Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of America’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.

The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.

Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA. “I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者) ”, says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.

The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.

1.Betty is popular because of                   .

A. her clothes          B. her charm            C. her personality     D. her appearance

2.In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是)                   .

A. the beginning        B. the ending           C. the story            D. the show

3.Which is the reason for the success of the show?

A. A large number of viewers.

B. Her life as an office worker.

C. The wonderful performance.

D. Two Golden Globes awards. 

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Betty is a girl of wisdom. 

B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.

C. Betty is an American favourite TV character.

D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.

5.What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Beauty from within.    B. A romantic story.

C. An ugly girl.    D. An exciting experience.

Betty is an American school girl. She is very happy because her parents will take her to China for a visit. They are going to fly from New York on June 30 and get to Beijing on July 1. They will stay at Lido Holiday Inn.(A) Their Chinese friends will show them around Beijing. They are going to visit the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall. They will also visit some Chinese homes and try some Chinese food. They will spend a week in Beijing and then go to Xi’an, Guilin and some other places for sightseeing. The whole trip will take three weeks and she is sure she will have a great time in China.

1.根据短文内容，判断下列句子的正误T/F。10分 每题2分

a. Betty is very happy because she will visit China with her parents.

b. They are going to China on June 10.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

2.Their _______ friends will show them around Beijing.

A. Australian   B. Chinese   　C. American

3.From the text we can know that they will _______ in Beijing.

A. cook Chinese food  B. Learn to speak Chinese  C. try some Chinese food

4.将句中A处画线句子译为汉语。                                     

词汇（共15小题，每空1分，计15分）

1.He often spends a lot of time           (explain)thing to he students.

2.He is a top student,but he never shows                (he)off.

3.Blue can also represents                 (sad).

4.He promises         (help)me          (success)pass the exam.

5.He often tells us jokes. We all think he is a _________________ ( humour) person.

6.All people in the world love                (peaceful).

7.How            (excite)  he was to get high marks!

8.She  is  an             (active) person . She likes to stay alone.

9.Tom tries his best to do everything                (different).

10.They have some difficulty making a            (decide).

11.Now, people would like to buy beautiful flats outside the city to live______(comfortable)

12.—Hi, Lily. I didn’t see you at the party.

—Oh, I ________ for the history exam.  (prepare)

13.I won’t go to the party if I______________ (not invite).

14.The story was funny enough____________ ( make) all of us laugh.