Few of us haven’t read Cinderella, the story of a youngwomanliving in poverty who meets the prince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity（默默无闻）.
Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, a film set in a US high school.
Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her world changes completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.
Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable. Mary and Joey’s paths cross at aball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has to rush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes theonlyclue Joey has to find the girl ofhisdreams. Of course, there is a wicked stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt and she takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and does everything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top dance school. Her two daughters are equally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.
The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classic fairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, although the actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than in many similar movies.
“ The movie takes the Cinderella fairy tale as its jumping off point,” writes movie critic Amber Wilkinson. “Yet the focus is firmly on following your dream.”The first paragraph is mainly to ____________.
| A．inform us of the importance tomarrya prince |
| B．remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years |
| C．build interest andleadus to Mary’s secret dream |
| D．tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is |
In the movie, Mary Santiago is the main character who _____________.
| A．is brave in expressing her love |
| B．is badly treated by the stepmother |
| C．has a dream of meeting a prince |
| D．is embarrassed by the pop singer |
What can we inferfromthe passage?
| A．Joey is just like other boys in Mary’s class. |
| B．The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary. |
| C．Not many people have a dream to be realized. |
| D．Mary’s mother influences her a lot in singing. |
What does movie critic Amber Wilkinson mean byhiswords about Another Cinderella Story?
| A．The movie is exactly another copy of the Cinderella fairy tale. |
| B．The movie is as good as the story Cinderella. |
| C．The movie and Cinderella both focus on following your dream. |
| D．The movie is based on the story Cinderella while a little differentfromit. |
—Shall we go for a drink at one o'clock this afternoon?
—________.Will two o'clock be OK?
| A．Sure，it's up to you | B．Sure，no problem |
| C．Sorry，I can't make it | D．Sorry，I'm not available today |
Carl is studying ________ food science at college and hopes to open up _______meat processing factory of his own one day.
| A．/；a | B．/；the |
| C．the；a | D．the；the |
Korean culture is really popular right now. The Korean Wave is ______ Asian countries including China.
| A．sweeping | B．striking |
| C．appplying | D．Experiencing |
----Shall we go and help them with their work?
----We’d better not. They said we’d just be ______ if we tried to help.
| A．in a way | B．by the way |
| C．on the way | D．in the way |
The best method to ______ this goal is to unite as many people as possible.
| A．undertake | B．conduct | C．perform | D．Accomplish |
There is one issue that stands out above all the rest, one every student is concerned about, _______ which class he may be from.
| A．regardless of | B．on account of |
| C．in addition to | D．according to |
It has been announced that the award will be given to ______ has made the largest donation to charity this year.
| A．anyone | B．the one |
| C．whomever | D．whoever |
The carbon content of steel largely determines its usefulness for _______ applications.
| A．typical | B．tough | C．fantastic | D．specific |
_______, the house isn’t big enough, though you can get a good view of the park.
| A．Above all | B．On the contrary |
| C．To be honest | D．Generally speaking |
____ you come across Tom, tell him I could visit him recently．
| A．Should | B．Would | C．Could | D．Might |
Just like a voyage at sea, our life journey, _____ days are limited, is full of difficulties as well as opportunities
| A．whose | B．that | C．which | D．what |
As large numbers of Chinese flocked to Japan to pay thousands for toilet seats, it was a surprise to many people the smart toilet lids on sale in Japan were actually made in China．
| A．whether | B．how | C．which | D．that |
—Jack, do you have any problems if you______
—Well, I'm thinking about the salary．．．
| A．will be offered | B．have offered |
| C．are offered | D．will offer |
—Sorry, I don't want to go．I'm afraid I can't dance well
— !It's just for fun
| A．Cheer up | B．Keep it up |
| C．Come on | D．Go right ahead |
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