The economic plan announced by the government soon after the crisis was greeted enthusiastically ______.

　 A. in a row　　　 B. for a moment　　 C. on all sides　　 　 D. at first sight

The latest edition of Harry Porter has been a best-seller for 3 weeks_______.

　 A. in a row　　 B. in the end　 C. in turn　　 D. in advance

　　Zinedine Zidane (齐达内), who dreams of leading France to its second World Cup title in a row (连续的) this month, has always preferred to express himself with a football rather than with words．

　　He became one of the world's most expensive players when he joined Real Madrid from Italy's Juventus (尤文图斯队) for US $ 66 million．And he has been a national hero since he scored twice in the 3 -0 defeat of Brazil in the 1998 World Cup final．

　　Though he made great success, Zidane has always kept his feet on the ground．He leads a quiet family life, there is little gossip (闲话) about him．“I don't like to talk about myself to the world．” he often said．

　　Even as a child playing football in the poor area of Marseille (马赛) France, where he was raised by his Algerian (阿尔及利亚) parents, Zidane was shy．He loved football even as a little boy．“I realized football is a wonderful mixture of a sharp mind and hard training rather than just talking,” he said．Even when the match awards were just chocolate and bread, Zidane found that football made his poor childhood rich．

Before he was 10 years old, it was clear that he could become a great footballer．He was offered his first professional contract when he was just 20．Now, at the age of 29, he was already picked up two World Player of the Year (世界足球先生) awards．

1．According to this article, what are Zidane's main characteristics (特性)?

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A．He's a quiet and realistic person．

B．He likes to show himself off to the public．

C．He's proud of his success as a world top footballer．

D．He leads a simple life but not a down-to-earth person．

2．How do you understand the underlined words football made his poor childhood rich in this passage?

[　　]

A．Football made his poor family very rich when he was a

child．

B．Zidane knew that football could bring his fame and wealth even when he was a child．

C．Football brought happiness to Zidane when he was a child in a poor family．

D．Football made his life in childhood more colourful but too poor．

3．Which of the following is the most suitable main idea of the whole passage?

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A．A strange person who has always kept his feet on the ground．

B．A great footballer from poor beginnings to a very expensive player．

C．A successful young man in Football World Cups．

D．A famous football star not only in France but in Africa．

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.A ride on Beijing subway costs just two yuan per person, ________________________. (travel)

无论你去多远，乘坐北京地铁每人次只需要两元钱。

2.As millions of migrant workers head home to reunite with their families, __________________ their children.  (happy)

当几百万民工回家与家人团聚的时候，最高兴的就是他们的孩子了。

3.Not once ______________________ Michael that he could one day become a top student in his class. (occur)

迈克尔从来都没想过有一天他能成为班上的尖子生。

4.—Why are your eyes so red? You _____________________well last night. (sleep)

— Yeah, I stayed up late writing a report.

—你的眼睛为什么这么红？你昨晚肯定没睡好。

—是的，我昨晚熬夜写报告。

5.The airport ___________________ next year will help promote tourism in this area. (complete)

明年竣工的飞机场将有助于促进该地区的旅游业。

6.— Do you think George has passed the driving test?

— No. If so, he ___________________ his car to our college yesterday. (drive)

—你认为乔治通过了驾驶测试吗？

—没有。如果通过了，他昨天就开车来我们大学了。

7.He hasn’t slept at all for three days in a row. _____________________ he is tired out. (wonder)

他连续三天根本没睡觉。难怪他疲惫不堪。

8.I ____________________ take a holiday this year, but I wasn’t able to get away. (intend)

我原打算今年休假，但是太忙脱不开身。

9.In the tent, there were many children from the earthquake- stricken area, ____________________ from 10 to 17. (vary)

在这个帐篷里， 有许多震区的孩子，他们的年龄从十岁到十七岁不等。

10.False advertisements deceive or mislead consumers, thus ____________________ to their lawful rights and interests. (damage)

虚假广告欺骗或误导消费者，这样就对他们的合法权益造成损害。

When Elizabeth Kenny was a little girl, she fell off a horse and hurt her arm. Mrs. Kenny took her to a doctor in Toowoomba, Queensland. In the doctor’s, Elizabeth saw many bottles of medicine standing in a row. Since then, she wanted to be a nurse. As soon as she was old enough, Elizabeth was trained in a hospital. After working for some time, she made a surprising discovery. Among her patients were some children who had lost the use of their legs because of polio ( 小儿麻痹症) . Kenny tried putting hot cloth on their legs and washing them in a special way. The results were great. The children were able to use their legs again.
　　Most doctors would not believe that children could get well in such a simple way. Gradually, however, she became famous. From 1993 on people from many parts of the world brought their children to Australia to receive treatment by this wonderful nurse. She was invited to America where her methods were used in many hospitals. Money was collected to build Kenny foundations which were for polio patients. Kenny died in 1952, but she will long be remembered for her fight against polio.
【小题1】Toowoomba is the name of _____.