My friend, Monty Roberts owns a horse ranch (养马场). The last time I was there he introduced me a story like this: There was a young man who was the son of a horse trainer, who would go from stable (马厩) to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. So the boy's school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. He also drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch. He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked why he received an F. The teacher said, "This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. There's no way you could ever do it... If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about it long and haul. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, "Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.” Finally, after a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, “You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream."
Monty then turned to me and said, "I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4, 000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, "The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, “Look, Monty, when I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough ambition not to give up on yours.”
1. Why was Monty’s schooling continually interrupted?| A．Because he didn’t like his teacher. |
| B．Because he had to do much housework. |
| C．Because he refused to go to school sometimes. |
| D．Because his father always changed his working place. |
| A．He did not pay attention to it. |
| B．He punished his son for the large red F. |
| C．He encouraged his son to make his own decision. |
| D．He scolded his son for the ridiculous plan. |
| A．Skill comes by exercise. |
| B．Everybody's good at something. |
| C．It's great to have dreams. |
| D．Where there is a will, there is a way. |
| A．A boy having no changes | B．A boy following his heart |
| C．A boy holding on to his dream | D．A boy owning a horse ranch |
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【推荐1】Tonight, our family was going out to play under the full moon.
My husband Todd and I first started going on full moon walks for ourselves, as we needed these little doses of moonlight to stay happy, though sometimes we had to hike through the forest to find a perfect spot. But after we became parents, we did this for our children. We wanted to show Sierra and Bryce that it was not necessary to travel far from home to have an adventure and learn something new, and that there was much magic in the natural world, available to all.
Once we arrived at our location, Sierra and I stood holding hands, waiting to cheer the full moon in its rising—a thin sliver of the appealing moon emerged above the ridge of the mountain afar. Soon, more of the moon came out until it turned into a brilliant orange sphere. Todd explained to Sierra and Bryce that the moon generates no light, but simply acts like a mirror, reflecting the sunlight back to us. “Does the moon’s face change?” Bryce asked. I told him that the moon rotates (旋转) around the earth, but does not spin by itself, so the same side of the moon is always facing the earth. Sierra remarked that the moon looked larger and closer when it was rising. I explained that it is a visual illusion (错觉) because it is so close to the horizon that the moon magically tricks our eyes into comparing it with nearby objects, thus creating the impression of the increased size.
Much of the knowledge that I shared with the kids was learned from my parents. During my childhood, they would take me on educational adventures out in the woods, and as I later found, so did their parents. So every time I go for a full moon walk with my beloved family, I thank those wise educators who came before me.
To educate, sometimes all it takes is going outdoors and gazing up at the heavens.
1. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Going on a hike through the forest. |
| B．Taking a walk under the full moon. |
| C．Watching magic shows every month. |
| D．Traveling far from home for adventure. |
| A．The kids were reluctant to participate. |
| B．Todd mentioned the mirror to explain sunlight. |
| C．The kids exhibited a spirit of exploration about the moon. |
| D．The author used a magic trick to explain the larger moon. |
| A．Creative and faithful. | B．Selfless and brave. |
| C．Inspiring and generous. | D．Insightful and patient. |
| A．Life is what you make it. |
| B．Every cloud has a silver lining. |
| C．Nature is the best teacher. |
| D．God helps those who help themselves. |
【推荐2】Taking a step requires just one second for a normal person. But not for Gao Ziren, whose paralyzed left 1eg requires him to first move a crutch (拐杖) forward before his leg, and then balance himself. For 42 years, Gao, a teacher at Lixin village primary school in a mountainous area of East China’s Jiangxi province, has walked this way between his home, the school and his students’ homes. Over the course of his career, he has worn out more than 60 crutches.
Gao, 60, was born in a mountainous area of Meiling Township. Wanli District of Nanchang. After coming down with polio (脊髓灰质炎) at the age of 1, his left leg suffered muscular atrophy, leaving him unable to walk normally. He did not give up，relying instead on his mental strength to finish his studies from primary school through high school.
He started his career in 1977 when a village official visited him about being a teacher in the village, as one of the two teachers there had left. Gao agreed to take the position, for he knew the importance of a teacher to students, especially those like him. The roads were sandy and muddy in the past, “One year, it was snowing, and I walked more than one hour to the school. My colleague helped me half of the way-otherwise, I might have fallen into the gully,” he said.
Gao Yangyao, who worked with Gao Ziren for many years, said that “he has difficulty walking, but he is usually the first to come to school.” Gao Ziren said that because he walked slowly, it was too late for him to visit students’ homes after school, and therefore, he visited them on the weekends.
Now, many children follow their parents to live and study in cities, while some become left-behind children who live in rural areas and lack family care. Gao said it was important to be patient with left-behind children and pay more attention to their mental health. “When rural children lack family education, schools and teachers need to do more in psychological education,” said Li Wu, a principal of Meiling Central School. He said rural areas need more teachers like Gao Ziren.
1. What made it hard for Gao Ziren to walk around?| A．His weak strength. | B．The mountainous roads. |
| C．The bad crutch. | D．His paralyzed left leg. |
| A．His desire to make a living. |
| B．The village official’s order. |
| C．The encouragement of his colleagues. |
| D．His awareness of the importance of education. |
| A．Rural areas are in demand of teachers like Gao Ziren. |
| B．Many parents care about their children’s mental health. |
| C．Rural children need to study and live in big cities. |
| D．Left-behind children can’t get family care at all. |
| A．Strong-willed and devoted. | B．Confident and wise. |
| C．Polite and energetic. | D．Selfless and humorous. |
【推荐3】In a coffee shop in Lagos, Nigeria, the visual artist Ekene Ngige was meeting with some colleagues when he had an accidental moment that would change his career.
Ngige knocked over his cappuccino, making a mess of the notepad in front of him. He quickly noticed that the drink created random patterns on paper, so he thought: what if he used coffee to create art?
Ngige said, “It was supposed to be a mistake, but I loved the mistake. ”Back in the studio, Ngige began mixing instant coffee with water, creating a jelly-like paste that allowed him to paint with it—first drawing with a pencil and then layering it with different shades of instant or ground coffee mixtures, and sometimes adding the whole coffee bean.
He continues painting realistic portraits(肖像)of people and objects. Ngige says on average, it takes him about two weeks to a month to finish a coffee portrait. He says his paintings may depend on what the event is at that moment, or may sometimes be inspired by his emotions.
Through his works, the artist shares a message of peace, encouraging people to forget their differences and embrace peace. “The best part of creating art is being able to reach the whole world, ” he says. “I have had calls and messages from all around the world, from people that have been touched by the topics of the paintings I make. It warms my heart. It makes me feel that Iam fulfilling a purpose. ”
1. What inspired Ngige to create art with coffee?| A．Some colleagues in the coffee shop. |
| B．A laptop in front of him. |
| C．Random pictures caused by a cup ofoverturned coffee. |
| D．A cup of cappuccino. |
| A．A jelly-like paste. |
| B．A pencil. |
| C．Instant coffee mixtures. |
| D．Coffee beans. |
| A．Ngige’s realistic works may include a castle. |
| B．It takes Ngige half a month to finish a coffee portrait. |
| C．Ngige’s paintings always depend on his emotions. |
| D．Ngige is a realistic man. |
| A．Serious and peaceful. |
| B．Active and creative. |
| C．Peace-loving and creative. |
| D．Curious and outgoing |
【推荐1】I’m 16. On a recent night, while I was busy thinking about important social issues, like what to do over the weekend and who to do it with, I overheard my parents talking about my future. My dad was upset — not the usual stuff that he and Mom and, I guess, a lot of parents worry about like which college I’m going to, how far away it is from home and how much it’s going to cost. Instead, he was upset about the world his generation is turning over to mine, a world he fears has a dark and difficult future — if it has a future at all.
He sounded like this: “There will be a pandemic that kills millions, a devastating energy crisis, a horrible worldwide depression and a nuclear explosion set off in anger.”
As I lay on the living room couch, eavesdropping on their conversation, starting to worry about the future my father was describing, I found myself looking at some old family photos.
There was a picture of my grandfather in his Citadel uniform. He was a member of the class of 1942, the war class. Next to his picture were photos of my great-grandparents, Ellis Island immigrants. Seeing those pictures made me feel a lot better. I believe the world my generation grows into is going to get better, not worse. Those pictures helped me understand why.
I considered some of the awful things my grandparents and great-grandparents had seen in their life times: two worlds wars, killer flu, a nuclear bomb. But they saw other things, too, better things: the end of two world wars, the polio vaccine, passage of the civil rights laws. They even saw the Red Sox win the World Series—twice.
I believe that my generation will see better things, too — that we will witness the time when AIDS is cured and cancer is defeated; when the Middle East will find peace and Africa grain, and the Cubs win the World Series — probably, only once. I will see things as inconceivable to me today as a moon shot was to my grandfather when he was 16, or the Internet to my father when he was 16. Ever since I was a little kid, whenever I’ve had an awful day, my dad would put his arm around me and promise me that “tomorrow will be a better day.” I challenged my father once, “How do you know that?” He said, “I just do.” I believe him. My great-grandparents believed that, and my grandparents, and so do I.
1. On a recent night, the author’s dad was upset about________.| A．the high college tuition fees |
| B．the coming dark and difficult future |
| C．a different future for the author’s generation |
| D．the long distance between the college and the author’s home |
| A．People of different generations have every confidence in their future. |
| B．If you open your heart, you will see that goodness is everywhere. |
| C．Though the world was full of awful things, it would get better. |
| D．The terrible things around us could be a threat to the future generation. |
| A．Whatever hardships you are suffering, you can expect a better future. |
| B．Whenever possible, never hesitate to challenge your parents. |
| C．Whether you believe or not, wonders will definitely happen. |
| D．However challenging life is, try to take control of it. |
| A．Imperceptible. | B．Undebatable. | C． Unimaginable. | D．Unacceptable. |
【推荐2】What is a mistake? A mistake is something wrong. It can be an action, a concept (概念), or a thing that was not done correctly. It can leave you feeling negative and unsuccessful. However, research shows that making mistakes is beneficial to you. Whether mistakes are beneficial or harmful depends on how much you know about them.
There are many reasons why humans make mistakes. A lack (缺乏) of experience in a certain field or situation may result in the mistakes.
What do I do when I make a mistake?
| A．The first thing to do is to reflect. |
| B．Today’s mistake helps you get it right tomorrow. |
| C．Overconfidence can also cause us to make many mistakes. |
| D．The first thing when you make a mistake is to control your emotions. |
| E．Most people are afraid of making mistakes because they think it is not good. |
| F．So it is important to understand why you make mistakes and what to do with them. |
| G．Reflecting on your improvement can help you view mistakes positively in the future. |
【推荐3】The first day of school our professor challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t already know. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady looking at me with a smile that lit up her entire being.
She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”
I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.
We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop.
Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. After being introduced, she cleared her throat and began. “We do not stop playing because we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. There are only four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you will die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up.
If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty- seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything. I will turn eighty-eight.
The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”
She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. Rose taught us by example that it is never too late to realize our dreams.
1. Which words can be used to describe Rose?| A．Ambitious and strict. | B．Positive and optimistic. |
| C．Regretful and courageous. | D．Confident and kind-hearted. |
| A．she was a big football fan | B．she was a well-educated professor |
| C．she was an outstanding student | D．she was an inspiring figure |
| A．If you regret nothing, you won’t fear death. |
| B．If you fear death, you will regret something. |
| C．People regret something when they face death. |
| D．People die with regrets because of what they have done. |
| A．My best friend | B．Dream in heart |
| C．Secrets to success | D．Accepting challenges |
【推荐1】Michael King had just taken out the money from the bank to cover a business debt he owed. For whatever reason, he was so careless that he accidentally left his wallet on the top of his car before starting the engine and heading home.
Meanwhile, Steve Harrison，who was heading in the opposite direction noticed something floating in the wind. Quickly realizing it was cash, he pulled over and caught it. He found King's wallet as well.
After pulling into a supermarket parking lot, Harrison counted the money — one hundred $100 bills and three singles for a total of $10,003. Though it might have been highly attractive to use the windfall, Harrison used his own money to pay for his shopping list.
Then Harrison tracked down King and returned his money and wallet.
“I never took seriously the idea of keeping it,” Harrison told the Times. “It's just simpler to do the right thing. Once I realized that there was an ID involved, I knew I would return the money.”
When the two arranged to meet, King couldn't afford to give Harrison a financial reward. Instead, he presented Harrison with a jar of homemade applesauce (苹果酱) — which he told Harrison was made with love and care by his family. And King isn't stopping there with his appreciation. Harrison has been promised home-smoked fish, homemade blackberry jam, and many more tasty treats in his future, which is a special form of currency that leaves a good taste in anyone's mouth.
1. How did King lose his money?| A．It was stolen by a businessman. | B．He forgot to take it out of the bank. |
| C．Wind blew it out of his car by accident. | D．He left it on his car top out of carelessness. |
| A．Bank card. | B．Unexpected treasure. | C．Terrible weather. | D．Advanced machine. |
| A．He thought it was right to return the money. | B．The ID card was the only thing in the wallet. |
| C．He was not serious enough to find the owner. | D．He had wanted to keep the money for himself. |
| A．Doubtful. | B．Unconcerned. | C．Disapproving. | D．Positive. |
【推荐2】John H. Johnson was born in a black family in Arkansas City in 1918. His father died in an accident when John was six. He was reaching high school age, but his hometown offered no high school for blacks.
Luckily, he had a strong-willed, caring mother. John remembers that his mother told him many times, “Son, you can be anything you really want to be if you just believe. She told him not to be dependent on others, including his mother. “You have to earn success,” said she. “All the people who work hard don’t succeed, but the only people who do succeed are those who work hard.”
These words came from a woman less than a third grade education. She also knew that believing and hard work don’t mean everything. So she worked hard as a cook for two years to save enough to take her son, who was then 15, to Chicago.
Chicago in1933 was not the promised land (乐土、希望之地) that black southerners were looking for, John’s mother and stepfather could not find work. But there John could go to school, and there he learned the power of words — as editor of the newspaper and yearbook of Du Stable High School. His wish was to publish a magazine for blacks.
While others discouraged him, John’s mother offered him more words to live by: “Nothing beats a failure but a try.” She also let him pawn (典当) her furniture to get the $500 he needed to start the Negro magazine.
It is natural the difficulties and failures followed John closely until he became very successful. He always keeps his mother’s words in mind. “Son, failure is not in your vocabulary.”
Now John H. Johnson is one of the 400 richest people in America — worth $150 million.
1. Why did John’s mother decide to move to Chicago? Because ________.| A．John’s father died in his hometown when he was very young |
| B．life was too hard for them to stay on in their hometown, while life in Chicago would be better for blacks |
| C．there were no schools for blacks in their hometown |
| D．John needed more education and he could go to school there |
| A．woman with little school education but knew a lot about life |
| B．woman who would not do anything for her son |
| C．strong woman with much knowledge |
| D．woman who didn’t know how to encourage her son |
| A．if you try, you will succeed in the end |
| B．a failure is difficult to beat, even if you try |
| C．a try is always followed by failure |
| D．nothing but a try can help you out of failure |
| A．How John H. Johnson became somebody. |
| B．The mental support John’s mother gave him. |
| C．The importance of a good education. |
| D．The key to success for blacks. |
【推荐3】Three months ago, I broke a vertebra (椎骨) in my lower back. Staying in hospital, I longed for the football pitch like never before. I even joked: “So I have to wear a brace (支具) now when I play football.”
Now came the moment! Waiting for the doctor, I became unbearably impatient. I had waited for three months to find out whether or not I would be cleared to play football again, but the thought of waiting another five minutes seemed impossible. Then Dr. Pittinger entered the room. The question remained unasked and unanswered as we went through the procedures of a physical. The time had finally come. He spoke slowly and softly, but still rather matter-of-factly, as he told me that I would never be able to play football again.
The realization sank in immediately. I wasn’t surprised, but I opposed the idea wholeheartedly. For months after I was released, I continued to work out with the football team. I woke up every morning at five for rehab (康复训练). Even though I was ashamed to wear my back brace, I wore it devotedly. At night, I slept on the floor because my doctor told me that sleeping on a firm surface was good for my back. I was determined to play again.
However, in the end, just as the doctor ordered, I never played another quarter of football. After several nights of coming home from training barely able to walk, I finally gave in. For a while, I felt that giving up was like an admittance of defeat rather than the acceptance of a truth. But over time, I realized no matter what happened, life would go on. Rather than focus on what was undeniably unachievable, I understood that even though this particular option was no longer open to me, I had countless other choices to make in its place.
1. Why was the author impatient when waiting for the doctor?| A．Because he disliked wearing a brace. |
| B．Because he desired to leave the hospital. |
| C．Because he was desperate to know the result. |
| D．Because he wanted to be treated immediately. |
| A．Unwilling to accept the truth. | B．Disappointed with the treatment. |
| C．Regretful over his carelessness. | D．Hopeful of making other choices. |
| A．He proved the doctor wrong. | B．He fully recovered from the injury. |
| C．He improved his football skills. | D．He failed to return to the football field. |
| A．Take life as it comes. |
| B．Doing is better than saying. |
| C．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart. |
| D．The longest journey begins with the first step. |
【推荐1】Demand for the Chinese tech company＇s devices(设备) is red hot even though the country’s overall market for smartphones is getting smaller Huawei's China sales rocketed more than 20% in the final quarter of 2018, and experts say that's partly due to the US govenment's global campaign against the company.
“The latest tension between the US and China raised the patriotism(爱国主义) in Chinese consumers， said Jusy Hong, an analyst at research firm IHS Markit
He pointed out that some Chinese companies encouraged employees to buy Huawei phones late last year. The moves were a gesture of support after the firm's chief financial officer was arrested in Canada in early December at the request of the United States.
Huawei's booming sales show how major parts of its business continue to increase even as the United States tries to persuade other countries to shut Huawei products out of 5G wireless networks and pursues(追究) criminal charges against it. The company expects to overtake Samsung as the world's biggest smartphone maker by next year.
Huawei sold 30 million phones in China in the last three months of 2018, nearly three times as many as Apple(AAPL), according to data published this week by research firms Canalys and IDC. Apple's sales plunged almost 20%.
Huawei's success in China, the world's largest smartphone market, is more than about geopolitics(地缘政治). Chinese consumers love its flagship，high -end- phones because they have great cameras， cutting edge technology and cost less than the latest iPhones, according to analysts. And by offering a selection of cheaper phones, Huawei is able to target a bigger market.
It also benefited from the troubles this year at ZTE (ZTCOF), a rival Chinese smartphone and telecommunications equipment maker. ZTE was banned by the US government from buying vital American parts for months last year.
1. Why did Huawei's China sales increase greatly according to the article?| A．Because the company's devices are always popular worldwide. |
| B．Because Chinese consumers' patriotism was aroused |
| C．Because the government encourages people to buy Huawei devices. |
| D．Because the country's overall market for smartphones is getting bigger. |
| A．Huawei’s chief financial officer was arrested in Canada due to the US's request. |
| B．All Chinese companies showed their support to Huawei with their purchase. |
| C．Jusy Hong thought the United States arrested Huawei's chief financial officer. |
| D．Jusy Hong thought the arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer is unfair. |
| A．increased greatly by. | B．reduced greatly to. |
| C．dropped greatly by. | D．remained steady. |
| A．Because Huawei has the largest smartphone market in the world. |
| B．Because Huawei's success is only limited within China mainland. |
| C．Because Huawei has the ability to target a bigger market in the world. |
| D．Because Chinese consumers are quite satisfied with Huawei smartphones. |
【推荐2】One of my second graders, Debbie, had been unusually quiet in my Family Living class. When I asked her if something was wrong, she replied, “I don't feel like talking today. I'm sad. My best friend's parents are going to get divorced（离婚的）. Her father moved out of the house. I told her I would share my dad with her, but I know it isn't the same. ”
I was surprised to learn that almost every child in my primary grade Family Living classes seemed to have some personal acquaintance （了解）with divorce—through friends of the family, neighbors, relatives, or much closer to home—their own parents. For many of them, divorce was just a normal part of life. Emily once said, “I want to be a doctor or nurse when I grow up, so after I get married and divorced, I'll be able to support myself. Then there was Billy, who stated, “When my mom gets married again next week, we're all going on a honeymoon.
Sometimes parents fight about the kids," said Kimberly. “My parents are divorced and my mom keeps pulling on one of my arms and my dad pulls the other. ” How sad, I thought, that a child would feel like her parents were actually pulling her apart because they each wanted more of her than the other should. “I hate that my parents are divorced! exclaimed Greg. “It's all my fault, too. I bite my nails too much. ”
Lori tried to look at things from a more positive perspective. “Your mother and father got mad at each other, but it doesn't mean they got mad at you," said Lori. “Lori is right," I said. Sometimes a husband and wife realize that they no longer love each other and decide it will be best for the whole family if they don't live together anymore. But that doesn't mean they stop loving their children, and it certainly doesn't mean that it is the children's fault!
“Maybe your mom and dad will change their minds and get undevoured,” Eric told Greg. “Then you can all be together again. ” Greg shook his head. “No, that won't happen. ” And then, with a thoughtful expression on his face, he said, “You know something? Divorce is like a cake. You cut it in half and it's separated forever. ”
1. Why did Debbie feel sad?| A．Debbie’s best friend’s parents were going to get divorced. |
| B．Debbie’s parents were getting divorced. |
| C．Her father moved out of the house. |
| D．She didn't want to share her dad with others. |
| A．It's the children's fault that leads to parents' divorce. |
| B．It's acceptable for parents to get divorced if they don't love each other. |
| C．Parents usually get mad at the kid when they get mad with each other. |
| D．Parents usually ignore their children when they plan to get divorced. |
| A．A teacher. | B．An officer. | C．A writer. | D．A doctor. |
| A．Say Goodbye to Divorces | B．Married or Divorced |
| C．Whose Fault for a Divorce | D．Divorce's influence on children |
【推荐3】Growing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother, I've enjoyed food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork and chopsticks!
Mum has sweet memories of the food from her home town in Sichuan, and often cooks spicy dishes.Thanks to this， Dad has come to love hot pot! But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother. Even today he still does not take to eating things like chicken feet．
But I enjoy that sort of food myself. Last week, I went to the butcher's and asked, "Do you have pigs' ears？" "No," the butcher said, pulling at his own ears, "just these ordinary ones." He must have thought I was joking．
Dad can cook a super "full English breakfast" of bacon, eggs, beans, sausages and toast with butter. Mum and I just have to find a way to get him into the kitchen! He also does a typical Sunday roast.We all love roast beef and vegetables．
I'll never forget my first visit to China. Mum encouraged me to try different kinds of food. But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came across stinky tofu, a horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe. I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn't so bad. It reminded me of blue cheese, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate. Maybe I'll fall in love with stinky tofu, someday.
People say that one man's meat is another man's poison, but I feel at home with food from both my cultures．
1. What can we learn from this passage？ ______| A．I have enjoyed the food from two cultures since a little child． |
| B．Because of my Mum， Dad loves all kinds of Chinese food． |
| C．We all like roast beef and vegetables except Mum． |
| D．I have fallen in love with the stinky tofu now． |
| A．Generous． | B．Mean． |
| C．Humorous． | D．Serious． |
| A．Resist． | B．Like． |
| C．Allow． | D．Mind． |
| A．Comparing two different cultures． |
| B．Trying some different foods． |
| C．Different eating habits in China and Britain． |
| D．The eating experiences of a mixed-race family． |
