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1.Who is from the USA?

2. What is Miehiko’s dream?

3. How old will Joma be when the 2008 Olympic Games are held?

4. Which sentence is RIGHT according to the passage?

A. People in Tibet will be able to get to Beijing by train in about two days.

B. Marie is now studying English in the USA.

C. The Qinghai Tibet Railway hasn’t been built yet.

D. Masha wants to be a reporter when she grows up.

5. The best title（题目）for this passage would be “______”.

He is a 16-year-old boy. __1__name is Alan Brown. Alan is __2__ American high school student. He lives at __3__ Road. Art and music __4__ his favourite subjects. He loves studying and also loves sports. He usually goes swimming three or four times every week. And he walks after supper every _5__. Cool water and clean air always make him happy. American students are quite different from __6__. On Saturdays, he often has parties __7__ his friends and they always enjoy themselves. On Sundays, he usually __8__ at home and watches TV.

In many classroom, it’s not 31   to find students spinning(旋转) their pens32  

They listen to their teachers.

Pen-spinning is also popular  33   Japanese students. It is a form of entertainment.

Recently, a pen-spinning competition was held in Tokyo, Japan. Ryuki Omura, a 16-year-old high school student, became the first pen-spinning   34   .

 276 people took part in the competition. They came from different age groups. Some

Were students    35   some were office workers. First, they 36      the videos of

their pen-spinning skills to the organizer’s websites. Then some of them came to the last round in Tokyo. 37      of them had 30 seconds to show their skills in front of 400 people,  38     reporters and fans. Omura took a pen from his little finger to the rest of his fingers, then to his palm(手掌) and the back of his hand. His wonderful show made him    39   the champion.

   Omura said he began learning pen-spinning only about 14 months ago. He did  40

in the competition. If you like to spin your pen, you can practice it in your spare time .But when you are in class, please don’t do that.

31. A. difficult        B. easy            C. common

32. A. before           B. when            C. after

33. A. for              B. between         C. among

34. A. chairman         B. captain         C. champion

35. A. or               B. and             C. with

36. A. were sent        B. sent            C. was sent

37. A. Each             B. Both            C. Every

38. A. includes         B. included        C. including

39. A. become           B. became          C. becomes

40. A. quite good       B. quite well      C. quite better

Can 16-year-old students drive to school? No, they shouldn’t ______ to drive because they aren’t serious enough.

1. A.
   allow
2. B.
   be allowed
3. C.
   allowed
4. D.
   have allowed

Tiffany, a 16-year-old girl, was very, shy. Last September, her best friend, Sophie, moved abroad with her family because she had to continue her studies in America. She even said she would not come back for at least a few years. Tiffany became    【小题1】  and helpless. "I was really sad the moment I heard the bad news and I didn't know what to do," Tiffany recalled (回忆). "I    【小题2】   myself in my room for a whole week. It was then that my aunt took me to a sports club one Saturday and I saw' so many young people playing various sports there. I signed up for a beginners' course in volleyball and since then I have been playing this sport. Now I practise twice a week there. It is wonderful playing sports in this club and I have made lots of    【小题3】  as well. What's more, I feel I am much healthier than before."
The most basic aim of playing sports is that you can improve your health even if you are not very good at sports.   【小题4】   , you can get to know a circle of people at your age while playing sports. Tiffany used to be a very quiet girl. Since she joined the sports club, she has opened up herself and now she has become very    【小题5】   and enjoys meeting and talking with others.
For most people, that is one of the attractions of joining a sports club. You can get to know other young people who have similar interests. You don't have to sit down and talk to strangers.
You go in for sports and it is easier to understand your partners on the same team. Now Tiffany is quite    【小题6】   her friends and she has also gained more confidence.
Try to do regular sports. The mind needs exercise as well as the body.