Monty Roberts was the son of a poor family.  He liked horses.  He had a dream to own a horse ranch ever since he was a little child.
     One day when he was at high school, he was asked to write a paper. It was about what he wanted to
be and do when he grew up.  He worked hard on it,  and  wrote  a  seven-page  paper.  In  the paper he
described his dream of owning a big horse ranch someday.
     The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he receivcd his paper back. On the front
page was a large red F (fail) with a note that read,  "See me after class. "
     He went to sec the teacher after class and asked, "Why did I receive an F?"
     The teacher answered, "This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you.  You come from a poor
family.  Owning a horse ranch needs a lot of money.   There  is  no way  you  could  ever do it. " Then he
added,  "Write this paper again.  If you  write  it  with a realistic plan, you may receive a better grade. "
     After sitting with it for a week, he turned in the same paper, making no changes at all.  He said to the
teacher, "You can keep the F and l'11 keep my dream. "
     Monty kept his dream and worked very hard.  Today he owns a large horse ranch with a big house
on it, and he keeps that school paper he wrote on the wall of his sitting room.
      Last summer the same school teacher came to visit him. When the teacher was leaving,  he said,  
"Look,  Monty,  when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer.  It was lucky you hadn't
given up yours. "
      Don't let anyone steal your dream.  Follow your dream, no matter what.

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,回答下列問(wèn)題.
1.What was Monty Robert's dream when he was very young?
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2.What did the teacher think of Monty's dream?
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3.Did Monty change his dream after hearing his teacher's advice?
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4.Where does Monty p the school paper he wrote today?
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5.Why did Monty aheve his dream at last?
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    I wrote my first poem when I was 5 years old. It was (1) f_______ Mother's Day.   The poem was
 not my best work, but my mom kept it – just like she kept every other piece of writing and artwork I 
ever made. She (2) a________ kept my baby clothes and a piece of hair from my first haircut. Sometimes I feel like my mom runs a museum of (3) m_______ life, and she is the only visitor. But it feels (4) 
n________ to be loved like that. Who else would care enough to keep all of my terrible drawings and 
silly poems? Only a (5) m_________.  (6) O________ Mother's Day when I was little, I used to bring
 my mom breakfast in bed, (7) m________ her a card, give her kisses and tell her I loved her. I'd say to
 her: "You're the (8) b________ mom in the whole world!" I don't get to see my mother very much these
 days. Now I live in China, 11,200 km from my parents' home in the US. I'm too far away to bring my 
mom breakfast in bed or give her kisses. (9)B_______ when Mother's Day comes, I'll call my mom
 from China. Over the (10) p________, I'll tell her I love her. No matter how far away I go, she's always
 in my heart.

     I think the most terrible thing in life for my little brother is getting up in the morning. He is
almost sick when my mother calls, "Herbert! It's seven o'clock! Get up!"
     Herbert answers, "I'm coming!" and goes right back to sleep. I'm not at all like my brother.
     I don't like to go to bed late at night but I don't mind getting up early in the morning.usually
wake up before my mother calls me.I jump out of bed and go into the bathroom to take a shower.
I get dressed, brush my teeth, comb my hair, and get ready to go downstairs for breakfast as soon
as my mother calls.
     But not Herbert. He just sleeps.A military band (軍樂(lè)隊(duì)) in our bedroom could not wake
him up.I call him and say,"Get up! Mum will be up here to pull you out of bed if you don't get
up immediately!"
      But he just sleeps. After calling a few more times my mother has to come upstairs and pull
Herbert out of bed. It's that way every day with my little brother. Perhaps some day he'll learn to
get up on time, but I really don't think so.

(     )1. The most terrible thing in life for my little brother is going to school.                          
(     )2. I'm not like my brother because like to go to bed early at night and get up early in the morning.
(     )3. I usually jump out of bed and go into the bathroom for a shower before my mother calls.            
(     )4. When Mother calls, Herbert doesn't answer and remains in bed.                                      
(     )5. My mother often has to go upstairs and pull Herbert out of bed as he refuses to get up.            

     Everybody knows vegetables and fruit are g    1    for people．Many people eat some fruit each day．Mr and Mrs
Smith like e   2      fruit very much and every day Mrs Smith goes to buy some fruit in the shop near her home. She can
buy all k   3      of fruits there,such as apples,pears, oranges and bananas．In different time of the year the p     4    of
each kind of fruit is not the same,s    5     high,sometimes low. Mrs Smith usually t  6     to buy cheap fruit．And b     7   
are  Mr Smith's  favourite fruit．  Mrs Smith buys bananas for   him every week．  But she always chooses the cheap
ones."Eating fruit can help to keep f   8   ," said Mr Smith．"It's quite d     9     from snacks．Both of them can give us
energy．But snacks l    10     cakes, chocolates and sweets are not good for our health at all,"  

     At this moment in different places of the world people are doing different things.
     In Beijing it's early morning. People are sleeping.
     In London people are leaving work to go home. They are waiting for buses or trains. Some people
are driving their cars. Some are having afternoon tea at home or walking to the pubs(酒吧) to have a
drink.
     In Moscow it's evening and people are having supper at home or in restaurants.
     Some are going to watch a ballet(芭蕾舞). Some are drinking in the pubs.
     In Los Angeles(洛杉礬) it's morning. People are working in their offices. Children are starting their
lessons.
     New York is noon now. People aren't working but having lunch. They are eating hamburgers or hot
dogs and drinking coffee or Coke. Some people are seeing friends or shopping.

1. According to the passage we can see that at night some people in Moscow like to __________.

A. go to watch a ballet
B. do shopping
C. wait for buses
D. go to the library

2. When children in Los Angeles are starting their lesson, people in Beijing are __________.

A. playing basketball
B. seeing films
C. having lessons
D. sleeping

3. From the passage, we can see the time in New York now is __________.

A. 6:00
B. 9:00
C. 10:00
D. 12:00

4. We know that London is 3 hours __________.

A. earlier than Moscow
B. later than Moscow
C. earlier than Los Angeles
D. later than Los Angeles

5. This passage mainly talks about __________.

A. science
B. holiday
C. time difference(區(qū)別)
D. life in western countries

     I'm 13 years old. My name is Mike Davis. I (1)g__________ to Hope School
and I'm in Year One. I'm really interested in science, but I find maths and Chinese
very (2)d__________. I never get high marks in them. I like sports. I'm good at
(3)r__________ and I run for the school running (4)t__________ in the 800
meters every year.
     My Dad sells farm machines(農(nóng)機(jī)). We live in the country about two kilometers
away (5)f__________ the school, so I go to school by (6)b__________. My uncle
has a farm(農(nóng)場(chǎng))and I (7)s__________ most of my free time helping him there. I
help him (8)l__________ after the cows and I like to do the milking(擠奶) every
Saturday. My uncle has a tractor(拖拉機(jī))and he says I can't drive it until I'm fifteen
(9)y__________ old.
     I want to work in the countryside (10)w__________ I leave school. I wouldn't
like to (11)l__________ in a town or sit in an office all day. My father (12)t__________
I should work in his company, but I want to be like my uncle and have my own farm one day.

     Tickets for the NBA basketball game are going on sale (出售). Lots of people like to go to watch
basketball. Most of them are going to cheer for their teams. However, there are never enough tickets
for everyone. So some people come the day before and sleep in front of the ticket office. At night,
when they are waiting, some people play music, others dance and sing, and still others talk about their
favorite players. Sometimes they argue (爭(zhēng)論) because they like different teams. After waiting all night
to buy tickets, they will be too tired to enjoy the game.

1. Why do many people like to go to basketball games?
A. It's easy to buy tickets.
B. They like to see their favorite teams play.
C. They have free tickets.    
D. They live near the basketball court.

2. Why is it hard to buy tickets?
A. The ticket office is far away.    
B. The tickets are very expensive.
C. There aren't enough tickets for everyone.
D. There are too many tickets.

3. What do some people do to buy them?
A. Go to the ticket office right before the game.
B. Ask a basketball player for help.
C. Pay by credit card.
D. Wait in front of the ticket office.

4. What do they do when they are waiting for the ticket office to open?
A. Sing, dance, and talk
B. Play basketball.
C. Cheer for their teams.
D. Go on sale.

5. Which is the best title?
A. Waiting to Buy Tickets
B. NBA Basketball Game
C. Tickets Office
D. Tickets on Sale

     There are seven days in a week. Most children go to school from Monday to Friday. Most people
don't work on Saturday or Sunday. In England most shops are closed on Saturday and Sunday. But in
China shops are open every day. In England some people go to church(去做禮拜). The time from
Friday evening to Monday morning is the weekend. It is the time for rest. We can't work all the time.
We have to work from time to time. We rest over the weekend.

1. Most children don't go to school on __________ and Sunday.

A. Saturday
B. Monday
C. Wednesday
D.Friday

2. In china shops are open __________.

A. every day
B. from Monday to Friday
C. every day except Saturday
D. Only at the weekends

3. The weekend is __________.

A. from Friday evening to Monday morning
B. on Saturday and Sunday
C. from Friday to Monday
D. on Saturday or Sunday