Last Sunday I got   36  early in the morning. After a quick 37  , I rode my bike to English Corner (英語(yǔ)角)to practice 38  English. I really like to go there. When I   39  there, it   40  half past eight. There were many people   41   with each other in English. A foreigner（外國(guó)人） came up and said “Hello”   42   me. I was excited,    43   that was my ___44  time to talk   45  a foreigner. I never met a foreigner before. At first, I didn’t know what he said. His English was   46  what I learned at school. Later, he slowed   47  . I began to understand （理解）his   48  . He told me the best   49   to learn English was to use it. We talked and talked. I was so hungry,   50  I felt very happy.

When I was about 12 years old, I really wanted a new bike! I __31__ my parents my birthday wish, but I knew there was little hope because my family could __32__ have that money.

　　On my birthday my parents told me they had my __33__ outside in the back yard. At once, I __34__ out to the yard. There was my bike, __35__ it wasn’t the bike that I thought it would be. This one was pink, old and worn with age. It was so __36__! I thought I __37__ my parents’ feelings because I could see the disappointment __38__ their faces and I was sure they could see it on mine. I __39__ the old bike and rode it, feeling __40__ that I had made my parents feel this way. So I put on a smile, rode as fast as I could and didn’ t __41__.

　　As time went by, I began to understand my parents gave me __42__ much more than just a rusty（生銹的）old bike. They gave me a life lesson about __43__. When you give something out of love, it doesn’ t matter what it is in fact. What matters is the love that is in it. I like to remember this __44__ because giving a gift is not about money. It’s about how much love you can feel from it. Do remember, a gift that __45__ two dollars isn’t any less valuable（有價(jià)值的）than one that costs one hundred dollars, or even more.

There is nobody in the world the same 36_____ you；you are unique(獨(dú)特唯一的)!Everybody is  37 _____from everyone else．That is good! 38 _____it makes the world an interesting place．
   There are people taller 39______ you, and shorter than you．Maybe your hair is the same color as your friend’s hair, but maybe it is longer than 40_____. Another difference is your hair may be straight, hers may be curly.
   I am sure you have some friends who are 41______ than you. And you also have some friends, they are as 42______ at sports as you. But there are also people around you who are not good at some things. 43_____ does your best friend look like? Do you both 44 _______to finish your homework at school? Do you both want to wear the same clothes every day? I think 45______ some ways you are the same, but in many other ways you are different. So say loudly to the world, “I am who I am – I’m unique!”

（   ）36．A．with    B．a(chǎn)s          C．of     D．from
（   ）37．A．better   B．different     C．smart   D．good
（   ）38．A . Because  B．So        C．Although  D．But
（   ）39．A．a(chǎn)fter    B．than     C．then   D．in front of
（   ）40．A．her     B．she         C．hers     D．she’s
（   ）41．A．smart    B．smarter     C．smartest   D．a(chǎn) smart
（   ）42．A．bad    B．better      C．well       D．good  
（   ）43．A．Where  B．What      C．How    D．How often
（   ）44．A．like    B．enjoy     C．would like   D．going
（   ）45.．A．through  B．by      C．in           D．on

Lots of young people like reading magazines in their free time for fun. Of so many different magazines, Reader’s Digest is famous and popular.

Reader’s Digest is a monthly magazine. Before the 1980s, it belonged to a privately held company, which was started in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and Dewitt Wallace. This magazine is small and easy to carry, it’s just half the size of most American magazines, which caused a phrase in 2005, “America in your pocket”. It is the best selling magazine in the USA. At present, its circulation in the USA has reached 10 million copies and the number of the readers there is 38 million. Outside the USA, another 40 million people throughout more than 70 countries also read this magazine in 21 languages.

This magazine’s focus is not news but more of cultural views because the editors think people now can get timely news from somewhere else such as TV and newspaper. They hope this magazine can give readers something that is about special personal experiences, or something the readers can share with their families. In different countries, this magazine provides a window to the world for the local readers. Some parts of the magazine are about the local customs and interests of the local readers. The other parts give the local readers information from all over the world.

This magazine actually used to be a public business until the Wallaces died in the 1980s. Because they had no children, there was no one to take over the company. Sixteen years ago, this company went public and became a public company.

1.How often does Reader’s Digest come out in the USA?

A．Once a year.                           B．Once a month.

C．Once a week.                          D．Once a day.

2.How many people all over the world read this magazine?

A．38 million.         B．40 million.         C．78 million.         D．108 million.

3.Which of the following is NOT the focus of Reader’s Digest?.

A．Timely news .                          B．Personal experiences

C．Cultural views                          D．Local customs

4.Which of the following is true?

A．Reader’s Digest is the name of a newspaper.

B．Reader’s Digest is big and not easy to carry.

C．Reader’s Digest can open people’s eyes.

D．Reader’s Digest is still a family business today.