Lance Armstrong was born on September 18th, 1...

Lance Armstrong was born on September 18th, 1971. When he was seven, he got his first bicycle and started riding it every day. Later he was able to ride home by himself. Then he started entering races.

He didn't do very well in his first race. But after his persistent (坚持不懈的) training, he became famous around the world in 1996.

However, at the same time, Lance Armstrong often felt tired and weak, and he couldn't have his races as before. Doctors told him that he had cancer. The news didn't stop Armstrong from believing he could race again. With the help of doctors, he fought against cancer.

Armstrong returned to races in 1998, and then in 1999 he entered the Tour de France. Armstrong won the first prize. Then he went on to win the Tour de France seven times! He was the world's best athlete!

Armstrong's amazing comeback from cancer made him a very famous man.

1.How old was Lance when he got his first bicycle?

2.When did Armstrong become famous around the world?

3.Why couldn't Armstrong have his races as before when he was famous?

4.Did Armstrong's illness stop him from racing?

5.What do you think of Armstrong?

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Ronaldo was born on September 22, 1976. He loved football at a very young________ . When he was four, his father gave him a football ________a Christmas present. From then on, he played with it every day.

At the age of 14, he gave up school to be a real football ________ . Ronaldo began________ for Cruzeiro, a football club on May 25, 1993. Ronaldo became World Soccer Magazine’s player of the year after his success for Brazil in the 2002 World Cup. He　 ________ eight goals in the World Cup. It was the most ________ West Germany’s Gerd Mueller scored ten in 1970. Unluckily, one of his knees was badly　 ________ during a football match. Then he had to stop　 ________ for about a year. What a pity! But when he restarted his career, he did as wonderfully as before. He loves football and ________ it as his life.　 He will never give up________　 he can’t play anymore.

Ronaldo was supported by more than 26 percent of all football fans. He has won the FIFA(国际足联) prize three times. He is now a real star for the young football fans.

1.A.age　　　　　 　 B.Year　　　　 　　 C.time　　　　 　 D.day

2.A.for　　　　　 B.as　　　　　　 C.to　　　　　　 D.with

3.A.star　　　　 B. player　　　　 C.lover　　　　 D.artist

4.A.to act　　 　　 B. to win　　　　 C.to play　　　 D.to leave

5.A.threw　　　　 　 B. put　　　　　　 C.filled　　　　 D.scored

6.A.or　　　　　 　　 B.since　　　　 C.because　　　 D.if

7.A.pleasant　　 　　 B.excited　　　 C.hurt　　　　　 D.tired

8.A.to play　　 　　 B.playing　　　 C.played　　　　 D.plays

9.A.to regard　 　　 B.regarding　　 C.regarded　　 D.regards

10.A. until　　 　 B.before　　　　 C.after　　　　 D.while

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Jay Chou was born on January 18th, 1979, in Taiwan, China. He grew up with his mother, and was a quiet and shy kid. He didn’t do well in study, so people thought he would never be successful in life.

As a small child, Jay took a great interest in music. His mother sent him to learn the piano when he was only three years old. He loved it and kept on practising. When he was in high school, he could play the piano quite well. At the same time, he showed his talent for writing songs.

Before Jay became a singer, he worked as a songwriter. For two years, he spent most of his time writing for singers. Some of them were very famous, like Coco Lee and Jacky Cheung. Jay released his first album in 2000 and soon he got quite popular.

Now Jay is one of the most famous singers in Asia. However, he is still shy and doesn’t speak clearly when he sings or talks, but he has a lot of fans. Most of his fans like him because he is good at music and has his own style（风格） of music. He never follows others!

1.When Jay was a small kid, 　　　　　　 .

A. he was quiet and clever　　 B. he was good at studies

C. he was interested in music　　 D. he lived with his parents

2.When did Jay become popular most probably?

A. In 1979.　　 B. In 1982.　　 C. In 1988.　　 D. In 2000.

3.What job did Jay do before he became a singer?

A. He wrote songs for singers.　　 B. He worked as a pianist.

C. He taught in a high school.　　 D. He sold albums of singers.

4.What does the underlined word “follows” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. 遵守　　 B. 仿效　　 C. 倾听　　 D. 理解

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阅读理解。

Confucius(孔子) is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on September 28, 551BC(公元前) in the Kingdom of Lu, in today’s Shandong Province. When he was young, he and his mother had a hard life. At the age of fifteen, he began to learn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on learning other subjects. When he was thirty, he became a teacher. He started his own school. He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether(无论) they were rich or poor. He had about 3, 000 students and many of them became famous.

Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker and also the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are kindness and good manners. He said young people should take care of the old. People should stop thinking of themselves and work for others. His ideas are around in people’s everyday life. Today people can still hear them, and they go far into east and south Asia.

1.Confucius was born ______.

A. in Sichuan Province　　 　　 B. on August 28

C. in the Kingdom of Lu　　 　　 D. about 1500 years ago

2. Confucius was good at ______ when he was fifteen.

A. music 　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. Chinese

C. math　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. other subjects

3.As a teacher, Confucius thought that ______ could get education.

A. only the rich

B. only the poor

C. not only the rich but also the poor

D. neither the rich nor the poor

4.Which of the following isn’t Confucius’ idea?

A. Being kind.　　　　　　　 　　 B. Looking after the old.

C. Working for others.　　　　 　 D. Thinking of ourselves.

5.The underlined word “they” means ______.

A. good manners　　　　　　　　　　 B. Confucius’ ideas

C. Confucius and his students　 D. Confucius’ students

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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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Yao Ming was born_____September 12, 1980. He is_____outstanding basketball player.

A. on；a　　　　　　　　 B. in；a

C. on；an　　　　　 　　 D. in；an

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Yao Ming was born_____September 12, 1980. He is_____outstanding basketball player.

A. on　 a　　　　　　　　 B. in　 a　　　　　　　 C. on　 an　　　　　 D. in　 an

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He was born ________the evening ________September 2nd, 2009.

A. at; of　　 B. in; on　　　 C. to; by　　　 D. on; of

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– When was Michael Jackson born?

– He was born in Indiana ____________ August 29th, 1958.

A. at　　 B. in　 C. on　　 D. for

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—When 　　　　　 John born?

— 　　　　　 May， 17th， 2003.

A. were； On　　 B. was； On

C. was； In 　　 D. were； In

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