All of the people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to have, or want to be. A student’s ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams. An athlete’s ambition could be to win an important competition. A businessman’s ambition is usually to make a lot of money.

Not all ambitions are about success at work, however. Some people just want to be good people, have a happy family or help others.

Ben’s ambition is to be a sports writer. He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper. He likes most sports, but swimming and football are his favorites.

Trudy’s ambition is to be a concert pianist. She is very serious about it and practices every day with her best friend Lily. It is very important to her.

Harry’s ambition changes every day! One day he wants to be an astronaut. The next day he wants to be a pop singer. Then he wants to drive a racing car. His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day!

What is your ambition?

1.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “ambition” is “_______”.

A. 信心     B. 希望     C. 理想     D. 幻想

2.What does a businessman want?

A. To pass the exams.           B. To win a competition.

C. To make a lot of money.      D. To get a good job.  

3.What does Ben want to be?

A. A newspaper reporter.            B. A famous swimmer.

C. A great football player.     D. A sports writer.

4.Why does Trudy practice the piano every day?

A. Because she wants to be a concert pianist.

B. Because she wants to help Lily.

C. Because she wants to be a pop singer.

D. Because her mom tells her to.

All of the people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to have, or want to be. A student’s ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams. An athlete’s ambition could be to win an important competition. A businessman’s ambition is usually to make a lot of money.
Not all ambitions are about success at work, however. Some people just want to be good people, have a happy family or help others.
Ben’s ambition is to be a sports writer. He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper. He likes most sports, but swimming and football are his favorites.
Trudy’s ambition is to be a concert pianist. She is very serious about it and practices every day with her best friend Lily. It is very important to her.
Harry’s ambition changes every day! One day he wants to be an astronaut. The next day he wants to be a pop singer. Then he wants to drive a racing car. His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day!
What is your ambition?

1. 1.

   The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “ambition” is “_______”.

   1. A.
      信心
   2. B.
      希望
   3. C.
      理想
   4. D.
      幻想
2. 2.

   What does a businessman want?

   1. A.
      To pass the exams.
   2. B.
      To win a competition.
   3. C.
      To make a lot of money.
   4. D.
      To get a good job.
3. 3.

   What does Ben want to be?

   1. A.
      A newspaper reporter.
   2. B.
      A famous swimmer.
   3. C.
      A great football player.
   4. D.
      A sports writer.
4. 4.

   Why does Trudy practice the piano every day?

   1. A.
      Because she wants to be a concert pianist.
   2. B.
      Because she wants to help Lily.
   3. C.
      Because she wants to be a pop singer.
   4. D.
      Because her mom tells her to.

All of the people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to have, or want to be．A student's ambition for example，might be to pass his or her exams．An athlete's ambition could be to win an important competition．A businessman's ambition is usually to make a lot of money．

    Not all ambitions are about success at work，however．Some people just want to be good people, have a happy family or help others．

    Ben's ambition is to be a sports writer．He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper．He likes most sports，but swimming and football are his favorites．Trudy's ambition is to be a concert pianist．She is very serious about it and practices every day with her best friend Lily．It is very important to her．

    Harry's ambition changes every day! One day he wants to be an astronaut．The next day he wants to be a pop singer．Then he wants to drive a racing car．His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day!

What is your ambition?

1．The underlined word “ambition" is“               ”in Chinese．

A．信心                   B．希望                    C．理想                   D．幻想

2．What does a businessman want?

A．To pass the exams．                                B．To win a competition．

    C．To make a lot of money                              D．To get a good job．

3．What does Ben want to be?

A．A newspaper reporter．                           B．A famous swimmer．

    C．A great football player．                              D．A sports writer．

4．Why does Trudy practice the piano very day?

A．Because she wants to be a concert pianist。

    B．Because she wants to help Lily

    C．Because she wants to be a pop singer．

    D．Because her mom tells her to．

5．What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Everyone has his or her own ambition．

    B．Harry can't decide what he wants to do．

    C．Ambitions are about success at work．

    D．Somebody doesn't have a ambition．

    Most people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to be or want to have. A student's ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams and then get a good job. An athlete's（运动员） ambition could be to win an important competition（竞赛）． A businessman's ambition is usually to make a lot of money.

    Not all ambitions are about success at work. HO-Never, some people just want to be good people, have a family or help others.

    Ben's ambition is to be a sports writer. He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper. He likes most sports, but swimming and football are his favourites. Trudy's ambition is to be a concert (音乐会)pianist. She is very serious about it and practises every day with her best friend Lily. It is very important to her.

    Harry's ambition changes every day. One day he wants to be an astronaut（宇航员）． The next day he wants to be a pop singer. The next day he wants to drive a racing car（赛车）． His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day.

48. Most businessmen want_______.

    A. to pass exams and get good jobs          B. to win important competitions

    C. to make a lot of money                       D. to be a sportswriter

49. What does Harry's mother want him to do?

    A. To be an astronaut.                               B. To drive a racing car.

    C. To get up in time for school every day.   D. To be a pianist.

50. What's the meaning of the word "ambition"?

    A．习惯            B．爱好            C．抱负、志向         D．兴趣

I think most people have ambitions（志向）．An ambition is __1__ we want to do，want to be or want to have．A student's ambition，for example，may be to __2__ his or her exams and then get a good job．An athlete's ambition can be to __3__ an important competition．A businessman's ambition is usually to __4__ a lot of money．

However，not all ambitions are __5__ the success at work．Some people just want to be good people，have a family or help others．

My friend Li Na's ambition is to be a sports __6__．she writes sports reports for the school newspaper．She likes most sports，__7__ swimming and football are her favorites．Wang Hua's ambition is to be a pianist．She is very serious about it and __8__ every day with her best friend Xiao Ying．

Gao Peng's ambition changes __9__ day! Today he wants to be an astronaut．The next day he wants to be a pop singer．The third day he wants to drive a racing car（赛车）．His mother would be __10__ if his ambition were to get up in time for school every day!

1．A．nothing               B．anything           C．everything           D．something

2．A．study               B．pass                       C．give               D．have

3．A．win                 B．lose             C．beat               D．has

4．A．make               B．save              C．keep               D．borrow

5．A．of                    B．about              C．With               D．to

6．A．waiter                B．player             C．athlete             D．reporter

7．A．with                 B．or                C．and               D．so

8．A．talks                B．practices         C．plays              D．acts

9．A．each                 B．that               C．every               D．all

10．A．boring              B．tired              C．loving             D．happy

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题

    Most people have ambitions. An ambition is something we want to do, want to be or want to have. A student's ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams and then get a good job. An athlete's ambition could be to win an important competition. A businessman's ambition is usually to make a lot of money.

    Not all ambitions are about success at work, however. Some people just want to be good people, have a family or help others.

    Ben's ambition is to be a sports writer. He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper. He likes most sports, and swimming and football are his favorites. Trudy's ambition is to be a concert pianist. She is very serious about it and practices every day with her best friend Lily. It is very important to her.

    Harry's ambition changes every day! One day he wants to be an astronaut. The next day he wants to be a pop singer. The next day he wants to drive a racing car. His mother would be happy if his ambition was to get up in time for school every day!

1. What's an ambition?

__________________________________________.

2. What's a student's ambition?

__________________________________________.

3. Does Ben want to be a music writer?

__________________________________________.

4. Are all the ambitions about success at work?

__________________________________________.

5. Does Harry get up in time for school every day?

__________________________________________.

　　Everybody has ambitions: An ambition is something we want to do, want to be, or want to have. A student's ambition, for example, might be to pass his or her exams and then get a good job. A player's ambition could be to win an important competition. A businessman's ambition is usually to make a lot of money.

　　Not all ambitions are about success at work, however. Some people just want to be good people, have a happy family or help others.

　　Ben's ambition is to be a sports writer. He writes the sports reports for his class newspaper. He likes sports best, and swimming and football are his favorites. Mary's ambition is to be an artist. She is very serious about it and practices drawing every day with her best friend, Lily. It's important to her. Harry's ambition changes every day. Today he wants to be an astronaut like Yang Liwei who made the first space flight in China. The next day be wants to be a pop singer. Some day he wants to drive racing car. But his mother would be happy if his ambition was to, get up in time for school every day.

　　根据短文内容，判断正 (正) 误 (F)

(1) The writer thinks that if a student has his or her own ambition now, he or she must be successful in future.

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(2) The writer tells us that everyone has different ambitions.

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(3) Ben's ambition is to be a football star.

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(4) Mary and Lily are good friends and they also have the same ambition.

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(5) Although Harry has many ambitions, it is difficult for him to be successful.

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