British people are famous for drinking tea. But both Sahar and Bobby Green became young millionaires（百万富翁） when they opened a chain of American-style（美国风味的） coffee shops in the U.K.

　 Having the idea：It started when Sahar took a weekend trip to New York to visit her brother Bobby. One evening , in a Thai restaurant，Sahar told Bobby how much she wished she could buy American-style coffee in London . Bobby suggested they start their own coffee shop. Sahar fell in love with the idea.

　 Doing the Research: Back in London, she spent a whole day on the London subway, getting off the train at different stations to taste the coffee. “It was terrible, and I know there was a gap （缺口） in the market.” In November 1995, they opened their first Coffee Republic shop in central London.

　 Making it work：The first year was very difficult. There were problems finding and keeping staff, and British people were not used to the names of American coffees, like Latte and Macchiato. But being successful was their dream and they were not going to give up . Today , there are over 100 Coffee Republic shops all over the country and the company has revenues（收入） of $30 million a year.

Advice for others: Sahar has now written a best-selling book about their experience, called Anyone Can Do It! She hopes it will help other young people to start their own businesses. She believes success is 1% idea and 99% hard work, but she says, “If you think you have the energy, then get out and follow your dream.” 291

50. What kind of company do these people run?

A. Travel.　　　　 B. Tea.　　 C.Coffee.　　　　　　　 D. Hotel.

51. What relationship is between Sarha and Bobby?

A. Teacher and student.　 B. Sister and brother. C. Doctor and patient.　 D. Mother and son.

52. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Sahar’s trip to America.　　　　　　　　　 B. Sahar’s wonderful life story.

C. The American – style coffee shop　　　　　 D. The success of a family business

Birthdays are celebrated（庆祝）all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from county to country：candles，cakes，and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few：

47. When someone is having a birthday in Denmark，you can see _____ outside the window.　　     A．flowers  B．presents   C．a flag     D．a chair　　

48. In _________  flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.　　

A．Japan   B．Denmark   C．India     D．Holland　　

49 In India, birthday children wear _______ clothes to school.　　

A．colored   B．long   C．big     D．tight　　

Eleven-year-old Angela had something wrong with her nervous system（神经系统）.She was unable to __35__. In fact, she could hardly make any __36__. Although she believed that she had a good chance of recovering, the doctors said that __37__ , if any, could come back to normal after getting this disease. Having heard this, the little girl was not discouraged. There, lying in her hospital bed, she insisted that no matter what the doctors said, her going back to school was __38__. 

She was moved to a specialized health center, and whatever method could be tried was used. Still she would not __39__. It seemed that she was undefeatable(打不败的). The doctors were all fond of her and taught her about __40__ that she could make it . Every day Angela would lie there, faithfully doing her mental exercise.

One day, __41__ she was imagining her legs moving again, it seemed as though a miracle（奇迹）happened: The bed began to move! “Look what I’m doing! Look! I can do it! I moved! I moved! ”she shouted___42___!

Of course, at this very moment everyone else in the hospital was __43__. More importantly, they were running __44__ safety.

People were crying, and equipment was falling .You see, it was an___45____. But don’t tell that to Angela. She has believed that she did it, just as she had never doubted that she would recover. And now only a few years later, She’s back in school. You see, to such a person who can __46__ the earth, such a disease is a small problem, isn’t it?

35．A．see         B．hear         C．talk         D．walk

36．A．progress     B．difference    C．movement    D．achievement

37．A．few         B．all          C．some        D．most

38．A．true         B．doubtful     C．certain       D．impossible

39．A．get up       B．give up      C．turn up       D．stand up

40．A．thinking     B．expecting    C．pretending    D．imagining

41．A．as          B．since        C．after         D．before

42.  A. quietly       B. happily       C. quickly        D. carefully

43．A．frightened   B．pleased      C．touched       D．encouraged

44．A．in          B．by          C．for           D．with

45．A．appointment  B．earthquake   C．achievement   D．instruction

46．A．push       B．shock        C．save          D．shake       

--- Did you know __________?

--- He was ill in hospital.

A. why he doesn’t come to school

B. why he didn’t come to school

C. why does he come to school

D. why did he come to school

--- Your classroom is very clean.

--- Sure. It ________ after school every day.

A. is cleaned　　 B. cleans　　　 C. cleaned　　 D. is cleaning

  They _______ here for more than ten years.

  A. live    B. lives             C. are living   D. have lived

---Oh, your computer is so nice. ____ did you buy it?

---Thanks. I bought it in Wangfujing Dajie.

A. When　　 B.Where　　　　 C. Which　　　　 D.Whose

 John had to start work at an early age, ____ his family was very poor.

  A. or     B. so      C. but      D. because

  When I got to Linda’s home yesterday, she _______ her mother with the housework.

   A. help    B. helps       C. was helping     D. is helping

--- How do you like English, Lingling?

--- I think it’s a little _____ than maths.

A. easy　　 B. easier　　 C. easiest　　　 D. the easiest