The famous research scientist Stephen Glenn, who had made very important medical achievements. was being interviewed by a new  reporter asked Stephen Glenn so much more creative than other.

He said that it all came  from an experience with his mother that happened when he was two years old. He tried to carry a bottle of milk form the refrigerator. But tried to carry a bottle of milk sprinkled all over the kitchen floor.

 When his mother came into the kitchen, instead of complaining about it ,she said , “Robert, what a of complaining about it ,she said, “Robert, what a great and wonderful mess you have made! Well, the terrible thing has already been done . Would you like to get down and play in the milk form a few minutes before we clean it up?”

 Indeed, he did. After a few minutes , his mother said ,”You know , Robert , whenever you make a mess like this , you have to clean it up . We could use a sponge or a towel. Which do you prefer?” He chose the sponge and together they cleaned up the milk.

 His mother. then said, “You know , what we have here is a failed experiment in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands .Let’s go out in the back yard and fill the bottle with water and see if you can discover a way to carry it without dropping it “  The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the op near the lip(容器的嘴)with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it What a wonderful lesson! At that moment he knew that he didn’t need to be afraid to make mistakes and mistakes were just opportunities for learning something new.

1.What does Stephen Glenn do?

        A. A research scientist.

        B. A famous doctor.

        C. A science teacher.

        D. A  newspaper  reporter.

2.When Stephen Glenn's mother saw the mess in  the kitchen, she was______

        A. angry  B. patient  C  happy  D. sad

3._______cleaned up the floor of the kitchen.

        A. No one       B. The baby-sitter

        C. Stephen Glenn and his mother

        D, Stephen Glenn's father

4.How did  Stephen  GIenn  learn Io carry a bottle of milk without dropping it?

        A. He tried carrying it over and over again.

        B. He experimented by carrying a bottle of water.

        C. He did as what his mother told him to.

        D. His teacher told him.

假如你是李华，就个人爱好带来的困惑给英国朋友Stephen发电子邮件进行交流并请求帮助。
要点：

用括号内所给动词的正确形式填空
【小题1】Look! Our teacher _____( have) a new teddy bear.
【小题2】“Mike,_______( not stay ) out too late.” His mother says.
【小题3】Mum, could you tell me what _____________ (wear) at the party?
【小题4】       (be) there any interesting sports news in today’s newspaper?
【小题5】Stephen with his parents often_____________ ( watch ) TV news at seven in the evening.
【小题6】The park is far from here. What about ________________ (ride) bikes?
【小题7】Why ________ you ___________ (not share ) the umbrella with him ?
【小题8】It’s nine o’clock. Tom and I _____________  (chat) on the Internet.

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择最佳选项。
【小题1】In_____, people are supposed to kiss when they meet for the first time.

Electronic (电子的) books, or e-books, have changed the way many of us read. Now, electronic textbooks are changing the way many students    1  . Many schools in Washington have begun using online course materials for their students. Rather than using a regular textbook, it’s all online.

“Our students are ready to use resources (资源) from different   2  ,” said the head teacher, Peter Noonan. He talked about the   3   of electronic textbooks to a reporter. “The world is changing   4 . Online textbooks can change right along with the things that are happening.  Besides, electronic textbooks   5  less than regular textbooks. We need to pay $8 million for the regular textbooks for our students, but we only need to spend $6 million   6   the electronic textbooks,” said Peter Noonan.

Students have different ideas about the change,   7  most like it. “I don’t have to carry a textbook around, so that is   8  ,” said a high school student named Melanie Reuter. Maria didn’t   9 . “I don’t like it because the Internet sometimes doesn’t work.”

Some students don’t have a computer or can’t go online at home. Stephen is   10  of them. But he said, “I can go to the library, or go to a friend’s house, to go online.”

1.                A．eat            B．learn           C．sleep     D．walk

2.                A．newspapers     B．schools         C．places    D．grades

3.                A．advantages      B．progress        C．messages D．environment

4.                A．normally        B．slowly          C．possibly  D．fast

5.                A．happened       B．cost            C．ended    D．behaved

6.                A．for            B．in             C．at   D．on

7.                A．but            B．or             C．until D．and

8.                A．polite          B．rude           C．good D．bad

9.                A．appear         B．stay            C．agree    D．arrive

10.               A．another        B．one           C．other     D．neither