Johnnie Martin was born in a worker’s family....

Johnnie Martin was born in a worker’s family. His parents lived a simple life, saving money for the day when they could send him to a good university. They had dreamed that their son could get a good _______ and live a better life. However, to Johnnie, school lessons seemed like a wall that was impossible to go through.

One day when he was in Grade 11, Johnnie went _______ school psychologist's office to ask for help.

“Johnnie, I’ve been studying your marks of all the tests at school. I’ve made a _______ study of them,” said the psychologist．

“I’ve been trying hard.” Johnnie was about to _______.

The psychologist put his hand on the boy’s shoulder, “People have different kinds of talents, Johnnie. There are painters who were _______ able to learn maths, and engineers who can’t sing on key. Some day you will find _______ you are good at, and when you do, you will _______ your parents and all of us very proud of you.”

Johnnie didn’t go to university. He found a job working in the gardens around the town. Soon _________ amazing happened. His customers began to notice that Johnnie had what they called “green thumb”. The plants he _______ grew well, and the roses blossomed. People started to accept his ________ for gardening, because he had an eye for colour and light.

One day while he was downtown, he happened to ________ an unused dirty land behind the city hall. He volunteered to make it into a garden. That very afternoon as soon as he got the permission(允许), he started the work, ________ he couldn’t afford all the tools or the plants that he ________ for it. People gave him young trees, rose-bushes, benches and many other things. Before long, it had become a beautiful little ________.

Today Johnnie is the head of the business in gardening. Wherever he and his men go, they ________ beauty before the eyes of people.

1.A.job B.garden C.lesson D.present

2.A.into B.past C.along D.through

3.A.funny B.public C.careful D.similar

4.A.lie B.cry C.laugh D.agree

5.A.always B.usually C.sometimes D.never

6.A.how B.when C.what D.where

7.A.tell B.make C.help D.wish

8.A.nothing B.anything C.something D.everything

9.A.picked up B.painted at C.talked bout D.looked after

10.A.ideas B.invitation(邀请) C.question D.attention

11.A.buy B.rent C.clean D.notice

12.A.but B.and C.so D.or

13.A.bought B.borrowed C.planted D.needed

14.A.farm B.lake C.park D.market

15.A.find B.take C.collect D.learn

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There lived a young man in a village．He was born in a　　　 family．His parents had a lot of farms and got much money ．He was in school for only four years, but he thought he knew all．

　　 the villagers called him Mr.．Know-All．And he told his servants not to tell him the results（结果） directly （直接地）．The servants ．were afraid of　 him and had to listen to him．

One day Mr. Know-All went to　　 his friend who lived in a town．He stayed there for nearly a week．Suddenly one of his servants came and called out, “　　 , sir!”

“What happened?”

“Your cat has died!”

“What’s there to be surprised at （吃惊）?” said the young man．“Throw it to the river．By the way, of what illness did it die?”

“It　　 much meat of the horse and died．”

“What? Has my horse died, too? And what illness did it die of, then?”

“It pulled（拉） the carried （马车） to the hospital,” said the servant．“ We made it　 　 as fast as possible．When we reached the hospital, it was so tired that　 it couldn’t　　 up any longer and died．”

“Wait a minute,” said Mr. Know-All．“What did you go to the hospital for?”

“To　　 your mother there．”

“What’s the matter with my mother?”

“She　　 down stairs and hurt her head．We sent her to the hospital, but it was too late．The doctors operated on（动手术）her at once, they tried their best to save her, but they dialed!”

Mr. Know-All became angry and shouted, “Why didn’t you tell me about a　　 ?”

“You never let us tell you the results directly, sir．”

1.A．worker’s　　　　 B．teacher’s　　　 C．farmer’s　　 D．soldier’s

2.A．But　　　　　　　 B．Then　　　　　 C．Or　　　　　　　　 D．So

3.A．look after　　　　 B．hurt　　　　　　 C．look for　　　　　 　 D．visit

4.A．Good news　　 B．Bad news　　 C．Good morning　　 D．Good afternoon

5.A．ate　　　　　　　 B．saw　　　　　　 C．touched　　　　 D．cut

6.A．run　　　　　　　 B．walk　　　　　 C．jump　　　　　　 D．fly

7.A．sit　　　　　　　　 B．lie　　　　　　 C．sleep　　　　　　　　 D．stand

8.A．post　　　　　　　 B．bring　　　　 C．take　　　　　　　　 D．put

9.A．went　　　　　　 B．lived　　　　 　 C．stayed　　　　 D．fell

10.A．early　　　　　 B．earlier　　　 　 C．earliest　　　　　　 D．the earliest

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There lived a young man in a village. He was born in a ________ family. His parents had a lot of farms and got much money . He was in school for only four years, but he thought he knew all.  ________ the villagers called him Mr. Know-All. And he told his servants not to tell him the results（结果） directly (直接地). The servants . were afraid of  him and had to listen to him.

One day Mr. Know-All went to ________ his friend who lived in a town. He stayed there for nearly a week. Suddenly one of his servants came and called out, “ ________ , sir!”

“What happened?”

“Your cat has died!”

“What’s there to be surprised at （吃惊）?” said the young man. “Throw it to the river. By the way, of what illness did it die?”

“It ________ much meat of the horse and died.”

“What? Has my horse died, too? And what illness did it die of, then?”

“It pulled(拉) the carried (马车) to the hospital,” said the servant. “ We made it ________ as fast as possible. When we reached the hospital, it was so tired that it couldn’t ________ up any longer and died.”

“Wait a minute,” said Mr Know-All. “What did you go to the hospital for?”

“To ________ your mother there.”

“What’s the matter with my mother?”

“She ________ down stairs and hurt her head. We sent her to the hospital, but it was too late. The doctors operated on（动手术）her at once, they tried their best to save her, but she died!”

Mr Know-All became angry and shouted, “Why didn’t you tell me about it  ________?”

“You never let us tell you the results directly, sir.”

1.A. worker’s        B. teacher’s         C. farmer’s         D. soldier’s

2.A. But            B. Then            C. Or              D. So

3.A. look after       B. hurt             C. look for         D. visit

4.A. Good news      B. Bad news        C. Good morning    D. Good afternoon

5.A. ate             B. saw             C. touched         D. cut

6.A. run            B. walk             C. jump            D. fly

7.A. sit             B. lie               C. sleep           D. stand

8.A. post            B. bring             C. take           D. put

9.A. went           B. lived             C. stayed          D. fell

10.A. early          B. earlier            C. earliest         D. the earliest

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Mary was born in a worker's family．But she always _　　 _ her friends that her father is very rich．They know her very well, but _　　 _ says anything about it．

Last month, Miss Brown,__　　 _ friends, asked Mary to her birthday party．The girl went there with some _　　 _．She got on a bus but there were a lot of people in it．She couldn't find any seat．A young man saw this, he _　　 _and said, “Take my seat, please．”

Mary _　　 _him and sat down．To her surprise, she saw him again at the party．She was very _　　 _and went to say hello to him．They began to dance．The young man heard a piece of _　　 _and liked it very much．He told the girl he taught piano at school．

“I bought a piano ten years _　　 _,” said Mary．

“You must play it well, I think．”

“_　　 _,I can't．I don't know how to get the lid（盖子）open,” answered the girl．

1.A．tells　　　　　 B．says　　　　　　　 C．speaks　　　　 　 D．talks

2.A．everyone　      B．anyone　　　　　　     C．nobody　　　　     D．someone

3.A．her one　　　 B．one of her　　 C．one her　　　　     D．some of her

4.A．piano　　　　　 B．seat　　　　　　　　 C．man　　　　　　 D．presents

5.A．put on　　　      B．looked at　　　　 C．stood up　　　　 D．rang up

6.A．thanked　　　　 B．listened　　　　　　 C．laughed　　　　 D．wanted

7.A．tired　　　　　　 B．sad　　　　　　　　 C．careful　　　　 D．happy

8.A．seat　　　　 　 B．bread　　　　　　　 C．piano　　　　 　 D．music

9.A．after　　　　　　 B．ago　　　　　　　　 C．behind　　　　 D．soon

10.A．Excuse me　　 B．Of course　　　　　 C．Sorry　　　　　 D．Thank you

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Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people. Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.

He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草药）in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old farmers. He learned a lot from the working people.

After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（本草纲目）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.

1.Li Shizhen’s father was________.

2.Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to________.

3. Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because________.

4.“Ben Cao Gang Mu” is________.

5.Li Shizhen collected a lot of________on his long journeys.

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Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people.

Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.

He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草药）in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old peasants. He learned a lot from the working people.

After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（本草纲目）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.

1.Li Shizhen’s father was _________

A．a soldier          B．a doctor           C．a teacher          D．a peasant

2.Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to _________

A．making a living      B．become famous     C．help the people who fell ill D．get more money

3.Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because _________

A．he was a doctor                        B．he liked writing books

C．many medical books were full of mistakes.    D．he was a writer

4.“Ben Cao Gang Mu” is

A．a medical book     B．a medical worker    C．a herb            D．a dictionary

5.Li Shizhen collected a lot of       on his long journeys.

A．flowers           B．living things        C．plants            D．herbs

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Li Shizhen was born in 1518. His father was a poor doctor. Li Shizhen often saw that people fell ill. He decided to study medicine so that he could be able to help people.

Li Shizhen read many books about medicine. He found many of the old medical books to be full of mistakes. So his wish was to write a new one.

He did his best to study medical science. He studied not only the herbs（草药）in his own garden, but also the wild ones. He set out many times on long journeys to collect herbs and talk with old peasants. He learned a lot from the working people.

After many years of hard work and study, Li Shizhen finished his great work “Ben Cao Gang Mu”（本草纲目）. At that time he was sixty. His book is now one of the greatest contributions（贡献）of the Chinese people to the medical science of the world.

1.Li Shizhen’s father was _________

A．a soldier          B．a doctor           C．a teacher          D．a peasant

2.Li Shizhen decided to study medicine because he wanted to _________

A．making a living      B．become famous     C．help the people who fell ill D．get more money

3.Li Shizhen wanted to write a new medical book because _________

A．he was a doctor                        B．he liked writing books

C．many medical books were full of mistakes.    D．he was a writer

4.“Ben Cao Gang Mu” is

A．a medical book     B．a medical worker    C．a herb            D．a dictionary

5.Li Shizhen collected a lot of       on his long journeys.

A．flowers           B．living things        C．plants            D．herbs

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Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in America. His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make a living when he was twelve. He worked very hard. Later Jack returned to school. He was strict with himself and worked hard at every subject, especially literature.In 1897, he went to Alaska to look for gold. Instead of getting gold, he found material(素材) for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were so successful that he became rich and famous in his twenties. But Jack London was not a happy man. He took his own life in 1916 when he was only 40 years old.

1.Jack London was from ________.

A. Alaska　　 B. London　　 C. the USA　　 D. France

2.He was a famous ________.

A. worker　　 B. story-teller　　 C. teacher　　 D. writer

3.In Alaska, he________.

A. found gold　　 B. found books and stories　　 C. became rich　　 D. learned a lot

4.He became famous for________ .

A. his writings　　 B. his gold　　 C. rich life　　 D. both A and B

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Jack London was a famous American writer. He was born on January 12, 1876, in America.His family was very poor, and Jack had to leave school to make a living when he was twelve. He worked very hard.

Later Jack returned to school. He was strict with himself and worked hard at every subject, especially (尤其) literature(文学) .

In 1897, he went to Alaska to look for gold(黄金). Instead of getting gold, he found material for his books and stories. He returned home and started to write. His writings were so successful that he became rich and famous in his twenties.

But Jack London was not a happy man. He took his own life in 1916 when he was only 40 years old.

1.Jack London was from ________.

2. He was a famous ________.

3. In Alaska, he________.

4. He became famous for________ .

5. He began to work in________ and died in ________.

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Yao Ming, the famous basketball player, was born in Shanghai in 1980. He is his parents’ only child, and he is unusual because he is very tall. His mother and father are very tall, too. Both his parents were basketball players. His mother played for the Chinese national women’s team and his father played for a team in Shanghai.

Yao Ming learned to play basketball at an early age, but he wasn’t a good player right away. Before age 10, Yao Ming didn’t care much about basketball and he wasn’t very strong. But when he was 12, his parents sent him to a special sports school in Shanghai. At school he practiced basketball very hard. He started enjoying basketball a lot, and he got stronger. And he became a much better player.

In 1997, Yao Ming joined the Sharks, a Shanghai basketball team. At that time basketball started becoming very popular in China. People saw that Yao Ming was a very talented player. When he played in the 2000 summer Olympic Games, people around the world saw him on TV.

Some Americans saw him at the Olympics, and they wanted him on their team. In 2002 he started playing with the Houston Rockets. He became one of the Rockets’ most outstanding players. Yao Ming retired in 2011.

1.How old is Yao Ming?

A. Twenty-six.　　 B. Twenty-eight.　　 C. Thirty-seven.　　 D. Thirty-five.

2.Yao Ming’s mother was on __________.

A. the Chinese national team　　 B. the Sharks

C. a Shanghai team　　 D. an American team

3.Why did Yao Ming’s parents sent him to a sports school when he was twelve?

A. Because Yao Ming wanted to take basketball lessons.

B. Because Yao Ming didn’t like to study school lessons.

C. Because they wanted him to play basketball well.

D. Because they didn’t like him to stay at home.

4.At the age of twenty-two, __________.

A. Yao Ming joined the Houston Rockets

B. Yao Ming won first prize in a basketball match

C. Yao Ming played in the summer Olympic Games

D. Yao Ming became the best basketball player in the world

5.Which of the following is not true?

A. Yao Ming has no brother or sister.

B. Yao Ming’s parents were basketball players when they were young.

C. Yao Ming became a famous basketball player when he was only ten.

D. Yao Ming retired when he was thirty-one years old.

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