Liu Xiang, athlete, born in 1983
Liu Xiang made his name by winning the 110-meter hurdles gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. This was the first time an athlete of non-African descent (血统) had gone under 13 seconds for the event. In the same year, Liu set a new 110-meter hurdling world record at the Super Grand Prix in Lausanne, with a time of 12.88 seconds.
Lang Lang, pianist, born in 1982
Lang Lang began piano lessons at age three. His father quit his job to accompany his boy to Beijing. At 11, Lang Lang was awarded first prize for his outstanding performance at the Fourth International Young Pianists Competition in Germany. In 1995, at 13, he won first place at the Tchaikovsky International Young Musicians’ Competition in Japan. At 17, Lang Lang made his breakthrough in the West and has performed with many of the world’s major orchestras since then.
Li Yuchun, singer, born in 1984
Born into a middle-class family, Li was not encouraged by her parents to pursue a career in entertainment. The turning point came when she entered the Super Girl contest in 2005. This competition drew the largest audiences in Chinese television history. She rose above 120,000 applicants with her tomboy style and Latin-flavored performance. Her win came as a surprise to many people because she didn’t fit the stereotype of female singers. She has millions of fans of all ages all over the country. Her haircut and manners have been copied by tens of thousands of girls. Her first album sold more than 430,000 copies in the first month.
Ding Junhui, snooker player, born in 1987
Ding quit school at 13, after his father insisted he concentrate on snooker. His parents then sold their house to help Ding kick-start his career. In March 2005, he celebrated his 18th birthday by reaching the final of the China Open in Beijing, along the way beating world top-16 ranked players Peter Ebdon, Marco Fu and Ken Doherty. In the final, he defeated the then world No 3, Stephen Hendry, ranking first in the tournament. After shooting to fame, questions were raised over the father’s decision for Ding to quit school.
1.Who is the passage intended for?
A．People only interested in China Daily. B．Children born after the 1980s.
C．Students and the young crazy fans. D．Readers of all ages.
2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Liu Xiang was the first to prove the Asians can equal the African descent in the hurdles.
B．Li Yunchun’s talent made her the best-known singer in China.
C．Ding Junhui was forced to drop out of school because of his low grades.
D．Lang Lang was the most popular with the students in China.
3.Who was the youngest when they rose to fame?
A．Li Yuchun. B．Liu Xiang. C．Ding Junhui. D．Lang Lang.
Mr. Knight was the manager of a hotel. One weekend all of the hotels in the city were full because there was a large meeting. On Friday, three men came into the hotel and asked for rooms. Mr. Knight said there were no rooms ready because of the meeting. The men were unhappy.
Mr. Knight wanted to help them. He remembered that Room 418, a small room, was empty. He asked them if they could share a room. The three men said they would. Mr. Knight said the room would be thirty dollars; ten dollars for each person. Each man gave him the money and then went up to the room.
Mr. Knight soon began to feel sorry. “Thirty dollars is a lot to ask as a price for that small room.” he thought. He called his assistant over and said, “Here is five dollars. Take it to the men in Room 418. I asked too much for their room.”
The assistant took the money. While he was on the way there, he started to think, “How can three men divide five dollars? I’ll give them each only one dollar and keep the two dollars for myself. The men will be happy to get something back. And Mr. Knight will never know.” So the assistant returned one dollar to each man.
Each man had at first paid ten dollars. After the assistant returned them one dollar each, each had actually(in fact) paid nine. There were three men. $9´3="$27." The assistant kept$2. $27+$2="$29." Where is the missing dollar?
1.With the help of the manager, the three men___________.
A．went to another hotel
B．each got a small room for the night
C．stayed together in a small room
D．got a small room Mr. Knight kept for himself
2.At first___________.
A．$27 was paid by the three men
B．$30 was paid by each of the three men
C．$25 was paid by the three men
D．$10 was paid by each of the three men
3.The assistant___________.
A．helped the men to divide the money
B．kept two dollars for himself
C．kept three dollars for himself
D．returned three dollars to the men and two to the manger
4.Where is the missing dollar?
A．It was taken by the assistant, too.
B．It was taken by Mr. Knight.
C．It was taken by the three men.
D．In fact, there wasn’t any missing dollar.
I found out one time that doing a favor for someone could get you into a lot of trouble. I was 36 the eighth grade at the time, and we were having a final 37 . During the test，the girl 38 next to me whispered something，but I didn’t understand. So I leaned(倾斜) over her way and found out that she was trying to ask me 39 I had an extra pen. She showed me that 40 was out of ink and would not write．I happened to have an extra one，so I took it out of my pocket and put it on her desk．
Later, after the test papers had been 41 the teacher asked me to 42 in the room when all the other students 43 . As soon as we were alone, she began to talk to me about 44 it meant to grow up；she mentioned how important it was to stand 45 your own two feet and be responsible for your own acts. For a long time, she talked about __46 _and emphasized the fact that when people do something dishonest，they really 47 themselves．She made me promise that I would think 48 about all the things she had said. Then she told me I could 49 . I walked out of the room wondering 40 she had chosen to talk to me about all those things．
Later on，I found out that she thought I had cheated on the test. When she saw me lean over to talk to the gir1 next to me, it looked 51 I was copying answers 52 the girl’s test paper. So I came to find her and tried to explain about the pen, but all she could say was it seemed very strange to her that I hadn’t 53 anything about the pen the day she talked to me right after the test. 54 I tried to explain that I was just doing the girl a favor 55 letting her use my pen, I was sure she continued to believe that I had cheated on the test．
1. A．from B．on C．in D．at
2. A．lesson B．test C．class D．papers
3. A．seat B．seating C．sitting D．sit
4. A．whether B．why C．where D．that
5. A．one B．that C．it D．hers
6. A．handed B．turned in C．given out D．marked
7. A．work B．read C．stay D．study
8. A．gone out B．were studying C．were there D．were dismissed
9. A．how B．why C．what D．which
10. A．by B．on C．to D．with
11. A．honesty B．faith C．confidence D．reliability
12. A．improve B．punish C．cheat D．help
13. A．well B．highly C．honestly D．seriously
14. A．leave B．go on C．sit down D．refuse
15. A．if B．whether C．why D．how
16. A．like B．as though C．as D．that
17. A．for B．by C．from D．at
18. A．mentioned B．asked C．answered D．realized
19. A．Long before B．As long as C．Just as D．Even though
20. A．with B．by C．in D．through
He used to be _____ shy but now he can talk freely to anyone he meets.
A．extremely B．nearly C．actually D．briefly
— I got fired last week. I’m looking in the newspaper for a job. ______.
A．Don’t mention it B．Good luck C．Never mind D．Take care
such heavy loss in the hurricane, the farmer didn’t expect to have a good harvest.
A．Suffered B．Having suffered C．Suffering D．To suffer
