Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need      ,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was      his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent(天赋). You will never be a pianist.”     nine-year-old boy Lang Lang was badly     . He decided that he didn’t want to be a      any more. For the next two weeks he didn’t touch the piano.      , his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to      some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano key, he      that he could show others that he had talent____.That day he told his father      he had been waiting to hear— that he wanted to study with a new teacher.      that point on, everything turned around.
He started      competitions(比赛). In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was      that Lang Lang had won, he was too      to hold back his tears. Soon      was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big      . In 1997 Lang Lang      again, this time to Philadelphia, U.S. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his      performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs(特邀演出 ) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started      . Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(发现) him, and lets him     .

小题1:	A．exercise B．fortune C．knowledge D．wealth

小题2:	A．whether B．why C．when D．that

小题3:	A．Like B．With C．To D．As

小题4:	A．hurt B．weakened C．ruined D．frightened

小题5:	A．singer B．pianist C．conductor D．player

小题6:	A．Hopefully B．Patiently C．Wisely D．Painfully

小题7:	A．play B．sing C．write D．study

小题8:	A．seemed B．admitted C．noticed D．realized

小题9:	A．in all B．above all C．after all D．at all

小题10:

A．that B．what C．which D．when

小题11:

A．From B．At C．Since D．After

小题12:

A．receiving B．accepting C．winning D．beating

小题13:

A．told B．mentioned C．announced D．recognized

小题14:

A．excited B．encouraged C．shocked D．satisfied

小题15:

A．this B．it C．that D．what

小题16:

A．concerts B．tours C．competitions D．stages

小题17:

A．started B．left C．moved D．performed

小题18:

A．successful B．cheerful C．respectful D．meaningful

小题19:

A．pulling B．breaking C．falling D．pouring

小题20:

A．brighten B．shine C．admire D．develop

About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel.I didn’t want to     too much money with me, so I       the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the       for me.
The next morning, however, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof      I had given the man the money. There was clearly     left to do but go to the nearest lawyer at once.
The lawyer       me to return to the hotel with him and give       hundred-dollar bill to the clerk.         we did.An hour later, I went back to the desk and asked for my money together with the lawyer.       I had the lawyer as an eyewitness (证人) to the       hundred-dollar bill,the clerk could not       he knew nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second park of the lawyer’s plan into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the       to ask for the hundred-dollar once again. No matter       I said, the clerk who kept my bill         that he had given it to me. I said it was not        .The lawyer said to him, “I       this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it in immediately, I will be forced to call the        .” Now the clerk felt quite        , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“I don’t know        to thank you enough for getting my money back,” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “Oh, don’t        me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”

小题1:	A．borrow B．spend C．waste D．carry

小题2:	A．made B．asked C．allowed D．let

小题3:	A．safe B．desk C．box D．bag

小题4:	A．that B．which C．where D．when

小题5:	A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything

小题6:	A．hoped B．agreed C．insisted D．advised

小题7:	A．the other B．another C．others D．other

小题8:	A．Such B．All C．So D．Much

小题9:	A．For B．Though C．Even if D．Because

小题10:

A．first B．second C．third D．one

小题11:

A．say B．admit C．permit D．recognize

小题12:

A．restaurant B．bank C．hotel D．hospital

小题13:

A．what B．whatever C．which D．how

小题14:

A．suggested B．insisted C．required D．requested

小题15:

A．true B．sure C．exact D．nice

小题16:

A．forced B．made C．allowed D．saw

小题17:

A．police B．judge C．official D．officer

小题18:

A．content B．nervous C．angry D．sad

小题19:

A．when B．what C．where D．how

小题20:

A．thank B．praise C．leave D．fool

One day an ant was drinking at a small stream and fell in. She made desperate efforts to reach the side, but made no progress at all. The poor ant almost exhausted was still bravely doing her best when a dove saw her.Moved with pity, the bird threw her a blade of grass, which supported her like a raft, and thus the ant reached the bank again. While she was resting and drying herself in the grass, she heard a man come near. He was walking along barefooted with a gun in his hand. As soon as he saw the dove, he wished to kill it. He would certainly have done so, but the ant bit him in the foot just as he raised his gun to fire. He stopped to see what had bit him, and the dove immediately flew away. It was an animal much weaker and smaller than herself that had saved her life.
小题1:The ant could not reach the side though _______.

A．she cried for help

B．she asked the dove to save her

C．she tried very hard

D．she could smell well

小题2:The dove saved the ant because _______.

A．she was the ant's friend

B．she took pity on the poor ant

C．the ant was almost exhausted

D．the ant had been struggled in the water for a long time

小题3:The ant succeeded in getting on the bank with the help of _______.

A．a leaf

B．a piece of wood

C．a blade of grass

D．a raft

小题4:Just as the man shot at the dove, _______.

A．the dove immediately flew away

B．the dove hid himself in the grass

C．the ant told the dove to leave at once

D．he felt something biting him in the foot

小题5:In writing the story, the writer wants to show _______.

A．how clever the ant was

B．how kind the dove was

C．how the ant and the dove helped each other

D．we often need help from others, therefore we should help others as much as

Every school has an ugly girl. In my primary school, it was me.
From first grade through fourth, I had to wear heavy orthopedic(整形外科的)shoes because of my weak ankles. I sounded like overweight elephant wearing bricks whenever I took a single step.
“Hey, Bigfoot!”
“Geez, you’re going to start an earthquake!”
Then in sixth grade I had to start wear glasses. Mom asked for the least expensive ones and that made me look like a fool.
“Four eyes!”
“Couldn’t you cover up more of your faces? Why stop at the eyes?”
In Seventh, I started competing on the city swim team, thinking that if I got a killer body, nobody would notice my face. Wrong again. I loved being fast and winning ribbons now and then, but now I had red, wet eyes from the chlorine(氯) in the pool. I also did not develop a killer body.
I changed my strategy at Eighth grade, the last year of middle school. I offered my help to anyone who needs. I worked for other girls, so they could hang out with their friends. My new program began to work. People who would never have acknowledged my existence before were suddenly seeking me out.
I’d been feeling pretty good until one day I went to Christine’s house to help her fill envelopes. Going into each envelope was invitation to Christine’s birthday party; it was a big event at a fancy hotel. Complete with dinner. She asked me to help her address these envelopes. There was no envelope for me.
My heart was broken. I tried to escape from all the eyes. High school had to be better, right？ Yes and no. Now that I’m here, I know there are still lots of shallow people judging you on what you’re wearing or how cool your hair is , but there are also kids who talk to you because they liked your answers or just as you’re kind, honest, and a good friend.
I still do kind things because I like the feeling I get when I am helping people. I, with my friends, went to Children’s hospital, playing games and reading to the sick kids.
I still had wet red and not a smart look, but you cannot tell me I am not beautiful. Every time I visit hospital, five-year-old Terry grasps my hand, “Morri, you are so nice. I want to grow up to be just like you.”
小题1:Why was Morri laughed at by her classmates when she was in primary school?

A．She had weak ankles and eyesight.

B．Her glasses couldn’t cover up her face.

C．She couldn’t get along well with them.

D．She looked like an overweight elephant.

小题2:Which of the following is the real reason for Morri competing on the city swim team?

A．To win more ribbons.

B．To shift others’ attention from her face.

C．To develop a killer body.

D．To have red wet eyes.

小题3:From what Morri experienced in the last year of middle school, we can learn that __________.

A．her classmates thought highly of her

B．she was popular among her classmates

C．she was often cheated by her classmates

D．her classmates just made use of her

小题4:The passage is intended to encourage people to __________.

A．address as many as invitation envelopes as possible

B．take more sport activities including swimming

C．take others’ comments into careful consideration

D．take positive attitude towards disadvantages in life

Johnny the Explorer
Johnny was three when he ran away from home for the first time. Somebody left the garden gate open. Johnny wandered out, crossed some fields and, two hours later, arrived in the next village. He was just able to give his name and address.
By the time he was seven, Johnny used to disappear from home two to three times a year. Sometimes he covered quite long distances on foot. Sometimes he got on a bus or even a train, and simply sat there until someone asked for his ticket. Generally the police brought him home. “Why do you do it?” they used to ask. “I just like seeing places,” Johnny told them.
Johnny continued to “see places” although everyone tried to stop him. His parents used to watch him closely, and so did his teachers; but sooner or later Johnny managed to slip away. As he grew older, his favorite trick was to hide on a long distance truck. Sometimes he travelled hundreds of miles before anyone discovered him.
It is hardly surprising that eventually Johnny managed to board a plane. He was twelve at the time. It was a cargo plane and, a few hours later, Johnny found himself in Cairo. How did he get on board? No one knows! According to Johnny himself, it was easy: he just went into the airport, walked along some passages and got on board the nearest plane.
In spite of all this, Johnny did well at school. He enjoyed mathematics and languages and, perhaps not surprisingly, he was especially good at geography. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” his teachers asked him. “An explorer!” he answered. “But it’s difficult to become an explorer in this modern age,” they tried to tell him. But it was no use: Johnny knew what he wanted!
Just before he left school, Johnny saw a notice in a daily paper. A long journey was about to go to Brazil to travel up the Amazon River. There were jobs for three young people “willing to work hard and with a sense of adventure”. Johnny applied, and two months later, he was on his way to Brazil.
小题1:At what age did Johnny board a plane for the first time?

A．Three

B．Seven

C．Twelve

D．Not mentioned

小题2:Johnny frequently left home because ______.

A．he preferred to stay alone

B．he enjoyed seeing new places

C．he couldn’t do well at school

D．he didn’t get along well with his parents

小题3:People around Johnny ______.

A．tried to stop him from slipping away

B．kept following him to get him back

C．booked tickets for him if necessary

D．were clear about how he travelled abroad

小题4:From the passage, we can learn that ______.

A．Johnny worked for a daily paper

B．Johnny lacked a sense of adventure

C．Johnny went exploring along the Amazon River

D．Johnny went to Brazil two months after he finished school

I recently heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important medical breakthroughs（突破）. He was being interviewed by a reporter who asked him          he thought he was able to be so much more          than the average person.
He responded that it all came from a(n)        with his mother that occurred when he was about 2. He had been trying to         milk from the fridge when he          the slippery(光滑的) bottle, its contents running all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came in,          shouting at him or giving him a lecture, she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful          you have made! I have          seen such a huge pool of milk. Well, the damage has already been         . Would you like to get down and          in the milk for a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, whenever you make a mess like this, eventually you have to restore everything to its proper order. So, how would you like to do that? We could use a sponge(海绵), a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge.
His mother then said, “ You know, what we have here is a          experiment in how to effectively carry a big milk bottle with two          hands. Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can       .” The little boy learned that if he          the bottle at the top near the lip with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it. What a wonderful         !
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be         to make mistakes. Instead, he learned that mistakes were just          for learning something new, which is,         , what scientific experiments are all about. Even if the experiment “doesn't       ,” we usually learn something          from it.

小题1:	A．why B．what C．when D．how

小题2:	A．capable B．able C．creative D．original

小题3:	A．coincidence B．experience C．incident D．conflict

小题4:	A．carry B．bring C．remove D．fetch

小题5:	A．fell B．lost C．escaped D．dropped

小题6:	A．rather than B．instead of C．other than D．in place of

小题7:	A．picture B．mass C．map D．mess

小题8:	A．rarely B．happily C．frequently D．angrily

小题9:	A．got B．suffered C．done D．received

小题10:

A．jump B．play C．enjoy D．lay

小题11:

A．failed B．successful C．fantastic D．painful

小题12:

A．strong B．tiny C．thin D．weak

小题13:

A．get it B．put it C．try it D．make it

小题14:

A．controlled B．possessed C．occupied D．grasped

小题15:

A．example B．teaching C．lesson D．instruction

小题16:

A．anxious B．nervous C．fearful D．afraid

小题17:

A．situations B．opportunities C．occasions D．turns

小题18:

A．after all B．above all C．first of all D．in all

小题19:

A．do B．finish C．go D．work

小题20:

A．worthy B．costly C．valuable D．interesting

I was walking down a dimly (昏暗) lit street late one evening when I heard       coming from behind bushes.      , I slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle. Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.
Should I get      ?
I was frightened for my own safety, and I hated       for having suddenly decided to take a(n)       route home that night. “What if I’m hurt too? Shouldn't I just run to the nearest phone and call the police? Although it felt like a century, my thought process had only       seconds. But already the cries were growing      .
I knew I had to act fast. “How could I walk away from this?” I asked myself.
“No”, I finally resolved (决心), I could not turn my       on the fate of this unknown woman,       it means       my own life.
I am not a brave man, nor am I      . I don't know where I found the moral (道德) courage and physical strength, but       I had finally decided to help the girl, I became suddenly changed.
I ran behind the bushes and       the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground,       we fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and escaped.
      heavily, I got to my feet and       the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. In the darkness, I could certainly       her trembling shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a      .
“It’s OK,” I said soothingly. “The man ran away. You’re safe now.”
There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered (说) in      .
“Dad, is that you?”
And then, from behind the tree,       my youngest daughter, Katherine.
God has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the right time.

小题1:	A．laughter B．whispers C．whistles D．screams

小题2:	A．Alarmed B．Shocked C．Surprised D．Impressed

小题3:	A．helped B．involved C．attacked D．attached

小题4:	A．it B．myself C．this D．that

小题5:	A．ordinary B．normal C．new D．old

小题6:	A．taken B．used C．spent D．paid

小题7:	A．softer B．stronger C．weaker D．louder

小题8:	A．body B．back C．face D．shoulder

小题9:	A．as if B．in case C．even if D．if only

小题10:

A．risking B．ruining C．damaging D．hurting

小题11:

A．energetic B．athletic C．intelligent D．accessible

小题12:

A．while B．until C．once D．since

小题13:

A．pulled B．pushed C．placed D．put

小题14:

A．there B．then C．later D．where

小题15:

A．Walking B．Sighing C．Sobbing D．Breathing

小题16:

A．found B．hugged C．approached D．searched

小题17:

A．tell B．consider C．observe D．sense

小题18:

A．tree B．place C．distance D．bush

小题19:

A．shock B．amazement C．doubt D．disappointment

小题20:

A．stepped B．paced C．struggled D．hid

Once, there was a woman who had so many problems, so many worries, so many troubles… that at times she felt she had more troubles than anyone else in the world!
She was depressed. She thought she could never overcome her troubles, so she decided to end her life. That night she went to sleep early and she planned to commit suicide the next morning. But that night she had a dream…
She found herself in a large cave, surrounded by gray bundles (包袱) of all shapes and sizes. Walking toward her was a woman with flowing long white hair.
“Who are you?” asked the dreamer, “and what is this place?”
“This is the cave of bundles of troubles and I am the keeper of the cave.”
“Bundles of troubles?”
“Yes,” the keeper explained, “each person who walks on the earth carries a bundle of troubles on their left shoulder.” The dreamer turned to look and there was a gray bundle on her left shoulder—it had been there all the time and she never noticed!
“If you wish,” the keeper continued,” you can take your bundle down and exchange it for another.”
“Really?” The woman lowered the bundle from her left shoulder. Oh, it felt so good to put it down. Then she picked up a beautiful bundle.
The keeper said, “Why don’t you open it and look inside?”
So the woman opened it and looked inside. “But these are the same troubles I brought here!”
The keeper of the cave smiled softly and nodded. “That’s usually what happens, but do not despair, for there is another bundle on your right shoulder that should help lighten your load.”
The woman turned and saw another bundle on her right shoulder. It had been there all the time and she never noticed! The woman took it down and opened it. Inside were her talents, her gifts, her hopes and opportunities. The woman felt her heart filled with joy and she looked up to thank the keeper of the cave, but she was gone; all were gone. And she found herself sitting up in her own bed with the morning sun streaming through the window, shining on her face.
小题1:Why did the woman decide to end her life?

A．Because there were two gray bundles on her shoulders.

B．Because she always had bad dreams at night.

C．Because the keeper of the cave told her to do so.

D．Because she felt she had too many troubles to overcome.

小题2:According to the keeper of the cave, _____ .

A．there were good things such as talents in beautiful bundles

B．each person carries a bundle on each shoulder

C．different bundles contain different troubles

D．it is impossible for people to take their bundles down from their shoulders

小题3:What did the woman feel when she opened the bundle on her right shoulder?

A．Delighted.

B．Moved.

C．Depressed.

D．Confused.

小题4:The story of the woman is to show that _____ .

A．dreaming a dream can save people’s life

B．the bundles on our shoulders can make us happy

C．attitude towards life plays an important role in people’s life

D．we must ignore the troubles in life

小题5:What do you think happened to the woman when she woke up?

A．She still felt depressed.

B．She committed suicide.

C．She looked for the keeper of the cave.

D．She didn’t want to end her life any more.

It’s known that the 62-year-old Jim Bevier has a great passion. This former FedEx pilot wasn’t ____ on his horse farm, teaching his grandkids to ____. In his spare time, Bevier helps distribute ____ for blindness around the globe.
Bevier now is a volunteer pilot for Orbis, a nonprofit organization which has fought blindness for over 25 years. One of ____ weapons is the Flying Eye Hospital, an old-fashioned DC-10 aircraft. Bevier’s mission is to land this giant sight-saving bird on runways that are most ____ not designed for it. “It’s not ____ flying for FedEx,” says Bevier. “We have to ____ the runway is long enough, figure out the fuel load, and find the ____ place to park in case of accidents.”
Once he gets the ____ to its destination, the aircraft becomes a place for local ____ to get training, so they can treat certain conditions and ____ blindness for people. The plane stays on location for weeks. ____ Bevier is free to return home, he likes to stay and ____ those who arrive for medical checks. “I’m glad to see them get on the airplane and come out the next day, and they can ____.” Bevier says. Many walk on dirt roads for miles; many are blind children.
____, the volunteer doctors can’t handle all the patients. “A Vietnamese boy was ever ____ away.” Bevier says. A pilot’s job involves hours and hours of boredom, so you learn to keep your ____ under control. But when the poor boy didn’t get picked, I ____ down.” he admits.
____ as the job may be, Bevier isn’t looking into retirement anytime soon. “I don’t play golf, and I tell my kids not to buy me tennis shoes,” he says. “But I ____ of my grandchildren back home, and all I want is for those kids to be able to see their own grandparents for the first time.”

小题1:	A．anxious B．proud C．content D．active

小题2:	A．ride B．drive C．work D．study

小题3:	A．signs B．cures C．funds D．ways

小题4:	A．his B．her C．ours D．its

小题5:	A．similarly B．definitely C．differently D．exactly

小题6:	A．beyond B．on C．like D．within

小题7:	A．refer to B．work out C．make sure D．give up

小题8:	A．safest B．largest C．wildest D．farthest

小题9:	A．shop B．hotel C．restaurant D．hospital

小题10:

A．villagers B．patients C．friends D．doctors

小题11:

A．prevent B．restrict C．warn D．stop

小题12:

A．While B．Once C．Unless D．If

小题13:

A．examine B．consider C．meet D．ignore

小题14:

A．walk B．see C．leave D．concern

小题15:

A．Therefore B．Besides C．Somehow D．However

小题16:

A．put B．turned C．given D．thrown

小题17:

A．efforts B．advantages C．plans D．emotions

小题18:

A．settled B．knocked C．broke D．held

小题19:

A．Exciting B．Challenging C．Disappointing D．Attracting

小题20:

A．think B．dream C．hear D．talk

Mom’s birthday present? It may be a difficult thing for some people, but for me, it is an easy thing. Mom loved flowers, so every year I sent her flowers. Actually she had a bed of irises (鸢尾花) in the backyard of her small, Indiana farm. They were beautiful. “Take some,” she said, “Dig some up and plant them on the side of your own house.”
But in my yard they became lacking in energy. A year passed, then two, but not one flower appeared. I cut back all their green leaves. I was tired of seeing them so lonely. Finally, I dug the irises up and threw them away.
About that time Mom died unexpectedly. My sister and I sold the farm. I never went back to see the irises. I just couldn’t bear seeing another family living in our home—Mom’s home. Autumn came, then winter. The following spring, as Mom’s birthday approached, I struggled with the question of how to remember her. I stared out the window and saw a few stubborn irises in my side yard sprouting (发芽), —tall, thin but flowerless. Because of seeing them, I decided to order flowers as I always did on Mom’s birthday, and send them to my sister. I wished so badly I could still send flowers to Mom. But that was impossible.
In the morning of Mom’s birthday, I was in my car ready to work. Something in the yard caught my eye. The irises! One had bloomed with flowers, big, showy and purple, as lovely as they ever had been on Mom’s farm. I smiled and turned my eyes upward. I could no longer send flowers to Mom. But somehow, she’d been able to send them to me.
小题1:According to the first paragraph, Mom ________.

A．wanted to give the author some flowers

B．didn’t like the presents from the author

C．lived with the author on an Indiana farm

D．got different birthday presents from the author every year

小题2:At first, the irises in the author’s yard ________.

A．all died quickly

B．didn’t bloom at all

C．grew as well as on Mom’s farm

D．grew better than those on Mom’s farm

小题3:What troubled the author?

A．She didn’t know how to grow irises.

B．She regretted they had sold Mom’s farm.

C．She didn’t know what to do in memory of Mom.

D．She couldn’t bear others living in Mom’s home.

小题4:After seeing the irises sprouting, the author________.

A．decided to send flowers to her sister on Mom’s birthday

B．dug them out because they were flowerless

C．decided to send them to Mom after they bloom

D．ordered flowers for the people living in Mom’s home

小题5:What can be learned from the last paragraph?

A．All the irises in the author’s yard bloomed.

B．The author went to see the irises in Mom’s yard.

C．It was Mom who took care of these irises in the author’s yard.

D．The author thought the blooming irises were gifts from Mom.