Six years ago, Ann graduated（毕业）from college with a degree of Art. Now she is twenty-nine and works for a large computer company. She takes classes twice a week after work. She is learning to use the computer program PowerPoint. “I enjoyed the college, but my job doesn’t use the information I learned at college,” Ann says. “The course is helping me to do my job better.”
Ann’s sixty-year-old mother and father are taking courses in Art and Music. “We love these two subjects. Learning is so much fun,” they say happily. “It’s never too old to learn.”
小题1: Ann graduated from college when she was     .

A．twenty-nine

B．twenty-six

C．twenty-three

D．twenty

小题2:The underlined word ‘degree’ means ‘   ’ in Chinese.

A．温度

B．程度

C．学位

D．位置

小题3: More people are taking training courses after work in order to     .

A．improve their working skills	B．enjoy Art and Music
C．study computer programs	D．make more money

小题4:Which of the following is TRUE?

A．Ann doesn’t want to use the information she learned at college.

B．People in the past usually stopped studying after graduating from college.

C．People can only get information from their teachers.

D．Ann’s parents are too old to learn Art and Music.

One day, a small boy was walking _____a street in London. His name was Tom. It was a cold winter day in 1900. That day he could not have breakfast or lunch. He didn’t have ______ money. His father _______when he was very young. His mother was often ill, so she couldn’t______ Tom and his brother, Mike. Both of them had to_______ to help their mother. He was small but his dream was very ______. His wish was to be a famous actor. He worked very hard to sing and dance______. One day, a man came to him and asked,“Would you like to act in my film?”“Certainly,”he answered. And he did his ______in it. Many people said, “We never see such an _____film.” Thirty years later, this boy was one of _____famous people in the world. He made many interesting films, and lots of people liked him.
小题1:A. for                B. in                      C. with
小题2:A. some               B. any                     C. no
小题3:A. died               B. dead                    C. dying
小题4:A. looked after       B. take care of            C. looks after
小题5:A. working            B. works                   C. work 
小题6:A. small              B. far                     C. big
小题7:A. good               B. wonderful               C. well
小题8:A. best               B. good                    C. better
小题9:A. interested         B. interests               C. interesting
小题10:A. the most          B. more                C. most

The following is some children’s wish for the New Year.

Mark: I wish I could get more money to fix our house.	Kate: My wish is to change my school as there’s too much to study in this school.
Ann: I wish I could spend more time with Mom. She should stop working at the bank and take up a job at our neighborhood toy shop.	Peter: I wish someone would find a way to help me walk with my only leg, so I can take part in activities and sports that I can’t do now.
Mary: I wish that I could save all my money, so I could buy presents for my mother, father and sister on their birthdays.	Bob: I wish for good health though I’m badly ill. I want to finish high school and take an IT course after.
John: I wish to be a better boy to Mom and listen to her more. I also want to get better grades in school.

根据表格信息选择正确答案。（每小题2分，满分10分）
小题1: _______ children have mentioned(提过) their parents.
A. 3                  B. 4                          C. 5
小题2:________ is badly ill among the children.
A. Kate               B. Bob                   C. Mary
小题3: Mark’s wish is __________.
A. to get better grades    B. to change his school     C. to fix his house
小题4: Ann’s mother works _________.
A. in a school           B. at a bank              C. at a toy shop
小题5: Which is NOT true according to the passage?
A. There is something wrong with Peter’s study.
B. There are four people in Mary’s home.
C. Bob hopes he can take an IT course after high school.