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I won’t forget her advice
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago. Her husband died of a heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her insights（见解）with us.
The class was nearly over. She said, “Before class is over, I would like to share with all of you an important thought.”
“Each of us is put here on Earth to learn, share, love, enjoy and give all by ourselves. We must make the best of every single day.”
Her eyes were beginning to water and she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a promise. From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to notice. It doesn’t have to be something you see — it could be a nice smell — perhaps of freshly baked bread, or it could be the sound of the breeze slightly blowing the leaves in the trees.”
“Please look for these things, and love them. For, although it may seem common, these things are the stuff（素材）of life. They are the little things we are put here on Earth to enjoy. They are the things we often take for granted. We must make it a point to notice them, for at any time it can all be taken away.”
The class was completely quiet. We picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That afternoon, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole term.
I usually think of that teacher and try to enjoy all of those things that we sometimes overlook (忽略).
Take notice of something special you see during your lunch hour today. Walk barefoot along the beach at sunset. For as we get older, it is not the things we did that we regret（后悔）, but the things we didn’t do.
What happened to the teacher’s husband?

A．He was ill.

B．He died of a heart attack.

C．He made a promise.

D．He became a teacher, too.

The high school teacher shared her insights with her students ____________.

A．on her way to school

B．on her way home

C．at the beginning of class

D．at the end of class

The underlined word “breeze” (in Paragraph 4) means ____________?

A．colourful cloud	B．white snow
C．light wind	D．heavy rain

What is the teacher’s advice?

A．We should love life and enjoy things around us.

B．We should share our important thoughts with others.

C．We should never feel sorry for what we have done.

D．We should do importand things and overlook little ones.

Today we’ll talk about the history of blue jeans. For many people, blue jeans stand for (代表) American culture.
The history of blue jeans usually began with a man named Levi Strauss. He did not invent jeans. But he is the first person to produce and sell them in large numbers. Levi Strauss was born in Germany. In 1847, he and his family moved to the United States. He opened a small store and sold jeans. These pants were especially useful for miners (矿工) in California. They needed strong clothing. Levi Strauss worked with Jacob Davis, who had invented a step for making rivets (铆钉) for jeans. They helped make the blue jeans stronger.
In 1873, Strauss and Davis received a patent (专利) to own this invention. Nineteenth century workers would probably be surprised to know that their pants would one day become fashions. Today, jeans are worn by people of all ages. Jeans come in many colors other than blue and in many styles and prices. Fashion designers even create very costly jeans.
Writer James published a book called Jeans: A Cultural History of an American Icon (偶像). In the book, he says jeans serve as a sign for two American values, creativity and rebellion (叛逆).
Why did Jacob use rivets for jeans?

A．Because they made the blue jeans stronger.	B．Because they had a history.
C．Because they are fashionable.	D．Because they were dear.

Which of the following is WRONG about blue jeans?

A．Miners like to wear strong clothing.

B．Jeans have only one color — blue.

C．James wrote a book about jeans.

D．Levi Strauss is the first person to produce jeans in large numbers.

The two American values are rebellion and _____________.

A．protection

B．ambition

C．friendship

D．creativity

What’s the main idea of the passage?

A．Jeans are popular.	B．Jeans become fashions.
C．The history of blue jeans.	D．Levi Strauss was a German.

I am 15. Now I’m studying English in London. I want to invent a language machine that can help me understand as many languages as possible. Marie, France Aug. 15, 2009	I am 13. I dream of going to a top university after I finish middle school. I want to be a reporter in the future. Michiko, Japan Sep.21, 2009
I am a 12-year-old girl. I like traveling very much. How I wish to visit Egypt some day! Masha, Russia Oct. 15, 2009
I am a 16-year-old girl in Tibet. The Qinghai Tibet Railway has been built. I’ll be able to reach Shanghai by train in about 50 hours. My dream is to go to Shanghai to visit Expo 2010. Joma, China June 10, 2008
I am 14 years old. I dream of inventing a machine that can send things or people from one place to another in a minute. Andrew, the USA Nov. 30, 2009

What is Michiko’s dream?

A．Visiting Egypt.

B．Going from one place to another in a minute.

C．Going to a top university

D．Inventing a language machine.

How old is Joma when Expo 2010 Shanghai are held?

A．Fifteen.

B．Sixteen

C．Seventeen.

D．Eighteen.

The best title for this passage would be ____________.

A．I Have a Dream

B．Different Students From Different Countries

C．Five Middle School Students

D．Our Inventions

Steven Jobs, the designer of Apple Computer, was not clever when he was in school. At that time, he was not a good student and he always made troubles with his schoolmates. When he went into college, he didn’t change a lot. Then he dropped out（退学）. But he was full of new ideas.
After he left college, Steven Jobs worked as a video game designer. He worked there for only several months and then he went to India. He hoped that the trip would give him some new ideas and give him a change in life.
Steven Jobs lived on a farm in California for a year after he returned from India.
　　In 1975, he began to make a new type of computer. He designed the Apple Computer with his friend in his garage (汽车库). He chose the name “Apple” just because it could help him to remember a happy summer he once spent in an apple tree garden.
　　His Apple Computer was such a great success that Steven Jobs soon became famous all over the world.
Steven Jobs was not a good student in school because he ___________.

A．never did his lessons	B．was full of new ideas
C．always made troubles with his schoolmates	D．dropped out

Steven Jobs designed his new computer _____________.

A．in India	B．with his friend
C．in an apple tree garden	D．by himself

Steven Jobs was famous for his ________ all over the world.

A．new ideas　

B．apple　　

C．Apple Computer

D．video games

From this passage we know ___________

A．Steven Jobs liked travelling in India and California

B．Steven Jobs could only design video games　　

C．Steven Jobs didn’t finish his studies in the college because he hated his schoolmates

D．Steven Jobs liked trying new things and making his new ideas become true

We know that many animals do not stay in one place. Birds,fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time. They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily,but others move to get away from places that are too crowded.
When cold weather comes,many birds move to warmer places to find food. Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed. The most famous migration（迁移）is probably the migration of the fish which is called “salmon”.This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water.There it spends its life. When it is old,it returns to its birthplace in fresh water. Then it gives birth and dies. In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse. They leave their mountain homes when they bccome too crowded. They move down to the low land. Sometimes they move all the way the seadide,and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea.
Recently, scientists have studied the migration of kind of lobster（龙虾）.Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean. Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody know where they go.
So,sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another,but at other times we don’t. Maybe living things just like to travel.
Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _____
A.give birth B.enjoy warmer weather C.find food more easily
The fish called “salmon”spends a long time in____
A.salt water B.rivers C.fresh water
The mice in northern Europe move when_____
A.they give birth B.the place gets too crowded
C.they haven’t enough food
The lobsters move_______.
A.to the fresh water B.at a certain time C.to find more food
What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Animals move to find food more easily.
B.The migration of the fish called“salmon”is the most famous migration.
C.Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to another,but sometimes we don’t.