Oprah Winfrey is not just a very successful TV host in the US，she is also a woman who has encouraged millions．She was born  1  January 29，1954 in a village in America．Her parents          2  very poor．For her family，life  3 to hold no hope．Being black and a woman made life  4  more difficult in America at that time． 5  there was nothing that could stop her．Though life was very hard  6 the age of six till fourteen．Oprah studied hard． 7  she was l4，she went to live with her father．Her father showed her how hard work and discipline(紀律)could lead to self—improvement．Oprah  8  his father，and a few years later，she went to university．In l971，at the age of  9  ，she began working part--time on a radio program．Two years  10 ，after graduation，she started working for television．In l984，she 11  to Chicago，where she became the host of a talk show  12  “AM Chicago”．When she started，“AM Chicago” had  13 listeners．By September of next year，the show was so successful that it was given a new name：  “The Oprah Winfrey Show”．Oprah's program has been shown on TV for almost 20 years．Her show is one of the most  14  television programs in history．She  15  many prizes for her work in television and film．

1．A．in           B．on          C．a(chǎn)t         D．of

2．A．was         B．wasn ' t      C．were       D．weren't

3．A．seemed      B．was         C．seems      D．is

4．A．a(chǎn)lso         B．ever        C．even        D．still

5．A．But         B．And         C．So         D．Then

6．A．a(chǎn)t          B．between       C．of         D．from

7．A．When       B．Because      C．If          D．Though

8．A．heard       B．listened        C．listened to  D．showed

9．A．14          B．16           C．17         D．18

10．A．later       B．late           C．a(chǎn)fter       D．before

11．A．left        B．moved        C．a(chǎn)rrived      D．lived

12．A．told        B．name         C．said        D．called

13．A．few        B．little          C．a(chǎn) few       D．a(chǎn) little

14．A．useful      B．beautiful      C．interesting    D．popular

15．A．won       B．has won       C．gave         D．has given

Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, “You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot of money now. If you stay at home, you can't get money from our family.” A few weeks later, Joe went to the office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly, and he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and then asked, “You were born on Sep. 23. But which year were you born in?” Joe answered, “Oh, every year.”

1. How old was Joe when he went to school?

A.8.                B. 18.              C. 4.           D. 14.

2. What place did his father want him to work in?

A. A school.            B. An office        C. A house.         D. A shop.

3.What did his father think of Joe?

A. He was a good student.               B. He wasn’t a good student.

C. He wasn’t clever.                   D. He could get money from his family.

4. Why did the man give Joe a piece of paper?

A. Because he wanted to give Joe a job.

B. Because he wanted Joe to answer some questions.

C. Because he wanted to know if Joe was clever.

D. Because he wanted to know how old Joe was.

5.From Joe’s answered, “Oh, every year.”, we can infer(推測) that________.

A. he didn’t want to work in the office

B. he was hardworking but dishonest

C. he was outgoing and clever

D. in fact, he didn’t really answer the man’s question

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As a father, I always do my best to help my son, Peter. I like to help him with his study. I encourage him to join team sports. I send him to the summer camp if he wants to go. I also teach him to be both a good student and a useful man.

He used to make me feel proud. I often thought he was the best son and I was the best father in the world.

However, things changed two years ago. It was Peter’s 12th birthday. My wife and I bought him a computer as a present. We thought it was necessary for him to learn how to use a computer in the modern world. We knew that some children were addicted (上癮的) to computer games and that they didn’t study or work at all. Someone said that computers and the Internet were bad for children, but I didn’t worry about it. I trusted (信任) my son. I believed that he could control himself. Peter did very well at first. He played computer games, but for only two hours every week. Most of the time he studied or wrote articles on the computer. We felt very happy to see that.

When we finally learned that Peter was also addicted to computer games, it was too late. He didn’t like studying at all. He no longer joined team sports. Sometimes we even couldn’t find him at night. He spent several days and nights at the Internet cafe. We tried everything to help him, but nothing worked. What should we do?

1.Why did the writer think his son was the best in the past?

A. Because his son joined many team sports.

B. Because his son was a good student.

C. Because his son always made him feel proud.

D. Because his son loved him very much.

2.How old is Peter now?

A. 10 years old.     B. 12 years old

C. 14 years old.     D. 16 years old.

3. What did the writer buy for his son as a birthday present two years ago?

A. A computer.       B. Some computer games.

C. Some books.       D. A computer book.

4.How long did Peter play computer games at first?

A. About two hours every day.

B. About two hours every week.

C. About two hours every month.

D. The whole day.

5.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Peter likes to study a lot now.

B. It wasn’t necessary for children to learn how to use a computer.

C. Many children have lost interest in studying because of computer games and the Internet.

D. Children shouldn’t use the computer.

With long brown hair，deep blue eyes，a tall and thin figure，Brad Pitt seems to be a born actor.He made his   26    appearance in a film in 1990.Though he    27   in the film for only 14 minutes，people flooded the cinema to see him.In his next    28  ,Pitt played the role of a fisherman.To make the film    29   ，he learned the skill of fishing from a fisherman．
Pitt，caring    30   about roles than money，has a special favour for the "hard" roles.After reading the screenplay of "Legends of the Fall"，he was attracted by the  leading character. He asked for a lower    31   from the shooting team and was  willing to work in hard conditions in the Rocky Mountains for six months. "The film    32   the chance to know life, I shall    33   remember the time when we were    34   the film，"Pitt said after completing it fully．
Pitt started his    35    of art when he was in university．    36   born in an ordinary family in 1964,he showed his    37  in film at an early age.After leaving high school,he went to university to  study law． Because he loved film more than law， shortly before he could graduate， he    38   out of school for a life of his own，with only 325 dollars in    39  ,sometimes as a porter    40   a waiter.Thanks to his hard work,he  finally opened up a new field of his own． 

　 A 14-year-old boy from the USA was described as a hero yesterday after he saved the life of a woman in another country．

Dean Bluey from Dallas，Texas，was a school boy who has much 31 in computer．One day，he 32 an email to a friend on the Internet．Suddenly he received a message saying “Help! Pain! Help!”．"The message was from Finland， 33 kilometers away from America．

“I didn't know 34 I should do，”Dean said to a reporter afterwards．“It was really difficult to tell if the message was real．”So Dean did nothing at first． 35 the message kept coming．

“By then it was easy to see that someone was in trouble,” Dean explained. He 　36 and discovered that the sender was a student called Tarja, who was alone in a university library. She was ill. What was 37 , there was no phone around her. Her only way of communicating with the world was by email. Dean got in touch 38　 the police immediately. And they realized that the situation was quite serious. They called the police in Finland. Then an ambulance rushed to the library. 　39 , she was still alive and was sent to the hospital quickly.

　　　 “I'm glad she's OK,” Dean said. “It's hard to believe, but 　40　 saved her life.”

31．A．interest　 　　　　　 B．interested　 　　　　 C．interesting 　　　　　　 D．interests

32．A．sent　 　　　　　　　　 B．sends　 　　　　　　　 C．was sending 　　　　　 D．is sending

33．A．thousand 　　　　　　 B．thousand of　 　　 C．thousands 　　　　　　 D．thousands of

34．A．how　 　　　　　　　 B．what　 　　　　　　　 C．where 　　　　　　　　　 D．when

35．A．So　 　　　　　　　　 B．And　 　　　　　　　 C．But 　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As

36．A．telephoned　 　　　 B．replied　 　　　　　　 C．found 　　　　　　　　　 D．talked

37．A．better　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．worse　 　　　　　　　 C．harder 　　　　　　　　　 D．easier

38．A．with　 　　　　　　　 B．on　 　　　　　　　　　 C．to 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．a(chǎn)t

39．A．Hardly　 　　　　　 B．Happily　 　　　　　 C．Luckily 　　　　　　　　 D．Carefully

40．A．a(chǎn) boy　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．doctors　 　　　　　　 C．the police　 　　　　 D．email