I watched a little girl playing basketball every day from my bedroom window. One day, I asked her why she practiced so much. She said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a scholarship(奖学金). I like basketball and I want to be the best player in college. My dad told me, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” She never changed her mind. Whenever she was in junior high school or senior high school. One day, before she graduate from senior high school, I saw her sitting on the grass sadly. I asked her what was wrong. She told me that her coach said she was too short to be a good basketball player, so she should stop dreaming about going to college. She was heartbroken and it made me feel bad, too. Then she smiled and told me her father said to her, “If you really want to play for the scholarship of a good college, nothing but yourself can stop your dream.” The next year, she and her team went to a big game she was seen by a coach of a famous college team and was offered a scholarship to the women’s basketball team of their college. She was getting the college education that she had dreamed of. “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” It is true.
1.What’ s the girl’s dream!
A．to be a super basketball player
B．to get a scholarship
C．to go to college.
D．to play for NBA
2.How long has the little girl practiced the basketball until she was seemed by a coach of a famous college team?
A．about three years B．About four years
C．About five years D．More than six years
3.Did the girl’s family have a lot of money?
A．Yes, it did. B．No, it didn’t.
C．We don’t know. D．It isn’t mentioned(提及).
4.Why did the little girl look sad one day?
A．She failed in test.
B．She was late for training.
C．She was blamed(责备) by her coach.
D．Her coach said she was too short to be a good player.
5.Put the sentence “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count” into Chinese.
A．志存高远 B．任重道远 C．梦想成真 D．梦寐以求
I live on the twelfth floor of a building. One afternoon I was coming home from a friend’s house. It was just after four o’clock. I got quickly into the lift and pressed Button12.
The lift started to go up, but very slowly . And then, half way up, it suddenly stopped between two floors. I couldn’t understand it. I pressed all the buttons from 1to 14. I called for help very loudly. But nobody answered.
Then suddenly the light went out, and I was alone in the dark. I started to cry and beat the walls of the lift. I cried and cried until I had no voice left. Then, I felt hopeless, and pressed all the buttons with my open hands. And all at the same time, there was a bell far away . It rang and rang. It was the fire alarm(火灾警报). I thought the whole building was on fire. I said to god quietly, “Just get me out of here. I’ll never be bad again.”
Just then, I realized the lift was moving very slowly . On the ground floor it stopped, and the doors opened. A man was standing there. “How long have you been there? It is good that you pressed the alarm bell. But haven’t you learned to read at your school?” He pointed at a small piece of paper on the wall beside the lift. It said: “Attention: This lift will be stopped for repairs between 4pm and 5pm on Thursday March 13.”
1.What happened to the lift?
A．It had a fire accident.
B．It stopped half way.
C．It was turned off by the writer.
D．It moved fast up to the top floor.
2.As the situation went on , the writer became________________.
A．more and more sacred. B．calmer and calmer.
C．more and more bored. D．clearer and clearer.
3.Why did a bell ring from far away.
A．The lift was to start again.
B．The repair worker rang the lift alarm.
C．The building was on fire.
D．the writer pressed the lift alarm bell.
4.Who most probably made the lift move again and go down to the ground to the ground floor?
A．The writer. B．The writer’s friend.
C．The man. D．The writer’s father.
5.After reading the paper, the writer realized that he/she had _______.
A．escaped from a fire accident
B．made a silly mistake.
C．visited a dishonest friend
D．pressed a wrong button.
Several years ago, I became very sad. There was something 1_____ with my left eye. At last, the doctors told me that I could never see from that eye again. This was the saddest 2_____ for me.
At the time, I 3 ____so lonely. So I went to my boss and asked for some help. He told me to go back to work.
One night I was waiting for the train. I wanted to jump in front of it. Then a man came and sat down 4_____ to me. He turned to me and 5_____ ,then he said, “You look like you need a 6_____ to talk to.” We sat there for hours just talking like old friends. His 7_____ were so kind. Then he gave me a wonderful hug(拥抱). I will never 8_____ it. Then he went to get on the train. He gave me another of his big smiles and said, “Remember, when you smile, it is because the angels are lifting the corners of your mouth up heaven(天堂).
I never saw him again. But he will be in my memories forever.
A smile can 9_____ doors and tear down(拆开) walls, You can smile at 10 _____ in the street. He will smile back and you will be filled with happiness, too.
1.A. wrong B. strange C. different
2.A. thing B. news C. result
3.A. feel B. felt C. fell
4.A. near B. next C. beside
5.A. silent B. smiled C. talked
6.A. friend B. chance C. way
7.A. heart B. smile C. words
8.A. remember B. forget C. miss
9.A. close B. open C. break
10.A. people B. friend C. stranger
Nobody knows ____.
A .what wrong is.
B .when did he come back.
C .if Kyle will play the solo.
I was ____ excited to hear Moyan won the Nobel Literature Prize.
A. much too B. too much C. too many
The librarian warned us _____ the books out of the library.
A. not take B. not to take C. not taking
