“Never give up!” It is my rule of life. It has brought me success. I learned the rule from my father’s ___story.

My father was ____ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, China. When he was a young boy, he went to school in the morning, then ____ in the field till sunset(日落). And then he did his homework ___ midnight. Life was hard, because they had no _____! At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States of America. It was the land of gold, the land where ____people can become rich.

“ ___ don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope. So, my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ____money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire(雇佣) me because I spoke ___ English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, ___ dishes and sweeping the ___. Life was ____for the first few years. I worked from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was ____. I couldn’t afford the schooling(付起学费).”

My father ____ working hard, and reached his goal. “Alan,” he often says to me, “ if you want something, you have to work for it and never give up.

Things do not come ___ in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

1.A. life B. fashion C. danger D. history

2.A. famous B. lucky C. rich D. born

3.A. taught B. worked C. studied D. slept

4.A. until B. between C. for D. after

5.A. experience B. energy C. time D. money

6.A. kind B. poor C. strong D. lazy

7.A. What B. How C. Why D. When

8.A. discover B. make C. collect D. spend

9.A. little B. good C. much D. wonderful

10.A. giving B. running C. washing D. receiving

11.A. floor B. street C. classroom D. car

12.A. comfortable B. cheerful C. nice D. hard

13.A. possible B. good C. impossible D. important

14.A. kept B. finished C. minded D. stopped

15.A. really B. easily C. quietly D. slowly

Nancy, Lisa's good friend,is ill. Lisa and her classmates want to visit Nancy. Lisa's mom gives her some advice. 

Call first if possible. Sometimes a sick person may have too many visitors. And he or she may feel tired and want to take a break. For example,if you call Nancy first,you can choose a right time for a visit. At least it will give her a chance (机会) to tidy up the room. 

Be cheerful.The most important result of your visit may be to make her happy and give her hope. You can talk something funny with her or tell her some jokes. Don't tell her any bad news. 

Listen to your friend. When people are not feeling well,it is important for them to have a feeling that someone is listening carefully to them. 

Wash your hands carefully.Do this before and after a visit.It is the right thing for you.

1.How many pieces of advice does Mom give Lisa?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

2.What should Lisa do before she visits Nancy?

A. Buy a gift. B. Give Nancy a call. C. Tidy up her room. D. Take a break.

3.Which word has the similar meaning to the underlined word “cheerful” in the third paragraph?

A. Happy. B. Tired. C. Creative. D. Serious.

4.The underlined word “It” in the last paragraph means “________”.

A. Listening to your friend B. Visiting your friend

C. Washing hands D. Giving your friend hope

5.What do we know about the sick people?

A. They may want to see kids. B. They may like bad news.

C. They may like going out. D. They may want to talk to others.

Many people like to watch TV.There are all kinds of programs on TV.The soap opera is one of them.The soap opera was first on the radio in the 1920s.Then it started on TV in the 1940s. 

Why do so many people like to watch soap operas on TV, especially young people? What makes soap operas popular?Let's find out. 

First, what’s happening in the soap opera is very different from that in our lives. Everything is perfect  (完美的) in the play. People don't need to worry about almost anything. People don't have money problems. 

Second,there are many beautiful girls and handsome  (英俊的) boys. In the soap opera,they are so cool. They drive young people crazy (疯狂的 ) .They make young people happy. 

Third, stories in soap operas are usually interesting.It makes people relax after a day's hard work.Even some old people like to watch it,too. 

But some people don't like it.They think the show is too slow and too long.Do you like soap operas?What do you think of them?

1.Soap operas started on TV ______.

A. in the 1920s B. in the 1930s C. in the 1940s D. in the 1950s

2.What's happening in the soap opera is ______ our lives.

A. very different from B. the same as C. as interesting as D. crazier about

3.______ in soap operas make young people crazy.

A. The money problems B. The perfect stories

C. The interesting stories D. The beautiful girls and handsome boys

4.People like soap operas because ______.

A. the show is too slow and too long B. they can make people sad

C. they can make people relax D. they started on TV early

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. The people in the soap opera don't need to worry about almost anything.

B. All people like soap operas.

C. The story in the soap opera is usually interesting.

D. The girls and boys in the soap opera are usually cool.

Peter was an inventor(发明家). His job was to invent new things, and he worked when he had an idea. His workroom was in his house, so he could work whenever(无论何时) he wanted to. Sometimes he worked seven days a week and sometimes he didn’t work for days. He did all his work right at home, but he left the house to go to meetings sometimes.

Peter usually got up at about five o’clock. He made tea and started to work at six. He drank tea all day. He couldn’t work without it, but he didn’t eat anything until evening.

First, Peter cleaned the workroom and turned on the answer-phone(留言机) because he couldn’t talk to people when he had an idea. Then he started to work. He usually had a rest after two or three hours, but he didn’t leave the workroom. He did something different to help him relax. Sometimes he did some exercise, and sometimes he listened to music... He usually stopped working at about nine o’clock in the evening. He thought about his work most of the time, even when he was out. He was interested in what was around him and he liked looking for new ideas and new problems to solve.

根据短文内容,回答下列问题。

1.What was Peter’s job?

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2.Did Peter have to work seven days every week?

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3.When did Peter start to work?

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4.Why did Peter turn on the answer-phone?

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5.How did he relax himself after two or three hours’ work?

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(B) 假如你是Tony,请写一封电子邮件向你的朋友Ben说明因为昨天天气太冷,没有多穿衣服,而患了感冒。所以不能去参加学校组织的志愿者活动了,并表达歉意。

提示:have a cold, feel sick, have a headache, have a fever, go to see a doctor, take your temperature, drink more water, take some medicine, on time

要求: 1. 条理清晰,内容完整,语句通顺,书写工整;

2. 所给的提示要全用上,但不要逐字翻译;

3. 80词以上。

Dear Ben,

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Your best friend,

Tony

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