8．win back赢回.重新获得．——青夏教育精英家教网——

8．win back赢回，重新获得．

7．look forward to盼望，期待．

6．play a trick on捉弄，搞恶作剧．

5．dress up打扮，装扮．

4．in memory of作为对某人的纪念．

3．take place发生，举行；．

2．Everyone would like to be a millionaire，a person with a lot of money，but can you imagine having over 30 million and only being 20 years old？Britney Spears from Kentwood，a small town in Louisiana，is only 20 years old．She is a world famous film star with not only 30 million but also a 2 million house in LA．At her young age，she can look after her family financially （经济上） all her life．This year is a big year for Britney．She is now on a 31-day tour of the US and every concert is a sell-out．That means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18，000 people every time．It's a tiring schedule but brings her a lot．When touring，she goes to bed around 1 a．m．and then has a lie-in until 1 p．m．the next day．Her philosophy （人生观） is to take care of the body and relax but always make sure youwork hard and have fun．
Spears is not pleased with only touring and selling nearly 40million records so she decided to step into the movie business and try a bit of acting．She made an appearance in"Austin Power 3"this year and she is filming a teenage light play that will come out in March 2003．In this movie，she has a starring role．
For Britney，acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic （热心的） about it all．If her movies are successful，her money in the bank is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she does it for the love，not the money，as she herself tells the reporters．

28．We can infer from the text that most millionaires areA．
A．older than 20
B．around 20
C．in their 30s
D．in their 40s
29．The underlined word"you"in the first paragraph refers toA．
A．a person in general                  B．a special person
C．Britney Spears                       D．a person interested in money
30．Which of the following is not true according to the text？C
A．Though young，Britney can support her family now．
B．While touring，Britney sleeps about 12hours a day．
C．The teenage comedy movie was based on Britney's own story．
D．Britney will be even richer with her movies successful．

1．Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world's best marathoners（马拉松运动员） can run!
In April，Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1hour 34minutes 22seconds．That's about 33minutes faster than the winning male runner!She competed on the track，too．She was second in the 800meter wheelchair race at the 1992Olympics．
Jean doesn't like to be told she's brave．"I'm in sports because I'm a competitive person!"Jean was born with spina befida（脊柱裂），a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）．She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school．Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed．"Players crashed into each other and fell out of their chairs，"she says，"It was fun．"
Jean tried other wheelchair sports．At the University of Illinois，her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles．
Now Jean coaches and teaches．She tries to get people to set goals．"When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名），says Jean，"I write，dream big and work hard．"

25．What made Jean take part in sports？B
A．She was brave．
B．She was competitive．
C．She was strong．
D．She was disabled．
26．What kind of education did she receive？C
A．High school．
B．Junior middle school．
C．High education．
D．Primary school．
27．What is Jean's advice on how to succeed？D
A．Work hard．
B．Hope for the best．
C．Dream a lot．
D．Have great wishes and work hard．

20．Dick lived in England．One day in January he said to his wife，"I'm going to fly to New York next week because I've got some work there．""Where are you going to stay there？"his wife asked．"I don't know yet．"Dick answered．"Please send me your address from there in a telegram （电报），"his wife said．"All right，"Dick answered．
He flew to New York on January 31st and found a nice hotel in the center of the city．He put his things in his room and then he sent his wife a telegram．He put the address of his hotel in it．
In the evening he didn't have any work，so he went to a cinema．He came out at nine o'clock and said，"Now I'm going back to my hotel and have a nice dinner．"
He found a taxi and the driver said，"Where do you want to go？"But Dick didn't remember the name and address of his hotel．
"Which hotel are my things in？"he said，"And what am I going to do tonight？"But the driver of the taxi did not know．So Dick got out and went into a post office．There he sent his wife another telegram，and in it he wrote，"Please send me my address at this post office．"

21．Dick flew to New York becauseB．
A．he went there for a holiday
B．he had work there
C．he went there for sightseeing
D．his home was there
22．Why did his wife want a telegram from him？A
A．Because she didn't know his address yet
B．Because she wanted to go to New York，too
C．Because she might send him another telegram
D．Because she couldn't leave her husband by himself in New York
23．Where did Dick stay in New York？B
A．In the center of the city．
B．In a hotel．
C．In a restaurant．
D．At his friend's house．
24．Who would send him the name and address of his hotel？D
A．The manager of his hotel．
B．The police office．
C．The taxi driver．
D．His wife．

19．If I am you，I shouldn't do that．am 改为 were．

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