As a well-known Chinese TV hostess, Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows, Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers. The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life.

Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973. she had a great love for traditional literature(文学)from an early age. In 2015 when she was about to study in the U.S, Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess. Because of her passion for traditional literature, Dong accepted the job.

"The contest interests me very much. Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing, "said Dong. To her great joy, the show has become more and more popular.

Under the slogan(口号)”Reading touches people's hearts”, the new TV show Readers has become a success. It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something. Dong works as both hostess and producer.

Readers became a turning point in Dong' s 21 years of hosting She said it brought her "quite a

huge challenge”.

"There is no shortcut(捷径) in this world. If you want to be a good host, you need to make thorough preparations, said the beautiful hostess. "The charm of life lies in its unknown, so we just have to try and keep going.

1.What shows is Dong Qing hosting now?

A. Readers.    B. Chinese Poetry Conference.

C. Chinese poetry Conference and Readers.    D. The Voice of China.

2.Where did Dong Qing decide to study in 2015?

A. In France    B. In England    C. In Japan    D. In America

3.What does Dong Qing do at present?

A. An actress    B. A singer    C. A hostess    D. A hostess and producer

4.The underlined word “passion” in the second paragraph probably means “great ____”.

A. love    B. joy    C. surprise    D. pride

5.What’s the best title (题目)for the text?

A. Find the Beauty of Life    B. How to Be a Successful TV Hostess

C. Reading Touches People’s Hearts    D. Dong Qing—a Talented Lady

1.If Alice wants to learn to dance, she has to be over ___ years old.

A. four    B. five    C. six    D. ten

2.Cindy is interested in drawing pictures, so she can go to the ______ on Sundays.

A. library    B. art room    C. gym    D. playground

3.David is 11 years old and he likes playing tennis. Who can teacher him?

A. Mr. Green    B. Miss. Miller    C. Mrs. Smith    D. Mr. Brown

4.Which of the following activities is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A. Dancing    B. Painting    C. Singing    D. Ball games

5.How long does it take Bill to play chess on Saturdays?

A. Two and a half hours.    B. One hour and a half.

C. Two hours    D. One hour.

What can lead you to success? The most important thing is what you do every day. It is very simple. Your habits will decide whether or not you are-______in the future. If you have strong and healthy good habits, it doesn't matter whether you fail or not today, because you are sure to succeed in the end. Having good habits does not mean that you will succeed every time. However,

if it goes long, you will ______all your goals and be successful. _______the other hand, if you have strong bad habits, you are sure to fail at last.

Why are habits so important? ______you repeat the same action and the same behavior every day. A single good action will not change your life, but the same action repeated 1,000 times will have an important effect on your life.

How can you _______good habits? There is nothing easier than developing good habits. You want to make a habit, and then you must do the action every day. If you want to develop the habit of eating ______food, eat healthily every day. If you want to develop the habit of reading, read every day. The more you do an action, the easier it becomes in ______end.

1.A. success    B. succeed    C. successful    D. successfully

2.A. achieve    B. achieved    C. achieving    D. achieves

3.A. In    B. On    C. At    D. To

4.A. But    B. While    C. Because    D. Since

5.A. find    B. offer    C. realize    D. develop

6.A. health    B. healthy    C. unhealthy    D. healthily

7.A. the    B. an    C. a    D. /

Last year I_______ like my English class at all. The teacher spoke so quickly that I did not understand her most of the time. I was _______to answer the teacher's questions _______my poor pronunciation. I just hid behind my textbook and never said _____.

Then one day I watched an English movie _______Toy Story, I fell in love with it at once. So I began to watch other English movies, _______, I realized I could get the meaning by______for just the key words. I discovered that listening to something interesting is the secret to language learning. I also learned some useful sentences like "It's a piece of cake" or "It serves you right". I

didn't understand them at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked them ____ in a dictionary. Little by little, I really enjoy my English class. And my English has improved a lot.

1.A. don't    B. didn't    C. haven't    D. hadn't

2.A. proud    B. afraid    C. happy    D. excited

3.A. because of    B. because    C. since    D. as

4.A. anything    B. something    C. nothing    D. everything

5.A. called    B. call    C. calling    D. calls

6.A. as well    B. too    C. also    D. neither

7.A. listen    B. listened    C. listening    D. listens

8.A. up    B. for    C. at    D. after

---________times have you visited Gansu Science Museum?

---Only once.

A. How often

B. How many

C. how long

D. How soon