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1.Charlie Chaplin made great c ____ to the film industry.

 I have often been considered strange when I tell people that I want to be a writer, because for most people, or at least teenagers in my geographic loca?tion, see writing as a difficulty. The reason why I want to be a writer is that writing gives me the power to create worlds and people out of nothing. We can create a picture in a few minutes with our minds. We have the power to influ?ence others, even people we've never met!

  I have always wondered if it is the same thing that drives me, as a writer, as what drives video game creators or directors. We are all creating something out of nothing. The thing that is so amazing about writers is that we create something out of tools that don't cost more than a dollar (a piece of paper and a pencil). For writers it is all in our head. Our wonderful brain is our tool.

   Some people have this simple way of writing that can sweep us off our feet. Those who have this gift often do not see the beauty in it. It is sad real?ly. Writing is such a basic element(元素)in our society that many take advan?tage of it and don't realize its greatness. It takes someone from the inside to understand and admire the art of putting words together to form a sentence; it sounds so simple and yet there is so much more to it than meets the eye.

  Being a writer is a wonderful thing―something that is gifted to all of us who have the ability to form sentences on paper. Being a good writer or even great writer is the hard part. Oh! And don't even get me started on being a published writer.

5.Why do most people think "I" to be strange when hearing "Iw want to be a writer?

 A.Because they consider writing as a difficulty.

B.Because writing isn't popular with the locals.

C.Because writers are very crazy and strange.

D.Because people can't make money by writing.

6.For the writer, what is the most important tool for writing?
  A. A pencil.              B. Wonderful brain.

C. A piece of paper.        D. A computer.

7.In which part of a website may the passage appear?
  A. Entertainment.                B. Hobby.

C. Life.                        D. Education.

8.Which is the best possible title of the passage?

A. Being a writer      B. A strange person

C. A cheap career    D. Our wonderful brain

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 When Frida Kahlo's paintings were on show in London, a poet described her paintings as "a ribbon(絲帶)around a bomb". Such comments seem to suggest Kahlo had a big influence on the art world of her time. Sadly, she is actually a much bigger name today than she was during her time.

 Born in 1907 in a village near Mexico City, Kahlo suffered from polio(小兒麻痹癥)at the age of seven. Her spine (脊柱)became bent as she grew older. Then, in 1925， her back was broken in several places in a school bus accident. Throughout the rest of her life, the artist had many operations, but nothing was able to cure the terrible pain in her back. However, the accident had an unexpected side effect. While lyii^ in her bed recovering, Kahlo taught herself to paint.

 In 1929， she got married to Diego Rivera, another famous Mexican artist. Rivera's strong influences on Kahlo's style can be seen in her early works? but her later works from the 1940s， known today as her best works, show less influence from her husband.

 Unfortunately? her works did not attract much attention in the 1930s and 1940s， even in her home country. Her first one-woman show in Mexico was not held until 1953. For more than a decade after her death in 1954， Kahlo's works remained largely unnoticed by the world, but in the 1970s her works began to gain international fame at last.

1.What does the phrase "a much bigger name" in Paragraph 1 most nearly mean?

A far better artist.

B far more gifted artist.

C much stronger person.

D much more famous person.

2.The terrible pain Kahlo suffered was caused by •
 A. polio           B.  her bent spine

C. back injuries    D.  the operations she had

3.Kahlo's style had become increasingly independent since the ，
 A. 1930s                 B. 1940s

C.  1950s                 D. 1970s

4.What is the author's attitude towards Kahlo?

A. Devotion.                B. Sympathy.

C. Worry.                  D. Encouragement.

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For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. 1  Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate.

The disease  known as "March Madness", refers to the yearly 65-team US men's college basketball tournament. 2 Teams compete against each other in a single~eiimination(單局淘汰)tournament that eventually crowns a national champion.

Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends.  3  Colleagues against bosses.

Big-name schools are usually favoured to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities.

This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3 ， 000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000， for many Americans? is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little-known George Mason Universi?ty was one of the final four teams. 4 

College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. 5  About $ 4 billion will be spent gambling (賭)on the event. According to Media Life magazine t the event will bring in $ 500 million in advertising income this year, topping the post-season income of every US professional league ， including that of the NBA.

A.Husbands against wives.

B.The players will go all out for the games.

C.But that doesn't mean money isn't involved.

D.College students will ignore piles of homework.

E.People are willing to spend more money on watching it.

F.It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April.

G.Many people had never even heard of the university before the tourna?ment.

15.―I hope Bill won't come.

 ―________，why did you invite him?

14.She spent the whole evening talking about the things and persons _____none of us has ever heard of.

13.We live in an age_____ more information is available with greater ease than ever before.

12.Sales director is a position ______communication ability is just as important as sales skills.

11.Happiness and success often come to those____are good at recognizing their own strengths.

10. The book tells stories of the earthquake through the eyes of those lives were affected.