When you look at the sky at night, the moon looks bigger than the stars. Actually, the moon is much smaller than the stars and the sun. It's much smaller than the earth. But the moon is much closer to us than any star. That is why it looks so big. If you hold a coin close to your eye, it looks big. If you look at it across the moon, it looks small.
The moon moves around the earth. It makes one trip in about four weeks. The moon looks flat to us. But it is a round ball, like the earth.
People once thought the moon had fire on it. They thought the fire made it bright. Now we know the moon is like a mirror. It gets its light from the sun.
Our sunlight comes from the sun, too. What is the sun? The sun is a star. The stars we can see have their own light. There are many big stars we cannot see. Their light had burned out. Others are still bright, but they are so far away that we cannot see them. The sun looks bigger and much brighter than other stars because it is the nearest of all stars. The sun and the other stars we see are very hot, but the air around us saves us from the heat of the sun.
The sun gives us light and warmth. It makes plants grow and turns leaves green. It makes life possible on our earth. It is a life giving star.

1. 1.

   It takes _______ for the moon to go around the earth.

   1. A.
      more than a week
   2. B.
      nearly a month
   3. C.
      half a year
   4. D.
      more than a year
2. 2.

   The moon is bright because _______.

   1. A.
      there is some fire on it
   2. B.
      it is near the sun, too
   3. C.
      there is a big mirror on it
   4. D.
      it can get light from the sun
3. 3.

   The passage tells us _______.

   1. A.
      the sun is not the biggest star
   2. B.
      the sun is bigger than any other star
   3. C.
      only the sun can shine
   4. D.
      the sun is one of the farthest stars to us
4. 4.

   Why do we call the sun "a life giving star"?

   1. A.
      Because it gives us warmth.
   2. B.
      Because there are some living things on it.
   3. C.
      Because plants and animals can't live without it.
   4. D.
      Because people have to live in the dark without it.

I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game was finished a few hours ago．I'm the mid-field player on my team．But in fact that's not true now．I was the mid-field player because，as I said，this was my   1   game．That's a good way to end a high school football career（生涯），especially if you win，but even though you don't，it's good to leave at a high point．

I was eight when I first started playing football．My dad   2    football and he used to practice with me at home-passing，catching，running．We used to practice almost every evening  __3   it got too dark．He tried to teach me everything he knew about the   4   ．“Just remember：don’t ever    5   ．” “Stay in the game．Don’t lose your concentration（专注）．”  “Go out there and give one percent（百分之一）every time．” Well，that was a long time ago，but I still hear his words ringing in my ears．

I had a lot on my mind 6  the game today．I don't like things to end，I guess，and this was the last game．I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do，I didn't sleep at all   7    and when the sun came up this morning，I reached the point where I just wanted it all to be over, finished，done．But then when the game started，my mind became   8  ．I just lived in this game，this moment．I didn't hear the crowd．I didn't feel the cold or the pain．I never felt tired．I just kept my eyes on the hall，and it was just me and the ball and，inside，a soft，white light    9    me the way to the goal．It was a beautiful，empty feeling．

It's all over now and it's really getting cold here．It's starting to snow．The sun's almost gone，and I can   10    see the goal．Now it's dark and I'm sitting here all alone．Well, I guess it's time to say good-bye and move on．

1．A．first                      B．last                      C．worst                    D．favorite

2．A．needed                  B．hated                   C．missed                   D．loved

3．A．until                      B．when                   C．unless                    D．although

4．A．football                  B．game．                C．goal                        D．score

5．A．grow up                B．catch                   C．give up                  D．hurry up

6．A．from                     B．before                  C．through                  D．after

7．A．tonight                  B．yesterday               C．today                     D．last night

8．A．empty                B．full                      C．rough                    D．awake

9．A．sending                 B．teaching               C．pointing                 D．showing

10．A．already                B．hardly                  C．never                     D．clearly

　 I am sitting in an empty football field after my last high school football game that finished a few hours ago. I’m the mid-field player on my team. But in fact that’s not　 1　 now. I was the mid-field player because, as I said, this was my 2　 game. That’s a good way to end a high school football career (生涯), especially if you win, but even though you don’t, it’s　 3　 to leave at a high point.

　 I was eight when I first started playing football. My dad　 4　 football, and he used to practise with me at home – passing, catching, running. We used to practise almost every evening 5　 it got too dark. He tried to teach me everything he knew about the ₆ . “Just remember: don’t ever 7 .” “Stay in the game. Don’t lose your concentration (专注).” “Go out there and give 110 percent every time.” Well, that was a long time ago, but I still hear his words　 8　 in my ears.

　 I had a lot on my mind　 9　 the game today. I don’t like things to end, I guess, and this was the last game. I was talking to myself and warning myself about what to do and not to do. I didn’t sleep at all　 10 , and when the sun came up this morning, I reached the point where　 11　 just wanted it all to be over, finished, done. But then when the game started, my mind became　 12 . I just lived in this game, this moment. I didn’t hear the crowd, I didn’t feel the cold or the pain, I never felt tired. I just kept my eyes on the 13 , and it was just me and the ball and, inside, a soft, white light 14　 me the way to the goal. It was a beautiful, empty feeling.

　 It’s all over now, and it’s really getting cold here. It’s starting to snow. The sun’s almost gone, and I can　 15　 see the goal. Now it’s dark and I’m sitting here all alone. Well, I guess it’s time to say good-bye and move on.

(1)　 A. true　　　　　　　 B. wrong　　　　　　　 C. strange　　　　　 D. clear

(2)　 A. first　　　　　　　 B. last　　　　　　 C. worst　　　　　　　 D. favourite

(3)　 A. good　　　　　　　 B. bad　　　　　　　 C. lucky　　　　 　　　 D. painful

(4)　 A. needed　　　　　 B. hated　　　　　　　　 C. missed　　　　　 D. loved

(5)　 A. until　　　　　　　　 B. when　　　　　　　　　　　 C. unless　　　　　　　 D. although

(6)　 A. football　　　　　 B. game　　　　　　　 C. goal 　　　　　　　　D. score

(7)　 A. grow up　　　　　　 B. catch up　　　　　 C. give up　　　　　　 D. hurry up

(8)　 A. ringing　　　　 B. saying　　　　　　 C. falling　　　　　　 D. coming

(9)　 A. from　　　　　　　 B. before　　　　　　　　 C. through　　　　　 D. after

(10) A. tonight　　　　　　　 B. yesterday　　　　　 C. today　　　　　　　 D. last night

(11) A. we　　　　　　　　　 B. they　　　　　　　　　　 C. I　　　　　　　　 D. he

(12) A. empty　　　　　　　 B. full　　　　　　　　　 C. rough　　　　　　 D. awake

(13) A. way　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. field　　　　　　　　　 C. ball　　　　　　　 D. match

(14) A. sending　　　　　　　 B. teaching　　　　　 C. pointing　　　　　　 D. showing

(15) A. already　　　　　　　　　　 B. hardly　　　　　　 C. never　　　　　　 D. clearly