MANY 15-year-olds don’t know what they want to be when they grow up. Abby Harris knows she wants to become an astronaut and isn’t letting anything stop her.
According to Harris’ Internet blog, Astronaut Abby, she has wanted to be the first astronaut to walk on Mars since she was 5 years old.
Harris wrote that at the beginning, most people didn’t take her dream seriously. But she stuck with (坚持) it.
“I made plans, I worked hard and I focused on (集中于) my goal. As I got older and continued to stay focused on science, people in my life began to notice and encouraged me to dream big,” she wrote.
In the 7th grade, Harris was doing a project on the International Space Station. She set up a Twitter account to get in touch with NASA. But soon she found that it was a great place for her to write about her dreams and talk with others who are interested in space. Her friends on Twitter then helped her create her website and blog, Astronaut Abby.
What’s more, Harris has a real astronaut as her mentor. Several years ago, Harris ran into Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano at an airport. They talked for an hour and Parmitano agreed to become her mentor. Now Parmitano is in the International Space Station. Harris e-mails him every day to learn about his experiences.
It’s not easy to become an astronaut, but Harris is confident about herself.
“If you work really hard at something, it can happen. And it will happen,” she said.
1.What’s the meaning of the word “mentor” (in paragraph 6) ?
A. 朋友B. 导师C. 徒弟D. 助手
2.Abby Harris set up a Twitter account in order to _______.
A. learn more about spaceB. make more friends online
C. tell others about her dreamD. introduce her website and blog
3.Where did Harris meet Luca Parmitano?
A. In Italy. B. On the street.
C. At an airport.D. In the International Space Station.
Life is important. You should always have fun and new experiences, because you never know what day will be your last. You hold grudges (怨恨). You never know what could next. I learned all this at the age of 9.
It was the before fifth grade. My best friend Neesah and I were playing. We got into an argument and had a . My older cousin, Tiffany, broke up our fight. I remember Neesah storming out of my grandmother’s house saying, “I hope we never speak again!” I replied, “Good, I don’t need you as a friend!”
I went into the house and tried to calm myself. Then I people screaming and shouting. My cousin rushed in. She said that Neesah had been hit by a street sweeper (清洁车) as she crossed the road. The driver didn’t see her. I felt . I wished it had been instead. It could have been avoided if we hadn’t had that argument!
When the ambulance (救护车) arrived a few minutes later, they said she was . I was a real mess. I had to see a psychologist (心理医生) for the rest of the summer.
I miss Neesah so much and I her always. She taught me how precious life is and that you should never hold a grudge you never know when you’ll see that person again.
1.A. shouldn’t B. mustn’t C. needn’t D. couldn’t
2.A. consider B. realize C. happen D. lose
3.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
4.A. mistake B. waste C. present D. fight
5.A. listened B. heard C. watched D. saw
6.A. happy B. lonely C. sad D. sleepy
7.A. me B. it C. them D. her
8.A. alive B. dead C. wrong D. honest
9.A. think of B. laugh at C. deal with D. give up
10.A. when B. until C. because D. though
- Could you please tell me _____ tomorrow?
- At 8 o’clock.
A. when will she comeB. what time she will start
C. how will she comeD. where she will go
-_____ is it from the village to your farm?
- About 10 minutes’ walk.
A. How oftenB. How soon
C. How long D. How far
–I think students should have mobile phones to call their parents.
- _____. They often use them to play games instead.
A. I hope soB. I don’t agree
C. No problemD. Good idea
–What did the radio say just now?
- Sorry. I didn’t catch it. I _____ something else.
A. think B. will think
C. was thinkingD. had thought
