I really love my job because I enjoy working with small children and like the challenges and awards from the job. I also think my work is important. I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer.

I then found myself a job, looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in. I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next. But unluckily, it didn’t often work out. I was getting very tired. Because I had too many late nights and early mornings with the children.

One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me. I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should do a course and get a qualification（资格证书）if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She asked me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.

Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan. I wish I had known earlier that I could have a success, even if I am not top of the class at school.

1.What do you think of the writer when she was a student?

A．An excellent student                     B．A hardworking student

C．A bad student                          D．A lazy student

2.What is the writer’s first job?

A．A cleaner         B．A babysitter        C．An assistant        D．A teacher

3. When staying with the two girls’ family，the writer ________.

A．was paid for extra work

B．often worked long hours

C．got much help from her boss

D．took a day off every other week

4. Why did the writer leave her first job？

A．She found a full-time job.

B．She was fed up with children.

C．She decided to attend a part-time course.

D．She needed a rest after working extra hours.

5.What has the writer learned from her own experiences？

A．Less successful students can still have a success.

B．Qualifications are necessary for a job.

C．Hard work makes an excellent student.

D．One must choose the job she like.

阅读理解

Fangfang, a 15-year-old Chinese girl, likes eating snacks very much. She prefers cream biscuits, McDonald’s food, KFC, and Beijing roast duck. Sometimes she eats two packages of biscuits a day. As a result, she becomes overweight.

Today in China, there are many children like Fangfang. They like snacks. They don’t eat enough healthy foods like vegetables and fruit. It’s very bad for their health. Poor eating habits are a serious problem.

Health experts say that children should have healthy eating habits. First, they must eat regular meals and begin with a good breakfast. Second, they should have different kinds of foods, such as fruit, vegetables, grain, eggs, milk and meat and so on. Third, the children shouldn’t eat too many snacks and fried foods. They are delicious, but eating too much of them is unhealthy.

If children do as the experts say, they won’t become fat. They will be healthier. Students won’t become tired at school, and they will have enough energy to study well.

1.What does the underlined word “overweight” mean?

2. Fangfang becomes overweight, because _____.

3. What kind of food is good for your health?

4. If students do as the experts say, they will ______.

5. Which of the following is True?

It is April 10. It is Tuesday. Cindy gets up at 6:30 in the morning. She is in her blue skirt. She really likes that skirt. Then she goes into the kitchen. She loves eggs and apples in the morning.

Cindy’s mother is a teacher at her school. Cindy is in the second grade (年级), and her mother teaches the fourth grade. Cindy is excited (兴奋) about going to school today because her class has a test (测试). Cindy loves school and she likes to get good grades (成绩). Cindy eats her breakfast and then she and her mother go to school. Cindy goes to her classroom and her history teacher, Ms. Brown is there. It is fun to be in Ms. Brown’s class. She is a great teacher. Now Cindy’s classmates are all in the classroom, and they start the test. Cindy remembers (记得) everything, so she can do everything right. After the test, Cindy and her classmates play for a long time. Then they eat lunch. After lunch, they watch a funny movie (电影). Then they draw pictures. It is really a great day!

1. What grade is Cindy in?

A．Grade One.                            B．Grade Two.

C．Grade Three.                           D．Grade Four.

2.What does Cindy like to eat for breakfast?

A．Eggs and apples.                        B．Milk and bananas.

C．Eggs and carrots.                        D．Chicken and apples.

3. －Why is Cindy excited about going to school today? －Because they have ____.

A．a trip             B．a party            C．a movie           D．a test

4.What do the children do after the test?

A．They swim.                            B．They draw pictures.

C．They play.                             D．They watch a movie.

5.Which (哪个) is right according to the passage (根据短文)?

A．Cindy likes the blue shirt.

B．Cindy is a good student.

C．Cindy’s mother is a teacher of history.

D．It’s really boring that day.

完型填空（15分）

I have had thousands of classes since I started school nine years ago. But only one _1_ was the most important.

It happened last term just after I had got a _2_ result in an exam. I was sad and had lost my confidence. I decided to go to a class which can tell me how to be_3_.

The speaker walked into the room. But he did not start talking _4_ a teacher. Instead, he held up a twenty Yuan note(钞票)!

“Who wants this?” he asked. Unsurprisingly, _5_ of us in the class held up our hands.

The speaker smiled. Then he put up the note on the blackboard and asked the same question. Again, we all put up our hands. The speaker smiled again, but _6_nothing. Suddenly, he threw the note onto the floor! Then he asked the same _7_ a third time.

I didn’t _8_ what the speaker was doing. Why was he asking the same question again and again? I didn’t know what to do. I wanted the note, _9_ I put my hand up again. After a while, he _10_ the note and started to laugh. “You have all just told me how to become successful,” _11_ said to us with the note in his hand.

“The note is worth twenty yuan. It is _12_ worth twenty yuan, even though I throw it on the floor. You are like the note. No matter _13_ happens to you, you still have your worth.”

When I heard those words, I was deeply moved. Suddenly, I _14_ I was worth a lot. I may have done badly in an exam, but it doesn’t _15_ I can’t do well in the future. If I believe in myself, I will be successful!

1.                A．classroom       B．subject         C．class D．school

2.                A．same          B．good           C．lucky D．bad

3.                A．comfortable     B．successful       C．famous   D．rich

4.                A．like            B．for            C．about    D．by

5.                A．both           B．neither         C．all   D．none

6.                A．said           B．bought         C．saw  D．wanted

7.                A．student         B．teacher         C．question  D．way

8.                A．remember      B．understand      C．notice    D．find

9.                A．so             B．though         C．if    D．or

10.               A．took out        B．threw away      C．picked up  D．put down

11.               A．you           B．he            C．she   D．they

12.               A．never          B．sometimes      C．hardly D．always

13.               A．when          B．who           C．what  D．how

14.               A．realized        B．forgot          C．dreamed  D．decided

15.               A．know          B．mean          C．think D．complain

一Do you. Know _______ lady in blue? 一Yes. She is a teacher of a university.