Believe it or not, the ability to choose is the power to change. If you can choose to live your life differently, will you be the same person?

Well, choosing to do the following few “simple” things will help to change your life.

Review your life. Take time to go through your life and ask yourself, “If I do the same thing I do every day, will there be a change? If I want to change, where will my first step be?”

Make careful choices. Choose exactly what you wish to get to live your life; describe and think what you really want.

Keep up with chances. Find out about the possibilities and ways that can make you move toward your goals, write them down and see which one suits you most.

Get down to business. Start working on your goals. People may bring you down; you may have difficulties; you will fail and want to give up. But the most important thing is never to give up.

If you try these “simple” things, you will find that success is something for everyone, and you will finally become what you want to be. Remember, success is more than what you hold in your hands; it is something from the heart.

1.How many pieces of advice does the writer give on changing one’s life?

A．Three            B．Four             C．Five              D．Six

2.Once you get down to business, the most important thing is to _____.

A．set goals                              B．see possibilities

C．keep on trying                          D．ask for help

3.The underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refers to ____.

A．change           B．choice            C．life              D．success

4.This passage mainly discussed the relationship between ______.

A．power and life                         B．choice and change

C．power and success                      D．choice and difficulty

As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.

Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping(录像) the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is.”

The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings(兄弟姐妹). Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are it’s the middle child.” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event.”

1.The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to _________.

A．show the relationship between parents and children

B．teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table

C．report on the findings of a study

D．give information about family problems

2.Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because ____________.

A．they are busy serving food to their children

B．they are busy keeping order at the dinner table

C．they have to pay more attention to younger children

D．they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family

3.By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that middle children _________.

A．have to help their parents to serve dinner

B．get the least attention from the family

C．are often kept away from the dinner table

D．find it hard to keep up with other children

4.Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question _________.

A．why TV is important in family life

B．why parents should keep good order

C．why children in small families seem to be quieter

D．why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life

5.Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?

A．It is important to have the right food for children.

B．It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner.

C．Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.

D．Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner

Good afternoon, everyone,

I’d like to introduce my friend Christy to you all. Christy is a great example of how one person with 1   can make her dream a reality, so she should win the Student of the Year Award.

Christy loves to ride bikes. She does not just ride along city streets, 2   . She is interested in 3    trail (小路) rides. 4    Christy knew that people who love riding had to travel 5   the city to locate good bike trails, so she 6   to do something.

Christy knew that Roosevelt Park had a clean, lively creek（小溪）7   through it. 12 miles of land around the creek was 8   used. Christy decided to get together with other trail9  to ask the city council to 10  a bike path along the unused land. Christy   11  a petition (请愿书). She and other riders asked all of their biking friends if they would12   the list, and they gathered 300 signatures. The city council evaluated the 13   and, more 14  , agreed to allow the bike trail.

The 15   took two months of work, and now Roosevelt Park has a 16   bike trail. It has many ups and downs; it is a great ride. This trail is becoming one of the community’s important 17   spots. I can’t 18   with Christy when we ride together, but I am glad that she decided to work hard to begin the 19     of the Roosevelt Park bike path. Christy 20   this award because she acted on her dream, causing a community to come together.

Thank you!

1.                A．patience        B．satisfaction      C．determination  D．permission

2.                A．still            B．instead         C．either    D．though

3.                A．tough          B．vacant          C．convenient    D．remote

4.                A．However       B．As             C．But  D．Since

5.                A．around         B．beyond         C．along D．outside

6.                A．expected       B．decided        C．offered   D．claimed

7.                A．running        B．going           C．coming   D．walking

8.                A．often          B．ever           C．seldom   D．even

9.                A．runners        B．players         C．passengers    D．riders

10.               A．approve        B．apply          C．prove D．accuse

11.               A．formed         B．developed      C．drew D．described

12.               A．write          B．view           C．call   D．sign

13.               A．demand        B．request        C．invitation  D．scheme

14.               A．importantly     B．naturally        C．obviously  D．necessarily

15.               A．destruction     B．organization     C．construction    D．protection

16.               A．interesting      B．competing      C．parking    D．rewarding

17.               A．match          B．exercise        C．play  D．game

18.               A．put up         B．keep up        C．end up    D．turn up

19.               A．discovery       B．invention       C．creation   D．collection

20.               A．deserves       B．preserves       C．reserves   D．serves

She will have to find some other work，for she can't ______ this loud noise any more.

A．come up withB．keep up with C．make up withD．put up with

After the examination, the doctor told my parents my sight would get worse and that I would lose my sight finally. On the way home from hospital, no one said a word. One day, would I only imagine the scenery beyond the glass rather than see it?

That September, I entered middle school. Most nights I had homework that included an armful of books to read. To keep up with other children, I took great trouble to finish the task. With my nose a couple of inches from the page, I was tired easily. What’s worse, after I had read several pages on my own, the words slipped off the page into inky pools.

However, then I did not have audio books and electronic devices like kids do now. Instead, Mom volunteered to read out loud. Mom worked part-time, cleaned the house, cooked and spent time with Grandma. In spite of being so busy, she showed up in my room like clockwork. She put on her reading glasses. Mom always thought those glasses made her look old. To me, she looked like a teacher.

In my room, Mom’s voice competed with the ticking of the clock. Being forced to focus on listening, I found a way to keep my marks up and compete with the other kids. When the teacher asked a question, I raised my hand with confidence. Teachers praised me for having a good memory. Reading removed my fear for my failing sight, reading also made me curious about other people’s challenges and how they managed. Though I could not use my eyes to fix on each passage, my mind lit up with every new book.

True to what the doctor said, the worst came, but thanks to Mom, my sense of hearing now allows me to “see”. This was the most precious (珍贵的) gift from a mother to her child.

1.Why did the author and his parents keep silent on their way back home from hospital?

A．They all wanted to have a good rest.

B．The author didn’t do well in the exam.

C．What the doctor said made them worried.

D．They focused on the scenery along the road

2.How did the author manage to get high marks?

A．By being confident

B．By listening carefully.

C．By getting help from his classmates.

D．By reading as many books as possible.

3.We can learn from the text that    .

A．the author’s sight recovered finally

B．reading made the author more sensitive

C．the author’s mother didn’t work to look after him

D．reading made the author not worry about his sight

4.Which of the following could be the title of the text?

A．My eyesight trouble                     B．An unforgettable experience

C．With ears wide open                     D．About Mother’s love