The famous research scientist Stephen Glenn, who had made very important medical achievements. was being interviewed by a new  reporter asked Stephen Glenn so much more creative than other.

He said that it all came  from an experience with his mother that happened when he was two years old. He tried to carry a bottle of milk form the refrigerator. But tried to carry a bottle of milk sprinkled all over the kitchen floor.
When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of complaining about it ,she said , “Robert, what a of complaining about it ,she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! Well, the terrible thing has already been done . Would you like to get down and play in the milk form a few minutes before we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes , his mother said ,”You know , Robert , whenever you make a mess like this , you have to clean it up . We could use a sponge or a towel. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the milk.
His mother. then said, “You know , what we have here is a failed experiment in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands .Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it “  The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the op near the lip(容器的嘴)with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it What a wonderful lesson! At that moment he knew that he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes and mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new.
【小题1】What does Stephen Glenn do?

Linda is a 15-year –old American girl. She is outgoing and likes making friends. Her parents are very   1 .They have no tome to stay with Linda,  2 she spends a lot of time on the Internet(网络) every day. She likes  3    with other people on QQ and her QQ name is Lily.

Last year, Linda got to know a young man on the Internet.   4 name is Mike. Mike is 18 years old. He lives  5  Toronto, Canada. He is very friendly and 6

He likes to tell jokes and makes Linda happy. Linda talked with him on QQ for long hours every night. A few days later, Mike posted a 7 of himself(他自己) to Linda. He is 8 and good-looking in the photo. Linda likes him very much and they become good friends.

Last month, Linda’s parents went to Toronto for a meeting (会议). Linda wanted to visit his friend Mike. She asked her parents to  9  her there. When Linda arrived at Mike’s house, she found her 10was only a nine-year-old boy .He wasn’t that tall man in the photo. How surprised Linda was!

1.                A．friendly        B．young          C．busy D．shy

2.                A．so             B．because        C．but  D．And

3.                A．running        B．singing         C．cooking   D．talking

4.                A．My            B．His            C．Your D．Her

5.                A．on            B．in             C．with D．at

6.                A．successful( 成功的)                 B．boring    C．with  D．funny

7.                A．cimera         B．photo          C．book D．movie

8.                A．ugly           B．heavy          C．tall  D．short

9.                A．take           B．stop           C．wait D．study

10.               A．teacher        B．cousin         C．friend D．student

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Mozart, the boy Composer

　　One day in 1761, a little boy sat at a harpsichord (an instrument like a piano) and played music. The people who were listening to him couldn't believe their ears! Even though he was only five years old, he could play better than most grown-ups. This boy was Wolfgang Mozart, and he grew up to be a great composer.

　　Wolfgang was born in Austria and grew up in a house where he heard music all the time. His father was a musician, and he gave Wolfgang music lessons almost as soon as the little boy could talk. Wolfgang learned to play the harpsichord when he was just three years old. Then, one day, when he was six, he picked up a violin. Even though he had never had a lesson, he began to play the violin perfectly. Wolfgang's father saw how talented his son was. So he decided to take Wolfgang on a long trip where many people could hear his boy play.

　　The Mozart traveled over all the countries of Europe. Wolfgang played for kings, queens, and other important people. Other musicians couldn't believe a six-year-old boy could play the harpsichord so well. So they gave Wolfgang very hard music to play. He had never seen the music before, but he played it just right.

　　Wolfgang also became a composer when he was a child. He wrote his first music when he was just five years old. By the time he was ten, he had written five long pieces of music called sym phonies. When Wolfgang grew up, he spent most of his time composing music. Today, people everywhere still love the music made by the amazing boy who grew up to be a great musician.

单词注释：

(1)grown-up n．成年人

(2)composer n．作曲家

(3)symphony n．交响乐

根据文章内容选择正确的答案.

(1)Wolfgang was born in ________.

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(2)Who was his first music teacher?

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A. the king

B. a teacher

C. his father

D. we are not told

(3)How many pieces of music had he written by the time he was ten years old?

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(4)Wolfgang's father took him on a long trip because ________.

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A. he wanted more people to hear his boy play

B. he liked traveling

C. he didn't want people to know his boy

D. he wanted his boy to learn more

(5)What is the right order of the events?

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a. Wolfgang played for kings and queens.

b. Wolfgang learned to play the harpsichord.

c. Wolfgang began to play the violin.

d. He wrote 36 symphonies.