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¡¡¡¡When he was 16, his father seriously said to him, ¡°I'll give you whatever you want before you are 18£®But after that, I won't care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want£®¡± When his 18th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job£®So he sent resumes(¼òÀú)to many companies he liked on the Internet£®¡°But, most got no reply,¡± he said£®¡°Maybe they were surprised about my elementary school(Сѧ)education£®¡±

¡¡¡¡By chance, one of his friends was looking for someone, who could work as an egg porter(°áÔ˹¤)in the supermarket, for 0.5 yuan a box£®Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job, he said, ¡°I'll take this job£®At least I can make some money for my petrol(ÆûÓÍ)£®¡± Then every day, he drove his car, his 18th birthday gift, to work in the supermarket£®He did that for three months£®

¡¡¡¡Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(ÍøÂç¼¼ÊõÔ±), so he asked for it£®But they were also worried about his school education£®He practiced his skill right in front of the computer, and showed the managers web pages he had designed£®He started to work the next day, and became the director of network department in less than a year£®

¡¡¡¡And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss£®In January 2005, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor in chief(Ö÷±à)£®And the only writer was hi s father£®

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It was difficult for the young man to get a job because________£®

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A£®

he was only 1 8 years old

B£®

his father cared too much about him

C£®

he had an expensive car

D£®

he didn't have enough school education

(2)

What did the 18th birthday mean to the young man?

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A£®

He could get a car as a gift£®

B£®

He had to make a living all by himself£®

C£®

He had to leave his parents£®

D£®

He had to work in a supermarket£®

(3)

The young man's father might be ________£®

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A£®

a well-known and rich writer

B£®

a computer programmer

C£®

a very old and kind man

D£®

a manager of a big company

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The young man got the job as a network technician because________£®

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A£®

he wanted to be a director

B£®

his resumes were sent through internet

C£®

he was very good at computer

D£®

he decided to work for the newspaper

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The magazine the young man started was perhaps________£®

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A£®

about network technicians

B£®

about working for newspapers

C£®

made of many funny stories

D£®

sold only in supermarkets

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¡¡¡¡In elementary school(Сѧ), Mary was often regarded as a ¡°slow learner¡± by her teachers£®But she really wasn¡¯t slow at all£®She just didn¡¯t understand the language in the classroom£®Her problem was that she didn¡¯t speak English£®So she left school after the fourth grade£®

¡¡¡¡When Mary grew up, married(½á»é), and had children of her own, she knew that her children were clever£®But some of their teachers didn¡¯t think so£®The children were having trouble in school because they didn¡¯t speak English£®Mary was very angry£®She didn¡¯t want people to think that her children were slow learners£®So she decided to learn English herself as a way of helping them£®She practiced English£®She asked the head teacher to let her sit in classes£®It wasn¡¯t easy, but she passed all her exams£®

¡¡¡¡Mary has helped her children with their lessons£®Her two sons have succeeded£®One is a teacher, and the other is a doctor£®Her youngest child, a daughter ,is studying in a university£®

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Mary was called a slow learner _________

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A£®

to make her study harder

B£®

because she wasn¡¯t clever

C£®

because she stayed at home

D£®

because she didn¡¯t speak English

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According to the story, children who don¡¯t speak English _________

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A£®

may have more trouble in school

B£®

have trouble playing football

C£®

often write a diary

D£®

grow up to be teachers

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Which happened(·¢Éú)first?

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Mary passed all her exams£®

B£®

Mary left school after the fourth grade

C£®

Mary had three children

D£®

Her two sons won success£®

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The story is about _________

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A£®

studying English

B£®

the problems of slow learners

C£®

going to a university

D£®

Mary¡¯s success£®

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Education in the USA

Most Americans start to school at the age of five when they enter kindergarten(Ó×¶ùÔ°).Children do not really study at this time. They only attend for half the day and learn what school is like.

Children attend elementary school(Сѧ) for the next six years. They learn to read and write and work with numbers. They also study the world and its people.

After they leave elementary school, children go to junior high school for three years and senior high school (¸ßÖÐ) for another three years. This is called secondary education (ÖеȽÌÓý). In some places, the children go to elementary school for eight years and high school for four. In all, elementary and secondary education together take twelve years to complete (ÍêÈ«) excluding(²»°üÀ¨) kindergarten.

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1. The elementary and secondary education together take the children ______ to complete in the USA.

A. thirteen years¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡    B. fourteen years

C. twelve years¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡    D. eleven years

2. Most American children enter kindergarten ______.

A. at the age of five years old¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. to study two years

C. to learn science¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡    D. about two years old

3. In elementary they should stay there ______.

A. for six years¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. for three years

C. for another three years¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡  D. to study hard

4. Children should study how to ______.

A. act¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡  B. become an astronaut

C. read and write¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. read, write and work with numbers

5. Some American children have their elementary school education for ______.

A. five years¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. four years

C. eight years¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡   D.seven years

 

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     Maria Gomez was born in Peru (ÃØÂ³). She grew up in a small village. She went to school when she was
six years old. She went to an elementary school (Сѧ), but she didn't    1    to high school. Her family was
very    2    and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She worked in a shoe factory.
      When Maria was seventeen years old, her family    3    to the United States. First they lied in Los Angeles,
and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria    4    to the United States, she was not very happy.
     She missed her friends in Peru, and she couldn't    5    a word of English. She began to study English at
night,    6    work in a factory during the day. Maria studied very hard, and now she speaks English well.
She's    7    at night, but now she's studying typing. She wants to    8    a secretary (ÃØÊé).
     Maria still misses her friends in Peru. But she's very happy now, and she hopes she will have a good
future in the new country.
(     )1. A. want     
(     )2. A. rich     
(     )3. A. moved    
(     )4. A. talked   
(     )5. A. tell     
(     )6. A. when     
(     )7. A. studying 
(     )8. A. do       
B. go         
B. poor      
B. changed   
B. called    
B. talk       
B. so        
B. thinking 
B. work    
C. began          
C. happy        
C. happened         
C. got         
C. know          
C. or              
C. sleeping   
C. be          
D. study       
D. glad       
D. started     
D. spoke    
D. say         
D. and           
D. writing
D. play       

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     In elementary school (Сѧ), Guadalupe Quintanilla was often referred to (ÈÏΪ)as a "slow learner" by her
teachers. But she really wasn't slow at all. She just didn't understand the language used in the classroom. Her
problem was that she didn't speak English. So she left school after the fourth grade.
     When Guadalupe grew up, married (½á»é), and had children of her own, she knew that her children were
clever. But some of their teachers didn't think so. The children were having trouble in school because they
didn't speak English. Mrs Quintanilla was angry. She didn't want people to think that her children were slow
learners. So she decided to learn English herself as a way of helping them. She practised English. She looked
up words in the dictionary. She asked the school headmaster to let her sit in on classes. It wasn't easy, but
she passed all her exams. She said that many of the other students helped her.
     Mrs Quintanilla has helped her children with their lessons. Her two sons have won success (³É¹¦). One is
a teacher, and the other is a doctor. Her youngest child, a daughter, is studying in a university (´óѧ).
1. Guadalupe was called as low learner _____.
A. to make her study harder
B. because she wasn't clever
C. because she stayed at home
D. because she didn't speak English
2. According to (¸ù¾Ý) the story, children who don't speak English _____.
A. may have more trouble in school
B. have trouble playing football
C. often write a diary
D. grow up to be teachers
3. Which happened first?
A. Guadalupe passed all her exams.
B. Guadalupe left school after the fourth grade.
C. Guadalupe had three children.
D. Her two sons won success.
4. The story is mainly (Ö÷ÒªµÄ) about _____.
A. learning to sing and dance
B. the problem of slow learning
C. going to a university
D. Mrs. Quintanilla's success

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