When I was about 12 years old， I really wanted a new bike！ I __36__ my parents my birthday wish，but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.

On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike， __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink， old and worn with age. It was so __41__！ I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it， feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile， rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__.

As time went by， I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love， it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember， a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars， or even more.

1.A. talked     B. spoke            C. said             D. told

2. A. hardly        B. quickly          C. slowly           D. easily

3.. A. guitar       B. gift             C. cake         D. card

4.A. rushed         B. rode         C. climbed     D. came

5.A. and            B. or           C. but         D. because

6.A.exciting    B.interesting       C. relaxing    D. disappointing

7. A. liked         B. hated            C. hurt             D. thanked

8.A. on             B. in          C. at           D. for

9. A. got in        B. got on           C. got off          D. got up

10. A. surprised   B. excited          C. happy        D. bad

11. A. look ahead   B. look back    C. come up      D. come down

12. A. anything     B. nothing     C. something   D. everything

13.A. love          B. money            C. friendship       D. knowledge

14.A. idea          B. news         C. advice      D. story

15.A. spends   B. costs            C. pays        D. offers

For many people the subject of hiccups (嗝) is a joke, but for Harry Mendes, a fifteen-year-old schoolboy from Birmingham, it was something quite different.

His hiccups began one Sunday lunch time and continued day and night for two weeks. After the first week, Harry's parents took him to hospital, but it took another week for the doctors to cure his attack.

Harry, who is now back at school, described what happened to him.

“When I began to hiccup, I drank a glass of water but that didn't do any good. That evening I had hiccups every four seconds. We tried everything to stop them. I held my breath and drank cold drinks. My father even tried to give me a shock but that didn't work either.”

After a week of sleepless nights, he went to hospital. The doctors took an X-ray of his chest but they couldn't find anything wrong.

“They gave me some medicine and my hiccups slowed down, but it was another week before the medicine worked completely and my hiccups stopped.”

Harry was very lucky. The world record holder is the American farmer Charles Osborne, who hiccupped for sixty-eight years. He stopped in 1990 at last, but nobody knows why.

1.Harry's hiccups lasted ____.

  A. a week              B. fourteen days          C. twenty-eight days           D. one month

2.His hiccups started after he ____.

  A. drank a glass of water                              B. went to hospital

C. ate an Indian meal                                 D. finished his homework

3.His parents decided to take him to hospital when he ____.

  A. hiccupped for four seconds                    B. held his breath

  C. hiccupped at night                           D. couldn't stop hiccupping

4.His hiccups completely stopped one week after the doctor ____.

   A. gave him some medicine                      B. took an X-ray of his chest

   C.gave him a shock                            D. let him drink cold drinks

5.What does “shock” in this passage mean？

A.震惊            B.休克            C.喷嚏             D.哈欠

When I was about 12 years old， I really wanted a new bike！ I __36__ my parents my birthday wish，but I knew there was little hope because my family could __37__ have that money.
On my birthday my parents told me they had my __38__ outside in the back yard. At once I __39__ out to the yard. There was my bike， __40__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink， old and worn with age. It was so __41__！ I thought I __42__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __43__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __44__ the old bike and rode it， feeling __45__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile， rode as fast as I could and didn’t __46__.
As time went by， I began to understand my parents gave me __47__ much more than just a rusty（生锈的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __48__. When you give something out of love， it doesn’t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __49__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember， a gift that __50__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有价值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars， or even more.

Many believe that life has smiled on Yang Mi: at the age of 4, she got her first TV drama（剧）role; at 16, she became a model for a fashion magazine; at 18, she went to her dream college — Beijing Film Academy (学院).   

Last year, the 24-year-old actress played bad girl Luo Qingchuan in the time-traveling TV drama, Palace. The drama became a big success and made Yang very famous. The number of her micro blog followers soared from several thousand to more than 3 million overnight.

Could she be any luckier? Yang doesn’t think luck had anything to do with her success. She paved her way all by herself. “Every chance comes from the efforts I’ve made,” said Yang. People now think she’s very hard-working.      

She doesn’t forget the time when people gave her the cold shoulder. Some treated her with little respect. They didn’t want to help her in her time of need. “I have to thank them because they gave me the drive to prove myself,” she said. That’s why she is eager to help others when they are in need.

In May, Yang became the ambassador (大使) for the Climate Group. She calls on people to join the Million-Miracle (百万奇迹) project and plant trees on China’s dry land. Together we’ll fight the bad weather!

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

1.What happened to Yang Mi when she was sixteen years old?

A．She got her first drama role.               B．She played a bad girlin Palace.

C．She became a fashion model.              D．She went to a film college.

2.The underlined word “soared” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced(代替)by ________.

A．fell              B．increased         C．stayed            D．disappeared

3.Why did Yang Mi succeed in life?  

A．Because she caught every chance luckily.

B．Because she often helped workers to pave the road.

C．Because she put more efforts into her work.

D．Because she wrote her micro blog to attract fans.

4.If Yang Mi meets an actress in need of help, she will _________.

A．show her a cold shoulder                 B．treat her impolitely

C．criticize her seriously                    D．give her a hand

5.The last paragraph is mainly about_________.

A．what Yang has done for the Climate Group     B．the Million-Miracle project

C．planting trees on China’s dry land          D．Yang’s courage to fight the bad weather

Many people believe that life has smiled to Yang Mi:at the age of 4, she got her first TV play role;at 16, she became a model for a fashion magazine;at 18, she went to her dream college——Beijing Film Academy.

Last year, the 24-year-old actress played bad girl Luo Qingchuan in the time-travelling TV play, Palace. The play became a big success and made Yang very famous.

Could she be any luckier?

Yang doesn’t think luck had anything to do with her success. “Every chance is gained(获得）from the efforts I’ve made, ”said Yang. People now think she’s very hard-working.

She still remembers the time when people gave her the cold eyes. Some treated her with little respect. They didn’t want to help her in her time of need. “I hav to thank them because they gave me the drive to prove myself, ”she said.

That’s why she is glad to help others when they are in need. This year, Yang became the ambassador(大使)for the Climate Group. She call son people to join the Million-Miracleproject and plant trees on China’s dryland. Together we’ll fight the bad weather!

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