Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧)．People came just to hear him play．But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song．
“I don't sing,” said the man．
But the lady told the waiter, “I'm tired of listening to the piano．I want the player to sing!”
The waiter shouted across the room, “Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!”
So he did．He had never sung in public before．Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent (天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar．But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US．His name was Nat King Cole．
You, too, have skills and abilities．You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think．With hard work, most skills can be improved．Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent．
(1)
The lady asked the player to sing a song because ________．
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A．
she paid him much money
B．
she knew him very well
C．
she wanted to have a change
D．
she enjoyed his singing
(2)
Nat King Cole succeeded because ________．
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A．
the lady found his talent and trained him
B．
he caught the chance and worked hard
C．
he continued to play the piano in the bar
D．
he went to school to improve singing skills
(3)
The words “sit on” in Paragraph 6 probably mean ________．
Indonesia is my mother’s homeland and one of my favorite countries．Since I was young, I had learned a lot about the country and become interested in it．For a long time I had wanted to do something for the country and people there, and I thought volunteering would be a good and fun way to do so．
I received the greatest pleasure from being with the children．
Teaching my first English class in Aceh was exciting but I was rather nervous．As time passed by I learned how to be a better teacher．Teaching was actually the most enjoyable of my many responsibilities(责任)．
Many children were shy at first．But when they relaxed, they would start talking and telling you a lot of funny things．I believe we were helping them build up their confidence．
For the children who are more in need, The Education Program(TEP)will collect donations from the public to help them．
As a volunteer, I had to visit the TEP children at home once a month and help them write a thank-you letter to their sponsors．This was a way for the children to communicate with their sponsors．Sometimes the sponsors would write back to the children．Seeing the children’s happy faces I had a great sense of pleasure．
(1)
The writer thought volunteering would be a good way to ________
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A．
play outdoors
B．
do something for Indonesia
C．
learn more about Indonesia
D．
get the greatest pleasure
(2)
The writer felt ________ when he gave his first class．
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A．
nervous
B．
relaxed
C．
sad
D．
confident
(3)
The writer visited the TEP children ________
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A．
to play with them
B．
to help them write a thank-you letter
C．
to help them with their study
D．
to help them build up their confidence
(4)
The underlined word “sponsors” means “________”
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A．
领导
B．
发起者
C．
资助者
D．
亲戚
(5)
What’s the best title(标题)of the passage?
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A．
I want to be a teacher
B．
My beautiful homeland
C．
The children in the poor area
D．
My experience as a volunteer
阅读理解。
Your friends might be in England or may be just next-door neighbors, but they are all just afew clicks away．Life has changed a lot for millions of young people who like to make friends online around the world．Whether you use chat room, QQ, MSN or OICQ, you are in this group．
“I don't often talk with my parents or grandparents, but I talk a lot with my friends on QQ, ” said Tears in Hand, an online name used by a girl student in China．
QQ is the biggest messaging service in China now．A report from the company which developed QQ says that 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October．And probably Tears in Hand was one of them．“I log in on Friday nights, Saturdays or Sundays, when I feel bored．I usually spend about ten hours chatting online every week, ” she said．“But I never talk with strangers, especially boys or men．” Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making friends with strangers online because she knows that she shouldn't believe in the strangers online easily．
Many people like to meet online when they feel they have got to know someone very well．Tears in Hand once met one online friend face to face and they went to a football match together．
A boy named Blue Sky dislikes QQ users, “I used to chat on QQ, but I found most people are talking about foolish things．Now I only chat in English in MSN with my Japanese or American friends because I want to learn more about foreign cultures．So he spends very little time chatting on QQ and he thinks it's a waste of time and money．He said, “If you are addicted to it, you can't concentrate on your lessons．We should know that friends in our real life are more important than those online ones．”
(1)
People meet face to face when they think they ________．
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A．
have known each other well
B．
have the same interest
C．
have enough free time
D．
have nothing to do
(2)
Tears in Hand thinks QQ is ________．
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A．
the biggest messaging service in China
B．
a good place to spend her boring time
C．
a safe place to chat with strangers
D．
the best place to make friends
(3)
From the passage, we know “…they are all just a few clicks away” means “ ________ ”．
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A．
it is wonderful to see your friends by clicking
B．
it is easy and fast to get in touch with your friends
C．
it is impossible to make friend online
D．
it is popular to live much closer to your friends
(4)
Which of the following sentences is TRUE according to the last paragraph?
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A．
All the people on QQ are talking about foolish things．
B．
Chatting online is helpful and interesting．
C．
We can't believe boys or men online．
D．
We should think more of our friends in real life．
(5)
The main idea of this passage is ________．
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A．
the world is becoming smaller and smaller because of the Internet
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