Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
　　The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
　　Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
　　The program is so successful because of the good performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.
76. Betty is popular because of ____.
　A. her clothes 　B. her charm C. her metal braces D. her appearance
77. In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ____.

A. the beginning 　　　　B. the ending 　　 　C. the story 　　　D. the show
78. Which is the reason for the success of the show?
　A. A large number of viewers. 　　　　　　B. Her life as an office worker.
　C. The wonderful performance. 　　　　　 D. Two Golden Globes awards.
79.Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?
　A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.
　B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.
　C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.
　D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.
80. What can be the best title for the passage?
　A. Beauty from within. 　　　　　 B. A romantic story.
　C. An ugly girl. 　　　　　　　　 D. An exciting experience.

   Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn. Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a great time in China. 　　

　11. Betty is very happy because she will _______ with her parents.　　

　　  A. visit China　　   B. go home　　              C. watch TV 　　

　12. Their _______ friends will show them around Beijing.　　

　　  A. Australian　　  B. Chinese　　                 C. American 　　

　13. From the text we can know that they will _______ in Beijing.　　

　　  A. cook Chinese food          　B. Learn to speak Chinese　           　　

      C. try some Chinese food 　　

　14. After they visit Beijing , they will go to ___________.　　

　　  A. Xi’an and Guilin    　B. The Summer Palace　　C. Shanghai 　　

　15. How long will the whole trip take?　　

　　  A. one week　　         B. two weeks　　          C. three weeks

　　One day her teacher told her to come to his office. He said, “You are the number-one student in the school now. Do you have any plans? You can go to college if you keep on working hard. ” Betty was very excited. She went home and told her mother that she wanted to go to college after she finished school. She said, “I am going to study in a college to become an animal doctor. ” Her mother was very sad because they didn't have enough money for her college. Betty was not sad. She made her plan. She decided to earn her college money. She read the newspaper and learned Mr and Mrs Stones wanted someone to help grow vegetables. So Betty asked for the job. The Stones heard the story and they took Betty.

A．A sixteen-year-old girl.

B．A school teacher.

C．An animal doctor.

D．A vegetable farmer.

A．the top student

B．the only student

C．one of the medicine students

D．a college student

A．Betty helped the Stones to plant vegetables

B．Her teacher helped her in many ways

C．Her mother worked very hard

D．Her family was rich

A．For her pocket money.

B．For her mother.

C．For her college.

D．For her brother.

Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?
The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.
The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.
Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog ”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.
The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.

(　 )57. Betty is popular because of ___________.

　　 A. her clothes　　 B. her charm　　　 C. her personality　　 D. her appearance

(　 )58. Which is the reason for the success of the show?
　　 A. A large number of viewers.　　　　　 B. Two Golden Globes awards.　　

　　 C. The wonderful performance.　　　 　 D. Her life as an office worker.

(　 )59. Which is one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA?

　　 A. Oscar　　　　 B. Tony Award　　　 C. TV Award　　　 D.Golden Globes Award

(　 )60.The underlined word “underdog” in Chinese means ____________.　　

A. 弱者　　　　 B. 强者　　　　　 C. 残疾人　　　　 D. 健康人　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

What do you think ______ tomorrow?

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　　A. Betty do　　　　　　  　　B. does Betty do