Suzy won an award in the USA for her popular talk show on TV. Her show is very popular so even people all over the world know it. Why is her show so popular? Because she cares about people and the world. She usually invites important people to her show to talk about some important issues that everyone cares about. And she is not afraid to fight with the bad things. One of her famous stories is about the "mad cow disease(疯牛病)". When Suzy learned that some businessmen(商人) sold bad beef and lied to people that the cows were without "mad cow disease", she got angry and worried. She didn't want people to get sick, so she told everyone in her show that she decided not to eat beef any more. She knew that people would follow her and the businessmen would be angry, but she was not afraid. She knew what was the right thing to do.

1.Why is Suzy's show popular?

A．Because people all over the world know her.

B．Because only important people go to her show.

C．Because she cares about the world.

D．Because her show is easy to watch.

2.What does the underlined word "issues" mean?

A．Shows.           B．Cows.             C．People.           D．Problems.

3.Which is Right about Suzy?

A．Fighting with others is her hobby

B．Talk shows make her famous

C．She never eats beef.

D．She hates businessmen.

4.What do you think of Sue? She is          .

A．rude             B．happy            C．polite            D．brave

阅读下面短文，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空(必要时加助动词或情态动词)。

Why is Tian Yuan so full of surprises? At 16, she (1)       (sing)  with the band Hopscotch (跳房子). And all the songs on an English album in2002 (2)      (write) by herself. So far she ( 3 )          (play) several characters in movies, including a flight attendant.

     Teens talked to her to find out why she is so special. "When I was in junior school, my uncle used (4)        (bring) some foreign CDs. I fell in love with them. " She said. "English has opened up a new world for me. I find an amazingly different way of living and (5)      (think) behind it. English gives me something others (6)        ( not have). "

     Although tired and busy, she enjoys. (7)       (live) such a life, because if she gives up, she ( 8 )        (lose) some opportunities. She hasn' t planned what (9)        (do) in the future. She said she (10)         (follow) her life at present.

    Not everyone has the chance to be a detective (侦探)。 But I ever got one when I was thirteen years old. It happened in 1988.

     One afternoon, I was walking down the street when I saw my father's new car. I_1 to see my father, but to my surprise. I saw a young woman driving instead. "She stole (偷了) my father's car, " I thought. So I quickly stopped a taxi and got in. I said to the driver. "Follow that new car 2." And I told him why.

     The taxi driver had a car phone. and I asked him to call the police. Soon we heard the 3 of a police car and its loudspeaker. The police told the woman to stop her car.

Our car came to a stop, too. I 4 right now and said to woman. "It's not your car. it's my 5 "

    The woman smiled and said. "Oh. You're Mr. Johnson's younger son right? I've ever seen your photo at your father's office. "

    Before I could say 6 word. the woman explained(解释) that she was my father's new assistant. My father had asked her to take his computer to the shop to have it 7 He lent her his car. After hearing her words, we called my father, and he told us what she said was 8. The police and the taxi-driver laughed. I 9  very sorry. It was both the first time and the last time for to work as a 10. Don't you think my story funny?

1. A. expect       B. expected        C. think         D. thought

2. A. after       B. in front         C. at the back       D. at the back of

3. A. noise        B. voice           C. cry            D. sound

4. A. got in        B. got into          C. got out         D. got away

5. A. father      B. mother          C. mother's        D. father's

6. A. another       B. other           C. else            D. others

7. A. repair        B. repaired          C. repairs            D. repairing

8. A. wrong       B. really           C. true            D. truly

9. A. felt          B. feel             C. fell             D. fallen

10. A. student       B. policeman'       C. driver          D. detective

Suzy won an award in the USA for her popular talk show on TV. Her show is very popular so even people all over the world know it. Why is her show so popular? Because she cares about people and the world. She usually invites important people to her show to talk about some important issues that everyone cares about. And she is not afraid to fight with the bad things. One of her famous stories is about the "mad cow disease(疯牛病)". When Suzy learned that some businessmen(商人) sold bad beef and lied to people that the cows were without "mad cow disease", she got angry and worried. She didn't want people to get sick, so she told everyone in her show that she decided not to eat beef any more. She knew that people would follow her and the businessmen would be angry, but she was not afraid. She knew what was the right thing to do

1. 1.

   Why is Suzy's show popular?

   1. A.
      Because people all over the world know her
   2. B.
      Because only important people go to her show
   3. C.
      Because she cares about the world
   4. D.
      Because her show is easy to watch
2. 2.

   What does the underlined word "issues" mean?

   1. A.
      Shows
   2. B.
      Cows
   3. C.
      People
   4. D.
      Problems
3. 3.

   Which is Right about Suzy?

   1. A.
      Fighting with others is her hobby
   2. B.
      Talk shows make her famous
   3. C.
      She never eats beef
   4. D.
      She hates businessmen
4. 4.

   What do you think of Sue? She is ______.

   1. A.
      rude
   2. B.
      happy
   3. C.
      polite
   4. D.
      brave

A blind schoolgirl has become the youngest interpreter (口译员) when she is only ten years.

Alexia Sloane is from Cambridge. She was told by the doctor she had a brain tumor (脑癌) when she was on holiday "with her parents in France. After that the two-year-old girl became blind.

Though the little girl can't see anything, she has great talent for languages and at the age of 10 she is already fluent (流利的) in English, French, Spanish and Chinese-and is learning German.

Now her dream of working as an interpreter has come true. East of England MEP (欧盟议员) Robert Sturdy invited her to the European Parliament (议会). "Usually a person who enters the European Parliament should be 14 at least. So it was amazing for Alexia to work there at the age of 10. " said Alexia's mother Isabelle. Alexia can speak three languages since birth. As her mum is hah" French and half Spanish and her dad Richard is English. " She has always been very good at languages and shown an interest from a very young age. " added Isabelle, who also has a four-year-old daughter Melissa.

Alexia has dreamed of becoming an interpreter since she was six and chose to go to the European Parliament as her prize when she won the Young Achiever Community Award of the Year (年度青年成就奖). She asked if she could learn from the interpreters and HEP Robert Sturdy agreed to take her along as his guest. " It was fantastic and I decided to become an interpreter, "said Alexia. "Nothing can stop me. "

1.How old is the youngest interpreter according to the passage?

2.When did Alexia Sloane become blind?

3.Who offered Alexia the chance of working as an interpreter?

4.What is right about Alexia Sloane?

5.What do you think is the meaning of the sentence "Nothing can stop me. "?