I had been playing hockey（冰球）for about 10 years. I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and      got into a game. I went to all the      and showed up even when it was so      that your ‘breath froze’ and when the other players had decided to stay home. I felt I had      enough and thought of quitting.

I finally decided to      the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on      my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise      , so think about yourself in a      way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape,      my shot（投球） accuracy and changing my      . 

Once in a match, we      our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my     place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going      . I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.

The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little      .  But my mom’s words      out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my      work was paying off.  I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the      to score. The crowd went quiet.  All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had  

gone home had     me for this moment.

Won! I won!

The lesson I learned from my mom’s      has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I      myself.  

1.A. once  B. seldom C. usually  D. even

2.A. meetings    B. shows   C. matches        D. practices      

3.A. cloudy        B. wet        C. cold       D. windy

4.A. suffered     B. explained      C. planned         D. escaped

5.A. write          B. break    C. read      D. speak

6.A. noticing      B. gathering       C. hearing D. analyzing

7.A. talkers        B. dreamers      C. attackers      D. losers

8.A. positive      B. familiar         C. brief      D. convenient

9.A. testing        B. improving      C. questioning   D. affecting

10.A. aim  B. taste      C. habit     D. attitude

11.A. lost          B. controlled     C. practiced       D. continued

12.A. usual        B. safe       C. secret   D. private

13.A. off   B. in  C. by D. up

14.A. annoyed  B. awkward        C. scared  D. bitter

15.A. put  B. rang      C. gave      D.      stood

16.A. exact        B. extra     C. creative         D. casual 

17.A. chance    B. message        C. order      D. note

18.A. spared    B. requested     C. prepared       D. sent

19.A. actions     B. reasons          C. words   D. promises

20.A. judge        B. express          C. comfort         D. doubt

 

. Don't _____ the news to the public until we give you the go-ahead (许可，准许).

A．release

B．discard

C．relieve

D．retain

 

There are many types of reports. A report is simply an account of something that has happened. The commonest are new reports. We get them in newspapers, over the radio and on television. Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels(新闻影片).

The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news. If you examine a newspaper closely, you will find that there are all types of news: accidents, floods, fires, wars, fashions, sports, books, etc. The news covers everything that happens to people and their surroundings. Sometimes there are news items which are very amusing.

A news report is usually very short, except when it is about something very important, but it contains a lot of information. It is also written in short paragraphs. The first paragraph is, in fact, a summary of the news item. It gives all the necessary information—what, when, where, how and why. The other paragraphs give full details of the subject. There may also be interviews with people. The words actually spoken by them are within inverted commas(引号).

Often there are photographs with the news to make it more interesting.

In this passage, which of the following is mentioned as sources of new reports?

       A. Cinemas, television and Internet.     B. Television, Internet and newspapers.

       C. Internet, newspapers and cinemas.    D. Radios, television and newspapers.

According to this passage, the main purpose of a newspaper is to ________.

       A. earn money                  B. make the readers happy    

       C. provide news            D. draw attention

We can learn from this passage that news reports ________.

       A. are never amusing     B. are always written in short paragraphs

       C. are always written in the first paragraph  

       D. give details of events in the first paragraph

There are many types of reports.A report is simply an account of something that has happened.The commonest are news reports.We get them in newspapers，over radio and on television.Sometimes cinemas also show us newsreels.

The main purpose of a newspaper is to provide news.If you examine a newspaper closely，you will find that there are all types of news:accidents，floods，fires，wars，fashions(服装)，sports，books，etc.The news covers everything that happens to people and their surroundings.Sometimes there are news items which are very amusing.

A news report is usually very short，except when it is about something very important，but it contains(包含) a lot of information.It is also written in short paragraphs.The first paragraph is in fact a summary(总结) of the news item.It gives all the necessary information，what，when，where，how and why.The other paragraphs give full details of the subject.There may also be interviews with people.The words actually spoken by them are within inverted commas(引号).

Often there are photographs to go with the news to make it more interesting.

The easiest way to get today’s news is_________.

A.to go to the cinema                                B.to watch a color TV

C.to read today’s newspapers                      D.to listen to the music over radio

Newspapers sell well mainly because_________.

A.they cost very little

B.they are easy to get

C.they have got pictures to go with the news

D.they provide all sorts of news in them

This passage mainly talks about _________.

A.different types of reports

B.news reports

C.happenings to people and their surroundings

D.the length of a news reports

Happy April Fool’s Day! In celebration of the day, we have put together a list of some of the greatest hoaxes (恶作剧) in history. They are the lies that have been designed for innocent people who are ready to believe them.

▲INSTANT COLOR TV

In 1962 there was only one TV channel in Sweden, and it broadcast in black and white. The station’s Kjell Stepson, appeared on the news to announce that thanks to a newly developed technology, all viewers could now quickly and easily transform their existing sets to display color reception. All they had to do was pull a nylon stocking over their TV screen, and they would begin to see their favorite shows in color. Reportedly, hundreds of thousands of people, were taken in. Actual color TV transmission only started to appear in Sweden on April 1, 1970.

     ▲SAN SERRIFFE

In 1977 the British newspaper The Guardian published a special seven-page supplement (增刊) in honor of the tenth anniversary of San Serfiffe, a small republic located in the Indian Ocean. A series of articles affectionately asked for more information about the beautiful holiday spot. Few noticed that everything about the island was made up.

▲NIXON FOR PRESIDENT

In 1992 American National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation program announced that Richard Nixon, in a surprise move, was running for President again. His new campaign slogan was, “I didn’t do anything wrong, and I won’t do it again.” Accompanying this announcement were audio clips (片断) of Nixon delivering his election speech. Listeners responded immediately to the announcement, flooding the show with calls expressing shock and anger. Only during the second haft of the show did the host John Huckleberry reveal that the announcement was a practical joke. Nixon’s voice was copied by comedian Rich Little.

Which of the following western countries is NOT mentioned in the text?

A. India                                           B. the UK           

C. the United States                          D. Sweden

Who worked as a host on the radio?

A. Kjell Stepson                                B. Rich Little

C. Richard Nixon                         D. John Huckleberry

When did the small republic San Serriffe come into being?

A. In 1962.                                      B. In 1977.

C. In 1992.                                      D. Never.

Where can we probably read this article?

A. In an ad.                                 B. In a magazine.

C. In a novel.                               D. In a news report.