---Why would some workers in Foxcon die __________ continue working in the factory?

---Psychologists say they are under too much pressure.

A．better than

B．by accident

C．instead of

D．rather than

 

There is a bar (酒吧) in our town with the name "The White Horse". It is Mr Webster’s.        people went to the bar last year. But things are quite different now.

There was a picture of a white horse on the door of the bar. Then a stranger came in one day, drank something,          around the bar, and then said to Mr. Webster, “Few people come here. Take down the picture of the white horse and put a picture of a black horse         .” 

“But the name of the bar is The White Horse,” Mr. Webster said. “Yes, but do it.” the man said. Then he went out of the bar. Mr. Webster went to        and said, “I want a picture of a black horse.”

       later a picture of a black horse was on the door of the bar instead of the white horse. Soon after the door        , a man came in and said, “There’s a         on the door of your bar. It is surprising that the picture is different from the name.” The man looked, sat down and           something. Then another man came in and said      , and then another and another. A lot of people came in and said, “The picture on your door is         ,” and they all stopped and drank in Mr. Webster’s bar.

1.A. Few        B. So many         C. Some               D. A lot of

2.A. walked            B. turned              C. looked             D. moved

3.A. too              B. as well              C. instead              D. either

4.A. an artist           B. a musician          C. an athlete           D. a teacher

5.A. Minutes           B. Days                C. Years                 D. Centuries

6.A. closed      B. broke           C. changed             D. opened

7.A. picture           B. point                C. mistake             D. thought

8.A. drank             B. eat                 C. saw                 D. bought

9.A. different ideas   B. the same             C. nothing             D. everything

10.A. suitable     B. a beauty               C. wrong                D. an ad

 

Ole Bull was a very famous violinist from Norway. He really liked to play the violin. But his father thought that playing the violin was not useful. So his father sent him to university to study. However, playing the violin was his dream. He didn’t want to give up his dream. So he left university before he finished his studies and spent all his time and energy practicing the violin. Unfortunately, his violin teacher was not very good. So when it was time for him to start his concert tour, he still couldn’t play the violin very well.

Therefore, a Milan newspaper critic¹ criticized him and said that he was an untrained violinist. The critic said, “If he is gold, he is not ready to shine² yet.”

When facing this kind of problem, some people may become very angry and some people try to learn from it. Fortunately, Ole Bull belonged to the second group. He went to the newspaper office and found the critic. Instead of being angry, he talked about his mistakes with the man and listened to the man’s advice.

After he met the critic, he gave up the rest of his concerts. Then he went back to practice the violin with the help of good teachers. In the end, he got great success when he was only 26. He also became one of the most famous violinists in the world.

1.Why didn't Ole Bull's father like him to play the piano?

 A. Because he thought playing the violin was useless.

 B. Because his father thought playing the violin would cost lots of money.

 C. Because his father thought he couldn't play the violin well.

 D. Because his father thought he couldn't make his dream come true.

2.What does the underlined part "If he is gold, he is not ready to shine yet." mean?

 A. Gold always shines no matter where it is.

 B. He is an excellent violinist.

 C. He doesn't play the violin very well.

 D. If he sells gold, he will make a lot of money.

3.What was Ole Bull's attitude towards the critic's article?

 A. Angry.      B. Excited.     C. Modest.     D. Worried.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

 A. Without a good teacher, one can't succeed.

 B. The critic's advice helped Ole Bull a lot.

 C. Ole Bull got success after many years' hard practice at last.

 D. The critic helped Ole Bull find a famous teacher.

5.What can we learn from the passage?

 A. Becoming a violinist can make a lot of money.

 B. When we meet problems, we should learn to face them.

 C. Old Bull was a famous American pianist.

 D. You can be famous easily if you play the violin.

 

---Let’s go hiking ___________ staying at home , shall we?                           

----A good idea.

  A. as well as      B.in order to            C.instead of      D.in addition to

 

Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school, but not all children in the countryside are so luckily.

         There is a girl called Xiao Juan. She is ten years old and lives in a small village. When she was seven, she wanted to go to school. But she could not, because her family was too poor to afford the school fees(学费) for her, so her parents had to keep her at home. Instead of studying, Xiao Juan looked after her brother and worked in the fields every day. Then Hope Project heard about Xiao Juan. It agreed to help Xiao Juan to go to school. Her wish of study came true, and now she is studying in a school.

         Unluckily, there are many thousands of children who can not go to school. You can join in Hope Project and help these children. You know all the good work needs money. Hope Project needs your help.

         If you give Hope Project ￥300 each year, it can pay for one child to go school for a whole year. With more money, Hope Project can build new schools, buy good desks, chairs, blackboards and books. Let’s help the children together and give them a chance to have a good start in life.

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Information Card

The girl’s name	1. ____________
Her age	2. ____________
The place where she lives	3. ____________
The reason she couldn’t go to school	4. Her parents ___________.
Who helped the girl to go to school?	5. ____________.