When I was a teenager growing up in Russia, I felt studying very boring, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. There were only two ways for me to do this—working in the toy factory in my town, or getting married. I chose the first one. I was nervous when I told my father that I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “No! You are going to college.” Instead,  he took me by surprise when he said, “OK. We’ll go to the toy factory.”
Two days later, he took me to the factory. I had a very romantic idea of working in a factory. I had imagined everyone to be friendly working together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I guess I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we arrived at the factory gates, my father spoke to the guard and one minute later we went inside. My father said, “Take your time. Look around.” I walked around the factory, looking at the buildings, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was terrible. I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the factory?”
“It’s terrible,” I replied.
“And you have another choice, but I think getting married is even worse!” he said.
I went back to school the next day. From then on, I studied as hard as I could. Finally I got into a good college. I enjoyed studying English so I decided to major in languages at college. Thanks to my father and our trip to the factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

  1. 1.

    The writer lived in ________ when she was a teenager

    1. A.
      Russia
    2. B.
      Japan
    3. C.
      China
    4. D.
      England
  2. 2.

    At first she thought life in the factory would be ________ than in school

    1. A.
      more terrible
    2. B.
      more colorful
    3. C.
      busier
    4. D.
      more boring
  3. 3.

    After they visited the factory, the writer ________

    1. A.
      decided to work there
    2. B.
      changed her romantic idea
    3. C.
      wanted to get married
    4. D.
      argued with her father
  4. 4.

    Which of the following statements is NOT true?

    1. A.
      The writer studied languages after she went into the college
    2. B.
      The writer now works at the United Nations
    3. C.
      The writer’s father used a special way to let his daughter go back to school
    4. D.
      The writer’s father is proud because his daughter married a good man

 
Hi! I’m Harry. Life used to be kind of difficult for me. The muscles(肌肉) in my arms and legs are weak. I have to be in a wheelchair all day. I can’t use my legs at all, and I’m not too great with my hands. If I drop something it stays dropped until someone picks it up for me. I can’t open doors or switch lights on and off. Carrying everything I need for school is a problem too.
Now things are easier. I have a helping hand. Pete is a golden dog that has been trained to help kids like me. Pete was at dog training school for two years to learn how to do different tasks. I had to be trained too. I had to learn how to give Pete instructions and how to take care of him.
When Pete is working he doesn’t play around. My friends know they are not to pet him or call him when he is working. He can pull my wheelchair and pick up things I drop. Pete carries my books and lunch on his back. He pushes the button on the school lift and opens some kinds of doors. He even knows how to switch lights on.
But best of all, Pete is here when I need a friend

  1. 1.

    According to the passage, who is Harry’s helping hand?

    1. A.
      Pete
    2. B.
      His teacher
    3. C.
      His brother
    4. D.
      His parent
  2. 2.

    Why is Harry kept in a wheelchair all day?

    1. A.
      Because his legs are broken
    2. B.
      Because his leg muscles are weak
    3. C.
      Because he is too lazy
    4. D.
      Because he likes it
  3. 3.

    According to the passage, which of the following about Pete is not true?

    1. A.
      Pete can clean Harry’s room
    2. B.
      Pete can switch lights on
    3. C.
      Pete can pull Harry’s wheelchair
    4. D.
      Pete can push the button on the school lift
  4. 4.

    What does the writer mean by saying “Pete is here when I need a friend.”?

    1. A.
      Pete is only a helpful tool for him
    2. B.
      Pete is with him all the time
    3. C.
      Pete is a funny dog to make him happy
    4. D.
      Pete is not only a helping hand but also his good friend

Vanilla is my best friend. She is a lovely girl with two big, beautiful eyes. But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.
One day, though, I nearly ended our friendship. I remember that day clearly. We were sitting in class. The teacher was giving us our results for a Chinese test. I had done badly. I felt so sad that I wouldn’t talk to anyone. At lunchtime, I even stayed in the classroom alone. Suddenly, I heard a voice. It was Vanilla. “You look very unhappy,” she said. “What’s wrong?” I looked up at her, but said nothing. I knew Vallina had got a good mark in the test. I thought she was making fun of me. I stayed silent(沉默), but Vallina didn’t go away. She kept asking me questions: “Is it because of the exam? Do you want me to show you the right answers?” I looked away from her. When I looked up again, Vanilla had gone. And so had my exam paper! I didn’t know what to do. I looked everywhere for me paper, but couldn’t find it.
In the afternoon, Vanilla came up to my desk and gave me my exam paper back. I looked at it and got a big surprise. Vanilla had written the right answer next to every one of my mistakes. My face went red. Vanilla had been trying to help me all along. How mean I had been to her when she was being so nice. I wanted to hug (拥抱)her, but all I did was to hold her hands and say, “Thank you.” That afternoon, Vanilla and I walked home together. I felt so happy that I had to thank her again. We were still best friends

  1. 1.

    The sentences “ But she always hides them behind a pair of black glasses.” Really means______.

    1. A.
      she doesn’t want others to see her eyes
    2. B.
      there is something wrong with her eyes
    3. C.
      she likes to wear dark glasses
    4. D.
      she is often shy
  2. 2.

    The writer felt sad because ______ in the Chinese test

    1. A.
      she got a good mark
    2. B.
      Vanilla had done better than her
    3. C.
      she didn’t have a good mark
    4. D.
      the teacher was angry with her
  3. 3.

    Vanilla really came to the writer to ______.

    1. A.
      make fun of her
    2. B.
      find out what had happened to her
    3. C.
      help her
    4. D.
      show her the right answers
  4. 4.

    Vanilla left the writer because she ______.

    1. A.
      wanted to write the right answers for the writer
    2. B.
      didn’t know what to do to help her friend
    3. C.
      was angry with the writer
    4. D.
      wanted to go home for lunch
  5. 5.

    Which of the following phrases has the same meaning as “make fun of”?

    1. A.
      Saying “hello” to
    2. B.
      Seeing me off
    3. C.
      Laughing at
    4. D.
      Looking after

Last year The Voice of China, the most popular TV talent show became a popular topic in people’s chatting and media information from both home and abroad. It began on July 13, 2012 and ended on September 30, 2012. Liang Bo, a handsome boy from Changchun, Jilin was the champion of The Voice of China in 2012. Before the competition Liang Bo was just an ordinary college student studying music. He captured (夺得) the hearts of audience (观众) with his passionate (激情的) rock’n’roll (摇滚) performance at the show.
Fans described Liang’s voice as “natural, clear and touching’’. Although he seemed cool on stage, he could quickly turn on the power once he started singing. “His performances make you imagine things. When I listen to his singing, I see pictures and think of stories.” said Na Ying, one of the four judges (评判员) on the show. She was also Liang’s tutor for the competition.
Liang Bo, like many young Chinese, he fell in love with music through playing the guitar. Liang got his first guitar as a birthday gift when he was in middle school. He would spend days and nights practicing. “ I can’t live without my guitar.” he said.
“ I don’t like talking much but I carry great passion inside me,” Liang said. “ There is no better way to let it out than through music like rock’n’roll. Many people compare Liang to famous Chinese rockers including Xu Wei, Wang Feng and Zheng Jun. But the young man doesn’t want to stand in others’ shadow. “ I respect those rockers, but I’m not going to copy them. I will be who I am,” he said

  1. 1.

    Which was the most popular TV show last summer?

    1. A.
      The Voice of China
    2. B.
      Sports News
    3. C.
      Football
    4. D.
      Animal World
  2. 2.

    How long did The Voice of China last?

    1. A.
      More than two days
    2. B.
      More than two weeks
    3. C.
      More than two months
    4. D.
      More than two years
  3. 3.

    How many judges were there in the TV talent show?

    1. A.
      3
    2. B.
      4
    3. C.
      6
    4. D.
      8
  4. 4.

    Who helped Liang Bo win the competition?

    1. A.
      Zheng Jun
    2. B.
      Xu Wei
    3. C.
      Liu Huan
    4. D.
      Na Ying
  5. 5.

    According to the passage, which of the following is Not true?

    1. A.
      Liang Bo fell in love with music
    2. B.
      Liang Bo was a college teacher
    3. C.
      Liang Bo was a quiet man
    4. D.
      Liang Bo played the guitar well

You might have noticed that the cost of food has gone up.In fact the price of wheat and rice has nearly doubled in the past few years.It’s thought that right now,850 million people—that’s more than 10 times the population of the UK—are short of food because it’s too expensive or there’s not enough of it.
The price of basic food such as wheat and corn has stayed the same for quite a long time,about 30 years.But as the world’s population is getting bigger,there’s more pressure to feed more people,plus there’s less land and water to go round.
Another reason is climate(气候)change.Droughts and floods make it hard to grow crops like rice and grain.The price of oil has gone up and that makes it more expensive for farmers to run their tractors and to transport the food they make.And lots of fields are being used to grow crops to make other things that can’t be eaten—which is bad news for hungry people.
The main losers are poor people who live in cities in poor countries,who are facing higher prices for food.Some people are doing well out of the food crisis(危机) though.Farmers in rich countries like the US,Canada and Australia are getting record prices for their harvests.
World leaders are meeting in the Italian capital Rome to talk about the problem of rising food prices.Some countries are helping out with the cost of foods and international aid agencies have called for more money for food production in poor countries

  1. 1.

    The price of food goes up because all of the following EXCEPT _____

    1. A.
      there are more and more people in the world
    2. B.
      American farmers are getting richer and richer
    3. C.
      many farm lands are used to make other things rather than food
    4. D.
      climate change makes it harder to grow food
  2. 2.

    Who lose the most because of the food crisis?

    1. A.
      Farmers in rich countries
    2. B.
      Farmers in developed countries
    3. C.
      Poor people in cities in poor countries
    4. D.
      Poor people in cities in developed countries
  3. 3.

    What does the food crisis mean to farmers in Canada?

    1. A.
      They can get a lot of money from the government
    2. B.
      They have to save a lot of money
    3. C.
      They can make more money from the high price
    4. D.
      They are losing a lot of money
  4. 4.

    What is the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      Why is the Price of Food Going Up?
    2. B.
      How Many People are Short of Food?
    3. C.
      What Can We Learn from the Food Crisis?
    4. D.
      Who Can Benefit(受益) from the Food Crisis?

We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk. People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters called acronyms. Acronyms are often used in chat rooms. Some of them are.
BTW (by the way)   BRB (be right back)
LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)
People also use many abbreviations (缩写), They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:
Info (information)  puter (computer)
Pie (picture)       sec (second)
We usually don’t see people when we communicate (交流) on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keywords to draw “feeling”. such as:
:-)( happy)    :-p(joking)   :-( (sad)  :-0(surprised)
These days, many forums (论坛) have picture feelings. For example,

There are even whole new words, like” newbie’s”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum).
It takes time for people to get used to (适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbie’s have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internets grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change

  1. 1.

    What does the underline “acronyms” mean?

    1. A.
      网友
    2. B.
      聊天室
    3. C.
      首字母缩写词
  2. 2.

    Why do people type acronyms?

    1. A.
      to show their feelings
    2. B.
      Because people can type them quickly
    3. C.
      In this way newbie’s won’t understand them
  3. 3.

    What does” BTW, my puter is not working well.:-(“mean?

    1. A.
      The person is angry at somebody
    2. B.
      The person is happy about getting a new computer
    3. C.
      The person is sad that his computer is having problems
  4. 4.

    E-talk wills probably______.

    1. A.
      keep changing
    2. B.
      be easy by people on the telephone
    3. C.
      be used by people on the telephone
  5. 5.

    What’s the best title for this passage?

    1. A.
      E-talk language
    2. B.
      Picture Feelings
    3. C.
      How to Use Abbreviations

The Story of a Broken Bowl
Henry is a boy of nine. Three years ago he began to go to school. He studied hard and does well in his lessons. His parents like him very much.
Henry’s grandpa is a single man. But once he lost a leg in a traffic accident. And now he can’t work. He often tells the boy all kinds of interesting stories. Sometimes he makes a kite or a cage. And he teaches the boy how to catch the singing birds and how to give them food. The boy admires him very much and always stays with him when he’s free. But Henry’s mother didn’t like the old man. She always thought him useless and dirty, and didn’t let her son play with him but the boy didn’t listen to her. When they sat at table, she put some food on another table and filled a broken bowl with rice and porridge. The old man was very sad but he dared not say anything. Henry was angry with his mother about it. One day he saw a broken bowl on his way home. He picked it up and put it into his bag. His mother found it and asked, “ Why have you brought a broken bowl home, dear?” “ I keep it for you.” said Henry, “When you’re old like my grandpa, I’ll fill it with rice for you !” Having heard this, the woman began to cry. Since then she’s been good to the old man

  1. 1.

    His parents like Henry because ______.

    1. A.
      He’s good to his grandpa
    2. B.
      He’s a polite boy
    3. C.
      He does well in his lessons
    4. D.
      He’s learned to catch singing birds
  2. 2.

    Henry admires his grandpa because ______.

    1. A.
      he tells him a lot of interesting stories
    2. B.
      he knows how to catch singing birds and give them food
    3. C.
      he can make kites and cages
    4. D.
      he’s very able old man
  3. 3.

    _________, so she didn’t let her son play with him

    1. A.
      The woman hated the old man
    2. B.
      The woman hadn’t enough food to give the old man
    3. C.
      The old man did nothing at home
    4. D.
      The old man lost a leg in the traffic accident
  4. 4.

    Henry brought the broken bowl home to ______.

    1. A.
      play with it
    2. B.
      frighten his mother
    3. C.
      beat his parents
    4. D.
      fill it with rice
  5. 5.

    The woman was afraid ______, so she’s good to the old man

    1. A.
      her husband wouldn’t love her
    2. B.
      the police would know about it
    3. C.
      her son would be bad to her when she was old
    4. D.
      the old man wouldn’t leave her any money
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