To be great, you must be smart, confident, and, _______,honest.

A. therefore B. above all

C. however D. after all

The college student lost his life trying to save the drowning child, ______ he will always be remembered.

A. in which B. about which

C. by which D. for which

--- Finally I got to my grandmother’s home on foot. --- Really? You ______ a ride there.

A. could have taken B. could take

C. shouldn’t have taken D. must have taken

Traditionally, college students hold a graduation ceremony before they ______ on their life journey.

A. give up B. settle down

C. get through D. set off

To ______ Jane on having passed the examination, we held a party to ______ it.

A. celebrate; congratulate B. congratulate ; celebrate

C. celebrate; celebrate D. congratulate; congratulate

The old man was walking in the park, with his dog _____ him.

A. following B. followed C. follows D. follow

----Must I return the book today? ----No, you __________

A. mustn’t B. can’t

C. needn’t D. may not

We don’t permit _____ in the hospital, so you aren’t permitted _____ here, either.

A. to smoke; to smoke B. smoking; to smoke

C. smoking; smoking D. to smoke; smoking

In Vietnam, Tet-Trung-Thu, or the Mid-Autumn Festival, is one of the most popular family holidays. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month.

Vietnamese families plan their activities around their children on this special day. In a Vietnamese folk story, parents were working so hard to prepare for the harvest that they left the children playing by themselves. To make up for that time, the parents would use the Mid-Autumn Festival as a chance to show their love and thanks for their children.

As a result, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Children’s Festival. In the United States, this tradition continues in many Vietnamese-American families. Activities are often centered on children and education. Parents buy lanterns for their children so that they can take part in a candle and lantern parade at dawn. Lanterns mean brightness, while the parade means success in school. Vietnamese markets sell a variety of lanterns, but the most popular children’s lantern is the star lantern. Other children’s activities include arts and crafts in which children make face masks and lanterns. Children also perform traditional Vietnamese dances for adults and take part in contests for prizes. Unicorn (麒麟) dancers are also very popular.

Like Chinese people, Vietnamese parents tell their children folk stories and serve moon cakes and other special treats under the bright moon. A favorite folk story is about a carp (鲤鱼) that wanted to become a dragon. The carp worked and worked and finally changed itself into a dragon. Parents use this story to encourage their children to work hard so that they can become whatever they want to be.

1.We can learn from the passage that Tet-Trung-Thu is celebrated ________.

A. in China and other Asian countries

B. by Vietnamese-American families

C. all over the world except Vietnam

D. across the United States

2.In both Vietnam and China, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, people would ______.

A. eat moon cakes B. buy lanterns for children

C. take part in contests D. buy a carp

3.What is the focus of the Mid-Autumn Festival in Vietnam?

A. Family get-togethers.

B. Children and education.

C. Relaxation and fun in the middle of the year.

D. Parents having more time with their children.

4.The parents tell their children folk stories because ______.

A. children like listening to them in the evening

B. they want to show their love for their children

C. they want to encourage their children to work hard

D. they want to make up for lost time

One of the most popular American singers of the twentieth century was Elvis Presley. He made the Rock & Roll music popular around the world. He sold millions of records and made many successful films, and he helped change the direction of popular music in the 1960s.

Elvis Presley was born in a poor family in 1935. His parents were simple country people who often took him to church, where he learned to sing and he never forgot the kind of songs that he used to sing in church as a child.

When he was a teenager, Elvis moved from Tupelos to Memphis in Tennessee, where he attended high school, but he was not a good student. His only real interest was singing. He began to sing in the style that is called “country and western”.

In 1955 he recorded some songs for his mother's birthday. The people at the recording studio liked his singing and his music. There was something different about it. It was country and western music, but it also sounded a little like the music, which black people used to sing in the American South, music known as “blues”.

Shortly after that, Elvis met Tom Parker, who became his manager and arranged(安排)concerts for him across the United States and new recordings as well. Soon Elvis rose to fame all over the country. Later, Elvis went to Hollywood and began to appear in films like Love Me Tender and King Creole.

But Elvis found it hard to live with success, like many other entertainment personalities (娱乐圈内的人士) .He began to take drugs and his health began to suffer. When he died at an early age of 42 in 1977, his many millions of fans were shocked. “The King Is Dead!” the newspaper said. But today his memory and his music live on and he will always be remembered as the King of Rock & Roll.

1.Judging from the passage, we may conclude____ .

A. Elvis forgot his church music at a later age

B. his church songs helped his development in his singing

C. Elvis didn't get any help from his parents in singing

D. his church songs didn't help develop his own style

2.What was Elvis’s style of singing like most probably?

A. Only country and western.

B. Only country and blue.

C. Both western and country.

D. Not only country and western but also a bit “blues”.

3.What was the main reason for death ?

A. A car accident B. Killing by others

C. Taking drugs D. Heart attract