An armless pianist who plays with his toes has won the first series of China’s version of the internationally popular TV talent show, “China’s Got Talent.”
Liu Wei, a 23-year-old Beijing-born pianist, who lost both his arms at the aged of 10 when he was electrocuted(触电)during a game of hide-and-seek. Liu Wei stayed in rehabilitation(康复)centre for 2 years. When he got out, he was introduced to Beijing’s disabled swimming team, and he managed to take 2 gold medals in the National Disabled Swimming Championship at the aged of 14. But soon he was told not to do too much sport by the doctor.
Liu Wei was very sad. Luckily, the door was shut on sports, but it opened in music. At the age of 18, he started to learn the piano. He could not find a teacher to lead him to play with his toes, so he began teaching himself. Liu said, “I knew if I tried, I might get a chance at success. If I didn’t try, I would lose my future.”
He carried on a daily 7-hour practice, his improvement gave him hope. He kept practicing and made progress gradually. In early 2011, he gave a memorable performance in Vienna’s Golden Concert Hall. In 2012, he received the award “Top Ten People Who Moved China”.Liu Wei lost both his arms when he was______ years old.
A. 10 B. 14 C. 23Besides playing the piano, Liu Wei is also good at _______.
A. playing games
B. learning from others
C. armless swimmingLiu Wei was taught by ________ to play the piano with toes.
A. his teacher B. his mother C. himselfThe sentence “The door was shut on sports, but it opened in music” means that Liu Wei ______.
A. lost the future of music
B. got other chances at success
C. couldn’t do sports The best title of this passage is “_________”
A. One is never too old to learn
B. Time and tide wait for no man
C. Where there’s a will, there’s a way
Amy wants to 1ean drawing, she can call the number _____.
A.0856-5211234 or 13598765432 |
B.0856-5223456 0r 13612345678 |
C.0856-5234567 or 13787654321 |
D.0856-5245678 0r 13843215678 |
If you are free on Tuesday afternoon, you can go to learn .
A.drawing | B.computer |
C.swimming | D.English |
Which of the following is right?
A.Miss Zhao and Mr. Qian can teach you English. |
B.Miss Sun and Mr. Zhou can teach you drawing. |
C.Mr. Zhou and Miss Li can teach you swimming. |
D.Mr. Li and Miss Zhao can teach you computer. |
Mrs Green lives in a small village. Her husband is dead, but she has one son. His name is Jack. He is twenty-one. He worked in a shop in the village and lived with his mother, but then he finds a job in a faraway town named Green Sea. He goes and lives there. Mrs Green is not happy about it.
One day Mrs Green is angry. She gets on a train and goes to her son's house in Green Sea. Then she says to him, "Jack, why do you never telephone me?"
Jack smiles, "But, Mother, you don't have a telephone."
"No," she answers, "I don't have, but you have one!"Green Sea is_______ the small village.
A.in | B.next to |
C.near | D.far from |
That day Mrs Green goes to Green Sea_______.
A.by bike | B.by train |
C.by air | D.by bus |
Jack doesn't telephone his mother because_______.
A.he doesn't like her |
B.he can see her every day |
C.he has no telephone |
D.his mother has no telephone |
A well-dressed man goes into a restaurant one day. He sits down at a table near the window. A waiter comes up to him and says, ‘Can I help you, sir?’ The man says, ‘Can I see the menu? ’ ‘Of course.’
The man wants a good meal and he orders a lot of nice food. The waiter gets them for him. The man is having his meal. At this time, a boy comes in and sits beside the man. He asks the man to give him an ice cream. The man does so. Now the boy is eating his ice cream. The man says, ‘I go out for a newspaper.’ The man goes out. After the boy eats his ice cream up, he stands up and goes to the door.
‘Excuse me, but your father doesn’t give the money for the meal and your ice cream.’ the waiter stops him and says. ‘Father? You are wrong. He isn’t my father. I don’t know him. I meet him in the street. He says he will give me an ice cream if I come here at 12 o’clock.’One day a _____ into a restaurant.
A.rich man goes |
B.well-dressed man goes |
C.well-dressed man and his son go |
D.a boy goes |
The man asks the waiter to bring him _____.
A.a lot of ice cream | B.a newspaper |
C.some bread | D.a lot of nice food |
The man asks _____ for the boy.
A.some nice food | B.some bread |
C.an ice cream | D.a menu |
The boy comes into the restaurant _____.
A.at 12 o’clock | B.with the man |
C.to buy an ice cream | D.to look for his father |
The boy_____.
A.is the man’s son | B.is the waiter’s son |
C.knows the man | D.meets the man in the street |
Everybody has a home. People have homes. Animals have homes, too. People live in different kinds of houses. Animals have different houses, too.
Some animals live in holes(洞) under the ground. The woodchuck(土拨鼠) lives under the ground. His home has two doors. If any animal comes into one door, the woodchuck goes out of the other. Some animals live in holes in trees. Some squirrels (松鼠) build nests(窝) in trees. Most of the birds live in nests in trees. But hawks(鹰) build their nests high in mountains.(山)The story is about _____.
A.some trees | B.Some people |
C.some animals | D.the homes of animals |
How many doors does the woodchuck’s house have?
A.One | B.two |
C.Three | D.We don’t know. |
____live under the ground.
A.All the animals | B.All the birds |
C.All the squirrels | D.All the woodchucks |
Animals’ houses are _____.
A.not the same | B.the same |
C.in holes | D.in trees |
People live in ____.
A.holes | B.trees |
C.under the ground | D.different kinds of houses |
Shows at the Palace Museum
The Palace Museum is a wonderful place to visit. There are lots of fun and interesting things to see . Come to visit the Palace Museum.
Time |
Place |
Things to see |
Tickets(票) |
Opening time |
10:00 a.m. |
Taihe Palace |
Golden throne |
Grow-ups: ¥15.00 Children over 12: ¥10.00 Under 12 Free Discount(折扣) 20% on Saturday |
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. weekday 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. on Saturday Not open on Sunday |
10:30 a.m. |
Zhonghe Palace |
Works of art |
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11:00 a.m. |
Baohe Palace |
Works of art |
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1:00 p.m. |
Jingren Palace |
Bronzes |
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1:40 p.m. |
Yonghe Palace |
Potteries |
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2:30 p.m. |
Huangji Palace |
Chinese paintings |
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4:00 p.m. |
Fengxian Palace |
Clocks and watches |
Notices: Keep quiet.
Keep the museum clean.
Don’t forget to buy some souvenirs(纪念品) for your friends and families.
Do not take any photos.
Do not touch anything.The Palace Museum opens _____ days a week.
A.five | B.two | C.seven | D.six |
Mr Wu wants to visit the Palace Museum with his two students this Saturday. The two students are both 14. How much are the tickets together?
A.¥ 31.00 | B.¥ 28.00 |
C.¥ 15.00 | D.¥ 7.00 |
Which of the following can you do at the shows?
A.Don’t keep museum clean. |
B.To take a few nice photos. |
C.To buy some souvenirs. |
D.To touch the golden throne. |
How many kinds of things can you see at the shows?
_______________________. When and where can you see the clocks and watches on Saturday?
__________________________________.