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stop smoking;  because of;  are made to;  such as;  have no choice

From January1, 2009 Hong Kong banned(禁止）smoking in most public places. The places include restaurant, workplaces, schools or karaoke bars. And from July1, 2009, it banned some other public places   1.     nightclubs, bars or bathhouses. Even smoking in some outdoor places is against the law. For example, beaches, sports ground, museums and most areas of public parks. Hong Kong hopes the ban can prevent people from smoking passively. What’s passive smoking? When people smoke in a restaurant or on a bus, others   2.    breathe the smoke too. They don’t want to smoke but they    3.   . It does harm to people’s health. And it’ll be better if more people in Hong Kong give up smoking    4.     the ban.

    If someone breaks the ban, he will have to pay up to HK$5, 000. Now more and more citizen begin to     5.   . Today’s Hong Kong is becoming more and more attractive.

 

When Ron Clark began teaching in 1995, his teacher gave him this advice, “If you can  1  the life of one child, you’ll be a success.” Up to now, Ron still doesn’t agree with that advice. When Ron entered a class, he decided to change every student’s life for the better.

Ron never planned on being a teacher. After  2 , he travelled around the world, living a life  3  of adventures(冒险), but after getting terribly sick, he went back to his hometown, North Carolina. Then he got  4  again and taught at a school there. “From then on it was like magic — I fell in love with teaching.” said Ron. After five years of teaching, he heard that some schools in East Harlem, New York were failing because there were  6  good teachers. “At that moment I had a(n)  6— it was like a calling,” he said. “And so I said, ‘I’m going to do it.”

Before school started, Ron went to every single student’s home to  7  with their families. He gave his students his home phone number, so if they had any  8  with their homework, they could call him. To connect with his students, Ron knew he should use special  9  of teaching. He learned to play funny games with them, gave them  10  lessons, and spent his time showing students  11  New York’s tourist attractions. His students studied harder and behaved better in  12 .

Because of his  13  in North Carolina and Harlem, Ron Clark has become one of the most successful teachers in America. And his book called The Essential 55, more than  14  else, has become very popular in the world.

Sold in over 25  15 , The Essential 55 has encouraged teachers around the world to influence the lives of all of their students. Ron Clark is now starting a new school in Atlanta, Georgia — probably his biggest adventure!

1.                A．live            B．influence       C．make D．choose

 

2.                A．school         B．work           C．class D．college

 

3.                A．filled           B．fond           C．proud    D．full

 

4.                A．terrible         B．well            C．sick  D．pleased

 

5.                A．some          B．few            C．many D．more

 

6.                A．feeling         B．idea           C．view D．mind

 

7.                A．play           B．study           C．deal D．meet

 

8.                A．information     B．advice          C．task  D．trouble

 

9.                A．ways           B．goals           C．rules D．aims

 

10.               A．friendly        B．nicely          C．lively D．lovely

 

11.               A．across         B．along          C．around    D．at

 

12.               A．subject         B．lesson          C．return D．score

 

13.               A．effects         B．affects         C．works D．efforts

 

14.               A．anywhere       B．anyone         C．anything   D．nothing

 

15.               A．towns          B．cities          C．countries  D．universities

 

 

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days.        he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a        future.

When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be        his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months       , he found a new job in a big       . Workers in this company        traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to        it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The        thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he        the company.

He was so        at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a         shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he        reading books. Three years later, he        the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three        and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.

“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most        thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”

1.A. While                           B. When                     C. Until                                 D. If

2.A. bad                         B. bright                       C. coming                            D. interesting

3.A. tired of                         B. crazy about                      C. interested in          D. afraid of

4.A. ago                          B. before                     C. later                                 D. afterwards

5.A. factory                          B. shop                                  C. school                               D. company

6.A. hardly                          B. usually                             C. seldom                            D. never

7.A. like                           B. prefer                                C. hate                                  D. practise

8.A. worst                   B. happiest                           C. best                                   D. strangest

9.A. reached                        B. called                                C. left                                    D. started

10.A. happy                        B. energetic                       C. rich                                 D. poor

11.A. cloth                           B. fruit                                 C. book                      D. dress

12.A. enjoyed                B. finished                    C. began                               D. forgot

13.A. married                    B. knew                     C. met                                 D. visited

14.A. sisters                        B. brothers                      C. cousins                            D. children

15.A. difficult             B. important                         C. amazing                            D. Boring

 

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Nelson Mandela, former South African president, was born in an African royal family on July 18, 1918. His great-grandfather was a king and his f   1.  was a clan chief(部落酋长) . But Mandela chose a life path of revolution(革命) i   2.   of royalty(皇室成员). At that time, South Africa was ruled by racism(种族主义). In 1948, the government passed a law that stopped black people from l   3.    or traveling where they wanted. Black people didn’t have the right(权利) to v   4.   , either. Mandela didn’t think that was r   5.  . He organized many campaigns against it. Because of this, in 1962, he was a  6.   . He spent 27 years in prison. A   7.  he was set free in 1990, he chose to forgive his enemies. He shook hands with the people who wanted him d   8.   . He also encouraged black people to forgive whites. His efforts won himself the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and a year later, for the first time in South Africa’s history, black people stood in line with whites to vote. Mandela, at the age of 75, b   9.    the first black president of South Africa. On Dec 5, Mandela p  10.   away at the age of 95.

 

The retired basketball star Yao Ming ,whose basketball career was cut by injury, has started classes at Shanghai Jiaotong University, one of the top universities in his hometown of Shanghai.

Yao Ming said that he studied for himself, not as a show for others. He also joked to reporters after his first day of classes that “ The teacher showed me some mercy(宽容) and did not leave me any homework.”.

At the former Houston Rockets center, Yao Ming played in three Olympics. He increased the NBA’s influence in China. He’s studying math, English, and modern Chinese history, hoping they will help his business career. Unlike other students, Yao Ming has chosen to study different subjects, including finance(金融)，because he hopes to _apply_ the knowledge to his business.

1.Why did Yao Ming choose to go back to school?

A．To find a job easily.                      B．To help his business career.

C．To increase the NBA’s influence.           D．To make a show for others.

2.Which statement is _not mentioned_?

A．Yao Ming has studied in Shanghai Jiaotong University.

B．Yao Ming retired because of injuries.

C．Yao Ming is studying history, biology and art.

D．Yao Ming played in three Olympics.

3.Which word is the most similar to the word “_apply_” according to the text?

A．Choose.           B．Help.             C．Use              D．Ask.

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A. Yao Ming is still in NBA.

B.Yao Ming chose the same subject as others.

C. Yao Ming has worked for Houston Rockets.

D. Yao Ming’s teacher left him homework.