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Mike Findlay has loved flying since he was small. When he was three years old, his dad took him to an air show. Mike loved the sounds of the planes, he  1  of becoming an airplane pilot someday. As Mike grew up, he learned as much as he could about flying. He wanted to go to flying school  2  university. He kept on asking his parents about it all the time. At that time, pilot training was very expensive. Mike's parents couldn't afford it. 
  Later Mike became a salesman. He hoped to get lots of money for flying school. He traveled around America for his factory. He liked to travel,   3  by plane. To save money, he usually stayed in cheap hotels.
  One morning, Mike  4  to Altanta. On the plane, after breakfast, he went to sleep. Some time later, he woke up. The two men beside him were talking in a  5  voice. When Mike heard the word "hijack (劫持)", he nearly jumped out of his seat, but he pretended (假装) he was still  6  . He listened when the two men talked. Mike quickly learned what was happening. They planned to hijack the plane to Cuba. This made Mike very  7 . He knew he had to stop them before they began their plan. Mike pretended to use the washroom. On the way he met a hostess (女乘务员) and told her about the coming  8  . A moment later, the passengers were told that there was something wrong with the plane. Soon the plane landed at the nearest airport. The two men received a surprise when they saw twenty police officers werethem at the airport. 
  Later Mike was given free flying training as a reward. Then he became a pilot and flew happily ever since. Now his story is well­10 in the United States.
(    )1. A. thought               B. heard             C. dreamed

(   )2. A. as well as             B. such as            C. instead of
(   )3. A. especially             B. widely            C. except 
(   )4. A. flew                  B. drove             C. moved 
(   )5. A. loud                  B. serious           C. low 
(   )6. A. awake                B. asleep            C. quiet 
(   )7. A. sad                   B. angry            C.careful 
(   )8. A. danger               B. training           C. flying 
(   )9. A. looking for            B. waiting for        C. asking for 
(   )10. A. told                 B. know             C. written  


When we talk about stars, especially women stars ,it seems that they are always young, pretty and own charming (迷人的)body shapes. But recently a Britain’s Got Talent(英国达人)star Susan Boyle has changed our views absolutely (完全地).

Simon Cowell, one of the judges of the talent show spoke of his shock over Ms Boyle’s voice. “This lady camp up ,and I’m thinking, ‘This will take five seconds and I can go to have a cup of tea. That changed when she began to sing I Dreamed to Dream from Les Miserables. She knew we were going to have that reaction and just to see that look of satisfaction on her face widway through –it was one of my favorite moments,” Cowell said.

The performance was posted on line and before long,the 47-year-old Scottish woman has been famous all over the world.

Speaking from her home in Scotland, Ms Boyle said that she hasn’t thought of changing her appearance. She said that her friend helped her with make-up. “I mean, that’s hardly a makeover,” she added.

Ms Boyle also spoke of the reason she first began  to explore her vocal talents, “I was kind of slow at school, so getting like singing was a good way of hiding behind that and thus it built my confidence.”

(   )1.Susan Boyle is _________

A. a judge       B. a reporter          C. a beautiful  D. a Scottish woman

(   )2.Susan Boyle had a look of satisfaction on her face when she was singing because______.

A. she was confident of her singing     B. she was satisfied with the judges

C. she was pretty and in good shape   

D. she sang the song I Dreamed a Dream from Les Miserables

(   )3. What is the meaning of the word of “performance

A. 表演.         B. 外表          C. 演唱       D. 节目

(   )4. According to the passage, which is NOT true?

A. It was the vocal talents that built Susan’s confidence

B. Susan Boyle was not good at her lesson when at school.

C. Susan Boyle became famous because of her appearance.

D. Simon Cowell didn’t think Susan Boyle a good singer at the first sight.

(   )5. What can we learn from Susan Boyle’s success?

A. It’s never too old to learn.     B. It’s easier to succeed at the age of 47.

C. If you have a dream, try to make it come true!

D. If you are not able to study well, to be a singer instead.

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