1 . Are you struggling to find reading materials for your kids? You can try these books.

Johnny Catching Fire

By Aaron Allen

www. xlibris. com

Hardback | Paperback | E-book

$22. 99 | $16. 99 | $3. 99

Johnny somehow gets the strength of super power. Now, he must decide whether to use his power for good or to get even with those who played tricks on him. Young readers can be inspired to think about the choice of life. To forgive? Or the other way around?

The Unequal Twins

By Sylva Kanderal

www. xlibris. com

Hardback |Paperback | E-book

$28.99 | $16.99 | $3.99

What if …the twins Ava and Zoe, who could hardly be distinguished from each other visually and who could not have been more different in character, had to go through severe envy, jealousy, and hate? Where does that road lead to? To a total loss of their connection, or are they finding the lost path to each other again?

How to Help Yourself to Be Who You Want to Be

By Pam Grewall

www. iuniverse. com

Hardback | Paperback | E-book

$23.99 | $13.99 | $3.99

This self-improvement book offers a simple handbook to help kids recognize their strengths and weaknesses and understand how to make their own destiny.

Quotes from the Quiver

By Dante P. Galiber, MD, FACC

www. authorhouse. com

Hardback | Paperback|E-book

$43.99 | $22.99 | $3.99

Inspired by time, space, and human interaction, this collection offers a series of original and thought-provoking ideas and quotations designed to uplift and enlighten young readers.

1. Which book mentions a teenager’s super power?

A．The Unequal Twins.

B．Johnny Catching Fire.

C．Quotes from the Quiver.

D．How to Help Yourself to Be Who You Want to Be.

2. How much should you pay for the last two paperback books?

A．$28.99.	B．$36.98.
C．$43.99.	D．$7.98.

3. What do the listed books have in common?

A．They are designed to inspire young readers.

B．They help readers to understand adulthood better.

C．They help kids recognize their strengths and weaknesses.

D．They provide quotations to uplift and enlighten people.

2 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

While English speakers look back to the time of Shakespeare and Milton 400 years ago as a Golden age, Chinese look back far     1     (far), to the Tang dynasty 1, 200 years ago as their Golden age of literature.

A key feature of Chinese poetry is     2     it is concise (简洁的). Each character places a thought, an impression, an image. Emphasis is put on use of rhythm and sometimes in a     3     (balance) look of the characters so that it is     4     (visual) pleasing on paper.

Amazing 48, 000 poems have survived from the many Tang dynasty poets. After the Tang, poets struggled     5     (establish) a modern style that was not rooted in the glories of the past. Later the style of the Song dynasty did become a popular form. So many people enjoy such     6     (popular) because it was more fluent and less rigid than that of the Tang.

Many poems contain specific events from Chinese history, and that makes understanding these poems     7     challenge to non-Chinese. Translating Chinese poems into English     8     (cause) all sorts of problems. For many years, writers have tried to convey the spirit of poems     9     different ways. Although much is lost in translation, the core (核心) meaning can     10     (catch) and appreciated.