Summer holiday would begin at the weekend, so Bright Middle School decided to hold a school party on Friday evening. The girl students were talking about what they were going to wear.

“I’m going to wear a short red dress, so everybody will notice me,” said Sandy. “How about you, Susan?” “I’ll wear blue jeans, an old shirt, and a funny hat. People will notice me more than you!” Susan said.

“What are we going to do about the boys?” asked Vicky, “Do you remember the school party we had last year? The boys just stood there; nobody invited us to dance, and we girls had to dance by ourselves!” “I hear that some of the boys have learned how to dance in the past two or three months. I’m sure we can find our partners this time.” said Julia.

On Friday evening, at about seven, groups of students came into the activity hall of the school. Then the music began. The girls stood in a line on the side, and the boys on another side. Mrs. Mott, their teacher, tried to get them together, but failed. After a short while a tall boy called Joe said, “I don’t want to stand here for the whole night.” After finishing his words, he started to dance by himself. All the others watched him. In about two or three minutes, Susan came up to join him. Then Thomas asked Sandy if she’d like to dance with him. Next was Paul and Vicky. Then more and more people began to dance, and there were more dancers than watchers.

At about 8 o’clock, Vicky, holding a microphone in her hand, began to sing, “Should old acquaintance (朋友) be forgot and never brought to mind,…” Then Sandy came up with the song of My Heart Will Go On. Next was Julia’s singing of Yesterday Once More. The last song Right Here Waiting was sung by Paul. With the stop of the music at 9 o’clock, the party came to an end. The students really had a nice time at the end of the term.

1. The school party lasted about ________ hours.

      A. 1                 B. 2                C. 3                 D. 4

2. ________ was sung by Vicky.

  A. Right Here Waiting                      B. My Heart Will Go On

  C. Yesterday Once More                     D. Auld Lang Syne

3. When was the school party held?

  A. In July.                                 B. Just before the school began.

  C. On a Friday evening of January.             D. In Summer holiday.

4. Who danced with Joe first?

      A. sandy.             B. Vicky.             C. Julia.             D. Susan.

5. Who not only sang but also danced in the party?

      A. Paul, Sandy and Vicky.     B. Susan, Vicky and sandy.

      C. Julia, Vicky and Paul.     D. Joe, Sandy and Paul.

Erden Eruc has been rowing across the Pacific Ocean（太平洋）in a rowboat since he left California on July 10，2007．He has been heading for Australia with only birds．fish，and sharks ever Since．

Crossing the Pacific is only part of his journey．Eruc has decided to go all the way around the world using his own energy．He will row，Bike，walk，and climb the world without help from any motors（发动机）at all．His plan includes climbing the tallest peak on six of the continents（洲）along the way．

For the first part of his trip，he bicycled 5，546 miles from Seattle，Washington to Mount McKinley in Alaska and hack．walked 67 miles to base camp, and climbed 20，320 feet to McKinley’s peak．Now in the second part of his adventure（冒险活动）．he is rowing to Australia．

Why would he try lo go around the world this way? He explains that he wants to encourage kids to dream their dreams and get to their own goals．He wants to show kids that there might be hard parts along the way，and sometimes they might not even get to that final goal．But they can have great adventures and learn a lot along the way．

Eruc has already faced some difficulties．For example，winds and waves keep pushing him westward when he wants to go south toward the Solomon Islands．If his luck doesn't change，he will cheerfully change his plan，and aim to land at Papua New Guinea．One way or another，he's sure he'll get to his next goal：Australia．

When his trip around the world takes him across land，he enjoys meeting people -- especially children．He has already visited many schools and shared his story．

Eruc encourages all kids to set their eyes on a goal and not give up．He says，"With goals，we will make progress，and we will be farther along than when we started，even if we don't get to some goals．That's called life!"

1．We can learn from the passage that Eruc ________ during his adventure．

A．took a train                             B．rowed his boat

C．travelled by air                          D．travelled by bus

2．Eruc takes adventures to________

A．make himself healthy                      B．find out difficulties in life

C．make his mind strong                    D．set an example for children

3．Eruc seems to have a special love for________

A．children           B．animals              C．rowing              D．bicycling

4．Eruc thinks that it is important for children to________

A．have all kinds of sports                         B．have dreams and goals

C．face a lot of difficulties                   D．take great adventures

5．To Eruc，life means________

A．going around the world                   B．climbing the world's tallest peaks

C．struggling for the goals                    D．rowing across the Pacific Ocean