When you hear about a super star, what do you think he or she is like? Good-looking? Beautiful? Smart? Well, as soon as you see Susan Boyle, you may find that you were completely .
Susan Boyle was born in a little town in Scotland in 1961. In April, 2009, 48-year-old Susan took part in Britain’s Got Talent(达人秀), a TV like Super Girl in China. At first when she was on the stage, almost everyone at her. Because she looked so far from a singer or a star —— just like any old you might see in a market!
everyone changed when Susan began to sing the song I Dreamed a Dream. People couldn’t believe their . Susan took the second place in the competition at last. Her talent over everyone and she became a super star overnight. Millions of people all over the world saw the video on the Internet and became her fans.
about her talent, Susan said, “I was kind of at school. I was not clever and I was not good at learning. So keeping singing was a good way of gaining confidence.”A. angry B. wrong C. right
A. program B. advertisement C. culture
A. singing B. dancing C. appearing
A. looked B. laughed C. smiled
A. lady B. volunteer C. leader
A. If B. And C. But
A. ears B. eyes C. nose
A. went B. won C. took
A. Talking B. Asking C. Thinking
A. wild B. smart C. slow
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Nancy is reading an e-mail from her friend Jack.She is very ________ to get the e-mail.Jack writes about his school ________ his weekends.Jack likes his school very much.Nancy likes her school,________.Jack’s school is very big and he likes his classroom.The ________ and chairs are new.There are lots of pictures ________ the wall.They clean the classroom every day.
Jack doesn’t _______ to school at the weekend.He gets up ________ at six on Saturday.He exercises in the park for half ________.Then he eats his breakfast.He helps his mother do the ________.At eight he begins to do his homework.He has lunch in a fast food restaurant(快餐店).In the _______,he goes shopping with his mum.Sometimes he plays computer games or chats with his friends on the Internet.He enjoys his weekend very much.
A.tall B.well C.happy D.good
A.but B.and C.or D.at
A.also B.again C.too D.either
A.desks B.schoolbags C.pencils D.boys
A.at B.on C.near D.behind
A.like B.play C.go D.have
A.early B.late C.before D.here
A.a year B.a month C.an hour D.a week
A.homework B.cleaning C.fishing D.lessons
A.day B.evening C.afternoon D.week
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Jim Green is a student in No.5 Middle School.He does a part-time(业余的) ________ because he needs some ________.He works in a supermarket after ________ from Monday to Friday and all ________ on Saturdays.He helps people look after their kids and he stays with________ kids.He thinks it is great ________.After school,he ________ a bus to the supermarket.He ________ there at about 4:30.He works ________ 4:30 to 8:30.He ________ home at 9:00.Jim likes his job very much.
A.work B.job C.assistant D.class
A.money B.help C.thanks D.work
A.work B.call C.school D.hospital
A.day B.date C.time D.month
A.difficult B.different C.dangerous D.boring
A.fun B.boring C.smart D.funny
A.takes B.gets C.gives D.has
A.arrives in B.arrives at C.gets D.goes to
A.for B.from C.to D.with
A.goes to B.gets C.arrives at D.comes to
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A few days ago.after I came from work,I sat in the sofa watching TV.Just then I got a call from a friend of______.I hadn’t seen him____
____a very long time.We talked about our school and the good old days.Then he started talking about his____
____.
His father was badly ill in hospital.His father couldn’t sleep at night and often________to himself.My friend was angry____
___these and told his father____
____talking.But after his father stopped talking,he was unconscious(无意识的).My friend was very sad.He thought it was his fault(错误).My friend____
____like a baby on the telephone.He said that he would do___
___if his father could wake up.
Some kids often feel unhappy when they have to take care of their parents.But do you know that our parents take care of us and stay with us for their life time?From a baby to a tall young man,our parents always keep us company(同行).
My dear friends,from now on,never_______a bad word to your parents.Take care of them and stay with them.Even___
___it only takes you a second,your parents will be very happy to be with you.Start doing it before it is too late.Otherwise(否则),you will be regretful(遗憾的).
A.my B.me C.mine
A.in B.for C.at
A.mother B.father C.brother
A.talked B.talk C.talking
A.with B.about C.for
A.stopped B.to stop C.not to stop
A.cried B.jumped C.laughed
A.something B.anything C.nothing
A.speak B.tell C.say
A.but B.if C.off
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As soon as he finished his homework,Eric jumped onto his bicycle and______,off in the direction of the beach.While he was riding along,he_______about the whales(鲸).He hoped he would see them again today.After he got to the beach,Eric put his bicycle________a bush so that no one could see it from the road.Then he ran down onto the sand.
Though it was only four in the afternoon,the sky was already getting________.Eric frowned(皱眉).If it rained,he wouldn’t be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water.He hurried along the beach to the rock.It was the best_______to see the whales from.
Before Eric reached the rock,he________a drop of water on his head.“Oh no!”he thought.“Now the whales will stay in the deep water and l won’t be able to_______them!”But just then he saw a large shape on the beach.It was a young whale!The whale had come too close to the shore and got stuck(搁浅)on the beach!At first the whale didn’t move at all and Eric thought it was________.Then he saw its tail move weakly.Eric turned and ran in the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle.He had to get_______! If they didn’t get the whale back in the water soon,it would die and Eric couldn’t let that____.
A.walked B.fell C.got D.rode
A.talked B.thought C.learned D.asked
A.before B.over C.on D.behind
A.bright B.far C.dark D.high
A.time B.season C.weather D.place
A.felt B.drank C.put D.saw
A.catch B.watch C.save D.feed
A.alive B.lovely C.dead D.upset
A.water B.medicine C.help D.care
A.happen B.live C.go D.swim
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April 27 is a special day in Britain.It’s called Take Our Daughters to Work Day.It was_______to Britain in 1994 from America.On that day thousands of girls take a day________school and go with one of their parents to their workplaces.By doing this,it can_______girls more about the society where they live.
Now the girls can have a close look at________their parents are doing.This may help them to be calmer when they have to choose a________.Mary experienced a day of work at her mother’s office.This helped her_______her mother’s work better.She said that this made her feel more confident about her future.
Schools and many companies________the activity.too.Some schools________make the day a necessary part of school life.
Experts think that girls with more selfconfidence are more likely to be________than common girls.______parents can set good examples both at work and at home for them,they will do better than others.Take Our Daughters to Work Day is surely a step in the right direction.
A.sent B.given C.caught D.brought
A.off B.at C.away D.of
A.talk B.keep C.teach D.make
A.which B.what C.that D.whom
A.place B.school C.friend D.job
A.thank B.understand C.praise D.remember
A.hold B.refuse C.choose D.support
A.just B.never C.even D.ever
A.successful B.polite C.friendly D.knowledgeable
A.Because B.If C.While D.Though