There once was a master who went to India. He had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of f 1. . In India they have plenty of fruit to sell, but much of it is expensive b 2.  they can’t grow much as a result of the water situation. He saw a big basket of some very red, long fruit. And it was the c 3.  in the shop, not expensive at all.

He went up and asked，“how much per kilo?”“Two rupees.”Two rupees in India is almost

n 4. ; it’s like dirt (尘土). So he bought a whole kilogram of it and started eating it. But

a 5.  he ate some of it: Oh, my god! His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burned, his eyes were burning, his head was burning and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying，“Ah! Ah! Ah!”

But he s 6.  continued to eat! Some people looking at him shook their heads and said，“You’re crazy. Those are chilies (辣椒)! You can’t eat them like that. They’re not fruit!” However, the master said, “No, I can’t stop! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them. It’s my money!”

You may think that master was s 7. , right? Similarly, we sometimes do a lot of things

l 8.  that. We devote money, time or effort to a relationship. Even though the suffering experience tells us it won’t w 9. , and we know there’s no hope things will change in the future—we still continue just because we’ve devoted money, time, effort and love to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and suffered so much but couldn’t stop.

So even if you’ve lost something, let it g 10.  and move on. That’s better than continuing to lose.

Roller skating is easy and fun, and it is popular all over the world, But many years ago, it wasn’t easy at all. Before 1750, people never tried skating on wheels. That changed because of a man named Joseph Merlin. Merlin’s work was making instruments. In his free time he liked to play the violin.w Merlin was a man with many ideas and many dreams. People called him a dreamer.

One day Merlin received an invitation to go to an important party. He was very pleased and a little excited. As the day of the party came near, Merlin began to think. He wanted to find a way to make a wonderful entrance at the party. Merlin had an idea. He thought that he would attract a lot of attention if he could skate into the room.

Merlin tried different ways to make himself roll. Finally, he decided to put two wheels under each shoe. These were the first roller skate shoes. Merlin was very proud of them. He dreamed of arriving at the party and skating into the room while playing the violin. He was sure that everyone would be very surprised.

On the night of the party Merlin rolled into the room, playing his violin. Everyone was really surprised to see him. There was just one problem. Merlin had no way to stop his roller skating. He rolled on, playing the violin. Then, with all eyes on him, Merlin hit into a huge mirror on the wall. The mirror broke into many pieces with a very loud noise. But nobody forgot Merlin’s wonderful entrance after that.

34. The story tells us that people began to enjoy roller-skating          .

A. before the year 1750                              B. before the invitation

C. because of Joseph Merlin                          D. because it was dangerous

35. People called Merlin a dreamer because          .

A. he slept and dreamed a lot                   B. he was full of different ideas

C. he was a talented violinist                    D. he always made people’s dreams come true

36.           made Merlin think of skating on wheels.

 A. Merlin’s work    B. Merlin’s violin           C. A huge mirror    D. An important party

37. What was Merlin’s problem after he rolled into the room?

 A. He couldn’t stop his roller-skating.       B. He couldn’t attract a lot of attention

 C. Everyone was surprised at him.            D. He couldn’t play the violin while rolling.

A Manchester teenager has received a phone bill (账单)for over £450 after sending 3 ，500 text messages in just one month.
Tony Russell has had his new mobile phone for only three months, but now his father, Lionel, has taken it away.
He's been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one，“ explained Lionel. "I finally bought one for his birthday because he's been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy (疯狂的)about sending text messages. They do it all the time. They even text each other from different sides of the school playground.
Tony said, "I thought texting was much cheaper than phoning, so I've been texting my friends all day long and even into the early hours of the morning. I've been going to bed at 2 ： 00 most nights. Sometimes my hand hurt because I pressed the buttons so much, but I was having such good fun that I couldn't stop！"
His father said,"! have forgiven him, but I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this crazy behaviour. " He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tony has been working on Saturdays. He has found a job in a shoe shop. "I think it will take me about a year to clear this debt(债务)，"he said.
A Xiangtan teenager has received a phone bill for over 350 yuan after sending 3,500 text messages in just one month.
Tan Wei has had his new mobile phone for only three months, but now his father has taken itaway
He's been asking me for a mobile for years because all his friends have got one," explained Tan Wei's father. "I finally bought one for his birthday because he's been doing so well at school, but he and his friends are crazy about sending text messages They do it all the time. "
Tan Wei said, "I thoughttexting was much cheaper than phoning, so I've been texting my friends all day long and even into the early hours of the morning, Sometimes my Angers hurt because I pressed the buttons(按键)so much, but I was having such good fun that l couldn’t I stop！”
His father said, “I am angry with the phone company as they are encouraging this crazy behaviour.' He has made his son promise to pay back the money, so Tan Wei has been working on Saturdays He has found a pan-time job in a shoe shop 'I think it will take me about hall a year to clear this debt(债务)he said.
【小题1】Tan Wei got the mobile phone because_____
A he's been asking for it for years
B. all his friends have got one
C he's been doing well at school
【小题2】The underlined word "texting" probably means_____
A,读课文 B. 短信 C. 发邮件
【小题3】When he sent text messages, Tan Wei_______ .
A, made friends at school  B. got himself injured   
C .felt quite happy
【小题4】 How much money does Tan Wei get for his job every month?
A. About 40 yuan  B. About 60 yuan  C. About 80 yuan

【小题1】据说哈利波特已经出版了。
It is said that Harry Potter has     ▲         ▲    .
【小题2】在我等车的时候，我睡着了。
While I was waiting for the bus , I     ▲          ▲    .
【小题3】你参观过的地方被用亮紫色作上了记号。
The places you have visited are     ▲         ▲     bright purple .
【小题4】 太空山外人们排的队不见尽头。
The line of people outside the Space Mountain was     ▲    .
【小题5】过山车高速移动，我们都很害怕。
The roller coaster moved     ▲        ▲ _    ▲   , we were very afraid.
【小题6】我们太激动了，以至于很长时间不停地为她鼓掌。
We were     ▲        ▲        ▲    we couldn’t stop clapping our hands for her .
【小题7】北京的天气和广东大不一样。
The weather in Beijing was quite     ▲   from     ▲    in Guangdong .

Olympic torch around the world

　　The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay(火炬接力) traveled the longest distance,covered the greatest area and included the largest number of people.On March 25,Olympic Flame(火种) litted(点燃) in Greece.

　　Route Distance:137,000 km

　　Time:130 days

　　Route:March 31,Torch Relay started in Beijing→...London→Paris→San Francisco...→Hongkong...→Beijing.

　　Torch Length:72cm.

　　Torch Weight:985 grams

　　Design:It was based in the shape of a paper scroll(卷) with lucky clouds on it.It stayed lighted(点燃) in bad weather conditions.

　　阅读上文判断正误，正确写（T），错误（F）

1.The Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay traveled a longer distance than before.

2..It took more than five months to trvel around the world.

3.The Torch Relay started in the city of Beijing.

4.The torch is 985 cm Long and 72 grams heavy.

5.The torch looks like a paper scroll.Bad weather couldn't stop the torch from burning.