5. Mr. Brown had quite a good job in Hong
Kong but he thought that if he went to Singapore, he might get a much
better job with more money and a larger house. His wife didn’t want him to
leave his job in Hong Kong and she reminded
him that ______.
A. a bird in the hand is worth two
in the bush B.
too many cooks spoil the broth
C. you can not get blood out of a
stone
G
For the first time in Hong Kong’s
history，an entertainer(艺人)has been written into middle school textbooks．He is considered one of the best actors in
Hong Kong．Yes，he
is Chow Yun fat．
The example of his long hard struggle for success has been
used in a chapter in a Hong Kong middle school textbook．Using his experience，students can learn to make the most of their
time and to grab(抓住) every opportunity(机会)to succeed．
On hearing about this，
Chow said happily， “I really hope that my
experiences can make young people understand that one should not be afraid of
difficulties and setbacks(挫折)，for
they are the only way to success．”
Indeed，Chow
has travelled a long and difficult path to reach his success． In 1955，he
was born into a poor family in Hong Kong．When
he was 17，he had to leave school． He worked in a number of jobs-as a postman，camera salesman and taxi driver．These experiences paved the way for him to
play all kinds of roles later in life．
Chow broke into the film industry in the late 1970s．He was one of the hardest working actors and
starred in a number of popular TV dramas and films including “Shanghai Bund”(《上海滩》) and “A Better Tomorrow”．Since 1985，he
has won many awards including Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards and Hong Kong Film
Awards (香港金像奖)．
In 1995，he
went to Hollywood．Although he was already in his 40s，he had to learn English.He even put
chopsticks in his mouth to practise pronouncing certain sounds．
His film，“Crouching
Tiger，Hidden Dragon”(卧虎藏龙)，began
to gain him more fame and recognition around the world．In 1998，the
mayor of Chicago set aside January 12 as “Chow Yun fat Day．”
1.Chow Yun fat has been written into middle school textbooks mainly because ＿＿＿＿．
A.he plays best in Hong Kong B.he
keeps on struggling for success
C..his experiences are very
special D.he
is well thought of
2.What can we infer from the passage？
A.Chow Yun fat is proud of his success．B.Chow Yun fat is popular both at home and
abroad．
C.Chow Yun fat prefers to make a living by selling
cameras rather than by performing．
D.Chow Yun fat has won more awards than other actors．
3.The author wrote this passage to ＿＿＿＿．
A.introduce Chow’s way to
success B.praise
Chow for his excellent performance
C.call on people to learn something from
Chow D.show
why Chow is popular
H
Chinese are very generous (慷慨) when it comes to educating their
children. Not caring about the money, parents often send their children to the
best schools or even abroad to England,
the United States or Australia.
They also want their children to take extra-course activities where they will
either learn a musical instrument or ballet, or other classes that will give
them a head start in life. The Chinese believe that the more expensive an
education is, the better it is. So parents will spend an unreasonable amount of
money on education. Even poor couples will buy a computer for their son or
daughter.
However, what
most parents fail to see is that the best early education they can give their
children is usually very cheap.
Parents can see
that their children’s skills vary, skilled in some areas while poor in others.
What most parents fail to realize though, is that today’s children lack
self-respect and self-confidence(自信).
The problem is that parents are
only educating their children on how to take multiple-choice tests and how to
study well, but parents are not teaching them the most important skills they
need to be confident, happy and clever.
Parents can achieve this by
teaching practical skills like cooking, sewing and doing other housework.
Teaching a child to cook will
improve many of the skills that he will need later in life. Cooking demands
patience and time. It is an enjoyable but difficult experience. A good cook
always tries to improve his cooking, so he will learn to work hard and
gradually finish his job successfully. His result, a well-cooked dinner, will
give him much satisfaction and a lot of self-confidence.
Some old machines, such as a
broken radio or TV set that you give your child to play with will make him
curious and arouse his interest. He will spend hours looking at them, trying to
fix them; your child might become an engineer when he grows up. These
activities are not merely teaching a child to read a book, but rather to think,
to use his mind. And that is more important.