Justin Bieber used to be an ordinary Canadian boy, but his life totally changed in 2008. With his great musical talent, this seventeen-year-old boy has become a superstar in the music industry.

Justin Drew Bieber was born in 1994 in Stratford, Ontario and was raised by his single mother. Bieber learned to play musical instruments when he was very young. In 2007, he took part in a local singing competition in his hometown, and he did it just for fun. He never took singing lessons before but surprisingly he placed second in the competition. Then, with the help of his mother, he uploaded (上传) videos of him singing on a website and they successfully attracted the attention of thousands of viewers. His videos got popular through word of mouth and some of them have received up to 10,000,000 views.

Justin Bieber would have never gotten a career in the music business without his videos. Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive (主管) of So So Def Recordings, had watched Bieber’s videos and he was impressed by the boy’s talent. Braun then contacted Bieber and he flew the boy into Atlanta seven months after the first video was posted. Bieber showed his talent in singing as well as his ability in playing musical instruments. He then got a record deal.

In 2009, Justin Bieber released (发行) his first single “One Time” while he was recording the debut album (首张专辑). The single “One Time” tells a story about love. This song had success not only in Canada and the US, but also in the international market. Then he released his debut album “My World 2.0” in 2010 and the song “Baby” became the lead single. This album successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries. In June 2010, he started his first world tour in Hartford, Connecticut. One month later, he started recording his second album.

1.Justin Bieber’s career in music began to take off when _____.

A．he met with Scooter Braun

B．he released his debut album

C．he won second place in a competition

D．his singing videos were uploaded to a website

2.It can be inferred from the text that Justin Bieber _____.

A．owed his success to good luck

B．showed a gift for music when he was young

C．is the youngest superstar ever in the music industry

D．released his debut album with the help of Scooter Braun

3.What do we learn about Justin Bieber’s “One Time” according to the text?

A．It is about love and was released in 2010.

B．It attracted the world’s attention after released.

C．It successfully entered the Top Ten Charts in seven countries.

D．It is the lead single of his debut album “My World 2.0”.

4.What is the best title for the text?

A．Justin Bieber’s journey to success

B．Lucky boy — Justin Bieber

C．What made Justin Bieber a singer?

D．Secrets of Justin Bieber’s success

Narasimha Das is on his way to feed 169,379 hungry children. Das is in charge of a kitchen in Vrindaban. The town is about a three-hour drive from India’s capital, New Delhi. Das gets to work at 3:00 a.m. Thirty workers are already working to make tens of thousands of rounds of bread. It will be brought to 1,516 schools in and around Vrindaban.

A Growing Problem

Going to school is difficult for more than 13 million children in India. They must go to work instead, or go hungry. That’s why India began the Mid-Day Meal Scheme, the largest school-lunch program in the world. A free lunch encourages children to come to school and gives them the energy they need for learning. The program began in the 1960s.

The kitchen in Vrindaban is run by the Akshaya Patra Foundation. It is one of the lunch program’s biggest partners. “Just $11.50 can feed one child for an entire year,” said Madhu Sridhar, president of the Akshaya Patra Foundation.

Lunch Is Served!

The Akshaya Patra food truck arrives at Gopalgarh Primary School. Since the program started, the number of underweight children has gone down. The children get foods they need — as long as they finish what’s on their plates.

1.The kitchen in Vrindaban supplies food to _____.

A．the poor                              B．the old

C．college students                        D．school children

2.Why is it difficult for children to go to school in India?

A．Because there are not enough teachers.

B．Because there are not enough schools.

C．Because they have to work to make money.

D．Because their parents refuse to send them to school.

3.Which of the following about the Mid-Day Meal Scheme is NOT true?

A．It is run by Narasimha Das.

B．It has been carried out for about 50 years.

C．It is to encourage children to go to school.

D．It is the largest school-lunch program in the world.

单词拼写. (注意单词形式，每小题1分，共10分)

1.Just for once, nobody could _________(指责) them of lacking ambition.

2.I don’t think he _________(故意地) tried to hurt you..

3.Arriving late won’t create a very favourable ___________(印象).

4.We plan to finish the _________(调整) of the equipment before Sunday.

5.I am an _______(乐观的) and humorous guy.

6.It is difficult to ______(预见) what the long-term effects of the accident will be.

7.You can come whenever it is _______(方便的) to you.

8.It seemed that the water was to __________(责怪).

9.John Snow wanted to the _________(挑战) and solved the problem.

10.What first _________(吸引) me to her was her sense of humour.

Yang Li, a five-year-old girl living next door to me, very clever. Because she is not old enough to go to the school, she often asks me to teach herself to read, write and draw. She studies hardly and soon she learns a lot. One evening last month I was doing my English homeworks when she came to my house. She asked me how I learned English. “You would find English a bridge for so much knowledge,” I said. She then wanted to learn English, either. She has learned many English words so far but her parents are very grateful to me.

假如你是王林，你的美国笔友Henry最近将来四川旅游，特意发来电子邮件询问有关旅游景点的情况。请你根据以下要点，用英语回一封电子邮件，并表示盼望他的到来。

旅游资源：有许多世界著名的风景名胜，如九寨沟（湖水清澈，色彩斑斓），都江堰水利工程Dujiangyan Irrigation Project（2000多年的历史，仍在发挥作用）

相关信息：气候宜人，交通方便

注意：

词数100左右，信得开头和结尾已为你写好（不计入总词数）；

可根据内容要点适当增加细节，使行文连贯；

重点词汇：1）.在…方面很丰富    2).名胜古迹  3）. 因…而著名  4). 此外    5）起重要作用

 --- Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there ?

--- No, it _______ be him--- I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses.

A．can’t            B． must not         C．won’t           D．may not

The book, which ____ for children under 10, was ____ with adults readers.

A．intends, familiar                        B．is intended, popular

C．intends, popular                        D．is intended, familiar

It was because of his illness _____ the meeting had to be put off.

A．which            B．what             C．that              D．so that

There is still much to discuss. We shall, ____, return to the problem next time.

A．however          B．therefore         C．besides           D．anyhow

You’d better go there by train. The train ticket is _____ the airplane ticket.

A．as cheap three times as                   B．as three times cheap as

C．three times cheaper than                 D．three times as cheaper as