— I went to have the driving test this morning, but I didn’t pass it.

— ___________

A．Luck decides everything.                 B．Better luck next time.

C．But you can drive well.                   D．You are always unlucky.

 

 

I remember my math teacher Mr. Young very well. He stood out because the kids made fun of him. He was missing one of his fingers, and always pointed at students with his middle finger. w.w I was not very good at English and math. No matter how hard I tried, I just could not figure out why I did not understand what all the other kids found so easy to learn.

One day, I was told that if I got one more E on my report card, I would be taken to the “big prison for kids”.

 I tried really hard for weeks. I just couldn’t understand how to make different parts of numbers into whole things.

The day before report cards were to come out, I knew that Mr Young would give me an E, just like he always did.

I went to Mr. Young and told him that the orphanage (孤儿院) was going to send me to the big prison if I got another E on my report card. He told me there was nothing he could do; it would be unfair to the other kids if he gave me a better grade than I had actually earned. I smiled at him and said, “Mr. Young, do you know how the kids make fun of you because you’re missing your finger?”

He looked at me, moved his mouth to one side and said nothing.

“They shouldn’t do that to you because you can’t help not having a finger, Mr Young. Just like I can’t help not being able to learn numbers and stuff like that,” I said.

The next day, when I got my report card, I tucked it into one of my books. While on the school bus, I opened it: Geography, B+; Mechanical Drawing, C-; English, D-; History, C-; Gym, B+; Art, C; Math, D-.

That math grade was the most favorite one I ever received. Because I knew that someone in the world finally understood what it was like for me to be missing a finger inside my head.

1. From the second paragraph we can infer that the boy is ______ in some subjects.

A. mind-blowing          B. slow-witted             C. fun-loving       D. badly-behaved

2. Where may the boy live according to the passage?

A. In an orphanage.                                                            B. In a big prison.    

C. In the school dormitory.                                         D. In his home.

3. What grade should the boy have got in the math test this time?

A. D-.                             B. C.                    C. B+.             D. E.

4. The underlined word “tucked” in the passage most probably means “________”.

A. stuck                             B. listed              C. hid           D. copied

5. The reason why the boy remembers Mr Young is that _________.

A. he missed one of his fingers                    B. he treated his students very well

C. he understood the boy              D. he taught his students in a special way

 

I sat next to my close friend，Tina，in my history class．Our teacher，Miss Turner announced a new  11  ．We were to create a  12   about cultures．As required，we wrote the names of two friends we wanted in our group．Miss Turner informed us that she would  13  our choices and let us know the result．I had no  14  that I would work with Tina because I knew we had chosen each other．

The next day，I waited anxiously when Miss Turner started to call out  1 5．When she reached group three，Tina was called．  16  ，my name was not included．“There must have been some  17  ！"I thought to myself．

Than I heard  18  .The last group with Mauro and Karina! How  19  ! How could I face being in that group—the boy who hardly spoke English and the girl who wore  20  clothes a11 the time?

I went to Miss Turner to  21  I should be in a “good” group．She gently placed a hand on my shoulder．“I know what you want，Rachael，”she said，but your group 22 you more．Only you can help them get an ideal   23   ．Will you help them?"

I  24  walked to where the others in my group sat. Halfway through the week, I   25  myself enjoying working with my partners．There was no need to   26  —I grew sincerely interested in learning something about then. Mauro, I found out, was  27  with English after he came to this country. Karina wanted to be a fashion designer and she had a lot of  28  ideas．They were the ones no one cared enough about to try to understand—except Miss Turner．

Miss Turner gave us an A on that newspaper. But I think she is the one who truly   29  it. I really  30  that Miss Turner gave me a chance to see other people in a new light.

1.A．plan         B．subject       C．project       D．lesson

2.A．story        B．group          C．test     D．newspaper

3.A．make use of    B．pay attention to  C．put into practice         D．take into consideration

4.A．idea         B．doubt          C．intention     D．promise

5.A．names      B．numbers    C．students     D．topics

6.A．Besides    B．However    C．Thus   D．Finally

7.A．mistake    B．coincidence        C．problem      D．reason

8.A．her          B．it          C．them D．him

9.A．interesting        B．amusing      C．annoying     D．disappointing

10.A ．dirty    B．plain C．strange        D．formal

11.A．warn      B．remind       C．request       D．inform

12.A．needs   B．refuses       C．misses          D．ignores

13.A．design    B．job      C．chance        D．grade

14.A ．slowly           B．swiftly C．suddenly     D．bravely

15.A．found     B．kept    C．had     D．set

16.A．speak    B．pretend      C．refuse          D．panic

17.A． dealing         B．helping       C．beginning    D．struggling

18.A．funny     B．general       C．bright D．new

19.A．offered  B．deserved   C．neglected D．proved

20.A ．believed       B．appreciated        C．admitted     D．agreed

 

April 27 is Take Our Daughters to Work Day in Britain. Started at first in the United States and brought to Britain in 1994, Take Our Daughters to Work Day has become a special day for girls between 11 and 15. On that day thousands of girls take a day off school and go together with one of their parents to their work places. The purpose of this day is to broaden girls' horizons（视野）and raise their self-confidence.

For many years people have thought that boys can do better than girls in society. But actually, “girls can be whatever they want to be just like boys, whether it is a pilot, a nurse or a chief executive(主管).”says the chairman of the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust, an organization which supported the activity of the Day. “Now the girls have a close look at what their parents are doing and this may help them to be more self-confident when they are faced with a choice of work."

Schools and many companies support the activity too. Palmers Green High School for girls in north of London, has made the day a necessary part of careers education.

Zarina Bart, 15, from Palmers Green, went with her mother Gwen to her Lawyer's office this year's Take Our Daughters to Work Day. "I learned how to fill in a legal aid form and I read details of a case. Then I went to see the actual trial." she said.

Zarina found it interesting to see her mother at work. “It's really strange seeing Mum at work--running around, getting serious and telling people what to do.” She has always liked this idea of going into law and thinks it likely that she will follow in her mother’s footsteps. Having a chance to see how her mother works has given her more self-confidence.

Experts believe that girls with higher self-confidence aim higher and are more likely to be successful in life. Parents have important effect on the confidence of teenage girls. If parents believe in their daughters and show examples both at work as well as at home for them, this will give a lot of help to girls. Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.

1.The writer’s purpose in writing this text is to ______.

A．tell how the special day for girls came into be.

B．show us the girls can do as well as boys.

C．introduce a special day for girls to us.

D．broaden girls’ view and raise their confidence.

2.According to the chairman of the Our Sons and Daughters Charitable Trust, ______.

A．girls can do as well as boys in any field.

B．girls need more opportunities in society compared to boys.

C．girls will follow their parents’ jobs after watching them work.

D．girls will be more confident than boys due to the special day.

3.A particular mention of Zarina’s story ______.

A．tells what a woman lawyer’s daily work is like

B．serves as an example of how the Day works.

C．shows a successful mother’s effect on the daughter.

D．explains why a girl should go to see mum's office rather than dad.

4.In the text the writer especially suggests the importance of ______.

A．parents’ job.

B．support from society.

C．understanding of the parents.

D．girls’ self-confidence.

 

I will probably remember one June day seven years ago for the rest of my life. My father had been complaining that my brother and I were watching too much TV, but we ignored him. Then one day we came home and the television was gone.

When I asked my father about the missing TV, he said watching television was a waste of time. Without it, we would have time for other things.

I decided he was wrong. Is there life without TV? How can we spend the week without all those shows and soaps? I was sure my life would be boring without TV, I used my best debating skills to argue with him, but he would not give in.

However, I found other ways to spend my time finally, Each day I ran around the street. This reminded me of my love for athletics, which I still enjoy. I joined Volunteers, and I built lasting friendships. Most importantly, I discovered an artistic world I never knew. I started taking art contests, and was shocked when I won. Then I took piano lessons. I began to like listening to AM radio, reading news magazines.

Living without TV has taught me how to manage my time, so that I can do many things in one day. I am proud to have learned I don’t need television.

Looking back, I think my father did the right thing. “You are smart. You could do anything that you put your heart to.” he used to say. He believed in us. His actions showed me a much more colorful side of life without TV and the value of having a goal and sticking to it.

1.My father was angry and took the television away because _______.

A. we asked him to do so              

B. my brother and I did not need it

C. he needed some money       

D. my brother and I watched too much TV

2.What did I do after the TV was missing?

A. I went to my friend’s house to watch TV.

B. I stayed at home all day.

C. I asked my father to buy a new television.

D. I did many useful things.

3._______ is NOT what I did after the TV was missing?

A. Running around the street     

B. Sleeping day in and day out

C. Listening to the radio        

D. Taking art contests

4.The author mainly tells us that _______.

A. life without TV can be very colorful          

B. life would be boring without TV

C. people can’t spend the week without shows and soaps

D. watching television was a waste of time