As students， you may have many dreams. They can be very big like becoming Superman， or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the ten best students in your class.
If you find a dream， what do you do with it? Do you ever try to make your dream come true?
Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that making our dreams come true is life’s biggest challenge.
“You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects， or that it is impossible (不可能) for you to become a star. These ideas stop you from getting your dream，” the book says.
In fact， everyone can make his dream come true. The first important thing you must do is to remember what your dream is.
Don’t let it leave your heart (心). Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step (一步一步地) and your dream will come true faster. A big dream is， in fact， many small dreams.
Never give up (放弃) your dream. There will be difficulties (困难) on the road. But the biggest problem comes from yourself. You need to decide what is the most important. Studying instead of (代替) watching TV will bring you better exam points. Saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. When you get closer to your dream， it may change a little. Then you will be able to learn more skills and find new interests.Follow Your Heart is _______.
| A．the first thing you must do to make your dream come true |
| B．the most important dream to have for students |
| C．the name of a book by Andrew Matthews |
| D．the name of a famous Australian writer |
If you want to make your dream come true， you should _______.
| A．remember what your dream is first |
| B．keep telling yourself what you want |
| C．never be afraid of the big difficulties |
| D．try to start with all the things above |
From the text， we know the word “challenge” means _______.
| A．变化 | B．挑战 | C．决定 | D．态度 |
What should NOT you do to make your dream come true?
| A．Watch TV to get better exam points. |
| B．Do what you should do step by step. |
| C．Always remember what your dream is. |
| D．Read more books， learn more skills and find new interests． |
What is the best title (标题) of the text?
| A．How to become a writer |
| B．How to make your dream real |
| C．A big dream is made up of(组成) small dreams |
| D．Everyone can realize his dream |
Taking away a city’s rubbish is a big job. Every day trucks come into a city to collect it. Most rubbish is made up of things we can’t eat or use. If we kept these things we would soon have a mountain of rubbish.
In some cities the rubbish is collected and taken outside of the city to a dump(垃圾站). Often the city dump is placed where the ground is low or there is a big hole. The kitchen rubbish is broken into small pieces and sent into the sewage system. The sewage system takes away the used water from toilets, bathtubs(澡盆) and other places.
To keep mice and flies away, some earth is used to cover the newly dumped rubbish. Later, grass may be planted on the rubbish-filled land. Finally, a house or a school may be built there, and then you’d never know that this had once been an old rubbish dump.
In other cities the rubbish is burnt in special places. The fire burns everything but the metal. Sometimes the metal can be used again in factories where things are made of metal. The food parts of rubbish are put in special piles where they slowly change into something called humus(腐殖土), which looks like black earth. It is rich with kinds of things that feed plants and help make them grow.You can most probably read the passage in _______.
| A．a history book | B．a TV guide | C．a science book | D．a telephone book |
The underlined word “sewage” in the passage means_______.
| A．排污 | B．染色 | C．洗涤 | D．吸尘 |
According to the passage, the food parts of rubbish can be used again_______.
| A．to feed animals | B．to feed plants | C．to build a house | D．to make machines |
How should we take care of a used metal box according to the passage?
| A．By burning it off. | B．By putting it in water. |
| C．By throwing it away. | D．By reusing and recycling it. |
Prana, our beautiful dog whose name means ‘breath of life’, isn’t with us any more. But she brought such joy and love that we still miss her.
There are so many wonderful stories about the love in this dog, but my favorite is this one.
It was an autumn day in Minnesota, but the weather didn’t know the difference between autumn and winter. Unexpectedly, we were hit with a big snow fall for which no one was prepared.
We have two apple trees in our backyard. Prana loved apples. When she went outside, she’d take hold of an apple, put it far back in her mouth, and sneak into the house to save for eating later. The apples had been on the ground and were often dirty so I wasn’t always happy that Prana had brought them into the house. Feeling my displeasure, she would turn her head so I wouldn’t see her hidden treasure.
On the day that it snowed too early in the season, Prana went outside and I watched her from the window. I noticed that she was madly digging holes and brought the apples to the surface so they could be seen above the snow. I wondered why she was doing this. She seemed to be completely busy with some kind of important task to dig up as many apples as possible during her yard time.
When I called her back into the house, she had her usual one apple in her mouth. About five minutes later, I looked outside. The yard was completely covered with birds. Prana had dug up all those apples for her bird friends to eat. She knew that they wouldn’t have stored enough food to live through such an early winter.The story about the dog happened _______.
| A．in autumn | B．in winter | C．in spring | D．in summer |
What does the underlined phrase sneak into mean in the fourth paragraph?
| A．enter quickly | B．enter secretly | C．enter happily | D．enter slowly |
Prana was busy digging up the apples in the snow because________.
| A．she liked digging holes and eating apples |
| B．she was always saving the apples for eating later |
| C．she wanted to leave the apples to her bird friends |
| D．she loves playing with snow |
From the story we can learn that______.
| A．Prana is helpful to the writer |
| B．Prana is devoted to the writer |
| C．Prana is not only beautiful but also joyful |
| D．Prana is especially loving and thoughtful |
Welcome to the Grand Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you will use our facilities (设备) .
| Dining-room |
Breakfast is served in the dining-room from 8 to 9 a.m.. The room staff will bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7 a.m. in this case, please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed. Lunch: 12 to 2: 30 p.m. Dinner: 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. |
| Room service |
This operates 24 hours. Phone the Reception (接待) Desk, and your message will be passed to the room staff. |
| Telephones |
To make a phone call, dial 0 for the Reception Desk to be connected. |
| Shop |
The hotel shop is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.. |
| Laundry |
We have a laundry in the building, and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to collect them. |
| Bar |
The hotel bar is open from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m and 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.. |
The above service notice can be seen _______.
| A．in a restaurant | B．in a hotel dining room |
| C．in a bedroom of a large international hotel | D．at the entrance of a small family hotel |
You have arrived and stayed at the hotel at 11:00 p.m. and want a snack. What should you do?
| A．Go to the hotel shop. | B．Go to the hotel bar. |
| C．Hang a message outside your door. | D．Phone the hotel shop assistants. |
Which of the following is true?
| A．You can’t have your breakfast in your room. | B．You can’t make a phone in your room. |
| C．Lunch is served from 12:00 to 2:00p.m.. | D．You can have dinner at midnight. |
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THE University of St Andrews is the setting of royal(皇家的) love: on the grounds of this great Scottish university Prince William and Kate Middleton first met and fell in love.
More than that, St Andrews is Scotland's first university and one of the oldest universities in the English-speaking world. Founded in 1413 (just after Oxford and Cambridge), over 600 hundred years, the university has been well known as one of Europe's leading and most distinctive centres for teaching and research.
St Andrews is located in a small, historical town to the coast(海滨)of North East Scotland. The university itself is the perfect place for learning. On average one in three people you see in the street have something to do with the University. You start to feel very quickly that you belong.
As a student in St Andrews, playing golf is a must. With the town itself known around the world as “The Home of Golf”, the university is within minutes of the ancient golf-playing ground in the world, the Old Course, just near the sea. Students can take a break from their studies by enjoying a game of golf, and the university itself is a popular place to go.
It has one of the lowest dropout(辍学) rates in the UK---98 percent of students complete their degree. Perhaps its popularity is in part because of the fact that St Andrews is good for nearly every subject. It has long been among the UK's top five.
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●St Andrews is ●Every study |
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●St Andrews is good for nearly every subject. ●With one of the ●Over six |
After my husband died, my world crashed around me. My six children were 10, nine, eight, six, three and 18 months, and I was overwhelmed with the responsibilities of earning a living, caring for the children and simply keeping my head above water.
I was fortunate to find a wonderful housekeeper to care for the children during the week, but from Friday nights to Monday mornings, the children and I were alone, and frankly I was uneasy. Every unusual noise or any late-night phone call filled me with fear. I felt incredibly alone.
One Friday evening I came home from work to find a big beautiful German shepherd(牧羊犬) on our doorstep. It was obvious he wanted to make the house his home. The children took an instant liking to "German" and begged me to let him in. I agreed to let him sleep in the basement until the next day. That night I slept peacefully for the first time in many weeks.
The following morning we made phone calls and checked lost-and-found ads for German’s owner, but with no results. Saturday night he was still with us.
On Sunday I had planned to take the children on a picnic. Since I thought it best to leave German behind in case his owner came by, we drove off without him. When we stopped to get gas at a local station, we were amazed to see German racing to the gas station after us. He stayed again Sunday night.
Monday morning I let him out for a run while the children got ready for school. He didn’t come back. We thought we’d never see him again. On Friday evening, German was back again. We took him in, and again he stayed until Monday morning, when our housekeeper arrived. It went like this for almost 10 months. We looked forward to his coming each Monday morning he left home.
Each week, between German's visits, I grew a little braver, but every weekend I enjoyed his company. Then one Monday morning we patted his head and let him out for what turned out to be the last time. He never came back. What does the underlined part in the first paragraph mean?
| A．trying to keep calm in public | B．trying to get attention from other men |
| C．showing her high spirit in the face of trouble | D．managing to continue to live |
When the author’s husband died, ______.
| A．she couldn’t raise the six children on her own |
| B．she couldn’t relax on the weekends |
| C．The housekeeper only came on weekends |
| D．she was too busy to feel lonely |
Which of the following is Wrong according to the article?
| A．German was fond of living with the family. |
| B．The writer felt safe and protected with German around. |
| C．The dog stayed until the writer was strong enough to go on alone. |
| D．The writer was too busy that weekend to go find the dog’s owner. |
Which is the best title for the passage?
| A．A homeless dog | B．A friend’s strength |
| C．How to keep a dog | D．Keep up when in trouble |
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