Kate: I like running very much. It’s good exercise. My parents both like running, too. We usually get up early in the morning and run together. It is good for one's legs, heart and lungs. It helps one to have a strong body. Mum says that she should thank running because it helps her to get thinner. Running is fun. It can make one happy. There are many different ways for one to run. One can run in a school or in a park. One can join a running club to run and make new friends, too.
Chen Feng: I like ball games, like football, basketball and tennis. And basketball is my favorite. I often play basketball with my friends on Sunday mornings when we are free and the weather is nice. I joined my school team last year. And I can play it very well now. There is going to be a basketball game between No. 1 Middle School and our school in our school next Saturday. Many students are going to cheer us on. Our teacher says that she will buy some presents for us if we win. I hope we can win the game.
【小题1】Kate and his parents usually ______ together in the morning.

A．leave home	B．run
C．play games	D．have breakfast

【小题2】Kate's mother thinks that ________.

A．running is cool	B．Kate dislikes running
C．running is as popular as swimming	D．running makes her get thinner

【小题3】Chen Feng _______.

A．likes football best

B．hopes to win the football game

C．is a member of the school basketball team

D．plays basketball with his friends on the mornings of weekdays

【小题4】Chen Feng's teacher is going to _______ if Chen Feng's team wins the game.

A．tell them a story	B．buy some presents for them
C．sing a song for them	D．cook delicious food for them

【小题5】Both Chen Feng and Kate _______.

A．like sports	B．want to make new friends
C．like ball games	D．are middle school teachers

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Do you know the famous pop singer, Han Geng ? He was born on Feb. 9, 1984.In fact, he is really a handsome boy. He is 181cm high. He can dance, sing , and do a little Kungfu

     He is in the famous group of Super Junior.  I think he sings best .He is my favorite singer. He not only loves singing and dancing very much but also can dance 56 kinds of dances. And he can also play in the movie very well.

    He loves the stage very much and he loves his fans very much ,too. Everyone who knows him says he is really a kind boy. His best friend is Kim Heechul, who also belongs to (隶属) the Super

 Junior. They are best friends in the group.

1.What can Han Geng do?

     A. He can sing.              B. He can dance

     C.He can do a little Kungfu   D. A , B and C

2.What does Han Geng look like?

     A. He isn’t tall.  B. He is handsome.  C. He is lazy   D. He is too heavy

3.How many kinds of dances can he dance?

     A. Fifteen    B. Sixteen    C. Sixty-five    D. Fifty-six

4.Can he act in the movie?

     A. No ,he  can’t.   B. Yes , he is     C. Yes ,he does.    D. Yes he can

5.Which is NOT true according to the passage?

     A. Han Geng is kind.               

B.Kim is Han’s best friend

     C. Han Geng is 30 years old in 2010  

D. Han Geng is a famous pop singer.

 

 

Chess Club Do you like to play chess? Do you want to play chess well? Mr. Wang can teach you. You can come here every Friday from 13:00 to 16:00. Tel: 623-1904   Room 102.

Swimmers Wanted Can you swim? Do you like kids? Can you help teach to swim on weekends? Come and join us. Call Jane at 330-9785 for more information.

Musicians Wanted Boys and girls, are you music lovers? Can you sing or dance? Can you play instruments? Welcome to our Star Rock Band. Please call Victor at 891-3453 or send an e-mail to music@yahoo.com.

For Sale A washing machine, only used for 6 months, the owner going abroad, $ 275    Call Mike Green at 776-8623 E-mail: mikegreen@sina.com

1.If you want to help teach the kids swimming, you can call at ______.

   A. 330-9785     B. 623-1904     C. 891-3453      D. 776-8623

2.You can learn to play chess ______.

   A. every day         B. every Friday afternoon  

   C. on weekend       D. every Friday morning

3.If you can play the guitar very well, you can join ______.

   A. the swimming club    B. the chess club

   C. Star Rock Band       D. the Mike Green Family

4.Mike Green has to sell his washing machine because ______.

   A. it doesn’t work              B. he will go abroad

   C. his friend asks him to do that  

5.Where may you find the above information? ______.

   A. A history book               B. A traveling notebook

   C. The advertising part of a newspaper

 

Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
"I don't sing," said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!
The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!'
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all ff you just sit on your talent.
【小题1】 The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.

A．she had paid him for this	B．she knew him very well
C．she wanted to have a change	D．she enjoyed his singing

【小题2】 Nat King Cole succeeded because _____.

A．the lady helped him a lot	B．he caught the chance
C．he continued to play in the bar	D．he stopped playing the piano

【小题3】The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean"

A．fail to realize	B．forget to use
C．try to develop	D．manage to show

【小题4】From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____.

A．hide it and wait	B．ask others for help
C．pay no attention to it	D．work hard to improve yourself

【小题5】 Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?

A．Sing in the Bar	B．Achieve Success in Life
C．Never Lose Heart	D．Find Your Hidden Talent

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Do you know who is the most popular star on the Internet now? Yes, he is “Brother Coat”Zhu Zhiwen!

A few months ago, Zhu Zhiwen was an unknown farmer. A video of his show has been watched by more than millions of people，now his videos are the most popular. Zhu Zhiwen attracts Chinese netizens' hearts. And he is called “Brother Coat” by them.

In March 2011, he took part in a program called “I’m a Big Star”. He walked out onto the stage in a dark green coat. Then he began to sing the me song of the TV drama Romance of Three Kingdoms. When the audiences heard rich and powerful voice，all of them stood up and cheered. After that, he became a well-known person. The judges asked him if he had any professional training. Zhu said no.“When he started, I thought someone played the original tape(原声带) by mistake. But later on, I got it, "said one of them, “we can’t judge a book by its cover.” At last, he won the first prize in the program of “I’ m a Big Star”．

Zhu Zhiwen was born in a village of Shandong in 1969. He liked listening to the radio. When the music played, he sang it along. Every morning, he would get up early and practiced singing near a river. He keeps doing it for nearly 30 years.“When I’m working in the fields, ”said Zhu Zhiwen, “I often sing for myself, some villagers even think me crazy，but I really love it. I’m not singing for money, I’ m singing for ordinary people in China.”

Mrs. Sun, a 56­year­old engineer, one of his fans said, “I watched his videos without getting tired of it! It is amazing, and every time I watch it, I am filled with excitement and his voice is perfect! I am crossing my fingers in hope that he has a bright future.”

1.Who gave Zhu Zhiwen the nickname of “Brother Coat”?

A. His father.      B. The villagers.     C. His mother.      D. The netizens.

2. When did Zhu Zhiwen become a well-known person?

A. In 1969.         B. In 2011         C. Two years ago.    D. A few years ago.

3.Why did the audiences stand up and cheered when Zhu Zhiwen sang the song?

A. Because he was funny.     B. Because he wore a dark green coat.

C. Because his voice was rich and powerful.

D. Because he gave some gifts to the audiences.

4.The underlined phrase “judge a book by cover” in Paragraph 4 means ________.

A. 以貌取人     B. 志存高远     C. 众口铄金     D. 哗众取宠

5.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Zhu Zhiwen is 45 years old now.     B. Mrs. Sun enujoys Zhu Zhiwen’s songs.

C. A famous singer taught Zhu Zhiwen to sing.

D. Zhu Zhiwen often sang for his fans when he was young.