My mum says my head is too expensive,because all my operations (手术) have cost millions of dollars.

I am sick with hydrocephalus. That means " water" in the head.

Water runs through the body like a river,but sometimes it won't leave my head. That water gives me bad headaches and lots of other problems; So doctors put a small tube (管子) in me to take away that water from my head.

I stay in the hospital most of the time. Sometimes the doctors let me go out to play. But sometimes,if I play too much,my tube has problems. I have to go back to the hospital.

My doctor,Dr. Beck,is the greatest. He takes good care of me,and he's a lot of fun too. My illness is hard to understand,but Dr. Beck always takes time to explain to me about it by drawing pictures or telling stories. I draw cartoons for him,too,to make him laugh when he gets tired.

When I grow up,I dream of becoming a doctor so that I can take care of kids like me. I have been in the hospital a lot,and my mum is a nurse,so I have learned a lot by watching and asking questions.

When I'm a doctor,I'll tell sick kids my story to make them feel better when they're afraid.

(   ) 11. The best title of this reading is       .

   A. Where T Spend the Time

   B. A Very Expensive Head

   C. Why I Want to Be a Doctor

   D. My Doctor,Dr. Beck

(   ) 12. The underlined word "it" in the reading refers to (才旨) .

   A. my illness   B. my head

   C. the tube   D. the hospital

(   ) 13. My head aches         .

   A. when I play too much

   B. if I go back to school

   C. before the tube in my head drops

   D. when there's water in my head

(   ) 14. I stay in the hospital most of the time         .

   A. because my mum is a nurse in the hospital

   B. so I know something about how to look after sick people

   C. but I have no chance to meet other doctors

   D. and I don't have to pay for anything there

(   ) 15. From the reading we can know that       .

   A. Dr. Beck is very good at drawing cartoons

   B. the sick child has many funny stories for doctors

   C. hydrocephalus can also cause some other problems

   D. nobody can understand the illness well

When Celia was cleaning her bookcase, a book fell off from the top. Then Celia remembered that she borrowed the book from Linda two months ago.

Celia felt really bad. Last month, her friend Linda moved away toItaly. What should she do now? Celia thought hard. Could she keep the book and never say anything because they would probably never see each other again? Or could she find a way to give the book back to Linda?

"It's Linda's book. I must return it to her," Celia thought. So she wrote Linda a letter and sent the book with it:

(       )6. Celia_____ when she found Linda's book.

A. was reading B. was sweeping the floor

C. was writing a letter   D. was cleaning the bookcase

(       )7. Celia felt bad because______ .

A.     the book was lost

B.     she could never see Linda again

C.     she forgot to return the book to Linda

D. her friend Linda moved away toItaly

(       )8. Linda didn't write to Celia_______ .

A.     after she moved toItaly

B.     after Celia returned the book

C.     before she moved toItaly

D.     after Celia borrowed a book from her 

(       )9. How long did Celia keep the book?

A. Around a month.                                      B. Around two months.

C. Around three months.                              D. Around two weeks.

(       )10. Which of the following is true?

A.     Celia didn't want to see Linda again.

B.     Finally, Celia decided not to return the book to Linda.

C.     Linda sent Celia a letter with some books aboutItaly.

D.     Linda was angry with Celia because she didn't return the book.

Manuel came home crying. The children had called him "Fatso" again,and he hated it. He sat down,and looked very sad. "Don't worry. F m  fat too," said his mother. "But it's me they call Fatso," Manuel cried. His mother felt very sorry for him. "All right then," she said. " We're both too fat. Let's go on a diet together."

It would not be easy. They both loved bread,cakes,potatoes and chips. To diet,they had to eat salads. The first day was fun,but by nighttime,they felt very hungry. "We won't think about food. Let's think about airplanes," said his mother.

"But I keep seeing chocolate in my mind," Manuel answered. The second day was hard,for they both kept thinking about cream cakes. The third was worse. By now they both wanted to give up. "No,no, we must be strong," said Manuel's mother.

Somehow,they kept on dieting for three weeks,and lost a lot of fat. They liked their new bodies so much they kept going until they were really slim. After a few months,Manuel enjoyed eating fruit or nuts instead of sweets. Nobody called him Fatso any more. Some were calling him Spider Legs―and he loved it.

(   ) 1. It's clear that the word "diet" in the passage is about         .

   A. one's bad name   B. food for each day

   C. flying in the sky   D. cooking at home

(   ) 2. Manuel and his mother kept thinking about cream cakes because .

   A. the cakes could help them lose weight

   B. they had no other food to eat

   C. they liked eating them a lot before

   D. the cakes could make them think about airplanes

(   ) 3. We know from the passage         .

   A. there was no fun at all in losing weight for Manuel

   B. Manuel's mother didn't eat cream cakes at all

   C. "potatoes and chips" can make people thin

   D. Manuel and his mother eat salads to lose weight

(   ) 4. Manuel's mother felt sorry because         .

   A. her son was too fat

   B. Manuel was very sad

   C. the other children were not fat

   D. Manuel couldn't eat cream cakes any more

(   ) 5. Manuel loved others calling him Spider Legs because         .

   A. Spider Legs sounds good for him

   B. the other children are all Spider Legs

   C. he didn't eat cream cakes any more

   D. he could eat lots of sweets now

People like to talk about the "first". They like to r 1       their first love or their first car. But not all firsts are happy o 2       . Few people e 3       the firsts that are bad. One of history's bad but important firsts was the first car a 4       . Cars were still young when it happened. It took place in New York in May

1896. A man from Massachusetts was v 5       the city in his new car. At that time,bicycle riders were still trying to get u 6       to the new set of wheels on the road. No one was s 7       who was at fault. Anyway,a bike and the car hit. The man on the bike was hurt. The driver of the car had to stay in prison and w 8       for the hospital report on the bike rider. It was lucky that the bike rider was not killed.

Three years 1 9      ,another car accident happened. It was again in New York City. A man named Henry Bliss got off a streetcar. He was hit by a passing car. Again,no one was sure just how it happened or who was wrong. The driver of the car was put in prison. Poor Mr. Bliss became the first p 10       to die in a car accident.

1. r          2. o          3. e         4. a         5. v         

6. u        7. s        8. w         9. 1         10. p         

Angela Chang (張韶涵) didn't know it would be so hard to turn singing into a career (职业) . She went to many different record companies. But she was always turned down for looking too young and small.

"I'd never had such difficulties before," Chang said. But Chang's talent was finally accepted in 2002. When she got a piece of work,she cried.

She soon became a star. Her first album Over the Rainbow sold very well. She won many awards.

"You wouldn't believe such a beautiful voice could come from such a small body," said one musician after hearing Chang sing. "She has a special voice. You can't forget it."

But the 25-year-old girl has other talents too. Chang is also an actress. She has played a role in the popular TV plays My MVP Valentine and At Dolphin Bay. Many people remember her commongirl parts in the plays. But acting is difficult. Chang once acted so badly that she was nearly fired (解雇) .Another time it took her 27 tries to get a scene (—场戏) right.

"I cried when I got back home," Chang said. "But I knew that I wouldn't always fail. You only fail when you give up."

Now with four albums behind her―Over the Rainbow,Aurora,Pandora,Flower in the Wonderland,it's clear that Chang and music were made for each other. As she sings in one song, "I have a pair of invisible wings (隐形的翅膀) .They fly me to the sky and give me hope."

(   ) 11. The phrase "turned down" in the first paragraph means "        ”.

   A. 承认   B. 拒绝   C. 开除   D. 雇用

(   ) 12. Many record companies refused to cooperate (合作) with her because         .

   A. she looks very common

   B. she is too young

   C. she doesn't sing very well

   D. she looks young and small

(   ) 13. Which of the following is NOT right?

   A. She won many awards for the album Over the Rainbow.

   B. She has made four films.

   C. One musician spoke highly of (赞杨) her.

   D. She is not only a singer but an actress.

(   ) 14. Although acting is difficult for her,she never gives up because         .

   A. she is strongminded

   B. people like her films

   C. she is interested in acting

   D. she acted in the popular TV plays

(   ) 15. Which do you think is the best title of the passage?

   A. The Small Girl

   B. Four Albums

   C. I have a Pair of Invisible Wings

   D. A Poor Actress

Last week,Wang Ming made a survey of the students in his school about the five hottest (最受欢迎的) future jobs. The following bar chart (条形图) shows the results. 

(   ) 6. The chart shows the survey results of the most popular        in the future.

   A. jobs   B. subjects   C. sports   D. people

(   ) 7. About 200 students want to be .

   A. doctors   B. managers

   C. drivers   D. computer engineers

(   ) 8. Most of the students want to be       .

   A. drivers   B. teachers   C. managers   D. doctors

(   ) 9. About         students want to be drivers.

   A. 580   B. 470   C. 300   D. 150

(   ) 10. Which of the following is true?

   A. Most students would like to be doctors.

   B. The fewest students would like to be managers.

   C. Fewer students would like to be computer engineers than doctors.

   D. More students would like to be drivers than the teachers.

Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living,working and playing. But in one special (特别的) program in New York State,adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer,200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy,but to find meaning and fun in work. Some teenagers work in the forests or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free,too. During the free hours,some of the teenagers learn phototaking or drawing. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to pass his free time.

When people live together,they should have rules. In this program,the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule,the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, "Why did it happen? What should we do about it?"

One of the teenagers has said something about it, "You have to stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group."

(   ) 1. In one special program in New York State,young and older people         .

   A. don't work well together

   B. are friendly to each other

   C. teach each other new ways of building houses

   D. spend eight weeks together,working as farmers

(   ) 2. All the members work some time every day mainly to       ,

   A. lead a busy life

   B. learn new skills of farming

   C. get used to the life on the farms

   D. find useful things and pleasure in work

(   ) 3. Living together,          .

   A. the teenagers don't have to obey the rules

   B. the members have to obey the rules the adults make

   C. the members have no free time but on weekends

   D. the members should not break the rules they make together

(   ) 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

   A. Some teenagers work in the forests or on the farms near the village.

   B. Some teenagers learn to make bookcases.

   C. They don't work on weekends.

   D. The adults teach them the skills to make things.

(   ) 5. The best title for the passage is         .

   A. The Rules of Living Together

   B. Life in New York State

   C. Teenagers and Adults Together

   D. Free Hours in the Special Work Group

Last year my English class was difficult. First of all,it wasn't e 1       for me to understand the teacher when she talked. To begin with,she spoke too quickly,and I c 2       understand every word. Later on,I realized that it doesn't matter if you don't understand every word. I was also a 3       to speak in class,because I thought my classmates might laugh at me. I couldn't always make complete sentences,e 4       Then I started to watch Englishlanguage TV. It h 5       a lot. I think that doing lots of listening practice is one of the s 6       of becoming a good language learner. Another thing that I found very difficult was English grammar. So I d 7       to make lots of grammar notes in every class. Then I started to write my own original sentences u 8       the grammar I was learning. It's a 9       how much this helped. Now I am enjoying 1 10       English and I got an A this term. My teacher is very impressed.

1. e        2. c        3. a         4. e         5. h      

6. s         7. d         8. u         9. a       10. l       

How hard we have all prayed (祈祷) to grow up quickly,and looked forward to the happy days of being a grownup and enjoying the many interests that a youth should have.

At last,you have grown up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you "young lady". You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady. You are proud of being a grown?up teenager. People welcome you―this young lady―heartily. You are glad that your prayer has been answered.

But there is always something that troubles you a lot. You say, "Papa and Mama,give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone already."

"No”， they say, " Your age is a dangerous age. If you have too much money to spend,it won't do you any good. ” Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.

Another time you tell your grandma, "Grandma,see,I am a grownup now." "Good,now you can sit here and knit (编织) this for me while I go and have a rest. " To show that you are no more a child,you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work,which only a grownup can do. After an hour,you find it hard to do,and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes your work. You hear what she says, "Such a big girl can't do such easy work. " You wish then you were a child again.

But the fact is,you are growing up,and you can't help it. That's the way it goes!

(   ) 11. The passage is told about        problems.

   A. a grownup boy's   B. a teenage girl's   C. an old woman's   D. an old man's

(   ) 12. It is clear that the writer,as a teenager,          .

   A. is pleased with the present life

   B. is bored about growing up

   C. doesn't think her present life happy enough

   D. is sad about being a kid

(   ) 13. How does she know her prayer has been answered?

   A. People treat her as a young lady.

   B. She doesn't need to play with kids now.

   C. People begin to call her teenager.

   D. She can join women in all kinds of activities.

(   ) 14. From what her parents say,we know         .

   A. the girl always has much money in her pocket

   B. it's dangerous for a girl to spend money

   C. they love her more than before

   D. they still regard her as a child

(   ) 15. Why does she promise to help her grandma do some knitting?

   A. Because she likes doing knitting.

   B. Because she wants to show that she has grown up.

   C. Because she has much more free time.

   D. Because her grandma is very tired.

When I was about 12 ， I had an enemy, a girl who liked to point out my shortcomings (缺点） Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn't a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put up with(忍受)her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, " Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn't you ever wonder what you're really like? Go and make a list of everything she said, and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said."

I did as he told me, and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. ^uThat's just for you," he said. "You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you'll find it helpful to you. Don't shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.，，

Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble, and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice we shall treasure(冷惜)all our life!

(       )1. What didn't the writer's enemy say about her from the first paragraph?

A.     She was thin.

B.     She was lazy.

C.     Sometimes she wasn't a good student.

D.     She was beautiful.

(       )2. What did the writer's father do after he heard her complaints(才包怨)？

A.     He agreed with her "enemy".

B.     He let her continue to put up with her "enemy".

C.     He told her to write down all her "enemy" had said about her.

D.     He told her not to pay attention to what her "enemy" had said.

(       )3. The writer felt______ when she did the things as her father had told her.

A. surprised                   B. angry                       C. disappointed        D. sad

(       )4. Which of the following can we know from the passage?

A. The "enemy" thought the writer was pretty.

         B.     The "enemy" thought the writer studied hard.

C.     The writer and her "enemy" became best friends at last.

D.     The writer is grateful to her father.

(       )5. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A.     My Parents

B.     A Serious Criticism(批评)

C.     What People Say About You Is Always Right

D.     The Best Advice I Ever Had