Jackie Chan was born on April 7, 1954, in Hong Kong, China. His parents left mainland China for Hong Kong a short time before he was born. His parents named him “Chan Kong-sang”, which means “born in Hong Kong”. They wanted to celebrate a safe trip to Hong Kong.
At first, Jackie’s family lived in the French Embassy(大使馆).His father was a cook, and his mother was a housekeeper. When Jackie was seven years old, his family moved to Australia. His father got a job in the American Embassy. Later, back in Hong Kong, Jackie’s father sent him to the China Drama Academy. Jackie studied and worked 19 hours a day. The students practiced Kong Fu and learned how to do many stunts(特技表演)there.
When Jackie was 17, he began to do dangerous stunts for films. In the early 1980s, Jackie went to Hollywood, but he wasn’t very successful. He went on to make films in Hong Kong and had great success. Finally, in 1995,Jackie Chan became famous in the United States. Today, Jackie Chan has both Chinese and American fans and his films make millions of dollars. 
【小题1】When did Jackie Chan’s parents move to Hong Kong?
A. They moved to Hong Kong a short time after Jackie Chan was born.
B. They moved to Hong Kong a short time before Jackie Chan was born.
C. They moved to Hong Kong after they came back from America.
【小题2】What did Jackie Chan learn in the China Drama Academy?
A. Dramas        B. Dancing        C. Kong Fu and stunts
【小题3】Which is true according to the passage?
A. Jackie Chan is about forty years old.
B. He wasn’t very successful when he first went to Hollywood.
C. He became famous at the age of 17.
【小题4】From the passage we know that_________.
A. neither his American fans nor his Chinese fans like his films.
B. everybody in the world likes his films very much
C. his films are popular not only in China but also in America
【小题5】We can learn from the article that _____.
A. Jackie Chan’s mother was also born in Hong Kong .
B. At first, Jackie’s family lived in France.
C. the time when his family moved to Australia was around 1961.

My earliest childhood memory was about kindergarten (幼儿园). My father was a doctor, my mother was a teacher. __60__. They had no time to look after my younger sister and me.

When I was five years old, I was sent to a kindergarten with my sister. It was not far from our home. __61__, because I didn't like staying with strangers. I wanted my parents to take me back home, so I cried very loudly there. __62__. She was crying so much that I stopped, because I had to be a big girl. My parents told me to be brave and look after my sister, and I listened to them. In fact, my teachers were very kind to us, they often told stories and taught us to sing and dance. It was very interesting. __63__, so it was a happy memory.

It was Mother’s Day, but the young mother was a little unhappy, because she was 800 miles away from her parents. In the morning she phoned her mother to wish her a happy Mother’s Day, and her mother told her about the beautiful lilacs(丁香花)in the garden.

Later that day, when she told her husband about the lilacs, he said, “I know where we can find all that you want. Get the children and come on.” So they went, driving down the country roads. There on a small hill, they saw a lot of beautiful purple lilacs. The young woman ran quickly to enjoy the flowers. Carefully, she picked a few here and there. On their way home there was a smile on her face.

When they were passing an old people’s home, the young woman saw an old granny sitting in a chair. They stopped the ear and the young woman walked to the old woman, put the flowers in her hands, and smiled at her. The old granny thanked her again and again. She smiled happily, too.

When the young mother came back to her car, her children asked her, “Who is the old granny? Why did you give our flowers to her?  I don’t know her,” their mother said. “But it’s Mother’s Day, and she has no children. I have all of you, and I still have my mother. Just think how much those flowers meant to her.”

1.The young woman was a little unhappy on Mother’s Day because________.

A. she didn’t have a present

B. she was far away from her mother

C. she didn’t know it was Mother’s Day

D. she wanted to see her father

2.Which of the following pictures do you think matches well with Paragraph 2?

A.                 B.                   C.                  D.

3.The young woman gave the flowers to the old granny because _____________.

A. the old granny was her mother

B. she didn’t like those flowers

C. her mother asked her to do so

D. she wanted the old granny to be happy too

4.The following words can be used to describe the young woman except __________.

A. kind       B. understanding       C. friendly      D. surprised

Yao Ming, the center of the Chinese National Men’s Basketball Team, served the Huston Rockets in NBA．The 2．26 m, 120 kg center（中锋） becomes the first one to come from a foreign team．
Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in September, 1980．His mother was a center and captain of the Chinese National Women’s Team．His father played basketball, too．
Yao Ming is widely known in China．He came to be a very important basketball player in China Basketball Association （联赛）．It’s short for CBA．During the 2000～2001 season, he did very well．He got 27．1 scores for the Shanghai Oriental （东方） Sharks in every match．
Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets in November, 2002．He said this was a new start in his basketball life．He would do his best to learn from the NBA and improve himself．
Sport analyst （分析家） Bill Walton said, “Yao Ming has the potential （潜力）, the capability（能力） of changing the future of basketball．”
【小题1】The Houston Rockets is the name of a ______ team．