As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrews tells us that making our dream real is life’s bigger challenge. You may think you’re not good at some school subjects, or that it is impossible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts stop you from getting your dreams, the book says.
In fact, everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is, in fact, many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream.
There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will lead to better exam results, While saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.
1.Follow Your Heart is ___ .
A. the first thing you must do to make your dream real
B. the most important dream to have for teenagers
C. the name of a famous Australian writer
D. the name of a book by Andrews
2.If you want to make your dream real, you should ______.
A. remember what your dream is first
B. keep telling yourself what you want
C. never be afraid of the big difficulties
D. try to start with all the things above
3.What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “challenge”?
A.变化 B.挑战 C.决定 D.态度
4.What shouldn’t be done to make your dream come true?
A. Always remember what your dream is
B. Watch TV instead of studying
C. Do what you should do step by step
D. Read more books, learn more skills and find new interests
5.What is the best title for the text?
A. Keep your dream in your mind B. How to find your real dream
C. Never stop dreaming of success D. Teenagers have many dreams
根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A: Hi! Lu Ming. I’m really glad to hear that you’ve done so well in the college entrance examination. 1 .
B: Thank you!
A: With such good results, you will be able to get into Beijing University, I’m sure. 2
B: I will study Medicine. 3
A: It’s a good major(专业). Next year I will finish middle school. 4
B: So from now on , you must make full use of your time to get well prepared（准备） for next year’s college entrance examination.
A: I’ll try my best to do as well as you have done.
B: 5
A: Thanks a lot!
A. Congratulations.
B. What’s your job?
C. I’m sure you will!
D. You must do better than I’ve done.
E. What major will you choose?
F. And I want to enter Tsinghua University .
G. It has been my dream to become a doctor all these years.
People all over the world enjoy sports, because sports can help them keep 1 and live long. Some sports or games go back 2 years, like running or jumping. Chinese boxing, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are very new. People are inventing new sports or games all the time.
Many people like to watch 3 play sports or games. They don’t play themselves. They buy tickets or 4 their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very 5 and happy when “their” player or team 6 the match.
People play different games in different seasons. Swimming is fun in warm weather, 7 skating is good in winter.
Some sports are 8 interesting that people everywhere enjoy them. For example, basketball 9 by about 100 million people in more than 200 countries. People can play it in parks, schools, or factories. 10 fun it is to watch an NBA match!
1.A. health B. healthy C. healthily D. healthier
2.A. thousand B. thousand of C. thousands of D. thousands
3.A. another B. the others C. the other D. others
4.A. turn on B. turn off C. turn down D. turn to
5.A. interested B. exciting C. excited D. interesting
6.A. beats B. wins C. fights D. hit
7.A. though B. so C. but D. and
8.A. much B. quite C. very D. so
9.A. plays B. is played C. is playing D. played
10.A. What an B. What a C. How D. How a
Middle school days are both fun and busy. Students spend their days in class, 1 to the interesting or sometimes boring words of their teachers. At break (休息) , they run, play and shout happily . But 2 should students spend their free time after school?
In western countries, 3 is normal for students to have a part-time 4 after school or at weekends. Students can make their 5 money and learn more about the real world. They enjoy the independence (独立) and money, and their parents enjoy the quiet house. However, it seems that, in China, parents 6 so much about their children’s studies that they would like to see their children spending most of their time 7 for all those exams. It is natural for Chinese parents to feel that 8 , but I think everything should be kept in balance. Sometimes, western school children 9 long hours after school to make money, so they 10 too tired to listen in class or do their homework. But Chinese students spend so much time on their studies that all else becomes less important.
1.A. adding B. getting C. replying D. listening
2.A. what B. how C. when D. which
3.A. this B. that C. it D. such
4.A. work B. job C. program D. plan
5.A. rich B. any C. own D. some
6.A. laugh B. worry C. cause D. concentrate
7.A. chatting B. studying C. succeeding D. obeying
8.A. race B. point C. way D. license
9.A. study B. solve C. regard D. work
10.A. face B. matter C. achieve D. become
I’m new at the party and I don’t have a friend ____.
A. to talk with B. talking to C. to talk D. speaking to
This kind of cloth feels _____ and sells_____.
A. softly; nice B. soft; good C. soft ; well D. soft ; nice
