Who is the best-known host for talk show in the USA? Oprah Gail Winfrey, of course! So when she said she would stop hosting the talk show in the new year，other talk show hosts are mad with joy!

Oprah Gail Winfrey is a black woman．She was born in a small village in America on January 29，1954．Her parents were very poor．For her family，life seemed to hold no promise．Being black and a woman made life even more difficult in America at that time．But there was nothing that could stop Oprah．She was a bright girl at school．In 1971，while still in high school，she began working part-time on a radio program．After graduation at the age of 19，she started working for television and began hosting the local evening news．A few years later，she won a college scholarship（ 奖学金 ）that allowed her to go to university．In 1984，she moved to Chicago．There she became the hostess of talk show．

Oprah is quick-minded．Many famous people appear in her talk show，including Michael Jackson，who never accepted such interview before 1993．Her talk show has become the best programme of its kind in history．Viewers like her programme because she does her work in a natural way and she is just like a close friend，sharing with them everything she knows，from the diet to the outside world．

Oprah has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century and beyond，the greatest black philanthropist（慈善家）in American history，and was once the world’s only black woman billionaire（亿万富翁）。She is als0，according to some survey，the most influential woman in the world．

1．What programme does Oprah Winfrey host?

A．Talk show．        B．Game show．       C．Documentary．     D．News．

2．Which of the following did NOT make life difficult for Oprah in her early life?

A．She was born in a poor family．              B．She was black．

C．She was born in a small village．              D．She was a woman．

3．When did Oprah start working for television?

A．In 1954．          B．In 1971．          C．In 1973．          D．In 1984．

4．Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?

A．Oprah has never interviewed Michael Jackson．

B．Oprah doesn't like doing charities．

C．Oprah is the only black woman billionaire in the world now．

D．Oprah is a black woman of great achievements．

Michael Jackson is one of the world’s best singers. Michael Jackson was born in the middle west of Gary, Indiana, in 1958. He began singing with his four brothers. They called the group “Jackson Five”. The group became very popular after appearing on a television progam. They started singing in 1965, became popular soon. In 1970 the group made their first record the name of “I Want You Back”. It was very popular. One of their hit records was “Never Say Goodbye”.
Michael was good at dancing as well as singing, for example, his dance moves and moon walking. He was asked to act in a film in 1978 for the first time, in the same year he made a record on his own, which sold eight million copies all over the world.
Michael nearly didn’t go out because he was too famous. Once his fans went off in a faint（晕倒） when they saw him at the concert. No one can do it by now. He lived in a large house and kept lots of animals. He never ate meat. He often raises money for charity. This made him win the Guinness World Records（吉尼斯世界纪录）in 2006. He died on June 25th, 2009, but he would live in our heart forever.
【小题1】What’s the name of their first record?

A．“Never Say Goodbye”	B．“See You, See Me”
C．“I Want You Back”	D．“On the World”

【小题2】Michael was good at __________ according to the passage.

A．rock music	B．street dance
C．playing the piano	D．moon walking

【小题3】Why did Mochael have to stay at home most of the time?

A．Because he was too famous

B．Because he often felt lonely.

C．Because he had no friends

D．Because his company asked him to do so

Recently，an Internet game has become one fashion among young office workers and students．People can“farm” on a piece of “land” and “grow” ，“sell”or even“steal” “vegetables” ，“flowers”and “fruits” on the Net．They can earn some E-money and buy more“seeds” ，“pets” and even“houses”．
Huang Lin interviewed some young people．Here are their opinions．
Wang Hua：I don't quite understand why they are so mad about the children game．Maybe they are just not confident enough to face the real world．
Zhang Ming：I enjoy putting some“bugs”in my friends’gardens and we’ve become closer because of the game．Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it．
Li Ming：You know，people in the city are longing for the life in the countryside．It reduces my work pressure；besides，it gives me the exciting experience of being a“thief”．
Zhou Xiaojun：Well，it's just a waste of time．Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they cannot focus on  their study．
【小题1】According to the passage，people can’t      things in this game．
A．grow         B．borrow           C．steal    
【小题2】Among the people Huang Lin interviewed，      likes the game while         dislikes the game．
A．Li Ming；Zhang Ming   
B．Zhang Ming；Wang Hua
C．Li Ming；Zhou Xiaojun  
【小题3】From Li Ming’s words，we can guess that he’s most probably     
A．his father     B．an office worker      C． a thief
【小题4】Which is NOT the reason why people like the game?
A．They are longing for country life．
B．The game can relax people and give them a new experience．
C．They are confident enough to face the real world．
【小题5】Where can you find this passage?
A．In a car magazine．
B．In an advertisement．
C．In a newspaper

补全对话 从方框中选出正确的句子补全对话。（10分）

Kangkang: Hello, Michael!

Michael:  ______1_________

Kangkang: What are you doing there ?

Michael:  ______2_________

Kangkang: What’s the matter with it ?

Michael:  _____3____ I press the “ON”button but nothing happened.

Kangkang: Well, are you sure you plugged it in ?

Michael:  _____4_________

Kangkang: You’d better ask our computer teacher for help.

Michael:  _____5_________