招贤纳士
Yao Ming was born in China in1980. Now the big name from China is playing for the Houston Rockets in theNBA. He is the son of two basketball players and he learned how to playbasketball when he was young. Now, as one of the stars in the NBA, he isworking hard to show the world that Chinese basketball players can do well inthis game, too!
Pele was a famous footballplayer. He was born in Brazil in 1940. He started playing for Santos when hewas only 16 and he didn't retire(退役) until 1977. He played for Brazil 111 times and he scored 97international goals. Pele came from a poor family. He started playing footballin the streets. He played for Santos and quickly became an international star.
Steffi Graf was born in Germanyin 1969. She won the tennis semi-final(半决赛) at Wimbledon in 1985 when she was only 16,but she lost the final to another great tennis player, Martina Navratilova.People were 'surprised at the strength and power of her game. She soon became afamous tennis player and won most of the main matches.
1.Who is the youngest player in the passage?
    A.Pele.          B. YaoMing.       C. Steffi Graft.        D.No one.
2. __________ comes from South America.
    A. Pele         B. Yao Ming        C. Steffi Graft       D. No one
3.Yao Ming began to learn to play basketball __________.
    A. when he was15                  B. when he was young
    C. when he wastall enough           D. when he was strong enough
4.From the passage, we learn __________.
    A. Steffi Grafwas born in 1985 in Wimbledon
B. Martina Navratilova was also atennis player
C. Steffi Graf won few of themain matches
D.Steffi Graf won the tennis final when she was 16
Sam was __________to make so manymistakes in the English exam.
A、careful enough
B、enough careful
C、careless enough
D、enough careless
I felt so __________that I fell __________inthe History class this afternoon.
A、sleeping; asleep
B、sleepy; asleep
C、sleepy; sleep
D、asleep; sleepy
My father always has fun __________withthe neighbours on weekends.
A、to playchess
B、playing chess
C、playing thechess
D、to play the chess
Having Fun "Growing"and "Stealing" ?
Recently, an Internet game hasbecome a new fashion among young office workers and students. People can"farm" on a piece of "land" and "grow","sell" or even "steal" "vegetables","flowers" and "fruits" on the Net. They can earn somee-money and buy more "seeds", "pets" and even "houses",
Joyce interviewed some youngpeople. Here are their opinions.
Harold: I don't quite understandwhy they are so mad about the childish game. Maybe they are just not confidentenough to face the real world.
Allan: I enjoy putting some"bugs" in my friends' gardens and we've become closer because of thegame. Having fun together is the most exciting thing about it.
Laura: You know, people in thecity are longing for(渴望) the life in the countryside. It reduces my work pressure (压力); besides, it gives me the exciting experience of being a"thief".
Ivy: Well. It's just a waste oftime. Teenagers playing the game spend so many hours on it that they can notfocus on(专注于)their study.
1.According to the passage, people can't__________ things in this game.
  A.grow         B. borrow.         C.steal            D. sell
2. Among the people Joyce interviewed,_________ likes the game while _________ dislikes the game.
      A.Laura; Allan      B. Allan;Harold       C. Harold; Ivy      D.Ivy; Allan
3.Which is NOT the reason why people like thegame?
     A. Theyare longing for country life.
     B. Theycan have fun with friends.
     C. Thegame can relax people and give them a new experience.
     D. Theyare confident enough to face the real world.
4.Where can you find this passage?
     A. In acar magazine.                      B.In an advertisement.
C.In a newspaper.                        D.In a science book
Kate can dance very well, but shenever shows off. She is very__________.
A、curious
B、modest
C、confident
D、easy-going
Granny is sleeping. You'd better __________.
A、not wake up her
B、not to wake up her
C、not wake her up
D、not to wake her up
Students should pay attention to __________the teacher in class.
A、hear
B、listen to
C、listeningto
D、hearing
Sydney Tower
Address: 100 Market St, Sydney
Phone: 02 9333 9222
Fax: 02 9333 9203
Open time: 9:00 a.m. t0 10:30 p.m.(Saturdays to 11:30 pm)
Ticket: $60 (for an adult) $30(for a child)
Website: www.sydneytower.com.au
How to get there: train to TownHall Station and a short walk along Market Street
How to book tickets: by phone/faxor through the web
Attractions: Sydney's best viewsare just the beginning! Sydney Tower takes you to the highest point
above Sydney for exciting 360° view of our beautiful city.
1.If you want to book a ticket to SydneyTower, you can't __________.
    A. emailsydneytower @ hotmail. com        B. fax 029333 9203
    C. search www.sydneytower.com.au         D. call 02 9333 9222
2.Last Saturday, Johnson went to visit SydneyTower. He had to get down the tower
    A. after 11:30p.m.    B. before 11:30 p.m.    C. at 10:30p.m.    D. by 10:30 p.m.
3.The passage above is probably
A.a piece of news    B. a conversation       C.a story        D. an advertisement
I’ve never heard        one-year-oldboy can play        ________piano.
A、the, 不填
B、an, 不填
C、不填 ,the
D、a, the