Liu Wei is very famous in China because he can play the piano with his toes(脚趾).
One day when Liu Wei was only 10 years old, he played a game with some friends He lost both his arms because of electricity(电).
Liu Wei was very sad when both his arms were cut off after the accident. But soon he had to make a choice.
“ For people like me, there were only two choices. One was to give up all the dreams. Which would cause a quick death. The other was to work hard without arms to live an excellent life. “says Liu Wei。
Liu’ s dream was to be a pianist. His excellent life included a show on China’ s Got.Talent(中国达人秀)and a wondenful performance(演奏)playing the beautiful Marriage D ‘amour with his two feet on the piano.
Liu Wei learned to play the piano with his feet. And teaching himself to play the piano with his feet was very hard. Many times he wanted to give it up, but his parents went on encourage him and he wanted to make his parents proud.
Maybe you can not believe that Liu Wei is able to play well only with his toes. The audience(观众) were deeply moved and very excited when they watched his performance.
Answer the following questions according to what you read.
1.Why is Liu Wei very famous in China?
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2.How old was Liu Wei when he lost his arms?
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3.Was Liu Wei very sad when both his arms were cut off?
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4.Who encouraged Liu Wei to play the piano?
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5.How did the audience feel when they watched Liu ’ s performance?
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On a plane for New York the flight attendant came to a blonde woman sitting in the first class section and asked her to move to the coach(经济舱) since she did not have a first class ticket.The blonde woman replied,“I’ m blonde. I’ m beautiful. I’ m going to New York and I’ m not moving. ’’ .Not wanting to argue with a customer the flight attendant asked the co – pilot to speak with her. He went to talk with the woman asking her to please move out of the first class section.Again, the blonde woman replied,“ I’m blonde. I’ m beautiful. I’ m going to New York and I’m not moving. “ The co – pilot returned to the cockpit(驾驶舱) and asked the captain what he should do. The captain said,“I’m married to a blonde, and I know how to deal with this. “ He went to the first class section and whispered(耳语)in the blonde’ s ear. She immediately jumped up and ran to the coach section saying to herself, “Why didn’ t anyone just say so?” Surprised, the flight attendant and the co – pilot asked what he said to her and how he finally convinced her to move from her seat. The captain replied, “I told her the first class section wasn’ t going to New York, “
Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.
On a plane for New York,a blonde woman sat in the first class section1.____ a first class ticket. The flight attendant tried to ask her to move to the coach, but she2.__.She thought she was blonde and she was going to New York,so she should sit there. Because the flight attendant didn’t want to have an3.___ with her,she asked the co – pilot for help.but the co-pilot got the4._____ answer and failed, too. 5.____, the captain made the woman move to the coach by telling her that the first class section wasn ’ t going to New York.
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Choose the best choice from A.B or C according to what you read.
1.The above job ads(广告)are probably from a _____.
A. newspaper B. Story book .C．TV show
2.If you like children and have two days free, you can call at ____ for a job.
A.766588 . B.633800 C.556779
3.If the owner of the large house asks a cleaner to tidy his house twice a week, how much will the cleaner get in a month?
A. MYM240 B. MYM200 C. MYM160
4._______are needed in AL Hotel.
A. Cleaners B. Baby – sitters C．Waiters
5. If you ’ re a college student of English who enjoys writing, during your summer holidays you will be more interested in the job in ________’
A. ad. (l) B. ad. (2) C. ad. (3)
What will the future life be like? I think we will be able to travel faster and safer around the world and in to space. Maybe one day we can work in Beijing, sleep in Chengdu and visit the moon for a holiday.
We will have new energy that doesn’ t make pollution. Possibly, people will find ways to use Cleaner things, such as sea water, to make energy without polluting the earth.
We will have machines that can copy everything in the future. Put a cake on the machine and it makes a new one. If the machine is like a fax – machine, we can send food and presents to our friends easily.
We will have clever robots that work for us, and the robots can bring us useful things and take away our rubbish. Now we have to press a key or type a word to make a machine work. But in the future, if we think of something, the machine can make it for us. The machine can under-stand our ideas.
We will be able to go into computer games and films, and everything will feel real. We will be able to make our homes like forests or sunny beaches or anything we want. Perhaps, one day we will be able to collect our dreams and put them on DVDs.
Judge the following sentences true( T).or false( F) according to the passage.
1.In the future, we can work in one city and sleep in another.
2.In the future, we can make energy by using sea water.
3.In the future, we can only copy food by machines\
4.In the future, we can make a new machine by pressing a key.
5.People can probably make DVDs of their dreams in the future.
People celebrate New Year with happiness and joy by exchanging gifts and spending time with their families and friends, but some superstitions(迷信)are followed by many people around the world. Here are some New Year s superstitions.
1. One of the most popular New Year’ s superstitions is that you should kiss your beloved and dear ones at the stroke(报时的钟声)of midnight．It is said that those who fail to do so will have cold relationships with their loved ones for a whole year.
2.The New Year should not begin with unpaid debts. It is always said that all the bills should be paid off before the old year closes.
3.We can’t take anything out of the house on the first day of the year. Actually, some people think it’s okay to remove things from the house so that something else has the chance to be brought in.
4.The first person to enter your home after stroke of midnight will influence your luck in the year. It is believed that this person should ideally be dark – haired, tall, and good – looking. Nobody knows whether it is true or not.
5. According to Chinese traditional custom, we usually don’ t sleep until one or two o’clock in midnight on New Year’ s Eve. There are two meanings. The first, .the old should treasure every second they have in their rest life; the second, the young hope for longer life for there parents.
A. First footing. B. Nothing goes out C. Paying off bills. D. Kissing at midnight. E. Lights on for the whole night. F. Stay up late of all night. |
Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.
A: Good moming, Granny. 1._______?
B: Oh, boy. It’ s difficult for me to breathe.
A：2._______?
B: I have been like this since last week.
A：3._______?
B : No. I haven ’ t seen the doctor. The chemical factory produces terrible gas. It makes my chest hurt.
A: 4._____．Pollution causes too many problems.I think I should write to the newspaper about these problems.
B：5._______
A: You ‘ re welcome.
