I used to skate a lot.With every Olympic song，I found an excitement growing inside me when I was first to skate at the age of five.But，unluckily，I was badly hurt in a match.I quickly stopped my skating.Smiling，my husband just said，“Skating is your passion (酷爱)，but of course we can stay at home.”
It was crazy，I know，that a thirtysevenyearold mother of two children wanted to skate under disco ball lights after 10 years.I found the excitement growing inside me.I loved to skate.So I was out there having the time of my life，listening to the music with a smile on my face and heart.I hoped I could skate again.
I belonged here.It was so right to be back on the ice.
“Did you use to be a skater？”A little girl looked up at me with questioning eyes.Taking time to give my answer，I looked around the rink (溜冰场)，where I could see so many years of lessons，Olympic dreams，and a love of the ice would never die.“No，”I answered，“I'm a skater.” With a smile，I glided away.
Skating had finally turned me into a champion——a winner of a lifelong passion for favorite sport.
1.Why did the writer have to stay at home?
A. Because she was hurt.
B. Because her husband didn't want her to skate.
C. Because she had to look after her children.
D. Because she didn't love skating any longer.
2.The writer first started to skate ________ years ago.
A. 5 B. 10 C. 27 D. 32
3.The writer went back to skate because ________．
A. she wanted to be a champion of the Olympic
B. she loved skating very much
C. she wanted to make a lot of money
D. she didn't love to stay at home
4.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word “glided” is“________ ”．
A. 滑走 B. 消逝 C. 旋转 D. 跑步
5.For the writer,_______ has come true.
A. to be a winner among all the skaters
B. to be a champion of the Olympic
C. to be a good mother
D. to win the lifelong passion
Have you heard about papercutting? Papercutting is an important art form in China.Papercuts were used for many purposes，and everything can become the theme (主题) of papercuts，from people to the things that can be found in everyday life such as birds，flowers and animals.
Each papercut brings out the personal ideas of the author (作者)．People express traditional culture or their own feelings with different styles of papercuts.For example，when someone marries，we put up some red papercuts on the wall，dressing table or other furniture to express our best wishes.
It is easy to learn papercutting but very difficult to make it perfect.We need a longtime practice to learn how to use the scissors and how to paint.More over，we need to learn some cutting skills.
At present，in many parts of China，papercutting skill has become a must for women and a symbol of a clever mind.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误。正确的写“T”，错误的写“F”。
1.Not everything can become the theme of papercuts.
2.People express traditional culture or their own feelings with the same papercut.
3.It is not easy to make a perfect papercut.
4.When we learn papercutting，we don't need to learn cutting skills.
5.Women must learn papercutting skills in many places of China.
Everyone changes in his or her life.Mostly these changes take place because of an experience. ______me，high school was such an experience.High school has taught me about myself，and that is the most ______lesson I have ever learned.
I used to be quiet and ______，not wanting to show my inner self(内在自我)．I would never talk about ______was on my mind.I was afraid that someone would criticize(批评)me or tell me I was wrong.I cared too much about what others thought of me.
Now I am no longer afraid to tell others my worries and let them know how I feel.I have changed a lot with the ______of my teachers and friends.They taught me that it is not a big deal to ______in something as long as I have learned from my mistakes.By finding the courage(勇气)to believe in______，I have become much ______in mind.The thought of a challenge used to make me feel afraid， ______now I want to work even harder to ______the difficulties that stand in my way.I have realized that the ideas I did in the past can now be contributed(贡献) to the world.
1.A. In B. Around C. With D. For
2.A. important B. interesting C. expensive D. difficult
3.A. shy B. happy C. old D. clever
4.A. where B. what C. how D. when
5.A. exercise B. work C. laugh D. help
6.A. fail B. waste C. succeed D. spend
7.A. yourself B. herself C. himself D. myself
8.A. farther B. weaker C. stronger D. smaller
9.A. and B. but C. so D. because
10.A. look up B. agree wiht C. deal with D. give up
— ________？Do you know?
—I'm not sure.Maybe in North China.
A. What's the best rice made of
B. When is the best rice made
C. How is the best rice produced
D. Where is the best rice produced
You can't play computer games until your homework ________．
A. completes B. is completed
C. has completed D. will be completed
—Have you invited most of your friends to your party yet?
—Yes，many invitations were ________ to ask them to come.
A. cut out B. sent out C. helped out D. worked out
