If you won a lottery and had lots of money, what would you do? Some people would start by buying themselves things, such as a new car or a big house.

Many people who win lots of money may suddenly find that they have a lot of socalled(所谓的)friends. At that time people usually don’t know the reason, and they just feel good. In fact, the friends just want the lottery winner to give them some money. Besides that, they can’t decide what to do with the money, so they try to think what they want. In the end, most people usually decide to save the money.

There are some lottery winners who decide to quit(辞职)their jobs. Some big lottery winners make even bigger changes—they end their marriages. They think that winning a lot of money has suddenly made them more intelligent and more attractive(有吸引力的).So they feel that they have to be with a younger or more attractive man or woman.

They don’t know their money is just a bit of luck. It can’t change everything.

Next time when you buy a lottery ticket, think about what you would like to do with the money if you won.

（  ）11. A lottery winner may suddenly find himself with many socalled  friends, probably because __________.

A. he wants to make lots of friends  

B. he doesn’t know what to do with all the money

C. these new friends are usually kind to the lottery winner

D. these new friends want the lottery winner to give them some money

（  ）12. Some lottery winners want to be with a more attractive man or woman because they _______________.

A. don’t like their husbands or wives any more

B. think winning a lot of money has made them more intelligent and more attractive

C. have some new friends     D. don’t know how to spend the money

（  ）13. What do most of the lottery winners do with all the money?

A. They buy lots of houses.                 B. They find better jobs.

C. They spend the money on their marriages.   D. They save the money.

（  ）14. The underlined word“It”refers to(指的是)  __________

 A. the lottery             B. the next lottery ticket

C. the money that they win    D. everything that has changed

（  ）15. The author wants to tell us that___________________.

A. money can’t change everything

B. most lottery winners usually decide to save the money they win

C. some lottery winners might decide to move to a bigger house

D. some lottery winners end their marriages when they are rich

1Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms (用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一词)

1.Two bank _________were reported in this area last month. (robbery)

2.China has become the ________country to build a space station. (five)

3._______is the most important thing for a people. (honest)

4.If you want to ________things better, you’d better have a healthier diet. (memory)

5.Some ________people have traditional turkeys for Christmas dinner. (west)

6.President Hu Jintao made a ________on TV last Wednesday to welcome the new year. (speak)

7.Some kinds of computers are so tiny that people may be ________of them. (aware)

8.Many people like to keep pet dogs because dogs will love people ________for many years. (faithful)

 

Dear Alice,
I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model（模特）.
Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn’t see. I can’t eat what I like, even though I’m very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.
Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me.
You might say I made much money from modeling. But my dear niece （侄女）, you have to know that money is nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I am too old to go back to school now.
You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.
Love,
Emma
【小题1】What was Emma surprised about?

A．Alice wanted to keep thin.

B．Alice decided not to do modeling.

C．Alice ate too much and became a heavy girl.

D．Alice decided not to finish her studies at school.

【小题2】Emma can’t go back to school again, because _______________.

A．she is tired of being a student

B．she wants to make more money from modeling

C．she is so old that she has missed the best time in school

D．she has done a good job and makes a lot of money as a model

【小题3】How long does Alice still have to study in high school?

A．One year.

B．Two years.

C．Three years.

D．The longer, the better.

【小题4】Emma only cares about________________.

A．Alice’s beauty	B．Alice’s happiness
C．Alice’s age	D．Alice’s swimming suit

【小题5】From the letter we know that __________________.

A．Emma is a famous model

B．Emma likes being a model for a living

C．Alice will go on her studies in high school

D．Emma can eat what she likes when she is very hungry

Water, it’s a problem for the whole world. A bottle (瓶) of water may not seem like much to us,   1  it can help the people who live in drought-hit (遭受旱灾的) areas in China.

In the past few months, many places in southwest China have  2  a serious drought. There has been very little  3  since last autumn. More than 20 million people are   4  trouble finding safe drinking water.

After learning about the drought, many people around the country helped by   5   away water, money and other resources (资源) to the people there.

Last week, the Young Pioneers and the Communist Youth League in China called on (号召) each student to give one bottle of water to the drought-hit area. In Xi’an, 900 students bought over 100 bottles of water  6  their pocket money. They also wrote their   7  on the bottles. “I hope you get more rain there. I hope you are happy.”

A bottle of water isn’t much, but thousands of bottles will be very   8 . The serious drought has also made students   9  the importance of saving water. One student said, “I have decided to take a shower twice a week   10  every day to save water.”

1.                A．unless          B．and            C．but  D．because

 

2.                A．bought         B．experienced     C．studied   D．missed

 

3.                A．rain           B．wind           C．snow D．sunshine

 

4.                A．causing         B．making         C．having    D．bringing

 

5.                A．drinking        B．giving          C．getting   D．collecting

 

6.                A．by             B．in             C．for  D．with

 

7.                A．plans          B．notes          C．wishes    D．dates

 

8.                A．relaxing        B．beautiful        C．boring    D．helpful

 

9.                A．think           B．realize          C．miss D．regard

 

10.               A．instead         B．instead of       C．except    D．because of