Once there was an old man in a town. He always forgot a lot of things. So his wife always had to say to him, "Don't forget this ! "

    One day he went on a long trip alone. Before he left home, his wife said, "Now you have all these things. They are what you need for your trip. Take care of your things during the trip." He went to the station, bought a ticket and got on the train with it.

About half an hour later, the conductor began to see the tickets. He came to the old man and said, "Will you please show me your ticket?" The old man looked for his ticket in all his pockets, but he could not find it. He was very worried. “I can't find my ticket. I really bought a ticket before I got on the train." said the old man.

    “I believe you bought a ticket. All right, you don't have to buy another one," said the conductor kindly. "But how can I know where I'm going? ---I can't remember my station!" the old man said sadly.

1.Where is the ticket?_______.

    A. The old man forgot to buy it.    B. The old man could not remember where it was.

    C. The old man showed it to the conductor.  D. The old man's wife took the ticket away.

2.The old man was sad because_______.

    A. he had to buy another ticket.          B. he lost all the things his wife gave him.

    C. he did not know where he was.        D. he did not know where he should get off.

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As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class. Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams real is life's biggest challenge.

You may think you're not very good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dream, the book says.

In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.

Don't let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.

You must also never give up your dream.

There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five Yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.

1.Follow Your Heart is

A. the first thing you must do to make your dream real

B. the most important dream to have for teenagers

C. the name of a famous Australian writer

D. the name of a book by Andrew Matthews

2.If you want to make your dream real, you should __

A. remember what your dream is          B. keep telling yourself what you want

C. never be afraid of difficulties          D. try to start with all the things above

3.From the text, we know the word "challenge" means

A．变化    B．挑战    C．决定    D．杰摩

4.What shouldn't be done to make your dream come true?

A. Always remember what your dream is.   B. Watch TV instead of studying.

C. Do what you should do step by step.

D. Read more books, learn more skills and find new interests.

5.What is the best title for the text?

A. Keep Your Dream in Your Mind       B. How to Find Your Real Dream

C. Never Stop Dreaming of Success     D. Teenagers Have Many Dreams

New York is a very large city with 8 million people. How do so many people move about the city on their way to work and school? So, we should know something about its transportation.

In New York you can travel about the city by subway, bus, taxi and car. The subway runs on the railroad lines under the city. It crosses the city at different points and goes all parts of the city. Traveling by subway is the fastest way to get around the city.

The second way to travel around the city is by public bus. It’s a slower way to travel. This is because the bus moves in road traffic which is often heavy.

You can also travel around the city by taxi. This is the most expensive way, but the taxi will take you to the very place you wish to go to. If traffic is heavy, the taxi will be slow. During the mornings and afternoons, this is the “rush hour”. This is the time when the traffic is very heavy with people going to and from work.

The last way to get around New York is using your own car. However（但是）, it’s not easy for you to drive, especially（尤其是）when you are driving in the “rush hour”. If there is an accident（交通事故）on the road, you will have to wait for a long time.

The best time to travel around the city is from 9am to 4 pm. This is the time after the morning “rush hour” and before the evening “rush hour”. Traffic will be less crowded because most people are already at school or at work.

1. This passage is mainly（主要）about _____.

2. The fastest way to travel in New York is by _____.

3.The most expensive way to travel in New York is by _____.

4.If you travel in New York in your own car, which of the following is the best time?

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Long, long ago, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge and all of the others, including Love.

One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, e   1.     Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

When the i   2.    had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by in a large boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”

Richness a__3.____, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no r   4.   for you.”

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also p  5.    by in a beautiful boat. “Vanity, please help me!”

“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might break my boat,” Vanity replied.

Sadness was close by, so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”

“Oh…Love, I am so sad that I need to be by m   6.   !”

Happiness passed by. But she was so happy t   7.    she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.”

It was an elder. Because of being too excited, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they a   8.    at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”

“It was T   9.   ,” Knowledge answered.

“Time?” asked Love, “But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how v   10.    Love is.”