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A. Still not sure?
B. Where to practice?
C. How much can you afford?
D. Are you born with it?
E. What fits you well?
F. What’s a better choice?
Many people would like to learn how to play a musical instrument, but they are put off by one big problem: What to play. Here are a few questions to help you decide.
1.________
Many instruments are of different uses, but some are more fit for certain music. Some instruments may help you enjoy the music you like, so consider this before you start.
2.________
If you want to play with other people, what kind of instrument would be better? Your first thought of playing the violin, for example, might disappear when too many people are competing with you！
3.________
Many people live in flats and practicing the drums, for example, will drive your neighbors crazy. Think about where and when you are going to practice, as well as the feelings of the people you live with or near.
4.________
This is quite true that many instruments can be bought at different prices. But this doesn't change the fact that many, such as the piano, are always pretty expensive. If you can't afford your chosen instrument，will you be able to borrow someone else's or hire one.
5.________
Talk to people you know who already play instruments. They might even let you try theirs. It's also a good idea to find an experienced music teacher who can give you some advice and push you in the right direction.
Nowadays there are different ideas about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is good for social development. However, others say that competition is bad and that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death events. In their mind what they really want is going for success, the development of many other qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost on the way to success, others take an opposite opinion. Many people are strongly against competition. Among them, most are young people who have suffered from such pressure from their parents. They seem to look for failure by not trying to win or achieve success. ____△____, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.” They don’t want to admit（承认）that if they have really tried and lost, they would mean more.
Clearly, this belief(信念) is the same as that of those who try to prove（证明）themselves. Both come from the wrong belief that self-confidence depends on how well one does by comparing with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. If such fear begins to be unimportant, we can have a better knowledge of competition.
1.For some people who like competition, winning is really________.
A. troublesome B. unfriendly C. important D. opposite
2.Which of the following sentence should be put in the blank “____△____”in Paragraph 3?
A. By not trying B. By not losing C. By comparing D. By valuing
3.What is the right structure of this passage?（
stands for a paragraph）
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
4.How does the writer make these different ideas clear?
A. By giving explanations. B. By giving examples.
C. By giving excuses. D. By giving suggestions.
5.What is the best title of this passage?
A. The Competition and Failure. B. The Competition and Success.
C. The Competition and Comparing. D. Two Ideas of Competition.
Eric Liddell was known as the flying Scotsman（苏格兰人）because he ran so fast. But he is most remembered as a man of honor and bravery.
He was born in 1902 in Tianjin, north China. Eric lived in China until the age of five. After that his parents sent him to school in England. In 1920, Ericwent to the University of Edinburgh to study science.
Sports played a large part in his life and he was chosen to be part of Britain’s 1924 Olympic team. The games were in Paris. At the Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter race and then a gold medal in the 400-meter race, setting a world record.
Though famous in Scotland, Eric still loved and remembered China. He wanted to go back to the country where he was born. In 1925, he went to China and worked as a middle school teacher in Tianjin. Then he went to Hebei Province to help the poor people there.
During the Second World War, Eric chose to stay. He wanted to help the sick and give hope to the Chinese people. In 1945, Eric was very ill. He had a chance to leave China but he refused. Instead he gave it to a woman. This great man died six months before the end of the war. Many people still remember his service to the Chinese people.
1.Eric went to China to ________.
A. study science. B. help Chinese people
C. attend the Olympic Games D. set a world record
2.Eric lived in China for about ________ years all together.
A. 5 B. 20 C. 25 D. 30
3.What does the underlined word “it” mean in Paragraph 4?
A. the service B. the chance C. the medal D. the race
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1.How many clubs are free at least according to the ads?
A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five
2.You may ________ if you want to learn conversations.
A. call Bridget B. email Donna C. call 656-3843 D. call 756-4177
3.What kinds of clubs are there in the ads?
A. English, Climbing, Dance and Drawing Club.
B. English, Climbing, Dance and Camera Club.
C. English, Basketball, Singing and Drawing Club.
D. English, Basketball, Singing and Drawing Club.
During my stay at an orphanage (孤儿院) at the age of 9, a gentleman came and taught us how to do wooden art pieces.
I remember my first project—a small table. I was so proud of it that I regarded it as a wonder. It was beautiful and it took me six weeks to finish it. I could hardly wait to give it to Mother Winters as a gift. She was always strict with us.
As the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories(寝室). But I was just so happy that I couldn’t wait to carry my table back, smiling from ear to ear.
When I reached the dormitory, I placed the little table beside my bed. When Mother Winters entered, I was admiring it.
“Were you supposed to bring this home?” she asked.
“No, ma’am,” I replied with my head down.
She ordered me to throw the table out and so I did. After she left, I immediately opened the door to get it back. It was dirty all over. I brushed it and cried, but the dirt would not come off. I hid the table in my closet. However, a year later during a cleaning-up, it was discovered. Painfully, I had to give the table to Mother Winters, thinking that she would throw it away.
Thirty years later at a party, I learned that Mother Winters was living nearby, so I drove up to see her. We talked cheerfully for long. As I was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her basement(地下室) to get something important. I followed her into a dark corner. She picked something up. As she turned around, I could see that she was holding a little table.
Mother Winters kept the little table that I had given up for lost so long ago.
Today, I look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of thanks to Mother Winters, who kept the table for a young orphan who valued it so much.
1.It was ________ for the writer when she finished the wooden small table.
A. exciting B. worrying C. thankful D. painful
2.Why did Mother Winters order the writer to throw the table out?
A. Because the table was dirty.
B. Because the writer broke the rule.
C. Because she didn’t like the table.
D. Because she didn’t like the writer.
3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. It took the writer seven weeks to finish the small table.
B. The writer cried before she got her small table back.
C. The writer hid the table in her closet for many years.
D. Mother Winters kept the small table for a long time.
4.The writer is trying to tell us Mother Winters was ________ according to the passage.
A. poor and rude B. kind and poor
C. kind but strict D. funny but strict
书面表达。
假如你是Mary,你丢了一个红色铅笔盒，请写一个寻物启事；你是Tom, 你捡到一块手表，对此写一个招领启示。
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