In 1961 Obama was born in Hawaii, US. His father is an African and his mother is a white American. He grew up in Indonesia and Hawaii.

When Obama was 10 years old, he was one of only three black students at his school in Hawaii. He felt very different from most other students. White girls wanted to touch his hair. A white boy even asked him what his father was.

“I lied to them that my father was a Kenyan prince（王子）. But I kept asking myself who I am,” said Obama.

However, 37 years later, the boy made history. Obama became the first black president（总统） in US history.

This unusual background（背景） made him wonder who he was. He once turned to alcohol (酒) to help forget this question.

With the help of his friends, Obama finally turned his life around at college. His hard work made him a star at Harvard. Later, he became only the third black senator (参议员) in US history.

“Obama’s success has made Martin Luther King’s dream come true. That is: A man should not be judged （判断）by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character,” wrote ABC news.

1.Obama was born in _______________.

A Britain       B America       C Kenya         D Indonesia

2.There was/were _______black students besides Obama at the school where he studied when he was ten.

A no            B one               C two           D three

3.Obama became the first black president in US history when he was ______.

A 37            B 40                C 47            D 50

4.Which of the following is true?

A Obama’s father was a Kenyan prince.

B Obama once forgot who his father was with the help of alcohol.

C Obama was so dishonest when he was young that nobody believed him.

D Obama changed his college life because of his friends’ help and his hard work

5.From the passage we can see that____________.

A. we could judge a person by the colour of his skin 

B. we could not judge a person by the content of his character 

C. we should not judge a person by the color of his skin 

D. we should judge a person by what he did when he was young

I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.
In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.
My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!
My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.
【小题1】The writer’s grandmother taught him to ______ when he was young.

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One day, my English teacher asked me to help her save back-up（备份） copies of her work in the computer. I then realized I was able to know the grades of all of her students. I   1   her how to copy files（文件） from one disk to another and she thanked me.

  A few days later, she asked me to help her again, because she   2   how to do it. When I showed it to her, some students in my class   3   and began to talk among themselves   4   .Later that day, at lunch time, several of them came up to me.

  “Hey, could you help us change our grades? We’ll   5   for it.”

  I could not believe what I heard. I could get paid for something very   6  . “All right. I’ll do it.” The next day, my English teacher   7   me to help him out again. When he was not paying   8   , I changed their grades from Fs to As.

  I soon became very   9   among my friends. They began to treat me like God who could do   10  . Word spread quickly and I became very rich.

  Everything was going fine   11   I was called into the headmaster’s office. When I got there, both of my teacher and the headmaster were very angry. “ I don’t want to   12   what your teacher said, but I have to. She has too much evidence(证据),’’ the headmaster said. “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”

  “No,” I said finally. I didn’t realize how   13   my behavior had been. I had disappointed my teacher and the headmaster. And there was no way   14  . I had to leave my school. That was a good   15   for me.

1.A. said B. urged           C. knew          D. showed

2.A. lost B. remembered      C. reminded       D. forgot

3.A. listened B. noticed          C. played         D. checked

4.A. quietly B. luckily           C. sincerely       D. angrily

5.A. pay B. praise            C. follow        D. explain

6.A. familiar B. easy             C. interesting     D. pleasant

7.A. challenged B. allowed          C. taught        D. asked

8.A. money B. work            C. attention       D. interest

9.A. common B. popular           C. modest        D. dishonest

10.A. something B. anything          C. nothing        D. some things

11.A. until B. since             C. because        D. after

12.A. believe B. reply             C. hate           D. influence

13.A. hard B. interesting         C. serious        D. important

14.A. up B. in               C. back           D. down

15.A. skill B. lesson            C. story          D. example

用所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Tom invited me _________ (go ) swimming with him.

2.My brother _________(teach) himself English when he was seven years old.

3.Don’t make any _________ , it’s too _______(noise).

4.They go swimming instead of _________ (play) computer games.

5.The teacher often encourages us _________ (study) hard.

6.If it _________( rain) tomorrow, we_________(not go)to the park.

7.Look! The students_________ (play) on the playground.

8.He _________(take) the train to Shanghai next Friday.

9.Running is as _________(interest ) as swimming.

10.Lily is willing _________ (help) others.

11.We must try our best _________ (learn) English well.

12.We hope the world will be _____________(peace) forever!

13.World you like _________ (some) chicken? They are delicious.

14.Zhalong is one of_______________(important) wetlands in the world.

15.It is an important__________________(live) area for wild animal.