Ben: Leo, you work too hard. Let's go and sit in the park.
Leo: I can't do that. I have to study for my English test next week.
Ben: But, Leo… You already know that you're going to Tsinghua University!
       Well, what are you going to major in?
Leo: English and management. How about you? Which school are you going to next year, Ben?
Ben: Oh, I'm going to work for my dad for a year. Then I'll go to college after that.
Leo: What do you want to study?
Ben: I'm not sure yet. I'd like to study Chinese. So, do you want to be an English teacher or work
       for a big company after 4 years in Tsinghua University?
Leo: In fact, I hope to go on to study computer science in Beijing University.
Ben: Wow. We are quite different! You know, I just want to find an easy job.
        I guess you will be a computer programmer.
Leo: Uh-huh. I'd like to.
Ben: Well, I hope to work as a teacher and have a nice family in the future.
Leo: Really? I want to make a lot of money.

1. What does the sentence "I can't do that?" mean?

A. I can't do anything.
B. I can't work.
C. I can't go to the park.
D. I can't study.

2. What does the sentence "I'll go to college after that." mean?

A. after I left middle school
B. after one year
C. after I work for my father
D. Both B and C

3. Who may become a computer programmer after 4 years?

A. I don't know.
B. Leo.
C. Ben.
D. Both of them.

4. What is Leo going to study after he leaves Tsinghua University?

A. Management
B. Chinese
C. Computer Science
D. English

5. What plan does Ben have for his future?

A. To be a teacher
B. To make a lot of money
C. To be a compute programmer
D. Both B and C

     Motor racing is a very exciting sport, but it is also very dangerous. Racing drivers go at 200 kilometers per
hour and even faster. Sometimes the cars crash (撞车) and the drivers die.
     This is Kirsten Kolby. When she was a little girl, she and her brother learned to drive go-Karts, and she
became good at it. When she was 12, she was the best young driver in her country. Now she drives racing
cars.
      Most racing drivers are men. Is this a problem for Kirsten?
     "Sometimes." is her answer," Some men don't like a woman driver in front of them. They get angry."
     Is she afraid of crashing?
     "I had a bad crash two years ago. The car rolled over. I was under it and I couldn't move. There was a
fire, and I couldn't get out. A man rushed through the fire and pulled me out. He was a very brave man. After
I came out of hospital, I tried to race again, but I was too afraid of fire. So I stopped racing and got a different
job. But I wasn't happy. I really wanted to race again. I wanted it very much. So now I'm racing again. I'm still
afraid, but I'm stronger than my fear."

阅读短文,根据短文内容,完成下列任务. 任务一:回答问题.
1. Are racing drivers safe?
_____________________________________________
2. What happened to Kirsten two years ago?
_____________________________________________
任务二:将文中画线句子译成汉语.
3.___________________________________
任务三:完成句子.(每格一词)
4. Kirsten became the best young driver in her country when she was _____ _____ _____.

5. After Kirsten came out of hospital, she _____.

A. tried to race again
B. gave up racing and changed a new job
C. was unhappy
D. went on racing

     You may ride on your bicycle in a rush to get to school every morning. You may also watch taxis move
their way slowly through traffic jams. No matter where you are, all big cities around the world have traffic
jams these days.
      In London, people like to take the "underground", also called the "tube". The city has the oldest and most
complicated underground railway system in the world and it is the pleasure of many Londoners. The tube is
normally the quickest and easiest way of getting around London. In London, you are never far from a tube
station.
     New York is famous for its yellow cabs (出租车). They serve as a quick and easy way of getting across
Manhattan. But, with over 12.000 yellow cabs in the Big Apple, (纽约别称) they are also a lot of traffic jams. 
     Since 1873 when the first cable car started public service, the slow and noisy vehicle has been a sign of
San Francisco. But there are no such symbols in Los Angeles. The city's public transportation is terrible. It
can take hours to get across town by bus.

(     )1. All big cities around the world have traffic jams everywhere.                     
(     )2. Londoners like to take the tube because it's quick and easy to get around the city.
(     )3. You can hardly find a tube station in London because its railway system is too old.
(     )4. There are no traffic jams in New York because of its famous yellow cabs.          
(     )5. The slow and noisy vehicle is a symbol of San Francisco. So it is in Los Angeles. 

     Nobody is happy all the time, but we should try to be happy as often as possible. We cannot change the
(1) p______, but we can enjoy the present, and look to the future. Learn to accept that things aren't going to
be good all the time, and you will find your days much easier to get through. If you always think why you're
not good at (2) a ______, your life well become more and more boring. Change the way you think about and
your life will change. Looking (3) a______ carefully, you will realize how lucky you are to have the things
you have already had ---- a loving family, great friends, or a (4) s______ job. Many people don't know they
are angry with themselves, not with others. So, you should be open up completely to yourself and learn to
be your own best friend. Be honest with yourself. What do you want out of life? What makes you (6) r______
happy? Who do you want to be? Don't hold yourself back. The happiest days of our lives are the days when
we see a smile on the face of a person whom we (7) c______ about. Even helping a stranger can make you
realize how much you really have, because of how much you can give.