3 . Do you always agree to do things that you are unwilling to do? Are you the type of person who always says "yes"? I've come to learn that it is very important to learn to say NO! It's okay. People are still going to like you. They may even respect you more because they know you are honest.

I'm not saying to say "no" to someone who really needs your help. I'm talking about refusing that meeting that you really do not want to attend or that birthday party that you don't want to be a guest at.

Think for a moment how you feel when you say YES to something that you really don't want to do. If you're like I once was，you can't sleep at night and you think about it too much. It weighs on your mind. You try to find ways out. Whatever you're saying to yourself，if you really wanted to go，you wouldn't have all of these thoughts.

So，why not just say NO from the beginning? Maybe you feel like if you don't show up at the meeting (by the way，it is not the one you must attend) your boss isn't going to like you or your co-workers won't respect you. Maybe you feel as if your mom，dad or sisters won't love you as much if you don't do everything for them that they ask every occasion.

If these people are your true friends，family members，or a good boss，they will like or love you the same no matter what. People treat you the way you teach them to, and if you're someone who always says "yes", then that's what they're expecting.

You need to do what is right for you. Of course we do have real obligations in life to fulfill，but we do not have to do everything others want us to do.

1. Which of the following statements would the writer agree with?

A．We should try to do what our friends ask us to do.

B．We should help others in need.

C．Always saying "no" means you are brave.

D．Always saying "yes" means you are dishonest.

2. What does the underlined word '' It" in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．Saying "yes".

B．A friend's birthday party.

C．Something you're unwilling to do.

D．Something you think difficult to do.

3. The writer believes that if you say "no" to your family members，you'll ______.

A．upset them

B．disappoint them

C．have a loose relationship with them

D．have the same relationship with them as before

4. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Learn to Make a Right Choice

B．To Be Yourself

C．Learn to Say No

D．Do What You Want to Do

4 . You may be familiar with the following famous people, but have you heard of their graduation speeches, in which they either share their unforgettable experiences or give you some great inspiration.

● Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin

And now you’ve accomplished something great and important here, and it’s time for you to move on to what’s next. And you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps... You must also commit to the adventure Just have faith in the skills and the knowledge you’ve been blessed with and go.

● J. K. Rowling, Harvard University

Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between my ambition and the expectations from my parents who were not rich... But what I feared most for myself at your age was not poverty, but failure. The fact that you are graduating from Harvard suggests that you know little about failure. You might be driven by a fear of failure quite as much as a desire for success.

● Steve Jobs, Stanford University

Sometimes life’s going to hit you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith... Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work, and the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking, and don’t settle.

● Bill Gates, Harvard University

We need as many people as possible to have access to the advanced technology to lead to a revolution in what human beings can do for one another. They are making it possible not just for national governments, but for universities, smaller organizations, and even individuals to see problems, see approaches and deal with the world’s inequities (不公平) like hunger, poverty and so on.

1. What Michael Dell said is to encourage us to ________.

A．love our work	B．listen to expectations
C．follow our dreams	D．follow others’ example

2. When she was in university, J. K. Rowling was afraid ________.

A．to dream	B．to fail
C．of being poor	D．of being hungry

3. What does Bill Gates suggest students doing?

A．Making contributions to their own country.

B．Taking responsibility for their own behavior.

C．Helping solve some global problems together.

D．Mastering as much advanced technology as possible.

5 . Once a boy really had everything he wanted, so he was ______ interested in the rarest (最稀有的) objects. One day he ______ a mysterious (神秘的) mirror and took it home. When he looked into the mirror, he found that his ______ looked very sad. He tried ______, but it remained the same.

Surprised, the boy went off to buy some sweets. He went home and looked into the mirror as happily as possible,______ he still looked sad. He bought all kinds of toys, but he looked forever ______ in that mirror. So the boy put the mirror away in a ______.

“What a(n)______ mirror! I’ve never seen a mirror that didn’t ______ properly!”

That same afternoon he went out to play, but on his ______ to the park he saw a little girl crying loudly. So he went over to see what was happening. The little girl told him that she had ______ her parents.

Together, they ______ in search of them. As the little girl continued crying, the boy ______ his money in buying sweets lo cheer her up.______, after walking for a long time, they found her parents, who looked very worried.

The boy said goodbye, and walked off towards the park. However,______ the time, he decided to turn around and head ______ home, as he had no time to ______. At home, he went to his room and noticed a shining ______ in the corner where he had left the mirror. Seeing this, he went over to the mirror and ______ that the light was coming from his own body, because he was so happy about having helped that little girl.

So he understood the mystery of that mirror, the only mirror reflecting (反映) faithfully (诚心诚意地) the ______ joy of its owner.

1.

A．never

B．sometimes

C．only

D．seldom

2.

A．found

B．wanted

C．guessed

D．expected

3.

A．head

B．nose

C．face

D．mouth

4.

A．smiling

B．shouting

C．crying

D．smelling

5.

A．and

B．so

C．when

D．but

6.

A．sad

B．angry

C．happy

D．worried

7.

A．corner

B．box

C．room

D．bag

8.

A．interesting

B．terrible

C．wonderful

D．difficult

9.

A．move

B．look

C．keep

D．work

10.

A．way

B．course

C．road

D．line

11.

A．escaped

B．hated

C．excited

D．lost

12.

A．set off

B．set aside

C．set down

D．set up

13.

A．took

B．cost

C．spent

D．held

14.

A．Finally

B．Actually

C．Naturally

D．Generally

15.

A．telling

B．seeing

C．feeling

D．pointing

16.

A．in

B．for

C．off

D．at

17.

A．talk

B．eat

C．play

D．walk

18.

A．light

B．mirror

C．colour

D．star

19.

A．touched

B．invented

C．improved

D．realized

20.

A．possible

B．true

C．strange

D．common

6 . One day an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip.
The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountains. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?”
“Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him.
The young man left happily with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.
“I’ve been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within your bag.”
The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious — the joy of giving!”
The young man felt ashamed and left silently.
1. How did the young man find the precious stone?

A．He found it in his food.	B．He dug it out in a valley.
C．He saw it in the woman’s bag.	D．He noticed it shining in the stream.

2. What does the underlined word “security” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

A．Money.

B．Worry.

C．Health.

D．Trouble.

3. The man returned the stone to the woman because ______.

A．he found the stone was not precious

B．he understood the real meaning of joy

C．he felt embarrassed at taking away the stone

D．he wanted to get something even more precious

4. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?

A．A special stone	B．The joy of giving
C．A woman and a young man	D．An experience in the mountains

7 . Born in America, I spoke English ,not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese _______ at my face, but I pushed them_______. My mom believed I would learn_______ I was ready. But the_______ never came.

On a Chinese New Year’s Eve, my uncle spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was_______ at him, confused, scratching my head . “Still can’t speak Chinese? ” He_______ me, “You can’t even buy a fish in Chinatown.”

“Hey, this is America, not China. I’ll get some_______ with or without Chinese.” I replied and turned to my mom for_______ . “Remember to ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu,” she said, handing over a $20 bill. I _______ the words, running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.

I found the fish ______ surrounded in a sea of customers. “I’d like to buy some fresh fish,” I should to the fish man. But he______ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased _____ their impatience. With every _____, the breath of the dragons (龙) on my back grew stronger—my blood boiling— ______ me to cry out. “ Xian Sheng Yu, please.” “Very Xian Sheng,” I repeated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned_______ and I ran back home ______ , except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket.

Should I laugh or cry? They’re Chinese. I should feel right at______ . Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace (丢脸)to the language.

Sometimes, I laugh at my fish_______ , but, in the end, the joke is on _______ . Every laugh is a culture_______; every laugh is my heritage (传统) fading away.

1.

A．custom

B．games

C．characters

D．language

2.

A．ahead

B．around

C．along

D．aside

3.

A．when

B．before

C．unless

D．until

4.

A．success

B．study

C．time

D．attempt

5.

A．aiming

B．joking

C．nodding

D．staring

6.

A．cared about

B．laughed at

C．argued with

D．asked after

7.

A．right now

B．from now

C．at times

D．in time

8.

A．decision

B．permission

C．information

D．preparation

9.

A．repeated

B．reviewed

C．spelled

D．kept

10.

A．farm

B．stand

C．pond

D．market

11.

A．guessed

B．forget

C．doubted

D．ignored

12.

A．by

B．as

C．with

D．from

13.

A．second

B．effort

C．desire

D．movement

14.

A．forcing

B．allowing

C．persuading

D．leading

15.

A．bright

B．blank

C．pale

D．red

16.

A．open-mouthed

B．tongue-tied

C．empty-handed

D．broken-hearted

17.

A．service

B．home

C．risk

D．root

18.

A．trade

B．deed

C．challenge

D．incident

19.

A．it

B．us

C．me

D．them

20.

A．thrown

B．lost

C．divided

D．reflected