Today, not all people over 70 think they are old. People stay younger for longer. Here are three women who are over 70 and are still strong. What do they do, and how long have they done it?
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79-year-old Omara from Cuba(古巴) is one of the most popular jazz singers in the world. She has been singing and dancing in clubs for 60 years. Her latest CD, Gracias, came out in 2009 and is enjoyed by people of different ages. |
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Dodo was born on September 1, 1919. She has been an outstanding American tennis player for more than 70 years, from a young girl into her 90s. Now she plays in the matches for people over 75 and has won over 320 medals. |
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American lady Carmen, who was born in 1931, has been a model since she was 13. Her job started when a photographer saw her on a bus and asked to take her photo. Today she still shows up on world-class fashion shows, shining brightly together with young girls who are in their 20s. |
1.Omara, Dodo and Carmen are all_________.
A. from America B. young and famous
C. old but still working D. working with young girls
2.Omara has been singing and dancing in clubs for_________ years.
A. 60 B. 70 C. 75 D. 90
3.Dodo has won over 320 medals in_________.
A. singing contests B. photo contests
C. dancing contests D. tennis matches
4.Carmen became a_________ at the age of 13.
A. singer B. model C. tennis player D. photographer
5.What does the reading above tell us?
A. These days young people are not as hard-working as the old.
B. Women in Western countries are not supposed to retire early.
C. Many people stay younger for longer because they keep on working.
D. The three ladies are still working because they want to make more money.
Good writing starts with good ideas. If you write about things that you care about, you will write better. If you write about things that you don’t care about, you’ll be bored and your paper will not have many good ideas.
Once you have a good idea, the next step is organization. Think through your paper before you start. Write an outline. You need to know what your main points are before you start your first paragraph (段落). Use 2-4 main points, one paragraph each.
In your central paragraphs, be concise (简短的) and specific （具体的）. Give examples with details（细节）, not just general ideas. If you can say the same thing with fewer words, do it! Don’t use big words.
When you finish writing, look at 
your
outline again. Did you really follow it or did it change as you wrote? Many times
you find different ideas as you write. Look at your central paragraphs. What
are their main ideas now? Are these ideas in the introduction? I often write
the introduction again to fit the paper after I finish writing.
1. What is the 1st step for a good writing?
A. Think through your paper before you start.
B. Write a good 1st paragraph.
C. Have a good idea.
D. Look for many examples.
2. What is the 2nd step?
A. Have a good idea. B. Write an outline.
C. Write the 1st paragraph. D. Give examples with details.
3. What does the word “outline” mean in the 2nd paragraph?
A. 提纲 B. 外形 C. 中心 D. 总结
4. What should you do in the central paragraph?
A. Don’t use big words.
B. Give examples with details.
C. Say the same thing with fewer words.
D. A, B and C.
5.What should you do after finishing writing?
A. Look at your outline again.
B. Check the mistakes.
C. Look at your central paragraph again.
D. Both A and C.
—Smoking _________in the cinema. Please stop _________.
—Sorry, I won’t.
A. is allowed; smoking B. allows; to smoke
C. isn’t allowed; smoking D. isn’t allowed; to smoke
The skirt _________is made of silk is very expensive. I can’t afford it.
A. what B. that C. / D. it
—Can you guess if they ________tomorrow?
—They will come if they ________free, I think.
A. come; will be B. will come; will be C. come; are D. will come; are
My grandparents _________for fifty years and they are both quite healthy now.
A. marry B. have been married C. are married D. have gotten married
