The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times. her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.

      Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.

     In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she retumed to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.

     What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.

     In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?

A. She was caught in a storm.

B. The altimeter went out of order.

C. Her engine went wrong.

D. She lost her direction.

2.When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine. what did she do?

A. She did nothing but pr ay for herself

B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.

C. She continued flying.

D. She lost hope of reaching land.

3.According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart's reason for making her flights?

A. To set a new record for flying time.

B. To be the first woman to fly around the world.

C. To show that aviation was not just for men.

D. To become famous in the world.

4.Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?

A. She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Oceanalone.

B. She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.

C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.

D. She made plans to fly around the world.

5.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Amelia Earhart-First Across the Atlantic.

B. Amelia Earhart-Pioneer in Women's Aviation.

C. A New Record for Flying Time.

D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.

You Are Going Places
I work at a local restaurant in town as cashier, seater and waiter.
I went to work feeling     【小题1】     . And to make things worse, I was busy that evening.
It’s the same thing over and over again.     【小题2】     with customers who complain about their
food and where they are    【小题3】   is too big or too small. Little things like that tend to  【小题4】    
a lot of us     【小题5】     but we manage to deal with it.
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows. It happened to be the very   【小题6】    
near where I keep the dirty      【小题7】    in the boxes. Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables,
customers leaving and coming in and    【小题8】   running all over the house, it was crazy.  【小题9】   
these elderly women were watching   【小题10】    I was working to make sure every table was clean
and ready for the next customers.
When they    【小题11】    their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen. They talked to me
for a while about school, how I was doing, what  【小题12】     I was in and what I planned to do in
the future.
    【小题13】    they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a    【小题14】   
and gentle voice, “You are going places. And that was it.” They left the    【小题15】    and I had tears
in my eyes, because they gave me    【小题16】    to believe in myself. They    【小题17】    my spirit from
being down and gave me a    【小题18】    to keep on working hard.
People used to tell me that I couldn’t have a career in   【小题19】   until I had a degree. I’m now
a co-anchor(联合支持人)of a student-produced television     【小题20】     . And the best thing is:
I’m only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school.

The year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engined aeroplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.

    Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except keep going and hope.

    In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.

    What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes.

    In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.

1.Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?

  A. She was caught in a storm.               B. The altimeter went out of order.

  C. Her engine went wrong.                 D. She lost her direction.

2. When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?

  A. She did nothing but pray for herself.

  B. She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.

  C. She continued flying.

  D. She lost hope of reaching land.

3.According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights?

  A. To set a new record for flying time.

  B. To be the first woman to fly around the world.

  C. To show that aviation was not just for men.

  D. To become famous in the world.

4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

  A. Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic.

  B. Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation.

  C. A New Record for Flying Time.

  D. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.

The year was 1932．Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single—engined aeroplane．At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather．To make things worse, her altimeter (高度表) failed and she didn't know how high she was flying．At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter．At times, her plane nearly plunged (冲) into the sea.

    Just before dawn, there was further trouble．Amelia noticed flames (火焰) coming from the engine．Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except to keep going and to hope.

    In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe．When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House．From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous.

    What was so important about her flight? Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty—six minutes.

    In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion (时刻) she set a new record for flying time．Amelia Earhart made these flights to show that women had a place in aviation (航空) and that air travel was useful.

Which of the following statements is NOT the difficulty which Amelia Earhart met in her flight from north America to England?

     A．She was caught in a storm．       B．The altimeter went out of order.

     C．Her engine went wrong．         D．She lost her direction.

When Amelia Earhart saw flames coming from the engine, what did she do?

     A．She did nothing but pray for herself.

     B．She changed her direction and landed in Ireland.

     C．She continued flying.

     D．She lost hope of reaching land.

According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights?

     A．To set a new record for flying time.

     B．To be the first woman to fly around the world.

     C．To show that aviation was not just for men.

     D．To become famous in the world.

Which of the following statements was NOT mentioned?

     A．She was the first woman who succeeded in flying across the Atlantic Ocean alone.

     B．She showed great courage in overcoming the difficulties during the flight.

     C She was warmly welcomed in England, Europe and the United States.

     D．She made plans to fly around the world.

Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

     A．Amelia Earhart—First Across the Atlantic.

     B．Amelia Earhart—Pioneer in Women’s Aviation.

     C．A New Record for Flying Time.

     D．A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.

This morning on my way school I was deep moved by what I saw outside a bank. An old man
was counting his money in the front of the bank while suddenly a young man came running
and knocked her down. To make things worse, his money was lying in all direction. In no
time the people around rush to pick the money up while the old man stood here, not know
what to do. Surprisingly, everyone gave back the money they had just picked up. The old
man counted the money again and found that not a single bill was missed. To my great joy,
there are now a lot of nice people in our life. It’s true that honesty is more important than
money!