--- What do you think of the talk show?

?? ---- _________. They’re too boring.

A. I love them????? B. Pretty good??????? C. I don’t mind them?? D. I can’t stand them.

Dear Alice,

    I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model （模特）.

    Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn't see. I can't eat what I like, even though I'm very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.

    Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me.

    You might say I made much money from modeling. Bus my dear niece （侄女）, you have to know that money is, nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I am too old to go back to school now.

    You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.

    Love,

    Emma

1.What was Emma surprised about?

    A．Alice wanted to keep thin.

    B．Alice decided not to do modeling.

    C．Alice ate too much and became a heavy girl.

    D．Alice decided not to finish her studies at school.

2.Emma can't go back to school again, because ________

    A．she is tired of being a student

    B．she wants to make more money from modeling

    C．she is so old that she has missed the best time in school

    D．she has done a good job and makes a lot of money as a model

3.How long does Alice still have to study in high school?

    A．One year.                                            B．Two years.

    C．Three years.                                         D．The longer, the better.

4.Emma only cares about________

    A．Alice's beauty                                           B．Alice's happiness

C．Alice's age                                       D．Alice's swimming suit

5.From the letter we know that __________

    A．Emma is a famous model

    B．Emma likes being a model for a living

    C．Alice will go on her studies in high school

D．Emma can eat what she likes when she is very hungry

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Sound of genius(天才)

Sophia Chan (Chen Qingli) is a pretty girl with a sweet smile. She is1._____ 12, but many people are2.   calling her a “young violin genius”.

Chan began to play the violin __3.the age of 4. She gave her4. show when she was 5. In 2006, CCTV-5. her a “ young star of the future”. In 2007, Sophia6.   the Gold Award (金奖) at the Youth Art festival in Germany. Also, her first violin album(专辑)7. out in May this year.

8. kids need their parents to push them to work hard. Chan, however, actively plays the violin on her own. “ Playing the violin is what I really like,” she says. “ It is my interest that pushes me to play9..”

Chan balances her violin playing with her school work. She plays her violin after school. It is usually late at night when she begins to do her homework. “I am used to it,” Chan says. “ The more you play, the more you get.”

Dear Alice,
I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model （模特）.
Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn’t see. I can’t eat what I like, even though I’m very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.
Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me.
You might say I made much money from modeling. But my dear niece （侄女）, you have to know that money is, nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I am too old to go back to school now.
You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.
Love,
Emma
【小题1】What was Emma surprised about?

Cinderella

Once upon a time, there lived an unhappy young girl. She was unhappy, for her mother died several years ago, and her father married (结婚) another woman. The woman had two daughters. They were her stepsisters (异父/母之姐妹)now. Her new mother didn’t like her. All the nice dresses, shoes, delicious food, kind thoughts and care were for her own daughters.

For the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. No dresses, only her stepsisters’ hand-me-downs（别人用过的旧东西）. No lovely dishes and no nice rests. For she had to work hard all day, and only when evening came, she could sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders (煤渣,炉渣). That is how she got her nickname-Cinderella.

1. All the good things were for _________.

A. Cinderella herself B. her father

C. her new mother D. her stepsisters

2. What did Cinderella do all day?

A. She worked hard. B. She felt sad.

C. She cooked meals. D. She enjoyed eating.

3. Cinderella could have a rest only _________.

A. in the morning B. in the afternoon

C. in the evening D. after lunch

4.People called her Cinderella because_________.

A. she lost her mother long ago

B. she did not have nice things

C. she looked very pretty

D. she sat by the cinders sometimes