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Many people believe that life has smiled to Yang Mi:at the age of 4, she got her first TV play role;at 16, she became a model for a fashion magazine;at 18, she went to her dream college——Beijing Film Academy.
Last year, the 24-year-old actress played bad girl Luo Qingchuan in the time-travelling TV play, Palace. The play became a big success and made Yang very famous.
Could she be any luckier?
Yang doesn’t think luck had anything to do with her success. “Every chance is gained(获得）from the efforts I’ve made, ”said Yang. People now think she’s very hard-working.
She still remembers the time when people gave her the cold eyes. Some treated her with little respect. They didn’t want to help her in her time of need. “I hav to thank them because they gave me the drive to prove myself, ”she said.
That’s why she is glad to help others when they are in need. This year, Yang became the ambassador(大使)for the Climate Group. She call son people to join the Million-Miracleproject and plant trees on China’s dryland. Together we’ll fight the bad weather!
阅读上面短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格中的有关信息。

Age	Achievements
At the age of 4	She got her first TV play role.
At the age of 16	She for a fashion magazine.
At the age of 18	She went to a college——Beijing Film Academy.
At the age of 24	She became because of the TV play, Palace.
At the age of	She became the ambassador for the Climate Group.
Yang Mi is successful now because she .

Today it is found that most middle school students pay littl eattention to sports. It’s because they have no interestin sports. It may not be the fact.
They of ten say they have other more important things to do. What are these important things?
Exams!①They spend over ten hours a day revising for exams. So many of them almost become bookworms. In the summer holidays they could hardly do anything they like. Books stop them from going in for sports. Because of the stress from their parents and teachers, they have to work harder.
As for the students themselves, they want to get good results so that they can go further for their studies. ②They don’t have to put all their time into studying and give up all the sports and hobbies. In fact, education can not go without physical exercise, because a quick mind hardly goes along a week body.
All the students should remember:③Without a strong body, you can never achieve anything.
根据①处内容，完成下面的句子。（每空一词）
____________the mover ten hours a day to revise for exams.
将②处翻译成汉语。　　 _____________________。
根据③处内容，完成下面句子。（每空一词）
If you__________a strong body, you can never achieve anything.

Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they couldn’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.
So he went up and asked, “How much each kilo?”and the shop keeper said, “Two rupees(卢比). ”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it:oh, my god!His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying, “Ah!Ah!Ah!”
But he still continued to eat the fruit!Some people who were looking at him shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)!You can’t eat so many!People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that. ”But the silly man said, “No, I can’t stop!I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”
And you think that man was silly, right?We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.
So even if you’ve lost something, let it go and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.
The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because.

A．he hadn’t eaten it before	B．he was hungry
C．it was cheap	D．he hadn’t seen it before

The underlined word“condiment”in Paragraph3 probably means_______.

A．零食

B．水果

C．调料

D．蔬菜

Which of the following sentence is TRUE?

A．The man went to India to buy fruit.

B．The man didn’t want to waste money.

C．The man bought the fruit because it was expensive.

D．India can grow a lot of fruit.

From the passage, we can learn that_________.

A．we shouldn’t waste money

B．we shouldn’t eat chilies

C．we shouldn’t buy something cheap

D．letting something go is better than keeping on losing

The American book Who Moved My Cheese has been a best seller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. It is just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our life, like a new school or new friends, don’t be afraid. Use this change to make a better life.
The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms because there are too many students. Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two“little people”and some cheese.
The four are in a maze(迷宫)looking for The cheese. Here, cheese means some thing important in life. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they can’t change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people can’t do this. They are afraid of change so they find no cheese.
After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing:to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or feeling good about yourself.
The book Who Moved My Cheese wants to teach us_______.

A．how to find the cheese	B．how to face changes
C．how to make a better life	D．how to do well in our study

From the story, we can know that finding more cheese means_______.

A．finding more food	B．finding more friends
C．finding different dreams	D．feeling good about ourselves

Why does Chris tell the story to his friends?

A．He wants to help his friends out.	B．He likes telling stories.
C．His friends like listening to stories.	D．His teacher asks him to do so.

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择最佳选项。
In_____, people are supposed to kiss when they meet for the first time.

A．Mexico

B．Japan

C．Korea

D．Brazil

France is a good place for vacation, you can visit_____in France.

A．Big Ben

B．the Eiffel Tower

C．Mount Fuji

D．the Great Wall

Potato Chips were invented by a chef called_____.

A．Martin Robinson	B．Stephen Hawking
C．George Crum	D．James Naismith

What is the theme of Disney Land?

A．Disney movies and Disney Characters.

B．Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

C．Disney Cruise.

D．Cartoons.

Michael Jordan is a great American______player.

A．soccer

B．tennis

C．basketball

D．ping-pong

Which of the following statements about inventions is TRUE?

A．Calculator was invented after computer.

B．Car was invented after TV.

C．Computer was invented before TV.

D．Telephone was invented before T V.

A．Chicago is a big and beautiful city	B．where we can see fine photos and paintings
C．how to make a cheap trip in Chicago	D．there are many free concerts in Chicago

A．the Art Institute	B．the Sears Tower
C．Roosevelt University	D．Grant Park