His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone ______family was poor.

A．that              B．which            C．whom            D．whose

One year, my school report made my parents angry. On Christmas Eve, all the presents were stolen, along with our TV. My parents told me that there were no presents because Santa was very angry with my behavior over the past year. The next year on Christmas Eve I slept downstairs with a plastic sword waiting for Santa to make sure that he didn't steal the new TV. The next morning, when I woke up, I saw Santa standing there. As soon as I saw that there were no presents, I grabbed my plastic sword and ran at him, shouting angrily: "THIEF! THIEF!"

Jack

When I was young, we always had a specific room for the Christmas tree. My mom never really liked the location, so one year she moved the tree into another room. I was convinced that Santa would not know where the tree was and would get lost in our house. I was worried that he would be mad and put me on the "bad" list and would not give me any gifts because he couldn't find the tree. I came up with the idea to make signs leading from the fireplace to the tree. They said things like: "Tree this way" or "Santa, put the gifts over here." When my big brother saw them he began to laugh his head off.

Lucy

Does everyone remember going to the mall and sitting on Santa’s lap to have his picture taken at Christmas time?

Well, I used to think that if I did that, Santa would get mad bcause he would have to go all around the world and give every kid the chance to have his picture taken with him. Of course his lap would hurt and he would be very fired. I thought he might keep a copy of the picture and that would be how he decided who would be on his naughty list.

My mom couldn't get me onto Santa's lap until she made him promise I wouldn't end up on his naughty list.

Lydia

1.The real reason why Jack's TV was taken away is that ______________.

2.Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why Lucy didn't want the tree to be moved?

3.We can learn from the third story that _______________.

4.Why didn't Lydia want to take pictures with Santa?

In May 2005 he _____the news to his parents that he intended to give up law and become a professional ballet dancer.

A.reminded???? ?????? B.informed?????????????????? C.broke????????? D.got

Homeboy Goes to Harvard University

On January 11, 2007, as students sat and listened, a very important guest speaker named Richard, spoke to the students in the lecture hall. He not only showed the potential（潜能）within young adults, but  encouraged them to work hard at their lessons.

Richard was a young child when his mother died and his father walked out. He was forced into many different foster homes（寄养家庭）where he felt unhappy. He did not know that his life was taking a turn for the worst.

His uncle, after getting out of prison, got him into drugs and alcohol. His uncle taught him that his place in life was either to be in prison or die trying to be “a man.” His uncle’s teaching almost started affecting him until a very important person came into his life: a teacher. This teacher taught him there is a place in the world for everyone and it isn’t related to drugs.

Richard is now a Harvard University graduate and has a great and loving family. Why? He was taught to have respect not only for others, but for himself.

After the meeting, it was hoped that the students realized within them there is a potential, and within everyone around them, is knowledge. As Richard reminded them, “Knowledge is power.”

1.On January 11, 2007, students listened to a speech made by Richard, who graduated from ________.

A．Harvard University                      B．a foster school

C．his teacher’s school                    D．his uncle’s university

2.Richard encouraged the students ______.

A．to love life         B．to be a man        C．to study hard       D．to leave drugs

3.When he was young, Richard lived a（an）_______ life in foster homes.

A．rich              B．unhappy          C．relaxing           D．interesting

4.Who played an important role in Richard’s successful life?

A．His uncle.         B．His teacher.        C．His friends.        D．His parents.

In modern society, receiving systematic college education seems a necessary way for success as a graduate from first-class university may always get more opportunities than others. However, if it is gold, it will shine one day. In this article, we will get to know three most successful people in U.S. who never finished their college education. Following experiences of these successful dropouts may give you some inspiration.

1. Bill Gates

Harvard’s campus paper “Harvard Crimson” called Bill Gates “Harvard’s most successful dropout,” while the rest of the world preferred to name him “the world’s richest man” for more than a decade. Now, even not on the top, he is still among the list of the world’s wealthiest people.Gates entered Harvard in the fall of 1973. Two years later, he dropped out to found Microsoft with friend Paul Allen. And in 2007, he finally received an honorary doctorate from Harvard.

2. Steve Jobs

The iPad, even Buzz Lightyear probably wouldn’t have existed if Steve Jobs stayed in school. Because his family couldn’t afford his college education, Jobs had to drop out of Reed College just after entering for 6 months. Then he found Apple, NeXT Computer and Pixar, which had made great influences on development of modern technique and culture. However, this wizard thought that his brief college education was not worthless.

3. Frank Lloyd Wright

As the America’s most celebrated architect, Wright spent more time on designing colleges rather than attending classes in them. Once spent one year in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, then he left for Chicago and started to learn from Louis Sullivan, the “father of modernism." Wright’ s splendid resume included more than 500 works, most famous of which are Fallingwater and New York City's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

1.What does“dropouts”in Paragraph One mean?

A．Hardworking students.

B．Very successful students.

C．Students failing to finish their school education.

D．Students from poor families.

2.Which of the following is right according to Paragraph One?

A．People graduating from famous universities are more likely to get jobs.

B．Many successful people had the experience of giving up their school education.

C．If one has a lot of gold, he will become very rich one day.

D．We should stop our college education to follow in those successful people’s steps.

3.According to the writer, Bill Gates _________.

A．is richer than any other man in the world

B．is well-known in Harvard University

C．finally finished his study at Harvard and got a doctorate degree

D．is the only founder of Microsoft

4.Which of the following statements can’t be learned from the last two paragraphs?

A．The reason for Jobs’ dropping his college education is that his parents couldn’t pay for it.

B．Jobs thought his six-month college education gave him no help.

C．Wright’s teacher was a very famous artist.

D．Wright is the designer of New York City’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.

5.What does the author want to tell us in this passage?

A．Successful people often have unordinary life experience.

B．College education is not so important to one’s success.

C．People from poor families are more likely to give up their college education.

D．Even without college education, one can still achieve success with one’s hard work.