从方框中选择适当的句子完成下面的对话，并将其番号填入题前括号内。其中有两项是多余的。
A: Have you ever read the novel Jane Eyre?
B:
A: What a pity! It’s a wonderful book.
B: Well, I’ve been waiting to read it for a long time, but I can’t get a copy. The library has only three copies.
A: Well, If you like, I’ll lend it to you.
B: Thank you. By the way, when can I get it?
A: Will you please come to my house after school?
B: OK. I’ll go as soon as school is over.
| A．That’s very kind of you. |
| B．I forgot where I had put it. |
| C．You really should read it. |
| D．But they are all out. |
E.I’m afraid I haven’t.
F.I haven’t had it with me.
G.I have a copy of my own
I looked at my blank page. All I’d written was the title “What I Want to Be When I Grow Up”. The rest of the class were all busy writing.
“You have five minutes to finish.” Ms Clark announced.
“I want to be a teacher when I grow up because…” I just wrote a few lines when the bell went. My friend Lisa told me she wanted to be an astronaut. I laughed as I pictured Lisa floating in space. After school, I told my grandpa my real dream. “You promise not to laugh. I didn’t write it on the school paper.” I said, “I want to be an actor.” He didn’t laugh. Instead he asked, “Why?”
“I just do, that’s all, more than anything in the world. I’d be really good.”
“OK. Angela, I once dreamed to be a reporter. We’d better find out if you’ve got any talent then, hadn’t we?” He looked up a number in his phone. “You need drama lessons, and I know just the right person—Jane Rozzi, a friend of mine.” Fantastic! I couldn’t believe my luck. I gave him a big hug.
“I’d better check with your Mum and Dad first to make sure they don’t mind their daughter taking Jane Rozzi’s acting class.”
No problem there. Next evening, sitting in my grandpa’s car, my stomach felt tight and my mouth was dry. He was driving me to my first acting lesson. “She is kind and gentle. Don’t be nervous.”
He was right. I liked Jane immediately. She told me I was talented and my voice was good. Just needed to get louder. After that we did some breathing and voice exercises. I practised day after day…
“You have a natural talent and, with hard work and luck, you will make it.” I always bear Jane’s words in my mind. Now I am an actor on the stage.
Wow! How my life has changed since I first stared at that blank piece of paper!
(1). Which of the following is Angela’s dream job?
| A． |
Teacher. |
B． |
Astronaut. |
C． |
Reporter. |
D． |
Actor. |
(2). Why didn’t Angela write her real dream at school?
| A． |
Ms Clark didn’t like it. |
B． |
Her parents wouldn’t support it. |
| C． |
She was afraid of being laughed at. |
D． |
She couldn’t decide it when she was at school. |
(3). What does the underlined part in paragraph 7 probably mean?
| A． |
Angela felt sad. |
B． |
Angela felt nervous. |
C． |
Angela felt proud. |
D． |
Angela felt interested. |
(4). Which of the following could best describe Angela?
| A． |
Skillful and caring. |
B． |
Patient and helpful. |
| C． |
Talented and hard-working. |
D． |
Clever and beautiful. |
Most schools offer different kinds of subjects and activities for students, but some schools offer additional training in certain areas, such as the performing and arts. In this way, schools can help students develop their artistic talents from an early age and have greater success in their future profession.
THE ROYAL BALLET（芭蕾舞）SCHOOL
For ballet dancers, one of the best training centres in the world is the Royal Ballet School, in London, England. The school only accepts the most talented dancers, who must complete eight years of full-time training. There are 225 students, aged 11—19, and most of them live together in boarding houses.
THE IDYLLWILD ARTS ACADEMY
Located in the mountains about 100 miles from Los Angeles, the Idyllwild Arts Academy is a boarding school for young artists. It offers training in arts, like drawing, painting, photography and cinema, along with programmes for the performing arts. The school’s quiet, rural location also makes it a very peaceful and beautiful place to learn.
THE NATIONAL CIRCUS（杂技）SCHOOL
If you’d like to join the circus, you should come to the National Circus School in Montreal, Canada. The school has offered training in theatre, dance and other circus arts. After finishing the programme, many students find work in circus companies such as the Cirque du Soleil. That’s the dream of every circus artist!
THE ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY（AAU）
Located in San Francisco, AAU（Academy of Art University）provides high school students with the Pre-College Art Experience（PCAE）a tuition-free art and design education programme. It’s a great opportunity to jump—start your art in San Francisco or online in advance. Students there will be trained strictly and only 60 percent students could graduate.
(1). Which of the following requires eight years of full-time training?
| A． |
The Royal Ballet School. |
B． |
The Idyllwild Arts Academy. |
| C． |
The National Circus School. |
D． |
The Academy of Art University. |
(2). What is special about the Academy of Art University?
| A． |
It offers training in arts. |
B． |
It is a boarding school. |
C． | |
| D． |
It only accepts the most talented dancers. |
E． |
It provides high school students with PCA |
F． |
(3). What do the listed schools have in common?
| A． |
They are located in peaceful places. |
| B． |
They help students develop their artistic talents. |
| C． |
Few students could graduate from these schools. |
| D． |
They provide good work chances for all their students. |
Games and sports teach people a lot of useful skills, as well as helping them to __(1)__ fit and healthy.
Lots of people love team sports. They enjoy being a member of a team so they have the chance to __(2)__ the matches and events. They also enjoy sharing the __(3)__, or failure, with others. While playing, people have to __(4)__ each other, otherwise they can never win. At the same time, it is important to respect rules, because no game will work __(5)__ everyone plays according to them. Team games also teach you that __(6)__ is not the end of the world. You will always have another opportunity and you will be more successful against your competitors next time.
__(7)__, there are many people who just don’t like team sports. They have to find other __(8)__ to exercise. Perhaps they had a bad __(9)__ with a kind of sport when they were younger. Maybe they feel embarrassed because they think they’re not very ___(10)___ at a sport. They worry about disappointing the rest of the team if they ___(11)___ badly. Team sports are ___(12)__ about competitions, and for some people, this is too ___(13)___. So individual（个人的）activities are more suitable for them. ___(14)___, during the COVID-19, many people exercise in their houses by following work-out videos posted online. Hundreds of free workouts are produced online every day, so you can have your own personal ___(15)___ without leaving your own house.
Whether team sports or individual activities, always lead positive lives!
(1).
| A． |
keep |
B． |
continue |
C． |
grow |
D． |
bring |
(2).
| A． |
look up |
B． |
wait for |
C． |
send for |
D． |
take part in |
(3).
| A． |
score |
B． |
success |
C． |
effort |
D． |
result |
(4).
| A． |
become |
B． |
support |
C． |
save |
D． |
find |
(5).
| A． |
unless |
B． |
when |
C． |
if |
D． |
though |
(6).
| A． |
winning |
B． |
playing |
C． |
challenging |
D． |
losing |
(7).
| A． |
However |
B． |
Therefore |
C． |
Suddenly |
D． |
Lastly |
(8).
| A． |
places |
B． |
time |
C． |
ways |
D． |
space |
(9).
| A． |
interest |
B． |
information |
C． |
direction |
D． |
experience |
(10).
| A． |
excited |
B． |
strict |
C． |
good |
D． |
poor |
(11).
| A． |
order |
B． |
perform |
C． |
watch |
D． |
teach |
(12).
| A． |
seldom |
B． |
usually |
C． |
gradually |
D． |
completely |
(13).
| A． |
dangerous |
B． |
crazy |
C． |
stressful |
D． |
careful |
(14).
| A． |
At last |
B． |
In all |
C． |
For example |
D． |
Of course |
(15).
| A． |
computer |
B． |
office |
C． |
taste |
D． |
trainer |
— I’m in the 400-meter race. It’s in two hours, and I’m very nervous.
— Come on, ________ You have been practising hard and you will win if you just focus.
| A． |
all right. |
B． |
no wonder. |
C． |
no need to worry! |
D． |
sounds like fun. |
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