My grandmother ________ in Yangzhou. She was ...

My grandmother ________ in Yangzhou. She was born there and has never lived anywhere else.

A. lived　 　　　　　　 B. lives　

C. was living　 　　　 D. will live

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My grandma is a great woman named Mary. She was born in 1919 and died in 2009. ___ she didn't live to be 100 years old, she had a good, long life. She worked as a ____ for 70 years. She taught in Africa for many years. Then she ____ Africa and moved to Malaysia. At that time, people didn't travel by plane, so she traveled by ____. It _____her three months to go by ship from England to Malaysia in those days. In 1947, she traveled by plane for the first time. This new transportation made traveling from England to Malaysia much　 ___ than before. She didn't stop teaching ____ she was seventy-five years old.

Mary really loved teaching and she was also good at ____ stories. I always hear her talk about her stories. They were very_____ , and I would like to listen to her when I was free. She could remember everything though she was old, I think it was because she ____stopped working and thinking. My grandmother was really a great woman.

1.A. Although　　 B. So　　 C. Or　　 D. As

2.A. teacher　　 B. doctor　　 C. nurse　　 D. singer

3.A. visited　　 B. left　　 C. stayed in　　 D. got to

4.A. car　　 B. ship　　 C. train　　 D. bus

5.A. spent　　 B. paid　　 C. cost　　 D. took

6.A. quicker　　 B. harder　　 C. worse　　 D. safer

7.A. however　　 B. until　　 C. while　　 D. as soon as

8.A. writing　　 B. acting　　 C. hearing　　 D. telling

9.A. boring　　 B. interesting　　 C. old　　 D. friendly

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

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I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.

My grandmother was also a hard-working worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

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1.The writer’s grandmother taught him to　 when he was young.

A. read and write 　　　　　　 B. sing and dance

C. draw and sing 　　　　　　 D. play and learn

2.His grandmother always made　 for family and friends.

A. cakes B. cardsC. clothesD. meals

3.While his mom was ___ , his grandmother took care of him.

A. at homeB. at workC. out of workD. in hospital

4.At the age of 60, his grandmother　 in a hospital for a long time every day.

A. cooked meals

B. worked in the office　

C. did the cleaning

D. stayed with his mother.

5.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. His grandmother was hard-working.　

B. Her grandchildren all loved her.

C. His grandmother could read.

D. His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.

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I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.

My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

1.The writer’s grandmother taught him to________when he was young.

A. read and write           B. sing and dance

C. draw and sing           D. play and learn

2.His grandmother always made________for family and friends.

A. cakes    B. cards      C. clothes      D. meals

3.While his mom was ___ , his grandmother took care of him.

A. at home   B. at work   C. out of work   D. in hospital

4.At the age of 60, his grandmother________in a hospital for a long time every day.

A. cooked meals         B. worked in the office

C. did the cleaning       D. stayed with his mother.

5.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. His grandmother is hard-working.

B. Her grandchildren all love her.

C. His grandmother could read.

D. His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.

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I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.

My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

1.The writer’s grandmother taught him to ______ when he was young.

A. read and write　　　　　　　 B. sing and dance　　　　　　

C. draw and sing　　　　　　　 D. play and learn

2.His grandmother always made _________ for family and friends.

A. cakes　　　　　 B. cards　　　　　　 C. clothes　　　　　　 D. meals

3.While his mom was _______ , his grandmother took care of him.

A. at home　　　　 B. at work　　　　 C. out of work　　　　　　 D. in hospital

4.At the age of 60, his grandmother _______ in a hospital for a long time every day.

A. cooked meals　　　　　　 B. worked in the office　　　

C. did the cleaning　　　　 D. stayed with his mother.

5.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. His grandmother is hard-working.　　

B. Her grandchildren all love her.　　　　

C. His grandmother could read.　　　　　　

D. His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.

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I was quite close to my grandmother, Julia. We lived with her and then she lived with us. She was a very nice person, both kind and patient. She taught me to read and write when I was young and helped me to be interested in stories and poems.

In my mind, my grandmother was a great cook. She cooked more delicious food than anything you can eat in a restaurant today. She always cooked for family and friends.

My grandmother was also a hard worker both at home and at work. I can still remember the difficult time when we were very poor. At that time, my grandmother was already sixty years old but she worked in a hospital for a long time every day –not in the office but doing the cleaning outside and taking care of me at the same time while my mom was at work!

My brother and sisters also love her. We will never forget our grandmother. She is really important in our lives and is always there for all of us in one way or another. I am proud to be her grandson.

1.The writer’s grandmother taught him to ______ when he was young.

A. read and write　　　　　　 B. sing and dance

C. draw and sing　　　　　　　 D. play and learn

2. At the age of 60, his grandmother _______ in a hospital for a long time every day.

A. cooked meals　　　　　　 B. worked in the office

C. did the cleaning　　 D. stayed with his mother.

3.Which of the following is not TRUE?

A. His grandmother is hard-working.

B. Her grandchildren all love her.

C. His grandmother could read.

D. His grandmother worked in a hospital for taking care of him.

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─ My grandmother ______ live in the country, but now she ______ living in the city and she often dances at Anding Square in the evening.

─ Great! I heard she got a prize in last month’s square dancing competition.

A. was used to; is used to　　 B. was used to; used to

C. used to; is used to　　 D. used to; used to

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Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821 , and moved to New York City when she was ten years old . One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor . That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century（世纪） . After writing many letters to medical schools , she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia .So much did she want to study medicine , that she taught school and gave music lessons to make money for her school .

In 1849 , after graduation from medical school , she decided to further her education in Pairs .

Upon returning to the United States , she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman . By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister , also a doctor , opened a new hospital , the first for woman and children . Besides being the first woman doctor and setting up her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for woman .

1.When did the Blackwells move to the United States?_______________________

2.How did Elizabeth get the money for her education in medicine ?_______________________

3.Where did Elizabeth decide to further her study after graduation?____________________

4.Was it easy for women to start their practice in the nineteenth century?________

5.What do you think of Elizabeth Blackwell?________________

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Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982) was born in Stockholm on August 29th and died on the same day. She was one of the most successful women of her time.

In 1934, while she was still in school, she played in her first film The Count of Mount’s Bridge. Four films followed, and people were surprised at how well young Ingrid Bergman played. Then she played in Casablanca, and this film won three Oscars. In another film called Murder on the Orient Express, she played for only four and a half minutes, but she was given one hundred thousand dollars! She won her third Oscar for this film.

Now, Ingrid Bergman has died, but she will always be remembered. She once said, “I’ve been very lucky. I should thank everyone. I never have to be hungry. I always have good parts to play. Everyone is kind to me. Everyone has helped me. So I’m very happy.”

1.In this passage, Casablanca is the name of a _____.

A. Country　 B. Woman　 C. Child　 D. Film

2.Because she played very well in the film called ____, Ingrid Bergman won her third Oscar.

A. The Count of Mount’s Bridge

B. Murder on the Orient Express

C. Casablanca

D. Four And a Half Minutes

3.Ingrid Bergman said she should thank everyone because ____.

A. She was a woman.

B. She was born in Stockholm

C. Everyone had helped her

D. Everyone gave her a lot of money

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Edith Cavell was born in a little English village. She was a clever, hard-working girl and did well at school, especially in music and French. After she left school, her first job was to take care of the children of a rich family in Belgium（比利时）. The language they spoke was French, so she found that her school studies were useful. She could understand them easily, at the same time she taught the children to speak English and play the piano.

After hearing that her father was seriously ill, Edith returned home to look after him. She then decided to become a nurse. Afterwards for five years she worked in an English hospital where she proved to be highly professional at her job. A Belgian doctor was so impressed（印象深的）that he invited her to his country to organize a training school for nurses. The First World War broke out in 1914 and Edith Cavell’s school of nursing became a hospital. She stayed there to look after the sick and wounded soldiers . Edith treated them with kindness. Between November 1914 and August 1915 she secretly helped about 200 wounded soldiers and prisoners (囚犯) escape from the Germans. Later the German army found out what Edith had done and they arrested her. Finally, the Germans killed her, but they could not kill her memory. A tall statue（雕塑）has been built in Trafalgar Square, London, in honor（纪念）of the brave English nurse.

1.Edith Cavell’s first job was to __________.

A．teach French                          B．look after the children of a rich family

C．teach English                           D．look after the sick and wounded soldiers

2.Why did Edith return home from Belgium?

A．Because she found work in an English hospital.

B．Because she organized a training school for nurses.

C．Because the First World War broke out.

D．Because her father was seriously ill.

3.What’s the Chinese meaning of “kill her memory” in this passage?

A．杀死她           B．使她失去记忆      C．抹去对她的记忆    D．摧残她

4.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．Edith was good at music and German at school.

B．Edith was a highly professional doctor.

C．Edith was invited to her country to organize a training school for nurses.

D．People have built a tall statue in honor of Edith.

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