YoYo Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at four. A year later, when he was     36   years old, he gave his first concert. The family soon moved to New York, America. Later he joined Julliard School, a school   37   gifted musicians. He went to Harvard University to study music and graduated in 1976.

    YoYo soon became famous for his concerts. He always tries to play the cello with music from different countries like Brazil and China. He wrote   38   for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It sounds brilliant.

    YoYo is sometimes forgetful. He once   39   his cello in a taxi in New York. He was really

  40   because it’s worth US $2,000,000.The taxi driver took it to a police station. YoYo was very thankful.

1.A. four           B. five               C. six            D. seven

2.A. for            B. as                C. by               D. with

3.A. a story          B. an article          C. music           D. a poem

4.A. forgot          B. remembered        C. missed             D. left

5.A. excited        B. worried            C. lonely          D. bored

Two farmers were on their way home one evening after a hard day's work．Both were tired．They happened to look up at the sky and saw a black cloud overhead．
"Ah!" said one farmer, "tomorrow we shall have rain and the rice will grow well．" The second answered, "Nonsense （胡说）, the rain will only kill the crops （庄稼）．"
So they began to fight．Just then a third farmer came along and asked them why they were quarreling（争吵）．Both farmers explained about the black cloud．
"What cloud?" asked the third farmer．They all looked at the sky．The cloud was no longer there．
【小题1】The two farmers were _____．

Could you tell me how long __________ the football club?

Shane Battier (肖恩 巴蒂尔) is a famous basketball player. Now he plays in Houston Rockets (休斯顿火箭队). Yao Ming is also in the team. Shane Battier was born in 1978 in Michigan. He is 2.03 meters tall. He loves his parents very much. He always remembers their words: Be kind to others. In Shane Battier's everyday life, he likes playing golf and tennis. He also likes playing chess. His favorite film is Meet the Parents. His favorite singer is Marvin Gaye. He hopes to be a boss (老板) in the future.

He began to play basketball at the age of four. In 2006, he joined Houston Rockets, and became one of the most important players. 31, a familiar number, is often shouted in the game More and more basketball fans regard him as a hero! He is a team-player. He once said, "There are many excellent players in our team, so I shouldn't only try to show myself, instead I will try my best to help my partners to play well. Teamwork is the most important."

It is his hard work that makes him successful and famous. Let's wish him good luck in the future.

1.Shane Battier likes playing golf, tennis and chess.

2.He wants to be a singer like Marvin Gaye in the future.

3.Shane Battier and Yao Ming play in the same team.

4.His number in Houston Rockets is 31.

5.Shane Battier only wants to show himself in any games.

--When did you become a volunteer for the elderly?

-- Two years ago. I        this group since then.