Maria was born in Peru（秘鲁）.She grew up in a small village. She 46 when she was six years old. She went to elementary school，but she 47 to high school. Her family was very 48 ，and she had to go to work when she was thirteen years old. She 49 in a shoe factory.
When Maria was seventeen years old，her family 50 to the United States. First they lived in Los Angeles，and then they moved to San Francisco. When Maria 51 in the United States，she was not very happy.
She missed her friends in Peru，and she didn’t 52 a word of English. She began to study English at night， 53 worked in a factory during the day.
Maria studied very hard，and now she speaks English well. She’s still 54 at night，but now she’s studying typing. She wants 55 a secretary. Maria still misses her friends. But she’s very happy now，and she hopes she will have a good future（将来）in the new country.
A．went to school B．go to school C．goes to school D．begins school
A．went B．didn’t go C．began D．wasn’t
A．rich B．poor C．happy D．glad
A．works B．is working C．is going to work D．worked
A．moved B．go C．stayed D．lived
A．reached B．arrived C．got D．moved
A．tell B．talk C．know D．say
A．when B．so C．or D．and
A．studying B．studied C．study D．studies
A．to do B．do C．to be D．be
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I did nothing at school. My headmaster thought I was useless and when I was 14 he said,"You're never going to be but a failure （失败者）."
After five years of poor jobs,I fell in with a very nice girl. But her mother said to me,"You in everything, You can't give any happiness to my daughter!" The words made me feel sad. I decided to do something about my life,because I wanted to show her that what people said about me was .
So I tried hard with my writing and went to college. My first book came out while I was at college After college, I during the day in a high school and went to evening classes at college, Later, I gave up that job to write ull time. At the same time,I got a part-time job at Leeds University as a . I began to feel of myself here was once a poor boy who'd left school early, now teaching at the university.My writing career（生涯） when I discovered my own style.
Now I'm rich and ,be on TV,and meet lots of film stars. But what does that mean? I just wish all the people who have put me down say："I believe in you. You'll succeed. "
A．anything B．something C．everything D．nothing
A．work B．love C．help D．study
A．failed B．won C．beat D．succeeded
A．difficult B．easy C．bad D．useful
A．terrble B．excellent C．wrong D．right
A．stayed B．laughed C．lived D．taught
A．boss B．scientist C．teacher D．student
A．proud B．sad C．tired D．happy
A．set off B．went off C．broke off D．took off
A．cool B．famous C．clever D．Helpful
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I had a trip to Aruba on my vacation. We the Holiday Hotel in Aruba at about 1:30 am. We were pretty glad it was our first trip to Aruba. The flight (飞行) was fine and the bus ride from the was great. We stayed at the Holiday Hotel. We saw the rooms one one because we wanted to have a room to he sea (海洋). I would say that the beach was but the weather was awful every day. the Holiday Hotel, it was okay with us. The room was clean, the waiters were friendly and the food was good. I the food of the hotel restaurant. One night we had at the Moomba Restaurant. It is on the third floor. The food there was really good. The Moomba was a good place to . I hoped to go there again.
A．left B．arrived at C．walked D．reached in
A．because B．when C．before D．if
A．hotel B．beach C．airport D．home
A．to B．at C．with D．by
A．see B．visit C．talk about D．look for
A．bad B．beautiful C．crowded D．delicious
A．About B．On C．To D．Of
A．hated B．disliked C．liked D．made
A．breakfast B．lunch C．meals D．supper
A．play B．eat C．walk D．cook
完形填空(本题共10小题，每空1分，共10分)
A lot of people like sports. And some love very much. An elephant can also 2basketball. There is an elephant. Its is Toktak. He strong and cute. Many people like . Do you know ? Because his free time, Toktak often plays basketball with his long trunk（象鼻）. He the sport very much. The basketball looks like a toy to Toktak. It is to watch Toktak playing basketball. Do you like the elephant? Let’s him in the zoo. I think you can have fun there.
A．volleyball B．football C．basketball D．tennis
A．play B．find C．watch D．make
A．grade B．name C．dream D．hero
A．says B．wants C．hopes D．looks
A．them B．you C．him D．her
A．why B．what C．that D．when
A．on B．with C．in D．at
A．asks B．enjoys C．thanks D．plays
A．wrong B．young C．tired D．interesting
A．meet B．help C．worry D．work
完型选择（本题共10小题； 每小题1分，满分10分）
Someone says, “Time is money”, but I think time is important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is , it’ll never . That is we must not waste time. It is sure that the is usually limited(限制). Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to useful.
But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who do not know the importance of the time. They spent their limited time smoking, drinking or . They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own .
In a word, we should save（节约） time. We shouldn’t today’s work for tomorrow. Remember we have no time to .
A．much B．less C．mush less D．even more
A．cost B．bought C．gone D．finished
A．return B．carry C．take D．bring
A．what B．that C．because D．why
A．money B．time C．day D．food
A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
A．reading B．writing C．playing D．working
A．time B．food C．money D．life
A．stop B．leave C．let D．give
A．lose B．save C．spend D．take
完形填空（共10题，每小题1分，计10分）
A little girl thought she was not as beautiful as other girls and nobody liked her. So she was always ____ and didn’t like to talk to others. However, one day, her mother ______ her a beautiful hair clips(发夹). When she wore it, she looked much more beautiful than _______. She decided to wear it to school.
On her way to school she found that everyone who saw her(看到她的每个人) smiled ____her. Most of her classmates said _____to her, but this never happened before. She thought that the beautiful hair clip _____ her happiness. She was so happy about all of the wonderful things. All her classmates wanted to know what happened to her, _____she didn’t want to tell them about her beautiful hair clip.
When she went back to her__ after school, her mother asked her, “Did you know you dropped your hair clip? I _____ it by the door this morning.”
She understood that she didn’t wear the hair clip to school at all.
It’s not important what we wear or _______ we look. The most important is how we think about ourselves.
A．excited B．unhappy C．tired D．disappointed
A．told B．dropped C．gave D．showed
A．now B．before C．ago D．past
A．at B．for C．on D．against
A．goodbye B．thanks C．hello D．sorry
A．borrowed B．brought C．bought D．kept
A．if B．but C．or D．so
A．classroom B．shop C．home D．garden
A．knew B．liked C．found D．made
A．how B．what C．when D．where