This kind of pot is              keeping tea hot．

A．used in    B．used for    C. used as   D．used to

Beijing Opera is also called Peking Opera.. It came into being after 1790 when the famous four  Anhui opera troupe(戏班) came to Beijing. Its music and singing(唱腔) came from Xipi and Er-huang in Anhui and Hubei. Its costtumes are all fascinating and artistic.It is the highest expression of the Chinese culture. It’s full of famous stories , beautiful facial paintings, and wonderful gestures and fighting. This kind of opera is very popular with Chinese people.

There are four main roles in Beijing Opera: Sheng ,Dan, Jing and Chou. Sheng is the leading male(男性) actor。For example , a Wusheng is a soldier or fighter .A Xiaosheng is a young man . A Laosheng is the comedy actor or clown.Dan is the female (女性)role 。 Jing，mostly male , is the face-painted role and Chou is the comedy actor or clown.

Stories in Beijing Opera are very intetesting . Some of them are from the history book ,but most of them are from the literature , especially famous novels . The people in the story usually have some disagreements. They become angry and uhappy . They are sad and lonely . Sometimes they are nervous and worried. Then they find a way to make peace . The stories usually end with happiness and lunghter and people are all happy in the end.

1.Beijing Opera’s singing is from _______.

A．Anhui and hubei                        B．Beijing and Anhui

C．the history book                        D．the literature and novls

2.The second paragraph(段落) of the reading is about the______of Beijing Opera.

A．stories            B．roles             C．gestures          D．Paintings

3.From the reading ,we know the the Chou most probably has a(n) _____feature.

A．honest           B．funny             C．dull              D．serious

4.Which of the following statements is TURE?

A．Peking Opera is full of different gestures.

B．There are only four roles in Beijing Opera.

C．Beijing Opera is the most popular in the world.

D．The people in the story usually are in agreement.

5.What role is Sheng ?

A．the eading male actor

B．the female role

C．the comedy actor or clown

D．the face-painted role

When I was in the eighth grade, my teacher asked us to write an article about what we would like to do when we grew up. All I could think of was one sentence I want to help other people! During the years, I met many problems. But I never gave up. I know that to help other people I have to help myself first. I encouraged myself after I experienced failures(失败). Finally .my dream really came true. I found a part-time job in a charity. I began to spend my days doing things for people. I have a happy life. That doesn’t mean that this kind of life is easy, or that my work is always enjoyable. I an happy because I an doing what I want to do.

? What do you want to do? Write it down now. If you don’t know, you can ask yourself, ”What would I do if this was the last day of my? life ?” Then write down the first thing that comes to your mind, no matter(无论) how silly or impossible it is. If you have an answer, you will know what your dream is.

1.The passage is developed by______.

A.space??? B.time?? C. giving an example??? D. giving reasons

2.The writer dreams of ____.

A. having a good life?? B.being a rich man

C.helping others????? D.working for a charity

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The writer never have experienced failures in his dream

B.The writer could encourage himself when he’s in trouble

C. Everyone could make his dream true if he has an idea

D.No one can make his dream true

4.The writer mainly wants to tell us____.

A.to believe in our dreams and never give up

B.how to help people

C.how to have a happy and easy life

D.that it is good to help other people

5.The best title for the passage is___.

A. Having a Dream?????? B. To Be with Your Dream

C. My Dream.?????????? D. Making Your Dream True.

1用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每个单词限用一次。

1.The boy is selfish. He never ________ his things with others.

2.Can you make __________ for the lady？

3.The more we know the world, the more _________we will be.

4.Do you think this kind of water is safe for­­­_________?

5.The old man invited all his friends to his __________ birthday party last Sunday.