【改编】Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need , ” his father said. “But if you work hard, no fortune will come.”
What made him sad was his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent.You will never be a pianist.” an eight-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly hurt. He decided that he didn’t want to be a any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t push, but waited.
Luckily the day came when his teacher asked him to some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he realized he could show other people that he had ability to do it well. That day he told his father that he wanted to study with a new teacher. that point on, everything turned around.
He started winning competitions in the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition. When it was that Lang Lang won, he was too excited to hold back his tears. Soon it was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big . In 1997 Lang Lang moved again, this time to Philadelphia, US. There he spent two years practicing and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his successful performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (演奏会) in Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall started in. Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots(找到) him, and lets him .
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Do you want to be successful in everything you do?If so，then________?Here is an example．
There was a farmer who________corn all his life．Each year he took his corn to the market．Then each time his corn was chosen as the________and won the first prize．
One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something surprising about how he grew it．The farmer________seed corn to his neighbors．
“How can you share your best seed corn with your neighbors?”the reporter asked．“You know they are taking part in the________with you each year．”
“Why，sir，”said the farmer，“didnk you know?The wind picks up pollen(花粉)from the corn and moves it quickly from field to field．If my neighbors grow_______corn，cross-pollination(异花传粉)will affect the quality of my corn．So if I want to grow good corn，I must________my neighbors to grow good com．”
The farmer knows much about the connection of life．His corn cannot improve________his neighbor’s corn improves．
As a great man says，“We make a living by what we________，but we make a life by what we give．”We can’t live without food，clothes，and many other things．However，a meaningful life is not decided by how much we can get，but by how much we can give others．Giving，instead of taking，makes us different from other animals．So those who choose to live well must help others to live well and those who choose to be happy must help others to find________in their life．
A．why B．how C．when D．where
A．grew B．bought C．sold D．collected
A．cheapest B．prettiest C．best D．shortest
A．lent B．showed C．offered D．recommended
A．game B．right C．experiment D．competition
A．tasty B．bad C．tall D．unusual
A．teach B．remind C．help D．require
A．unless B．though C．because D．when
A．do B．own C．get D．grow
A．hope B．success C．friendship D．happiness
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Getting to places can sometimes be difficult，especially（特别）when you are going to a place for the________time．
In big cities，many people take buses，trains________subways to get from________to another．Buses are a popular means of transportation．If you are using a bus，you need to know________bus to take and where you can get on．You________need to be able to （能够）read the timetable right，so you can take the right bus and________your place on time．At last，you need to know________to get off and________the driver the name of the station．
In the countryside，transportation can be much simpler．In some places，people get to school or work________boat．Some children ride in long boats on the river to get to school．In________places，students walk to school．
A．first B．second C．third D．fourth
A．or B．so C．and D．too
A．one place B．the place C．places D．the places
A．what B．where C．which D．why
A．too B．as well C．also D．either
A．get to B．arrive C．reach in D．arrive to
A．why B．where C．when D．how
A．say B．talk C．speak D．tell
A．on B．in C．by D．at
A．other B．others C．another D．else
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Many parents want their children to be famous one day．But do children have the same_______?
A new________- Hi ，Ke'aiis on at Beijing Children's Art Theatre．It tells the story of a boy called Ke'ai．His parents would like him to become a painter or a________one day．They teach him to________and to play the violin，but Ke'ai doesn't enjoy these activities．Then one day Ke'ai's parents see Liu Xiang win a gold________at the Athens Olympic Games，and they want him to be a sportsman．
"________do they want me to be someone else?"Ke'ai asks and says，"I only want to be________．"
The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to________their children．It helps parents to think about what kids want to do．
Young audiences(观众)enjoy the story，and also the________in the play．There are two songs in the play．One of them，"Ke'ai's Song"is very________to learn，so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!
| 1． |
A．jobs B．dreams C．habits D．hobbies |
| 2． |
A．song B．film C．play D．opera |
| 3． |
A．writer B．teacher C．sportsman D．musician |
| 4． |
A．paint B．write C．run D．drive |
| 5． |
A．match B．ring C．medal D．race |
| 6． |
A．How B．Why C．When D．Where |
| 7． |
A．myself B．different C．alone D．great |
| 8． |
A．encourage B．understand C．criticize D．inspire |
| 9． |
A．light B．clothes C．skill D．music |
| 10． |
A．easy B．difficult C．important D．necessary |
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Is the art of conversation dying?The other day，my wife________two teenage children did something we haven't________for ages．It didn't require the Internet，a TV screen，batteries…or anything else for that matter．But we all________it so much we're thinking of doing it again sometime．
We had a conversation，the kind of real，live conversation that was________when I was growing up，which seems all too rare these days．Today we have chat rooms，text messages，e-mails…but we seem to be losing the________of communicating face-to-face．We all know________young people are out on a date(约会)these days，they spend most of that time________their mobile phones．And teenagers nowadays seem to________communicating with their friends by sending text messages to actually_______to them．
If we carry on like this，in the future，we'll lose the use of our_______．What do you think?E-mail me，and who knows?Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it!
| 1． |
A．and B．or C．but D．after |
| 2． |
A．made B．known C．done D．seen |
| 3． |
A．acted B．blamed C．decided D．enjoyed |
| 4． |
A．common B．careful C．extra D．enough |
| 5． |
A．name B．art C．attention D．aim |
| 6． |
A．because B．how C．when D．unless |
| 7． |
A．buying B．collecting C．repairing D．answering |
| 8． |
A．dislike B．prefer C．admire D．believe |
| 9． |
A．writing B．introducing C．speaking D．hurrying |
| 10． |
A．eyes B．voice C．mouths D．hands |
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If a snake bites you，take a photo with your mobile phone!It may save your life．This is the surprising________of a British cook．
One day Henry Jackson was working in a restaurant kitchen．He picked up a dish from the table，and________a snake appeared…and bit him on the hand．
A few days earlier，the snake came to the________from Asia in a box of bananas．It climbed out of the box and________under the dish．
“I went to try to pick it up and it bit me again．I threw it________the kitchen，and it landed in the fridge．So I closed the door，”Mr Jackson said．
Anyway，Mr Jackson stayed________and he took a photo of the snake with his mobile phone．Soon his________began to ache and he went to hospital．Then his chest began to hurt．Doctors couldn’t say what was wrong________they didn’t know what kind of snake it was．
Then Mr Jackson remembered his mobile phone photo．The doctors________it to London Zoo．When they knew the kind of snake，they could give Mr Jackson the right medicine，and he left hospital the next day．
“So my advice is this：If a snake bites you，pick up your phone．Take________photo first and then show the photo to the doctors，”suggests Mr Jackson．“Oh，and if the snake doesn’t smile for the photo，don’t worry!”
A．chance B．advice C．excuse D．business
A．suddenly B．nearly C．especially D．fortunately
A．garden B．hospital C．restaurant D．school
A．hung B．hid C．jumped D．ran
A．under B．into C．towards D．across
A．cool B．noisy C．pleased D．afraid
A．foot B．leg C．hand D．mouth
A．but B．though C．so D．because
A．wrote B．sent C．sold D．taught
A．his B．her C．its D．their