I am Sergey Brin! I was born in Moscow. In 1979, when I was 5, my family immigrated to the United States. I remember that on my 9th birthday I got my first computer “Commodore 64”.

Later I graduated with honors in the University of Maryland in Mathematics and IT. The main field of my science research was the technologies used to collect data from unsystematic sources as well as large quantities of texts and science data. I was the author of dozens of articles in leading American academic magazines.

The greatest event in my life happened when in 1998 I was preparing for the defense(论文答辩)of my Doctor’s degree in Stanford University. There the fate made me meet Larry Page—a young computer genius. Larry belonged to the intellectual society. Larry and I quickly became friends when we worked together.

We were searching day and night on the Internet. We were finding a lot of information but with the feeling we still couldn’t find enough of what we were looking for. Naturally the idea for a search engine that would allow specific information to be found in the endless pool of data was born like it came to us. It wasn’t our plans but we gave up the education at the university. You know the next part, maybe we managed to turn an ordinary garage in Meplo Park, California, the U. S. A. into our first office, in which Google was born. With excitement we typed the name of the thing which we created with love on September 14th 1998—www. google.com. Now, after those years we bought this garage. As a symbol it will always remind us that everything is possible.

1.Sergey Brin actually graduated from ___.

A. the University of Maryland         B. the University of Moscow

C. the University of California         D. Stanford University

2. From the passage we know that Larry Page ______.

A. was Brin’s important partner in starting Google

B. was born in a rich merchant family

C. was once a student in the University of Maryland

D. was a professor from Stanford University

3. Which is the right order of what happened?

a. My family moved from Russia to the U. S. A.

b. I met Larry Page.

c. I was given a computer as a present on my 9th birthday.

d. Google was born in an ordinary garage in California.

A. c-a-b-d                    B. c-b-a-d            C. a-c-b-d                          D. a-c-d-b

4.Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

A. The History of Google                         B. The Great Contribution of Google

C. The Great Success of Google                    D. The Birth of Google

5. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The main field of my science research was computer.

B. I wrote many articles in leading American magazines.

C. Larry is one of my classmates.

D. When I was 5, I got my first computer “Commodore 64”.

 

Life is beautiful once you learn to change your view a little. 1.  . Complaining about what is wrong with an almost perfect picture stops you from seeing the beauty of the picture.  2.  .  Having the wisdom of knowing what you can change, what you can control and what you can’t is happiness.

   Being a good person is important. Being a good person at heart is more important. No one is loved by all or hated by all. 3.  . Even God gets a bad name. We humans are social animals. It’s not easy or possible to get along with everyone. The point is who draws the line of your life, you or someone else. Before doing that ask yourself whether the thing you believe in is right or wrong.  4.  .

   Go on living, smile, cry when you have to, and take joy in small things of life. Welcome and learn to see positive things happening around you.  5.  . Love yourselves. Maybe you feel disappointed sometimes, but don’t let that take a long time with you and your life. Learn to take pride in who you are because you are beautiful, no one can be like you and no one can live your life better than you do.

A. If it’s really worth the pain.

B. Life is full of happiness and sorrow.

C. Everyone has their good’s and bad’ s.

D. Everyone should avoid the negative aspect of life.

E. Appreciating it is better than focusing on its negatives.

F. No one, including even the wealthiest and the most beautiful people, has a perfect life.

G. Distinguish between want and need, and adjust to what life throws at you.

 

 “Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old, wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I jumped out of bed, opened the door and stepped outside the house. There was full of thick smoke.

I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see fire all around. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.

I saw a doorway in fire, then I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terrible, but I got through. As I reached the cold air outside, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry, I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I was in a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a night-dress and a borrowed man’s coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly.

She was the Mayor’s wife, and I had saved her baby.

1.When the fire arose in the middle of the night, the author was _______.

A.at home          B.sleeping           C.sitting in bed       D.both A and B

2.The author saved the baby _____.

A.because he was very brave.

B.because he liked the baby very much.

C.but he just happened to save it.

D.because it was the Mayor’s baby.

3.He ran in the wrong direction because he _______.

A.was a stranger there                     B.could see nothing

C.was not completely awake                 D.Both A and C

4.He put the bundle over his face and ran in order to ______.

A.save the baby                          B.call for help

C.protect his face                         D.run quickly

5.Form which group of words, we can learn the fire took place out of people’s surprise?

A.old and wooden house, a bundle

B.crashed to, fell down

C.terrible, half-awake

D.bare feet, a borrowed man’s coat

 

King Midas used to love gold. One day he met a fairy who allowed him to make a wish for something. The king replied at once , ‘‘I love gold . I want everything I touch to change into gold”. ‘‘Very well , tomorrow morning, everything you touch will turn into gold .”Saying this, the fairy disappeared.

The king waited excitedly till the next morning. To his joy, everything he touched changed immediately into gold. ‘‘I’m the richest man in the world now.” He shouted.

Soon Midas became hungry. He sat down at his table. All the foods and drinks turned into gold in his hand. ‘‘I’m dying of hunger.” He cried.

Just then his daughter came running in . ‘‘Why are you so sad, dad?” she asked, putting her arms around him. There and then she became a golden statue. The king loved his daughter very much .Seeing this, he began to cry. He looked up and suddenly saw the fairy before him.  ‘‘Don’t you like the golden touch?” asked the fairy. ‘‘Please take it away,” begged the king, ‘‘give me back my daughter.”  ‘‘Well, you have learned your lesson. Go and wash in the river. Then the golden touch will be gone.” The king ran quickly to the nearby river.

1.The fairy allowed the king to make a wish because              .

A.she hoped to make the king the richest in the world

B.She loved gold too

C.She wanted to teach the king a lesson

D.She wanted to turn the king’s daughter into gold

2.When the foods and drinks turned into gold the king was              .

A.excited           B.hungry            C.worried           D.happy

3.The king’s daughter became a golden statue when              .

A.she saw her father                      B.the king went to meet her

C.she put her arms around her father         D.the king loved her very much

4.Which of the following might have happened afterwards?

A.The king died in the river

B.The king’s daughter changed back from gold to a lovely girl

C.All the things the king had touched changed back into real ones

D.Both B and C

5.What do you think the story tries to tell us?

A.Gold makes people unhappy

B.More gold, more happiness

C.Gold is not the thing that makes life happy

D.People feel happy if they have not gold

 

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. However, I was not thinking about the golden chain when I had to help people who   36  their way and parked in front of my house.

I was growing tired of helping so many people. Almost every   37  I was awaken during a sound night’s sleep and had to   38  someone out. Many times I was   39  by some penniless motorists who did not even thank me for the helps that they received and some even complained that I could have done   40 .

One day, a young man with a week – old beard climbed out of a   41  automobile. He had no money and no food. He asked if I could give him some   42 , offer him gasoline and a meal. I told him that if he wanted to work for me, he could cut the grass, but   43  the work wasn’t necessary.

Though sweaty and hungry, he worked hard. After working all day, he sat   44 to cool himself. I thanked him for his work and gave him the money he   45 . I then offered him some   46 money for a task particularly well done, but he shook his head,   47 .

I never saw him again. He probably thinks I helped him out that day, but that is not   48  it was. I didn’t help him. He helped me to   49  people again to repay their trust in me. He helped me to once again want to do something for those who are   50 . I wish I could thank him for   51 some of my belief in the basic   52  of others and for giving me back a little of the   53  I had lost. Because of him, I once again felt part of a golden chain of kindness that   54  us to others.

I may have fed his body that day, but he fed my   55 .

36.A.fought                      B.found                        C.made                        D.lost

37.A.morning                   B.afternoon                C.night                         D.evening

38.A.bring                         B.help                           C.carry                         D.drive

39.A.taken for grantedB.put up with               C.turned down           D.taken up with

40.A.less                           B.more                         C.worse                       D.enough

41.A.fashionable             B.famous                     C.flashy                        D.shabby

42.A.money                      B.food                          C.help                           D.work

43.A.actually                    B.specially                   C.particularly             D.generally

44.A.in the sun                B.in the shade            C.in the field               D.in the car

45.A.asked                        B.begged                     C.needed                     D.charged

46.A.old                             B.extra                         C.small                         D.good

47.A.accepted                 B.received                   C.refused                    D.denied

48.A.the situation           B.the thing                  C.the issue                  D.the way

49.A.believe in                 B.watch over              C.look after                 D.care about

50.A.in trouble                 B.in danger                 C.in tears                    D.in fear

51.A.forgetting                B.losing                        C.restoring                 D.finding

52.A.goodness                 B.happiness                C.pleasure                  D.nature

53.A.weakness                B.strength                  C.optimism                 D.pessimism

54.A.adapts                      B.adjusts                     C.devotes                    D.connects

55.A.heart                        B.soul                           C.head                         D.mouth

 

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