Somebody might say, "I want to be a big fish, as big as Bill Gates, in a big pool, as large as Microsoft that
is a big company in the USA." However, we all know it is impossible for a green hand (新手). Then you have
to think about the problem heavily. Certainly if you choose to take either of the two sides, you will have your
chance to succeed. Now the problem is which can provide more chances for you.
     I choose to be a big fish in a small pool. A well-known university may provide a high starting point for you,
but a common college offers you chances to practice many skills. During the process, you may improve
yourself, try to know your strong point and find your potential (潜力). What's more, without so many rules in
common colleges, if you are really talented, you have more chances to climb to a higher point. The last point,
being a big fish only in a small pool can give a green hand confidence. It is quite important for success.
     Certainly, you should not be confined (局限) to your small pool and be satisfied with being a big fish there.
You should always dream to be a big fish in a big pool.

1. The writer thinks Bill Gates is a big fish. Here "a big fish" means _____.

A. a successful person
B. a clever person
C an elegant person
D. a helpful person

2. What should we always dream to be?

A. A small fish in a small pool.
B. A big fish in a big pool.
C A small fish in a big pool.
D. A big fish in a small pool.

3. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. In a common college, you may find your potential.
B. It is impossible for a green hand to be a big fish in a big pool
C. If you are talented, you have more chances to a higher point.
D. You should be satisfied with being a big fish in a small pool.

When the earthquake happened
     Have you sent messages to your friends in Sichuan to see if they are all right? Did you
feel the earthquake in your city? Tell us your stories about fear, strength and life. You can
write them down on the website, www.chinadaily.com.en.

根据以上信息，完成1-5小题，每空填一词。
1. The terrible ________ happened in Sichuan.
2. If you want to tell your story on the Internet, you can write it down on the ________,
    www.chinadaily.com.cn.
3. If a person has donated some money to the account 0200 0010 0901 4413 252, he must
    have been to a ________.
4. Someone has sent text message five times. That means he has donated ________ yuan.
5. People can donate money and ________ to the Red Cross.

     Every day, it is easy to see advertisements in English all around us. Look at your own bags and clothes,
and at the bags and clothes of your classmates. How many different advertisements can you see which use
English words?
     Often bags and clothes show the name of the company that made them. This is a popular form. A special
picture or symbol called a logo (标识语) is sometimes used.Logos appear on many different products (产品).
They are popular because when you see a logo, it is hard to forget that product or company.
     It is common to see advertisements on TV and hear them on the radio. Most advertisements are very short.
Sometimes the advertisers use a short sentence which is easy for people to say and remember. Nike, for
example, has a simple English sentence which is used all around the world: "Just do it." Advertisements often
use funny situations as well. It is simple to remember it.
     All advertisements are designed (设计) to make people buy a product. An advertisement for a soft drink,
for example, might show a group of young people who are having fun. The young people are al1 drinking the
soft drink.Advertisers are saying to you, "Why don't you buy this drink and be like these people? You can be
young and modern"
     You might think that advertisements are not after you, bul the next time you buy a soft drink, ask yourself
this question: Why am I buying this particular (特别的) product?

1. From the passage,we know that _____.

A. all the advertisements around us are written in English
B. many bags have the name of the company that made them
C. having soft drinks makes a person young and modern
D. advertisements are only after young people

2. A good logo is _____.

A. easy to remember
B. a useful product
C. difficult to understand
D. easy to buy

3. People are most likely to remember an advertisement that is _____.

A. in English
B. long
C. funny
D. famous

4. All advertisements are designed to _____.

A. sell you something you don't want
B. make you young and modern
C. make you buy the product
D. show you what you need to buy 

5. The best title of this passage may be _____.

A. Advertisements for Bags and Clothes
B. Advertisements on TV and Radio
C. Advertisements About Sports
D. Advertisements Around Us

     Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends
changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it's very difficult.
     Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get along with others.
     If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
     ★Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents that others will like.
     ★Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
     ★Be humorous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile to others.
     ★Respect the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others' ideas without trying to
make them accept yours.
     ★Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things
you can do to show kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
     ★Don't complain. Learn to accept what you can't change, and work hard to change what you can. No
one is willing to hear your complaining all the time.
     ★Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find
someone who will understand you.

1. Why do we need friends according to the passage?

A. Friends can do everything for us.
B. Friends can bring us happiness.
C. Friends accept our ideas all the time.
D. Without friends we could not live. 

2. What's the first thing we should learn in order to make friends?

A. To help others.
B. To smile to others.
C. To get along with others.
D. To listen to others' complaints.

3. Which of the following shows a sense of humour?

A. Opening the door for someone.
B. Complaining to others all the time.
C. Laughing at ourselves and our weakness.
D. Finding someone who will understand us.

4. How many pieces of advice does the writer offer when we have trouble in making friends?

A. Five.
B. Seven.
C. Nine.
D. Eleven.

     A. Xia Chimei, 51, has become both classmate and granny of kids at Xiping Primary School in Xuan'en
county, Hubei Province. By far the oldest student at the school enrolled (入学) in first grade earlier this year.
She is now learning pinyin with children just six and seven years of age. Her husband and children encouraged
her to go to school when the new term began early this year. She had never been to school in her life.
     B. A dog owner in Dalian, Liaoning Province, was very surprised when his 4-year-old dog picked up a 5-
yuan note and gave it to him on Monday on their way to a market.
     Days earlier, Mr Ye had dropped a 10-yuan note on his sofa and let the dog pick it up for him. He then
showed the pet other notes and told it how to use money. He did that just for fun. But he never thought the
animal would take to (喜欢) dealing with money so naturally.
     C. Wang Xiaoyan, a farmer in Duanjiawan village, Shanxi Province, has carried his daughter, who suffers
from polio (小儿麻痹症) to school every day over the past 10 years.
     Wang's daughter, Wang Dan, lost the use of her legs after catching polio in 1995, at the age of three. Three
years later when it was time for Wang Dan to go to school, Wang Xiaoyan decided he would carry her. the girl
has repaid him by her excellent studies.

1. How old did Xia Chimei begin her study in Passage A?

A. 6.
B. 7.
C. 15.
D. 51.

2. What's the best title for Passage A?

A. Practice makes perfect.
B. It' s never too old to learn.
C. Clothes don't make the man.
D. The early bird catches the worm.

3. In which province did the story happen in Passage B?

A. Liaoning.
B. Hubei.
C. Fujian.
D. Shanxi.

4. What does the underlined word * repaid" mean in Passage C?

A. 付款
B. 赔偿　
C. 报答
D. 贷款

5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passages above?

A. Xia Chimei came to school with her husband and son.
B. The dog was so clever that it taught itself to borrow money.
C. Wang Dan lost the use of her legs because of polio when she was three.
D. Mr Ye picked up a 5-yuan note and gave it to the dog on the way home.

     Can you imagine keeping an alien dog as a pet?
     This is what happens in CJ7-the so-called "first Chinese sci-fi (科幻) movie". It came out in January, 2008.
The movie is about a poor man Ti, his son Dicky and their alien dog CJ7.
     Dicky, a 10-year-old boy, lives a poor life with his father Ti, a worker. One day, his father discovers a ball
is the trash (垃圾) and he gives it to Dicky. The ball becomes a cute alien dog. It's a small dog with big eyes
and green hair. It can talk and do magic. Soon the dog comes to love Ti and his son. It goes to school with
Dicky. It makes him laugh, but it makes trouble, too.
     When Ti falls off a building and dies, CJ7 saves his life. Because the dog loses all its power, it becomes a
doll. But Dicky still wears the dog around his neck. He hopes that CJ7 will come back to life one day.

(     )1. The movie CJ7 came out in January, 2008.
(     )2. Dicky's father is so rich that he buys an alien dog for him.
(     )3. CJ7 is a cute alien dog with small eyes and gray hair.
(     )4. CJ7 can not only make Dicky laugh but also make trouble.
(     )5. At last Ti comes back to life because his son and CJ7 save him.