When I was 16 years old，I bought a Canon camera before an overseas trip. Over the years I took many photos with it. There's Aunt Sarah，smiling in front of Buckingham Palace; Aunt Sarah，smiling under the Eiffel Tower; and Aunt Sarah，smiling in a Venetian Canal. Everyone knows what Aunt Sarah looks like. They also know what Europe's great landmarks(显著地面景观) look like. I didn't think about composition(构图) when taking the photos.

After the camera was stolen，I didn't buy one for a long time because I didn't want to buy a camera that I work difficulty until I found a Vivitar Series camera. It worked well in natural light，and I took a lot of photos with it. From then on，I had an artist's eye. My pictures were not of familiar Greek architectures. Instead，I took pictures of farmers at work in the field，fishermen repairing their nets. I captured(抓住) the color and character of the country. My friends were so interested that they asked for more.

Of course，I won the first prize easily in some photo competitions.My friends often told me that I moved from an amateur(业余爱好者) to an artist.

【1】According to the passage，the writer's first camera was very ______.

A. advanced B. hightype C. simple D. ugly

【2】The latest photos of the writers are mostly about _____.

A. only the smiling persons B. the character of the country

C. the familiar Greek architectures D. lots of famous buildings

【3】One can become an artist if he _______.

A. takes a camera with him B. knows the history of a place

C. is interested in not only the landmarks but also the people of a place D. learns how to draw and paint pictures of a place

【4】What's the best title of the passage______?

A. My first photo B. A lost camera C. A photographer D. An artist

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【1】If a mother takes her 3-year-old son to the zoo, she will pay .

A. $24.95 B. $22.95 C. $49.90 D. $44.90

【2】What can we learn from the zoo pass?

A. It can be used for two days. B. The zoo is free for old people.

C. The zoo has no free parking. D. Kids under 2 don’t need tickets.

【3】People can visit the zoo .

A. after 5:00 pm B. on weekends

C. on Christmas Day D. on Thanksgiving Day

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why understand call musician songs paint what myself they active

Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same dreams？

A new play --Hi，Ke'ai is on at Beijing Children's Art Theater. It tells the story of a boy【1】Ke'ai。His parents would like him to become a painter or a【2】one day. They teach him to 【3】 and to play the violin，but Ke'ai doesn’t enjoy these 【4】 .Then one day Ke'ai's parents see Liu Xiang win a gold medal at the Athens Olympics Games，and they want him to be a sportsman.

“【5】 do you want me to be someone else？”Ke'ai asks and says，“I only want to be【6】.”

The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to 【7】their children. It helps parents to think about 【8】kids want to do.

Young audiences enjoy the story，and also the music in the play. There are two【9】in the play. One of them，Ke'ai's Song is very easy to learn ，so the audiences can sing the song on 【10】way home after the play.

When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could____this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous then I told my___ I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “_____，You are going to college(大学).” I was very ____when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”

Two days later,_____ took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends ___ together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I ____ I had watched too many movies as a teenager.

When we ____ the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门户) and one minute later we were ____.I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was _____.I ran back to my father and said,” I want to go home.”

He asked me,“What do you think of the _____?”

“Too bad,” I answered. “And marriage is even ______!”he said.

I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard _____I could get into a good college. I ____ studying English ,so I decided to major in (主修)languages at college. Thanks to my father and our ____ to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!

【1】A. say B. do C. receive D. find

【2】A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband

【3】A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK?

【4】A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised

【5】A. he B. she C. it D. they

【6】A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming

【7】A. guess B. mean C. say D. hope

【8】A. looked at B. returned to C. arrived at D. left for

【9】A. outside B. inside C. back D. away

【10】A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special

【11】A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory

【12】A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier

【13】A. but B. if C. so that D. or

【14】A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded

【15】A. way B. idea C. plan D. trip

【1】这个新图书馆每天都向公众开放。

The new library ______________ ______________ to the public every day.

【2】你们准备好解决这些困难了吗?

______________you ______________ to solve the difficulties?

【3】他已经习惯于和工作中遇到的各种人打交道。

He is used to ________ ________ all kinds of people in his work.

【4】应当鼓励年轻人做出自己的决定。

The young people should ______________ ______________ to make their own decisions.

【5】比赛开始之前，这二十支足球队将分成五个小组。

The 20 football teams will ____________ ____________ into 5 groups before the games start.

【1】Zhao Tong used to eat a lot of vegetables.（改为否定句）

Zhao Tong ___________ ___________to eat a lot of vegetables.

【2】He put the schoolbag into his desk just now. (变为一般疑问句)

__________ he__________ the schoolbag into his desk just now?

【3】“Are tea plants grown on the sides of mountains?” the teacher asked us. (改写句子，句意不变)

The teacher asked us ____________ tea plants _____________ grown on the sides of mountains.

【4】The teenager spoke so quickly that most of us did not understand what he said.(改写句子，句意不变)

Most of us could _____________ catch what the teenager said____________ he spoke too fast.

【5】You have to work harder if you want to achieve your beautiful dreams.(改写句子，句意不变)

You can only ______________ your beautiful dreams _____________true by working harder.

Since 1946, one of the most important inventions has been the computer. It has been changing all our lives.

The first computer【1】 in 1946. It was as large as a room and quite difficult and slow 【2】.But since the invention of silicon “chip” (硅片), computers 【3】 smaller, easier and faster to operate.Some computers are as small as TV sets. Some can even be made smaller than a book. And computers【4】 smaller and smaller all the time. Who knows what the computers of tomorrow 【5】like?

An old scientist recently made several tests with different animals. He wanted to find【1】 which was cleverer than other animals.

In one test he put a monkey in a room where there were several boxes. Some boxes were inside other boxes.One small box had some【2】 in it. The scientist wanted to know how long it would take the monkey to find the food. The scientist left the room. He waited a【3】 minutes outside the door. Then he got down on his knees and put his eyes to the keyhole. What did he see? To his surprise, he found 【4】 looking into the eye of the monkey. The monkey was on the other side of the door and looked at the scientist【5】 the keyhole.

First you make a lot of progress and you feel happy. Then your language study seems to stay the same and you ____ feel a little worried about it. This can last for days or even weeks, yet you needn’t ___ hope. At some point your language study will________take another big jump. You’ll see that _____really have been learning all the time. If you get enough sleep, food, rest and exercise, studying English can be very effective and ____ . Don’t drop it along the way. Learn slowly and you’re sure to get a good result.

【1】A. keep B. help C. use D. work

【2】A. and B. or C. but D. also

【3】A. eyes B. health C. head D. back

【4】A. learn B. think C. hear D. listen

【5】A. for B. to C. as D. with

【6】A. can’t B. should C. may D. need

【7】A. refuse B. lose C. give D. close

【8】A. again B. always C. never D. not

【9】A. we B. they C. you D. he

【10】A. difficult B. interesting C. beautiful D. hard

--- Oh, Tony. Listen carefully in class and practice as often as possible.

A. how I can learn Chinese well B. if there is a Chinese class today

C. who did you teach Chinese D. where I can find a Chinese book