Sally was fourteen．She studied in a middle school．She liked dancing and singing and 1 a lot of time on them．But she hated math and even decided to 2．Her father was worried about it．

It was Sunday. Sally’s father gave a call to his sister who 3 math in another school. He hoped she would come and tell his daughter 4 to learn math．The woman came and said，“You are a 5 girl．Sally．I’m sure you will soon learn math well if you do your 6．”

“I’m afraid I can’t，Aunt，”said Sally．“Girls 7 be good at math.”

“I don’t think so，”said the woman．“1 was good at it when 1 was a 8．You must do more 9 and try different Ways to solve(解决)math problems until you work them out，or at least 10 them better. Here is a math 11．Please think it over and see if you can work it out.

“OK,” said the girl. “Let me   12 ”

About an hour later Sally   13 the exercise book to her aunt and said, “I’ve tried many times and worked out the problem at last!”

“Well done!” her aunt looked at her answer and said 14 , “Now you see, math is not as difficult as you   15  ”

1.                A．spent          B．paid           C．took D．cost

 

2.                A．put it away      B．give it up        C．give it away    D．put it up

 

3.                A．taught          B．found          C．liked D．studied

 

4.                A．when          B．where          C．how D．why

 

5.                A．strange         B．poor           C．thin  D．clever

 

6.                A．well           B．good           C．better    D．best

 

7.                A．can’t         B．mustn’t        C．needn’t D．shouldn’t

 

8.                A．woman         B．doctor          C．girl  D．teacher

 

9.                A．reading         B．sports          C．housework    D．exercises

 

10.               A．write          B．understand      C．copy  D．discuss

 

11.               A．book          B．game          C．problem   D．answer

 

12.               A．say            B．try            C．use   D．make

 

13.               A．left            B．took           C．bought    D．moved

 

14.               A．angrily         B．quietly         C．sadly D．happily

 

15.               A．saw           B．heard          C．asked D．thought

 

 

阅读下面短文，掌握大意。然后从A.B.C.D四个选项中选出最佳选项 

I was waiting for the bus when I met the woman. “You look   26  . Come and sit here,” she said. “ 27   are you going?”

“I don’t know. I just want to catch a  28    and see what it will be like at the end.”

“I’m afraid you’ll see  29   there. Why don’t you enjoy the sights on the way?”

“How can I do that while my heart’s   30   ?” I asked sadly. My best friend had left me.

The woman seemed to understand my feeling. “Don’t cry, little girl. I’ve had a similar experience to you. Thirty-five   31   ago, my husband left our three children and me. I was deadly sad. I decided to kill myself and the children, so I took    32   to the sea.   33   ，they seemed to know what would happen, so they   34   loudly. Their cry suddenly woke me 35   . How could I  36    my hope to live for one of life’s problems? After that, I worked hard to raise the children. Now they all live   37    and one of them has his own family.

Then the woman gave me a   38  , “We should never wait for the door to   39     before us. We should find the key to the  40   or try to find another way”

The bus came and I got on it with a smile

1.A. tired	B. excited	C. happy	D. well
2.A. What	B. How	C. Where	D. When
3.A. train	B. bus	C. boat	D. plane
4.A. nothing	B. everything	C. something	D. anything
5.A. smiling	B. breaking	C. singing	D. dancing
6.A. days	B. weeks	C. months	D. years
7.A. her	B. them	C. him	D. it
8.A. So	B. Or	C. Besides	D. However
9.A. laughed	B. talked	C. spoke	D. cried
10.A. in	B. out	C. up	D. down
11.A. give away	B. give up	C. get up	D. stand up
12.A. happily	B. sadly	C. badly	D. hopeless
13.A. cry	B. shout	C. hit	D. smile
14.A. open	B. close	C. lock	D. mend
15.A. classroom	B. office	C. door	D. shop

 

Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.

      "I don't sing," said the man.

     But the lady told the waiter, "I'm tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!

     The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!'

     So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!

     He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

     You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all ff you just sit on your talent.

1. The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.

    A. she had paid him for this           B. she knew him very well

     C. she wanted to have a change       D. she enjoyed his singing

2. Nat King Cole succeeded because _____.

    A. the lady helped him a lot            B. he caught the chance

     C. he continued to play in the bar       D. he stopped playing the piano

3.The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean"

A. fail to realize          B. forget to use

C. try to develop          D. manage to show

4.From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____.

     A. hide it and wait       B. ask others for help

    C. pay no attention to it     D. work hard to improve yourself

5. Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?

     A. Sing in the Bar              B. Achieve Success in Life

     C. Never Lose Heart            D. Find Your Hidden Talent

 

What do you think of singing? If you love it, you will like the TV show Don’t Forget the Lyrics. It is a popular singing show in America. This program started from July 11th, 2007.
So how does this new singing show work? The contestants need to have much knowledge(知识) of lyrics. In the show, the contestants have to sing the songs with right lyrics. When he finishes a song with wrong lyrics, he can’t sing again. If he finishes all ten songs with right lyrics, he is the winner and he can get a very good prize.
You may say, “I can’t sing well, but I remember many lyrics of beautiful songs. Can I join it?”
Don’t worry!
The show says, “You don’t have to sing it well. You just have to sing it right.” Every music lover can join it.
【小题1】What is Don’t Forget the Lyrics?

A．A popular singing show.	B．A popular story
C．A popular movie	D．A popular song.

【小题2】When did Don’t Forget the Lyrics come out?

A．In the year 2000.	B．In the year 2005.
C．In the year 2007.	D．In the year 2010.

【小题3】What does the underlined word“contestants” mean?

A．Famous singers or actors.

B．The best performers.

C．Participants (参与者) in the singing competition.

D．The successful musicians.

【小题4】How many songs should you finish singing right if you want to win the good prize?

A．Five.

B．Seven.

C． Eight .

D．Ten.