Simon was a tall,thin boy about fourteen   1   old.Like most boys in their teens,he was either very happy or extremely  2  ; he either talked too much or he didn't talk at all.One day he would do everything right and on another day he would do  3  right.Simon had trouble with his  4  ,too.No matter what he did,his parents were never pleased with him.They argued with him about the way he dressed,the way he  5  ,the way he forgot to do things.They argued  6  everything.They were always telling him   7   to do and when to do it.They reminded him to put on his coat,take off his coat,hang up his coat.They didn't understand that he was a young man now and not  8  .They said when he was able to do things without  9  several times,they would believe he wasn't a child any longer.They told him when he  10  thinking about himself and began thinking about helping other people,then they would know he was a young man.

Simon was usually glad to be out of the house where no one could disturb  11  .One Saturday morning,he told his parents he was going out for a walk before breakfast,and they gave him  12   to get milk at the store.A few minutes after he left the house,he couldn't remember what he should buy.If he went home  13   it,his family would have something else to argue with him about! As he went down the  14  thinking about what he should do,he saw an old man on the comer.The man looked very  15 .Simon decided to help him.

What happened next,can you guess?

1.A.year                 B.years               C.month             D.months

2.A.unhappy              B.excited              C.bored                   D.satisfied

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

4.A.friends               B.pets                C.family             D.classmates

5.A.said                       B.told                 C.talked                   D.cried

6.A.about                B.with                C.on                D.in

7.A.how                 B.where              C.why               D.what

8.A.an adult              B.a child              C.a woman          D.an old man

9.A.reminding             B.reminded            C.being reminded      D.to be reminded

10.A.began              B.stopped             C.enjoyed            D.started

11.A.him                 B.her                 C.us                D.them

12.A.paper              B.food                C.clothes            D.money

13.A.with                    B.about               C.for              D.without

14.A.house              B.store               C.street               D.room

15.A.healthy             B.sick                C.energetic         D.easy-going

Who is the best-known host for talk show in the USA? Oprah Gail Winfrey, of course! So when she said she would stop hosting the talk show in the new year,other talk show hosts are mad with joy!

Oprah Gail Winfrey is a black woman.She was born in a small village in America on January 29,1954.Her parents were very poor.For her family,life seemed to hold no promise.Being black and a woman made life even more difficult in America at that time.But there was nothing that could stop Oprah.She was a bright girl at school.In 1971,while still in high school,she began working part-time on a radio program.After graduation at the age of 19,she started working for television and began hosting the local evening news.A few years later,she won a college scholarship( 奖学金 )that allowed her to go to university.In 1984,she moved to Chicago.There she became the hostess of talk show.

Oprah is quick-minded.Many famous people appear in her talk show,including Michael Jackson,who never accepted such interview before 1993.Her talk show has become the best programme of its kind in history.Viewers like her programme because she does her work in a natural way and she is just like a close friend,sharing with them everything she knows,from the diet to the outside world.

Oprah has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century and beyond,the greatest black philanthropist(慈善家)in American history,and was once the world’s only black woman billionaire(亿万富翁)。She is als0,according to some survey,the most influential woman in the world.

1.What programme does Oprah Winfrey host?

A.Talk show.        B.Game show.       C.Documentary.     D.News.

2.Which of the following did NOT make life difficult for Oprah in her early life?

A.She was born in a poor family.              B.She was black.

C.She was born in a small village.              D.She was a woman.

3.When did Oprah start working for television?

A.In 1954.          B.In 1971.          C.In 1973.          D.In 1984.

4.Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?

A.Oprah has never interviewed Michael Jackson.

B.Oprah doesn't like doing charities.

C.Oprah is the only black woman billionaire in the world now.

D.Oprah is a black woman of great achievements.

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