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I was riding a bike when I saw a person about 250 meters ahead of me. I could tell he was riding a little slower than me and I decided to try to catch up with him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road before turning off.

I started riding faster and faster and with every block (街区). After a few minutes I was only about 100 meters behind him, so I really picked up the pace (速度) and tried my best.

Finally, I caught up with him and passed him. On the inside, I felt so good. I “beat him”, but he didn’t even know we were racing.

After I passed him, I found that I had missed my turn, had gone six blocks past it and had to turn around and go all the way back.

Isn’t that what happens in life when we race with others, trying to outdo them or trying to show that we are more successful or more important? We spend our time and energy chasing after them and we miss out on our own way.

The problem with unhealthy competition is that it’s a never-ending cycle. There will always be somebody ahead of you in one way or another. What you should do is just run your own race and wish others well. Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.

1.When the writer saw a man riding in front of him, he decided to _____.

A.ride past the man

B.ride slower than the man

C.make friends with the man

2.What happened to the writer when he passed the man?

A.The man shouted at him.

B.He told the man he was feeling good.

C.He missed his turn.

3.The underlined phrase “chase after” in Paragraph 5 means “_____”.

A.catch up with B.get on with C.take care of

4.Which picture has the same meaning as “a never-ending cycle”?

A. B. C.

5.What lesson does the story teach us?

A.Competition is important in life.

B.Try to get better grades than others.

C.Follow your own way instead of trying to get ahead of others.

The Orange Isle fireworks show(橘洲焰火表演)on weekends is one of the must-sees in Changsha. Nine fireworks shows will be arranged(安排)for 2018. The first fireworks show will be displayed at 20:30-20:50 on January 1, 2018.

The Schedule is as follows:

January 1 - New Year’s Day 元旦

February 15-Spring Festival Eve 除夕夜

March 2-Lantern Festival 元宵节

May 1-Labor’s Day 劳动节

June 18-Dragon Boat Festival 端午节

July 1-Bitrhday of the CPC 建党节

August 1-Army Day 建军节

September 24-Mid-dutumn Festival 中秋节

October 1-National Day

The best places for viewing(观赏)

Du Fu Pavilion(杜甫江阁)Siyangfangzun Square(四羊方尊广场)The top of Yuelu Mountain(岳麓山顶)

The best ways to get there

Take Changsha Subway Line 2(地铁2号线)and then walk to Du Fu Pavilion.

Take the bus to Siyangfangzun Square, including No. 6 buses and No. 8 buses.

Take Changsha Subway Line 2 and then walk up to the top of Yuelu Mountain or take the bus there, such as No. 1 buses and No. 202 buess.

1.In 2018, you can see ______ fireworks shows in Changsha.

A.7 B.8 C.9

2.When can you watch the fireworks show?

A.At 20:00 on January 1 B.At 20:20 on January 1 C.At 20:35 on January 1

3.According to the passage, which is NOT the best places to see the fireworks show?

A.Orange Isle B.Du Fu Pavilion C.The top of Yuelu Mountain

4.The underlined phrases National Day means ______.

A.清明节 B.教师节 C.国庆节

5.What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A.We can take the bus to Du Fu Pavilion

B.We can take the subway to Siyangfangzun Square

C.We can take the subway or the bus to Yuelu Mountain.

On April Fool's Day, it's always fun to get someone a surprise with hoaxes. Here are two interesting hoaxes for you to enjoy.

Story 1:The Left?handed Whopper

1998:Burger King published (出版) a full page advertisement in USA Today. They announced they had invented a new kind of hamburger,a Left-handed Whopper. The hamburgers were specially designed for the thirty-two million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement,the new hamburgers included the same ingredients (成分) as the common hamburgers,but all the Left-handed Whoppers were rotated (旋转) 180 degrees to suit left-handed customers. Though the following day Burger King announced that the Left-handed Whopper was a hoax,thousands of customers had gone into restaurants to order the new hamburgers.

Story 2:Instant Color TV

1962:In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it played in black and white. The TV station's technical expert (技术专家),Kjell Stensson, appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a new skill, people could change their black and white TV sets into color reception (接收). All they had to do was hanging a nylon sock over their TV screens. Stensson was so convincing that thousands of people were taken in. But when they put the socks over the screens,the TV programs were still played in black and white.

1.The first hoax happened in ________.

A.England B.Australia C.America D.Sweden

2.In 1998,there were ________ in America.

A.32 million disabled people B.32 million left-handed people

C.180 million disabled people D.180 million left-handed people

3.There was only one ________ in Sweden in 1962.

A.TV channel B.TV program C.TV set D.TV expert

4.In the second story,the Swedes were told to hang a ________ over their TV screens to get color reception.

A.color coat B.color sock C.nylon coat D.nylon sock

5.The underlined phrase “were taken in” means “________”.

A.believed the hoax B.were brought C.forgot the story D.were interested

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