Not only my cousin but also his parents interested in DIY. They often make many interesting things.

A. are B. is C. were D. was

My cousin _________ a light in his bedroom and put up three pictures on the wall．

A. put on B. put away C. put in D. put out

The two girls are not as ______ as Mr wu．

A. taller B. tall C. much taller D. tallest

The sports meeting________ in my school every year．

A. took place B. happened C. happens D. takes place

To him, _______ foreign languages is really fun．

A. learn B. learns C. learned D. learning

You can ________ the article and find out the main idea of it quickly．

A. look after B. look for C. look through D. look out of

He is very careless. He made _________ mistakes in the test of all the students．

A. the least B. the most C. the fewest D. more

—Why don’t we go climbing tomorrow?

—______________．

A. You are great． B. What a good idea! C. That’s right． D. No,I don’t．

Never give up! That is one lesson I learned when I was very young．

At the age of four, not knowing a single word of _____ , I started school．I felt _____ because I couldn’t talk to other kids．Maybe I was _____ because I didn’t know how to talk with others．I only know Spanish, and English is just a mixture of _____．When the teacher spoke English, the _____ became faster and faster and then became a tornado（龍卷風）ripping through my mind．I couldn’t _____．I got so confused(困惑) and I didn’t know what to do．I sometimes felt like crying, but I kept telling myself never to ______．

I started to learn English hard．At the end of the year, I could understand, read, speak and write English．The next year I _____ my friend Jack．It was his first year of school and he didn’t _____ English like me in the beginning, so I started to _____ him this difficult language．At first it was very ____, but at last he was interested in English and picked it up quickly．We _____ learning more and more every year, and now we are both very good English ______．

I also began to teach my younger sisters since I didn’t want them to feel isolated（孤立的）and shy as I did．

This year I am in the eighth grade and have got straight A’s in every class since kindergarten．My ______ ? I never give up．Now I am learning Japanese．It may be a little _____ , but I will keep on learning it．No matter how hard something is, I never give up．I keep trying until I do it right．

Nothing is difficult in the world if you put your heart into it．

1.A. Chinese B. English C. Japanese D. French

2.A. interesting B. funny C. happy D. lonely

3.A. friendly B. shy C. smart D. silly

4.A. sound B. subject C. voice D. language

5.A. phrases B. stories C. words D. music

6.A. hear B. see C. understand D. believe

7.A. give up B. end up C. look up D. get up

8.A. found B. met C. watched D. looked

9.A. know B. like C. see D. hear

10.A. show B. give C. teach D. send

11.A. exciting B. boring C. surprising D. interesting

12.A. stopped B. liked C. hated D. kept

13.A. speakers B. listeners C. writers D. talkers

14.A. skill B. knowledge C. secret D. idea

15.A. easy B. difficult C. strange D. interesting

The girl in red is Li Jingwen．She is 15 years old．Like other girls, the quiet girl likes to play with the toys made of cloth．But boxing(拳擊) is her favourite sport．When she does boxing every time,she is always full of energy．She looks like a cute monkey．

Li Jingwen first practises sanda and Chinese kickboxing．When she is 10 years old,she tries boxing．Then she becomes interested in it．At a small boxing game,Li Jie,a boxing coach,finds her special skills and invites her to join the boxing team at a sports school in Hangzhou．She starts to practise boxing about 4 hours there every day．She says boxing makes her happy．

Before every game,Li Jingwen likes watching the videos of other boxers many times．Then she can find some good ways to win．Last year,she got the first place in a game in Zibo,Shandong．

At school she is good at all subjects．PE and Chinese are her favourite subjects．Teachers and students all like her．Some students also learn boxing from her after school or on weekends．

Li Jingwen has a big dream for her future．She is going to get more medals for China in the world．Can her dream come true? Let’s wait and see．

1.What sport does Li Jingwen like best?

A. Sanda B. Kung fu C. Boxing D. Running

2.How long does it take Li to practise it every day?

A. About 2 hours B. About 4 hours C. About 5 hours D. About 10 hours

3.From this passage,we can guess Li Jie is her_____________．

A. classmate B. father C. teacher D. fan

4.Li Jingwen is ready to_____________ before she has a game every time．

A. play with her new toys B. practise more with her friends

C. have a big meal to get enough energy D. watch other boxers’ videos

5.Which one is NOT true?

A. Li Jingwen always feels tired when she begins to play boxing．

B. Li Jingwen is a member of a sports school in Hangzhou．

C. Li Jingwen wants to get more medals for China in the future

D. Last year Li Jingwen got the first place in Shangdong．