Recently, a book written by former President Clinton has gone on sale in the United States and Europe．Experts say it had record sales for a nonfiction book．  1  ，the book My Life has  sold one million copies．

    2  took Bill Clinton almost two years to write more than 900-page book．The book’s publisher reportedly  3  Mr. Clinton 10 million dollars to write My Life．The book begins with  his birth and ends with die present day．

    In the book，Bill Clinton tells  4  his parents，Virginia Kelly and William Blythe．His father died before he was born．He describes his family life in the southern state of Arkansas with  his mother  5  grandparents．He tells about his stepfather，Roger Clinton，and his younger  brother．Roger．He tells about his friends and the schools he  6  ．

    Bill Clinton describes his college and law school days，meeting and marrying Hillary Rodham and the  7  of their daughter，Chelsea．He goes on to describe his  8  in Arkansas politics．his terms as governor，his presidential campaigns and his two administrations．He writes about his unusual relationship with a young White House worker，Monica Lewinsky，and his    9  of regret that it ever happened．

    He tells about his marriage and his daughter，Chelsea．He describes his  10  and failures  as President. And he writes about what he feels for becoming President.

    Critics have not been kind to Mr. Clinton’s writing abilities．They have called the book uninteresting and poorly   11  ．But the American people do not seem to care what the crities say. They want to read   12   Bill Clinton has written．

    Many people waited in line at stores to buy the book and have Mr. Clinton  13  ．They say  they want to read it to better understand the former president and his effect on the country．And  they want to know how Mr. Clinton feels about  14  that happened during his presidency．One  bookstore official said，“People are buying the book  15  ．they want to know what Bill Clinton  has to say，not how he says it．”

1．A．So far    B．In the past    C．At times          D．Long ago

2．A．That        B．It                 C．This                      D．Those

3．A．give        B．sends            C．paid               D．took

4．A．on           B．a(chǎn)round          C．a(chǎn)bout              D．with

5．A．but          B．or                 C．so                  D．a(chǎn)nd

6．A．a(chǎn)ttended     B．joined           C．learned            D．studied

7．A．come      B．birth             C．fall                 D．a(chǎn)rrive

8．A．rise         B．improve         C．high               D．better

9．A．idea         B．way              C．plan               D．feelings

10．A．successes B．progress         C．fight               D．hard work

11．A．thought  B．written          C．describe          D．makes

12．A．what    B．where           C．which             D．why

13．A．draw    B．signature        C．sign               D．write

14．A．some    B．a(chǎn)ll                 C．a(chǎn)ny                 D．what

15．A．if          B．before           C．unless             D．because

Did they       the English speaking competition?

A．join              B．joined in          C．take part in        D．make part in

Shaquille O'Neal was chosen in 1996 as one of the 5 0 Greatest Players in NBA History．He was __1__ as the 1999-2000 Most Valuable Player by media（媒體）．He was in All-Star ten times．O'Neal is a great basketball player，and he IS also a successful __2__．

Shaquille O'Neal is a big man，more than 7 feet tall and 310 pounds，and a big basketball star．Here are some facts about this __3__ player．He was born on March 6，1972，in Newark，New Jersey．His nickname（綽號(hào)），Shaq is taken from his given name，__4__ means “l(fā)ittle warrior（勇士）” in Arabic．__5__ a child，he did not want to play basketball or be a rap singer．He wanted to be a break dancer（跳街舞者），__6__ when he was 13，he started playing basketball for an American team in Germany，where he was living __7__ his family．His parents had to __8__ the young basketball player in his daily life because he was too young at that time．In Germany，he met Dale Brown，the trainer of the basketball team of Louisiana State University（LSU）．This connection with Trainer Brown __9__ Shaq to choose LSU __10__ he finished high school．Then at the age of 20，Shaq __11__ the Orlando Magic，an NBA team．Shaq is now Number 34 with the Los Angeles Lakers and has signed（簽訂）a __12__ contract for $123 million，or “a hundred mil” as Shaquille calls __13__ in his rap song It Was All a Dream．

Shaquille O'Neal is the greatest __14__ of an NBA player who became a rapper．He has made four successful rap albums（專(zhuān)輯）．It Was All a Dream is one of his rap songs．In the song he tells people．how he felt when he became successful．

__15__ amazing（驚奇的）success story he has had．

1．A．reached                   B．caught                 C．held                       D．picked

2．A．dancer                   B．rap（說(shuō)唱）singer C．trainer                    D．movie star

3．A．rich                   B．famous            C．strange               D．young

4．A．that                    B．which                   C．who                 D．whom

5．A．As                     B．When               C．While                D．since

6．A．so                     B．then               C．but                  D．or

7．A．from                  B．with                    C．by                  D．for

8．A．look at                B．look over            C．look after             D．look up

9．A．had                   B．made              C．let                   D．guided

10．A．a(chǎn)fter                B．while               C．before               D．since

11．A．played                B．joined                   C．left                   D．took part in

12．A．seven-year          B．seven years         C．one year              D．seven-years

13．A．them                B．it                       C．one                  D．its

14．A．example              B．name               C．story                  D．singer

15．A．How an              B．What a             C．What an              D．How

  My name is Lin Young．I am a seventeen-year-old skateboarder．Three years ago I  1 a skate-boarding competition and fell in love with this  2  immediately． Since it is fun and challenging，I decided to  3  the sport．Trying to get a ramp(斜坡) to  4   ，I went to see a park manager and  5  him about my plan to build one in his park．I was very   6   to learn that he also thought it was a good idea．Two weeks  7  ，my friends and I began skateboarding on a new ramp．

  I have been skateboarding for three years and    8   love it．I feel great when  9   for a ride．

  I get excited and can  10   my heart beating faster．When concentrating(集中精力)on the  11   my body moves in the air，I feel that I am flying and   12   from everything．

  Like every other rider，I always wear a helmet(頭盔)and other equipment to protect  13  ．I want to do it well and safe．A skilled skateboarder as I am now，I won't try a trick  14  is too dangerous．I think the spirit of the extreme sports like skate-boarding is not to  15  off how cool you are，but to try something new and overcome(克服)your fears．

1．A．held               B．joined                 C．taught               D．watched

2．A．match            B．sport                 C．spirit                D．fact

3．A．try                B．discover            C．collect              D．enjoy

4．A．a(chǎn)dvise            B．rest                C．practice             D．go

5．A．told              B．discussed           C．expressed            D．believed

6．A．sad               B．happy               C．exciting             D．surprising

7．A．a(chǎn)fter             B．a(chǎn)go                 C．before              D．later

8．A．a(chǎn)lso              B．yet                 C．still                 D．either

9．A．preparing         B．1ooking             C．getting              D．tasting

10．A．feel             B．find                 C．hear                D．sound

11．A．road             B．way                C．idea                D．side

12．A．empty          B．a(chǎn)ngry                C．interested           D．free

13．A．others           B．it．                 C．myself             D．itself

14．A．what           B．that                 C．who                  D．when

15．A．show          B．take                 C．put                D．get

Mr Li is an old Party member，he    the party for more than twenty years．

A．is      B．joined           C．has joined      D．has been in