— Beibei, is Mr. Chen in the office?
— No. He        for half an hour.
A. left                   
B. has left           
C. has been away

A few years ago, David had the idea of selling CDs over the Internet. He started his work from his home. Now he sells over 500,000 CDs a year and has made himself into a millionaire(百万富翁), at the age of 24.

“I could see that this was the future of shopping,” says David. “Why should you pay $15 for a CD and spend the time and the money going into the shop? You know sometimes you have to find a place for your car too. You can have the same CD for half of the price by clicking on your computer. And we can find any CD you want and bring it to your door in 24 hours!”

David said this is the only beginning, “One day we’ll do our shopping over the Internet: it’s easier, quicker and cheaper. Shops and supermarkets will be the past.”

1.How has he become a millionaire?

A. By making new supermarkets. ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

B. By making advertisements.

C. By selling ideas to others. ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ?????????????

D. By selling CDs on the Internet.

2.If you pay $15 for a CD in the shop, how much should you pay for it on the Internet?

A. $15. ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. $12. ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. $7.5. ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. $30.

3.By shopping on the Internet, you won’t ________.

A. spend any time or money ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. drive your car any more

C. click on your computer ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. get into the shop by yourself

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. More than half of the people like to shop on the Internet.?

B. Shops and supermarkets will be the past in the future.

C. Some people don’t like to go shopping over the Internet. ?????????????

D. It’s easier, quicker and more expensive to do our shopping over the net.

Top student Lin Yijian had a problem recently. The 14-year-old boy from Xiamen used to get marks of over 110 points (out of 120 possible points) on his math tests. But during last semester's final exams, his math score was only 90 points.
It was a shock. "I didn't know what happened," said Lin, who kept feeling nervous and frustrated about math during the following month.
Like Lin, many of us have setbacks (挫折) in life. What would you do to deal with these setbacks? Would you just let them be and give up?
Lin chose to face his problem. His parents and teacher also gave him help. After some hard work he now gets marks between 100 and110 points on his math tests. Although he still isn't at his original (原来的) level, Lin doesn't panic anymore.
"Don't be scared by setbacks," he said. "You will beat it."
Chen Xingzhu in Shenzhen also has a story to tell. The 15-year-old girl is not good at doing sit-ups (仰卧起坐), which is necessary for the coming high school PE entrance exam. One has to do at least 35 sit-ups in a minute to pass the test. Most of Chen's classmates can do 40. However, Chen could only do 20.
Feeling worried, Chen decided to do something. She did sit-ups for half an hour every day after school. Now, after a month, she can do 30 sit-ups a minute.
"I finally found what made me slow through continuous practice and then improved little by little," said Chen. "I believe next month I will be able to do 40!"
【小题1】 What problem did Lin Yijian have recently?

1 

1.Sunny English Club is for          .

A. nurses          B. policemen          C. students

2.You will pay            if you want to stay in the English club for half a year .

A. 300yuan        B.600yuan            C. 1200yuan

3.You can visit Sea Museum           .

A. on Saturday      B. on Yu Le Street     C. anytime

4. One can get free exam in Health Center if he is              .

A. 9              B. 17                C. 73

5. If you are interested in the life of fish, you should call for help.

A. 539871        B. 380151           C. 3785290