Barack Obama, a black man, is the president of the United States now. He was born on August 4th, 1961, in Hawaii and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas and his father was from Kenya. Obama went to Columbia University in New York and got a law degree at Harvard University in Massachusetts. His wife is Michelle Obama. She also worked as a lawyer (律师) and later worked for the University of Chicago. They have two young daughters.
Obama wrote a book Dreams from My Father. “I always live in the dream of my father and American people, ” Obama once said. He was born in a poor family. And he was taken good care of by his grandparents when he was young. He also lived and worked in Africa. Then he got good education in Harvard University. On November 4th, 2008, he became the president of America for the first time.
【小题1】Where was Barack Obama born?

A．In Massachusetts.	B．In Kansas.
C．In Hawaii.	D．In New York.

【小题2】________ universities are mentioned in the passage.

A．Two

B．Five

C．Four

D．Three

【小题3】Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Obama’s father was from Kenya.	B．Obama has a son and a daughter.
C．Obama once worked in Africa.	D．Obama studied in Columbia University.

【小题4】Barack Obama became the president at the age of _________ for the first time.

A．37

B．47

C．38

D．48

【小题5】Which is the best title of this passage?

A．Education of the President	B．Dreams from My Father
C．Life of Barack Obama	D．The book by Barack Obama

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Tom and David live in the same building and they’re in the same class. It’s a little far from their school. David has a bike, but Tom doesn’t have one. He has to get up early in the morning. After breakfast he goes to the bus stop quickly. Sometimes there’re many people in the bus and he can’t find a seat for himself. When he gets to the classroom, he’s tired. So he asked his father to buy a bike for him. The worker is not rich enough and didn’t agree. The boy began to cry sadly and he had to say, “Well. I’ll buy a bike for you next term.”
Tom is very happy. But he must learn to ride it. It’s Saturday today and the boy helped his mother with some washing and cleaning this morning. After lunch he went to David’s and Mrs. White opened the door.
“Can David come out and play with me?” asked the boy.
“I’m sorry, but he’s asleep now.” answered the woman.
“Then can his bike come out and play with me?” he asked hopefully.
【小题1】David is Tom’s c____________.
【小题2】Tom’s father is p___________, so the boy has no bike.
【小题3】Tom goes to school by b___________.
【小题4】Tom helped his mother with some h____________ this morning.
【小题5】Tom went to David’s to b___________ his bike.

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Bill Gates is a very important person in the computer industry. He has been chief officer of Microsoft Company for several years. He is also the richest person in the United States. How did he do it?

He learned a lot from his parents. While Bill was going to school, his father went to college, got a degree, and became a successful lawyer.     1      . His mother was a very busy teacher, but she also loved going to parties. From this, he learned something else: if you want to work hard and play hard, you have to make a schedule.

     2      . While most of his friends were playing, Bill read all of the World Book Encyclopedia and finished it when he was 8 years old.     3      . He used to play a lot of sports — swimming， water-skiing, tennis. When Bill got older, he spent more and more time working and playing on a computer.

Before he was twenty, Bill developed the world’s first computer language for the personal computer.     4      . He thought that every home was going to have a computer, and every computer would need software — his software. He said, “ I’m going to make my first million dollars on software by the time I’m 25.” And he did! 

A. Bill was very clever and confident B. However Bill’s childhood was not all work  C. When Bill was young, he spent a lot of time alone D. From this, Bill learned that you have to work hard if you want something E. Once when he was thinking about the future, he realized something important

 

 

 

Where is Love? How can we find Love?
Once a little boy wanted to meet Love. He knew it was a long trip to where Love lived, so he got his things ready with some pizzas and drinks and started off. When he passed three streets, he saw an old woman sitting in the park and watching some birds. She looked very hungry. The boy gave her a pizza. She took it and smiled at him. The smile was so beautiful that he wanted to see it again, so he gave her a Coke. She smiled once again. The boy was very happy.
They sat there all the afternoon, eating and smiling, but they said nothing. When it grew dark, the boy decided to leave. But before he had gone more than a few steps, he turned around, ran back to the old woman and gave her a hug. The woman gave him her biggest smile ever.
When the boy opened the door of his house, his mother was surprised by the look of joy(快乐)on his face and asked what had made him so happy. “I had lunch with Love. She has got the most beautiful smile in the world.” At the same time, the old woman,s son was also surprised at his mother,s pleasure and asked why.
“I ate a pizza in the park with Love,” she said, “and he is much younger than I expected.”
If the world is full of love, we can enjoy a better life.
【小题1】When the little boy saw the old woman, she was   .

A．looking for a seat in the park

B．passing the street

C．looking at some birds

D．having a pizza

【小题2】The little boy gave the old woman a Coke because   .

A．the old woman still felt hungry

B．he wanted to see the smile again

C．he didn,t like the drink

D．the old woman paid him for it

【小题3】The old woman gave the little boy the biggest smile   .

A．after the little boy went home

B．before it grew dark

C．when she was drinking Coke

D．after the little boy hugged her

【小题4】The boy,s mother was surprised to see her son was very   when the door opened.

A．pleased

B．sad

C．unhappy

D．angry

【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?_____

A．The little boy failed to find Love.

B．Both the little boy and the old woman found what they wanted at last.

C．The little boy decided never to go home.

D．The old woman gave the little boy a hug to thank him.