“Where there is a will, there is a way.” Perhaps not many students can understand this better than 22-year-old Michael Ha. Because of his story of success, he has become an example of young people.
Michael Ha was born in a very poor family. His parents worked in Vietnam before they moved to Britain in 1980. They couldn’t find work in Britain because they spoke little English. The whole family had to live on benefits(救济金) and they lived in a small house in Hackney, a poor area in East London. Growing up is not easy for Michael, but he never gave up.
At the age of ten, he set his heart on going to Cambridge University. It was not easy, either. Michael studied at a school, which used to be called “the worst school in Britain”. However, young Michael made his mind to try his best, no matter what kind of school he was studying at. The smart boy studied very hard and did well in every subject at school. Once he made a bet with his friend to learn further math. As a result, after just spending four months teaching himself from a textbook, he got an A in AS-level further math.
Now Michael is the star medical student in John’s College, Cambridge and has just won an award for his excellent grades. He hopes he will be an inspiration for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
1. When was Michael born？
A. In 1994 B. in 1980 C. in 1900 D. in 1984
2.Where did Michael’s parents work before 1980?
A. in Britain B. in Vietnam
C. in Cambridge D. in Hackney
3. what does Michael learn about in Cambridge University ?
A. English B. History
C. Geography D. Medicine
4.which of the following is TURE?
A. Michael’s parents couldn’t find work in Britain because they had little work experience.
B. Michael had a dream of studying at Cambridge university when he was eleven years old.
C. in order to get an A in AS-level further math, Michael spent four months teaching himself.
D. Michael has won two awards for his excellent grades.
5.what is the best title of the passage?
A. How to deal with the difficulties.
B. How to become a good student.
C. From a poor area to Cambridge
D. From “worst school ” to Cambridge University.
Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turn around and ,sure enough, someone was looking right at you!
Parapsychologists(灵学家) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a “ six sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist（心理学家） at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments.
In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects (受试者) were eating, drinking, reading, studying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.
For the second experiment, Baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they being stared at and when they weren’t. Baker found the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
Baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when they are being stared at. If people doubt the outcome of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”
1.What’s the aim of the two experiments for?
A. Prove why humans have a sixth sense.
B. Explain when people can have a sixth sense
C. Show how people act while being watched in the lab.
D. Study whether humans can sense when they are stared at.
2.What does parapsychologists say that humans have to sense?
A. a natural ability B. a natural staring ability
C. a strange thinking D. a looking feeling
3.The underlined word” outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means______.
A. value B. result
C. performance D. connection
4. In the second experiment, the subjects .
A. could tell when they were stared at and when they weren’t.
B. couldn’t tell when they were stared at and when they weren’t
C. couldn’t tell when they were stared at but could tell when they weren’t.
D. could tell when they were stared at but couldn’t tell when they weren’t.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
A. People are born with a sixth sense.
B. The experiments support parapsychologists’ idea.
C. The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments.
D. People have a sixth sense in all places.
