"I didn’t hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes’ and it was announced again."
It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana—she was still on cloud nine.
"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.
Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete（比赛）."She’s always been my role model. I’ve danced with her since I was six. She’s been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I’ve learned to get over bad life’s experiences and learned how to move on because of her."
One of those bad life’s experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the hard days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”
As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to(除…之外) many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don’t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."
【小题1】What do the words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

"I didn’t hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA 2004. "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes’ and it was announced again."

It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana—she was still on cloud nine.

"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher.

Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete（比赛）."She’s always been my role model. I’ve danced with her since I was six. She’s been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I’ve learned to get over bad life’s experiences and learned how to move on because of her."

One of those bad life’s experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the hard days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”

As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to(除…之外) many other things to help the youth.

When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don’t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."

1.What do the words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. hard to believe       B. hard to forget

C. very happy       D. very satisfied

2.Shelley’ dance teacher was present in her competition mainly because _______.

A. she just expected to help Shelly to move on

B. she wanted to stay with Shelly when in need

C. she experienced as many difficulties as Shelly

A rich man was riding along the road and Saw an old man digging（挖）in his garden．On the ground lay a young tree，ready to he planted．The rich man called out to the old man．”What kind of tree are you planting there，my good man?’’

“This is a fig（无花果）tree，sir．”He said．“A fig tree?” the rich man was very surprised．"Why，how old are you，may I ask?" "I'm ninety years old this year．" "'What?" cried the rich man．"You are ninety years old．You are planting a very young tree now and it’ll take years to give fruit．You certainly don't hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree．" The old man looked around the garden．Then he said with a smile，"Tell me，sir．Did you eat figs when you were a boy?" "Sure，why do you ask this question?" the man asked．"Then tell me this，" he said．"Who planted the fig trees?" "Why-why? I don't know．""You see，sir．" went on the old man．"Our forefathers（前辈） planted trees lot us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me．"

The rich man was quiet and said，"You are right，my good man．We should do something for the people after us．Thank you very much．"Then the rich man rode away．

1．What was the old man doing when the rich man saw him?

A．He was ready to plant a fig tree．

B．He was exercising in his garden．

C．He was riding along the road．

D．He was watering the plants in his garden．

2．How old was the old man?

A．He was over ninety years old．               B．He was ninety years old．

C．He was less than ninety years old．            D．He was about to be ninety years old．

3．Who was he planting the tree for?

A．For himself．                           B．For the rich man．

C．For his friends．                        D．For the people after him．

4．Did the rich man eat figs when he was a boy?

A．Yes，he did．                           B．No，he didn't．

C．We don't know．                        D．He couldn't remember this．

5．What can we learn from the article?

A．We should plant more trees for the people after us．

B．It's never too old to plant trees for others．

C．We should do something useful for the people after us．

D．We should he friendly to others．

Mr. and Mrs. Jones don’t often go out     36   , but last Saturday, Mrs. Jones    37___ to her husband, “There is a good    38    tonight. Can we go and see it?”

Mr. Jones was quite    39    about it, so they went and both of them liked the film very much. They came out of     40    at 11 o’clock, got into their   41    and began to drive home. It was quite dark, then Mrs. Jones said to Mr. Jones, “Look! A woman is running along the road very    42    , and a man is running after her. Can you see them?”

Mr. Jones said, “Yes, I can.” He drove the car slowly near the woman and said to her, “Can we     43     you?” “No, thank you,” the woman said, but she didn’t stop     44     . “My husband and I always run home after the film, and the    45    one does the cleaning at home.”

(   )36. A. in the morning  B. in the evening  C. in the afternoon  D. at noon

(   )37. A. told                  B. talked           C. spoke             D. said

(   )38. A. film                B. match           C. meeting        D. message

(   )39. A. angry       B. afraid           C. worried       D. happy

(   )40. A. the film       B. TV             C. the cinema      D. the shop

(   )41. A. seats               B. chairs            C. car            D. train

(   )42. A. fast          B. slowly          C. late            D. long

(   )43. A. leave               B. notice           C. help              D. love

(   )44. A. to run       B. running        C. runs           D. ran

(   )45. A. last           B. angry            C. happy          D. great