Li Ping is a Grade Eight student in Nanjing Sunshine Secondary School. The table below is his mid-term self-assessment(自我评价).He draws faces to show his progress：

【小题1】Li Ping thinks he did best in ______ in Unit 1.

A．opposites	B．using a dictionary
C．a report	D．present perfect tense

【小题2】What does Li Ping need to improve（提高） in Unit 1?

A．Present perfect tense.	B．Using a dictionary
C．A report.	D．Opposites.

【小题3】Which do you think Li Ping does well in?

A．Present perfect tense.	B．Passive voice.
C．Organizing information.	D．Favorite educational computer game.

【小题4】What is Li Ping NOT very good at in Unit 2?

A．Suffixes ‘full’and ‘less’.	B．Past continuous tense
C．Linking words.	D．My best holiday.

【小题5】From the table we know Li Ping is weak in ________

A．Vocabulary	B．Main task
C．Study skills／Pronunciation	D．Grammar

 

Angela Chang(张韶涵) didn’t know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career(失业). She went to many different record companies. But she was always turned down for looking too young and small.

“I’d never had such difficulties before,” Chang said. But Chang’s talent was finally accepted in 2002. When she got a piece of work, she cried.

She soon became a star. Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well. She won many awards.

“You wouldn’t believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body,” said one musician after hearing Chang sing. “She has a special voice. You can’t forget it.”

But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too. Chang is also an actress. She has played a role in the popular TV plays, My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay. Many people remember her common-girl parts in the plays. But acting is difficult. Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired(解雇). Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene(一场戏) right.

“I cried when I got back home,” Chang said. “But I knew that I wouldn’t always fail. You only fail when you give up.”

Now with four albums behind her - Over the Rainbow, Aurora, Pandora and Flower in the Wonderland, it’s clear that Chang and music were made for each other. As she sings in one song, “I have a pair of invisible wings(隐形的翅膀). They fly me to the skies and give me hope.”

1. The phrase “turned down” in the first paragraph means “________________”.

        A. 承认                       B. 拒绝                       C. 开除                D. 雇用

2. Many record companies refused to co-operate(合作) with her because ______________.

A. she looks very common                                B. she is too young

 C. she doesn’t sing very well                                  D. she looks young and small

3. Which of the following is NOT right?

       A. She won many awards for the album Over the Rainbow.

       B. She has made four films.

       C. One musician spoke highly of(赞扬) her. 

D. She is not only a singer but an actress.

4. Although acting is difficult for her, she never gives up because ______________.

        A. she is strong-minded                                   

B. people like her films 

        C. she is interested in acting                             

D. she acted in the popular TV plays

5. Which do you think is the best title of the passage?

       A. The Small Girl.                                             B. Four Albums.

       C. I have a Pair of Invisible Wings.                      D. A Poor Actress.

 

－Which do you like better, tea or coffee?

 －____ of them. I like water.

A. All   B. Both    C. Neither

 

Chen Guangbiao was born in Jiangsu in July,1968. He is the chairperson of a company in Jiangsu. Now he is one of China’s richest men and he has donated a great amount of money to charity projects. He says he will donate everything he has to charity after he dies.
When people are in need of help, he will appear at once. He helped people during the Wenchuan earthquake, the Yunnan earthquake and the Taiwan earthquake. He also gave a helping hand in Japan’s earthquake. He has built many Hope Primary Schools to support the education in poor areas.
He doesn’t do charity for honour. He wants to encourage more people to make contributions to charity. After announcing he would donate everything to charity after his death, many businesses, overseas Chinese people and common people encouraged by him have also promised to do something for charity.
As a philanthropist (慈善家), he is asked for help every day. Sometimes he gets very tired, but he has never stopped caring.
So far, he has received a lot of awards, including Pioneer of the Year, and National May Day Labour Medal. He is considered as one of China’s top philanthropists.
【小题1】The article is probably taken from       .

A．a newspaper

B．a novel

C．a detective story

D．a science book

【小题2】Chen Guangbiao says he will donate        to charity after he dies.

A．nothing	B．some schools
C．everything he has	D．his whole company

【小题3】What does he do charity for?

A．He wants to do charity for money.

B．He wants to do charity for pleasure.

C．He wants to ask people to help him.

D．He wants to encourage more people to contribute to charity.

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A．He is from Jiangsu.	B．He has got a lot of awards.
C．He has helped people in need.	D．He has visited many countries.

【小题5】Which do you think is the best title for the passage?

A．Earthquakes	B．Hope Primary Schools
C．Pioneer of the Year	D．Philanthropist Chen Guangbiao

—Which do you like better , KFC or McDonald’s（麦当劳）?

—      . I just like Chinese food.

A.  Both                    B.  None                  C.  Neither