As a well﹣known Chinese TV hostess， Dong Qing is now hosting two cultural shows， Chinese Poetry Conference and Readers． The two shows are encouraging people to love traditional culture and find the beauty of life．
Dong was born in a highly educated family in 1973． she had a great love for traditional literature（文学）from an early age． In 2015 when she was about to study in the U．S．， Dong received an invitation from the director of Chinese Poetry Conference asking her to be the hostess． Because of her passion for traditional literature， Dong accepted the job．
"The contest interests me very much． Hosting it is a process of learning about poetry and performing， "said Dong． To her great joy， the show has become more and more popular．
Under the slogan（口号）"Reading touches people's hearts"， the new TV show Readers has become a success． It invites famous guests from all walks of life to read something． Dong works as both hostess and producer．
Readers became a turning point in Dong' s 21 years of hosting．She said it brought her "quite a
huge challenge"．
"There is no shortcut（捷径） in this world． If you want to be a good host， you need to make thorough preparations，" said the beautiful hostess． "The charm of life lies in its unknown， so we just have to try and keep going．"
（1）What shows is Dong Qing hosting now？
A． Readers．
B． Chinese Poetry Conference．
C． Chinese poetry Conference and Readers．
D． The Voice of China．
（2）Where did Dong Qing decide to study in 2015？
A． In France．
B． In England．
C． In Japan．
D． In America．
（3）What does Dong Qing do at present？
A． An actress．
B． A singer．
C． A hostess．
D． A hostess and producer．
（4）The underlined word "passion" in the second paragraph probably means "great "．
A． love
B． joy
C． surprise
D． pride
（5）What's the best title （题目）for the text？
A． Find the Beauty of Life
B． How to Be a Successful TV Hostess
C． Reading Touches People's Hearts
D． Dong Qing﹣a Talented Lady
Kevin and his friend Mike loved to play soccer and they often met at the old bench after school， They couldn't（1） a real soccer ball， but Mike had made a ball out of old socks and plastic tape． It was not beautiful， but it worked well． Mike was not a good player， yet the two friends kicked and ran until the sun turned the sky pale （2） ．
One afternoon， the home﹣made ball was spinning across the grass when it was （3） stopped by someone． It was Steven， a strong soccer player．
"Look at you two with your （4） ball and old trainers，" Steven laughed and said．
The next day was Kevin's birthday， and his uncle bought him a pair of new trainers and a new soccer ball．
That afternoon， Steven（5） Kevin to play soccer． Kevin did not want Mike to go with them． Mike's trainers were old and he had little（6） for soccer． When the game was over， Kevin walked past the old bench where Mike was sitting． He walked on and did not look（7） ．
One afternoon as Kevin walked past the old bench， he saw something （8） under it． He looked closer and found that it was the home﹣made ball． Kevin felt sad． As his sadness turned to（9） ， he kicked his new soccer ball into the air． Up it flew， higher and higher， until it was a small dot（点）in the sky． Kevin walked to the bench and picked up the home﹣made ball．
Holding it in his hands， he sat down on the old bench and（10） ．
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（1）A． offer |
B． collect |
C． afford |
D． borrow |
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（2）A． blue |
B． orange |
C． white |
D． green |
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（3）A． suddenly |
B． slowly |
C． finally |
D． easily |
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（4）A． cute |
B． stupid |
C． ideal |
D． tiny |
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（5）A． refused |
B． allowed |
C． invited |
D． ordered |
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（6）A． money |
B． time |
C． interest |
D． talent |
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（7）A． up |
B． back |
C． out |
D． down |
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（8）A． lying |
B． bumping |
C． tying |
D． spinning |
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（9）A． happiness |
B． strength |
C． pride |
D． anger |
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（10）A． laughed |
B． complained |
C． waited |
D． watched |
All the family members are busy getting ready for my father's （forty） birthday party．
Taizhou and Changzhou （separate） by the Yangtze River， and a new bridge will connect the two cities in the near future．
My uncle often listens to soft music to relax （he） after a busy day．
Stephen Hawking （die） for over 3months， but his spirit still lives on．