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When you hear the name Hollywood (好莱坞), you probably think of excitement, lights, cameras and movie stars. Famous actors are not the only important people in the entertainment business. Directors and producers are important, too. Today, Hollywood is full of producers and directors. And it is one of the tourist destinations in America.

In 1911 the small, peaceful village of Hollywood in California voted to become part of Los Angeles (洛杉矶). Today, over 100 years later, this village has grown into the home of one of the most well-known industries in the world --- the American film industry.

With this growth, came many well-known symbols. There is the famous Hollywood sign which stands above the hills of the town. The first sign was built in 1923. Then there is the Hollywood Hall of Fame, where great actresses, actors and directors leave their footprints or handprints. Norma Talmadge was the first actress to do this in 1927. But most famous of all are the Oscar Academy Awards (奥斯卡颁奖). In March of every year a number of actresses, actors and directors wait nervously to find out if they have won an “Oscar”. This year was the 85^th Oscar Academy Awards. It was held on February 25, in Los Angeles. An Li (李安), a Chinese director won the best director again. It was his second time to win an “Oscar”.

Nowadays it becomes more and more common for films to be made away from Hollywood itself, but it remains the home of films, and thousands of hopeful young actresses, actors, writers and directors still come to “the Dream Factory” every year. But not all Hollywood dreams have been happy ones --- as one actress, who later died tragically (悲惨地), said, “Hollywood is a place where they will pay you 500 dollars for a kiss, and 50 cents for your soul.”

93. How was Hollywood in 1911?

It was __________________________________________________

94. What is Hollywood most famous for in the world?

Hollywood ______________________________________________

95. Was the first Hollywood sign built in 1927?

_________, ______________________________________________

96. How often are the Oscar Academy Awards held?

________________________________________________________

97. An Li has won the best director twice, hasn’t he?

__________, _____________________________________________

98. How do you like Hollywood?

I think Hollywood _________________________________________

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Fred Astaire was born in Nebraska in 1899. Fred and his sister, Adele, learned to dance when they were very young. Their mother took them to New York to study dance. They performed in their first professional（专业的） show when Fred was ten years old and Adele was twelve. Later, as teenagers, the two danced in many shows throughout the United States. Their first big success was on Broadway in 1917.
The Astaires -- as they were known -- quickly became Broadway stars. During the nineteen twenties, they sang and danced in eleven different shows. They also performed in England. In 1932, Adele Astaire married a British man, and stopped performing. But Fred did not forego his dream. He would go on alone, in the movies.
Fred Astaire had the best skill among all dancers in history. He danced up walls and on the ceiling in the film Royal Wedding. He danced on rooftops in The Belle of New York. He danced on roller skates in Shall We Dance?
Fred Astaire made all this look easy. But it was not. He said: "Dancing is a sweaty job. You cannot just sit down and do it. You have to get up on your feet. It takes time to get a dance right, to create something memorable. I always try to get to know my dance so well that I do not have to think.”
In 1949, Fred Astaire won a special award for his film work from America's Motion Picture Academy. He also won awards from the television industry for a number of his television programs.
Fred stopped dancing in 1970. He was more than seventy years old at the time. He said a dancer could not continue dancing forever. He said he did not want to disappoint（使失望） anyone, even himself. He danced again in public only once after that. It was with another great male dancer, Gene Kelly, in the movie "That's Entertainment, Part Two".
Fred Astaire and his first wife, Phyllis, had three children. Phyllis died in 1954. Twenty-five years later, Fred married race horse rider Robyn Smith. Fred Astaire died on June 22, 1987. He was eighty-eight years old. He was called the greatest dancer in the world. His dancing was called perfect. And moviegoers everywhere will remember him as a great performer whose work will live forever in his films.
小题1:The first paragraph is mainly about_________.

A．Fred Astaire’s first success	B．Fred Astaire’s education
C．Fred Astaire’s early life	D．Fred Astaire’s family

小题2:What does the underlined word “ forgo” in Paragraph 2 mean?

小题3:What Fred Astaire said in Paragraph4 shows that ___________.

A．he knew his dance was wonderful

B．he thought dancing was not difficult

C．he devoted much time and effort to dance

D．he had ways to make people remember him

小题4:What is the correct time order of the following events?
a .Fred Astaire’s first wife died.
b .Fred’s sister Adele stopped performing.
c .Fred Astaire performed with Gene Kelly in a movie.
d .Fred Astaire won an award from America’s Motion Picture Academy.

     The red star over China is shining brightly on its sixtieth birthday. And  1  is that? There are many reasons.
First of all, there is peace and prosperity (繁荣) in the land. The country isn't at war and a  2 number of
Chinese are living better and more comfortable lives than at  3 in history. And things will get even better in
the  4 .
     The Chinese economy (经济) is a world wonder-so much growth, so many buildings and so many new
businesses. China is now the  5 biggest economic country in the world behind America and Japan. Some
believe that China will be number one  6 the year 2030. What amazing  7 ! and what does that mean for you?
It means that there will be lots of chances for you to do good  8 and to use all of your talents.
      The rest of the world has started to take a closer  9 at China and they like what they see. In a recent
worldwide survey, almost seventy per cent of the people said they had a "positive image" of China. They
thought China is beautiful and they are  10 in what is happening in China.
     And it is not only because of economy,  11 Chinese culture. Zhang Ziyi and Gongli are famous all over
the world, as well as the movie  12 Ang Lee. Writers such as Gao Xingjian and Ha jin have won international
awards. And painters 13  Wu Zuoren are selling their works for record high prices. This  14 China seem
pretty cool and it really is!
     So happy  15 . China! We are proud of you!

(     )1. A. what
(     )2. A. big
(     )3. A. some time
(     )4. A. future
(     )5. A. first
(     )6. A. on
(     )7. A. growth
(     )8. A. food
(     )9. A. look
(     )10. A. excited
(     )11. A. also
(     )12. A. actor
(     )13. A. just as
(     )14. A. makes
(     )15. A. New Year

B. how
B. small
B. any time
B. further
B. second
B. by
B. strength
B. clothes
B. see
B. interested
B. either
B. actress
B. as such
B. gives
B. Christmas

C. why
C. little
C. sometimes
C. farther
C. third
C. to
C. power
C. jobs
C. watch
C. exciting
C. but
C. director
C. for example
C. takes
C. Birthday

D. if
D. great
D. every time
D. tomorrow
D. fourth
D. of
D. energy
D. houses
D. glance
D. interesting
D. neither
D. singer
D. such as
D. has
D. Family

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Before I even started school, people felt that I was not going to amount to much. At the age of four, I started speech lessons because even I could not speak well enough to be understood.
First grade was a struggle. I not only had difficulty speaking, but I was expected to learn to read and I just couldn't do it. My parents grew more and more frustrated. They bought books and offered great rewards if I could read one of them from start to finish to them. Well, with my speech problems and now my reading problems, I did not like to do reading and so refused to do it whenever possible.
Second grade was not much better. It was in the second grade that the teacher decided that I needed special education. I remember the days of taking the physical exams. However, after all that, they decided that I did not qualify for special education.
It was in third grade that a new school was built close to where I lived. I remember going there with my parents and helping to get the school ready so that we could transfer(转学). It was a happy day that we started school at Vandalia. However, things did not get better as my parent expected.
It was now time for fifth grade. Mrs. Wakefield was my teacher, and if ever there was a teacher that deserved a gold star, it was her. She did not make me feel upset. Instead, she helped me in so many ways and built my self-confidence so that I actually did believe that I could do something special. And that is just what I did.
For the past 22 years, I have been a fifth grade teacher. Because of Mrs. Wakefield's influence in my life, I am now encouraging students who have had difficulties in their lives to believe that they can overcome and become someone. I have won a large number of awards but I know that all of them belong to one fifth grade teacher who believed in me and challenged me to be all that I could be.
I still have a class picture of her with her fifth grade class hanging on the wall of my office, encouraging other teachers to reach out to their students.
【小题1】 What does the underlined phrase “amount to much” mean in Paragraph l?