Bad things often turn out to have good results for the writer Liu Yong.

“At the _______of 13, my home burnt down in a big fire. I learn to be strong, and enjoyed nature _______living outside,” Liu said.

“Later, when I was a Senior 2 student, I stayed at home for a long time _______a disease, but I drew and wrote a lot,” Liu said. “Every disaster can have good _______and it depends on how you deal with it.”

Liu _______his trouble into benefit(益处) . He uses bright ideas to writer small stories and tells young readers how complex the world is. His _______like By the light of Fireflies are very popular in China for their wisdom.

His book The Charm of Speaking gives readers _______on important speaking skills, _______how to say hello on the phone or how to control their speaking speed.

“Some readers say I look too smart to have _______,” he said, “but I have many problems. I keep thinking them over.”

Liu once bought a camera in Hong Kong, ________he was fooled. “Then I wrote about how to avoid being fooled. Is it because I’m smart? No, ________, I wouldn’t have had this experience at all!”

Liu is ________many different things such as TV hosting, writing poems and painting. He’s ________a professor at an American university.

“I often get ________from thinking over one small point. Then I connect it to a larger point,” he said. “ Everything is connected in one way or________. That’s how you can see the whole world in a tiny flower or a drop of water.”

1.A. end B. beginning C. age D. last

2.A. by B. with C. for D. during

3.A. as for B. because of C. instead of D. thanks to

4.A. results B. jobs C. feels D. ideas

5.A. makes B. gets C. studies D. thinks

6.A. CDs B. books C. films D. talks

7.A. informations B. suggestion C. advices D. advice

8.A. such as B. so that C. so much D. as much

9.A. feels B. worries C. joys D. thought

10.A. and B. so C. then D. but

11.A. If so B. If not C. Even if D. Even so

12.A. good at B. bad for C. good for D. bad at

13.A. too B. either C. also D. as

14.A. trouble B. matter C. enjoyment D. knowledge

15.A. another B. the other C. other D. others

When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew, especially on my parents and friends. One day my mother was cooking and I was playing with my younger brother Tony. Suddenly I ran to my mother and said: “Tony fell from the open window!” She was very worried and ran out of the kitchen. Then I said: “Don’t worry, I’m just joking.” My mother shouted at me, “If you do it again, I’ll hit you.”

Another day I went swimming with my friends in the sea. I wanted to play a joke on them. In the beginning I swam fast and I called out “Help!”. All my friends came to help me. However, they found that I was joking. But half an hour later I wasn’t joking. I was so fast, soon I got tired and couldn’t swim on in water. I tried my best to call my friends for help, but this time nobody came to help me.

In the end they found I was telling the truth. They came and saved my life. They took me to the hospital. This is the best lesson in my life. From then on I haven’t joked on anyone.

1.When he was young, the writer liked to _______.

A.play with his brother B.help his mother cook

C.play jokes on people D.go swimming with his friends

2.What happened when the writer was playing with his brother? ______

A.He got tired. B.He played a joke on his mother.

C.Tony fell from the open window. D.His mother hit him.

3.In the beginning, all his friends came to help him because he ______.

A.swam fast B.called for help

C.would sink in water D.couldn’t swim on in the water

4.When the writer called his friends for help for the second time, they ______.

A.took him to the hospital at once

B.came and saved him immediately

C.thought at first he was joking again

D.did nothing because the writer had lied to them

5.The story tells us that ________.

A.swimming is dangerous

B.the writer is a naughty boy

C.one can play jokes only on people he knows

D.if someone always tells lies, others won’t trust (信任) him

I think April Fool's Day is a very unusual holiday. On April Fool's Day, you have to watch out for practical jokes. You can't trust everything you hear on April 1st. Even some main newspapers will put fake news to fool people. I heard a story about how on April Fool's Day, a piece of fake news brought panic (恐慌) to London. A newspaper printed an article about aliens landed in England. This caused many people to be afraid and the local police were not very pleased with the newspaper.

It can be interesting to play tricks, but you'd better not to go too far. One April Fool's Day, I called my mother from the university I attended. I told her that I failed all of my exams and because of this, I wasn't able to graduate. She was so upset that she started to cry. I felt really bad about making her sad and tried to tell her it was just a joke. After I told her it was only an April Fool's Day's joke, she got so angry with me that she hung up the phone. I had to call her back and apologize before she would talk to me again.

April Fool's Day's jokes can be funny,but you should be careful not to hurt people's feelings by embarrassing them too much. Before you act, you should always make sure to put yourself in someone else's shoes and think about how they might feel.

1.What can't be trusted on April Fool's Day?

A.Everything you hear. B.Strangers' jokes.

C.Friends' jokes. D.Everything on TV.

2.What was the writer when he called his mother on April Fool's Day?

A.A worker. B.A student.

C.A teacher. D.A reporter.

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Once aliens landed in England.

B.April Fool's Day is a usual holiday.

C.The mother felt worried when she got the call.

D.You can do anything to fool your friends on April Fool's Day.

4.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A.Don't play jokes on your friends.

B.It's bad for newspapers to put fake news.

C.Children shouldn't play jokes on their mothers.

D.Don't go too far when playing jokes on April Fool's Day.

5.What does the underlined word “fake” mean in Chinese?

A.可怕的 B.过时的

C.最新的 D.虚假的

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