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Success never comes easy. How many of you have heard of successful people who haven¡¯t made any effort? People often have to overcome failures 1. they can accomplish something great. They usually don¡¯t find success from the very beginning.

Van Gogh sold only one painting during his lifetime, but this didn¡¯t stop him from completing over 800 painting. Thomas Edison 2. (fire) from his first two jobs for lack of competence. Later, as an inventor, he tried 1,000 times 3. (create) the light bulb, without success. He was confident in 4. (he), and5. (eventual) he did success. When 6. (ask), ¡°How did it feel to fail 1,000 times?¡± Edison replied, ¡°I didn¡¯t fail 1,000 times. The light bulb was 7. invention with 1,000 steps.

These successful people have set good 8. (example) to us. They wouldn¡¯t have achieved their success if they 9. (abandon)their dreams. Believe in yourself and try your best, and success will not be far 10. you.

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I was born on the 17th of November 1828, in the village of Nam Ping, which is about four miles southwest of Macao, and is located on Pedro Island lying west of Macao, from which it is separated by a channel of half a mile wide.

As early as 1834, an English lady, Mrs. Gutzlaff, wife of a missionary to China, came to Macao. Supported by the Ladies¡¯ Association in London for the promotion of female education in India and the East, she immediately took up the work of starting a girls¡¯ school for Chinese girls, which was soon followed by the opening of a boys¡¯ school.

Mrs. Gutzlaff¡¯s comprador (Âò°ì£©happened to come from my village and was actually my father¡¯s friend and neighbor. It was through him that my parents heard about Mrs. Gutzlaff¡¯s school and it was doubtlessly through his influence and means that my father got me admitted into the school, It has always been a mystery to me why my parents should put me into a foreign school, instead of a traditional Confucian school, where my big brother was placed. Most certainly such a step would have been more suitable for Chinese public opinion, taste, and the wants of the country, than to allow me to attend an English school. Moreover, a Chinese belief is the only avenue in China that leads to political promotion, influence, power and wealth. I can only guess that as foreign communication with China was just beginning to grow, my parents hoped that it might be worthwhile to put one of their sons to learning English. In this way he might become an interpreter and have a more advantageous position to enter the business and diplomatic world. I am wondering if that influenced my parents to put me into Mrs. Gutzlaff¡¯s school. As to what other sequences it has eventually brought about in my later life, they were entirely left in the hands of God.

1.How was the author admitted to Mrs. Gutzlaff¡¯s school?

A. Through his father¡¯s request.

B. Through his father¡¯s friend¡¯s help.

C. Through his own efforts at exams.

D. Through Mrs. Gutzlaff¡¯s influence.

2.Why did the author¡¯s parents put him into an English school?

A. It met with Chinese public opinion.

B. An English school was more influential.

C. He could become a successful interpreter.

D. Foreign trade with China was developing fast.

3.What did the author think of his parents¡¯ decision to put him into an English school?

A. It was skeptical. B. It was wonderful.

C. It was thoughtful. D. It was mysterious.

4.What does the underlined word ¡°sequences¡± in the last sentence probably mean?

A. Results. B. Orders.

C. Series. D. Progress.

An organization,Eye Care 4 Kids,is bringing much-needed eye care to poor kids.It provides free eye examinations for kids from poor families.Founded by Joseph Carbone in 2001,the organization has helped around 100,000 children in Utah and Nevada.

Now,Cecil Swyers,a biomedical engineer who was once a poor child himself,is bringing the charity¡¯s services to poor students in Arizona,so that vision impairment£¨ÊÓÁ¦ÊÜËð£©doesn¡¯t stand in the way of their education.

¡°Eye Care 4 Kids is bringing eye care and glasses to families that wouldn¡¯t have the means to pay for them,¡± said Mario Ventura from Isaac Elementary School District,the first school district in Arizona to receive its services.

Good vision is important to a child¡¯s learning experience.According to a study,up to 80 percent of learning happens through sight for children between 6 and 18 years old.Without proper eye care,it¡¯s difficult for students to learn better and succeed.

Swyers is hoping that by bringing the organization to Arizona he¡¯ll help a lot more students.He teamed up with two other organizations to get doctors to volunteer their time with the group.Using Eye Care 4 Kids mobile clinic,Swyers visited Alta E.Butler Elementary School and has already helped 40 students.

The school was grateful to receive the eye care,especially since the services came to them.¡°It¡¯s is great for us,¡± said Assistant Pricipal Cindy Alonso.

Swyers is hoping to bring Eye Care 4 Kids¡¯ services to other schools in the state.He said that hopefully his work will have a positive effect on students¡¯ futures.¡°If we can help students while they¡¯re young,we can make a difference in their futures,¡± he said.

1.Eye Care 4 Kids helps students by __________.

A. giving them sunglasses for free B. offering money to their families

C. examining their eyes for free D. solving their problems in study

2.Who is in charge of the organization¡¯s services in Arizona?

A. Joseph Carbone. B. Cecil Swyers.

C. Mario Ventura. D. Cindy Alonso.

3.Where do students take an eye examination?

A. In the classroom. B. In the mobile clinic.

C. In the nearby hospital. D. In the places where students live.

4.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Eye Care 4 Kids Was Founded by the Poor B. Eye Care 4 Kids Develops at a Fast Speed

C. Eye Care 4 Kids Poor Kids Succeed D. Eye Care 4 Kids Fights for Better Education

When TV news programs report wars or disasters, the editors rarely use the most horrifying pictures of dead or wounded victims because they don¡¯t want to upset their viewers. Even so, viewers are usually warned in advance that they ¡°may find some of these disturbing¡± so they can look away if they choose. But the men and women whose jobs are to record those scenes--the TV cameramen¡ªhave no such choice. It is their duty to witness the horrors of the war and record them, no matter how horrifying and unpleasant they may be. Consequently, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing job that the world offers.

Today, the demand for their work is rising. The explosion of satellite broadcasting and 24 hour news in recent years have created an almost insatiable(ÎÞ·¨Âú×ãµÄ)demand for TV information. But major broadcasters and the TV news agencies--such as Reuters and WTN---have never had enough staff to meet the world wide demand for up-to-date pictures, so increasingly they turn to ¡°Freelance¡± TV cameramen.

These freelance cameramen are independent operators tied to no particular organization. They will work for any company which hires them for just a few hours or for several weeks in a war zone. But if a freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the TV company is not responsible for him. The freelancer must survive on his own.

¡°TV will always need hard, vivid moving pictures which are fresh, but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books,¡± explains Nik Growing, once foreign editor for Britain¡¯s Channel 4 News and now a BBC news presenter.

¡°By hiring freelancers, they can buy in the skills they need only when they need them. It also enables them to contract out the risk,¡± he says.

1.The underlined word ¡°taxing¡± in Para 1 most probably means_________.

A. demanding B. striking

C. satisfying D. encouraging

2.TV news agencies turn to freelance cameramen in order to _______.

A. save expenses and avoid risk

B. get first hand information and pictures

C. look for pictures that are of fine qualities

D. buy the horrifying pictures they need

3.From the passage we can know that _______.

A. TV cameramen should be given better choice of work

B. TV cameramen are being challenged by the freelancers

C. TV cameramen have to witness disasters and killing whether they like them or not

D. TV cameramen have to contract out the risks for their companies

4.The author of the passage shows his _______ the freelance cameramen.

A. respect for B. sympathy to

C. ignorance of D. admiration to

Dubai is one of the economically richest places in the world. With its numerous malls, hotels, resorts and beautiful beaches, Dubai has always been a popular holiday destination. This city was visited by around 5 million tourists each year. The government wanted to increase this number to 15 million. However, there was a shortcoming in this plan. Dubai had only 45 miles of coastline, which was nowhere enough for so many people. To handle this issue, an island that looked like a palm tree was built in 2006 and named the Palm Jumeirah.

The plan for the island was extraordinary. It was to host several hotels, shopping malls, restaurants and homes. Although the initial plan was to build the island from concrete, a decision was taken to create it from sand, so as to give it a natural look.

To make sure that this project was a success, the best engineers from across the world were employed. Engineers from Holland formed the majority in this group. To begin with, the engineers calculated the strength of storms at sea, and also the expected amount of rise in water levels due to global warming. And then they found that the proposed location for the island was neither very wide nor deep.

One of the difficulties encountered by the engineers was to put sand on the seabed to create the breakwater(·À²¨µÌ), protecting the Plam Jumeirah from tidal forces. Finding the right sand for the project was a difficult task, as the sand from Dubai¡¯s deserts was too fine. Instead, sand from the sea was used, as it was coarser(´Ö²Ú) and more water?resistant in nature. Once the breakwater was built, construction of the island began.

The Palm Jumeirah is really an impressive feat(ΰ¼¨) of engineering. However, the project is so large that it may have changed the ecology of the region. In addition, large quantities of money and resources go into sustaining the island, which is a major concern at the moment. Only time will tell if building the Palm Jumeirah is actually a good decision.

1.The first paragraph is intended to show ________.

A. the geographical features of Dubai

B. Dubai¡¯s plan to attract more tourists

C. the reason for building the Palm Jumeirah

D. Dubai¡¯s difficulty in developing the tourism industry

2.To build the island, the engineers ________.

A. overcame a number of challenges

B. were sent to Holland to receive training

C. did research on the formation of storms at sea

D. found the proper location for the island accidentally

3.What is the author¡¯s attitude towards the construction of the Palm Jumeirah?

A. Positive. B. Objective.

C. Indifferent. D. Negative.

Last Friday, after doing all the family shopping in town I wanted a rest before catching the train, so I bought a newspaper and some chocolate and went into the station coffee shop. It was a cheap self-service place with long table to keep a place and went to get a cup of coffee.

When I came back with the coffee, there was someone in the next seat. It was one of those wild-looking boys, with dark glasses and old clothes, and his hair was colored bright red at the front. What did surprise me was that he¡¯d started to eat my chocolate.

I was rather uneasy about him, but I didn¡¯t want to make more trouble. I just looked down at the front page of the newspaper, tasted my coffee and took a bit of chocolate. The boy looked at me closely. Then he took a second piece of chocolate. I could hardly believe it. Still I didn¡¯t say anything to him. When he took a third piece, I felt angrier. I thought, well, I shall have the last piece. ¡°And I got it.¡±

The boy gave me a strange look, and then stood up. As he left he shouted out, ¡°There is something wrong with the woman,¡± Everybody looked at me, but it was worse then I finished my coffee and got ready to leave. My face turned red when I knew I¡¯d made a mistake. I wasn¡¯t my chocolate that I had eaten. There was mine, just under my newspaper.

1.In which order did the writer do the following things?

a. Went into a coffee shop.

b. Got a cup of coffee,

c. Started to eat some chocolate.

d. Did some shopping.

e. Found a seat in the shop.

f. Bought some chocolate.

A. a, e, f, b, c, d B. a, d, f, b, e, c

C. d, f, a, e, b, c D. d, a, f, c, b, e

2.The writer went into the station coffee shop to______.

A. buy a newspaper B. meet a boy with dark glasses

C. put her heavy bag D. take a short rest

3.When the writer came back to the table, she was surprised because______.

A. her chocolate had been eaten up B. the boy was eating her chocolate

C. there was a boy sitting next to her D. what the boy did seemed quite rude

4.What did the writer do when the boy took a second piece of chocolate?

A. Looked at him closely.

B. Still didn¡¯t say anything to him.

C. Took a third piece of chocolate.

D. Stood up and left.

5.How do you think the writer felt at last?

A. She felt disappointed B. She felt ashamed

C. She became angrier. D. She thought it very funny.

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