What I like to advise people is to find out what it is that makes them happy. What do you love to do? If you truly love what you do just go ahead and try to make a living by doing it. People will throw money at you to do it. But you will always have to work hard at it. I have to draw every single day of my life. I have to draw about 20 ideas. My advice is to put aside a certain amount of time every day and make you draw or whatever, especially when you don’t feel like it. Only in this way will you be able to perfect your talent.

The first step you take is to go to your local library and ask for the publications issued in the current years. When you get these publications, try to find the names of the top people concerned and their presidents. After you find these, write down their names and addresses. Keep this list and update it every year. Next thing you want to do is to create at least 40 cartoons. Get a grid（格子） from one of the strips in the newspapers, enlarge it to whatever size you wish and draw inside this grid. Now take the best 20 of your ideas and make them into finished pieces. To do this, you would want to copy them in ink because if you were a professional cartoonist, that was what you should do. Now you can reduce the size of the finished cartoons to fit onto a regular comic’s page. By comparing yours with the others already in print, it gives you a good idea of clarity to your cartoon.

The next step is to write letters to presidents of the publication. In the letters, explain who you think would read your work, or in other words, what group do you think you would target. After you complete these, send all of your information enclosed with letters in the appropriate envelope.

Now as soon as you send out these letters, start to create a brand new strip with all new characters. Don’t get married to one idea because if your idea gets turned down then you will give up. And always remember. If you receive a rejection from any of them, keep in mind that you are working on something better. You will be working on something new and more exciting and the rejection letter will not have any impact. With this in mind…

1.What is the advice from the writer in the first paragraph when you want to succeed in your life?

A. Stop doing anything until you find something quite suitable for your future career.

B. Put aside a certain amount of time every day to consider how to make a living.

C. Make a living by something that you truly like to do as your profession and work hard at it.

D. Perfect your talent only by drawing some cartoons.

2.The purpose of writing a letter to the president was to ____.

A. get some money to support the later career

B. enclose the information on how to become cartoonists with the letter

C. focus his attention on the work

D. explain who would be the readers of the work

3. The underlined phrase “get married to one idea” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______.

A. having a strong desire to get married

B. fixing all attention on one idea

C. marrying someone is a good ideas

D. refusing one idea to get married

Every day, 15-year-old Martha wrote on the Internet about the meal she ate at school. She also took pictures of the food. However, Martha was very honest about the food. She did not just describe the food. She judged the taste and health of the food.

Martha also began to use her blog for an important reason. She began to raise money for the organization Mary’s Meals in the East African country of Malawi. It provides food food for children in schools for free. Martha encouraged her readers to send money to Mary’s Meals to help build a kitchen.

But then, Martha began to have a problem. Many people read her blog. She became big news. The news stories showed that the food at Martha’s school was not always healthy. And that made some people angry. So the school officials decided to stop Martha’s blog. They said that she could not take her camera to school.

But an amazing thing happened. Many people began sending messages of support across the Internet. Martha’s story was even bigger than before. Now the officials had to change their minds. A few days later, Martha was again writing her blog. But more than that, people had sent a lot of money for the Malawi school children. Martha had hoped to raise about 10,000 dollars. But the total reached 10,000 dollars and still kept on growing!

Martha’s blog also helped to improve meals at her school. One day she wrote: As we waited for dinner we were told that we are allowed to eat as much fruit and bread as we want.

No one knows what will happen to Martha’s blog in future. But already this little girl has helped to change the eating experience of many children just by sharing on the Internet pictures of her school meals.

43. Martha wrote about her school meals on her blog to ______

A. invite students to judge the food                 B. show the terrible taste of food

C. express her opinion about the food             D. ask the school t improve the food

44. The organization Mary’s Meals _______

A. was set up by Martha                                B. provides free school meals

C. is an international organization                    D. help poor families build kitchens

45. Why did the school officials want to prevent Martha writing her blog?

A. It had a bad influence on her study.            B. Some people were upset by it content.

C. Taking pictures needs a lot of time.            D. Many other students started to copy her.

46. What’s the best title for the text?

A. School meals                                B. Mary’s Meals

C. Power of the Internet                         D. Martha shares her food

From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch ,I___26_____ a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾)， it might be thank you for a ____27____ moment ,a reminder of something we were happily expecting,or a bit of __28_______ for the coming test orsporting event.

In the early grade school they __29____ their notes. But as children grow older they become self-conacious(有自我意识的),and _30_______ he reached high

School,my older son ,Marc, informed me he no longer_31________ my daily notes.Telling him that he no longer needed to _32______them but I still needed write them, I___33_____ untill the day he gratuated

Six years after high school graduation, Marc called asked if he could move__34_____for a couple of months.I had spent those years well,graduating from college,__35______two internships()in Washington,DC,and __36_____,becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento.____37______ short vacation visits,hower,he had lived away from home .With his younger sister leaving for college, I was ___38____ happy to have Marc back.Since Iwas __39____ making lunch for his younger brother, I _40______ one for Marc,too.Imagine my __41______ when Igot a call from my 24-year-old son,__42___ his lunch.

Did I do something __43_____? Don’t you love me _44_____,Mom ? werejust a few of the questions he threw at me as I _45_____asked him what was wrong.

My note,Mom, he answered,Where is my note?

1.A. carried        B. found            C.included          D. held

2. A.difficult      B. special          C.comfortable       D. separate

3. A. congratulation                    B.improvement       C. explanation  D. encouragament

4. A. loved         B. answered         C. wrote            D. examined

5. A. lately        B. by the way       C. by the time      D. gradually

6. A. received     B. understood        C.enjoyed           D. collected

7.A. copy           B. read             C.take              D.send

8. A.held up        B.gave up           C. followed         D. continued

9. A. out           B. home             C. to               D. to Sacramento

10.A.organizing     B. planning         C.comparing         D. completing

11.A. hopefully    B. forfinally        C. particularly     D. certainly

12. A. Because of   B.Instead of        C. Except for       D.As for

13. A. especially    B.immediately      C. equally          D.generally

14.A.once           B.again             C.still             D. even

15.A.packed         B.fetched           C. bought           D. filled

16.A. fear         B. surprise          C. . anger          D. disappointment

17.A. waiting for   B.worrying about    C.caring for        D. asking about

18.A.wrong          B.funny             C.strange           D. smart

19.A.any more       B. enough          C. once more         D. better

20.Ainterestingly   B.bitterly         Cpolitely            D. laughingly

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From the time each of my children started school,I packed their lunches.And in each lunch,I   21   a note.Often written on a napkin(餐巾)，it might be a thank-you for a   22   moment,a reminder of something we were happily expecting,or a bit of   23   for the coming test or sporting event.

In early grade school they   24   their notes.But as children grow older they become self-conscious(有自我意识的)，and   25   he reached high school,my older son,Marc,informed me that he no longer   26   my daily notes.Telling him that he no longer needed to   27   them but I still needed to write them,I   28   until the day he graduated.

Six years after high school graduation,Marc called and asked if he could move

  29   for a couple of months.He had spent those years well,graduating from college,  30   two internships(实习) in Washington,D.C.,and   31  ,becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento.  32   short vacation visits,however,he had lived away from home.With his younger sister leaving for college,I was   33   happy to have Marc back.Since I was   34   making lunch for his younger brother,I   35   one for Marc,too.Imagine my   36   when I got a call from my 24-year-old son,  37   his lunch.

“Did I do something   38  ? Don’t you love me   39  ,Mom?”were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I   40   asked him what was wrong.

“My note,Mom,”he answered.“Where’s my note?”

21.A.carried                     B.found                          C.included                    D.held

22.A.difficult                    B.special                    C.comfortable            D.separate

23.A.congratulation                  B.improvement              C.explanation             D.encouragement

24.A.loved                           B.answered                   C.wrote                        D.examined

25.A.lately                           B.by the way             C.by the time             D.gradually

26.A.received                    B.understood             C.enjoyed                     D.collected

27.A.copy                           B.read                          C.take                          D.send

28.A.held up                     B.gave up                     C.followed                    D.continued

29.A.out                           B.home                        C.to college               D.to Sacramento

30.A.organizing                    B.planning                    C.comparing                 D.completing

31.A.hopefully                     B.finally                     C.particularly             D.certainly

32.A.Because of                   B.Instead of               C.Except for              D.As for

33.A.especially                     B.immediately            C.equally                   D.generally

34.A.once                            B.again                         C.still                           D.even

35.A.packed                        B.fetched                   C.bought                   D.filled

36.A.fear                                                             B.surprise                    

C.anger                                                            D.disappointment

37.A.waiting for                B.worrying about       C.caring for               D.asking about

38.A.wrong                         B.funny                        C.strange                   D.smart

39.A.any more                         B.enough                   C.once more                 D.better

40.A.interestingly              B.bitterly                   C.politely                   D.laughingly