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Jimmy was unhappy. Jimmy's parents had just lived apart. They were coming for a    1    about his poor schoolwork and bad behavior.      Jimmy was the only child. He used to be    2    and was very good at his schoolwork. How could I tell his father and mother about his poor grades?      Jimmy's mother entered the room and sat down. Soon his father arrived. Good!    3    they came to the meeting. They looked at    4    without any feeling.      When I told them about Jimmy's    5    and schoolwork. I tried to use the right words. I wanted to show them what they were doing to their    6   . But I don't know what to say. Perhaps they should see one of Jimmy's carelessly done papers.       I found a crumpled (弄皱的) English paper in his desk. Some words were    7   on both sides of the paper. But there was only one    8   . I gave it to Jimmy's mother. She read it and then, without a word, handed it to her husband. He frowned (皱眉). He was    9   .       Then he folded the paper carefully, placed it in his pocket, and reached for his wife's hand. She wiped the   10   from her eyes and smiled up at him. My eyes were also full of tears. He helped her with her coat and they left together.      The words on the paper were, "Dear Mom Dear Daddy I love you I love you."

(     )1. A. look    (     )2. A. tall    (     )3. A. At least (     )4. A. the room (     )5. A. name    (     )6. A. teacher (     )7. A. found   (     )8. A. sentence (     )9. A. saying  (     )10. A. them

B. talk      B. young     B. At first  B. the ground B. look      B. son       B. shown     B. word      B. reading        B. tears

C. test     C. happy    C. At last  C. me       C. behavior C. daughter C. heard    C. voice    C. thinking C. words

D. interview  D. lovely     D. At once    D. each other D. questions  D. family                           D. spoken     D. piece      D. asking     D. lights

Farmer John and Farmer Bob were neighbours. For more than 30 years, they had been getting along very well.
Then their good relationship broke. It began with a small thing, then bitter words, and then weeks of silence. One morning Farmer John woke up to find a stream between the two farms. “It must be Bob,” John thought.
Then one day there was a knock on John’s door. He opened it to find a carpenter(木匠) standing at the doorway.
“I’m looking for a few days’ work,” the carpenter said.
“I do have a job for you,” John said. “Look across the stream at that farm. That’s my neighbour Bob. He dug a stream between the two farms. I want you to build a fence—an 8-foot fence. I don’t want to see his place or his face any more. I don’t have such a neighbour!”The carpenter said, “I think I know what to do, sir, and I’ll be able to do a job that pleases you.” Farmer John helped the carpenter get the materials ready and then he was off for the day. About sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer’s eyes opened wide. There was no fence there at all!
It was a bridge! And the neighbour, Bob, was coming across, with his hand outstretched(伸出). “Hi, John! You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!”
Then they met in the middle, taking each other’s hands. “I’m terribly sorry for what I have said and done. We should be good to each other.” said Farmer Bob. Then they turned to see the carpenter, who was ready to go. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I have a lot of other jobs for you,” said Farmer John. “I’d love to stay,” the carpenter said, “but I have more bridges to build.”
【小题1】What does the sentence “You’re quite a fellow to build this bridge!” mean?

A．John was great to build this bridge.

B．John was not good at building bridges.

C．John was foolish to build such a bridge.

D．John should build the bridge earlier.

【小题2】What do you think of the carpenter?

A．Shy.

B．Wise.

C．Proud.

D．Careless.

【小题3】What is the best title for the passage?

A．What a Big Fence!	B．A Strong Bridge.
C．Three Kind Men	D．A Fence or a Bridge ?

 

When we talk about stars, especially women stars，it seems that they are always young，pretty and own charming body shapes．But recently a Britain's Got Talent（英国达人）star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely(完全地)．

Simon Cowell，one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyb's voice. “This lady came up，and I'm thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea.’ That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face midway through —it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.

The performance was posted On line and before long，the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world．

Speaking from her home in Scotland,MsBoyle said that she hadn't thought of changing her appearance．She said that her friend helped her with make-up．“I mean，that's hardly a makeover.” she added．

Ms. Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began to explore her vocal(歌唱的) talents．”I was kind of slow at school, so getting something like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence．’’

1.Susan Boyle is __________．

A．a judge  B．a reporter  C．a beautiful lady D．a Scottish woman

2.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because ______.

A．she was confident of her singing

B．she was satisfied with the judges

C．she was pretty and in good shape

D．she sang the song，I Dreamed a Dream from Lea Miserables

3.What does the underlined word “views” mean?

A. 见解 B. 预告    C. 复习     D. 景色

4.According to the passage，which is NOT true?

  A．It was the vocal talents that built Susan's confidence．

  B．Susan Boyle was not good at her lessons when at school．

  C．Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance．

  D．Simon Cowell didn't think Susan Boyle a good singer at the time sight．

5.What can we learn from Susan Boyle's success?

A．It's never too old to learn．      

B．It's easier to succeed at the age of 47．

C．If you have a dream，try to make it come true!

D．If you are not able to study well，to be a singer instead．

 

Robby was 11 years old when his mother sent him to have his first piano lesson. I prefer that students begin at an earlier age, but Robby said ____36____ had always been his mother’s dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him on __37__ my student.
Although Robby tried very hard, ___38____ he was not good at music. However, he continued and _____39____ the end of each weekly lesson he’d always say:“My mom is going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed hopeless. He didn’t have a talent for music.
One day, Robby stopped ____40____ to our lessons. He told me that his mom had been sick and unable to take him to piano lessons, but he was still practicing. He asked ____41____ he could take part in my concert and I agreed.
The night of the concert came. The high school gym ___42____ with parents, friends and relatives. The concert was going well. Then Robby came up on the stage, and began to play the piano.
He played _____43___ well that everyone was on their feet, clapping(鼓掌)excitedly. In tears, I ran up on the stage, “Oh, Robby! ____44____ did you do it?”.
“Well, Miss Green…remember I told you my mom was sick? Well, actually she had cancer and died this morning. And well…she was born deaf, so tonight was the ____45___ time she ever heard me play the piano. I wanted to make it special.

【小题1】

A．it B．it’s C．that D．he

【小题2】

A．with B．for C．in D．as

【小题3】

A．and B．but C．/ D．so

【小题4】

A．in B．by C．to D．at

【小题5】

A．come B．to come C．coming D．came

【小题6】

A．why B．if C．when D．how

【小题7】

A．packed B．was packed C．were packed D．packing

【小题8】

A．so B．such C．very D．quite

【小题9】

A．Why B．How C．What D．When

【小题10】

A．good B．better C．best D．worst

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Amanda is an American filmmaker and actress. She came to China three years ago to study Performance at Beijing Film Academy. Last month, she m  51  to Japan to study Economics at the University of Tokyo. On June 10th, she r   52  to the USA. She chatted with her parents about the cultural d   53   between the two countries.
“The people in b  54  countries are very friendly to f   55 . But they have different cultures. For example, when I spoke Chinese in China, the people there always showed s  56 on their faces. But when I came to Japan, I found it was o   57  . Most local people there hoped I could talk with them in Japanese, t   58  I was not good at it,” she said.
Amanda thought this might have something to d  59  with the fact that the western group in Japan is o  60  than the one in China. They have stayed in Japan for a long time. And most of them speak Japanese well. But Westerners in China are still quite a new group. They’re usually treated as guests and tourists.