"Everything happens for the best," my mother said whenever things weren’t going my way. "Don’t worry. One day your luck will change."
Mother was right, as I discovered after I had finished my college education, I had decided to try for a job in radio. One day, I wanted to host a sports programme. I went to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station. But I got turned down every time.
In one station, a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn’t got enough experience. "Get some work with a small station and work your way up," she said.
I went back home. I couldn’t get a job there, either. Then my dad told me a businessman had opened a store and needed someone to help him. But again, I didn’t get the job.
I felt really down. "Your luck will change," Mom said to me. Dad lent me the car to help me to look for my job. I tried another radio station in Lowa. But the owner, a nice man, told me he had already had someone.
As I left his office, I asked, "How can someone be a sports announcer(播音员) if he can’t get a job in a radio station?"
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call. "What did you mean? Do you know anything about football?" He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game, I succeeded.
On my way home, Mom’s words come back to me, "One day your luck will change, Son. And when it happens, it’ll feel doubly good because of all the hard work you’ve had." At that moment I knew just what she meant.
16. What’s the writer’s ideal job?
A. A sportsman. B. A shop assistant.
C. A sports announcer. D. A businessman.
17. Why didn’t the writer get the job in Chicago?
A. Because he was too young.
B. Because he didn’t get college education.
C. Because he’s got a good-looking person.
D. Because he hadn’t got enough experience.
18. The sentence "But I got turned down every time. "means" ".
A. But I was refused every time
B. But I was successful every time
C. But I lost my way every time
D. But the door of every station was always closed
19. What made the writer succeed in the end?
A. His mother’s words. B. A kind lady’s help.
C. His father’s car. D. His own hard work.
20. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. Mother’s Words. B. Everything Happens for the Best.
C. No One Is Always Lucky. D. To Find a Job in Radio Is Difficult.
A recent report (近期报道)from Fuzhou Daily says about 18% of Fuzhou teenagers（青少年) can have problems with their minds(内心，精神).Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.
Zhang Qiong, a junior 2 student from Fuzhou, could not understand his teachers in class and was doing badly in his lessons. He was afraid of exams. When he looked at the exam paper, he couldn’t think of anything to write. Another student, a15-year-old girl called Wu Yuan from Xiamen often argued ( 争吵) with herclassmates even her parents because of some difficult ideas. She became so angry with them that she started to cut her finger with a knife.
However, many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look stupid(笨的）if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secrets. here is some advice for the teenagers to solve the problems: Firstly, talk to your parents or teachers often. Secondly, take part in group activities and do sports. Thirdly, go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell.It is reported that students in Fuzhou can have problems with their minds.
| A．most | B．many | C．some | D．all the |
From the passage we know teenagers have problems with their minds because of.
| A．their study |
| B．difficulty getting on well with other people |
| C．their hobbies |
| D．A and B |
Wu Yuan started to cut her finger with a knife because .
| A．She couldn’t get on well with her classmates even her parents |
| B．She couldn’t understand her teachers in class. |
| C．She was afraid of exams. |
| D．She had no money for a new shirt. |
Why won’t the students who have problems go for advice or help?
| A．Because they think no one will help them. |
| B．Because they don’t want to talk about their secrets and they think it’s stupid to see a doctor. |
| C．Because they think they can solve the problems by themselves. |
| D．Because they think the doctors could do nothing. |
How many pieces of advice are given to the teenagers with problems in this passage?
| A．Two | B． Three | C．Four | D．Five |
Books are our best friends. They are very quiet, but we can always find both fun and knowledge once we open them. Here are two good books you can read during the holiday.
Book: The Little Prince(小王子)
French writer :Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Both adults（成年人）and children love this classic book. It is about the adventure of a young prince. It shows the importance of innocence (纯 真 ) ,imagination（想象力）and love. The little prince comes from planet B-612. In his eyes ,adults are all very strange. Unlike them, he sees the essence(本质) of things .He cares more about a flower and a sheep than the “ important” things of adult world.
The prince lives on his planet with a rose. He loves the rose very much. But he soon feels tired and leaves his planet. He meets many more strange adults on other planets. On Earth, he discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox. The fox tells him a secret :Only the heart can discover the most important things. This helps the prince realize his love for the rose and he goes back to his planet.
Book: To Succeed on One’s Own( 独自成功 )
American Writer :Liu Yong
Writer Liu Yong from Taiwan wrote this book for his daughter .It can help young people succeed. The book teaches you about student-teacher relationship, how to use your free time and even what kind of clothes to wear. It answers many of teenagers’ most common questions. Liu uses his daughter’s stories as an example to help readers understand the principles (原则). His book is far from boring. There are lively stories and dialogues,
with objective analysis(客观分析),hope and confidence (信心）from a good father.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Where does the writer of “ The Little Prince”come from?
| A．England. | B． France. | C．America. | D．China. |
What does the prince do after the fox tells him a secret?
| A．He cares more about a flower and a sheep. |
| B．He meets more many strange adults on other planets. |
| C．He discovers interesting things such as a snake, other roses and a fox. |
| D．He realizes his love for the rose and gets back to his planet. |
What does “ The Little Prince”talk about? It’s about.
| A．The adult world |
| B．The planet B-612 |
| C．A rose and |
| D．The adventure of a young prince |
Who did Liu Yong write “ To succeed on one’s own” for?
| A．His daughter. | B．His students. |
| C．Teenagers. | D．Young people |
From the passage, we know that we can always find in books.
| A．the importance of innocence, imagination and love |
| B．the answers to many of teenagers’ most common questions |
| C．the objective analysis(客观分析)，hope and confidence |
| D．Both fun and knowledge. |
There are many festivals in Australia. The most important one is Christmas. Each year, the summer holidays at every high school last about two months from December to January, which covers the Christmas time. Since it is a long holiday, most overseas (外国的)students love to fly back to their home countries to spend the time with their families and friends, but a few students still stay in Australia during the holiday to get part-time jobs. Easter（复活节）in March is another important holiday in the year. It actually combines(使联合)“Good Friday”and“Easter Monday”.Almost every shop closes on Good Friday. And people usually go to see Easter show. The Chinese New Year is not a public holiday in Australia, so every Chinese students still has to go to school to study .
根据短文内容，判断句子正（T）误(F)。The most important holiday in Australia is Christmas.
In Australia , you can spend Christmas in winter.
Overseas students can do part-time jobs in their summer holidays.
People always go shopping on Good Friday in Australia.
Students in Australia go to school in the Chinese New Year.
Bruno was a boy of eight. His father worked in a cinema and his mother worked in a shop. He lived not far from his school. He always walked there and walked home. On his way to school, he had to pass a playground. It was very wet after it rained. One day, when he got home, his clothes were all wet. His mother became angry and said: “Don't play in the water on your way home from school!”
On the next day Bruno came back with wet and dirty（脏的）clothes. His mother became even angrier. “I’ll tell your father if you come back wet again.” said his mother, “He'll punish you, you know.”
The third day the little boy was dry when he came home.
“You're a good boy today,” his mother said happily,” you didn't play in the water.”
“No.” the boy said unhappily. “There were too many older boys in the water when I got there this afternoon.”Bruno went to school _____every day.
| A．by bike | B．by bus | C．by car | D．on foot |
The playground was between _____.
| A．two classrooms |
| B．the cinema and shop |
| C．Bruno's house and school |
| D．the shop and Bruno's school |
The little boy liked to play on the playground______.
| A．when it snowed |
| B．when there was some water there |
| C．when the children played football there |
| D．when his father was busy with his work |
His mother was a _______.
| A．teacher | B．movie maker |
| C．shop assistant | D．housewife |
That afternoon, the boy's clothes were dry because ____.
| A．nobody made room (空间) for him in the water. |
| B．there was no water on the playground |
| C．he took off his clothes before he played there. |
| D．he played in the water carefully. |
“Dreams may be more important than sleep. We all need to dream” some scientists say. Dreams take up about one quarter of our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night.
Dreams are like short films. They are usually in color. Some dreams are like old films. They come up over and over again. That may be the dreamer worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of trying to find an answer.
Some people get new ideas about their work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. These thoughts can carry over into dreams.
Too much dreaming can be harmful. The more we sleep, the longer we dream. The mind is still at work when we dream. That is why we may have a long sleep and still tired after waking up.It may be less important to sleep than to _____.
| A．think | B．dream | C．work | D．study |
Dreams and films are usually _____.
| A．very long | B．in color |
| C．about work | D．very sad |
Why do some people often dream about their work?
| A．Because they are tired in the daytime. |
| B．Because they not interested in their work. |
| C．Because they may be thinking about their work all day. |
| D．Because they are have too much work to do. |
The main idea of the story is that_____
| A．what dream is | B．people like to sleep |
| C．dreams are films | D．we always remember dreams |
Which of these ideas is in the story?
| A．Long dreams can make you tired. |
| B．We don't like to dream. |
| C．The mind doesn't work when we dream. |
| D．Too much dreaming can be useful. |