US Boy, 9, Plans to Take Balloon Flight Alone ALBUQERQUE. New Mexico — Bobby Bradley is ready. He has been training for about five years and learned from some of the   most experienced and decorated pilots in the sport of ballooning.

BENGHAZI, Libya — Muammar Gadhafi accepted an African Union(AU) plan to end the Libyan civil war but the opposite said on Monday there could be no deal unless he leaves office.

NEW YORK — A new book written by Amy Chua on her super-. strict parenting—Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has raised media (媒体) storm and strong arguments in the US. Amy Chua is the mother of two teenage girls. In the book she describes her efforts to give her children what she describes as a traditional, strict "Chinese" way of bringing up children.

TOKYO — The operator of Japan's quake-hit nuclear plant( 受地震袭击的核电站) said on Sunday it aims to reduce radiation leaks(辐射泄漏) in three months and achieve a "cold shutdown" in six to nine months.

LOS ANGELES — Sunday night, the 83 annual (每年一度的) Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles. Colin Firth won the Best Actor for his role in "The King's Speech”, and Natalie Port man won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in " Black Swan".

 

Judge the following sentences True (T) or False (F).

1.A 9-year-old American boy is ready to take a balloon flight on his own after training for about five years.

2.Gadhafi agreed to end the Libyan civil war but the opposite wouldn't accept it if he leaves office.

3."Tiger Mother" parenting raises media storm in the US, but all people agree other traditional, strict "Chinese" way of bringing up children.

4.Japan tries to fix radiation leaks in 9 months.

5. Natalie won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "The King's Speech" while Co­lin won the Best Actor for his role in "Black Swan. "

 

USBoy, 9, Plans to Take Balloon Flight Alone ALBUQERQUE. New Mexico — Bobby Bradley is ready. He has been training for about five years and learned from some of the most experienced and decorated pilots in the sport of ballooning.

BENGHAZI, Libya — Muammar Gadhafi accepted an African Union(AU) plan to end the Libyan civil war but the opposite said on Monday there could be no deal unless he leaves office.

NEW YORK — A new book written by Amy Chua on her super-. strict parenting—Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has raised media (媒体) storm and strong arguments in the US. Amy Chua is the mother of two teenage girls. In the book she describes her efforts to give her children what she describes as a traditional, strict "Chinese" way of bringing up children.

TOKYO — The operator of Japan’s quake-hit nuclear plant( 受地震袭击的核电站) said on Sunday it aims to reduce radiation leaks(辐射泄漏) in three months and achieve a "cold shutdown" in six to nine months.

LOS ANGELES — Sunday night, the 83 annual (每年一度的) Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles. Colin Firth won the Best Actor for his role in "The King’s Speech”, and Natalie Port man won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in " Black Swan".

 
Judge the following sentences True (T) or False (F).
【小题1】A 9-year-old American boy is ready to take a balloon flight on his own after training for about five years.
【小题2】Gadhafi agreed to end the Libyan civil war but the opposite wouldn’t accept it if he leaves office.
【小题3】"Tiger Mother" parenting raises media storm in the US, but all people agree other traditional, strict "Chinese" way of bringing up children.
【小题4】Japan tries to fix radiation leaks in 9 months.
【小题5】 Natalie won the Best Actress Oscar for her role in "The King’s Speech" while Co­lin won the Best Actor for his role in "Black Swan. "

　　Do you wish you had a magic gourd（葫芦）to help you get everything you want? You may think twice and say“no”after you watch the planned Disney film“The Secret of the Magic Gourd”! It’s the first project Disney will co-produce in China. Based on（依据）a famous Chinese tale, the film is expected to open next year. In the story, Wang Bao is a lively and ‘imaginative young boy. He dreams of having something magic to keep him out of trouble at school and in his everyday life. One day, he finds a real Magic Gourd. The Gourd helps him realize everything he needs or wants to do. He just has to think about it! The Gourd adopts（认）Wang as his master and answers his every call. The gourd helps Wang catch big fish when he goes fishing. It fixes the boys’ models quickly, and always does his homework on time. The boy just sits to wait for everything to happen. But he slowly learns his wishes come at a price. When the boy wants to borrow a picture book in the library, the book’s stolen instantly into his schoolbag. When he wishes to get the answers in an exam, his classmate’s paper flies onto his desk! This time the teacher finds out, and Wang’s in big trouble. The gourd brings chaos（混乱）to Wang’s life, at school and in his neighbourhood. It’s up to Wang to find the courage to give up his secret friend. Will he make up his mind? The film will give you the message that working hard to earn things truly matters.

(1) The article is written to ________.

[　　]

A．warn people not to be lazy

B．introduce a movie for kids

C．advertise a magic gourd

(2) The film teaches us that ________.

[　　]

A．you can succeed without help from others

B．them is magic power in the world

C．one can not succeed without hard work

(3) What does Wang Bao have to do m make the gourd work for him?

[　　]

A．He has to speak to the gourd.

B．He has to beat the gourd hard.

C．He just needs to imagine what he wants.

(4) The underlined phrase means that Wang Bao ________.

[　　]

A．gets into trouble after the gourd helps him

B．can get whatever he wants free of charge

C．has to pay a high price to keep the gourd

根据短文内容及首字母提示，补全空格内单词，使短文完整、通顺。（10分）

 

As teenagers, you have many dreams. These dreams can be very big, such as winning the Nobel Prize, or they can be small. You may just want to become one of the top ten students in your c  1.  .

   Once you find a dream, what do you do w  2.  it? Do you ever try to make your dream real?

   Follow Your Heart by Australian writer Andrew Matthews tells us that m  3.  our dreams real is life’s biggest challenge.

   You may think you’re not very good at some school subjects, or that it isn’t possible for you to become a writer. These kinds of thoughts p  4.  you from reaching your dream, the book says.

   In f  5.  , everyone can make his dream come true. The first thing you must do is to remember the dream in your mind.

   D  6.  let it leave your heart.Keep telling yourself what you want. Do this step by step and your dream will come true faster because a big dream is made up of many small o  7.  . Please never give them up.

   There will be difficulties on the road to your dreams. But the biggest comes from yourself. You need to d  8.  which is the most important. Studying i   9.   of watching TV will lead to better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book. As you get c  10.  to your dream, it may change a little. This is good as you have the chance to learn more skills and find new interests.