I’m Betty. Last Sunday I celebrated my 14th birthday. My parents planned a big party for me and my friends.
My mother was like a best friend when inviting my friends home. She made a list of all the friends that I wanted to invite. Then she helped me make cards and sent them to each of my friends. The contents(内容) of each card were not the same.
Next, she took me to the supermarket and we bought balloons(气球) and streamers(飘带), masks(面具), hats and so on to make the room nice. We ordered a cake and the cake was a white house with colorful chocolate.
When we got home, we began to work. We put up the streamers and hung the balloons around the walls, doors and windows. We arranged(设计) the masks and hats. In this way, each friend could pick a different one.
My mother spent all the day in the kitchen cooking a lot of delicious food. In the evening, my friends came. After the dinner, my father organized some games for us and he became the referee(裁判) for all our games. My friends all had fun playing the games.
At night, my bedroom was filled with gifts. I went to bed with the happiness of having the best birthday party of my life.
| A．in the park | B．in a hotel |
| C．at school | D．at home |
| A．masks | B．birthday cards |
| C．hats | D．balloons |
| A．Betty | B．Betty’s mother |
| C．Betty’s father | D．Betty’s friends |
| A．My friends and I |
| B．How to Invite Friends to a Party |
| C．My Best Birthday Party |
| D．Who Are My Parents |
Dear Victor,
I have received your loving letter from school and I am glad to know that you are becoming responsible(有责任的) enough to decide on your career(职业).
You are now in the final year of high school and are going to start further education in college. You know that we belong to different times, and my social life is different from yours. However, all I can say as advice is that you must choose a career wisely. The first consideration is your interest. You can only succeed and feel happy when you do something you enjoy. You must get a job which not only provides you with something useful, but also you are pleased with. Then, you must read a lot in the field(领域) you are aiming at. Also, you should get to know the men and women who work in that field. When mind and heart work together, success is inevitable.
No career is more or less important. I think your interest may be in the field of making TV programs. Your good communication skills, your taking an active part in school plays and the prizes you have won in speech competitions all lead you to that direction. So a career in Mass Communication and TV film production will bring luck to you. If you succeed in that field, you will become famous and rich.
Think a thousand times before making any final decision about your career. After all, we want you to be a man of success.
We all know that you are old enough to think for yourself.
With all the best wishes! Your loving father
| A．get good marks | B．choose a career |
| C．prepare for a competition | D．communicate with others |
| A．be dissatisfied to seek | B．be easy to remember |
| C．be difficult to get | D．be sure to happen |
| A．show that he is proud of his son |
| B．hope his son should work harder in this field |
| C．tell his son he can certainly succeed in this field |
| D．hint (暗示) his son to consider choosing the career he suggests |
| A．every career is same important |
| B．being famous is more important than being rich |
| C．his son is too young to make a decision himself |
| D．there is no real understanding between parents and children |
| A．be active in school activities |
| B．never be proud when making progress |
| C．consider interest first when choosing a career |
| D．keep a good relationship with successful people |
I was offered several part-time jobs at university. Finally I decided to give one of them a go. Now I work in a dining hall on campus(校园). My main duties are to serve food and wash dishes.
I discovered I would have to stand still for at least three hours at a time and was afraid it was not going to be as much fun as I had thought. Smiling all the time and remembering all the strange food names have been a challenge(挑战), too.
I have had really funny experiences. One of the sauces is called "marinara" which is a kind of tomato-based sauce like salsa（辣茄酱）． Before I knew what it was, someone asked me to give him the sauce, and I replied: "What? The marijuana(大麻) sauce?" He was astonished. Marijuana is an illegal(非法的 ) drug and has nothing to do with sauce. It was quite embarrassing(使人尴尬的)! I have never forgotten the word "marinara" since then.
I also had to make a wrap（卷饼） for the first time. I had tasted Mexican wraps many times in China, but making one was a different matter. I could feel my face was burning with sweat and embarrassment as I broke the thin wraps again and again while people were waiting impatiently. Mexican wraps taste great when they're soft, but I do wish they could be made thicker and harder so they wouldn't break so easily.
My favorite part of the job is working in the kitchen. I hold the water cannon(水枪) like a policeman about to fight with "criminals” ----the dirty dishes. It's quite exciting to feel the water rushing out of the pipe. I usually get thoroughly(彻底地) soaked, but it feels good, a bit like taking a shower. Sometimes our boss allows us to play music to cheer us up. I often hum along to the music while washing dishes.
This is my first experience of being a student worker. It is hard work, but it's turning out to be quite fun.
| A．When the writer works, he has to stand still all day long. |
| B．The writer had never imagined working in a dining hall could be fun. |
| C．The writer found making Mexican wraps very challenging. |
| D．The writer found it easy to keep track of all the weird food names. |
| A．he failed to make them thick and hard |
| B．he ended up with a few dissatisfied customers |
| C．he had never tasted Mexican wraps before |
| D．he was proud of what he had made |
| A．Making Mexican wraps. | B．Delivering food to customers. |
| C．Washing dishes in the kitchen. | D．Making all sorts of sauces. |
| A．湿透了的 | B．酗酒的 | C．浸泡的 | D．渗出的 |
| A．To describe the writer’s fun campus life in the US. |
| B．To explain the culture of part-time work in the US. |
| C．To teach readers how to make Mexican wraps. |
| D．To share the author’s experience of part-time work. |
The Sydney Opera House is a very famous building in the world. It has become Sydney's best-known landmark and international symbol. The Opera House with a "sailing roof" was designed by a famous Danish(丹麦建筑师), Utzon. The base for the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years designing the Opera House. In 1962, the designs were finalized（定稿）and the construction began. In 1967, they started the decoration inside. It took 14 years in total to build the Opera House. Queen Elizabeth II officially opened it on October 20th, 1973.
The Sydney Opera House cost around ＄100 million and was paid for by the public. 6,225 square meters of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1,000 rooms. It is 185 meters long and 120 meters wide. The building's roof sections weigh about 15 tons. Each year, this fantastic building attracts 200,000 tourists to come for a visit or enjoy events in it.
The Opera House reaches out into the harbour (港湾). It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.
| A．America | B．Australia | C．England | D．Denmark |
| A．from 1959 to 1973 | B．from 1962 to 1973 | C．from 1959 to 1967 | D．from 1962 to 1967 |
| A．创立 | B．设计 | C．施工 | D．竣工 |
| A．Utzon | B．The public | C．Queen Elizabeth II | D．The government |
| A．Sailing Roof | B．Travelling in Sydney |
| C．The Sydney Opera House | D．The Opening of the Opera House |
| A．taking a taxi | B．travelling by train | C．taking a bus | D．entering the college |
| A．a bus driver | B．a university student |
| C．a teacher in a college | D．a middle school student |
| A．cities | B．colleges | C．universities | D．companies |
| A．sell it |
| B．phone Lilian |
| C．use it for travelling |
| D．give it back to any Stagecoach driver |
| A．Lilian's age | B．the price | C．the card number | D．the time limit |
Life for Cathy Taylor’s three children is very busy. Their school days are busy enough. However, after school Cathy takes the two boys from football to basketball. Then she has to take her daughter to piano lessons. The tired children don’t get home until 7 pm. They have a quick supper, and then it’s time for homework.
The Taylors are like many American and British parents. They take their children from activity to activity. Doctors say many children are under too much pressure. Teachers complain about teaching tired kids in the classroom.
Most children take part in after-school clubs. Activities include sports, language learning, music, and math classes. Now parents seem to push their children a lot more. They see other children doing a lot of things, and they feel their own children should do the same.
Linda Miller, a mother of three in London, knows all about such pressure. “In some families, competition starts from a very young age,” She says. “ Mothers send their kids to all kinds of classes when they are very young. And they are always comparing them with other children. It’s crazy. People shouldn’t push their kids so hard.
Dr Alice Green agrees. She also says that these children may find it hard to think for themselves when they are older. “ Parents are trying to plan their kids’ lives for them. When these kids are adults, they might find it difficult to plan things for themselves.” Parents should learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves. On the one hand, children need organized activities. On the other hand, they also need time and freedom to relax, and they need time to do things by themselves.When do Cathy Taylor’s three children got home every day?
_________________________________________________.What is the result(结果) of thinking too many activities to kids?
_________________________________________________.Why do the parents make their children take part in all kinds of after-school clubs?
_________________________________________________.Does Linda Miller agree to push kids so hard?
_________________________________________________.Why should parents learn to give their kids a bit more time to themselves?
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