“Never give up!” It is my law of my life. It has brought me ____. I learned the law from my father’s ____ story.

My father was ___ in a poor village in the north of Jiangsu, in China. When he was a young boy, he went to a school in the morning, then ____ in the fields till sunset. And then he did his homework ____ midnight. Life was hard, because they had no ____!

???? At the age of 14, my father heard of the United States. It was the land of gold, the land where ___ people can become rich.

???? “____ don’t I go to America?” he thought to himself, full of hope.

????? So, my father came to America. “I had thought it was easy to ___ money in America,” he told me. “But when I arrived there, I realized it was not true. They did not like to hire me because I spoke _____ English. Later, I worked in a small restaurant, cleaning up tables, _____ dishes and sweeping the floor. Life was ____ for the first few years. I worked from 10am to 11pm. I wanted to go to school to learn English, but it was impossible. I couldn’t ___ the schooling.”

?????? My father __ working hard, and reached his goal!

????? “Alan,” he often says to me, “If you want something, you have to work for it and never give up. Things do not come____ in life.” That is what I learned from my father.

1.A.disaster????????????? ??? B.loss? ????????????? ??? C.success????????????? ????????????? D.pity???

2.A.life????????????? ????????????? ??? B. fashion????????????? C. danger???? ????????????? D. history????

3.A.famous????????????? ????????????? B.lucky???? C. rich???? ????????????? ??? D.born?????

4.A.taught???? ?? B.worked????????????? C.studied??? ? D.slept?????

5.A.until????? ? B.toward????????????? C.for????? ????????????? ??? D.during?????

6.A.experience ?? B.energy????????????? C.time????? ????????????? D.money?????

7.A.kind???? ????????????? B.poor????? C.strong???? ?? D.lazy?????

8.A.What???? ????????????? B.How???? ????????????? C.Why????? ????????????? D.When?????

9.A.discover?? ?? B.make????? C.collect????? D.spend?????

10.A.little???? ?? B.good????? C.much???????? D.excellent?????

11.A.giving???? ????????????? B.running? ? C.washing?? ? D.receiving?????

12.A.comfortable? B.cheerful? ? C.nice????? ?? D.hard?????

13.A.borrow????? B.need????? C.afford???? ?? D.pay?????

14.A.kept???? ????????????? B.finished? ? C.minded???? ? D.stopped?????

15.A.really???? ????????????? B.easily??? ? C.quietly??? ?? D.slowly?????

In America, parents want their children to do something they can.1., they want them to use2.wisely（精明地）. When the children are still very young, parents will begin telling them different kinds of money. Parents also tell them  what money can3..When the children  become a little4., parents teach them to save  money. If the children want to buy something, they can use5.money. Parents will tell them what they should buy and what they shouldn’t  .

When children use their money, parents often tell them to share（分享）with6.Parents are glad7.their children share their money and help others.8.the children can learn to be helpful. Parents also teach their children to make a plan for9.money. It is good for them.

In America, people often sell some of their old things . If people buy them, they can get some money. Some children help others wash cars10.sell newspapers to get money . But in China, parents have different opinions. Maybe there is something good for us to learn. Do you think so ?

11.               A．For example     B．However       C．Such as    D．Because

12.               A．things          B．computers      C．money    D．time

13.               A．be used to      B．is used for      C．use for    D．be used for

14.               A．big            B．younger        C．older D．old

15.               A．their own       B．of their own     C．his own   D．themselves

16.               A．the others      B．others         C．other D．the other

17.               A．seeing         B．to see          C．looking    D．to look

18.               A．On the way      B．In this way      C．In the way D．By the way

19.               A．spending       B．costing         C．taking D．paying

20.               A．a(chǎn)nd           B．or             C．but   D．though

When Ron Clark began teaching in 1995, his teacher gave him this advice, “If you can  1  the life of one child, you’ll be a success.” Up to now, Ron still doesn’t agree with that advice. When Ron entered a class, he decided to change every student’s life for the better.

Ron never planned on being a teacher. After  2 , he travelled around the world, living a life  3  of adventures(冒險(xiǎn)), but after getting terribly sick, he went back to his hometown, North Carolina. Then he got  4  again and taught at a school there. “From then on it was like magic — I fell in love with teaching.” said Ron. After five years of teaching, he heard that some schools in East Harlem, New York were failing because there were  6  good teachers. “At that moment I had a(n)  6— it was like a calling,” he said. “And so I said, ‘I’m going to do it.”

Before school started, Ron went to every single student’s home to  7  with their families. He gave his students his home phone number, so if they had any  8  with their homework, they could call him. To connect with his students, Ron knew he should use special  9  of teaching. He learned to play funny games with them, gave them  10  lessons, and spent his time showing students  11  New York’s tourist attractions. His students studied harder and behaved better in  12 .

Because of his  13  in North Carolina and Harlem, Ron Clark has become one of the most successful teachers in America. And his book called The Essential 55, more than  14  else, has become very popular in the world.

Sold in over 25  15 , The Essential 55 has encouraged teachers around the world to influence the lives of all of their students. Ron Clark is now starting a new school in Atlanta, Georgia — probably his biggest adventure!

1.                A．live            B．influence       C．make D．choose

2.                A．school         B．work           C．class D．college

3.                A．filled           B．fond           C．proud    D．full

4.                A．terrible         B．well            C．sick  D．pleased

5.                A．some          B．few            C．many D．more

6.                A．feeling         B．idea           C．view D．mind

7.                A．play           B．study           C．deal D．meet

8.                A．information     B．a(chǎn)dvice          C．task  D．trouble

9.                A．ways           B．goals           C．rules D．a(chǎn)ims

10.               A．friendly        B．nicely          C．lively D．lovely

11.               A．a(chǎn)cross         B．a(chǎn)long          C．a(chǎn)round    D．a(chǎn)t

12.               A．subject         B．lesson          C．return D．score

13.               A．effects         B．a(chǎn)ffects         C．works D．efforts

14.               A．a(chǎn)nywhere       B．a(chǎn)nyone         C．a(chǎn)nything   D．nothing

15.               A．towns          B．cities          C．countries  D．universities

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 architect（丹麥建筑師）, Utzon. The base（基礎(chǔ)）of the building was started in 1959, years before the designs were finished. Utzon spent four years deigning 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 20^th, 1973.

The Sydney Opera House cost around $100 million and was paid for by the public. 6225 square metres of glass was used to build it. The Opera House includes 1000 rooms. It is 185 metres 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（港灣）. It is amazing and unforgettable, offering people a strong sense of beauty.

1.The designer of the Sydney Opera House was from _____________.

A. America              B. Australia         C. England            D. Denmark

2. Building the Opera House lasted _____________.

A. from 1959 to 1973                  B. from 1962 to 1973

C. from 1959 to 1967                  D. from 1962 to 1967

3.The underlined word “construction” means _______ in Chinese.

A. 創(chuàng)立             B. 設(shè)計(jì)             C. 施工               D. 竣工

4.___________ paid for the cost of the building of the Sydney Opera House.

A. Utzon             B. The public       C. Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ    D. The government

5.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Sailing Roof

B. Travelling in Sydney

C. The Sydney Opera House

D. The Opening of the Opera House