For his eleventh birthday， Lin was given a gift that would shape his life． On that day his father took him to the Children's Activity Centre and said he could choose any course that interested him． There was just one requirement： Lin would have to promise to study it for at least one year．
To that point Lin had had many hobbies， but none kept his interest for more than a week or two． His mum once gave him a bag of stamps to encourage stamp collecting． That hobby lasted a week． Then his father got him some paints hoping that Lin's artistic side would shine through． Those paints were now under his bed， still unopened． This time Lin's parents would let him decide．
Lin's eyes moved down the noticeboard that listed all the courses on offer． He stopped at "Photography"． He liked the idea of taking beautiful pictures but the notice said that each student needed their own camera． Although Lin's family weren't poor， they weren't rich either， and a camera cost a lot of money． He continued looking．
The next course to catch his eye was "Language Art"． He didn't even know what that meant． His father explained that it taught people how to make public speeches． Lin， a shy boy， could think of nothing worse．
Then he saw it． "Cooking" sounded like something he'd like to do． It was inexpensive and convenient， it could be done alone and it was also creative．
Based on Lin's hobby history， his dad had doubts， but he agreed． Much to his parents' surprise， Lin kept his promise． He studied cooking at the Centre every Saturday， and practised at home， making delicious meals for his family． Everyone looked forward to birthdays， when they could eat his cakes． Lin got great satisfaction from the pleasure his food brought to others．
The months turned to years but his hobby never changed again．
Now Lin is an adult and runs a successful restaurant． When customers say they enjoy his meal， he still gets the same pleasure he did as a child， and remembers the special gift he received all those years ago．
（1）Why didn't Lin choose to study photography ？
A． It was too expensive．
B． He had no interest in it．
C． He was not very creative．
D． It was not offered that term．
（2）The underlined expression "catch his eye" in Paragraph 4 means " "．
A． make him excited
B． cause him surprise
C． get his attention
D． help him see clearly
（3）Which of the following best describes Lin's interest in cooking ？
A． It only lasted for a short time．
B． It seemed to match his character．
C． It was forced on him by his parents．
D． It developed slowly over many months．
（4）Why did the father have doubts about Lin's choice of cooking ？
A． Lin wasn't good at cooking．
B． Cooking wasn't very convenient．
C． He didn't think Lin would continue．
D． Cooking wasn't a good hobby for a boy．
（5）What's the best title for the passage ？
A． A Strict Father
B． A Changeable Boy
C． The Fun of Cooking
D． The Birthday Gift
Before graduating college， Jackie began to look for a job． She aimed at a famous company， but the （1） for such jobs was very strong． The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person， but more than twenty people applied for the job． （2） ， Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview． The interview was very （3） ． The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10 minutes． Then the interviewer said to them， "All of you are very good． Please go home and （4） our response．"
Three days later， Jackie received a message saying she would not be （5） the job． She felt deeply disappointed． That evening， however， she received another （6） ． This time it said that she got the job．
Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview﹣﹣﹣a
（7） to see if she was suitable for the job． All the three people received the（8） text， but only Jackie's reply（9） the company．Of the three， one did not reply． The other said "goodbye" and Jackie said "thank you"． This reply showed that Jackie was a/an（10） person， so the company offered her the job．
（1）A． exam |
B． work |
C． competition |
D． plan |
（2）A． Thankfully |
B． Unluckily |
C． Hopefully |
D． Immediately |
（3）A． long |
B． strict |
C． interesting |
D． simple |
（4）A． pick up |
B． wait for |
C． deal with |
D． think of |
（5）A． offered |
B． returned |
C． refused |
D． shown |
（6）A． letter |
B． e﹣mail |
C． call |
D． message |
（7）A． guide |
B． conversation |
C． test |
D． lesson |
（8）A． same |
B． other |
C． second |
D． whole |
（9）A． reached |
B． satisfied |
C． helped |
D． surprised |
（10）A． brave |
B． clever |
C． polite |
D． honest |
Xian Xinghai was a very famous musician in China． He wrote one of the greatest pieces of music of the 20th century． In his short life he wrote（1） 300 songs and an opera．
Xian was born in Panyu， Guangdong， China in 1905． Because his father died before he was born， Xian moved from place to place with（2） mother． He began learning to play（3） violin when he was 20 years old． In the beginning， his violin was（4） cheap and badly made that he（5） not play it well． His friends laughed at him． Xian did not stop（6） and soon showed his talent． In 1934， he was one of the first Chinese students（7） studied in a special music school in Paris． Before he（8） ， Xian became the school's best student（9） won several prizes for his talents．
In 1935， he returned to China and helped fight against the Japanese army． Later， he came to Yan'an（10） music at a college．（11） there were no pianos in Yan'an at that time ，Xian still wrote （12） of his most important music there， including The Yellow River， his most famous work．
In May 1940， Xian（13） to the Soviet Union by the Chinese Communist Party to write music for movies． In the Soviet Union， life was very（14） ． Xian got sick and later died of a lung illness （15） October 30， 1945， aged only 40． Xian's music， however， lives on in the people's hearts．
（1）A． near |
B． nearly |
C． nearby |
D． nearer |
（2）A． he |
B． him |
C． his |
D． he's |
（3）A． a |
B． an |
C． the |
D． this |
（4）A． so |
B． such |
C． very |
D． much |
（5）A． need |
B． may |
C． should |
D． could |
（6）A． practise |
B． practising |
C． to practise |
D． practised |
（7）A． what |
B． which |
C． whom |
D． who |
（8）A． leave |
B． leaves |
C． left |
D． was leaving |
（9）A． and |
B． but |
C． as |
D． or |
（10）A． teach |
B． taught |
C． teaching |
D． to teach |
（11）A． If |
B． Although |
C． When |
D． Because |
（12）A． any |
B． little |
C． few |
D． some |
（13）A sent |
B． was sent |
C． has sent |
D． was sending |
（14）A hard |
B． harder |
C． hardest |
D． the hardest |
（15）A． at |
B． in |
C． on |
D． by |
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Our words carry huge weight．They may influence people for years，and even for a lifetime．They provide them with courage to go on or one more reason to give up． When I was fourteen，my family moved to another city．Junior high was always a difficult time for me，and the move made my ninth﹣grade year even harder．I remember walking into the dining hall for the first time．The other kids had good friends with them，but I didn't know anyone．I felt lonely and went to the nearest seat after getting some food．The kids beside me looked at me up and down and then laughed．I could feel my face turning red at that moment．Then one of the Kids broke the ice．"Man!You have one BIG nose!"I felt hurt and didn't know what to say．I wanted to cry．But I managed a little smile﹣﹣﹣as if it didn't hurt me at all．But it did．From then on，I would often look at myself in the mirror．I studied the big nose closely．It seemed that I was just living for my nose．Thankfully，I grew out of this influence finally．But it really took me twenty years There is another thing that is kept deep in my mind．I remember going through a terrible business failure．I lost everything．I called my dad for help and he told me a lot about how to deal with the failure．What he said gave me a lot of courage and confidence（信心）to go on with my business． |
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The thing that may influence people for a long time |
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Jason's feeling when he entered the dining hall |
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The part of Jason's body that other kids laughed at |
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The number of years that Jason spent growing out of the influence |
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The person who gave Jason courage and confidence |
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What will happen if a family without the Internet for a month？One American family decides to find out．They have sent invitation to a leading US television station，expecting that it will send a film group to record their day﹣to﹣day life （71） technology for a month．
When the film group meet（72） Smiths，they find that Mr．Smith，Mrs．Smith and their two sons are so crazy about technology that （73） hardly do things together．At mealtimes，no one（74） at the dining table for their food．"Everyone just runs into the kitchen，takes their food and then goes back to their screen，"Mrs．Smith explains．"（75） we don't make a change，our family will become strangers to each other!"
Getting back to the normal life without the Internet is not （76） ，especially when the Smiths lose themselves in it．They have to make many （77） ．For example，the two brothers have to go to the school （78） to borrow books for their scientific projects，and Mr．and Mrs．Smith need to go out shopping because they cannot buy things （79） ．As the family have picked up the new lifestyle，they find that they can spend more time taking over meals，playing sports and doing all （80） of activities together．
Would they be able to go for long without using the Internet after the challenge？
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