14、I had been a happy girl until one day when I was fifteen months old．One of my eyes was badly hurt in an accident．I lost the sight of the eye，with an ugly scar l * around it．

Children refused to play games with me．It made me very sad．I always walked ，looking at the floor ，so that people would not see the ugly face．My mother encouraged me to be brave．She told me，"Alice ，hold your head up high and face the world．If you do ，it will be OK ，and people will see your beautiful soul *．"Mom's words meant different things to me over the years．

As a little child，I thought Morn meant，"Be careful or you will fall down．"When I grew up，I still wanted to look down to hide my shame．She repeated these words whenever I wanted to hide．Mom's words helped me realize that I should look at people in the eye and let them know me．When I tried，I found people were friendly to me．

In high school，I worked hard at my lessons and succeeded in my studies．Everybody began to like me and I had some friends．However，I still felt sorry about my scar，my ugly face．Sometimes when things got really bad，I would cry to my mom．She was always there for me．She would look at me and said，" Hold your head up high and face the world．Let them see the beauty that is inside．"I became confident" ．

At university，I took part in all kinds of activities．I joined a music club．We held concerts to raise money to help poor children．The club became so famous and I had more friends．Then John，a popular musician，came into my life．He didn't mind the scar．We soon fell in love with each other．Two years later，we got married．

My mother's words have been encouraging me to face my problems bravely and believe in myself．

1．What happened to Alice when she was fifteen months old?

A．She was badly ill．                        B．She hurt one of her eyes badly．

C．Her mom left her．                       D．She had a scar on one of her ears．

2．Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

A．Children refused to play with Alice．            B．Alice worked hard in high school．

C．Alice never worried about her problem．      D．Alice had lots of friends at university．

3．Why did John fall in love with Alice?

A．Because everyone liked her．                 B．Because he enjoyed her beauty inside． 

C．Because he wanted to help her．              D．Because Alice looked very beautiful．

4．What does the sentence" Hold your head up high" mean to Alice?

A．Walk carefully．                          B．Walk with your head up．

C．Be outgoing．                          D．Believe in yourself．

13、World Book Day falls on April 23 every year．It was set up by the UNESCO* in 1995 to encourage people，especially teenagers，to discover the pleasure of reading．It is also the day to honor great writers，for example，William Shakespeare，born or dead on that day．

Many countries celebrate World Book Day．Take UK as an example．On that day，millions of schoolchildren can buy books of special price，a much lower price than usual，in any bookstore．It has been done every year since 1998．World Book Day is also celebrated in China．Wen Jiabao，Premier of China，is an avid reader．He does lots of reading every day though he is very busy．On World Book Day 2009，he called on people to do more reading．Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading．"Books can not change the world，but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading，" he said．

Reading can benefit people in many ways．Reading helps us become more knowledge- able and more intelligent．Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology．Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world．When we read，we may find many things that are unfamiliar* to us．We would have to use our brain to think about them or do more reading to find out the answers．The more we read，the more we know．The more we know，the smarter we become．Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English．We all know that it is difficult to learn everything in the classroom，for example，the ways English people are speaking and writing today．Reading helps us．

"Reading makes a full man" （Bacon，1597 ）：Books，magazines，newspapers and other" kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the outside world and perfect us．Therefore，it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day．

1．Why was World Book Day set up?

A．To encourage people to learn English．

B．To encourage people to do more reading． 

C．To encourage people to buy more books． 

D．To encourage people to know more about science．

2．An avid reader is a person who ________

A．loves reading                            B．never reads

C．does little reading                          D．hates reading

3．According to the passage，reading can help people in many ways EXCEPT _______

A．learning English better                      B．knowing more about culture

C．improving your memory                   D．knowing more about the outside world

4．What's the best title for the passage?

A．World Book Day in UK

B．Suggestions on Reading

C．World Book Day in China

D．World Book Day and Benefits of Reading

11、--Lily，open _______door，please．

--I'm coming．

A．a                 B．an                C．the               D．不填

10、--Hi，Jane，would you like to go hiking with me on Sunday?

-- _______．I have too much homework．

A．I'd love to      B．Of course not           C．That's OK       D．Sorry，I can't

9、--Father's Day is coming．What should I buy for my father?

--Why not _________? He likes sports．

A．a scarf                                               B．a key ring

C．a pair of jeans                                          D．a pair of running shoes

8、--How can I go to the supermarket，Paul?

-- _______bike．It's not far from here．

A．On               B．By                C．In                D．With

7、--Hi，Ella，which is the_______ street in your city?

--High Street．Many people go shopping there．

A．busier             B．quieter             C．busiest             D．quietest

6、David often_______ to the movies on weekends．He likes action movies．

A．will go       B．goes              C．went               D．was going

5、--This desk is too heavy．I _______ move it．Could you help me?

--No problem．

A．can               B．can't               C．should              D．shouldn't