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Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
‘I don’t sing,’ said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, ‘I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!’
The waiter shouted across the room, ‘Hey, friend! If you want to get your money, sing a song!’
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
The lady asked the player to sing a song because ______________.

A.she had paid him for this B.she knew him very well
C.she wanted to have a change D.she enjoyed his singing

Nat King Cole succeeded because ______________.

A.the lady helped him a lot B.he caught the chance
C.he continued to play in the bar D.he stopped playing the piano

From the story we know if you have some talent, you should ______________.

A.hide it and wait B.ask others for help
C.pay no attention to it D.work hard to improve yourself
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I'd planned to spend my weekend in the sun,planting flowers outdoors.But that was before the pair of crows (乌鸦).Out of nowhere,they had set up their base camp in our garden.

We first discovered the crows on Friday morning.It was early,and the sound the birds made traveled through our neighborhood.I thought they' d go away soon.But,no.They were getting louder and probably made my neighbors angry nearly as much as us with the noise.I felt a little disappointed.

Then,on Sunday afternoon,I looked out of the kitchen window to see our dog Quatchi watching something on the ground.I found a small coal﹣black bird in the grass.Its eyes were milky,and it stayed perfectly still as my dog inched towards it.Only when Quatchi touched his nose to its head did it walk away.I grabbed the dog and locked him inside and came back with my camera.

I never thought that the young would be hanging out on the ground,growing and gaining strength as its parents guarded it from above.The second I saw this little bird I forgave (原谅) the crows.

To be honest,I' ve never been much of a bird person.I also have a healthy respect for birds.They' re basically living dinosaurs(恐龙).

I wish they' d chosen another garden.There are only so many sunny days in Seattle,and I still can' t do any gardening out there.But I' m also thankful that I got to see this little bit of nature.It' s pretty amazing.

The experience has also strengthened my wish to create a beautiful garden that attracts lots of bees,butterflies,and yes,birds.They are welcome here.

(1)The arrival of the two crows   

A.

angered the writer' s neighbors

B.

made the writer' s dog mad

C.

was harmful to the writer' s garden

D.

broke the order of the writer' s life

(2)Why did the writer lock her dog up?   

A.

She wanted to take some photos.

B.

The parent crows were to attack the dog.

C.

She wanted to protect the little bird.

D.

The dog kept making loud noises.

(3)The writer changed her thoughts to the crows when   

A.

she planted flowers in her garden

B.

she locked her dog inside

C.

she saw the little bird in her garden

D.

she thought of living dinosaurs

(4)After seeing the little crow,the writer   

A.

was interested to know its growing progress

B.

fell in love with the pair of crows

C.

planned to drive the crows away

D.

decided to help look after it

(5)The passage is mainly to   

A.

show an unpleasant situation

B.

advise readers to protect birds

C.

share a personal experience

D.

ask advice on dealing with crows

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At this time,a deep voice said,"If a breeze (微风) can cross the desert,so can a river."

It was the voice of the desert.But the little stream answered,"A breeze can fly,but I can' t." "That' s because you can' t give up what you are.Let yourself evaporate (蒸发) into the breeze,and it can take you across," said the desert."Give up what I am now? No! No!" The little stream could not accept this idea."The breeze can carry the vapor (蒸汽) across the desert and let it leave as rain.The rain will form a river again," said the desert."And whether you are a river or vapor,your nature never changes." Hearing this,the little stream went into the open arms of the breeze.It carried her to the next stage of her life.

The course of our lives is like the experience of the little stream.If you want to go through difficulties in your life to head for success,you should also change the way you are.

(1)The little stream planned to reach  .

A.

the forest

B.

the river

C.

the desert

D.

the ocean

(2)The little stream  before she crossed the desert.

A.

didn' t meet any difficulties

B.

was confident about herself

C.

was worried about herself

D.

knew well about the desert

(3)At first,the little stream didn' t accept the desert' s advice because  .

A.

she failed many times

B.

she was afraid of the nature

C.

she wasn' t able to change her nature

D.

she wouldn' t change the way she was

(4)The little stream finally crossed the desert by  .

A.

evaporating into the breeze

B.

forming a river

C.

disappearing into the sand

D.

changing her nature

(5)What does the story mainly tell us?

A.

The road to success isn' t always easy and smooth.

B.

Whatever others say,we should always be ourselves.

C.

To succeed,we should think about things in a different way.

D.

To succeed,we should follow others' advice.

Our class had a weekly class meeting this week. We talked about how to deal with lies, hoates (骗局) or rumors(谣言). Here are the stories some students told.

Zhang Wei: Yesterday my friend Jim went to school without his homework. He told his teacher that his dog ate it. It was just an excuse, he made it to cover the fact that he didn't do his homework. The teacher knew about that and made him stay to finish his homework after school. Sometimes we think we can avoid trouble by making excuses when we do something wrong, but we're really making the things worse.

Chen Ping: Last week I got a menage. It said, "A little girl called Julia has got brain cancer. The girl will get three cents from America Online each time this message is forwarded(转发). So please be kind and forward this to everyone you know. If not, you will have bad luck for a year." In fact, it is just one of the silly chain letters to cheat you and waste your time.

Xu Yan: A big earthquake hit Ya'an, Sichuan on April 20th. The earthquake was strongly felt by people in Chengdu. A rumor said Chengdu would be hit by a bigger earthquake in the coming days.

For the next several days, thousands of people camped outside their houses at night because of fear. Besides, many people rushed to buy food, water, medicine and so on. Some businessmen used people's fear of earthquake to help sell their goods at higher prices. Of course, nothing happened in the end.

(1)What's the weekly class meeting about?    

(2)Why didn't Jim take his homework to school as a matter of fact?    

(3)What does Chen Ping think of the chain letters?    

(4)Where did many people in Chengdu camp at night when the rumor came?    

(5)Who sold goods at higher prices after hearing the rumor?    

Craig Kielburger was born in Canada on December 17th, 1982 and spent his childhood there. He often took part in sports, and he liked to help people. When Craig was twelve, he read a story in Toronto Star newspaper about a poor boy. The poor boy was killed because he fought for the rights of children. The poor boy was just twelve year old, too. After reading this article, Craig was so angry that he decided to help the children who should go to school instead of working in factories all day in some countries. So he gathered his friends and started a group the Twelve﹣Year﹣Olds. Soon many children joined them and they called the organization Free the Children. The organization has helped develop the education in Kenya, India, China and other countries. Today, they have built more than 700 schools and school rooms in these countries. They have also provided clean water, health care for more than one million people around the world.

Craig Kielburger and his organization

What's the (1)    of it

Free the Children

When he started it

at the(2)    of 12

Why he started it

read a(3)    about a poor boy who was killed

knew many children in some countries couldn't go to school

What it has done

helped develop the education in some countries

built(4)    700schools and school rooms

(5)    clean water and health care

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When you go shopping and want to buy some clothes, you should think about which kind of clothes you really need and decide how much money you can spend on them. (2)    They tell you how to take care of the clothes. The label(标签) for a shirt may tell you to wash it in warm water. A sweater label may tell you to wash it in cold water. The label on a coat may say "dry cleaning only" and cleaning in water may destroy this coat.(3)    

Many clothes today must be dry﹣cleaned.(4)    When buying new clothes, you had better check if they need to be dry﹣cleaned. You can anve money if you buy clothes that can be washed or that are well made. Well﹣made clothes last longer. They still look good after they have been washed many times.

Clothes that cost more money don't always mean they are better made. (5)    On the other hand, less expensive clothes may sometimes look better and fit you well.

A. Dry cleaning is expensive.

B. Here are some suggestions for you.

C. They may not fit you, either.

D. We need to know how to look after the new clothes.

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F. Then look at the labels that are inside the new clothes.

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