My dad used to say he knew I would be a singer. When I was a baby, I was always singing loudly. Dad was a big sports fan, but he was happy I loved music.
After dinner, Dad would often ask me to sing. He always said I sang I Will Always Love You much better than Whitney Houston!
At every school concert he cheered me on. The look of pride on his face made me happy.
My life was full of concerts, singing lessons and laughter. Though my mum and brothers helped me, they did not share our love for music.
Our lives changed when Dad was told that he had cancer. We always hoped that something would happen and he would get better, but the doctors told us that they could not save him.
About a week before my dad died, he fell into a coma (昏迷). The nurses said even though Dad did not reply, he could still hear me.
The nurses said I should sing him a song. I sang one of our favorites. As I sang, my dad gave a big smile, and clapped (鼓掌).
I will always remember that smile. I was so pleased to know that Dad had heard me sing one more song.
My dad died on May 14, 2000. It was hard to believe: he was so full of life. I don’t know how to say how much I miss him.
Now I have all the memories of him and his beautiful smile deep inside my heart. I will always know that he is listening from his front row seat in heaven.
He used to say: “Sing from your heart.”
My dad has been and will always be my hero.
【小题1】According to the story, Whitney Houston is probably ______.

My dad used to say he knew I would be a singer. When I was a baby, I was always singing loudly. Dad was a big sports fan, but he was happy I loved music.

After dinner, Dad would often ask me to sing. He always said I sang I Will Always Love You much better than Whitney Houston!

At every school concert he cheered me on. The look of pride on his face made me happy.

My life was full of concerts, singing lessons and laughter. Though my mum and brothers helped me, they did not share our love for music.

Our lives changed when Dad was told that he had cancer. We always hoped that something would happen and he would get better, but the doctors told us that they could not save him.

About a week before my dad died, he fell into a coma (昏迷). The nurses said even though Dad did not reply, he could still hear me.

The nurses said I should sing him a song. I sang one of our favorites. As I sang, my dad gave a big smile, and clapped (鼓掌).

I will always remember that smile. I was so pleased to know that Dad had heard me sing one more song.

My dad died on May 14, 2000. It was hard to believe: he was so full of life. I don’t know how to say how much I miss him.

Now I have all the memories of him and his beautiful smile deep inside my heart. I will always know that he is listening from his front row seat in heaven.

He used to say: “Sing from your heart.”

My dad has been and will always be my hero.

1.According to the story, Whitney Houston is probably ______.

A. a famous singer?????????????????? B. a famous actress

C. the writer’s friend???????????????? D. a sports star

2.Who did the writer think make her confident?

A. Whitney Houston.???????????????? B. Her father.

C. Her mother.????????????????????? D. Her brothers.

3.According to the story, which of the following is TRUE?

A. Their lives didn’t change though her father had cancer.

B. when the writer’s father fell into a coma, he couldn’t hear her song.

C. The writer’s mum and brothers never helped or shared love for music.

D. The writer misses her father very much.

4.What does the underline word “heaven” mean in paragraph10?

A. 剧院???????????? B. 影院???????????? C. 天堂?????????????????? D. 舞台

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. My hero.?????????? B. M y favorite song.?????? C. My dream.????????? D. My family.

Most teachers agree that the first lesson of a teacher is often unforgettable．I remember getting into the class with the   1   of a beginner teacher: nervous, careful, excited…etc．The school I   2   my first lesson in was well-known to hold the most troublesome （顽皮的）students in the city．With this in   3  , I was more nervous than I should be．But I tried my best not to   4   it out and went into the class．The first thing I did was taking a look at the whole class．My eyes   5   on a big black student．He was sitting in the back   6   of the class with no one in front of him．His body was much   7   than mine．I thought it would be better to   8   that boy untouchable．As soon as I started my lesson writing on the blackboard, I heard some noise from the back．I   9  the students to find out who did it, but the class looked very   10  ．I went on writing and the noise went on．Then I stopped my lesson to   11    this problem because I believed that if I lost control of the class from the   12   I wouldn’t be able to get it back．I thought the big boy made the noise．To my   13  , a small boy was the source （根源）of trouble．Days went   14   and I discovered that the big boy was good and quiet and the great source of trouble came from a group of   15   students who became under control after some weeks．From then on, I realized that judging （判断）by appearance can often be wrong, not only with students!

1．A．ideas                        B．feelings                   C．thoughts                 D．ways

2．A．started                      B．found                     C．opened                   D．finished

3．A．head                         B．mind                       C．school                    D．hand

4．A．make                        B．bring                      C．work                      D．show

5．A．stopped                    B．noticed                   C．pointed                   D．warned

6．A．line                          B．row                        C．room                      D．part

7．A．higher                      B．lighter                     C．larger                            D．thicker

8．A．let                            B．relax                    C．increase                  D．leave

9．A．faced                       B．wondered                C．discussed                D．described

10．A．common                 B．confident                C．quiet                       D．crowded

11．A．decide                     B．solve                      C．improve                  D．produce

12．A．beginning                B．example                  C．matter                    D．end

13．A．competition             B．congratulation          C．surprise                  D．difference

14．A．out                         B．down                      C．away                      D．on

15．A．small-sized                                                 B．comfortable

C．frustrated                                                   D．ordinary-looking