There are four people in my family. They’re my grandfather, my parents and me. My grandfather exercises every day. He never uses the Internet. He eats vegetables three times a day, but he hardly ever drinks milk. And he watches TV every night. My father is a taxi driver. He’s very busy. He never exercises, but he sometimes surf the Internet. He watches TV on Saturday and Sunday evening. He often eats vegetables and drinks milk. My mother is a housewife(家庭主妇). She watches TV twice a day. She never surf the Internet. She sometimes eats vegetables, but she drinks milk three times a week. Exercise? Of course she does. She exercises every day by doing housework. I’m a middle school student. I go to school from Monday to Friday. I often exercise. But on Saturday and Sunday, I don’t exercise because I have too much homework to do. I watch TV only on Sunday evening. But I surf the Internet twice a week. I drink milk every day, but I don’t like vegetables. My mother often says to me, “Why do you eat so much meat, Mike? It’s not good for your health.” But I like it very much.
_____ sometimes surf the Internet in his family.
A.Mike and his father | B.Mike and his mother |
C.Mike’s parents | D.Mike’s father and grandfather |
_____ watch TV every day in his family.
A.Mike and his grandfather |
B.Mike’s mother and grandfather |
C.Mike’s parents |
D.Mike’s father and grandfather |
What does Mike’s father do?
A.He often eats vegetable. | B.He sometimes surf the Internet. |
C.He is very busy. | D.He is a taxi driver. |
Why don’t Mike exercise on Saturday and Sunday?
A.Because he wants to surf the Internet. |
B.Because he wants to watch TV. |
C.Because he has too much homework to do. |
D.Because he has to go to school. |
Mike likes eating _____ very much.
A.meat | B.vegetables | C.fruit | D.milk |
Have you ever been to Taiwan, China’s biggest island? Do you want to pay a visit there? We’ll show you the best of Taiwan island.
A four-day tour. Price: Only 5,000 Yuan
Including:
Round-trip plane tickets between Beijing and Taiwan. Bus service around Taiwan. Great tour guide service.
Places:
* Sun Moon Lake
A beautiful lake. A small island. On one side of the island , the lake looks like the sun, and on the other side it looks like the moon. That is why people call it the Sun Moon Lake.
* Mount Ali
The nearest mountain around the Sun Moon Lake. A nice experience to have a party with Gaoshan people. A wonderful place to see a very beautiful sunrise,
* People Lake
A great place for swimming, fishing, boating and eating delicious fruit and fresh fish.
* Gaoxiong
A great place to spend a full day shopping. Book(预定)now.
Office hours:
Monday~ Friday: 9:00a.m.~7:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00a.m.~4:00 p.m.
Tel: 6459-9561
Book by phone now for next month.The ad wants to________.
A. invite more people to take the tour.
B. tell you something about Taiwan.
C. describe how beautiful Taiwan is.The money to the tour doesn’t include__________.
A. plane tickets
B. bus service
C. train tickets__________is a good place for tourists to have a good time with Gaoshan people.
A. Sun Moon LakeB. Mount Ali C. People LakeYou will visit________ places if you take the tour.
A. 3B. 4C. 5If you want to take the tour to Taiwan, you can book it by phone at_________.
A. 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday
B. 4:00 p.m. on Sunday
C. 8:00 a.m. on Saturday
A poor girl was selling matches(火柴) in the street on Christmas Eve. She was very hungry and cold but she couldn’t return home. She didn’t sell any match , her stepmother would be angry.
It was very cold. The girl felt so cold and hungry that she stopped in front of a beautiful house. She sat down at the foot of the wall. She wanted to be warmer so she ignited (点燃) a match. Soon it went out, she ignited another. The light was very nice. She suddenly had an unusual feeling. She felt she became light, and slowly she began to fly into the sky. She flew higher and higher and at last she found herself in the clouds. A group of people were coming to meet her. At the head of them was her grandma. She kissed her and asked her why she didn’t stay at home. The girl said she had to go out to get money. Grandma told her not to worry and gave her lots of beautiful clothes and delicious food. In her grandma’s arms, the little girl smiled sweetly.
It snowed heavily that night. The girl died with a smile on her face. At the same time, people in the beautiful house began to sing Christmas songs and enjoy themselves.The girl _______ so she couldn’t go back home.
A. was selling matches
B. didn’t sell any match
C. was very hungry and coldThe girl was so ______ that she ignited a match .
A. cold and hungry B. tired C. warmIn the clouds the girl saw________.
A. her stepmother
B. a beautiful house
C. her grandmaThe people in the beautiful house ______when the girl died.
A. bought many matches
B. were coming to meet her
C. were having a great timeWhat’s the best title of the story? _______.
A. A girl and her grandma
B. A girl with a smile
C. A girl selling matches
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian(奥地利)composer(作曲家)and pianist. Many people think that he was one of the best composers of music of all time.
Mozart was born in Austria in 1756. He was educated (教育)by his father , a very good violinist. His father started to give him piano lessons when he was 4 years old. When he was 6, he went on his first musical tour of Europe. Mozart also wrote music. When he was only 5 years old, he started to compose( 创作) music. When he was 8, he composed his first real song. When he grew up he wrote some of his most beautiful music ever heard. However, he died when he was only 35 years old.What was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ?
A. A composer. B. A dancer.C. A doctor.How old was Mozart when he started to write music?
A. 4 years old. B. 5 years old. C. 8 years old.How old was Mozart when he wrote his first real song?
A. 6 years old. B. 8 years old. C. 35 years old.As he grew up, Mozart ______ .
A. wrote some beautiful music B. wrote some beautiful stories
C. made some beautiful pianos In which year did Mozart die ?
A. In 1756. B. In 1760. C. In 1791.
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Kyra Komac, 28 years old, now has 25 furniture(家具)stores all over the country. The new store, in London's Camden High Street, takes her back to where it all started. She tells us about how the business began.
When I was little, my mother began selling flowers in Camden Market. She couldn't leave me at home on my own, so I had to go to the market with her.
To begin with, I didn't have to do anything. I just sat there, and my mum told me jokes and stories so I didn't get bored. When I got older, I gave my mum a hand and I really enjoyed it.
Then, one year, my grandma gave me a book for Christmas. It was all about making candles and I loved it. I was 14, and I didn't have to go to the market any more because mum could leave me at home on my own. I spent my free time making candles of all shapes and sizes. I made hundreds of them.
One day, my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own. I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them. They were sold out in twenty minutes! The next week, my mum gave me some money to buy some wax(蜡)to make more candles. They sold out really quickly, too.
Nine months later, we decided to stop selling flowers. My mum and I couldn't make enough candles during the week, so some of my school friends started to give us a hand. I paid them one pound for every candle, and we used to sell them for three or four times that. It was fun and my friends worked with me in the market.
At the age of 22, my uncle lent me some money and I opened my first shop in Portobello Road. Since then, I've never looked back, even in difficulties. In the first store, we only sold candles, but now we sell everything from furniture to paintings. Oh, and candles, of course.
Answer the following questions with No More Than 8 WordsHow many furniture stores does Kyra Komac have now?
Where did Kyra's mother sell flowers?
What did Kyra do in her free time when she was fourteen?
Who helped when Kyra and her mum couldn't make enough candles?
How did Kyra's uncle help her to open her first shop?
Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sadness, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better person. With each passing day we learn to deal with various situations.
Love plays a main role in our life. Love makes you feel wanted. Without love a person could become cruel(残忍的). In the early stage of our life, our parents are the ones who show us with love and care. They teach us about what is right and wrong, good and bad. But we don’t always care about it. It is only after marriage and having kids that a person understands others’ feelings.
Happiness can bring people a peaceful mind. No mind is happy without peace. Sadness is the cause of the death of a loved one or the failure. But all of these things will pass away.
Failure is the way to success. It helps us to touch the sky, teaches us to survive and shows us a specific way. Success brings in money, pride and self-respect.
Hope is what keeps life going. Parents always hope their children will do well. Hope makes us dream. Hope builds in patience. Life teaches us not to despair even in the darkest hour, because after every night there is a day.
Life teaches us not to regret(后悔) over yesterday, for it has passed and is out of our control. Tomorrow is unknown, for it could either be bright or dark. So the only choice is to work hard today, so that we will enjoy a better tomorrow.We usually have to accept _______ if we want to be successful.
A.love | B.failure | C.sadness | D.hope |
In which section can readers probably read the passage?
A.Business. | B.Travel |
C.Lifestyles. | D.Education. |
What does the word “despair” mean in Chinese?
A.颓废 | B.遗憾 | C.悲伤 | D.绝望 |
What’s the meaning of the last sentence of the whole passage?
A.When choosing between “today” and “tomorrow”, you’d better enjoy tomorrow. |
B.If you work hard today, you’ll have a better life in the future. |
C.What you can only choose is to work hard today rather than tomorrow. |
D.The only choice you make is that you should enjoy a better tomorrow. |
What’s the purpose of the passage?
A.To encourage people to love each other. |
B.To tell people how to deal with happiness and sadness. |
C.To give readers some information about life. |
D.To remind people to keep having a beautiful dream. |