Han Geng is back!He and Zhou Bichang s 1 a theme song (主题歌) together for the 16th Guangzhou Asian Games earlier this month. The 26-year-old singer is also w 2 on his new album. Famous music producer (制作人) Yuan Weiren is working w 3 him. So far they have made h 4 of all the songs. M 5 are Han's well-known dance music.

   The album will (将要) c 6 out in two months. But Han's lawsuit (诉讼) with South Korean company SM isn’t o 7 yet. Han used to (曾经) be a m 8 of a South Korean boy band Super Junior (SJ) . Earlier this month SJ released their new album,but Han wasn’t on it.

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   Show Lo thinks now is the best time of his life. The 30-year-old pop singer from Taiwan recently gave himself full marks (满分) when reporters asked him how happy he was.

   Lo has many reasons to be so happy. His seventh album,Lo Seven,is selling well. It’s a collection of 12 songs of different musical styles,including pop,jazz,disco (迪斯科舞曲) ，R&B (节奏布鲁斯) and slow rock. The album came out in January. It was No. 1on G-music for 10 weeks straight in Taiwan.

Starting on April 30 ,Lo will hold six concerts in Hong Kong and Taiwan. According to Lo,the concerts are going to be in 3    D. “You will be able to enjoy the effect (效果) of 3D without wearing special glasses ,” he said.

   The last and most important reason for Lo's happiness is that his mother doesn’t get sick very much these days. Lo's father died of cancer (癌症) in 2005. Lo's mother has diabetes (糖尿病) and once even fell into coma (昏迷) . Lo cares about his mother's health a lot He once said he planned to open a dessert store and sell healthy dessert to people with diabetes. Why? It was his mom's wish.

   “Seeing my mom laughing,taking her to places she wants to go,is the happiest thing in the world for me ,” said Lo.

() 1. In Lo's seventh album,there are different musical styles.

   A. two   B. three   C. four   D. five

() 2. Which is not the reason why Lo is happy?

   A. He is opening a dessert store.

   B. He will hold 6 concerts.

   C. His mother doesn’t get sick very much.

   D. His seventh album came out.

() 3. Lo's father died of.

   A. an accident   B. cancer   C. cough   D. fever

() 4. What is the happiest thing for Lo?

   A. Seeing his mom laughing.

   B. Taking her to places she likes.

   C. Singing all over the world.

   D. A and B.

   Do you like South Korean actor Lee Min Ho? The handsome boy was born on June 22 ,1987. He is tall and kind of thin. His favorite food is meat. And he likes black,white and red. He is very popular with fams. He is called the “flower boy”，who plays a cool secret agent (特工) in his new TV drama City Hwwkr (《城市猎人》) . In the drama,Lee is a dead shot and works for the secret service (情报部门) . To play the part well,Lee did many unusual things like riding an elephant and standing on top of a big tree.

() 1. Lee Min Ho is from .

   A. China   B. Korea   C. South Korea   D. Japan

() 2. Lee Min Ho is years old now.

   A. 24   B. 25   C. 26   D. 27

() 3. What unusual things did Lee Min Ho do?

   A. Riding an elephant.

   B. Riding a horse.

   C. Standing on top of a big tree.

   D. Both A and   C.

() 4. What does the underlined phrase“dead shot” mean?

   A. 死神   B. 神枪手   C. 间谍   D. 特务

   Jay Chou (bom on 18 January,1979) is a Taiwanese musician,singer,songwriter,multi-instrumentalist,actor and director.

   In 2000,Chou released (发行) his first album,titled (2000) ，under the record company Alfa Music. Since then his music has gained recognition throughout Asia,most notably in regions such as Taiwan,Mainland China,Hong Kong,Singappre,Malaysia and in western Asian communities such as in the United States and Australia. He has sold more than 30 million albums since his debut. Chou continues to write songs for other artists,works on his album and goes on to win numerous awards in the music industry. In 2003,he was the cover story of Times magazine.

   At the age of four,he started learning piano. During his childhood,he was fascinated with capturing sounds and songs with his tape recorder,which he carried everywhere with him. In the third grade,he became interested in music theory and also started cello lessons. His favorite composer (作曲家) was,and still is to this day,Chopin. Although he had friends,he often preferred to be alone,listening to music,contemplating (沉思) and daydreaming.

   Chou is a singer-composer more than a lyricist. His success is through all his effort.

() 1. Jay Chou was born on .

   A. January,1979   B. January 18th,1979

   C. February,18th,1979   D. February,19th,1979

() 2. Jay Chou began learning the piano when he was .

   A. three   B. four

   C. five   D. six

() 3. Jay Chou's favorite composer is .

   A. Fang Wenshan   B. Beethoven

   C. Chopin   D. George Bernard Shaw

() 4. When Jay Chou was alone,what was he doing?

   A. Listening to music. B. Contemplating.

   C. Daydreaming. D. All above.

    We want to tell you why we want to write about people that we love and respect. Everybody has at 1 one person that he respects,and wants to be like him/her. It 2 be a singer,an artist,or a dancer. We are going to talk to you about people of that kind. People we know are part of our 3 or part of our world in any way. It could be a brother,a mother,a cousin,a good uncle and even a grandfather. My 4 is a very healthy man. He is 80 years old,and still works 5 a doctor every day. Whenever we have a problem he always has perfect ideas to help us. At home he has a big 6 of model ships,which he built 7 . Everyone in the 8 has a big person,who he loves and respects. Because we are talking about heroes. We thought it would be a good 9 to write about the people that are not very 10 or well-known in the world,but we think they are good people and we want to be like them. They make us better people and for that we are grateful.

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   Martin is a fifteen-year-old boy. He used to be a “problem child”，but a recent 1 with his mother changed his life. He didn't use to give his mother many problems. 2 ，after his father's death a few years ago,Martin's life became 3 more difficult. His mother couldn’t afford to pay for her child's education. To do this,she 4 work,and so was often not at home. His mother looked after him as 5 as she could. Unfortunately,Martin still caused problems. He was not 6 in studying and he often got into trouble. Luckily,his mother was very 7 and didn't give up trying to help him. In the end,she 8 a difficult decision: to send him to a boys’ boarding school. Martin hated it and used to cause a lot of trouble. One day,he told his teacher he wanted to leave the school. The teacher said it was necessary for Martin to 9 with his mother. Martin called his mother,but to his 10 ,this phone call changed his life. “It was exactly 11 I needed ,” he said. “My mother helped me to understand how much she had given me. She also told me that even though my father was no longer with us,he was 12 me and would always take pride in everything good I do. That's when I decided to change. I realize that 13 my father died,I have been afraid of being alone,and have tried to make my mother pay more attention to me.

   Now Martin has 14 changed. He has been working hard and is now one of the best students in his class. How was he able to change? His mother's 15 helped him to feel good about himself.[2013 湖北黄冈]

() 1. A. conversation   B. report   C. survey   D. speech

() 2. A. So   B. But   C. Therefore   D. However

() 3. A. very   B. many   C. much   D. too

() 4. A. could   B. had to   C. should   D. would

() 5. A. soon   B. quickly   C. well   D. good

() 6. A. pleased   B. tired   C. bored   D. interested

() 7. A. worried   B. patient   C. careful   D. serious

() 8. A. made   B. took   C. got   D. thought

() 9. A. argue   B. say   C. discuss   D. talk

() 10. A. surprised   B. surprising   C. surprise   D. surprises

() 11. A. which   B. what   C. that   D. how

() 12. A. seeing   B. noticing   C. helping   D. watching

() 13. A. since   B. before   C. after   D. when

() 14. A. always   B. hardly   C. really   D. just

() 15. A. advice   B. love   C. idea   D. decision

   None of us enjoy feeling sad. But sadness is a natural healthy emotion that tells us something important about our lives and should never be ignored!

   ★ Let it out Have you ever had a good cry and felt better after? That's because crying is a physical outlet that allows us to move through emotion.

   ★If you are feeling sad right now,read this then to honor how you feel. You are feeling sad for a good reason. Sometimes we can change the situation that's making us feel sad and sometimes we can't. For example,if the last of your grown up kids is leaving home and you will miss them; you can't make them stay. But by working through these feelings rather than running away from them,you will discover them easing,leaving room for more positive emotions.

   ★ Spend some time alone with your sadness. Play sad songs or read sad poems,or look at photos that bring these feelings to the fore,and let the tears flow. Only when you touch the depth of your feelings will you start to push your way off the bottom to resurface a more rounded and wiser person,ready to smile and feel joyful again.

   ★ Spend time with friends or people who can relate to your feelings. When you are with people who you love,they will make it easy to cheer you up. You can call a friend or loved one who you can tell your sad story to,and maybe they’ll help you.

() 1. Sadness is a/an emotion.

   A. natural   B. healthy   C. unhealthy   D. natural and healthy

() 2. The underlined word “situation” means .

   A. 方式   B. 位置   C. 立场   D. 思维

() 3. The writer gives us piece(s) of advice about sadness.

   A. one   B. two   C. three   D. four

() 4. What is the main idea of the passage?

   A. Sadness is terrible.

   B. How to deal with sadness.

   C. Sadness is easy to overcome.

   D. What is sadness.

   QQ is one of the most popular chat tools among teenagers. We regard it as an important chat tool in our daily life because it has some advantages.

   First,we can make lots of e-friends on QQ. It is easy to find the person who has the same interest as us,and we can talk with him or her happily. Second,we can also join a QQ group to find the information we need. For example,if we want to learn English well,we can choose a group with many English lovers in it. Third,we can also play games with our friends on QQ and always have fun.

   QQ brings us a lot of benefits (益处) ，but it can also cause some problems. It's dangerous to tell strangers on QQ our real personal information like telephone number,address and ID number. If we spend too much time chatting online,it won’t be good for our study and health.[2013 辽宁锦州改编]

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

1. What kind of tool is QQ?

2. What can you do on QQ?

3. What may QQ bring us if we don't use it well?

4. If we want to learn English well,what can we do on QQ?

Dear Peter,

   It was great fun seeing you at the dance. I wonder whether I would ever run into you at school or not. School is going well. I am so busy that I can hardly have time to go and play on the weekend. I always go to BYU^ library to learn English or read newspapers.

   Perhaps you can visit me sometime. My house is close to BYU,also near Provo City Power. You can go straight from ELC. and when you see the 700N,just turn left. My apartment's name is Allred. It's easy to find it. I like my warm house though it is small; it's a sweet home after all. Also if you want to visit me,we can cook Chinese food. You must miss Taiwan's food,yes? We may watch movies or play basketball together. I haven’t played basketball for a long time. I'm usually at home after 7 p. m.，but I have to go to bed at about 10： 30 p. m. because I must get up at 6 ： 30 a. m. every day. I thought that your Chinese was pretty good. Oh,I'm going skiing. That's all. Have a good time!

Yours,

Linda

() 1. Linda has time to go and play on the weekend.

   A. little   B. a lot of   C. lots of   D. much

() 2. Linda always goes to the library to .

   A. learn English   B. read newspapers

   C. do homework   D. Both A and B

() 3. Linda's apartment's name is .

   A. BYU   B. Allred   C. ELC   D. Provo

() 4. Peter may like food.

   A. American   B. Chinese

   C. Taiwan's   D. Hong Kong's

   You have probably met some people you hate in your life. The same thing will happen when you get a job.

   How do you deal with people you don't like? Maybe you can avoid them. But you might not be able to do that at work. There probably will be times you have to work with someone you don't really like. You need to try hard to get along with him. What should you do?

   If you have good communication skills,that will help. Try to be a good listener. This will help you understand someone else's point of view. When you know how someone feels about something,it's easier to get along with him.

   Communication is also talking. You should always give your opinion when you’re asked. But try to do it in a way that won’t hurt anyone's feelings.

   Read about Bill and Ted who are working together to paint two rooms：

   “We’ll do all the trim (修剪) work first ,” Bill said. “I hate doing the trim; it's so annoying. I want to get it over and done with.99

   “That's the most foolish idea I've ever heard!” Ted said. “We’ll do the trim last. Help me put these cloths down over the rug (地毯) . ”

   Bill and Ted don't show much respect for each other. They don't want to listen. Each one thinks his way is the only way to do the job. This scene is sure to end in a conflict. Both Bill and Ted could have different ways to solve the problem.

() 1. You can meet people you don't like in your life and .

   A. work   B. study   C. travel   D. friends

() 2. The underlined word “avoid” maybe means .

   A. 讨厌   B. 避开   C. 欣赏   D. 认识

() 3. If you want to get along with people you don't like,you should .

   A. give your opinion

   B. do something you don't like

   C. understand their views

   D. always agree with others

() 4. At last Bill may Ted.

   A. agree   B. respect

   C. say sorry to   D. be angry with

() 5. The best title of the passage is

   A. Bill and Ted.

   B. How to Listen.

   C. Can’t We All Just Get Along?

   D. To be a Good Listener.