| A．An exciting story. | B．A famous writer. | C．A latest book. |
2 . Four Great Persons
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(1756-1791)Born in Austria in 1756, Mozart was the son of a successful musician . He wrote his first piece of published music at five. Within the year, he began playing for the public, which included a tour of Europe where people admired the young boy’s talent. By the time he was a teenager, Mozart had written several operas. He wrote over 600 pieces of music in his lifetime.
Shirley Temple (1928-2014)Shirley Temple received her first acting chance at the age of three and starred in Carolina, her first film, at six. She quickly caught attention and by 1940, she had starred in 43 films, including Bright Eyes for which she won a special award for “Outstanding Personality”. As an adult, Temple became a US diplomat（外交官）for the United Nations.
Nkosi Johnson(1989-2001)South African Nkosi Johnson was born HIV-positive（携带艾滋病毒）. His story caught the media’s attention when his local public school refused to admit him because of his condition. Soon he traveled the world, telling his story wherever he could,encouraging other patients to speak out. Besides,he founded Nokie’s Haven,a safe place for HIV-positive mothers and their children.In 2005,he was award the International Children’s Peace Prize.
Alexandra Scott(1996-2004)Alexandra Scott had cancer before she celebrated her first birthday.At the age of four, she decided to raise money for other children going through the same thing.So she set up a lemonade stand（摊位）,which inspired others to start lemonade stands, too.They raised over$1 million before Scott died of cancer.Her family carries on her legacy(遗产) through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation,which has raised over $150 million.
1. Who changed his/her career path when he/she grew up?| A．Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. | B．Shirley Temple |
| C．Nkosi Johnson | D．Alexandar Scott |
| A．He got HIV-positive soon after he was born. |
| B．He caught wide attention for his disease. |
| C．He was once refused by schools for his illness. |
| D．He was awarded a prize for his high grades. |
| A．They became well-known at an early age. |
| B．They had a hard time when they were a child. |
| C．They behaved kindly to other people as a child. |
| D．They were hardworking when they were young. |
3 . Richard Campbell is a secondary school student. He is 15 years old. He lives in a small town in the north of England. Every morning, he gets up at eight o'clock, puts on his uniform and walks to school.
One hour later, the lessons start. The students usually study maths, English, history and geography in the morning. They usually study music and drawing and they play sports after lunch. They have a ten-minute break between classes. They also spend a long time in the school library, reading books and doing their homework.
Richard likes his school very much. His favourite subjects are English and geography, but he doesn’t like maths because he is not good at it.
Richard and all his friends spend the whole day at school. Lunch is at one o'clock. He doesn’t like the food that the school serves. This is why he often brings a packed lunch from home. He always has his lunch in the dining hall, but some of his friends sometimes eat in the courtyard or outside the school gate.
At weekends, he always goes out with his friends because he doesn’t go to school. On Saturday, he always goes to the cinema or to the sports centre. On Sunday, he just goes for a walk with his dog.
1. What time do Richard’s lessons begin in the morning?| A．At 8:00. | B．At 8:30. |
| C．At 9:00. | D．At 9:10. |
| A．Maths and English. | B．English and geography. |
| C．History and maths. | D．Geography and history. |
| A．In the dining hall. | B．At home. |
| C．In the courtyard. | D．Outside his school gate. |
| A．He reads and does homework. |
| B．He goes to see films or does sports. |
| C．He walks his dog or does exercise. |
| D．He spends a long time in the library. |
4 . It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought. We bought her a lovely doll, and a doll house. Then much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else”.
But it was just too late. With such a lot of preparations to do for the Christmas dinner we did not have the time to buy our little girl a bike. So, here we were Christmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, sleeping in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. “What if I make a little bicycle out of clay (泥) and write a note that she could trade (交易，交换) the clay bike in for a real bike?” her dad asked. So he spent the next four hours making a tiny clay bike.
On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little gift box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this mean that I can trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. I’d rather keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle in the world!
1. Which is the right time order of the following events?a. The girl asked for a new bike.
b. The girl opened the little gift box.
c. The parents bought the girl a modern and popular doll.
d. The father made the girl a bike with clay.
e. The girl would rather keep the clay bike than get a real one .
| A．a-b-c-e-d | B．a-c-d-b-e | C．a-c-b-d-e | D．a-b-d-c-e |
| A．The parents wanted the girl to have the clay bike forever. |
| B．Tears were in the girl’s eyes because she didn’t like the present at all. |
| C．The girl never lost her desire for a bike. |
| D．The parents paid little attention to the daughter’s desire for a bike. |
| A．Because he wanted to buy a real one.but he had no money. |
| B．Because he didn’t want to disappoint his daughter. |
| C．Because he thought his daughter would like it. |
| D．Because he wanted to give his daughter a surprise. |
| A．The parents were happy and encouraged. | B．The parents felt comfortable and relaxed. |
| C．The parents were moved and felt proud of the girl. | D．The parents felt disappointed and sorry for the girl. |
