Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.

　　The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.

　　Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.

　　The program is so successful because of the good performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.

1.Betty is popular because of ____.

A. her clothes 　　　　　B. her charm 　　　   C. her metal braces  　　　D. her appearance

2.In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ____.

A. the beginning 　　　　B. the ending 　　  　C. the story 　　　        D. the show

3.Which is the reason for the success of the show?

A. A large number of viewers. 　　　　　　B. Her life as an office worker.

C. The wonderful performance. 　　　　　 D. Two Golden Globes awards.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?

A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.

B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.

C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.

D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.

5. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Beauty from within. 　　　　　  B. A romantic story.

C. An ugly girl. 　　　　　　　　  D. An exciting experience.

 

Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
　　The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
　　Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
　　The program is so successful because of the good performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.
76. Betty is popular because of ____.
　A. her clothes 　B. her charm C. her metal braces D. her appearance
77. In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ____.

A. the beginning 　　　　B. the ending 　　 　C. the story 　　　D. the show
78. Which is the reason for the success of the show?
　A. A large number of viewers. 　　　　　　B. Her life as an office worker.
　C. The wonderful performance. 　　　　　 D. Two Golden Globes awards.
79.Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?
　A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.
　B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.
　C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.
　D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.
80. What can be the best title for the passage?
　A. Beauty from within. 　　　　　 B. A romantic story.
　C. An ugly girl. 　　　　　　　　 D. An exciting experience.

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How good projects grow

Are you interested in projects(课题，项目）and want to have a good one? Well，that doesn’t come easily.You need to do the following tasks(任务):

TALK:You and your classmates discuss in detail(详细的）all that you would like to do to realize(实现）your project.

WRITE:One of your classmates acts as(担任）secretary(秘书).He or she keeps full notes as your group discusses.Later he or she will sort(整理）your ideas to make them better.

PLAN:With the secretary’s notes，your group makes a list of everything you’ll need and who will get，do or research what.

DO:Each group member gets，does and researches something on the list.Your group puts together all you have found and tries to make the project more well-organized.You prepare(准备）to present(展示)it in class.

SHOW:You and your classmates show(给……看）the world the result of your hard work.

Knowing all the above(上面)，you may want to try a project.Why not start with this:you can find out more about the history of your city.What did it look like? Which famous people lived there?

To grow good projects
Talk	Write	Plan	Do	Show
Discuss everything　1　.	The secretary should 　2　while you are discussing.	3　of your needs and make everyone’s task clear.	Do the research work and make the project　4　.	Show　5　to the world.

 

One day, a rich father took his young son on a trip to the countryside. He wanted to show him how poor the villagers were and wished him to cherish what he had. They spent two days in a poor family in the village.

On their return from the  trip ,the father asked his son, “How was the trip?”

“ It was great, Dad.”

“Did you see how poor people could be?” the father asked.

“Oh, yeah!” said the son .

“So what did you learn from the trip?” asked the father.

After thinking for a while, the son answered, “I saw that we have a dog ,while they have four. We have a pool in the garden. And they have a small river without an end. At night, We have small lights in the garden, but they  have the stars in the sky. We buy our food, but they grow theirs. We have walls around to keep us safe but they have friends.” 

You could imagine the look on the father’s face!

Then the son went on, "Thanks, Dad. Now I know how poor we are!”

66. Did the rich father take his young son to the countryside?  　 ____________________________________________________________________________

67.How long did they spend in the poor family in the village?

_______________________________________________________________________________

68. Where was the pool of the rich family?

_______________________________________________________________________________

  

　　　 Birthdays are celebrated (庆祝) all over the world.Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country: candles, cakes, and birthday wishes.But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:

Denmark A flag is flown outside a window to show that someone who lives in that house is having a birthday.Presents are placed around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.	India Usually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class.Their best friend helps them to do this.
Japan The birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others.These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.	Holland The birthday child receives an especially large present.The family also put flowers on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful.

(　　)1.When someone is having a birthday in Denmark, you can see ________ around the person's bed.

　　　 A.flowers　　　　 B.presents　　　　 　 C.a flag　　　　　 D.a chair

(　　)2.In ________， flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.

　　　 A.Japan　　　　　 B.Denmark 　　　　　　 C.India　　　　 D.Holland

(　　)3.From the passage, we learn that ________.

　　　 A.the birthday child in Holland wear colorful clothes to school

B.if a kite is flown outside a window, there must be someone who is having a birthday in Denmark

C.in India, the birthday children shoud give out chocolates to everyone in the class

D.Japanese children wear old clothes on birthday

(　　)4.In Japan, the birthday is more important for boys when they are ________.

　　　 A.15 　　 　 B.7　　　　 C.5　　　　　 D.3

(　　)5.The passage is mainly about ________.

　　　 A.similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

　　　 B.different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countries

C.children's birthdays in western countries　

　　　 D.the importance of children's birthday