One of the most famous writers from England by far is Agatha Christie. Her books and plays can be found in more foreign languages48 any other writer except Shakespeare.
Agatha Christie’s real name was Agatha Miller. She was born in England in 1890. She married Archibald Christie 49 she was 24 years old, and she changed 50 family name to Christie.
She sold her first mystery book in 1920. This book was the first time that the world met Mrs. Christie’s famous detective Hercule Poirot. Ten years after that, Mrs. Christie wrote her first book with her 51 famous detective, Miss Marple.
In 1928, Mrs. Christie’s first marriage broke up. She married M.E.L. Mallowan 52_____1930, but she continued to write her books under 53_____ name Agatha Christie.
Over her life, Agatha Christie wrote 60 books, 16 plays, and more than 100 short stories. She passed 54 in 1976 when she was 85 years old. Her books can still be found 55____ sale in bookstores all around the world.
After 17 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some 36 with you.”
The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my MOTHER, who has been 37 for 20 years, but the demands of my work and my boys made it possible to visit her only 38 .
Then I called to visit her to go out for dinner and a movie. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she had curled her 39 and was wearing a nice dress. My mother took my arm 40 she were the First Lady.
During the dinner, we had an agreeable 41 —nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other’s life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. At last, she said,” I’ll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you.” I 42 .
Two days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn’t have a 43 to do anything for her.
Later, I received a copy of a restaurant receipt from the place mother and I had dined. A(n) 44 note said, “I paid this bill in advance. I wasn’t sure that I could be there; but nevertheless, I paid for two plates—one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night 45 for me. I love you, son.”
At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time “I LOVE YOU” and giving our loved ones the time that they 46 . Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be 47 till “some other time”.
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Mary didn’t understand made her deskmate so upset all the morning.
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In 2003, Bethany Hamilton,13, lost her left arm to a shark attack while surfing off Kauai, Hawaii. A new film ,Soul Surfer, is based on the story of how she overcame that to achieve her dream of becoming a professional athlete.
Growing up on the “garden isle” of Kauai, Hamilton spent every minute she could riding the waves. She was on the verge of (即将) becoming a top competitor in professional surfing. But while she was practicing at an isolated cove (小湾)，a four-meter-long tiger shark ripped off her left arm. Though her life was saved, nobody could imagine she would ever get back on a surfboard again.
In a true test of her faith and by tremendous will power, Bethany did get back up on a surfboard only a month after the attack. Six months later, she was competing again. Bethany Hamilton won her first amateur surfing championship just two years after she lost her arm. She also established the “Friends of Bethany,” a non---profit foundation dedicated to supporting sharks attack victims.
It’s a story told in her autobiography, which is the basis for the film that stars teenager Anna Sophia Robb. “I knew Bethany’s story, of course, but I thought ‘What an incredible role’ ,”explains Robb. “I was so fascinated by all of the challenges. What would it be like to have your arm taken and what would go through your head and how would your faith be challenged?”
The filmmakers used special effects to digitally remove Robb’ s arm .However ,no tricks were necessary for the surfing scenes because Hamilton herself did the breathtaking wave riding.
Now 21, Hamilton says she hopes audiences find inspiration in the description of the sport she loves.
“Not a lot of people know that much about surfing, so I hope they’re educated about it,” Hamilton says. “And most of all if people are going through a hard time, they could be encouraged and find inspiration to push through those hard times and see that, in my case ,so much good has come out of it.”
1.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?.
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A．Hamilton was severely injured when surfing. |
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B．Nobody thought Hamilton could overcome the troubles. |
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C．Rob did the breathtaking wave riding in the film Soul Surfer. |
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D．Hamilton established the “Friends of Bethany” to help shark attack victims. |
2.Which of the following can best take the place of the underlined word “tremendous” in the third paragraph?
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A．Free. |
B．Easy |
C．Smart. |
D．Strong. |
3.What can we learn from Anna Sophia Robb’s words?
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A．She was absorbed in the story. |
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B．she wasn’t sure she could play the role well. |
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C．She wants to challenge her faith. |
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D．She doesn’t believe Bethany’s story. |
4.How does Hamilton hope people will be affected by her story?
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A．she hopes more people will take up surfing. |
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B．she hopes people will be inspired and encouraged |
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C．She hopes more people will keep off the sharks. |
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D．She hopes people will donate something to her charity. |
5.What can we learn from the passage?
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A．A lot of people are fond of surfing. |
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B．Good things will happen to the disabled in the end. |
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C．Faith and will power will help people go through hard times. |
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D．People can always overcome every difficulty in life. |
The Olympic Games
The ancient Olympic Games was in the year 776BC. They were held at Olympia in Greece every four years, for almost 12 centuries, until AD394.
The contemporary Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who brought the Olympics back to life. He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for 56. 各国人民和平相处. Now people all over the world are helping to realize this dream. Among them are many well-known athletes.
57. 中国运动员为奥运会做出了重要贡献。At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the People’s Republic of China returned to the Olympics after 32 years’ absence. I am sure the whole of China must have felt proud when Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for his country. 58. Deng Yaping is perhaps the greatest female table tennis player in the world. At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles.
59. The Chinese led the way at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning 51 gold medals. For the first time in history, the Chinese women’s gymnastics team won the gold medal.
These are some of the Olympic athletes who have brought joy to people across the world with their attempts to push the boundaries of human achievement. We are looking forward to seeing more of them in future Olympic Games. 60. Join us in wishing the Olympic Movement a successful future.
