It was the first day of school. I had a new classmate, a little old lady with a warm smile.

She said, “ Hi, young man! I’m Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug(拥抱)?”

I said , “ Of course!”

“Why are you in college at an age?” I asked.

She joked, “ I’m here to meet a husband, get married, have children, and then travel around the world.”

“No, seriously,” I asked.

“ I always of having a college education. Now I’m getting one!” she told me .

After a year, Rose became popular. She easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she enjoyed the attention from .

At the end of the semester(学期) we invited Rose to at our party. I’ll never forget what she

taught .

“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow because we stop playing. Here are the of staying young. You have to laugh and find humour every______. You’ve got to have a dream. When you your dreams, you die!”she said.

“There is a big between growing old and growing up. Anybody can grow old. That doesn’t take any talent or ability,” she added. “But to , you have to find the chance in change. Have no regrets(遗憾). We usually don’t have regrets for what we did, rather for things we did not do.”

Finally we graduated from the college with Rose. One week graduation(毕业), she died peacefully in her sleep. She taught us by example that it’s never too late to be all you can possibly be.

1.A. slowly B. happily C. heavily D. badly

2.A. so B. this C. such D. that

3.A. rich B. bad C. poor D. short

4.A. hoped B. wished C. wanted D. dreamed

5.A. another B. the other C. the others D. others

6.A. say B. speak C. talk D. discuss

7.A. us B. her C. him D. them

8.A. young B. old C. tall D. thin

9.A. stories B. secrets C. seasons D. surveys

10.A. week B. month C. year D. day

11.A. lose B. have C. keep D. like

12.A. chance B. change C. difference D. problem

13.A. stand up B. grow up C. grow old D. keep healthy

14.A. because B. so C. though D. but

15.A. in B. after C. during D. before

 

Laura Fagan is a British girl. She is 29 years old now. She has a special job. Her job is an offical cake-taster. She began to work two years ago. She loves her job very much. She needs to try as many as 20 desserts a day. She needs to travel to different cities to taste different desserts.

Although the job seems to be great, it is hard. Usually , Laura begins tasting desserts as early as 8 a.m., and is still tasting new desserts at 6 p.m. before she goes back home. Fortunately, the job hasn’t made her too fat. She only worries about her teeth.

“ Of course I was afraid of becoming fat when I started the job, so I try to do exercise as often as possible. The main thing is my teeth. I don't think my dentist would be happy if I told him what I do, so I try to brush my teeth as often as possible.” “When I tell people what I do, they say ‘ that’s the best job in the world’, and then they ask me what my favorite dessert is.”

Laura loves her job although it is hard. “ I can learn about new trends(趋势) in food. It is a hard job but someone has to do it.” she said.

1.To be a cake-taste is to _________________.

A. sell different cakes B. make different cakes

C. taste different cakes D. buy different cakes

2. The underlined word “ Fortunately” means “ ________________”

A. quickly B. luckily

C. lovely D. terribly

3.Which of the following is TRUE ?

A. Laura is very heavy because of her job.

B. Laura doesn’t love her job because it is hard.

C. Laura often works for a long time every day.

D. People all think Laura’s job is very tired.

 

 

1.Bob is often late for school because he always gets up late. This makes his teacher mad. He needs to buy something to wake him up in the morning.

2.Tim likes listening to music when he is free. And he has to send e-mails to his customers(顾客)every day. He wants to buy something that can help him.

3.Summer has come. Tony is fat and he can’t sleep well on such hot days. This troubles him a lot. He’d like to buy something to make him feel cool.

4.Alice often washes her hair late at night. It is often wet when she goes to bed. She is going to buy something that can dry her hair in a short time.

5. Susan is a housewife. She has to do the washing for her family every day. She gets tired of it. She is in need of a product to do it for her.

 

A . This electric product can make you cool during the hot days. It can help you change the temperature and control the humidity (湿度) of your room.

B.You can do many things with this product, such as sending e-mails, playing games, getting on line and so on. You can also listen to the music with it when you want to relax.

C.This electric product is useful to all of us. People often have one at home. It is often put up on the wall. If you want to know the time, just take a look at it.

D. This can help you wash your dirty clothes and dry them. What you need to do is to return it on and later hang the clothes on the line. With this electric product, life will be a lot easier for you.

E. Each family needs this product. You can use it to store meat, vegetables, fruits, drinks and medicine. It can keep them cool and fresh so that they will not go bad easily on hot days.

F. It is a very helpful product which tells you the time. It can wake you up with a piece of music any time you want, but you have to set the time first.

G. When you wash your hair, you need this product. It can make your wet hair dry in a minute. It can also be used for drying your wet clothes or some other wet things.

 

Do you know there is an earthquake every thirty seconds in the world? But don’t worry because most of them are so small that they cannot be felt. Only a few hurt people. Many earthquakes happen in China ,too. Are you ready for the next earthquake? We have some advice for you on how to keep safe in an earthquake. When the earthquake happens, protect yourself first. The life is the most important because where there is a life, there is hope. Don’t go back to get your money or other things.

If you are at home, hide under a desk. Stay away from windows because anything may fall on you.

If you are outdoors, try to move away from buildings and streetlights. They may fall on you. If you are in a shop and far from the door, don’t run outside. Everyone will run outside so that people may hurt each other. Hide under a desk. Don’t get into a lift during an earthquake.

If you are in a moving car, drive to the side of the road, stop as quickly as possible, and stay in the car. Do not try to drive across bridges. It’s dangerous.

When an earthquake has ended, be careful because aftershocks(余震) may still happen. They are just as dangerous as the earthquakes , so stay under the desk until you think it is really safe for getting out.

Make sure you wear shoes after an earthquake. There may be broken glass on the ground.

Remember, these tips are very important. We should always hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

How to 1. yourself in an earthquake

If you are at home 2. in a shop 3. far from the door, you had better hide under a desk. Don’t get into a lift 4. the earthquake is happening.

If you are outdoors, try to move away from buildings and streetlights 5.

they may fall on you.

If you are in a moving car, drive to the side of the road and stop as quickly as you _____6. _. You can’t 7. the bridge during an earthquake either.

When an earthquake has ended, you 8. __ need to be careful 9.aftershocks.

After an earthquake, you have to wear shoes so that the broken glass won’t 10. your feet.

 

Taobao, China’s largest online shopping site, has become an important part of Wang Lin’s life. She spends lots of money on Taobao.

A growing number of Chinese Internet users like Wang have found the joys of online shoppinng. Most online shoppers are students or young workers. More women shop on line than men. Clothing and home-use products are the most popular on line. It was reported that more than 250 billion yuan was spent on online shopping in the year 2012, 80% through Taobao.

Taobao means “looking for treasure” in Chinese . People can find almost everything they need on Taobao, from clothes to books , from candies to DVD players.

You may question the security of online shopping, Wang Lin said, “ It's very safe and convenient. Unless you receive the products from the sellers and are satisfied with them, the shop owner will not get the money. You can also get your money back if you want to return the products.”

1. What is Taobao?

__________________________________________________________________________________

2. Who are the most online shoppers?

__________________________________________________________________________________

3. Do more men shop on line than women?

__________________________________________________________________________________

4. What can you do if you want to return the products?

__________________________________________________________________________________

5. How much did people spend on online shopping through Taobao in the year 2012?

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