Today, not all people over 70 think they are old. People stay younger for longer. Here are three women who are over 70 and are still strong. What do they do, and how long have they done it?

79-year-old Omara from Cuba(古巴) is one of the most popular jazz singers in the world.  She has been singing and dancing in clubs for 60 years. Her latest CD, Gracias, came out in 2009 and is enjoyed by people of different ages.

Dodo was born on September 1, 1919. She has been an outstanding American tennis player for more than 70 years, from a young girl into her 90s. Now she plays in the matches for people over 75 and has won over 320 medals.

American lady Carmen, who was born in 1931, has been a model since she was 13. Her job started when a photographer saw her on a bus and asked to take her photo. Today she still shows up on world-class fashion shows, shining brightly together with young girls who are in their 20s.

1.Omara, Dodo and Carmen are all_________.

A. from America                                         B. young and famous       

C. old but still working                  D. working with young girls

2.Omara has been singing and dancing in clubs for_________ years.

A. 60                       B. 70                       C. 75                      D. 90

3.Dodo has won over 320 medals in_________.

A. singing contests                                        B. photo contests

C. dancing contests                                      D. tennis matches

4.Carmen became a_________ at the age of 13.

A. singer         B. model         C. tennis player    D. photographer

5.What does the reading above tell us?

A. These days young people are not as hard-working as the old.

B. Women in Western countries are not supposed to retire early.

C. Many people stay younger for longer because they keep on working.

D. The three ladies are still working because they want to make more money.

 

A teenage girl couldn’t stand（忍受）her family rules, so she left home.
She wanted to be a star and became famous. But she had a little education and    41   years later, she had to ask for food on the street for a living. Now her father has died. Her mother is an old woman. But she is still ___42___ her daughter. She has been to every corner of the city. Everywhere she goes, she    43   a big photo of her daughter on the wall. At the lower part of the photo she writes, “I still love you …Come back home!”
One day, the daughter saw one of the photos. She was so surprised that she couldn’t believe her    44  . “Is that me?” She moved    45   and read the words, “I still love you…” She cried. She couldn’t wait    ___46   back home. When she got home, it was early morning. She pushed the door. The door opened itself. She rushed to the bedroom at once. Her mother was sleeping there. She    47    her mother up, “It’s me! Your daughter is back home!” The mother and daughter looked at each other with excitement, full of happy tears. The daughter asked, “   48  is the door unlocked? A thief could get in.” The mother answered softly, “The door has never locked    49   you left. We miss you all the time. We believe that you’ll come back some day.”
As everyone knows, parents love their children forever. Children should also understand their parents and share their happiness, sadness, even everything with their parents.    50   this way, both parents and children can be happy.

【小题1】

A．a little B．a few C．much D．many

【小题2】

A．looking for B．looking after C．looking at D．looking up

【小题3】

A．sets on B．puts up C．cuts up D．makes up

【小题4】

A．eyes B．ears C．nose D．head

【小题5】

A．farther B．further C．closer D．away

【小题6】

A．going B．go C．to gone D．to go

【小题7】

A．wake B．wakes C．woke D．waking

【小题8】

A．what B．who C．when D．why

【小题9】

A．since B．for C．before D．unless

【小题10】

A．with B．in C．by D．on

JOLIN Tsai (蔡依林), a famous singer, has become an English teacher! But she is not staying in a classroom to give you talks in English. Instead, she has published (出版) a new book, "Jolin's English Diary Book". It came out in Taiwan in March. Jolin is helping you learn English in a light hearted way and give you useful words for life outside your textbooks.
　　"I hope it's a happy English book," she said, "When you learn English in a fun way, you will keep on doing it." This certainly doesn't mean just reciting (背诵) words. Jolin has a lot of clever ways of learning. She likes to listen to English songs or find friends to talk to in English. She has been good at English since Grade 3 in primary school (小学). Because of this, she hosted (主持) news programme on the radio herself.
　　Jolin knows it's important to put English to good use. So, in her English diaries, she wrote something about her everyday life, like study, fashion (时尚), travel and family. After each diary, she gives you lots of notea.You can use them often, too! Jolin also asks you to keep diaries like hers.
【小题1】 When did Jolin Tsai publish "Jolin's English Diary Book" ?

A．In May

B．hi April

C．In March

D．In June

【小题2】 She has been good at English ___.

A．since she became a famous singer	B．since she was in Grade 3
C．since she was in college (大学)	D．since she was 3 years old

【小题3】 Jolin thinks that ___ is important for us to learn English.

A．just reciting words	B．hosting a programme on the radio
C．studying in the classroom	D．putting English to good use

【小题4】 What's the meaning of "light-hearted" in the passage?

A．轻松愉快的

B．漫不经心的

C．迷迷糊糊的

D．乐于助人的

【小题5】From the passage we know that ____.

A．she is not only a famous singer but also an English teacher in a primary school

B．you don't have to keep English diaries

C．she teaches us how to be a famous singer in "Jolin's English Diary Book"

D．Jolin Tsai shows us how to learn English in a fun way

【小题1】______________

Song Zuying is the most famous soprano(女高音歌唱家) in China. In the eyes of the Chinese people, Song Zuying is the star of oriental art(东方艺术).She was born in a beautiful place–Guzhang County in West Hunan. In recent years, she has been awarded many highest prizes in various music contests. She loves her hometown and does a lot for the people there.

【小题2】__________________

Wen Jiabao is the premier(总理) of the world’s most populous(人口众多的) country. But, millions of people would rather call him“grandpa”.Always in plain(朴素的) jackets, he seems an ordinary old man with a kind smile. But in the face of disasters he has the power to pull together the whole country.

【小题3】_________________

Ding Cong, a famous cartoonist(漫画家) in China, died on May 26,2009.He started to draw cartoons more than seventy years ago, but he always called himself Xiao Ding of Little Ding. He seemed to have a lot to learn in this world. His cartoons are humorous(幽默的) and interesting and loved by the old and the young in China.

【小题4】_________________

An 18–meter high “Olympic torch(火炬)”made of more than 110,000 pots of flowers, the biggest “Olympic torch” in the world, is seen at the Liberation Park in Wuhan, Hubei Province. The “Olympic torch” was exhibited at the opening ceremony（开幕式） of the 2008 Wuhan Flower Expo(展览会) to express local people’s best wishes to this summer Olympic Games.

【小题5】________________

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