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As young students, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize; they can also be small, such as becoming one of the best students in your class.
Once you find a dream, what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?
Andrew Matthews, an Australian writer, tells us that making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge. You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it’s impossible for you to become a writer. Those kinds of ideas stop you from realizing your dream.
In fact, everyone can realize his dream. The first thing you must do is to remember what your dream is. Don’t let it leave your heart. Keep telling yourself what you want every day and then your dream will come true faster. You should know that a big dream is, in fact, made up of many small dreams.
You must also never give up your dream. There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest difficulty comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.
As you get closer to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn something more useful and find new hobbies.
The biggest difficulty on the road to your dreams comes from _____________________.

A．yourself

B．your friends

C．your school

D．your parents.

Which of the following isn’t mentioned in this passage?

A．You may think you’re not good at some school subjects.

B．Making your dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.

C．You must never give up your dream.

D．Listening to English more can help you realize your dream.

.How do you make your dream come true faster?
A. Remember what your dream is. B. Don’t let your dream leave your heart.
C. Keep telling yourself what you want every day. D. A, B and C.
The best title (标题)of this passage is _________________________.

A．How to become a writer	B．How to make your dream real
C．A big dream is made up of small dreams	D．Everyone can realize his dream

Thousands of years ago, birthdays were considered special days. On birthdays, the bad spirits were able to harm you and change your life. It was believed that the only way to solve the problem was to have your friends and family around you, so that good wishes and presents would keep the bad spirits away. Also, noisemakers were thought to be used at parties as a way of scaring away the evil spirits.
The custom of lighting candles was created by people believing that the gods lived in the sky. By lighting candles and torches, they were sending a signal or prayer to the gods, so they could be answered. Blowing out the candles and making a wish were thought to be another way of sending a signal or a message.
This is how the way we celebrate our birthdays came about. But different cultures celebrate in different ways.
The birthday story in the Bible（圣经） that we know best is about the birth of the Christ in Bethlehem（地名：伯利恒）. For nearly 2000 years since that day, the Christian world has been honoring this birth. The day many Englishmen celebrate is, of course, Christmas. There are other references to birthday parties. King Pharaoh celebrated his birthday by making a feast for his court followers. That was over 4000 years ago. The story of King Herod tells that on his birthday he made a supper for his lords, high captains and other special friends in Galilee (地名：加利利).
According to the passage, good wishes and presents given by one’s friends and family on his birthday can _____________________.

A．cheer him up	B．prove that he’s a popular person
C．bring him a big fortune	D．push bad spirits away

Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The custom of lighting candles originated with the gods.

B．The gods celebrate their birthdays by lighting candles.

C．People send messages to the gods by lighting or blowing out the candles.

D．The gods will help people realize their dreams on their birthdays.

The two ancient kings’ ways of celebrating their birthdays show__________________.

A．how great the two kings were

B．how different cultures celebrate in different ways

C．the two kings’ excellent cooking skills

D．that their court followers were awarded the special honors

The passage is mainly about __________________.

A．the functions of the noises made on birthdays.

B．how to scare away the bad spirits on birthdays

C．the origin of a famous day Christmas

D．how birthdays came about

Jack London is a famous American writer. His most widely known book is the Call of the Wild, the story of the adventure of a large dog in the frozen north.
Jack London was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make money. He worked hard at many different jobs.
Later, Jack returned to school, but he didn’t stay. He wrote, “Life and pocket book were both too short.” In 1897, he went to Alaska to find gold. Instead, he found ideas there for his book stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were successful, and he became rich and famous in his twenties.
Jack London was not a happy man, however. In poor health, he took his own life in 1916. He was then only 40 years old.
Jack London went to Alaska to __________________.

A．find ideas for his books

B．find gold

C．write his books and stories

D．find jobs

Jack London left school because __________________.

A．he had to work to help his family	B．he had completed his education
C．he wanted to become a writer	D．he wanted to find gold.

From what did Jack London get ideas for his books and stories?

A．His life in Alaska.	B．His childhood friend.
C．A large dog in the north.	D．His pocket book.

What do we know about Jack London?

A．He became famous but remained poor all his life.

B．Though he was poor, he was always happy.

C．He was not famous until he died in 1916.

D．He killed himself because of poor health.

At a meeting, a well-known speaker lifted up a bill of 20 dollars before starting his speech.
Facing 200 people, he asked, “Who wants this 20-dollar bill?” A great many hands were put up. Then he continued to say, “I intended to give it to any one of you, but allow me to do a thing before giving it to you.” Suddenly he crumpled （揉）it into a round mass. Then he asked, “Who wants it? ” Still some hands were lifted up.
He asked again, “Well, how could it be if I do it like this?” he threw the bill onto the ground, stepped on it and twisted it. As he picked it up, the bill had become not only dirty but wrinkled.
“Who still wants it?” Still a few people put up their hands.
“My dear friends, you have had a meaningful class. No matter how I treated this bill, you still want it, because it is worth 20 dollars. On your life road, you may be knocked down（击垮） or even broken into pieces by your determination or unfavorable situations. We may feel ourselves worth nothing, but, my darling, remember that whatever happens in the future, you should never lose your value（价值） in the God’s heart. You’re particular ---- never forget it.”
How many times did the speaker ask the people whether they wanted the bill?

A．Once

B．Twice

C．Three times

D．Four times

The underlined word “wrinkled” in the third paragraph probably means ________.

A．broken

B．having small lines or folds in it

C．flat

D．having holes on it

The speaker did this test in order to _____________.

A．tell the audience that one should never lose one’s own value

B．tell the audience that God values money most

C．test if some of the audience were extremely interested in money

D．play a trick on the audience

What would the speaker probably talk about next?

A．How money can make people crazy.	B．How to avoid being knocked down in one’s life.
C．How to keep one’s value of life.	D．How to give a meaningful class

Green-space facilities are contributing to an important extent to the quality of the urban environment. Fortunately it is no longer necessary that every lecture or every book about this subject has to start with the proof of this idea. At present it is generally accepted, although more as a self-evident statement than on the base of a closely-reasoned scientific proof. The recognition of the importance of green-spaces in the urban environment is a first step on the right way; this does not mean, however, that enough details are known about the functions of greenspaces in towns and about the way in which the inhabitants (居民) are using these spaces.
The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation which for many years has been used in town-and-country planning, has in my opinion resulted in disproportionate (不成比例的) attention for forms of recreation far from home, whereas (但是）there was relatively little attention for improvement of recreative possibilities in the direct neighborhood of the home. We have come to the conclusion that this is not right, because an important part of the time which we do not pass in sleeping or working, is used for activities at and around home. So it is obivous that recreation in the open air has to begin at the street door of the house. The urban environment has to offer as many recreation activities as possible, and the design of these has to be such that more obligatory (强制性的) activities can also have a recreative aspect.
The very best standard of living is nothing if it is not possible to take a pleasant walk in the district, if the children cannot be allowed to play in the streets, because the risks of traffic are too great, if during shopping you can nowhere find a spot of enjoying for a moment the nice weather, in short, if you only feel yourself at home after the street door of your house is closed after you.
According to the author, the importance of greenspaces in the urban environment _______.

A．is still unknown	B．is being closely studied
C．is usually neglected	D．has been fully recognized

The theoretical separation of living, working, traffic and recreation has led to _______.

A．the disproportion of recreation facilities in the neighborhood

B．all of the recreation facilities far from home

C．relatively little attention for recreative possibilities

D．the improvement of recreative possibilities in the neighborhood

The author suggests that the recreative possibilities of greenspaces should be provided _______.

A．in special areas	B．in the suburbs
C．in the neighbourhood of the house	D．in gardens and parks

The author says “more obligatory activities can also have a recreative aspect” to _______.

A．suggest that obligatory activities don’t need to serious

B．show that recreation activities are very important

C．show how recreation activities have spread wildly

D．sug

gest how to offer recreation activities around home

Why would someone only feel himself at home according to the last paragraph?

A．One lives the very best standard of living.

B．There are too many distractions outside his home.

C．There are few recreations around his house.

D．One needs the street door of his house to be opened always.

A．Computers will Replace Shops and Books	B．Computers will be Used a lot in the Future
C．Computers will Do Everything for Man	D．How Computers Change Our Habits