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I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and (毅力), were a sure path 1. success. But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 2. was originally to be held in our classroom. 3. (change) to the library at the last minute. This, 4., didn’t bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 5. But my mood quickly changed when I saw 6. first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to slay positive and persevered 7. I finally found the solution. With the problem 8. (solve), I felt proud of my 9. (achieve). 10. (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left to complete the rest.
Payeng’s tree-planting project began when he was 16, when flooding wiped away a large part of forest. Wild life were left without enough ____, and Payeng watched ____ creatures begin to die off from heat. Deeply ____, Payeng determined to grow trees all his life.
“I ____ the forest department and asked them if they could grow trees on the sandbar (沙洲). They said nothing would ____ there. ____, they asked me to try growing bamboo. It was ____, but I did it. What’s more, there was nobody interested to help me,” Payeng said.
Payeng started his forest by ____ bamboo saplings (幼树) every morning and evening. He even brought red ants to the sandbar to help ____ the soil. When his bamboo trees grew, Payeng decided to slowly ____ other species of trees into the sandbar.
Through his ____ act, Payeng changed the sandbar into a thick, green forest that ____ numerous birds, and wild animals. Payeng’s forest went largely ____ until 2008, when a team of state officials ____ it.
“We were surprised to find such a big ____ on the sandbar,” Gunin Saikia, Assam’s Assistant Conservator of Forests, said. “We are ____ at Payeng. He has been at it for 30 years.”
Now, Payeng makes a ____ with his family in the forest he planted by raising cows and selling milk, and he has his ____ set on planting a second forest on another 1,300-acre sandbar.
“It may take another 30 years, but I am ____ about it, “Payeng said ____.
1.A. food B. water C. shade D. space
2.A. dangerous B. helpless C. aimless D. fierce
3.A. moved B. hurt C. attracted D. saddened
4.A. informed B. blamed C. disturbed D. contacted
5.A. grow B. live C. occur D. work
6.A. Therefore B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Fortunately
7.A. pleasant B. hopeful C. meaningful D. painful
8.A. watering B. cutting C. counting D. observing
9.A. change B. destroy C. add D. improve
10.A. throw B. introduce C. put D. send
11.A. unique B. ridiculous C. strange D. sympathetic
12.A. bears B. includes C. shelters D. hides
13.A. unaccepted B. unnoticed C. discovered D. disapproved
14.A. studied B. researched C. came from D. came across
15.A. forest B. hero C. bamboo D. tree
16.A. proud B. disappointed C. amazed D. mad
17.A. living B. difference C. wonder D. plan
18.A. company B. home C. limits D. goals
19.A. anxious B. optimistic C. worried D. curious
20.A. determinedly B. hesitantly C. calmly D. loudly
People around the world used their computers to buy goods, communicate with others, listen to music, see pictures and learn about different places and ideas. In 2006, more people around the world used new ways to communicate and connect with each other through the Internet.
1. Blog is a short way of saying Web log. Through these personal websites, people can share their experiences, ideas and opinions with anyone on the Internet. People of all ages have their own blogs. For young people, they are a way to show their writings and other forms of self-expression.
2. These sites include “MySpace”, used mainly by teenagers and young adults. MySpace is an online community that lets people share message and pictures with an increasing number of friends. 3.
YouTube is another Internet site that became more popular this year. This website lets anyone create, share and watch short videos. People can watch almost anything on YouTube: news, sports and entertainment events. 4. These include videos of people singing or dancing, or animals doing funny things. Three young men created YouTube almost two years ago as a personal video sharing service. They recently sold it to Google for more than one half billion dollars.
Games and entertainment also became a larger part of the Internet this year. One Internet social site is called Second Life. 5. They get married, build homes, operate businesses, buy and sell goods, work, play and attend school.
A. It is the most popular social networking site on the web.
B. People of all ages use computers to express themselves.
C. It is an online world in which computer users create a new self and live a different life.
D. Many Websites offer free services to create personal Web pages and fill them with writing site on the Web.
E. There are music videos, and videos made by people in their own homes.
F. More and more people are buying computers because of the lower price.
G. The blog is one form of communication that enjoys growing popularity.
Last weekend I visited Rome for the first time. I spent three busy days in the Italian capital, seeing lots of tourist attractions and walking down streets lit with Christmas decorations. There are a lot of things I love about the city.
Rome is one of the most ancient cities in the world and is full of wonderful relics（遗迹）from its distant past. These monuments include the Roman Forum and the vast Coliseum where gladiators used to fight each other until death and hunt animals coming from another country. The ruins of buildings and temples are fascinating: you can’t quite believe how old they are.
I studied the masterpieces of the Renaissance period at university and was very excited to see them in real life. I walked around the museum in Vatican City and saw plenty of famous sculptures（雕塑）. The best part of the visit was, without doubt, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted in the early 16th century by the great Michelangelo. It was so breathtaking that I couldn’t tear my eyes away from it.
In Rome, there is a lot of food on offer for tourists but some of it isn’t very good quality. I made an effort to find authentic restaurants to taste the popular meals of the region, like pasta with tomato, onion and bacon. I also loved eating ice cream and hot chocolate under the Christmas lights.
Rome has not only lots of luxury boutiques（精品店）but also plenty of shops that were more in my price range! It was a perfect opportunity to go and buy presents for my family and friends. There was also a Christmas market, where I bought a sparkly decoration for the tree.
1.The underlined word “gladiators” in the 2nd paragraph probably means “_____”.
A. athletes B. butchers
C. invaders D. fighters
2.The author found the ruins of buildings and temples fascinating because _____.
A. they represent Rome’s religion
B. they are relics from Rome’s distant past
C. you can’t help wondering how old they are
D. they include the Roman Forum and the vast Coliseum
3.What is mainly discussed in the 3rd paragraph?
A. The great museums of Italy.
B. The sculptures in Rome.
C. Art-related activities during the visit.
D. The achievements of the Renaissance period in Italy.
4.When visiting Rome, you should be careful in choosing ______.
A. the attractions B. the food
C. the hotels D. the luxury boutiques
In the coming months, we are bringing together artists from all over the globe, to enjoy speaking Shakespeare’s plays in their language, in our Globe, within the architecture Shakespeare wrote for. Please come and join us.
National Theatre Of China Beijing｜Chinese
This great occasion(盛会) will be the National Theatre of China’s first visit to the UK. The company’s productions show the new face of 21st century Chinese theatre. This production of Shakespeare’s Richard III will be directed by the National’s Associate Director, Wang Xiaoying.
Date & Time: Saturday 28 April, 2.30 pm & Sunday 29 April, 1.30 pm & 6.30 pm
Marjanishvili Theatre Tbilisi｜Georgian
One of the most famous theatres in Georgia, the Marjanishvili, founded in 1928, appears regularly at theatre festivals all over the world. This new production of As You Like It is helmed(指导) by the company’s Artistic Director Levan Tsuladze.
Date & Time: Friday 18 May, 2.30 pm & Saturday 19 May, 7.30 pm
Deafinitely Theatre London｜British Sign Language(BSL)
By translating the rich and humourous text of Love’s Labour’s Lost into the physical language of BSL, Deafinitely Theatre creates a new interpretation of Shakespeare’s comedy and aims to build a bridge between deaf and hearing worlds by performing to both groups as one audience.
Date & Time: Tuesday 22 May, 2.30 pm & Wednesday 23 May, 7.30 pm
Habima National Theatre Tel Aviv｜Hebrew
The Habima is the centre of Hebrew-language theatre worldwide. Founded in Moscow after the 1905 revolution, the company eventually settled in Tel Aviv in the late 1920s. Since 1958, they have been recognized as the national theatre of Israel. This production of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice marks their first visit to the UK.
Date & Time: Monday 28 May, 7.30 & Tuesday 29 May, 7.30 pm
1.Which play will be performed by the National Theatre of China?
A. RichardⅢ. B. Lover’s Labour’s Lost.
C. As You Like It. D. The Merchant of Venice.
2.What is special about Deafinitely Theatre?
A. It has two groups of actors. B. It is the leading theatre in London.
C. It performs plays in BSL. D. It is good at producing comedies.
3.When can you see a play in Hebrew?
A. On Saturday 28 April. B. On Sunday 29 April.
C. On Tuesday 22 May. D. On Tuesday 29 May.
Today anyone will accept money in exchange for goods and services. People use money to buy food, furniture, books, bicycles and hundreds of other things we need or want. When they work, they usually get paid in money.
Lots of the money today is made of paper. But people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kinds of money was shells. Shells were not the only things used as money.
In China, cloth and knives were used. In the Philippine Islands, rice was used as money for a long time. Some Africans once used elephant tusks, monkey tails, and salt as money.
The first metal coins were made in China. They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals and designs for their money. Later, countries began to make coins of gold and silver.
But even gold and silver were inconvenient if you had to buy something expensive. Again the Chinese thought of a way to improve money. They began to use paper money. The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the paper money used today.
Money has had an interesting history, form the days of shell money until today.
1.In the Philippine Islands was once used as money.
A. rice B. knife
C. cloth D. wheat
2.What was first used as money?
A. Elephants tusks. B. Cloth.
C. Salt. D. Sheik
3.The first paper money .
A. wan passed from west Asia to China B. looked like a note used today
C. was first used in Europe D. looked like a piece of fur
4.We can infer from the passage that .
A. paper money isn’t difficult to make
B. money must be suited to carry
C. people need money to exchange goods with each other
D. people prefer metal coins to paper notes
