Many people go to school for an education. They learn languages, history, politics, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Others go to school to learn a skill so that they can make a living.

School education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, can not teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside school by the students themselves.

  It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to memorize some facts or a formula（公式）. It is actually quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in math. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem.

Great scientists before us didn’t get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn’t even finish primary school. But they were all so successful. They invented so many things for mankind. The reason for their success is that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard all their lives, wasting not a single moment. Above all, they knew how to use their brain.

1. People go to school to _________.

A. learn several subjects  B. make a living 

C. get an education  D. learn from teachers

2. According to the passage, the most important thing a teacher should do is _________.

A. to teacher his students everything he knows

B. to teach the students how to think

C. to know everything they want to know

D. to teach the students how to work out a math problem

3.To work out a math problem, you need to know _________.

A. only a certain formula  B. a certain fact

C. some facts    D. the way to solve it

4.Why were many scientists so successful?

A. They received good education.  B. They were very clever.

C. They knew how to learn.  D. They learned lots of facts and formulas.

5. How did great scientists study?

A. They read a lot of books and asked many questions while reading.

B. They did thousands of experiments.

C. They always worked hard and never wasted time.

D. All of the above.

We think it’s probably a good idea for parents to allow teenagers ____in groups during the evenings. I know we get ____sometimes, but we learn a lot from each other. We also think that vacations should be ____.At present they’re too short. Longer vacations would give us time to do things like volunteering. ___summer I had an opportunity ___at the local hospital, but I couldn’t because I had to go back to school.

●     AC Milan star Kaka says a foot injury（受伤）is still stopping him from returning to football．He has not played for 32 days． Kaka says he is in a lot of pain．“I hurt myself in an area that we always put pressure（压力）on．” Kaka once played for a year with a knee injury, but the 26-year-old said this is much worse．

●     British actress Emma used to spend more time filming than at school． But today she is ready to pay more attention to her studies．This 19-year-old girl will start at the Yale University in the autumn．“I always loved school．I just want to go back and find what else there is,” she said．

●     Chinese 25-year-old sports star Liu Xiang returned to Shanghai in March．He had a successful foot operation（手术）in December in Houston, and spent the next three months there for recovery（康复） and basic training．It is said that a group of doctors are ready to help with Liu’s recovery．

●     Russian great tennis player Sharapova will not be playing in the MPS Group Championships, which begins in the US on Monday．Sharapova was missing the Sony Ericsson Open the week before last in Miami．She may continue training for the WTA Rome event at the beginning of May．

1． Liu Xiang’s foot operation was successfully done in December in ________．

   A． Miami               B． Rome                 C． Houston           D． Shanghai

2． How long has Kaka not played football because of his foot injury?

   A． More than a month．                    B． About a year．

C． Two weeks．                               D． Three months．

3． Which of the following is RIGHT?

   A． Emma started school at the age of 19．

 B． Sharapova may play in the WTA Rome event．

C． Kaka was hurt by other players．

D． Liu Xiang returned to Shanghai for an ad．

4． Among the four persons, _______ isn’t a sports star．

   A． Sharapova          B． Liu Xiang          C． Emma               D． Kaka

There are many things we need to know that we do not learn at school. For example, if we want to use our money wisely(智慧地), we need to shop carefully. We need to know how to compare the prices of the thing in different shops. We need to be able to compare the quality of different brands(品牌). We need to know how to make a choice(选择) when we shop.

?? Knowing how to make such choices is a “life skill”, and we need these skills if we want to live useful and happy lives.

?? Some of these choices are small. For example, will I take an apple for lunch or a pear? Will I go to school by bus or on foot? Will I wear the red T-shirt or the blue one to the movies? Other choices are more important. For example, will I eat healthy food for lunch or will I eat junk food because it is nicer? Will I work hard in all my classes or will I only work hard in the classes I enjoy? We make choices like this every day.

?? We have to realize that the choices we make can affect(影响) the rest of our lives. Just as importantly, our choices can also affect other people. The next time you decide to waste time in class, play a joke on someone or talk loudly at the movies, think about this: Who else does your choice affect?

1.This passage mainly tells us that it’s important to _____________.

A. make the right choices

B. know how to compare prices

C. know how to shop carefully

D. learn everything at school

2.We need “life skills” if we want to ____________.

A. know how to choose a part-time job

B. compare brands and prices

C. live useful and happy lives

D. learn things at school

3.Which choice is more important according to the passage?

A. Which fruit to take for lunch.

B. Which kind of food to eat, healthy food or junk food?

C. Which T-shirt to wear to the movies.

D. How to get to school.

4.From the passage we know that our choices can affect ______________.

A. nobody???? B. the people around us?

C. just ourselves???? D. the prices of the things

5.According the article which statement is True?

A. We face all kinds of choices every day.

B. We can learn everything at school.

C. Knowing how to make choices isn’t necessary.

D. Our choices won’t affect others.