Steven Jobs， the designer（设计者）of Apple Computer， was not clever when he was in school. At that time， he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college ， he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college， Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
In 1975， he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage（车库）. He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.
His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
1.Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ________.
A. never did his lessons
B. was full of new ideas
C. always made troubles with his schoolmates
D. dropped out
2.Did Steven Jobs finish college ?
A. Yes， he did. B. No， he didn’t.
C. Yes， he didn’t. D. No， he did.
3.Steven Jobs designed his new computer ________.
A. in India B. with his friend
C. in an apple tree garden D. by himself
4.Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.
A. new ideas B. apple
C. Apple Computer D. video games
5.From this passage we know Steven Jobs ________.
A. didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates
B. liked traveling in India and California
C. liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true
D. could only design video games
Like many other young boys, I didn't know what I wanted to be when I was a middle school student. My mother wanted me to be a teacher like her, but it seemed that I was not interested in it. My father wanted me to be a pianist. However, I couldn't stand spending all of my time in front of a piano.
I got my goal(目标) after I went to high school. I got a parttime job at the school radio station and I found it was interesting. I loved to discuss school life and my favorite music with my schoolmates on the radio. I kept doing this job during the next six years. When I left the university, I got a fulltime job at a radio station. My career(事业) began. Now my program is successful and I have a lot of fans. I enjoy my job and my life.
1.What did the writer's mother do?
A. A teacher. B. A pianist.
C. A doctor. D. A scientist.
2.When did the writer start working at a radio station?
A. When he was ten years old. B. When he was a high school student.
C. When he studied at the university. D. After he left the university.
3.What did the writer talk about on the radio?
A. Sports. B. Famous films.
C. School life and his favorite music. D. Famous people.
4.Which of the following is TRUE?
A. The writer was interested in teaching.
B. The writer couldn't play the piano.
C. The writer often interviewed(采访) stars.
D. The writer's program is very popular now.
5.Which is the best title of the passage?
A. Never listen to your parents
B. Study hard to make your dream come true
C. No job is easy to get
D. The parttime job helped me find my career
Peter is thirteen years old. He is in Grade Two this year. He likes to play football and watch football matches. And he often reads newspapers. He does his best to know when and where there is going to be a football match. Now Peter is having lunch. He is listening to the radio，too. He is very happy because there is going to be a nice football match on TV at four this afternoon. He wants to watch it very much. But he is going to have English and Chinese lessons. He thinks hard and finds a way.
“Hello，Mrs. Black，” Peter says to his teacher on the telephone，“Peter is ill in bed. He wants to ask for half a day's leave(请半天假)．”
“Oh，I'm sorry to hear that，” says Mrs. Black.“ But who is that？”
“It's my father. Mrs. Black.”
1.Peter is a ______.
A. middle school student B. Young pioneer
C. worker D. doctor
2.Peter will be in ______ next year.
A. Grade Two B. Grade Three
C. Grade One D. Grade Four
3.Peter often reads newspapers because ______.
A. he likes to read news
B. he likes to read stories
C. he wants to know when and where there will be a football match
D. he likes to watch TV
4.Peter wants to ask for a leave because ______.
A. his father is ill B. he wants to watch the football match
C. he is ill in bed D. his mother is ill
5.Which of the following is right?
A. Mrs. Black is going to take Peter to see a doctor.
B. Peter likes to watch TV at four in the afternoon.
C. Peter is not an honest boy.
D. Peter is a good student.
Dennis is a schoolboy from Shanghai. He ______ some New Year's resolutions yesterday. He wants to _____. So he is going to exercise more and eat a lot of healthier food. He _____ junk food. He is going to become a soccer player because he likes soccer and he is also good at playing ________. He is going to be ______ of the soccer team. He also wants to improve his ______. He is going to read English every morning. He is going to ______ a pen pal in England or Australia. And he is going to write letters or emails in English______ his pen pal. When he grows up, he is going to be a doctor for children. He wants to help sick children. He is going to study at a medical school for five years first ______ he finishes high school. He is going to work hard. He loves children and he thinks ______ children will be wonderful.
1.A. had B. made C. did D. lists
2.A. keep fit B. keep young C. keep old D. keep fat
3.A. didn't eat B. is going to eat C. isn't going to eat D. eats
4.A. basketball B. volleyball C. soccer D. baseball
5.A. captain B. monitor C. friend D. classmate
6.A. Chinese B. English C. Japanese D. French
7.A. find B. build C. become D. look
8.A. with B. in C. on D. to
9.A. where B. when C. why D. what
10.A. looking for B. looking like C. looking at D. looking after
— What does your father do? — He is a ______ in Renmin Hospital.
A. actor B. writer C. doctor D. reporter
Lily _________ an e-mail to her parents after she arrived in Beijing.
A. cooked B. lost C. sent D. reached
