This novel was about an unbelievable but g   1.   adventure. Its author was a black businessman who was b   2.   up in America. In 1956, he visited Africa, his birthplace. One day, when he was w   3.   on the pavement near the bay enjoying the sea scenes, he lost his money and passport that he kept in an e   4.   So he went to the embassy to s   5.   help, but the ambassador with rude manners didn't p   6.  his staff to help though he bowed to him. S   7.   at his impatient face, he understood that it was the f   8.   of his skin colour that accounted for their rejection. So he decided to take a c   9.   to sail on a small boat home. He met a large amount of difficulty but was never stopped. On the c   10.  , difficulty pushed him to go ahead harder.

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【小题1】The proud man said he would rather s    ___   than beg for food.
【小题2】He is a famous p    _    and his poems are popular with the youth.
【小题3】In order to keep healthy, you’d better have a b  __      diet.
【小题4】 Everyone has his own strengths and w____________.
【小题5】He is very rich though he is always in r     __  .
【小题6】As a child, you are not p  __    to smoke.
【小题7】The little girl s____________ when she saw a mouse running by her feet.
【小题8】There is too much          (暴力) on TV.
【小题9】Those animals produced young generally by l__________ eggs.
【小题10】As everybody knows, smoking is h         to people’s health.

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As we all know, “Failure is the mother of s___________.”.

Nigeria gained its i______________ from Britain in 1960.

Tom and Jack said they would come, but they didn’t keep their w__________.

Though he did something wrong, she finally f____________ him.

We should a_________ great importance to education which later will shape our life.

We only had a b__________ talk because time is very limited.

Fewer people were e__________ in that company because of the latest economic crisis(危机).

Much to his r_________, his wife was saved.

The distant country is so p________ that I don’t want to go back to the noisy city.

He is very famous and his name is f_________ to every family.

President Barack Obama has complained about the loss of privacy that comes with being leader of the United States, regretting the loss of simple pleasures such as a long walk or a trip to the car wash or supermarket.
"I just miss – I miss being unknown," he said. "I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving to the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walks. I can't take a walk."
His dream, he said, was to "go through Central Park and watch folks passing by ... spend the day watching people – I miss that".
Faced with criticism for playing more golf than most previous occupants of the White House, he explained that the sport was simply the best way of getting relaxed.
"It's the only excuse I have to get outside for four hours," he told Hearst magazines.
Though he said he enjoyed his life in the White House, he felt disillusioned（醒悟的，幻想破灭的） with the some of the ways of Washington, which he has failed to change, such as the "kabuki dance（日本歌舞）" among political parties before serious policy discussions begin. His comments may be seen as excuse by critics who have accused him of appearing too detached（漠然）, and being slow to engage in important issues such as Libya and the near shutdown of the US government last week.
Since arriving at the White House in January 2009, Mr Obama has already racked up（打）60 rounds of golf in office, more than George W Bush did in his eight years.
In terms of ability, Golf Digest magazine has ranked Mr Obama eighth out of the 18 presidents who played the game since it became established in the early 20th century.
【小题1】What do the second paragraph and the third paragraph mainly tell us?     .

President Barack Obama has complained about the loss of privacy that comes with being leader of the United States, regretting the loss of simple pleasures such as a long walk or a trip to the car wash or supermarket.

"I just miss – I miss being unknown," he said. "I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving to the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walks. I can't take a walk."

His dream, he said, was to "go through Central Park and watch folks passing by ... spend the day watching people – I miss that".

Faced with criticism for playing more golf than most previous occupants of the White House, he explained that the sport was simply the best way of getting relaxed.

"It's the only excuse I have to get outside for four hours," he told Hearst magazines.

Though he said he enjoyed his life in the White House, he felt disillusioned（醒悟的，幻想破灭的） with the some of the ways of Washington, which he has failed to change, such as the "kabuki dance（日本歌舞）" among political parties before serious policy discussions begin. His comments may be seen as excuse by critics who have accused him of appearing too detached（漠然）, and being slow to engage in important issues such as Libya and the near shutdown of the US government last week.

Since arriving at the White House in January 2009, Mr Obama has already racked up（打）60 rounds of golf in office, more than George W Bush did in his eight years.

In terms of ability, Golf Digest magazine has ranked Mr Obama eighth out of the 18 presidents who played the game since it became established in the early 20th century.

1.What do the second paragraph and the third paragraph mainly tell us?     .

A．Obama wishes to enjoy simple pleasures.

B．Obama likes going shopping with his girls.

C．Obama likes to take a walk.

D．Obama likes to watch folks passing by.

2.According to Obama, he plays golf to ___________.

A．avoid criticism

B．show his ability

C．get relaxed

D．show his advantage over the former presidents

3.What does the underlined word “It” refer to in the fifth paragraph?

A．Playing golf.                            B．Getting relaxed.

C．Changing some ways of Washington.         D．Watching people

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A．Obama complains about lack of privacy as president

B．Obama can’t live a normal life

C．Obama is often criticized

D．Obama likes to play golf