Ten years ago, most Chinese teenagers chose politicians (政治家) as their idols（崇拜者）. Who do they admire(崇拜) today？ According to a survey released by Beijing Normal University, their top three choices are their father, their mother and Jay Chou.

　　Who are Teens’ readers’ heroes？ Let’s have a look.

　　Jiang Yiling, 14, Wuhan：My idol is my mom. When I was young I had a surgery (手术) on my leg and couldn’t walk for a long time. My mother left her job to take care of me. She carried me back and walked up and down the stairs every day. My mother is a woman with a powerful heart.

　　Lin Yijian, 12, Xiamen：I admire Arnold Schwarzenegger (阿诺德·施瓦辛格). I love his movies, in which he often plays a good guy beating bad people. His muscles (肌肉) also add to his charm (魅力). And then he became the governor of California．I hope to live a life like his.

　　Ma Huilin, 14, Anshan：I appreciate (欣赏) Taiwanese singer Jimmy Lin(Lin Zhiying). He sings well and he is also a funny guy. I admire my English teacher, too. She speaks very good English. My dear parents are also my idols. My father is an excellent swimmer and my mother is good at math.

　　Chen Shengsheng, 14, Shanghai：I admire Su Shi, a talented writer in ancient China．Reading Su’s poems and other writings, I see a person with a noble (高贵的) personality and brilliant talent. I appreciate his attitude towards life. He suffered setbacks (挫折) but never gave up.

　　任务：请阅读上面短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息。

Name	Age	Idol	Reason
Jiang Yiling	Fourteen	Her mom	She is a woman 1.______.
Lin Yijian	2.______	Arnold Schwarzenegger	He likes his movies and his muscles.
Ma Huilin	Fourteen	Jimmy Lin, her English teacher and3._______	They are each excellent in different ways.
Chen Shengsheng	Fourteen	Su Shi	He is noble and brilliant, and he has 4._____ towards life.

 

My wife and I spent a few weeks in London last year. We went there in autumn. We think it is the   ( 1)    season to visit England. The weather is usually quite good   (2)   there aren‘t too many    (3)    in October. We stayed in a small   (4)   in the West End. We   (5)   most of our sightseeing (观光) on foot. We went to look at the places which all travelers   (6)  . We went

  (7)  and spent too much money. What we liked most was going to the   (8)  . We don’t have the chance to see such   (9)   plays at home. A lot of people say English   (10)   is very bad. We didn‘t think so. It is   (11)   that most of the restaurants are French, Italian or Chinese, but had some very   (12)   meals. In fact, we   (13)   our holiday so much that we have already decided to   (14)    there again this year. We are going to take our umbrellas,   (15)  . I’m sure we‘ll need them sometimes.

1. A. busiest 　           B. working 　             C. best 　　　            D. hottest

2. A. and 　　            B. or 　　　　           C. as 　　　　           D. so

3. A. players                B. travellers 　           C. places 　　            D. things

4. A. station 　           B. hotel 　　                     C. office 　　                    D. cinema

5. A. missed                B. showed 　　           C. used 　　　           D. did

6. A. live 　　             B. stay 　　　            C. see 　　　                    D. work

7. A. shopping 　        B. fishing 　　           C. swimming 　          D. climbing

8. A. shops 　　          B. cinemas 　             C. restaurants 　        D. theatres

9. A. well 　　　        B. wonderful                      C. terrible 　　          D. sad

10. A. language 　             B. film 　　　            C. clothes 　　           D. food

11. A. impossible         B. true 　　　            C. important 　          D. necessary

12. A. tasty 　　         B. poor 　　　           C. fresh 　　　          D. expensive

13. A. spent 　　        B. enjoyed 　                     C. paid 　　　           D. finished

14. A. live 　　　              B. eat 　　　                    C. go 　　　　          D. spend

15. A. still 　　　              B. though 　　           C. already 　　          D. yet

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New Concept English    Lesson 9

It was the last day of the year and      1     of people had gathered under the Town Hall Clock. It would      2     in twenty minutes’ time.

…The big clock      3     welcome the New Year. At that moment, everybody began to laugh and sing. 

New Concept English    Lesson 14

After I had left a small village in the south of France, I      4     to the next town.      5    , a young man waved to me. …I said good morning to him and he      6     in the same language. Apart from a few words, I don’t know any French       7    .

New Concept English    Lesson 17

My aunt Jennifer is an actress. She must be      8     thirty-five years old. In spite of this, she often appears on the stage      9    a young girl. …If anyone ever asks her how old she is, she always answers, “Darling, it must be                                               terrible to be      10    !”

 

Hi. I’m Lingling. I’m a student at No. 14 Secondary School. Do you want to know my life? Let me tell you about it. I usually get up at 7:00 in the morning. I have my breakfast at 7:10. My parents always prepare（准备）the breakfast for me. I go to school at 7:30. We have 7 lessons every day from Monday to Friday. I like English lesson very much. After school, I like playing ping-pong and basketball with my friends. There  is a very big playground in our school.

11. I have my breakfast at ______.       A. 7:00                   B. 7:10                  C. 7:30

12. I have seven lessons ______. A. every day           B. at the weekend C. five days a week

13. I like ______ very much. A. English             B. Chinese             C. art lesson

14. There is a big ______ in No. 14 Secondary School.

A. garden                     B. library               C. playground

15. I like playing ______ with my friends.

A. ping-pong and basketball          B. football              C. football and basketball