The expression “Go for it!” is a way of encouraging someone to try something. It means you should not worry about failure or be too careful. You should take a chance and be brave.

“Go for it!” gets its name from football. But it is not the football played in most countries such as England, France or Japan, but the kind of football played in the United States and Canada.

One of the most exciting times in football comes when a team has failed, after three tries, to move the ball forward ten yards. The team must make a very important decision.

The conservative (保守的) choice is to kick the ball and accept temporary (暂时的)defeat in order to get a good position for your team the next time it gets the ball. The more exciting choice, however, is to try a fourth and final time to get the remaining yards needed.

People now are certain to shout their advice. Some will shout, “Kick the ball!” But others will encourage the team to take a chance. “Go for it!” they will shout loudly.

In the 1980s, people began using this expression in many kinds of situations to encourage someone to act bravely.

There is no guarantee (保障) that the action you “Go for it!” will succeed. But that is the chance you take when you decide to go for it. You put your fears behind. You choose courage over safety. You hold your breath and go for it.

1.What does “Go for it!” mean?

A. You should go straight on.

B. You should take a chance and be brave.

C. You should go to school and ask teachers for help.

D. You should be very careful.

2.The expression “Go for it!” comes from _____________ football.

A. English B. French C. Japanese D. American

3.What does the underlined word “defeat” mean in Chinese?

A. 失败 B. 成功 C. 冒险 D. 解脱

4.The writer makes his idea clear by __________.

A. telling stories B. making comparisons

C. giving explanations D. using famous people’s words

Have you ever seen a person in the Moon? If you look closely at the Moon on some nights, you can see the face of a man in the Moon. Some people say that they can see an old man carrying sticks. Others see a girl reading a book. These pictures are made by the mountains and plains of the Moon.

Long ago people in England used to tell their children that the Moon was made of green cheese. Everyone knows that this is not true. The Moon is a large round rock. There is nothing on it. There are no trees or plants on the Moon. There are no rivers or seas. There are no living things. There is no air. It never rains on the Moon and everything is covered with dry, white dust. Not even a sound can be heard on the Moon.

The Moon is very hot when the Sun shines on it. But in the shade (背阴处) it is as cold as ice.

The Moon is much smaller than the Earth. It does not weigh as much as the Earth. If you went to the Moon, you would weigh six times less than you do now. Even a fat man would be able to jump high off the ground.

1.On some nights the Moon looks like______ .

A. an old man reading a book B. a star

C. mountains and plains D. the face of a man

2.The Moon is made of______ .

A. rivers and seas B. rock

C. dirt D. trees and plants

3.You can’t hear anything on the Moon because______ .

A. there are no living things on the Moon B. it never rains on the Moon

C. the Moon is a large round rock D. there is no air on the Moon

4.The Moon is______ .

A. very hot

B. very cold

C. sometimes very hot and sometimes very cold

D. covered with ice

5.On the Moon you could jump high in the air because______.

A. you would feel very happy

B. the Moon is very hot

C. the Moon is as cold as ice

D. you weigh six times less than on the Earth

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