send him to a boy’s boarding school. Martin hated it and caused a lot of trouble. One day, he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. Even the teacher agreed that Martin was wasting his time.

The head teacher said it was necessary for Martin to talk with his mother. Martin called his mother, but to his surprise, this conversation changed his life. “It was exactly what I needed, he said. “I 6. how much my mother had given me. She also told me that even though my father was not with us, he was watching me and would always take 7. in everything good I do. That’s when I decided to change.”

Now Martin has really changed. He 8. hard and gets “A’s” in all subjects. He is now one of the 9. students in his class. His mother helps him to feel good about 10., and as he says, “It’s very important for parents to be there for their children.”

C

“Find a job you love，and you’ll never work a day in your life．”Do you agree with this old saying？Joanne Gordon does．She is the author of Be Happy at Work and other books about careers(职业)．Gordon believes that about 30％ of employees(雇员)in North America do not like their jobs，and she thinks that is terrible．She wants to help people who do not feel satisfied(满意)with their jobs find work that is good for them．Joanne says，“There are no happy jobs，only happy workers．”She believes that happy workers share three main characteristics(特点)．

First，happy workers enjoy the daily activities of their jobs，and they look forward to the workday．Take Tony Hawk，for example．At age 14，he became a professional skateboarder．Now he is a businessman working on projects related to skateboarding—films and video games，but he still skates every day．He once said．“My youngest son’s preschool class was recently asked what their dads do for work．My son said，‘I’ve never seen my dad do work．’”Tony agrees that his job doesn’t look like work．He has found a way to spend each day doing a job he enjoys．

Second，happy workers like the people they work with．Sally Ayote says，“I work with the coolest people in the world．”She and her group cook for almost 1，200 people in Antarctica．Most of these people are scientists who are doing research．Sally loves to sit and talk with them．She says，“There is no television here，no radio，so I get to know the scientists and what they’re studying．”Sally thinks she has a great job，and the best part about it is the people．

Third，happy workers know that their work helps others．Caroline Baron’s work helps people who have had to leave their home countries because of war or other dangers．She is a filmmaker who started an organization called FilmAid，which shows movies in refugee(难民)camps around the world．Caroline believes that movies can be very helpful in these camps．For one thing，entertaining movies let refugees forget their troubles for a little while．Movies can also teach important subjects like health and safety．For example，in one camp，thousands of refugees saw a movie about how to get clean water．Caroline knows that she is helping other people，and this makes her feel proud and happy about her work．

Tony Hawk，Sally Ayote，and Caroline Baron all get great satisfaction from their work．Tony Hawk says，“Find the thing you love．If you are doing what you love，there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous．”Joanne Gordon would agree．She encourages people to find something they enjoy doing，find people they like to work with，and find ways to help others．Then they can be proud of what they do，and they will probably be happy at work．

1.Who is the book，Be Happy at Work，written for？

A．Joanne Gordon herself．

B．Tony Hawk，Sally Ayote，and Caroline Baron．

C．People who do not feel satisfied with their jobs．

D．The workers who agree with the author’s ideas．

2.Joanne Gordon believes that________．

A．difficult jobs are terrible

B．there are no happy jobs，only happy workers

C．rich and famous people have much more happiness than workers

D．only about one third of the employees in North America like their jobs

3.Why did Tony Hawk’s son say，“I’ve never seen my dad do work．”？

A．Because Tony Hawk’s job doesn’t look like work．

B．Because the best part about his job is to spend each day skating．

C．Because Tony helps people forget their troubles while skating．

D．Because Tony Hawk always finds something else he enjoys doing．

4.Tony Hawk，Sally Ayote，and Caroline Baron are good examples that show us________．

A．how to be a successful businessman

B．how to help people in difficulties

C．how to get along with the coolest people

D．how to become a happy worker

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？

A．The author of Be Happy at Work thinks that happiness at work is really important．

B．The writer of the passage tells us that many different kinds of work can be enjoyable．

C．Some people believe that only a few kinds of jobs can really make people feel happy．

D．Joanne Gordon believes that people will probably be happy at work when they are proud of what they do．

—Would you like me to help you with the homework?

—____________ . But I can manage it myself.

A. It doesn’t matter

B. The same to you

C. It’s very kind of you.

D. Take it easy

They often take walk after dinner.

A. a B. ∕ C. the D. an

I ten minutes to decide whether to go or not.

A. gave B. was given C. was giving D. had given

I think the movie will be overseas.

A. a great success B. great success C. a very success D. greatly success

—What does the word “fall” mean in American English?

— .

A. Spring B. Summer C. Autumn D. Winter

They decided ___________ after dinner.

A. have a broke B. have a break

C. to have a broke D. to have a break