Last month when I was taking part in a US college interview, I was asked, “ what makes you special ? ” In fact I had answered questions likes this many times since I decided to go to college in the US .college paid special attention to different achievement . For example, a person who is very good at math can go to a famous college but also can be a good football player .

This experience made me think again that I must try to find where my own interests might lead me . To be honest, it was not easy . However, I never felt sorry to choose this way because it helped me understand myself . If I took the College Entrance Examination,as we call it gaokao in China, it could never possibly do .

When I entered high school, I took gaokao seriously because it seemed to me a great way to show how good at my lessons . However,as I grew older, I realized gaokao did make me work hard at my lessons, but the pressure also pushed many other activities out of my life, like guitar―playing . Although I had no time for it, I will still get to it in the future .

No doubt, gaokao provides a way of choosing those who are successful in their studies . But it is really important for all of us to rethink what “ talent ” really is today . This is because we now live in a world in which all of our other human qualities ( 品质）are needed for success, not just the high grade .

Ken Robinson once said, “ the society depends on different kinds of talents . ”  However, gaokao pays too attention  to a person’s grades but little to his other qualities. And it is these qualities that makes life colorful and fun .

As high school students, we can not change the present situation of eduction, but we are always free to think outside of the box . Although good school grade is still useful, I hope one day we will see our education also welcomes the amazing possibilities in different people .

1.The US College pay special attention to ________.

A．students’family background .

B．the different achievement

C．students’ideas about way of life .

D．the school a student is from .

2.When at high school, the writer ________.

A．had a lot of activities .

B．did not work hard at her lessons .

C．did well in gaokao

D．had no time to play the guitar .

3.From the passage, we know that the writer may ________.

A．go to college in America .

B．give up the US college interview .

C．become a good football player in the US.

D．change the present situation of eduction .

4.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. My school life abroad.             B. Different exams in the US.

C My view on gaokao           D. The importance of school grades

My name is Sally. I study in a great middle school in our city．I take a l to school every day. Our yellow school bus is 2 ，and it can hold(容纳)40 people at a time．The driver（司机)is very nice. He says“hello”to us when he  3 us every morning. On the school bus, I make friends with some students  4 other grades(年级)．We usually  5 about our families, friends and school lives.

Tina is our  6 teacher．She also takes the school bus to work every day．She’s beautiful and her English classes are  7 interesting. On the bus，she often tells us something about life. She is  8 a friend to us．We all like to listen to her  9 we call learn(学习)a lot from her. The school bus brings(带来) me lots of  10 . It makes my life interesting．

1.A. car    B. bus     C. train

2.A. big    B. quick    C. old

3.A. asks    B. meets    C. leaves

4.A. for    B．with    C. from

5.A. talk    B. think    C. dream

6.A. Chinese B. math    C. English

7.A. either  B. also    C. only

8.A. for    B. with    C．like

9.A. so     B. because  C. but

10.A. fun    B. health   C.problems

My name is Tom. My best friends are John and Ann. John lives near my house and we are in the same class. He’s tall and thin, he has blonde hair and blue eyes. He is polite and very clever. He is very good at math and sometimes helps me with my homework sometimes. He usually wears jeans and a blue T--shirt. We three often play basketball in a nearby park.
My friend Ann studies at another school.
She’s short and slim(苗条的) with straight brown hair and brown eyes. She’s a little bit shy. We all have Kong fu lessons every Tuesday and Friday afternoon. We love Kung fu very much. Ann is really good at Kung fu. We call her the “Kong fu girl”. Sometimes she practices Kung fu with us. She loves wearing a T—shirts and a hat. The three of us have great fun together.
【小题1】What does John look like?

My name is Sally. I study in a great middle school in our city．I take a l to school every day. Our yellow school bus is 2 ，and it can hold(容纳)40 people at a time．The driver（司机)is very nice. He says“hello”to us when he  3 us every morning. On the school bus, I make friends with some students  4 other grades(年级)．We usually  5 about our families, friends and school lives.
Tina is our  6 teacher．She also takes the school bus to work every day．She’s beautiful and her English classes are  7 interesting. On the bus，she often tells us something about life. She is  8 a friend to us．We all like to listen to her  9 we call learn(学习)a lot from her. The school bus brings(带来) me lots of  10 . It makes my life interesting．
【小题1】A. car    B. bus     C. train
【小题2】A. big    B. quick    C. old
【小题3】A. asks    B. meets    C. leaves
【小题4】A. for    B．with    C. from
【小题5】A. talk    B. think    C. dream
【小题6】A. Chinese B. math    C. English
【小题7】A. either  B. also    C. only
【小题8】A. for    B. with    C．like
【小题9】A. so     B. because  C. but
【小题10】A. fun    B. health   C.problems