People read books less often in these days. With the invention of radio, television and most recently, the Internet and computer games, it seems that reading books is no longer a popular activity. However, I believe that books are an important part of our lives.

Books offer an outstanding wealth of learning and at a cheaper price than taking a course. Books can make people cleverer, because heavy readers have greater knowledge of how things work and who or what people were.

Everything in today's society requires reading. Imagine trying to do something as simple as reading the directions on a medicine bottle without good reading skills. Someone could not understand them and become very sick or even die.

Even something as simple as walking or driving through the city could become very dangerous without enough reading. Sometimes, you must be able to understand what is written and explain the meaning of them; Some people say that reading is a waste of time and we can do better things with our time.

Even if we don't read books, we still read every day, and reading books can strengthen (加强) our abilities. Reading is one of the greatest things we can do in our spare time.

With a book, you can travel anywhere you want, do anything you want, and talk to anyone you want. Reading is very important in our lives, no matter how old you are. So I think people should read books.

1.What activity seems to be less popular these days than before?

A.Reading a book. B.Listening to the radio.

C.Watching TV. D.Surfing the Internet.

2.We can learn from the second paragraph that _________.

A.reading can improve your memory

B.reading can make you interesting and attractive

C.reading can make you smarter

D.reading can reduce stress

3.The underlined word "directions" in the third paragraph can be replaced ________.

A.inventions B.instructions C.instruments D.introductions

4.Some people disagree to read books because they think ________.

A.walking in the city also needs reading skills

B.reading has nothing to do with driving along the road

C.we have few more important things to do

D.reading books just wastes their time

5.The best title of the passage can be ________.

A.People Should Enjoy Themselves B.How We Improve Reading Skills

C.Why People Should Read Books D.What We Love Doing in Spa. Time

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A lady and her husband walked into the president of Harvard’s outer office. “We want to see the president,” the lady said softly. Looking at the couple who wears usual clothes, the secretary said, “He’ll be busy all day.” “We’ll wait,” the lady replied.

For hours, the secretary did nothing for them, hoping that they would finally go away. They didn’t. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” the secretary finally told the president.

The president looked down at the couple. The lady told him, “We had a son that had studied in Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to build something for him in Harvard. “Madam,” the president said angrily, “we can’t put up a statue(雕像) for every person who attended Harvard and died.”

“Oh, no,” the lady explained quickly, “we mean we would give a building to Harvard.” The president looked at their usual clothes, and then said, “A building! Do you know how much a building costs? It took us over seven and a half million dollars to build Harvard.”

The lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a university?” Her husband nodded. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they built a university with their name—a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.

How are we supposed to treat others who can do nothing for us? Don’t judge a person by his appearance.

1.Why did the secretary do nothing for the couple at first?

___________________________________________

2.Was the president of Harvard friendly to the couple?

___________________________________________

3.According to the story, how much did it cost to start a university?

___________________________________________

4.What did the couple do with their money in the end?

___________________________________________

5.What can we learn from the passage?

___________________________________________

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“What would have happened if I hadn’t lost that necklace? Who knows? ” Mathilde’s heart is filled with sadness and regret...This is the tragedy and ironic(讽刺的) ending of “The Necklace”written by Guy de Maupassant(居伊.德.莫泊桑).

The story takes place in Paris. One day, Pierre gets an invitation to a palace ball. He thinks it important to him, and decides to go to the party with his wife Mathilde, a young woman who admires upper-class lifestyle very much.

65.Hearing the news, she gets worried and nervous instead of excitement and happiness, She is so poor that she has no new dress and no jewelry(珠宝) to wear, 66.她甚至可以想象她会被别人嘲笑。

Her husband spends 400 francs on a new dress and she herself borrows a diamond(钻石) necklace from her good friend Jeanne .67.这对夫妇在宫廷舞会上感到非常成功。But on their way home, she finds the necklace is no longer around her neck. They rush back to look for it. But they can’t find it .The young couple borrow a great deal of money and buy a necklace that is exactly like Jeanne’s. It costs them 36,000 francs.68.So they have to work day and night to pay back the money they have borrowed. After ten years of hard work to pay back all the money, Mathilde looks so old that Jeanne even can’t recognize her when they meet. When Jeanne hears the story, she tells Mathilde the necklace isn’t a real diamond necklace. It is worth 500 francs at most.

Vanity (虚荣)may lead to the loss of ourselves. Accept who we are ! 69. Be true to ourselves or others, and it will lead us to get happiness.

1.___________________________________________

2.___________________________________________

3.___________________________________________

4.___________________________________________

5.___________________________________________

Chile is a passionate (热情的) South American country. Sports meets there are full of fun and energy!

On June 8, our school _______ "interescolar", a two-day event held every year. High schools in Chile come together to compete in sports like javelin (标枪) throwing, running and a relay race.

I did a lot of cheering in the morning. In the afternoon, the freestyle dance competition that we were waiting for _______ came. My schoolmates and I had _______ our dance for the past two months.

The _______ were simple: choose any theme (主题), be creative, stand out and keep the performance within 10 minutes. My school's theme was based on the musical The Sound of Music. We were put into groups according to the _______ in the movie, like children, soldiers and puppets (木偶). I was in the soldier group.

When it was our school's turn, we raced onto the _______ field in front of the stadium which was full of thousands of people. The children and puppets _______ first. Then, I rushed out with the other soldiers, carrying a red flag. We got in circle and waved our flags to the music while the other dancers were inside the circle.

We put our _______ into this dance and our bodies knew what to do. As we gave our final bow, I looked around at the faces of my classmates and out into the audience, knowing that it was a job well done. We won the first place!

1.A.took up B.gave up C.pointed out D.took part in

2.A.suddenly B.finally C.really D.certainly

3.A.practiced B.noticed C.changed D.watched

4.A.symbols B.tests C.rules D.tasks

5.A.pictures B.characters C.fans D.texts

6.A.huge B.dry C.wild D.low

7.A.waited B.left C.danced D.sang

8.A.clothes B.hearts C.messages D.interests

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