Some people bring out the best in you in a way that you might never have fully realized on your own.My mom was one of those people.

My father died when I was nine months old,making my mom a single mother at the age of eighteen.While I was growing up,we lived a very hard life.We had little money,but my mom gave me a lot of love.Each night,she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life,“Kemmons,you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”

At fourteen,I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again.Every day,my mother spoke to me in her gentle,loving voice,telling me that no matter what those doctors said,I could walk again if I wanted to badly enough.She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her.A year later,I returned to school—walking on my own!

When the Great Depression(大萧条)hit,my mom lost her job.Then I left school to support the both of us.At that moment,I was determined never to be poor again.

Over the years,I experienced various levels of business success.But the real turning point occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951.I was dissatisfied with the second-class hotels available for families and was angry that they charged an extra $2 for each child.That was too expensive for the average American family.I told my wife that I was going to open a motel(汽车旅馆)for families that would never charge extra for children.There were plenty of doubters at that time.

Not surprisingly,mom was one of my strongest supporters.She worked behind the desk and even designed the room style.As in any business,we experienced a lot of challenges.But with my mother’s words deeply rooted in my soul,I never doubted we would succeed.Fifteen years later,we had the largest hotel system in the world—Holiday Inn.In 1979 my company had 1759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year.

You may not have started out life in the best situations.But if you can find a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself,nothing can stop you.

What Kemmons’ mom often told him during his childhood was_______.

A.caring                                                          B.moving

C.encouraging                                                  D.interesting

According to the author,who played the most important role in making him walk back to school again?

A.Doctors.                    B.Nurses.                            C.Friends.                    D.Mom.

What caused Kemmons to start a motel by himself?

A.His terrible experience in the hotel.

B.His previous business success of various levels.

C.His mom’s support.

D.His wife’s suggestion.

Which of the following best describes Kemmons’ mother?

A.Modest,helpful and hard-working.

B.Loving,supportive and strong-willed.

C.Careful,helpful and beautiful.

D.Strict,sensitive and supportive.

Which of the following led to Kemmons’ success according to the passage?

A.Self-confidence,hard work,higher-education and a poor family.

B.Mom’s encouragement,clear goals,self-confidence and hard work.

C.Clear goals,mom’s encouragement,a poor family and higher education.

D.Mom’s encouragement,a poor family,higher education and opportunities.

We have every reason to believe that_______2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be_____success.

A.不填；a                    B.the;不填                    C.the;a                         D.a;a

Eric received training in computer for one year,_______ he found a job in a big company.

A.after that                                                      B.after which

C.after it                                                         D.after this

To save class time,our teacher has_______students do half of the exercise in class and complete the other half for our homework.

A.us                                                                B.we

C.our                                                              D.ours

She devoted herself ___ to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.

A.strongly                                                              B.extremely

C.entirely                                                                      D.freely

—Excuse me,do you have the time?

—_______.

A.Yes,I do                                                       B.Of course,I have

C.A quarter to ten                                            D.No problem

—Bill,if it doesn’t rain,we can go straight on and spend more time in Vienna.

—______ I just want to hear Mozart.

A.Well done!                                                   B.No problem.

C.That’s great!                                                        D.That’s it.

_______,his idea was accepted by all the people at the meeting.

A.Strange as might it sound

B.As it might sound strange

C.As strange it might sound

D.Strange as it might sound

Charles Blackman:Alice in Wonderland

An Exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria(NGV),Australia

10 June-12 August 2007

Venue(地点)                The Ian Potter Centre

Admission                    Free entry

Charles Blackman is famous for his beautiful paintings of dreams.In 1956,he heard for the first time Lewis Carroll’s extraordinary tale of Alice in Wonderland—the story of a Victorian girl who falls down a rabbit hole,meets a lot of funny characters and experiences all kinds of things.At that time,Blackman’s wife was suffering from progressive blindness.The story of Alice moving through the strange situations,often disheartened by various events,was similar to his wife’s experiences.It also reflected so much of his own life.All this contributed to the completion of the Alice in Wonderland paintings.

Illustrator Workshop

Go straight to the experts for an introductory course in book illustration(插图).The course includes an introduction to the process of illustration and its techniques,workshop exercises and group projects.

Dates Sunday 17 June&Sunday 5Aug,10 am-1pm

Venue Gas Works Arts Park

Wonderful World

Celebrate the exhibition and Children’s Book Week with special activities just for the day,including a special visit from Alice and the White Rabbit.

Date Sunday 24 June,11 am-4 pm

Venue Exhibition Space,Level 3

Topsy-Turvy

Visit the exhibition or discover wonderful curiosities in artworks in the NGV Collection and make a magic world in a box.Alice and the White Rabbit will be with you.Walt Disney’s Alice in Wonderland will be screened.

Dates Sunday 8,15,22,29 July,and Tuesday 24-Friday 27 July,12 noon-3pm

Venue Theatre,NGV Australia

Drawing Workshop

Distortions of scale(比例失真)can make artworks strange but interesting.Find out how Charles Blackman distorted scale in his paintings to create a curious world,then experiment with scale in your own drawings.More information upon booking.

Date Friday 27 July,10:30 am-3 pm

Venue Foyer,Level 3

Charles Blackman’s paintings come from         .

A.his admiration for Lewis Carroll

B.his dream of becoming a famous artist

C.his wish to express his own feelings

D.his eagerness to cure his wife’s illness

Which two activities can you participate in on the same day?

A.Illustrator Workshop and Wonderful World.

B.Illustrator Workshop and Drawing Workshop.

C.Wonderful World and Topsy-Turvy.

D.Topsy-Turvy and Drawing Workshop.

To understand the Alice in Wonderland paintings,you should go to         .

A.Exhibition Space,Level 3                               B.Gas Works Arts Park

C.Theatre,NGV Australia                                  D.Foyer,Level 3

Activities concerning children’s books are to be held         .

A.on June 24,2007                                           B.on July 15,2007

C.on July 27,2007                                            D.on August 5,2007

This is a junior school.You should go to a senior school _______ girls of your age.

A.for                           B.about                        C.from                         D.to