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　My friend John is a university student. Last year he went to Japan and stayed for two months. I was surprised that John was able to have such a long holiday in Japan because he was not rich enough.

　“How did you get so much money, John?”I asked. “I thought you could stay in Japan for at most（最多）two weeks.”“It was easy,”John answered. “I got a job in Japan.”“A job? What did you do?”“I gave English lessons to a shop-owner. We became good friends.”“But you're not a teacher!”“Mr Tanaka, the shop-owner, knew I was not a teacher, but he said he had a lot of American customers, so he wanted to learn English. I spent three hours a day talking to him. In return, he gave me a room, three meals a day and quite a lot of pocket money.”“Did he learn much English?”

　“I don't know,” John said, “but I learnt a lot of Japanese!”

1．The writer was surprised that John had a long holiday. Because he knew ________.

[　　]

A． John was rich

B． John was his good friend

C． John didn't have enough money

D． Tanaka helped John learn Japanese

2． John said, "It was easy." He means it was easy 　　　  .

[　　]

A． to go to Japan

B． to get a job in Japan

C． to give English lessons

D． to get enough money to stay in Japan

3． Why did Mr Tanaka want to learn English? Because _________.

[　　]

A． he liked English

B． he was a student of English

C． he was a friend of John's

D． many Americans came to his shop

4． What is most probably true? Mr Tanaka ________ English.　

[　　]

A． did not learn much

B． learnt much

C． gave up learning

D． was no longer

5．In return, he gave me...pocket money. What's the meaning of `in return'?

[　　]

A． 回來的時候

B． 再來的時候

C． 作為回報

D．作為友好的表示

If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming.
Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty in such positive（積極的）light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.
When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨詢）, but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school. Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted.
She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent, and time we must all take if we’re being honest with ourselves.
The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty and make a choice. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty.
【小題1】From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that                     .

A．being out of work is a sad thing

B．uncertainty is what makes life interesting

C．life in a film is more exciting than real life

D．chance never appears when we need it

【小題2】What troubles Allison after graduation?

A．She couldn’t find a well-paid job.

B．She had no money to start a business.

C．She was not sure what to do.

D．She didn’t score high enough for graduate school.

【小題3】How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?

A．Uncertain.

B．Amazed.

C．Sorry.

D．Satisfied.

【小題4】What may be discussed in the following paragraph?

A．How to deal with uncertainty.

B．What role uncertainty plays in life.

C．Why people fear uncertainty.

D．Whom to go to when facing uncertainty.

If you could see a movie of your life before you lived it, would you want to live it? Probably not. The excitement of living is that you don’t know what’s coming.
Sure, it’s hard to see uncertainty in such positive（積極的）light when you’re out of work, or when you feel like you’re failing. But uncertainty is really another word for chance.
When Allison graduated from Harvard, she had chances all over the place but had no idea what she wanted to do. She took a job in consulting（咨詢）, but she knew she wouldn’t stay there. She took the GRE and scored so high that she was able to increase her income（收入）by teaching students. Still, she didn’t think she wanted to go to graduate school. Allison knew she wasn’t doing what she wanted, but she didn’t know what she wanted.
She worried. All her friends were going to graduate school or starting their own businesses. She was lost and felt that she would never find anything out. After six years, Allison, by having a general（全面的）plan in mind, got married, moved to the Midwest, and used her consulting experience to get a great job. Allison realized that she spent her years finding her way: time well spent, and time we must all take if we’re being honest with ourselves.
The only way to lead an interesting life is to face uncertainty and make a choice. Otherwise your life is not your own—it is a path someone else has chosen. Moments of uncertainty are when you create your life, when you become who you are. Uncertainty usually begins with a job hunt, but it doesn’t end there. Every new role we take on means another round of uncertainty. Instead of fearing it, you should find some ways to deal with uncertainty.
【小題1】From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that                     .

A．being out of work is a sad thing

B．uncertainty is what makes life interesting

C．life in a film is more exciting than real life

D．chance never appears when we need it

【小題2】What troubles Allison after graduation?

A．She couldn’t find a well-paid job.

B．She had no money to start a business.

C．She was not sure what to do.

D．She didn’t score high enough for graduate school.

【小題3】How did Allison feel about her six years’ working experience?

A．Uncertain.

B．Amazed.

C．Sorry.

D．Satisfied.

【小題4】What may be discussed in the following paragraph?

A．How to deal with uncertainty.

B．What role uncertainty plays in life.

C．Why people fear uncertainty.

D．Whom to go to when facing uncertainty.

Britney Bear is looking forward to a surprising adventure （冒險）. "Having the chance to go to Antarctica （南極洲） is so wonderful," she says.

Bear is one of the 12 young people training for a chance to sail around the world. Next month, eight of them will set sail from South America. Explorer （探險者） Mike Horn will be the leader on a two-week trip. Their goal （目標(biāo)） is to learn how to help the planet. The journey is called Pangaea. It will last four years. Twelve teams of young explorers will cross all of the oceans and visit the North and South Poles.

    Mike Horn is from South Africa．He has traveled much of the Earth．“The planet is a beautiful place，”he said，but his adventures have also shown that oar planet is in danger．Horn began exploring（探險）at the age of 8 when he got his first bicycle．“I love to know about things．”he said．Horn knew that not every kid got the chance to explore the world，so he started Pangaea to get young people taking part in．

      Different explorers will travel on each of the l2 Pangaea trips．They will work hard．Some will use nets to take rubbish out of the ocean．Others will plant trees in tropical（熱帶的） areas． Horn asks each explorer to teach others what they have learned on the trip．He believes that young people can help save the planet．“Kids have surprisin9：ideas，and they want to speak out,’’ he said．

（   ） 1．This story is mostly about______.

A．a(chǎn) man’s outdoor adventures

B．ways that young people can help the planet

C．Pangaea trips of young people and Mike Horn   

D．kids who will travel with Mike Horn

（   ） 2．Why did Mike Horn start Pangaea?   

A．He wanted to go to Antarctica．   

B．Many young kids wanted him to organize it．

    C．He had to do so if he wanted to protect the planet．

    D．He wanted more．young people to help save the planet．

（   ） 3．Some young explorers will help by_____.   

A．using nets to take rubbish out of the ocean   

B．riding bicycles to talk about their ideas

C．showing Horn that the planet is in danger   

D．teaching young people how to plant trees

（   ） 4．How many Pangaea trips will there be?

    A．One．                 B．Twelve．             C．Eight．                   D．Foul

（   ） 5．Which word describes Mike Horn best according to the passage?

    A．Silly．                 B．Brave．               C．Quiet．                  D．Serious．