【题目】Rick is a student at an expensive private university. He is lucky because he has a wonderful offer from the university’s sports department. He can study for free because he is a great basketball player, and the team needs him.

But Rick likes going to parties more than studying. He goes out with his friends four or five times a week. Rick misses a lot of classes because he usually doesn’t feel well in the morning after partying all night. He tries to do his best at basketball practice, but he feels sick there sometimes, too.

Rick gets some teammates to go out with him on a Wednesday night. They are all having lots of fun very late that night and drinking a lot. They decide to play basketball outside. As they play, one teammate falls and breaks his arm. They have to take him to the hospital, and they are all very upset.

Naturally, Rick’s coach is very angry. “I spoke to your teachers,” his coach says. “You miss lots of classes and your grades are very bad. And if you do not improve your grades, you will have to leave the team and the university. You have some thinking to do.”

Rick is shocked at his coach’s words. He does not want to leave the team! He thinks about his parents and his grandparents. They are so proud of him, and his little brother told Rick he was his hero. Rick knows that he can do much better.

Rick wants to show his family and his team that he is responsible. And most of all, his dream is to play basketball at a big university! He will not throw it away by partying and drinking too much.

From now on, Rick decides to be temperate (节制的) and enjoy what he loves most.

1Which of the following about Rick is TRUE?

A. Rick likes studying more than he likes going to parties.

B. Rick decides not to party and drink too much any longer.

C. Rick misses a lot of classes because he practices playing basketball.

D. Rick studies in the university for free because he does well in all subjects.

2Which is the correct order according to the passage?

Rick’s coach is very angry with his bad grades.

One of Rick’s teammates falls and breaks his arm.

Rick enters an expensive private university.

Rick often goes to parties instead of studying.

Rick decides to do his best to study and practice harder.

A. ----B. ----

C. ----D. ----

3What is the best title for this passage?

A. Never give upB. Never show off

C. Better late than neverD. Practice makes perfect

【题目】Normally people have various feelings. Shyness(害羞) is one of them. It means feeling frightened when you are around other people. Some children were born shy. Some become very shy later because of life experience. In fact, everyone gets a little shy sometimes. It depends on how shy you are. If shyness doesn’t stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn’t a big problem.

Scientists say that shyness generally begins during childhood. Most of the time, shyness is caused by people’s worry about what other people think of them, so shy people often find it very difficult to meet new people. This fear has bad effects on their work life, social life and love life. The following suggestions may be helpful for shy people.

Find ways to relax when you go out .When you are old enough, consider drinking a glass of wine before going out for the night. Talk with your friend or family member to help yourself calm down.

Look best when you go out. Wear something that makes you feel confident and comfortable. Listen carefully when people speak. Shy people sometimes think that meeting new people means having to do a lot of talking. You can ask simple questions and then be a good listener. People love to feel like other people are listening to them and sharing their point of view.

Build your confidence and change your attitude(态度) towards meeting new people instead of worrying about how they will think of you, and think about what are good points you hope to find in the new person you will meet.

Try these suggestions if you do feel very shy. Hopefully you can enjoy your life better.

What shyness is and how to overcome it.

The 1of shyness

Feeling frightened when you are around other people.

The features(特点)of shyness

----Shyness can’t be a big 2 if it doesn’t stop you from doing what you want.

----Shyness generally begins during childhood.

----Shy people usually find it not 3 to meet new people.

Suggestions to shy people

---- Relax and calm down when you go out.

----look all your best to build confidence.

----4 but not do lots of talking.

----Stop 5 about what new people will think of you.

【题目】IV. Fill in the blanks with the proper words according to the texts that we’ve learned.

Most of people prefer travelling by plane to travelling by train. But in Fear of Flying, the writer shares a different idea. He thinks trains are more r1 because they are never late. Trains are c2 than planes, we don’t have to pay too much. We can walk on the train, so we don’t feel tired, it can make us feel more c3. Then the stations are more c4, we can get on and off in the middle of the cities. Although planes are much faster than trains, he thinks speed isn’t everything. Staying a5 and enjoying ourselves is more important.

Niki Taylor is an a6 all-American schoolkid. But she has her company and earns much money. At the age of fourteen, she signed a two-year contract with a c7company, and she became the youngest model ever to a8 on the cover of the fashion magazine at sixteen. Now she wants to stay at school to get her school diploma and go to college when her m9 finishes. Helmut Braun is a German p10. One day he intended to go to Baden-Baden but he made a m11. After he r12 it, he did a U-turn, and drove the w13 way down the fast lane of the motorway. Another driver c14 the police and a police car helped him. He can’t drive for 12 months.

Mark Hill is a traffic police officer who works on some of the b15 motorways near London. He works eight hours each s16. In a 24-hour period, he deals with 9 to 12 accidents. Some of these accidents are caused because people don’t follow the rules. In Britain, drivers can’t o17 on the left. And not everyone can use the motorway. Pedal c18, people driving agricultural v19 and pedestrians can’t. Mark Hill likes his job because he thinks his working day is v20 and interesting.

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